BXBX NOVEL Chapter 63 - 63: The Big Explosion_l
[Acquired: purified water (small) xio]
[Acquired: purified water (medium) xio]
[Acquired: compressed biscuits xio]
[Acquired: canned meat xio]
[Acquired: canned fruit xio]
[Acquired: canned vegetables xio]
[Acquired: sugar xio]
[Acquired: coffee xio]
[…]
Looking at the huge pile of items, Wang Tao clenched his fists with excitement.
Because this was not just food, it was food that could be put into a Space
Backpack!
From now on, when he’s alone outside, he no longer has to worry about food shortages or carrying inconveniences!
By killing that fatty zombie, Wang Tao’s HP increased by 40. Adding to what he had gained from killing zombies on the street before, his HP had reached [930/930], just 70 short of a thousand!
But, these were actually not the most important things. The most crucial thing was the blueprint the zombie dropped.
[Acquired: Food Compressor Blueprint xl]
[Food Compressor Blueprint: Can be used to craft a Food Compressor. Required materials: Zombie Crystal Core xl, Iron Block X3, Steel Wire x3, Gear x3, Blade X3, Nails X3, Cable X3, Battery x3, Electronic Components X3, Rubber x3, Plastic
x31
[Food Compressor: Compresses food into a smaller volume, making it more convenient to carry and use as a nutrient liquid]
“A Food Compressor?”
Having read the blueprint’s description, Wang Tao felt even more excited than when he had gotten the food.
He finally understood what use the “crafting materials” dropped by zombies had.
This Food Compressor was definitely a survival godsend in the apocalypse!
However, he couldn’t craft it yet. Although he had killed quite a few zombies and acquired many crafting materials, the ones that zombies dropped were random, and he didn’t have enough yet.
The blueprint showed he was still missing [Rubber xl, Electronic Components
X2, Blade xl] and the most important “Zombie Crystal Core”.
Acquiring these crafting materials was fine; if all else fails, he could keep killing zombies, as he was planning to increase his HP by doing so anyway. For him right now, this wasn’t difficult, it would just take some time.
As for the Zombie Crystal Core-
Wang Tao approached the already fallen Fatty zombie and fiddled inside its head with a tool.
Ablue transparent diamond-shaped crystal fell out, with a phantom image inside the core that looked like a… slowly wriggling stomach?
[Level 1 Crystal Core-Glutton]
[Quality: Excellent (40%)]
[Purity: 50% (Side effects: rampant increase in appetite, excessively obese body type)]
[Glutton: The more food one consumes and the fatter one gets, the stronger their defensive power becomes.]
Seeing the specific information of this Zombie Core, Wang Tao’s expression became somewhat strange.
At face value, this Ability was pretty powerful; as long as one kept eating without limit, the defensive power would become monstrously strong.
But the side effects were quite apparent. The rampant increase in appetite was one thing; food was already scarce in this post-apocalyptic world, and with such a massively increased appetite, he’d need a huge amount of food!
The main issue was the excessively obese body type. Just reading about it might not make clear how obese one could get, but Wang Tao had just killed this obese zombie, which was so fat it could no longer walk!
If he truly ate to that extent, what good would high defensive power be if he turned into a stationary target?
Moreover, without an immunity to the zombie virus, a larger body size meant he would be more susceptible to injuries if he encountered zombies…
Wang Tao felt this Zombie Core might not be very useful for the average person, unless someone could develop some clever strategies with it.
For Wang Tao himself… it also didn’t seem very useful. Though he had the chance to remove the side effects of this core, the condition for increased defensive power was “the more one eats and the fatter one gets,” and Wang Tao was quite content with his muscular physique- he didn’t want to become a
Fatty.
Thus, the ability of this core wasn’t useful for Wang Tao personally, but the core itself had a significant use.
There were two things he could currently use the core for: crafting Strength Potions and making the Food Compressor.
There was no need to craft a Strength Potion for now because the required materials were too numerous.
But the Food Compressor was different. He could obtain the materials needed to create it, and it would be very useful for his current situation!
After scouring the basement one more time and making sure nothing was missed, Wang Tao finally returned to the convenience store.
In the short while he was busy, a few more zombies had approached outside.
Wang Tao directly picked up the spear.
Kill!
“Damn! Just one last material, and it won’t drop no matter what, is it really that realistic…”
Seeing that there were no more zombies near the street for the time being, Wang Tao suddenly felt an ache in the testicles.
He was still missing a “Cable,” and his HP had reached [990/990].
There was no helping it, whether it was for materials or for health points, he had to keep killing zombies.
Wang Tao crossed through an alley and proceeded to the next street over.
There were several zombies on the next street, and three of them, upon seeing Wang Tao, began to twist and quickly advance towards him.
Wang Tao, without saying a word, raised his spear and swiftly blew the heads off of these three zombies.
Pfft!
[-500]
Pfft!
[-500]
Pfft!
[-500]
Three consecutive headshots, the three zombies were instantly killed.
[Acquired: Iron Block xl]
[Acquired: Gauze xl]
[Acquired: Cable xl]
“Finally got it!”
Seeing that he had obtained the cable, Wang Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he felt that his physical fitness had improved again, and this time the increase was even more significant than before!
Upon checking his HP, it had indeed reached [1000/1000]!
Wait a minute—
Suddenly, Wang Tao felt something was wrong. Killing three zombies should have yielded at least 15 HP! His HP was just 990, which means he only gained 10 points? Where did the other 5 points go?
And as Wang Tao was pondering this, he suddenly felt his head get heavy, and he wanted to sleep.
“Not good—”
Realizing something was amiss, Wang Tao quickly ran back, and fortunately, he had cleared out all the zombies on this street. He ran back to Happy Community without any danger.
“Wang Tao, what’s wrong with you?”
Ding Yuqin had been watching downstairs; seeing Wang Tao returning in a faltering gait, she rushed down anxiously to meet him.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine. Just very sleepy, I need to sleep…”
Although Wang Tao was very drowsy and wanted to close his eyes, his consciousness was still relatively clear. With Ding Yuqin’s strenuous support, he managed to get back to his room and fell asleep as soon as he lay on the bed. Even though Wang Tao had told her not to worry, how could Ding Yuqin not worry? She struggled to take off Wang Tao’s clothes, and after checking carefully that there were no injuries, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After noticing that there were many sweat stains on his body, she brought hot water over to clean Wang Tao’s body, just like a caring wife.
“Thirsty…”
“Here’s the water!”
Gulp, gulp-
He took a big gulp of water in a daze, and Wang Tao finally became alert.
He felt as if his body was filled with strength!
After breaking through to 1000 HP, it seemed like his fitness had vastly improved!
He instinctively looked towards his HP bar.
“Huh?”