Shen Hegui looked for a moment, then pulled out two sofa-style benches and pushed them together, barely forming a single bed.
He glanced around. The booth had floor-to-ceiling windows, but curtains were drawn, so they didn't have to face the terrifying weather outside.
Shen Hegui said, "You can tidy it up yourself tonight. If anything happens, remember to call for help."
Seeing how thoughtful he was, Jiang Yuntan nodded. "I understand."
She had to admit, Shen Hegui played the role of a brother quite well. Even though the original host's past actions were detestable, Shen Hegui, as family, didn't truly loathe her.
In other words, when family caused trouble, he could only follow behind and clean up the mess.
At that moment, the booth's door was open.
Qiao Chengming appeared at the door and knocked.
Shen Hegui saw he looked like he had something to say. After glancing at Jiang Yuntan, he said to Qiao Chengming, "Come in and talk."
After entering, Qiao Chengming closed the door behind him.
Qiao Chengming said in a low voice, "There's a research institute not far away. When I worked with them before, I heard they developed a Laser Sword. It may not be sharp enough to cut through iron like mud, but it can definitely pierce flesh and blood."
"The reason I came here, besides gathering supplies, wasn't unrelated to this. But I heard those Laser Swords consume too much energy. If you use their own batteries, a full charge only lasts a minute."
"But I heard they also developed a new energy converter that can turn energy into power for the Laser Sword. Now that ability users have appeared, maybe the apocalypse really does have something that can serve as energy for the Laser Sword."
Shen Hegui wasn't surprised he thought that way. The world never lacked smart people.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a fingernail-sized crystal core, holding it out to Qiao Chengming. "This is the crystal core from that zombie husky. It contains a lot of energy. Maybe it can be used as the Laser Sword's power source."
"If we can actually get the Laser Swords, our team's lethality will rise to a new level."
"Not to mention other things, just something like the pothos we encountered earlier. We could cut it with knives, but it was easy to get tangled. But a Laser Sword is different. As long as the mutated plant dares to entangle, it will be severed."
Jiang Yuntan listened on the side, very surprised. She knew that whether in her original world or this one, her country had been vigorously developing technology. Even robots could dance and twirl handkerchiefs, so it wasn't impossible for robots to go to battlefields.
This was also why she had always wanted to go back to Jing City with Shen Hegui. Even if the apocalypse brought ability users, the power of technology should not be underestimated.
Zombies don't feel pain when injured, but do robots? Perhaps by the time they returned to Jing City, she would see a batch of robots going out to clear zombies.
But she never expected there to be something like a Laser Sword.
Jiang Yuntan asked, "Are you talking about the kind that glows and can cut off a finger with a touch?"
Qiao Chengming nodded. After thinking, he explained, "Remember those lightsaber transformation videos that went viral online? The Laser Sword probably looks like that."
"But when it's not powered on, it's just a hilt."
Jiang Yuntan was stunned.
I mean, this was a bit beyond her common sense. She knew the country's technology was advanced, but she didn't expect it to be this advanced. It felt unreal.
Seeing her dazed expression, Shen Hegui smiled. "What's wrong? You've seen heaven countless times already. Isn't a Laser Sword not too far-fetched?"
"Don't forget, Chengming said those Laser Swords don't have a suitable power source yet."
Jiang Yuntan nodded. "But didn't you say we could try using zombie crystal cores?"
"Mm. But we don't know if it'll work yet. Let's get them first and then figure it out," Shen Hegui said solemnly.
Qiao Chengming continued, "I don't know if there are still survivors at the institute. Also, it seems they only made one batch. I'm not sure how many there were."
"It's fine. Since it's nearby and we're passing by, we definitely have to check it out," Shen Hegui said, a thoughtful glint in his calm eyes.
"Mm," Qiao Chengming responded.
After discussing this, Qiao Chengming left. Shen Hegui gave her a couple of instructions and also went out.
Jiang Yuntan looked at the booth in front of her, pulled open the curtain on the floor-to-ceiling window, and saw the oppressive weather outside.
Not only that, the clouds hung low, as if moisture was flowing within them. The dark clouds seemed to cascade down like a waterfall, and lightning threaded through them like swimming dragons.
If she wanted to go out tonight, she'd have to think of a way. In this weather, they would definitely close all doors and windows.
The only possibility was the broken glass Qiao Chengming had shattered.
Looking at the simple makeshift bed in the booth, Jiang Yuntan didn't plan to put anything on it yet. She'd do that when it was time to sleep.
She opened the dimensional mall system and found that Mu Qingtang had already sent her seven days' worth of meals, but her space was full.
With no other choice, Jiang Yuntan tried to reorganize the supplies in her space, moving some of the boxed items to the dimensional showcase. After all, the showcase for clothes wasn't full yet.
She looked at the meals Mu Qingtang had sent: sweet and sour spare ribs, Dongpo pork, meat-stuffed lotus root, four-joy meatballs, crab meat lion's head, steamed preserved meat, and many dishes she couldn't name, even a pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
Besides the dishes, there were all kinds of pastries and cut fruit. It was really thoughtful.
Jiang Yuntan took out a plate of osmanthus cakes to eat.
Soon after, Mu Qingtang sent her a list, which was the money from pawning her remaining jade, jadeite, and jewelry at the pawnshop.
Converted, those items had sold for 2,700 taels of gold, which really surprised her. It seemed these jadeites were quite valuable in Mu Qingtang's dimension.
Mu Qingtang directly transferred the corresponding dimensional coins to her: 24,300 coins. Combined with her previous amount, she now had 50,520 dimensional coins.
Well, another day of being rich.
Soon, it was six in the evening, but the sky was completely dark, and the rain was still falling outside.
Tonight they ate the food they had cooked at the restaurant last night.
After dinner, the group stayed together for nearly an hour, discussing what to do after the rain stopped. Once decided, they dispersed to rest.
After returning to her booth, Jiang Yuntan immediately found a raincoat from her space, which she had dug out from the pile of supplies from the supermarket. She had full perception of her space and system, so she naturally knew what was inside and where it was.
She stuck the Invisibility Talisman she had bought earlier onto herself, quietly opened the booth door, and stepped out.