As soon as Yun Xiaoxiao finished speaking, the familiar self-service shopping machine appeared before her.
Currently, she only had 78 points.
Was there a connection between space upgrades and the shopping machine?
Yun Xiaoxiao's eyes flashed with confusion, then narrowed in surprise.
This shopping machine... seemed a bit different.
Below the screen displaying the points, there was an additional circular hole.
It was about the size of two fists.
And in the bottom right corner of the large product interface screen, there was a new option for base upgrades.
[Host, please click on base upgrade.]
Yun Xiaoxiao casually tapped it.
The interface immediately changed.
Several numbers appeared on the large screen.
From one to five, with three dots after the five.
[Please click on each number to learn detailed information about base upgrades.]
Yun Xiaoxiao poked the number one.
Immediately, the words 'Water, Electricity, Gas' popped up on the screen.
Below was a line of smaller text:
Upgrade points of 10,000 will automatically connect water, electricity, and gas to the base, with permanent supply and no need for manual maintenance.
Yun Xiaoxiao: !!
Isn't this exactly what the base needs most right now?!
Although she had a generator, who knew when it might break down.
Besides, it consumed oil.
Oil was so scarce now.
Without gas, relying solely on electricity for cooking wasn't a long-term solution.
As for water, they were currently relying on what the chubby uncle provided.
It was fine for cooking, but if everyone needed to wash up, do laundry, etc., relying on just the chubby uncle wasn't realistic.
If water, electricity, and gas could really be automatically connected, with permanent supply and no need for maintenance, that would be amazing!
However...
"What do these upgrade points mean? Are they the same as the points displayed on the shopping machine?"
If so, relying solely on the points converted from everyone's daily intimacy towards her, it would take forever to accumulate 10,000 points.
[Not entirely.]
"Explain more clearly."
[These upgrade points include two parts. One part can come from your previous intimacy points, while the other part can be exchanged for zombie crystals.]
[Do you see the hole below the points screen? Just insert the crystals there, and they will be exchanged for corresponding points. The points received depend on the level of the crystal.]
[A level one crystal is worth one point, and so on, with a level ten crystal worth ten points.]
"So if I put my crystals into this hole, it means I lose them?"
[No, after exchanging for points, they will automatically fall into the collection box at the bottom of the shopping machine. You can take them back.]
That wasn't bad.
However, in that case...
Couldn't she just put those crystals back into the hole and repeatedly exchange them for points?
Just as Yun Xiaoxiao was thinking this, Little Di's leisurely and slightly disdainful voice rang out.
[Host, each crystal will be marked once it enters the calculation box. It cannot be reused.]
[Trying to take advantage and cheat is not acceptable...]
"I was just thinking about it!"
"Oh~"
This 'oh' was extremely perfunctory.
Yun Xiaoxiao: ......
"Can the points exchanged from zombie crystals be used to buy things from the shopping machine?"
[No, they can't~]
What an infuriating tone!
"Little Di, dare you to appear for just one second?" Yun Xiaoxiao cracked her knuckles.
[Goodbye, Host.]
Yun Xiaoxiao: ......
After calling out twice with no response, Yun Xiaoxiao decided to ignore it.
She washed the crystals she had collected with spirit spring water, then unceremoniously dumped them all into the hole.
Soon, below the original intimacy points, the words 'Exchange Points' appeared.
After these words was a string of numbers: 1029.
In other words, she now had a total of 1107 points.
To get water, electricity, and gas, she still needed over eight thousand points.
This task was long and arduous.
Curiously, she clicked on the other numbers.
Each reward excited her like a three-year-old child.
But when she saw the required points, she immediately deflated.
So poor!
Can't afford it!
Afterwards, Yun Xiaoxiao pondered while making evolution liquid.
How could she accumulate points faster?
Suddenly, a glint of cunning flashed in her eyes.
She needed crystals, but relying on just the few of them, even if they exhausted themselves killing zombies every day, how many could they kill?
But what if people brought these crystals to her?
To make everyone willingly bring crystals to her, she needed something more attractive to offer in return.
Yun Xiaoxiao's eyes rolled, and she had an idea in mind.
With a plan in mind, she generously used her intimacy points to purchase two bottles of level three evolution liquid.
Her Wood Element was already at level three, but her Ice Element Ability was only at mid-level two.
After consuming the two bottles of evolution liquid, she could clearly sense the rapid expansion of her Ice Element Ability, finally breaking through the level three barrier.
She also exercised her physical abilities in the space for a long time.
She went to check on the vegetables and fruits planted by Big White.
Many vegetables were already ripe, picked by Big White and neatly placed in baskets.
As for the fruit trees, they were laden with fruit.
Too much to eat, way too much.
Yun Xiaoxiao picked a yellow orange, peeled it, and tried a segment.
Her face immediately contorted.
So sour!
---
In the dead of night.
A roar like that of a fierce beast suddenly erupted from a room on the first floor.
Lu Chen and the others, who were in the midst of sleep, all sat up abruptly and headed downstairs.
Yun Xiaoxiao, hearing the sound, quickly left her space.
Everyone gradually arrived downstairs.
"What's going on, he couldn't be mutating now, could he?"
Nie Yizhou frowned at the tightly closed door.
Mu Yang, who also lived on the first floor, shook his head.
"Not sure, but the sound seems unusual."
"Why don't we just open it and see?" Xiao Feng said directly.
Everyone looked at the door simultaneously.
They were all prepared, poised for action.
If Ling Jing had mutated and tried to attack them, they would give him a proper 'welcome'.
Lu Chen, Yun Xiaoxiao, Xiao Feng, and Mu Yang stood directly opposite the door.
Nie Yizhou gave them a meaningful look, then pulled the door open.
Everyone was on high alert, but the expected scene of Ling Jing turning into a vicious zombie and lunging at them didn't materialize.
There was only silence...
Mu Yang turned on the room light and saw Ling Jing lying on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
His face showed no zombie characteristics, and his body was still bound by vines.
Everyone exchanged glances, looking at each other, not knowing what to make of the situation.
Ling Jing hadn't turned into a zombie and had woken up, which was generally good news.
But...
His current state seemed a bit off.
Nie Yizhou waved his hand in front of Ling Jing's eyes, but Ling Jing's pupils didn't blink or show any reaction.
"Could it be that he's become an idiot?" Nie Yizhou's mouth twitched.
"You're the idiot."
Suddenly, Ling Jing spoke.
Nie Yizhou: ......
"Hey, Ling Jing, that's enough. Yelling in the middle of the night, waking us up is one thing, but now you're insulting me."
This is really too much to bear!
Nie Yizhou spoke indignantly, but Ling Jing remained unmoved.
The group exchanged glances again, all feeling that Ling Jing was acting strange.
They originally wanted to ask Mr. and Mrs. Zhong Mingsheng to come and take a look, but it was late at night, and it would be inconsiderate to wake the elderly couple.
They decided to take Ling Jing for a check-up first thing in the morning.
Just as they were about to turn and leave, an innocent voice came from behind.
"I'm hungry~"
