When the apocalypse comes, salted fish will only make bubbles

three days later.

Ordinary people began to enter the no-man's land one after another under the guidance of special personnel and headed eastward.

Most of the people with special abilities had already rushed to the eastern part of the desert a day in advance to participate in the zombie hunting there.

As expected, since Li Ying sealed the sinkhole, the number of zombies gathering in the desert has gradually decreased.

The situation has improved significantly since then, and people can't help but see hope of getting out of the desert.

After several days of training, the psychics who participated in hunting zombies not only regained their morale through fighting, but also learned to use crystal cores to enhance their own abilities.

In just a few days, their stagnant abilities were greatly improved, and some with better talents even leapt to a higher level and instantly became the best among men.

The benefits of the crystal core are right in front of them, which further stimulated the fighting spirit of the psychics, and the efficiency of hunting zombies reached a new high.

The more zombies are killed, the fewer there are, and the more crystal cores gather. The psychics who absorb the crystal cores become stronger.

Surprisingly, many rare people with special abilities began to display extraordinary abilities.

The grain seeds stimulated by the wood-type mutants can actually bloom and bear fruit quickly, and the water-type mutants can not only extend the water supply time, but also have attack power.

The fireballs of fire-type mutants can stay lit for several hours, directly illuminating the endless darkness of the desert.

The benefits of crystal cores are not limited to these. Ordinary people can also exchange them for water and food by digging crystal cores or completing other related tasks.

Although casualties are still inevitable in this process, it is much better than the previous situation of waiting to die in despair.

At least humans have the ability and opportunity to fight back and have hope of surviving again.

……

On the western fringe, only a mopping-up team was left.

Li Ying planned to leave a reinforced barrier after everyone left, so that the entire western region could be abandoned temporarily.

In order to help the team retreat smoothly, Li Ying walked out of the barrier again. Sure enough, there were only scattered zombies wandering outside. Even though there were still many zombies approaching in the distance, compared with the countless zombie tides before, they were negligible.

Seeing this, Li Ying couldn't help but sigh: "Ever since knowing the benefits of crystal cores, the hunters' enthusiasm for killing zombies has been frighteningly high. In just a few days, they have almost cleared the field!"

Pei Chonglin looked towards the west and patiently analyzed the situation with him:

"It's profitable, so they will naturally flock to it. However, it's unlikely that the area will be cleared. Many of them should be blocked by the deep ditch near Fancheng. It will take some time for them to get over here."

"Right."

Li Ying scratched his nose to show his agreement, but when he looked around at the zombies still jumping around and trying to pounce on them, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Little Black Cloud, don't just sit there, while no one is trying to snatch it from us, go out and collect some crystal cores and store them away!"

He threw the little black cloud out with a flick of his hand. The battlefield here had belonged to others these days, and he really didn't feel comfortable letting the little black cloud out to compete with them for killing zombies.

We can at least get some leftovers and save some money now!

After all, crystal cores are good things, and no one would complain about having too much.

Pei Chonglin immediately became alarmed when he saw what he was doing: "What? Are there not many crystal cores left?"

Li Ying has been consuming his supernatural powers to maintain the barriers in various places. It seems easy, but he knows that if it weren't for his abundant reserves of crystal cores and his own supernatural powers controlling them, he would have been drained dry long ago.

So in the past two days, he has been very careful to provide Li Ying with spare crystal cores.

In addition to Sha Jingjing, even Zhu Daneng's big black pot, as long as he is not cooking, is full of crystal cores.

As soon as Li Ying said this, Pei Chonglin immediately reached into his pocket and took out a handful of crystal cores and stuffed them into Li Ying's hands.

Li Ying was amused by his nervous look. He did not refuse, but was busy holding the crystal core with both hands, and then tilted his head towards him: "That's enough, I still have a lot, I'm just prepared!"

Then he looked at the zombies and blinked happily: "Besides, there are crystal cores all over the ground. It would be a waste of resources if I don't collect them. I know how to live, so of course I accept everyone who comes."

After hearing what he said, Pei Chonglin finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he still warned Li Ying very seriously:

"Don't worry about the crystal cores. In order to support you in maintaining the barrier, everyone who has crystal core income must pay 10% of the crystal cores. We have saved quite a lot in the past few days. I asked Sha Jingjing to save them first, and when she has time, I will ask her to transfer them all to Xiao Heiyun."

Li Ying was pleasantly surprised after hearing this: "Really? That's great! It's a bit like paying taxes!"

"This is a must. Since everyone is under your protection, they naturally have to pay a price. And now only those with crystal cores are doing this. Those who are unarmed or unable to participate in the mission are lucky to be alive."

Pei Chonglin had already thought about it. Everyone already knew how good Li Ying was. It was not enough to just remember it in your heart. Those who were able should give back with practical actions.

Until they all successfully walk out of the desert, the rest of the journey will depend on them.

Li Ying could be a savior, but he never said that he would protect them for the rest of their lives. Trapped in the desert, everyone is a fellow traveler who shares weal and woe.

But once you leave here, everyone will go their own way and be responsible for their own life.

Li Ying didn't think too much about this. Since Pei Chonglin was taking care of him, he could just do what he wanted.

When we returned to the barrier again, the remaining teams had already evacuated one after another.

However, there was a sudden commotion on one of the trucks carrying the evacuees.

"Hey! Why did you jump out of the car? Come back!"

Someone yelled out loud.

Everyone followed his gaze and saw a dishevelled woman running out of the barrier like crazy.

As she ran, she shouted randomly: "I don't want to get the crystal core anymore! I want to go home! I want to go home!"

A young girl stood in the carriage and cried anxiously: "Mom! Where are you going? Come back soon!"

But the woman seemed not to hear him and ran even faster: "All the zombies outside have been killed! We can go home now! I want to go home!"

Pei Chonglin recognized the woman at a glance: "Chen Hongzhi, she has been stimulated these days and has been acting crazy. She must have heard that she would be sent to the east to wash the crystal core, so she couldn't stand it and wanted to escape."

After hearing this, Li Ying curled her lips in disdain: "She can't even stand washing a crystal core. She has really been spoiled by Li Yuancheng."

Seeing that man was about to rush out of the barrier, Pei Chonglin couldn't help but ask him: "Are you going to get her back?"

Li Ying shook her head helplessly when she heard this: "What I say doesn't count. You have to ask her daughter. That's her biological mother."

Whether she was really crazy or just pretending to be crazy, Li Ying didn't want to have anything to do with this woman anymore.

If her daughter wanted her mother, she could have jumped down to grab the people, but she didn't. Feng Shiyu just pretended to cry and shouted, and then watched her mother run away.

Feng Shiyu knew very well what she would face when she went out.

Since her own daughter thought she was a burden and let her go, why should Li Ying meddle in other people's affairs? Maybe for Chen Hongzhi, this is a relief!