Wasteland for All: I Can Infinitely Upgrade My Vault

When Zhongli said he was going to lure the monster away, Hongluan turned and stared at him for a second before coldly saying, "You might die."

Zhong Li had already chosen a direction, pointing to a small hill to the northeast, and calmly said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. That hill is about thirty meters high. I'll stand on it and fire a shot to attract the mutants to chase me. Even if they activate their hunting genes and rush up the hill, it will take them three seconds. Then you can take advantage of the situation and attack them from behind. As long as you attack fast enough, I'll be fine while I'm running away at full speed."

Hongluan paused for a moment, then looked at Zhongli and asked, "You trust me that much?"

It's not that I believe in you, but that I believe in mathematics and probability.

Based on the difference in movement speed between the two sides, if you keep the distance, as long as you run as fast as you can, it will take the monster half a minute to catch up with you.

And clearly, half a minute was more than enough time for Hongluan to kill them all.

Zhong Li decisively stated, "The tactics are decided. Hong Luan, execute the order!"

Hongluan gave Zhongli a deep look, then decisively pounded her chest with her fist, gave a standard military salute, and resolutely carried out the order.

Zhong Li smiled, holding the broken Thunder Spear, and crouched down to quietly climb the nearby hill.

His ideas and plans are excellent, but unfortunately his physical abilities are not yet able to keep up with his brain.

He hadn't learned any stealth techniques, and as soon as he stood on the hilltop, the mutants below spotted him immediately, and a monstrous roar erupted.

Zhong Li hastily fired a shot, but it was completely inaccurate. He then turned and fled in a panic.

Behind him, the mutants, alerted by the gunshots, roared angrily and chased after him. If Zhong Li were caught by them, it was certain that he would be torn to pieces by their furious claws!

Zhong Li felt a tremor run through his body from the tension. In this life-or-death crisis, his chest felt like it was burning, and his blood rushed to his brain. This made his mind clear, and his thoughts became even more focused. Run! Run as fast as you can! Don't think about anything else, abandon fear, abandon tension, and just keep running without any distractions! You will definitely survive!

Amidst the monster's roar, Hongluan calmly spun around and launched a surprise attack! With a single shot, she struck the monster between the eyebrows, causing its head to explode like a watermelon, killing it instantly.

The deafening roar of the Bladeblast Gun was continuous and rhythmic, each shot like a merciless symphony of death, precisely reaping the lives of every monster.

In the blink of an eye, the four monsters were killed by Hongluan's spear.

At this moment, the monsters finally discovered the Red Phoenix, which was constantly shifting and appearing and disappearing among the cover.

Immediately, five or six monsters abandoned their pursuit of Zhongli and roared as they charged toward Hongluan.

However, they were not clustered together to begin with, and the frenzied pursuit caused them to spread out of each other. Now, as they charged toward the Red Phoenix with frantic roars, they were unable to coordinate their attacks from a single range.

As the two sides clashed and entered firing range simultaneously, Hongluan, possessing the preemptive strike ability, always fired first. After six booming gunshots, all six monsters fell to the ground.

At this point, the remaining monsters were no longer a threat to Hongluan's life, and they had already used their skills while chasing Zhongli.

Hongluan immediately charged at Zhongli with all her might, and after a few crisp gunshots, a pleasant system notification sounded.

Zhong Li, panting heavily, collapsed beside an abandoned mine pit. He glanced at the battlefield littered with corpses and felt a sense of relief, as if he had escaped death. He then opened the system notification panel.

[Ding! Congratulations on winning a mini-battle.]

[Battle performance is being tallied]

[Evenly Matched: Reward +3%]

[No-damage battle: Reward +10%]

[Unused Psionic Energy: Bonus +20%]

[One-Hit Kill: Reward +10%]

[Battle Evaluation: Resounding Victory (Received 1 random reward)]

[Battle Rewards: Reputation +2, Runes +57, Battlefield Experience for All Members +43]

Due to your special ability [Wildfire], you gain an additional 43 victory points.

[Random rewards are being drawn, with a total bonus of 43%]

Please select the type of random reward: experience, runes, or items.

Zhong Li decisively chose the [item].

He has no shortage of experience now, and even if he had a lot of runes, he would have nowhere to spend them; both of these are quantitative improvements. Only items, going from nothing to something, might bring about a qualitative change for him.

[Ding! You have obtained the item "Resource Synthesis Pod" x1]

[Resource Synthesis Pod: Efficiency is the most important indicator in the wasteland, and industry is the ultimate solution for agriculture. Replacing green plants, directly generating food from atmospheric carbon in the synthesis pod is one of the most important inventions in human history. Daily food production: 500 x 1000]

Zhong Li's eyes widened in shock. Had the technology in this wasteland world reached this level?

As far as Zhongli knows, only China possesses this technology on Earth, and it has begun to conduct industrial trials on a ton-scale basis. A batch of devices can produce several tons of starch using carbon dioxide and water.

However, the resource synthesis chamber has now been miniaturized, only as tall as a person. Zhong Li even suspects that it might be something from a warship, used to produce nutrient solution or compressed biscuits for soldiers.

If this were enhanced further, how futuristic would the effect be?

After a brief moment of shock, Zhongli smiled and joked with Hongluan, "Great, the food problem is solved. We don't have to eat that weathered, mutated jerky anymore; that stuff is hard enough to crack open a soldier's head. Our teeth are safe."

Hongluan, with her aloof and elegant demeanor, said calmly, "And your stomach."

"What do you mean?" Who are you looking down on? Why is it only my stomach? You're trying to absolve yourself of all responsibility!

Hongluan said calmly, "The taste of weathered mutated jerky is extremely disgusting. The probability of vomiting upon first consumption is over 95%."

"You threw up?" Zhong Li's eyes lit up immediately, feeling that he had discovered something interesting.

"No." Hongluan replied expressionlessly.

"You've never eaten this before, have you?" Zhong Li joked.

Hongluan remained patient with Zhongli's joke, replying calmly, "I've eaten."

"You ate it but didn't vomit?" Zhong Li said with a smile, "Is it possible that I also have extraordinary talent like you?"

Hongluan looked at him silently, paused for a second, and said, "Perhaps. Let's clean up the battlefield."

Zhong Li immediately smiled. This aloof girl wasn't as cold as she appeared. She even had a gentle and patient side.

The Dark Saintess was very satisfied with the concubine she had chosen for herself!

Zhong Li loved her very much, whether it was her appearance, figure, personality, or those beautiful legs that were longer than his own life!

Zhongli then directly stored the item/resource synthesis pod in his private space. If the weathered mutated jerky was that unpalatable, he could produce a large amount of food every day, which might serve as an important trade resource.