Wasteland for All: I Can Infinitely Upgrade My Vault

"Oh dear, this is truly a long and arduous journey!" After learning about the situation from Zhongli, Liulu shook her cute little head in amazement.

She was a fan of romance. After the battle, she didn't even bother to clean up the battlefield. Instead, she happily followed Zhongli over and sat by the blood pool, indulging in their sweet romance.

The Holy Maiden did not disappoint her. With a gentle smile, she looked at Zhong Li and said softly, "Let's start anew. Don't rush, things will get better slowly."

Liu Lu's face immediately lit up with a happy, doting smile: "That's the look in their eyes! Isn't that what it means to be inseparable, to be together through thick and thin?"

Zhong Li felt that this girl was already terminally ill. "We are bound together, inseparable. What's with that smile?"

"Hey, if you're so love-struck, go read some doujinshi! Why are you targeting me? This is a wasteland; do you think you can find romance novels written specifically for women here?"

Durian shook her head repeatedly: "It's different~ This is more engaging. Sugar is always sweeter when you actually eat it."

Speaking of candy, Zhongli remembered something and asked the Holy Maiden, "Do you remember the lollipops we got? I can't find them. I wanted to give them to Huowu and Hongluan as a reward."

Huo Wu, who had just returned, overheard these words. Her expression immediately changed, and she stared sharply at Zhong Li: "It's the end of the wasteland right now. Instead of focusing on the important matter of managing the shelter, you're concerned with such trivial details. Do you think we care about a few candies?"

[Ding! Your act of generosity has been rewarded with an incentive effect. The loyalty of your lord, Huowu, has increased by 3 (currently 30)]

"..." Zhong Li looked at Huo Wu with surprise as she decisively turned and left. Her fiery red hair cascaded over her shoulders, making her look heroic and dashing. If Hong Luan's wine-red hair was like her gentle personality beneath her cool demeanor, then Huo Wu's fiery red hair was more like her personality—a kind and considerate heart beneath her cold and intelligent appearance.

Perhaps because she was extremely intelligent, she was very empathetic to other people's feelings and difficulties.

If there's anyone in the shelter who is more beautiful than flowers and more fragrant than jade, it must be Huo Wu, the seemingly most aloof girl among them all.

The great battle has just ended, and it's perfectly understandable that everyone wants to relax afterward.

The wasteland is already so harsh, can't people even find some joy amidst the suffering and look for something sweet?

After glancing at the system notification, Zhong Li watched Huo Wu leave and felt that the girl's cold image had completely crumbled at this moment.

Liu Lu also looked at Huo Wu's back with surprise, scratching his head: "Huh~ That's strange. Xiao Wu isn't usually such an aloof person. Why would she suddenly care so much about such a small thing? Theoretically, shouldn't she be standing with her arms crossed, leaning against the wall, watching all of this coldly? She's always been like that before, watching us play around."

Ye Wei smiled gently and said, "Perhaps there's something she's concerned about. Don't overthink it."

Zhong Li looked at Ye Wei, a smile hidden in his eyes, and said, "Okay, I understand."

Liu Lu was even more confused. She stuck her head between the two, looked at the Saintess, then at Zhong Li, completely baffled by the smiles on their faces: "Hey, hey, what are you laughing at? Has something funny happened that I don't know about?"

"No," Zhong Li said with a smile, "I just remembered something interesting."

Durian, however, didn't believe it at all, and said with a grin, "I know! I know! You two must be showing off your love again. I've heard that the so-called 'right person' is someone who 'smiles as soon as they see you' and someone who makes you smile as soon as you see them.' Your smiles are just too sweet!"

Zhong Li was stunned: "You really ship anything! This has absolutely nothing to do with anything, okay?"

But Liu Lu thought Zhong Li was just embarrassed and said with a smile, "Don't lie to me. I listened to the whole conversation between the four of us just now, and I didn't find anything funny. If there's anything that could make you two laugh, and I didn't, the only thing I can think of is sweet love."

How do you explain this?

Zhongli simply ignored her and let her imagine it, while he opened the system notification he hadn't finished reading.

The system notification sound was deafening; it was the first time he had ever heard such a sound. He needed to see what had happened.

He soon figured out the source of the different voices.

[Civilization Announcement: Zhong Li, the Black Sand Sanctuary Administrator, ID 83202300002, has successfully achieved the first kill of the Eclipse Cluster. Sanctuary Reputation +100, Reward: Special Building Blueprint - Elite Wonder - Statue of the Repentant Maiden x1]

The sacred and resounding announcement of civilization was repeated three times, no wonder Zhongli felt the voice was as deafening as thunder.

Zhong Li then opened the communication module.

The previously silent communication module finally erupted in activity.

[Dawn Shelter - Corona: Impossible! Impossible! I've seen the Eclipse Swarm, such terrifying beings, how could they possibly be killed at this stage?]

[Second Sequence Shelter - Yang Li: It's fake! I don't believe it! I don't believe it! With my incredible luck, I barely survive killing two Crimson Devouring Creatures. How could someone possibly kill the Devouring Swarm?]

[Millennium Shelter - Wang Shen: I'm furious! Why wasn't I the first kill? If I could have killed the Eclipse Cluster... maybe the apocalypse would have been saved! Zhong Li, you deserve to die!]

[Tongtong, where are you? This is Zhao Tao's refuge. Zhao Tao: Um... just wondering, everyone seems to have heard of the name "Erosion Cluster," could someone explain what this "first kill" concept means?]

[Black Rock Shelter - Lu Qing: Boss, you're awesome! You've already achieved the first kill on the Eclipse Cluster so quickly.]

[Star Trail Shelter - Mad Eight: Zhong Li, are you selling your wonder building? Money is no object.]

[Heaven and Earth Shelter - Wang Qiming: Holy crap! Holy crap! How is this possible?! I just got wrecked by the Red Eclipse creatures and ran back home in a panic. How did you manage to kill the Eclipse swarm? Please, someone give me a guide!]

[Xiuxiu from the Illusionary Sound Pavilion Shelter: Zhongli, where are you? I want to come and seek refuge with you! I want to have your children! These damned Red Erosion creatures, I'll curse their entire families!]

[Dawn Shelter - Archie: Zhongli, you're the designer of this Edo Tensei plan, right? It's like you know everything, you're practically cheating!]

[Red Yama Shelter - Lin Luan: I'm reporting this cheater! This is completely unfair! I'm still eating sand in the wasteland fog, how can he kill terrifying monsters?]

[Tech Shelter - Susu: I want to go home! I want to go home! Can't we evacuate from this Edo Tensei Project? My husband is dead, my father is dead! I don't want to die! Please let me go home~]

[Mars Shelter, March: Is Zhong Shen really this aloof? He hasn't said a word.]

[Underground Shelter - Hao Shuai: Nonsense, don't you know how strong I, Zhong Shen, am? My life's dream is to join Zhong Shen's shelter. With someone this strong, I'm guaranteed to be safe and sound.]

[Sin City Shelter - Dao Ge: Zhong Li, huh? Don't get cocky, the Inquisition already has its eyes on you!]

……

Zhong Li chuckled and closed the communication module. He figured having too much debt was no big deal.

There are plenty of forces that want to destroy him anyway, so who does the Tribunal matter? Let them get in line.

Overall, this communication module contains a lot of information, which can be roughly divided into three categories.

One type is those who shower praise on others, which Zhong Li loves to see. These guys are nice people, and they speak nicely, so he'll say as much as he can.

Another type of reaction was one of amazement and inquiry. This was the main force in the communication module. Their conversations revealed that they had all had various fortuitous encounters and simply couldn't believe that Zhong Li had achieved the first kill so quickly through his own strength. They all asked him if he had any strategies or plans to sell loot.

The last one is the threat: when the apocalypse comes, humanity will never lack traitors and collaborators. These people will become the invaders' lackeys and will be extremely cruel.