When digging the crystal nuclei, several people discovered that the zombies here were basically shot to death by thermal weapons.
"It is possible that the rescue team rescued people." Fu Ying said, feeling a little regretful. If they had come here earlier, would they have been able to meet the rescue team and be safe?
"Well, I don't plan to be with the rescue team for the time being." Li Yanqian replied. She, along with the three of them, were digging for crystal nuclei around the pile of corpses, while Zhang Tao was digging up the fallen zombies by the wall at the entrance of the hospital.
"Why?" Fu Ying and Gu Yao asked in unison, genuinely unaware of Li Yanqian's thoughts.
"I want to go to Taoli first. Lao Zhou is there, and Taoli's warehouse is there." Li Yanqian replied.
What she didn't tell them was that Taoli's warehouse contained the supplies she had prepared several years in advance. She would be devastated if they were taken away too quickly. After all, if they joined the rescue team, everyone's supplies would be confiscated... She didn't want to feel as depressed as she did in her previous life.
"I understand."
"I don't understand." Gu Yao made it clear that she still didn't understand. In her heart, the rescue team was the most reliable existence, and their weapons were highly advanced.
"When you arrive, you will understand." Li Yanqian simply brushed off the question. It was too troublesome to explain, and she didn't even know how to explain it.
"Okay," Gu Yao stopped struggling and continued to hum while digging up the crystal nuclei. In any case, it was the right thing to upgrade the backpack to help Yanqian. If Yanqian's backpack had one more grid, they would be able to carry more things in the future.
"Yes, if we can determine the direction of the rescue team, can we follow them to collect gems?" Fu Ying suddenly realized this possibility. It would be great if they could collect gems without having to kill zombies, but that would depend on whether there were many zombies in the vicinity.
"Good idea. They wouldn't want these things anyway." Li Yanqian's eyes curled up with a smile after hearing this.
Fu Ying really had a close connection with her. She also thought the same way and didn't know what other uses these crystal nuclei had besides upgrading the backpack. Even if the audience accused her of getting something for nothing, it didn't make sense, right?
[Puff~Is this a mistake?]
[Distressed rescue team for two seconds.]
[If the rescue team discovers the purpose of the crystal nuclei in the future, will they be pissed off?]
[I was calculating before. If the backpack is upgraded to 100%, it will require a total of 10,000 crystal nuclei. These three girls are too difficult. It seems I've been worrying too much...]
Liang Mengjia looked at these comments. When did the audience automatically include them as part of the plot, the three of them? They were just secretly digging up crystal nuclei behind others. Why were people still watching it with relish?
"After the last episode, Li Yanqian's popularity has surpassed Fu Ying, and she has become the number one." Wang Weilin seemed to ignore Liang Mengjia's displeased expression. He also felt that the plot was developing strangely. It was clear that Li Yanqian didn't seem to have done anything, and in the first episode, she had even joined Fu Ying to lead a group of zombies to the 7th dormitory. How could this be what the main heroine did?
But the audience accepted it, and the ratings were slowly climbing. They even had the faint desire to catch up with the ratings of a high-budget fantasy drama airing during the same period.
Keep in mind that "Apocalypse Duo" was a low-budget TV series, and the actors involved were not popular stars. Like those students, most of them were college students who happened to participate in the winter vacation to earn a higher part-time fee. Even Cao Li and Li Xinghai, in reality, were just ordinary people.
The AI warehouse used in the TV series was provided for free by Gan Lin, which saved a lot of money. The little money he had invested so far had already been earned back, so he no longer cared about the things Liang Mengjia was obsessed with.
As long as it could make money, whether it was a cool drama with a female protagonist or a villainous female side character, it didn't matter.
"Mr. Wang is right. At least our current investment is paying off." Liang Mengjia said, but her unwillingness grew stronger in her heart. She hadn't let Li Yanqian appear in the show for her to participate in it like this.
Remembering that there were still many important characters yet to appear, Liang Mengjia calmed down.
Let her keep climbing! Sometimes, the higher she climbed, the harder she fell.
...
After returning to the car, Li Yanqian's backpack had been upgraded to 4%, which made the three of them feel a sense of accomplishment.
Looking at the situation on both sides of the road, Li Yanqian pointed in the direction to the front right. It was clear that the traffic jam had been cleared by someone, and there were scattered zombies on the road.
Guo Rongrong and Zhang Tao thought that the three of them were looking for the rescue team, but they soon realized that they were just digging stones from the zombies' heads.
"We can't go further ahead. There are too many zombies." Li Yanqian's navigation function made it much easier for them to find crystal nuclei. Whenever they encountered a dangerous situation, they would drive away in advance.
If they went further, they would enter a large residential area. People who had run out due to the earthquake had turned into zombies and blocked the road. It seemed that even the rescue team couldn't handle such a large number.
"It's a shame we didn't catch up with the rescue team." Guo Rongrong said.
"We don't plan to catch up with the rescue team. Let's head to Gaoyuan's next destination," Fu Ying said. They were not far from where Gao Yuan had mentioned. Fu Ying had already contacted Gao Yuan the day before and they were supposed to meet him today.
"You have no intention of catching up with the rescue team? Are you only interested in the stones?" Guo Rongrong was finding it harder and harder to understand what the three of them were doing with those stones. Were they addicted to collecting them?
"Yeah, that stone is so beautiful." Gu Yao said.
Guo Rongrong shook her head. She realized that she didn't understand the world of young people very well, but she had also observed along the way that following Li Yanqian had been the right choice. They hadn't encountered any danger so far, thanks to Li Yanqian's abilities. However, even with Li Yanqian's convenience, they couldn't avoid all the dangers.
There was a crossroad on the way to Gaoyuan, and several roads were surrounded by zombies. Li Yanqian knew that it was impossible for them to pass through. Even if they tried, they would be blocked by the corpses.
In desperation, they had to take a detour and didn't reach the apartment where Gaoyuan lived until it was getting late.