Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Even though it's a villa in Area A, the soundproofing isn't very good.

With the added fuel of other political enemies and Shen Zechuan, the Shen family's affairs became the talk of the town at the base the very next day.

Shen Weifeng's infertility for over a decade, coupled with being cheated on by his mistress, became the talk of the town.

Some people even dug up information about Xu Yuanyuan's lover, who turned out to be Shen Weifeng's trusted deputy.

Shen Weifeng, who had initially been temporarily appeased by Xu Yuanyuan and planned to suppress the matter before getting a checkup and paternity test, was no longer able to sit still. He immediately ordered another subordinate who was at odds with his deputy to investigate the two people, and sure enough, the subordinate uncovered a lot of suspicious activity.

After reviewing the investigation results brought by his subordinates, Shen Weifeng didn't even bother with a paternity test. He beat Xu Yuanyuan and Shen Yizhen up again and kicked them out of the villa.

As for the deputy who had an affair with Xu Yuanyuan, he also broke his arms and legs and threw him into the slums.

What he didn't know was that Xu Yuanyuan had drugged his deputy, dragging him into the mess. The deputy, unsure what to do, consulted with several close brothers in Shen's army for a solution.

Now that their deputy had been treated this way, the brothers who knew the whole story immediately began to feel disloyal. These men were all highly capable within the Shen family army, each commanding several squads of soldiers…

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The Shen family was in complete chaos, while Zhou Yang and the others lived a leisurely life.

After reuniting with their respective families, they all gathered at Lu Xingye's house.

Lu Xingye and Yan Fei were the last to arrive, and everyone could tell they were different as soon as they appeared.

Not only did the two become more intimate, but the energy fluctuations around Lu Xingye also increased significantly.

Only after asking did I learn that after the two families met, Yan Fei's family had managed to get several water-type crystal cores for Lu Xingye, one of which was even level 4.

Lu Xingye has been absorbing crystal cores for the past two days. Although he hasn't reached the threshold for upgrading yet, he's close.

Upon hearing this, the others were filled with envy. Indeed, it's always good to have someone powerful backing you.

Speaking of crystal cores, Zhou Yang suddenly remembered that he still had a level 4 ice-type crystal core in his space, which he originally planned to exchange for a different attribute crystal core when he arrived at the capital base.

However, since the eldest brother of the Lu family now possesses ice-type superpowers, it's best to leave them for Lu Yanwen to use in future upgrades.

He thought this out of the blue and brought it up with others.

No one in the Hidden Dragon Squad had any objections. On the contrary, Lu Yanwen felt unworthy of the offer and insisted on exchanging supplies for it.

Yan Fei was the first to step forward and refuse: "Brother, we agreed before that you would come with us to Baiji Mountain. Since that's the case, then we'll be a team from now on."

This is a shared resource of the team, allocated to you with unanimous agreement. Your ability is also a special ability; your increased strength is a great asset to our team.

“Yes! Brother, just accept it.” Lu Xingye nodded in agreement, then took the level 4 ice crystal core from Zhou Yang and placed it in Lu Yanwen’s hand.

Lu Yanwen then accepted it: "Alright then. I've only recently reached level 3, so I don't look very good in front of you guys. But I'll try my best to catch up!"

"Hehe, bro, you better hurry up, I'm almost at level 4!" Lu Xingye winked at Lu Yanwen.

Lu Yanwen: ...This brat deserves a beating again!

"By the way, Yan Fei is almost level 5, right?"

“We’re still a long way from leveling up. The more we progress, the more energy we need to accumulate. But there’s no rush. I have another matter to discuss today…” Yan Fei paused and looked at Shen Zechuan, “Yesterday I learned from my dad that a mutated tiger has recently appeared on a mountain in Northeast China. It has lightning-type abilities and is at a very high level, estimated to be at least level 5.”

The military is organizing a raid to eliminate them and has already posted the mission open to private teams with level 3 or 4 ability users. What do you say, want to take it?

Upon hearing this, everyone else perked up, especially Shen Zechuan.

"Accept it! We must accept it!"

Lightning element? That's incredibly rare. I definitely have to go and meet them.

"Well, I don't think you'll let this opportunity slip by. However, quite a few people are eyeing this high-level lightning crystal core. If we want to get our hands on it, we not only have to deal with the mutated tiger, but we also have to be wary of other people."

"It's alright! With our strength, we might only be able to defeat your Yan family's large number of superhuman soldiers in the capital." Shen Zechuan was quite confident in his team's strength. "It's just that we keep a low profile, otherwise those private superhuman teams would have to keep their tails between their legs!"

Shen Zechuan was angry when he thought of the private team he saw at the Shen family's house last night. Only the leader of the team was level 4, and the rest were all level 3. They had the nerve to show off like that.

Having made up their minds, the group immediately went out to the service hall, registered their team, and still called the Hidden Dragon Squad.

However, this time it wasn't just the six of them; Lu Yanwen was also included.

Although Uncle Li and a few members of the Chai and Xu families were also planning to bring them back to Baijishan, they decided not to add them to the registration team in the capital for the time being, as the situation in the capital was complicated and they didn't want to attract unwanted attention.

Once we get back to Baiji Mountain, we'll add them to their team roster.

After registering, the group went to accept the mission from the lightning-type mutated tiger.

However, since the mission is classified as S-level in difficulty and is not limited to one team, Zhou Yang and the others do not know whether they will encounter other teams.

It's already afternoon, and it's unlikely that they can take down the mutated tiger before the base closes tonight. So, the group plans to get a good rest tonight, conserve their energy, and set off again early tomorrow morning.

Since they had nothing else to do, the group suggested that Lu Yanwen take them to the trading market to see if there were any supplies or crystal cores they needed.

The trading market here is several times larger than that of Baijishan, practically taking up an entire square. It's a melting pot of all sorts of people, selling everything imaginable.

Most of the vendors in the square are ordinary survivors without a team, and they sell mostly ordinary daily necessities or low-level crystal cores.

Zhou Yang and the others weren't interested in these supplies; there were plenty of low-level crystal cores in their space, so they just looked around casually and had no desire to buy anything.

There are quite a few shops around, but they are all run by private teams, so the prices are relatively high, although the selection is also relatively wider.

Zhou Yang and his group chose one of the more popular restaurants and went inside to take a look.

Well... there are indeed quite a lot of items, but the prices are truly speechless.

In comparison, the shops they opened in Baijishan were truly reasonably priced.

Here, one anti-inflammatory drug costs 3 crystal cores...

An anti-inflammatory pill is something only ordinary people would need for minor injuries; someone with superpowers wouldn't need it at all.

But where are ordinary people supposed to get a level 3 crystal core? Doesn't that mean they should just wait to die?

This is outrageous! Is the person who set this price out of their mind?!