After lunch, Lin Yi returned to the real world, hurriedly heading towards the direction of the Commercial Building camp.
The streets at this moment were filled with decay, emanating an aura of desolation.
Along the way, apart from encountering a few sluggish zombies, Lin Yi did not face any significant danger.
He smoothly arrived at a residential building, the location where he had agreed to conduct a transaction with the Scar-faced Leader.
Walking inside the building, just as Lin Yi was about to transport three tons of potatoes from the cellar, Xiaochuan's urgent voice suddenly sounded in his earpiece.
"Boss!"
"What's wrong?"
"Someone is stalking you!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi's expression turned serious instantly.
He quickly darted into the shadow of the room and teleported back to the Shelter.
"Who is it?" Lin Yi strode to his laptop, eyes fixed on the screen.
Xiaochuan pointed at three figures on the computer screen, saying helplessly, "I'm not sure either, the camera's footage is too blurry."
Lin Yi leaned in to get a closer look, but due to the distance, the faces of those people were nothing but pixelated blurs, making them indistinguishable.
He pondered for a moment and decisively clicked into the purchase interface of the mall.
[Camera Level 2, 100 Coins]
[Camera Level 3, 400 Coins]
Without any hesitation, Lin Yi directly bought a Level 3 camera.
This camera not only had a broader detection range, but also came equipped with night vision and thermal imaging functions.
He adjusted the camera's position, activated the thermal imaging mode, and started searching the surrounding area.
He quickly discovered the traces of those three people in a building across the street.
Two of them were whispering, while the other was resting nearby.
Lin Yi found a good angle, took several photos, and then decided to test the maximum detection range of the new camera.
The results surprised him immensely. The original detection range was 3*3 meters, and now it had expanded to 18*18 meters.
In the Shelter's warehouse, there was a printer, which, although could only print black and white photos, was barely enough.
Lin Yi looked at the photos for a while, feeling quite satisfied with his photography skills.
"Xiaochuan, quickly adapt to the new camera functions and report to me as soon as there's any situation."
Xiaochuan, seeing Lin Yi preparing to head to the real world again, said worriedly, "Boss, they're still watching you—"
"So what?" Lin Yi raised an eyebrow and instructed, "If they move towards me, inform me immediately."
With that, Lin Yi returned once more to the real world.
Fortunately, Xiaochuan's reminder was timely, and the potatoes had not yet been placed on the ground.
He turned and walked out of the residential building, pretending to know nothing, continuing towards the Commercial Building camp.
However, after walking about a hundred meters, Xiaochuan's report came through his earpiece.
"Boss! Those people have split up; two are following you, and the other is searching the residential building."
Lin Yi tensed up, quickly understanding that this group had definitely set their sights on his potatoes.
"I should have planted a landmine there to catch them off guard!"
Xiaochuan weakly reminded, "We don't have landmines, boss."
"I don't need you to remind me!" Lin Yi responded unkindly.
Fifteen minutes later, at the Commercial Building camp.
The Scar-faced Leader saw Lin Yi and immediately greeted him warmly.
After shaking hands, he grinned and said, "Still the old place? I'll dispatch someone—"
"I'm being stalked!"
"Who!?" The Scar-faced Leader stood up abruptly.
The veins on his forehead popped out, his single eye and the scar on his face twisted together, looking particularly ferocious.
He hated outsiders invading his territory, especially when they interfered with his business...
Lin Yi took out photos printed with three people from his pocket and handed them to the Scar-faced Leader.
The photos were black and white, depicting two young men and one middle-aged man.
"Damn..." the Scar-faced Leader squinted, examining the photos from side to side, before muttering, "These photos are terrible, like something a child carelessly snapped."
"Taken by one of my subordinates; I'll have him learn photography next time." Lin Yi shrugged, his face unchanging.
Immediately, he noticed a fleeting hint of murderous intention in the Scar-faced Leader's eyes and asked, "Do you know them?"
"The one in the middle is named Albus; he works at the Louvre, but his reputation isn't good." The Scar-faced Leader snapped his fingers and called in a guard.
After issuing several orders, he turned back and asked Lin Yi, "Does this mean our delivery has to be postponed?"
"Postpone to the evening; find a safer place with no windows or surveillance cameras." Lin Yi finished speaking, observing the Scar-faced Leader's puzzled expression.
He smiled and explained, "I have a subordinate capable of transporting goods in a special way..."
"Understood." The Scar-faced Leader nodded.
After their farewell.
Lin Yi hurried towards the direction of the Louvre.
Along the way, he continuously hunted the groups of zombies he encountered until he arrived in front of that familiar residential building.
It was here that he had once teleported from the Shelter to the real world, and where Chen Youyou and Xiaochuan both signed contracts with him.
But looking at the broken lock, it was obvious that it had been damaged by people from the Louvre.
Lin Yi's brow furrowed involuntarily.
His intuition told him it was best not to go to the Louvre... but seeking the brewers...
It's a big business deal, should he just give it up like this? It felt quite unsatisfying!
Life is precious, or is business more important?
Lin Yi sighed.
Aware that his current strength was still somewhat weak, not enough to contend with large forces.
For now, rapid development was the only way to carve out a path amidst the large forces and the zombie mutation.
After figuring it out, Lin Yi turned, beginning to explore a street district away from the Louvre.
But as soon as he stepped into the street district, he immediately sensed the difference between large camps and ordinary camps.
Large camps typically wouldn't allow a large gathering of zombies; fighters would either lure them away or use vitality to eliminate them.
But this district was teeming with zombies, thick and dense, everywhere.
"Xiaochuan, report the situation." Lin Yi hid behind a small bus, speaking into his earpiece.
Xiaochuan's response was swift: "Ten zombies are standing still directly ahead. A group of thirty zombies is moving north to the right front. No mutated zombies spotted yet."
A battle was possible!
He picked up a large stone and threw it into an alley not far from the group of thirty zombies.
It worked!
The sound of the stone hitting the ground successfully caught the zombies' attention, and one zombie pounced first, with the others following suit.
Once the zombies all entered the alley, Lin Yi leaped out, swinging the Black Sword in his hand, slicing through the zombies.
Ten minutes later.
He effortlessly dealt with these zombies, picked up the fallen Coins from the ground, and transported the corpses back to the Shelter.
Now, through this method, he had collected a certain amount of biological material, which might come in handy if the Shelter opens new functions in the future.
After confirming there were no zombies around the corner, Lin Yi continued onward. He carefully avoided the zombies gathered together, silently traversing through the district.
Suddenly, a burst of gunfire shattered the silence.