At this moment, Ye Fan wondered if these two sisters were the kind of Dragon Race that liked to collect treasures.
Without a doubt, the restaurant they opened made a lot of money.
If the jewelry in this box were valued, it would have been worth millions before, especially that piece of jadeite raw material, which was particularly valuable.
According to Ye Fan's current system, this box is probably worth at least five hundred Gold now.
This was quite a temptation for him, who was eager to save money to build a radar.
If it were someone else, Ye Fan would definitely have taken it without hesitation, but he felt a small sense of guilt towards the little girl.
Being someone blacklisted by all-you-can-eat restaurants for eating so much, he couldn't quite ease his conscience, as Ye Fan didn't like owing others, so accepting it made him feel a bit uneasy.
The little girl across from him was very generous and directly shoved the box to Ye Fan: "Big brother, just take it. It's the apocalypse now. Our lives are almost gone, and this stuff is worthless. As long as you can save my sister, what does it matter?"
Ye Fan nodded after listening.
If it weren't for the small guilt in his heart, he would have accepted it with much more ease, after all, compared to life, no amount of money mattered.
"Alright, since you're so sincere, I'll accept it."
Ye Fan stuffed the box into his Commander's Backpack without converting the gold in front of them.
Having taken their money, he naturally had to help, not to mention he originally planned to kill zombies and collect jewelry.
"Where is your sister? Why didn't I see anyone else or any zombies when I got here?"
"They're all blocked by those overturned buses. On the other side of the buses is the other side of the small fishing village. There's a police station at the end of the road. When the disaster broke out, people panicked, and the survivors ran everywhere. Many thought of seeking help from the police, and all ran to that side, but the police also turned into zombies. They had no choice but to run to the last restaurant, and quite a few are trapped there by zombies."
"Oh, you say the zombies have them trapped in a restaurant?"
"Yes, they blocked the doors, and many are crowded on the second floor of the restaurant. The zombies chased them there, but they have nothing to eat. If there's no rescue soon, they'll most likely starve up there."
"Alright, since that's the case, it's our duty. Little girl, don't be afraid. Here's the thing, we're all very hungry too. Can you cook for us? Can you prepare some food for us? Once we're full, we'll take action."
"No problem, my sister and I run a restaurant. We always make our own meals; we can make anything."
Upon hearing Ye Fan agree, the little girl beamed with joy. With so many armed soldiers around, her courage grew, so she left the room to go downstairs and prepare food for Ye Fan and the others.
Ye Fan and his companions didn't stay upstairs; they went downstairs to help tidy up the place.
There was still some food in the restaurant's fridge, and the little girl swiftly started cooking.
Meanwhile, Xu Haoran approached Ye Fan: "Sir, I'll go and scout the area."
"Alright, go ahead. Report back with any news."
Xu Haoran went out with Xiaotian.
Taking this opportunity, Ye Fan went to a corner on the first floor and took out the jewelry.
As soon as he touched it, there was an immediate prompt from Nana.
"Rare metallic gems detected, can be converted to System Money, convert?"
"Convert."
"Conversion successful, acquired Money 690."
Ye Fan was delighted. He thought five hundred Gold would be great, but it turned out to be nearly seven hundred.
With his previous hundred-plus Gold, he now had 820 Gold.
There can only be one Scout per squad, no more can be produced. This money can produce eight Conscripts or four Army Soldiers at any time.
However, Ye Fan still planned to save up. Once he reaches five thousand, he could open a radar and unlock new buildings.
At this moment, Nana reminded Ye Fan: "Commander, Scout Xu Haoran requests you to switch to his perspective."
"Switch."
The perspective changed to Xu Haoran's side, and he saw the situation on the other side of the small fishing village.
Around a restaurant, a large group of zombies roamed nearby.
Xu Haoran was some distance away and did not get too close, but it was still clear that there were at least seven or eight hundred zombies here!
The dense mass of zombies surrounded a building. Due to the blocking buses and the distance, Ye Fan and his team hadn't seen it upon arrival.
"So many!"
Ye Fan was a bit shocked. Close to a thousand zombies are not easy to deal with.
The windows on the second floor of the building were tightly shut, with blankets covering the windows, not letting any light through.
As the little girl said, about twenty or thirty people were gathered there, and one could imagine the living conditions.
Yet, Ye Fan was a bit puzzled as to why these zombies, even without seeing people, continued to roam around the restaurant and refused to leave.
Ye Fan quickly noticed another feature.
There were more male zombies gathered on one side and more female zombies on the other.
From afar, it was apparent that the male zombies were taller.
Seeing this scene, Ye Fan's heart tightened.
He remembered the big Mutated Zombie downstairs that Wang Hu and Qian Xiaobing had a hard time dealing with.
And on the male side, it was clear that such zombies existed, and not just one.
Now it was getting dark, and the shadows were making it hard to see clearly.
"Xu Haoran, night vision goggles!"
Xu Haoran immediately took out the night vision device; as a scout, his equipment was very advanced.
After using the night vision, the screen appeared bright, and the ugly faces of the zombies became clearer.
Ye Fan focused his gaze on the male zombies, and this time he saw it clearly.
There were four tall male zombies, each appearing over 1.9 meters tall, standing in the center of the zombie horde.
And among the four male zombies, there was also a gigantic zombie over 2 meters tall.
In Ye Fan's view, the typical zombie image looked like a beggar who had been severely beaten.
Though terrifying, it was also as miserable as could be.
But this male zombie was different.
Although his clothes were tattered, his body seemed much more robust than the other zombies.
The crimson light in his eyes surpassed that of the other zombies; the bare skin showed a bluish-black color, as if a thick keratin layer was covering the outside.
It looked like a humanoid large bear, ready at any moment to rush out and tear the opponent's throat.
"Is this... a successfully evolved zombie?"
This zombie was different from the several around it; the others were similar to those downstairs at Ye Fan's home.
If there is a notion of evolution, then these zombies should be in the process of evolving, not yet complete.
But this large bear looked different; it should be an evolved end product.
This zombie was in the center of the horde, occasionally looking up at the second floor, seemingly attracted by something there, unwilling to leave.
And the other zombies seemed to linger around it, unwilling to leave because it wouldn't go.
"Xu Haoran, can you take down that zombie?"
"Sir, it's very difficult; it's in the midst of the horde, too far from me. My suppressed firearm is not a weapon for long-distance sniping. If I had a sniper rifle, no problem; now shooting it may easily startle them."
Ye Fan also wanted to help the young girl rescue her sister as soon as possible, but looking at the sky, it was already dark.
Fighting at night was not easy for Red Alert soldiers; vision will affect shooting accuracy, and it's not good to make a move at night.
Moreover, now everyone was short on bullets, it's not the right time to act.
"Let's retreat for now; it's time to eat. After dinner, rest, and we'll take action during the day tomorrow."
"Understood."
Xu Haoran and Xiaotian ran back, while the young girl also prepared the meal.
A hot pot, a table full of ingredients, a pot of rice boiled, along with beer and drinks prepared for them.
The Red Alert soldiers didn't drink alcohol, but Ye Fan had a little beer, and seeing the table full of delicious food, he couldn't resist; he started eating with the rice.
A scene of frantic eating as if a storm swept through.
The young girl had to go to the kitchen several times to prepare more ingredients.
When Ye Fan was serving his sixth bowl of rice, the young girl looked at him with a sudden trace of doubt in her eyes.
"You... I seem to have seen you before?"
Ye Fan coughed: "Many girls say this to me, I'm used to it."
"Really?" The young girl's face turned red, and she didn't ask more about it.
"What's your name?" Ye Fan changed the subject.
"My name is Su Chang, and you?"
"I'm Ye Fan."
After introducing themselves, Ye Fan told Su Chang that it was too late to make a move today, and they could only act tomorrow.
Su Chang understood this too and invited Ye Fan and the others to stay here.
The room had already been cleaned, and after dinner, everyone started to rest.
The Red Alert soldiers crawled into sleeping bags and slept on the ground, taking turns to stand guard.
Ye Fan also rested for the night in a private room on the second floor.
That night he didn't sleep well; the pressure of the seven or eight hundred zombies at the end of the small fishing village was not small.
Especially since there was an evolved zombie and several half-evolved ones.
If it was about escaping, there were no problems; they could rush through with the mining vehicle, but this time was about killing, which was not easy.
"We must formulate a tactic."
Falling into a drowsy sleep, the next morning at eight o'clock, Su Chang prepared breakfast to wake up Ye Fan.
A pot of meat buns, a pot of porridge, with a few refreshing side dishes, left Ye Fan satisfied.
This made him feel his own cooking was increasingly inedible.
After breakfast, he instructed the soldiers to clean and maintain their firearms.
Actually, Red Alert firearms didn't need maintenance; he was just pretending to buy some time until the bullets were refreshed.
After dithering until after ten, Ye Fan finally led the team out.
Although this zombie horde was dangerous, among the seven or eight hundred zombies, there were bound to be many pieces of jewelry, so Ye Fan decided to risk it.