The small black tree began to slowly stretch its roots until they covered the entire black soil. The tree trunk also slowly grew larger, and the black mist that it had been forcibly inhaled was expelled in an instant and surrounded it.
"Stop absorbing too much of this precious energy." Shen Muyu looked at the ground beneath the small black tree with a pang of heartache. This energy would eventually run out, and she wanted to save some to grow vegetables.
Perhaps sensing Shen Muyu's emotions, the black tree immediately comforted her.
"Oh! You can actually coordinate and complement each other!" Shen Muyu grinned, showing his big teeth, after understanding the explanation from the little black tree.
It turns out that the small black tree needs this special soil to digest and absorb the black mist inside it.
Once this energy is completely transformed into one's own, it can nourish the soil with every breath, and eventually the soil in this dimensional space will become soil imbued with this special energy.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Muyu spent 50 units of spatial particles to expand the space behind the cabin by one hectare, letting it slowly nurture the soil so that there would be an inexhaustible supply of black soil for planting in the future!
"But we'll need to get some small agricultural equipment first," Shen Muyu said softly.
Turning the soil is something the little black tree can do, letting its roots roll around in the soil, but it's definitely not suitable for sowing and harvesting. She can't possibly do it all herself, one by one, she doesn't want to!
After settling the small black tree, Shen Muyu returned to her car, intending to open the platinum resource box.
After a silent prayer, Shen Muyu chopped off the lock and opened the box.
<60mm medium-caliber anti-aircraft gun: an excellent weapon for attacking aerial targets, but of course, if you insist on shooting at the ground, there's nothing I can do.
Note: It carries 60 rounds of ammunition; once used up, they will not be replenished!
In addition to these, the resource box also contains 200 units of fuel.
There are two Battle Robot Upgrade Cards in total. Shen Muyu tried to upgrade them but couldn't, so they must be special items. Therefore, he could only upgrade Battle Robot once for now.
The upgrade card was handed to Zhan Yi, who immediately stuck it to his chest, and the card turned into a beam of light that was absorbed into his body.
"Is there really no change at all?" Shen Muyu stared at Zhan Yi expectantly, wondering what kind of cool and stylish appearance it could transform into, but in reality, there was no change at all.
"Yes, the lightsaber has been enhanced, the machine gun's rate of fire has increased, and the power system has been modified, making it a bit faster," Zhan Yi said after assessing his body.
"That's good. So, roughly what level of zombie are you comparable to now?"
"It means you can…" Shen Muyu suddenly remembered that Zhan Yi probably wouldn't understand the meaning of "benchmark", so he tried to explain, but was interrupted halfway through.
"The last zombie was no match for me." Zhan Yi wasn't very familiar with the other levels of zombies, so he could only use the strongest one he had ever encountered as an example.
"Wow! Awesome!" Shen Muyu gave Zhan Yi a thumbs up.
She is currently only on par with level 5 zombies. With the help of weapons and other assistance, she can be slightly stronger, but zombies of this level are no match for Zhan Yi.
Moreover, it seems that the upgraded Zhan Yi's intelligence attribute has been enhanced, and his mechanical facial features look much more lively.
After putting the other two items into his backpack, Shen Muyu climbed up the tower and mounted the anti-aircraft gun.
As for the anti-aircraft gun system, it's a very ordinary black box; it automatically integrates into the platform in front of the screen.
This thing is pretty good. Although Little A is strong, its computing power is limited after all. It's really a bit difficult to control the precise operation of two cannons and vehicles at the same time.
This system can be a great help; once the calculations are complete, Xiao A can simply click to launch.
The only downside is that this system can only assist the anti-aircraft gun; Xiao A still has to operate the other artillery piece himself.
Shen Muyu put the fuel directly into her backpack. She shared her backpack access to the green car core with Xiao A, and Xiao A usually replenished the fuel when it ran out.
Not long after they left the mountainous area, it became completely dark. Xiao A chose a place with a wide view to park the car, while Shen Muyu took Da Bai back to the dimensional space.
"Dabai, I really can't afford to feed you anymore!" Looking at the empty food bowl, Shen Muyu rubbed Dabai hard twice.
Her body wasn't very big, well, before she gained her powers... but after gaining powers she is indeed quite big.
One meal is enough for Shen Muyu to eat four meals in one sitting. The kind of dog food that Shen Muyu used to eat was completely rejected by him because he simply couldn't afford it. He eats three packs at a time, and he can eat it five or six times a day.
The dried snacks had already been completely consumed. It was only because Shen Muyu had planted a lot that they survived; otherwise, the two of them, one human and one dog, might have starved to death.
Big White licked Shen Muyu in a flattering manner, then looked at her with its big, round eyes, looking pitiful.
Shen Muyu was just joking, and seeing its appearance, he apologized repeatedly. The two of them played happily for a long time.
Shen Muyu was so exhausted today that after playing with Da Bai for a while, she went back to bed and went to sleep.
During the journey, they encountered two or three small groups of zombies outside the car. Zhan Yi sensed that their level was not high, so Xiao A didn't call Shen Muyu. The two of them worked together to kill them all.
The next day, after waking up, Shen Muyu ate a little something and went to collect the resource boxes. At first, she used her mental energy to put them directly into her backpack, but it didn't take long before she started manually acting as a transporter.
Backpacks are useful, but accurately placing items requires a lot of effort, and you'll feel mentally fatigued after a short while.
Most importantly, this device doesn't consider the weight or volume of the object when collecting it; the consumption is very even. The advantage is huge—you don't have to worry about things being too heavy or too big to fit inside.
But that's the downside. Frequent item collection can easily lead to fatigue, not to mention that the garbage decomposer can only hold one resource box at a time, which is ridiculously inefficient.
"Master, I can see the city." Little A's voice came through the walkie-talkie. Shen Muyu couldn't keep his mental network open all the time, so this thing was still quite useful for now.
"Okay, I'll be right there." Shen Muyu threw the box into the garbage decomposer and then returned to the car with Da Bai.
The car was at a relatively high altitude, and the city ahead was easily visible, shrouded in mist.
The city is surrounded by mountains, and Shen Muyu could even see some buildings built against the mountainside. However, perhaps due to the altitude and weather, a thin mist shrouded the city. It was okay to see things up close, but not so clearly from a distance.
"Little A, is there a way to avoid this city?" Cities mean crowds, and where there are crowds, there are bound to be zombies. She doesn't want to go back into a zombie horde.
"I'm sorry, Master, this white fog has the ability to block signals, and my detection range has been greatly reduced. In addition, the road signs here have all been corroded away, so I don't know how to get around it for the time being," Little A said after a long while.
The outside temperature was also above 60 degrees Celsius, but the fog was so thick that the sun couldn't be seen. It was hot and humid, and Shen Muyu could feel the suffocating sensation of being enveloped in moisture even in the car, which was much more uncomfortable than dry heat.
"Let's try to get out of here by going around the outer ring road." With the already poor visibility and the towering, jagged mountains, finding a way out of the city was simply too difficult.
It's better to stick to this path first and look for maps or something similar in the buildings inside, so we don't get lost in the mountains.
"Yes, Master." Little A carefully maneuvered around the wobbly car on the road ahead and drove into the city.