Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 60 - 54: Racing Against Time
Chapter 60: Chapter 54: Racing Against Time
Zhao Yaxin was silent for a moment, then nodded, “Yes.”
The blueprint for the Smoked Meat Room is incredibly valuable and cannot be missed under any circumstances.
People die for wealth, birds die for food.
Having a kind heart won’t bring you mercy from others.
A moment of hesitation could cost you your life.
In the apocalypse, this ruthlessness is indispensable.
However, Zhao Yaxin, as a well-protected daughter-in-law of the Su Family, though not weak in strength, is indeed not as decisive in killing as Su Lin.
And Su Lin’s current ruthlessness is not only due to his nature but also rapidly shaped by the crises that followed his crossing.
“But now that Zhou Song is dead, it’s actually a good thing for us.”
Su Can couldn’t help but laugh heartily, his eyes glistening:
“One less Tendon Lock Martial Artist, Zhang Shuo that old fox, probably needs to reevaluate the risks of cooperating with Zhong Wubin. After all, Zhong Wubin is no saint; he could very well double-cross us!”
Today’s surprises just keep coming one after another!
All great news!
…
At this moment, in the wilderness.
Zhang Shuo, with his body full of fat trembling, stood beside several corpses.
He held a large iron spear over two meters long, his protruding eyes staring fiercely at the headless body.
“Can any of you tell me what happened here?” he squeezed out the cold words from between his teeth.
The two stunned subordinates beside him immediately showed terror and hurriedly explained:
“Boss, we don’t know! When the captain sent us, there was no one around! We cleared the surrounding mutant beasts all the way here! We didn’t see anyone!”
“Don’t know…” Zhang Shuo murmured.
Zhou Song being killed is akin to an earthquake for Black Scale Village.
And at such a critical moment!
The Yun Village has acquired a First-Transformed Martial Artist;
In a few days, the Shunfeng Travel Group will come to sell Tier One Mechanism Blueprints.
Either event will determine the future fate of Black Scale Village.
Especially since… they are so “special,” not well-liked by most people.
Zhang Shuo glanced at the bodies and walked to the other side of the wall.
It was empty here, with nothing, but there was a distinct rectangular indentation on the ground.
The two men trembled as they ran and said:
“Boss, this is where we previously found the vending machine. Since it required 20 silver coins, Captain Zhou sent us back to get the money.”
Without a doubt, the vending machine had been used and disappeared under the regulations.
Hearing this, Zhang Shuo’s face remained expressionless as his protruding eyes stared fixedly at the ground for a long time.
Suddenly, he said coldly:
“So, not only did we fail to purchase anything from the rumored gold vending machine with Tier One blueprints, but we also lost a major player?”
After hearing this, the two collapsed weakly to the ground.
At this time, the deputy captain Li Zongxin came over, asking solemnly:
“Boss, now that the captain is dead, what do we do next?”
“What to do…” Zhang Shuo muttered again. His nervous behavior matched his bulging eyes and pointed teeth, making him look creepy.
Li Zongxin was already used to this and continued, “Are we still continuing the cooperation with that dwarf Zhong Wubin?”
When he opened his mouth, he too revealed serrated-like teeth.
“Continue…” Zhang Shuo replied in a daze, repeating like a sleepwalker.
Li Zongxin said no more, quietly waiting.
After a moment.
Zhang Shuo’s bulky figure moved back beside Zhou Song’s corpse, squatted down, and felt the muscles of the body everywhere.
His thick tongue licked his sharp teeth.
“Take it back, boil it till it’s tender.”
The two men shivered all over.
Li Zongxin remained unfazed, nodding, “Yes.”
“Go back and tell Zhong Wubin, I don’t want the blueprint anymore. But by the end of the month, I want to eat the Su Family members, especially Su Can and his big-bottomed granddaughter-in-law. After eating, we’ll escape, abandon the village, and stop playing with them.”
“Yes.”
…
Su Family’s Old Mansion.
“Materials needed for the construction of the Smoked Meat Room: aromatic wood 500, granite 100, alloy 100…”
The Su Family members gathered around the table, carefully reading the construction requirements on the blueprint.
Zhao Yaxin, holding pen and paper, quickly calculated the cost, verifying twice, then revealed a helpless look in her phoenix eyes:
“A total of 470 silver coins, and that’s based on current prices. If we wait until the Shunfeng Travel Group leaves, it’s likely to increase…”
As more people go out to gather materials, the seller’s market becomes saturated, leading to natural price drops.
Su Can clicked his tongue: “All are relatively rare materials, just gathering those five hundred aromatic woods will take some time even with money.”
Su Lin thought for a moment, then said:
“But for us, isn’t this also a different kind of good news? If Tier One blueprints need so many rare materials, then Tier One Mechanism Blueprints must be similar.”
“It really is…” Su Qi was stunned.
Su Can’s eyes lit up: “Yeah! This way, even if we can’t buy the mechanism blueprints, it actually gives us plenty of buffer time!”
“Hahaha!” The old man laughed heartily, patting Su Lin on the shoulder with surprising force, producing a thumping sound, “Young people’s minds work quickly!”
Su Lin bared his teeth in pain, even the Skin Lock couldn’t withstand the old man’s iron palm.
Su Qi said: “In that case, while we’re gathering materials, you should quickly upgrade the safe house to Level 4. Safe houses below Level 3 are considered newbie level in the apocalypse, with the upgrade from Level 3 onward requiring at least a hundred times the previous amount of Shadow Cores. And, this blueprint is undoubtedly yours to use.”
He implied that since Su Lin bought the blueprint with his money, the ownership was clear.
Su Lin nodded solemnly, not pretending to be modest at such a time.
If he wasn’t leaving this village, he naturally needed to build the Smoked Meat Room and make Treasure Meat as soon as possible.
“Rest assured,” the old man smiled, “If by then your strength isn’t enough, I’ll transfer the house title deed of the old mansion to your second uncle, and I’ll come to live with you. Being a tenant to my own grandson isn’t shameful.”
In the past, he wouldn’t have done this because the previous Su Lin wasn’t ambitious, coddling him would have only harmed him.
But now it doesn’t matter anymore.
His grandson’s wings have grown strong, and he can fly on his own.
Both in temperament and ability, Su Can feels at peace.
Even the Su Family’s recent crises were all resolved by his own grandson, what is there to worry about?
Su Lin opened his mouth, a warm current flowing in his heart, eventually turning into a weighty promise:
“I will do my best!”
Su Qi glanced at the grandfather and grandson, without objection, simply said:
“There’s still some time before lunch, I’ll teach you how to use Qi and Blood.”
“Alright!”
It was a race against time now, and Su Lin needed to seize every moment to strengthen himself.
The precious blueprint was temporarily handed over to the strongest old man for safekeeping.
Sister-in-law Zhao Yaxin and Su Tongxi, the sisters-in-law of the Su Family, took the materials and beast meat collected in the morning to the market to sell.
As for the fact that Su Lin solved another piece of meat today, it seems insignificant compared to the priceless Tier One Blueprint.
In any case, the entire Su Family now firmly believed in his “lucky streak.”
Su Qi took him to the Martial Arts Training Room on the third floor.
The Martial Arts Training Room, unlocked by Level 4 Safe Houses, can accelerate training speed, but it only works for the house owner and tenants.
Su Lin gets no benefit here, but at least there’s plenty of space and a practice Wooden Man Dummy.
Su Qi faced him, saying: “Yesterday, I showed you the use of Qi and Blood. Today, I’ll teach you how to stimulate Qi and Blood, and use it in attack and defense like I do.”
Su Lin was stunned: “Stimulating Qi and Blood? Using it? Do you need to learn that?”
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