Wasteland for All: I Can Infinitely Upgrade My Vault

The discussion section probably needs a catalyst to become lively. After Zhongli's first kill, the discussion section has been constantly updated, like a flowing stream.

At this moment, it seemed as if runes no longer mattered as the owners of the various shelters poured out their oppressive and desperate experiences in the wasteland, as if venting their frustrations.

However, Zhong Li felt that it might also be because more shelters were being built. With thousands of shelters every day, some people would inevitably be unable to contain their fear and frantically type out their pent-up emotions.

If at least one-third of the participants speak, the discussion module should be bustling with activity.

Judging from the information in the communication module, quite a few people still have the courage to leave the shelter and actively explore the dangers and unknowns within the scarlet smog.

Gaia gave humanity an opportunity, and humanity displayed astonishing wisdom and courage in this apocalypse.

The birth of a civilization requires countless sparks and trials before it can take shape and grow in the universe.

Similarly, the destruction of a civilization will inevitably involve conflict and clashes.

Countless humans are fighting against invasion and apocalypse using all sorts of methods.

Zhong Li watched for a while, then stopped paying attention.

The others were all placed in a shelter as family units. The family is probably the greatest common denominator between Eastern and Western civilizations.

Zhong Li is an orphan. He has no ties to Earth. His biggest concern now is saving the Holy Maiden's life. He should at least extend her remaining lifespan to more than 24 hours.

He felt suffocated by the fact that the saintess's lifespan was less than a day. He couldn't imagine how cold and gloomy the protagonists in other stories must feel when they saw their own cheat codes showing that they only had a few hours left to live.

Compared to this, Zhong Li felt that his situation wasn't too bad; the Holy Maiden had already taken on most of his pain and pressure.

People should support each other and have someone to rely on.

If the saintess were alone, facing such a cold and bleak reality, and enduring such great pain, it would be difficult for her to have the energy to think about how to solve the crimson corrosion.

Now that she and Zhongli are bound together, she has someone to rely on, and they can support each other and walk together.

So Zhongli quickly adjusted his mindset. The pressure had all been borne by the Holy Maiden alone. No matter how painful it was, she never uttered a sound or complained in front of him.

At this point, it would be somewhat inappropriate for Zhongli to complain about how terrible the apocalypse was.

All he needs to do is seriously think about how to improve everything in the shelter.

After closing the communication module, he then opened the rewards section next to the Civilization Announcement and clicked to claim them.

[Special Architectural Blueprints - Statue of a Repentant Girl]

[Attribute: Wonder Building]

[Rank: Elite]

It's too late for regrets; the damage is done. Repent and atone for your sins; sincerely surrender! Please remember the first axiom of the world: justice without power is weak; force without justice is tyranny.

[The shelter manager can pray once a day before the statue of the Repentant Maiden to receive a random blessing from her, lasting 24 hours.]

[Blessing 1 - Repentance: Defenders' combat power +5. When attacking, they apply a stack of [Repentance] equal to the caster's own Faith value to the target. After the divine ability is triggered, the enemy immediately suffers holy damage equal to the current Repentance stack.]

[Blessing 2 - Prayer: Shelter members gain +5 Protection. When attacked, they gain a stack of [Prayer] equal to their current Blessing stacks. Upon triggering a Divine Ability, the user immediately receives healing equal to the current Blessing stacks.]

[Construction Requirements: 100000 Runes, 50000 Stone, 10000 Primal Crystals. Construction Time: 120 hours/n Slaves]

Upon seeing the results, both Zhongli and Liulu's eyes widened instantly.

Liu Lu quickly tugged at Zhong Li's sleeve and said, "My lord, you must calm down! Wonders can ruin a country! Building this wonder will consume far too much wealth. It will make the already impoverished refuge even worse off. If you build this wonder, all other development in the territory will have to stop."

Spectacularity can ruin a nation; our ancestors' strict selection of subjects was truly not deceiving us!

But the effect of this spectacle is truly amazing.

There are two possible outcomes when you visit this statue of a young girl each day.

If it's [Repentance], then it will increase the combat power of the territory's soldiers.

The so-called divine ability trigger, in the context of Black Sand Sanctuary, refers to [Dark Soul], which allows the user to block the next attack after being attacked three times.

Once this ability is triggered, it will activate the repentance within the other person.

If a soldier attacks a Crimson Creature three times, stacking a total of 12 layers of Repentance, the Divine Ability will be triggered, and the creature will instantly suffer 12 points of Holy damage!

Basically, it's enough to take away half of a monster's health in an instant.

If the effect for the day is [Blessing], the soldier will recover 12 health points.

For someone like Zhong Li whose life points are less than 12, this is an overflow healing.

So Zhongli was also helpless. He knew very well that spectacular sights could ruin a country, but she had given him too much!

With this ability, the shelter's combat power will increase dramatically!

If there were an [evolution factor], the improvement of aptitude wouldn't be as thrilling as that of the Red Phoenix.

Moreover, even if we take a step back, the +5 combat power can significantly increase the output of the shelter guards, so they won't be completely useless in the next battle against the Red Eclipse monster.

Throughout tonight's battle, the shelter guards watched the entire fight from inside their protective shields.

It wasn't that they lacked courage, but rather that there was no point in fighting. Against the Red-Eroded Monster, their bullets couldn't penetrate its defenses at all. Going out would only be a pointless death.

Thinking of them, Zhongli looked at Liulu and asked, "How's their cleanup going?"

"The Vermilion Bird and the Red Phoenix are watching them. These people are cunning; if you don't keep an eye on them, they might secretly hide their spoils."

Zhong Li didn't complain much about this, and calmly said, "After all, their loyalty is only twenty or thirty points. If they weren't desperate to survive outside the shelter, they would have run away immediately. Go and have Hongluan and the others bring over the spoils. I plan to sell the high-value items and take the rest of the junk to the Dark Merchant's base."

It was time for him to leave the sanctuary. If he didn't send Sandfox Baker to the Dark Merchant's base so that he could contact the company behind him, the ratmen's schemes and rituals would turn this area into a dead zone.

Even if we extend the time for the saintess to 48 hours, it will be meaningless.

With all life in this area wiped out, there is no possibility of resisting the apocalypse.

After all, a civilization without people is meaningless.

Durian immediately stepped forward and said, "I'll go and urge them right away."

Of course, she wanted to leave the shelter with Zhongli. She was naturally lively and not the type to stay cooped up in the shelter, so she had to make a good impression on him.

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