Suppressing the joy in his heart, Anthony looked towards the Level 1 Cultivation Chamber. Previously, due to insufficient energy points, he hadn't activated the chamber. But now that he had a method to acquire energy points, his thoughts started to stir again.
Converting the Spirit Pool daily required 1 energy point. Using the gym for two hours consumed 2 energy points. The hibernation pod consumed 0.1 energy point each time. If he were to activate the cultivation chamber, the total energy consumption per day would be 4.1 points. With his current remaining 65.78 energy points, he could sustain it for nearly 16 days, assuming there were no energy conversions.
Considering the current situation, overall development was heading in a promising direction. With this in mind, Anthony went straight to the storage space on the third floor. Even before the advent of the apocalypse, he had purchased a large number of vegetable and fruit seeds, not because he feared a shortage of supplies, but because he had a sense of impending doom since childhood. One couldn't just sit around and wait for everything to deplete. "What should I plant?" Anthony glanced at the shelves filled with a wide variety of goods, furrowing his brow.
Firstly, there were tomatoes, a necessity rich in vitamin C that could ensure he wouldn't suffer from scurvy for a long time. Then there were carrots and bell peppers, which were rich in vitamins A and B, protecting his vision and heart. Anthony also selected cabbage, garlic, and bitter melon. He planned to divide one acre of land into six sections. Taking the seeds, Anthony directly opened the door to the cultivation chamber. What is this? Anthony was stunned by the scene behind the door.
The bedroom, originally about thirty square meters in size, had transformed into a black soil field the size of a half basketball court, exuding a pleasant fragrance of soil. The ceiling had been replaced by a deep blue sky, and if he didn't already know it was the cultivation chamber, he would have thought he had entered another world. This is too miraculous! He exclaimed, taking out the seeds and looking at the black soil, but his smile suddenly froze. He didn't know how to plant!
Quite embarrassed, even before his rebirth, as a scavenger in the Linxian survivor camp, he had never done any farming work. After all, survival itself was a problem back then, let alone farming. Moreover, large areas of land were contaminated by the ancient virus. Although crops could be grown, no one dared to consume them.
"System, how should I plant?" Anthony asked somewhat awkwardly.
"The black soil in the cultivation chamber is rich in spiritual energy, so there's no need for excessive treatment of the crops. Just plant the seeds directly," the system's voice rang in his mind.
Since that's the case, Anthony decided to try planting a few seeds at intervals of twenty centimeters. He wasted no time. Taking off his thick cotton armor, Anthony rolled up his sleeves and pants, and started planting. An acre of land might not be considered large, but for someone like Anthony who had never farmed before, it took nearly two hours to finish.
Phew... burying the last few seeds, Anthony let out a sigh. Damn it! This farming is more exhausting than killing zombies. If anyone dares to say farmers are useless in the future, he promised to give them a big slap. However, as he looked at the acre of land sprinkled with seeds in front of him, a sense of pride welled up from deep within him. It was something ingrained in his bones.
The only thing that made him somewhat distressed was that this acre of land consumed a whole two cubic meters of spirit pool water, which meant that he instantly lost 2 energy points. Additionally, the spirit pool automatically consumed 1 energy point to replenish itself. Looking at the remaining energy points, Anthony pursed his lips.
"Never mind, everything is for the sake of survival!" Besides, there seems to be another opportunity to increase attributes in the gym and the spirit pool today. With that in mind, Anthony's expression improved a bit....
Next to the base, there was an alley called Yanghe West Road. There were only a dozen residential buildings here, and Anthony had basically cleared out the zombies in the afternoon battle.
Inside the house that was originally used to lure zombies, Bella gradually came back to her senses from her daze. Bella looked around the empty room, feeling shocked and aggrieved. She never expected that she would come so close to death one day. And that person... he just left her behind and ran away! Was she that useless? A sense of grievance welled up, and her nose felt sour.
Sitting on the ground, her hands wrapped around her legs, she buried her head in between, allowing the tears to fall. After a while, her mood slightly eased. She wiped her tears and struggled to stand up, holding onto the chair for support. But in the next moment... Her stomach made an embarrassing noise, accompanied by a feeling of hunger.
For a moment, tears welled up in her eyes again. Sniffling, Bella decided to find something to eat first and then figure out a place to settle down after regaining her strength. Carefully holding onto the door frame, she stuck her head out. When she saw the corpses scattered on the ground and the stench of blood, she furrowed her brow.
Suppressing the discomfort in her stomach, Bella cautiously maneuvered around the zombie bodies and began searching inside the house. This residential building was large, with three floors in total. The first and second floors were submerged in floodwater, rendering many things unusable. However, on the third floor, she found a white refrigerator with three apples inside.
The refrigerator door opened, revealing the quiet apples lying there. Judging by their appearance, they were probably bought only a few days ago. Swallowing hard, Bella picked up an apple and began to devour it greedily. After going hungry from yesterday afternoon until today afternoon, she had never thought that an apple could taste so delicious. The sweet and sour juice reignited her hope to survive, and she even swallowed the apple seeds.
After finishing one, Bella picked up the second apple. Just as she was about to take a bite, suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps approached. Who could it be? Startled, she quickly turned her head. Two middle-aged men dressed as laborers appeared in her line of sight. When they saw her, they also paused for a moment.
For a moment, their eyes met. Bella was instantly petrified in place. After a brief silence, the two middle-aged men exchanged a glance. The slightly shorter and skinny man took a deep breath and stepped forward, saying, "Hand over... the apple in your hand."
Meanwhile, inside the Walmart Supercenter in Linxian City, hundreds of people sat on the ground, listening to the speech of a middle-aged man wearing a security guard uniform. The security guard spoke in a local dialect, saying, "Everyone, stay calm. Everywhere outside is filled with those damn creatures. If we go out, it's suicide. We've lost two colleagues guarding the escalator already."
Listening to the security guard, one male customer still expressed dissatisfaction, saying, "So what do you suggest? We can't just stay here like this. We've been out for three or four days, and the elderly and children are still waiting for us to come back home." As soon as the male customer finished speaking, the hundreds of other customers echoed in agreement. "That's right, it's not a solution to stay here all the time. What about the elderly and children in our homes? Can you bear the responsibility?"
Seeing everyone getting louder and more agitated, the middle-aged male security guard's voice rose as he helplessly said, "Stop arguing! I have no solution either. Going out now means certain death. We can only wait for the government to send rescue teams." As he finished speaking, the customers fell into silence, and some female customers started sobbing quietly.
Just when everyone's emotions were low, a young man suddenly stood up and asked, "So, if we stay here, how will these living supplies be distributed?" As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's gaze became strange.