There's something wrong with me

In the following days.

Zhang Feng returned to the base and saw those 'half-step first-tier' individuals being taken away one after another.

Their destination was a suburb within the province.

Chief Hai and the others were truly impressive; under the leadership of Chief Hai, the 'buy, buy, buy, sell, sell, sell' enthusiast.

Everyone went crazy, and their respective martial arts schools all took action, pooling funds to buy this piece of land.

Moreover, with the martial arts school now being a prestigious brand, many people were willing to take over completely.

And with their respective businesses gradually being sold off or having shares exchanged.

They also had considerable surplus funds, gradually purchasing the remaining half-step first-tier individuals.

This was entirely a cash flow transaction; Zhang Feng didn't allow them to buy on credit.

However, a minor incident occurred in the middle of those few days.

Someone from the provincial family, feeling dissatisfied, found someone to contact Heavenly Court, wanting to discuss the matter of the drug center.

This person was somewhat cunning, not daring to criticize Old Liu, let alone Zhang Feng, only saying that the drug center didn't participate in bidding, which was against the rules.

Normally, Old Liu would just casually put someone forward for him to scold a few times, to let off steam, save face, and the matter would be over.

It wouldn't be a big deal at all.

However, Old Liu was very tough, directly calling him and scolding him.

Then, the other party's anger vanished instantly, and he became clear-headed; even his eyes were cleared by the scolding.

Even on the ninety-ninth day of Zhang Feng's return.

He found someone to pull strings, actually coming directly to the front of the data center, wanting to offer an apology with thorns on his back.

This person's influence was indeed significant; being able to get in here meant he was someone important.

Then, Old Liu, upon hearing that this person had actually come here, took people out and directly beat him up.

Afterward, his nose was broken, his ribs fractured, and he was immediately sent to the medical center for emergency treatment.

After Zhang Feng learned of this news, he felt even more that this person's influence was great, not simple, having even found his way to the medical center.

But this incident also let Zhang Feng know that Old Liu was indeed very tough.

Also on the hundredth day, in the evening.

Zhang Feng and Old Liu came to the ward area of the medical center.

People within the base sometimes catch colds or get sick, and they are treated here.

Arriving here.

Zhang Feng looked at the 'energy person' lying on the bed, his eyes darting around.

He was in his thirties, looking quite capable.

Through observing his expression, behavior, and temperament, Zhang Feng felt that he was indeed not a bad person, just with a stubborn streak.

"Director Zhang! You're Director Zhang!"

At the same time, upon seeing Zhang Feng come over, he immediately excitedly wanted to get out of bed, even wanting to shake hands with Director Zhang.

Just being able to shake hands with the 'pioneer of the era' made him feel that this beating was worth it!

Moreover, his actions were actually just to see Zhang Feng, to see the superhero in his heart!

But being beaten was unexpected.

Just as he moved, he yelped a few times, in pain.

And when he saw Old Liu beside Zhang Feng, he was even more frightened, no longer yelping, instead shrinking his neck.

"This person is also a talent." Zhang Feng shook his head inwardly, then looked at Old Liu, who was even more speechless, "How could you bring yourself to beat such a 'little genius'?"

"I was blinded by anger at the time." Old Liu now also regretted hitting him, but still feigned anger, looking at the energy person and saying, "Tell me, what did you come here for?

Is this a place you can come to?

If your grandpa knew you were messing around like this, see if I'd beat you harder, or your grandpa would beat you harder!"

"I was wrong, Brother Liu..." The energy person shrank his neck and said, "Don't tell my grandpa..."

"Now you know you were wrong?" Old Liu said with considerable authority, "Your parents already know."

Beep beep...

At this moment, the heart rate monitor issued a warning.

Old Liu saw that this kid was frightened, his heart rate soaring, so he added, "But I didn't let them tell him.

They're telling your old man that you're playing around here with me.

When you go back, don't let it slip, lest you get another beating, and then blame me for snitching on you."

Old Liu and he knew each other.

They were from the same compound when they were young.

It's just that Old Liu was over a dozen years older than him, a big brother figure in the previous generation's circle.

This energy person was from the younger generation.

"Thank you, Brother Liu..." The energy person breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that he hadn't been told.

Because he had previously been driving absentmindedly, hitting someone and fracturing their leg.

After his grandpa found out, he also broke his leg, then led him to visit, compensate, and apologize.

His grandpa was a very upright person, and his family was known for its strict family discipline.

Zhang Feng had also heard Old Liu say this today.

But precisely because of this, Zhang Feng was curious at this moment, seeing him looking like he wanted to shake hands with him.

This kid made such a fuss, such a commotion, wouldn't it just be to sneak in and see himself?

If that's the case, then this kid has something special, a fun energy person.

"Rest well." Zhang Feng saw that he kept wanting to shake hands with him, so he stepped forward, shook hands with him, and then looked at his wound.

Yeah, Old Liu hit hard, really dared to hit.

Pressing it slightly a few times, he yelped a few times in pain.

Zhang Feng felt that his bones were set well, so he ended this 'impromptu expert consultation'.

"Later, I'll have someone send you some bone-setting medicine; in two months or so, you'll be almost better."

After Zhang Feng finished speaking, he left the ward.

The fanboy energy person looked at Zhang Feng with admiration, feeling that this trip was worth it.

......

In the evening, at ten fifty-nine.

Zhang Feng came to his office bedroom.

Lying on the bed.

Zhang Feng quickly recalled that in these hundred days, he had obtained 10 more meridians.

Plus the two new meridians from the previous world, which were used up for resurrection and not opened, so that's 12.

Then the overall rhythm of the next world will still focus on internal force, catching up on progress, and resurrecting to open meridians.

Thinking, Zhang Feng also saw that the time had arrived.

......

Familiar opening of eyes.

The sudden scene change made Zhang Feng first survey his surroundings.

This was a very dilapidated house.

And the first feeling was heat.

Also, at the window in front, it was covered with black cloth.

Through the gaps, one could see nearly white sunlight.

Just looking at it, Zhang Feng felt that it was even hotter outside.

At the same time, after briefly assessing the situation, Zhang Feng also looked at the personal information.

【Age: 34】

【Constitution: 14.3】

【Root: 3.3】

【Martial Arts: 3.1】

The constitution was very high, and there was also a lot of new knowledge about wilderness survival.

All about this world.

Through understanding.

Zhang Feng knew that this world had big problems, because 20 years ago, after the world experienced global war and environmental disasters, the climate and weather were changed, and the daytime temperature was generally around 60 degrees Celsius.

Much of the land in this world had turned into desert and rock.

Recalling the world background, Zhang Feng looked at the text information.

......

【Resurrection Count: 4】

【Adventure Level: 4 +】

【Type: Survival, Harsh, Free】

【Identity: Survivor】

【Main Quest: Survive 3 Years】

【Non-Main Quest: Go to the 'Hopeful Subway Station'】

【Note 1: Receive one enhancement choice per month, up to 22 times】

【Note 2: Harsh refers to the environment and weather. Please take outdoor protection measures】

【Note 3: Harsh types will have special item entries at the start】

......

After reading the information.

Zhang Feng also walked to the window, looking out through the gaps.

He was on the edge of a city, with barren and cracked city land to the left.

And an endless desert and rocky mountains to the right.

It had a sense of prehistoric wasteland interwoven with a parched city.

As far as the eye could see, there were only five 'tightly wrapped' small cars heading towards the city.

They were wrapped in a type of UV-resistant and heat-insulating sunshade cloth.

Without these cloths, it would be difficult for people to survive for long under the intense ultraviolet light.

The rest of the people without cloth were basically hiding indoors like himself, going out at night.

More people died in the early years of war and drought.

Recalling, Zhang Feng looked down.

On the ground, one could see some human skeletons, as well as some bones of 'sunlight beasts'.

Sunlight beasts were some creatures that mutated in radiation and high-temperature sunlight.

Humans, without firearms, were unable to engage in direct combat.

But compared to these sunlight beasts, the biggest enemy of humans was actually humans themselves.

Thinking, Zhang Feng looked at his right leg, which had an old injury.

Three years ago, he had fought with two criminals.

That was completely barbaric fighting, trading life for life.

Although he killed them, his calf was broken.

Plus, with the medical conditions being rudimentary and without receiving timely treatment, his leg was now somewhat 'lame'.

The medical term was that long-term immobilization restricted joint mobility, leading to uneven walking, as well as atrophy of the calf muscles, and damage to the tendons.

It would also hurt on rainy days, more accurate than the weather forecast.

But it wasn't a big problem; when he refined his strength and overclocked, it could be slowly repaired.

After quickly observing everything, Zhang Feng also combined all the information and looked at the first enhancement.

【1: Elementary Photosynthesis】

【2: Elementary Miracle Potato】

【3: Dangerous Game (Blindness)】

A glance showed that he hadn't seen any of them before.

Then, without dawdling, he directly looked at 1.

【Photosynthesis: Epic, Rare, Harsh Environment Type, Appears at Start】

【Effect 1: You gain an additional 60% UV resistance】

【Effect 2: Daily, you need to accumulate 10 minutes of sunlight exposure. After enjoying the sunlight, hunger is reduced by 50%】

【Note: Perfectly effective below 100 Constitution. Above 100, for every 2 Constitution increased, the effect is reduced by 10%】

【Effect 3: For every month survived, Constitution + 1】

【Effect 4: Constitution + 2, Root + 0.5, Lifespan + 10 (years)】

【Effect 5: The effect of your medicine intake is increased by 20%, only effective below 30 Constitution】

......

Looks good, adding evenly, mainly with many special effects.

Zhang Feng noted it down as a reference for comparison, then looked at 2.

......

【Elementary Miracle Potato: Epic, Epic, Appears at Start, Special, Harsh Environment, Flawed】

【Effect 1: Root + 2.1, Martial Arts + 1.9, Digestion and Absorption + 100 grams】

【Effect 2: You don't have to worry about supplementing various vitamins within 2 years of this adventure world】

[Note 1: Perfectly effective below Constitution 50. Above 50, every 5 points of Constitution reduces the effect by 10%]

[Effect 3: In sunlight, you can survive in oxygen-thin environments and gain an additional 30% ultraviolet resistance and 10% heat resistance]

[Defective: You are very thirsty and need twice the water]

[Note 2: When the accumulated time of dehydration exceeds 60 days, you will lose all bonus effects]

[Effect 4: If your accumulated dehydration time does not exceed 30 days, you will retain the nutritional components of the potato and gain Martial Arts +0.1, Root Bone +0.1, Digestion and Absorption +5 grams in reality]

[Prologue: Magical Potato]

...

'Reality stat boosts? Is this from a special entry?'

Zhang Feng felt this was pretty good and carefully analyzed the entry attributes.

'Besides the reality stat boosts, the effects within the adventure world are also very strong, with some extra status bonuses.

Although it has more drawbacks than photosynthesis, they aren't too significant.

The combined +4 to Martial Arts and Root Bone, along with 100 grams of Digestion and Absorption, can compensate for everything.'

Thinking, he glanced at Dangerous Game again.

Now that it's completed, it's +2 Constitution. As expected, the base attribute rewards have increased again.

In the level 1 world, completing it gives 0.5 Constitution.

However, the good thing about Dangerous Game is that it has a rare enhancement option. Maybe with some luck, I can get something related to Martial Arts.

But compared to the reality base talent boosts from the potato, this is lower.

Zhang Feng felt that the potato's attributes were several times better than even intermediate Martial Arts because it had a small entry comparable to an all-character bonus.

Base stats are always the most important.

Martial Arts are secondary, after all, new meridians can be gained in reality.

Then use my resurrection chances to digest and verify.

It's like learning, accumulating, consuming adventure resurrection resources, and then producing results.

This is... pretty good?

At least nothing is wasted.

Thinking this, Zhang Feng chose 2, Potato.

At the same time, instead of directly enhancing himself, it was more like an item, and a very round potato appeared in the air.

To be honest, Zhang Feng had never seen such a round potato.

Crack, he took a bite. It was a bit crunchy, a bit sweet, like eating an apple.

After a few bites.

Zhang Feng saw his attributes change, and he also gained several status bonuses and defective attributes, all from the potato entry.

He had just seen them, so he didn't look closely.

Zhang Feng continued to look at the second enhancement.

[1: Constitution +1]

[2: Reaction Speed -0.003]

[3: Martial Arts +0.4]

He chose 3, then looked at the third enhancement.

[1: A bottle of high-energy drink, maintaining a full day's water supply]

[2: Digestion and Absorption + 30 grams]

[3: Reaction Speed -0.002]

Glancing at it.

Zhang Feng didn't choose his favorite 2, but prepared to wait a bit.

In case he couldn't find a water source, then 1 would still be very strong.

At least it could guarantee 'dehydration error tolerance' at the start.

Everything was ready.

Zhang Feng also gathered his mind and looked at his limbs to open the meridians.

Even though his right leg was lame and his muscles were somewhat deformed, Zhang Feng was familiar with human physiology and could accurately resonate to open them.

It's just that the interference from muscle deformation and atrophy would make the time slightly longer.

And so, Zhang Feng stayed in the room for half an hour.

He had basically opened most of his body except for his right calf.

Blood and Qi, internal organs, and internal force would not be opened first because there was no food.

If they were opened, coupled with the current high Digestion and Absorption stats, he could starve himself to death in less than a day.

And at this time.

Zhang Feng was preparing to open several unfamiliar meridians in his shoulders when.

Footsteps came from outside the door.

About a few seconds later.

A burly man in his forties, wearing a tank top and with a big beard, pushed open the door and said to Zhang Feng:

"Limping Zhang, it's going to be dark soon, let's go, find water, find food."

As he spoke, he glanced at the conductor's hat on Zhang Feng's head, "Whoa! Where did that handsome hat come from?"

"Found it." Zhang Feng limped and followed the messy-haired man.

He also had a machete hanging on his waist behind him, but several of the blades were a bit curled.

After taking a few casual glances, Zhang Feng asked as he went out, "Big Beard, do you have anything to eat now? I'm hungry."

Big Beard was a 'wasteland buddy' that he had met these past few days.

They both had straightforward tempers and got along well, so they traveled together.

"There are three pancakes left." He took out a palm-sized pancake from a small pouch on his waist, "You owe me one pancake, and you owe me an extra 0.1 every three days."

"Okay, noted." Zhang Feng chewed on the somewhat dry and hard pancake and followed him downstairs.

"Is there any water?"

"There are two bottles of water left." Big Beard looked back at Zhang Feng as he went downstairs, "Limping Zhang, the interest on the water is 0.2 every three days, are you sure you want it?"

"Bring it." Zhang Feng held onto the stairs as he went downstairs, "By the way, let me ask you something, do you know the Hope subway station?"

The subway station was a non-main quest.

"What attacked subway station?" Big Beard handed the water to Zhang Feng, "Are you going to rob a train? What time is it now? The subway has been shut down long ago."

"It's Hope." Zhang Feng took a sip of water, "Hope as in the hope of hope, Hope is..."

"Hope, I finished high school before the apocalypse, I know." Big Beard nodded, then shook his head, "But I don't know about this subway station.

But I know you owe me water, 0.2."

"Can two 'buts' be used like that?" Zhang Feng felt that what he heard was a bit strange.

"Why can't they?" Big Beard didn't care, "I went to high school, trust me, they can be used like that.

Also, don't change the subject, you owe me 0.1 and 0.2."

Seeing that Big Beard didn't know, Zhang Feng didn't ask any more questions and ignored him, only following him downstairs.

When they came to the shadows downstairs, Zhang Feng took a close look at the street and saw that the ground was already parched and cracked, and the air in the distance seemed to be distorted by the heat.

"This damn weather..." Big Beard walked to the side, where an old jeep was parked.

Then, he waited.

Zhang Feng and he didn't have a sunshade, so they could only wait for the sun to set.

It was seven o'clock in the evening, and in another twenty minutes, they would basically not be able to see sunlight.

At that time, the temperature would drop sharply and strangely, and the ground temperature would not have much residual heat, and the temperature would be around eighteen degrees.

This was the normal situation.

"You owe me pancake and water."

While waiting for the sunset, Big Beard seemed to be looking for something to say and suddenly said this to Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng sat in the shadows by the roadside downstairs, feeling the scorching ground temperature, not wanting to speak, and felt that the temperature was similar to that in the house.

Anyway, it was all like taking a sauna.

It was better outside, where he could occasionally catch a breeze.

"Aren't you hot?" Big Beard was curious when he saw that Zhang Feng was always wearing a hat, "Aren't you afraid of getting stuffy?"

In order to retain moisture, Zhang Feng didn't want to answer this boring question.

But hearing him ask this, he also knew that his high-temperature potato was taking effect.

Thinking in his heart, he took another sip of water.

This bottle was a normal soda bottle, and he had already drunk a little over half of it.

"Save some." Big Beard saw that Zhang Feng was drinking so fast and temporarily tightened his last bottle of water in his small bag, "0.2."

"I'll fuck you, Beard." Zhang Feng couldn't bear it when he heard him murmur, "Can't you fucking be quiet?"

As he spoke, whoosh—

The sound of a car suddenly came from a distance.

A sunshade cloth, a big jeep, drove straight towards Zhang Feng, and was gradually accelerating.

Zhang Feng glanced at it, immediately got up from the roadside steps, limped a few steps quickly, grabbed Big Beard's tank top, and hid behind the building two meters away.

Whoosh—

Before he could take a few steps, the car saw the steps and stopped.

Click, the car door opened, and four bare-chested men in big shorts came down.

They were holding machetes and looked at Zhang Feng two meters away.

Zhang Feng also looked at them.

The next second, they silently dispersed and slashed at Zhang Feng and the other with their knives!

Kill first, then see the harvest. Even if there was no harvest, it was still two pieces of meat.

But Zhang Feng moved even faster, taking two meters with his left foot, bracing the wrist of a bald young man with his right arm, while grabbing his wrist with his left hand, knifing down, holding it backhand, and the blade wiped across the neck of a person next to him.

Then the blade deflected, pulled back again, and smoothly cut open the bald young man's neck.

In a short second, Zhang Feng killed two people.

Big Beard also drew a long-handled machete from behind his waist, pointed it at the other person running over, and the two fell into a confrontation.

The last person didn't speak, didn't step forward, but looked at Zhang Feng and the two corpses in fear, then turned around and ran.

Swish—

Zhang Feng threw the blade, accurately stabbing into the center of his tank top.

Pfft... His body fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and blood gurgled from his mouth, but he didn't die.

Zhang Feng ignored him, but bent down to pick up the knife from the hand of a corpse and threw it at the neck of the strong man confronting Big Beard, the blade piercing three inches into the flesh.

Thud—

His body fell to the ground.

Big Beard still maintained his confrontational stance, but looked at Zhang Feng in surprise and said the first sentence after the silent killing:

"Awesome! Limping Zhang! We've been on the road for three days, and it's the first time I know you're so awesome!

Since you're so awesome, you shouldn't be in arrears with my 0.1 and 0.2, right?"

Zhang Feng ignored him, but limped forward, passed the person who had been stabbed in the back, twisted the blade after confirming he was dead, and then came to their car.

"Beard, we have cloth now."

Zhang Feng patted the car, then took out a bottle of water and a dark, coarse grain bun from the back seat and threw them to the flustered Big Beard.

"This apocalypse is really practical. Everyone is unfamiliar, so there's really nothing to talk about.

Seeing that they couldn't kill us by hitting us, they just brought out knives, pretty good.

It's just, stop fucking mumbling."