Chapter 81 Exercise

Chen Luo ate rice with shredded potatoes with the others for lunch.

After days of meat and fish, a vegetarian meal was a nice change of pace.

Only Mi Fan, the true carnivore, ate the chicken breast Ma Yu had specially cooked for it. This was its favorite, and no one could be deprived, especially not Mi Fan.

Although it was simple, no one complained. It was better than usual, and having something to eat was good enough.

After the meal, Chen Luo instructed Shu Yun,

"Record everyone's name, ability, and the day they awakened after the Great Change and show it to me."

Hmph, I, Chen Luo, only care about your abilities, not your appearances or ages.

Chen Luo gave her paper and pen, and soon Shu Yun handed over the registered information.

Currently, there were still 20 people in Shu Yun's group. Three had died before, not including Mu Tiange.

Looking at the abilities, there were six physical enhancement types, four fire types, two lightning types, four ice types, two earth types, one nature type, and one light type.

Chen Luo was pleasantly surprised to see a light type.

This was a rare ability. It couldn't compare to the space type, but only one in five or six hundred people possessed it.

With so few survivors, this ratio was very low.

The light type could not only heal but also provide buffs. Moreover, some light types were also strong in combat.

Mi Li was an extreme case. She seemed to have a strong comprehension ability for auxiliary light magic but was basically useless in combat.

The light type was named Wang Ling, the girl Jiang Feng coveted. She had awakened on the third day, which was alright.

The most talented was Shu Yun, who had awakened on the first day, near dusk, around five o'clock.

Those who awakened on the first day were all good seeds with king-level potential. People like Fa Wang were the top tier.

Everyone called it a dog, but everyone was inferior to the dog.

The other girls had mediocre aptitudes, with some even awakening on the 13th day. Without future contributions or a strong backer, they could only work in logistics.

The treatment for logistics personnel was imaginable. Apart from Ma Yu, who was a dedicated cook, only front-line combat personnel had good benefits.

To be blunt, they were cannon fodder.

Chen Luo thought that in another two or three days, level 1 zombies would become more common, so he had to train these girls during these two days.

He could also scavenge for supplies and have a legitimate reason to reward everyone if he found good things.

At 2:30 PM, Chen Luo gathered everyone, including Ma Yu.

Ma Yu hadn't experienced any combat, and Chen Luo didn't expect her to be very capable. He just wanted her to adapt to the scene of battle.

Ma Yu was indeed lucky. Although her cooking skills were good, they weren't the best in the country. She just met Chen Luo at the right time.

What troubled Chen Luo was whether to leave someone to guard the house.

There wasn't anything valuable, so he wouldn't feel bad if it was lost. However, he had some supplies he had ostensibly brought out, and it was always annoying to have his home stolen.

Who would be comfortable with someone entering their bedroom, their private space?

In the future, with more bases nearby, there would be many home-stealing dogs.

After thinking about it, Chen Luo decided to leave Fang Yu and Xu Lan, the two men, behind.

Chen Luo instructed, "If there are few people, warn them. If they don't listen, beat them. If there are many people, pretend you didn't see anything and wait for me to come back and deal with it."

The two nodded.

The group set off, divided into three vehicles.

The first was Chen Luo's heavy truck, driven by Yang Xuan, to load supplies and clear the way.

The second was a bus, the company shuttle from Mu Tiange's company, to transport the girls.

Originally, there were two, but one exploded after a gas leak and couldn't be used.

The third was Chen Luo's black Audi, with Mi Ling in the passenger seat and Mi Li, Ma Yu, and Mi Fan in the back. Su Dazhu sat in the heavy truck.

He wouldn't even sit in the bus.

In the cab of the heavy truck, four big men were shooting the breeze.

Suddenly, Jiang Feng said, "Look at that zombie, even as a zombie, she's still pretty. She must have been a beauty when she was alive."

Yang Xuan, who was driving, exaggerated, "You can tell that? Should we knock her out and take her back?"

Su Dazhu joked, "Brother Feng once said that once the lights are off, everyone looks the same."

With a "bang," the heavy truck crashed into a white van blocking the road, clearing the way.

Their destination this time was a nearby clothing wholesale market.

The girls didn't have many changes of clothes. Su Dazhu was still wearing Chen Luo's. Although clothes were far less important than food, it was best to have them.

He would also let everyone experience combat and hone their coordination. Chen Luo would also see everyone's weaknesses.

With the heavy truck clearing the way, the journey wasn't too difficult.

Chen Luo glanced at the zombies in the clothing wholesale market and the surrounding area, estimating there were three or four hundred.

He would let them do it themselves first, and when they were exhausted, he and Fa Wang would step in.

Chen Luo shouted, "Get into formation."

The formation was, of course, tank, mage, and priest, although there were only two priests.

"Jiang Feng, control the number of zombies. If there are more than thirty zombies at the same time, lure some away."

The physical enhancement types were the tanks. They would clear the zombies that approached, ensuring the elemental ability users could output damage safely.

A skilled mage could kite on their own, but he couldn't expect that from them yet.

The main force cleared the zombies one by one, while Jiang Feng was responsible for luring away the approaching zombies. Otherwise, the large number of zombies would overwhelm the main force.

Facing the zombies, everyone wasn't flustered.

But Chen Luo shook his head. The hit rate of the spells wasn't high. They only managed to hit because there were many zombies.

Chen Luo clearly saw an ice arrow that was aimed at a young zombie hit an old woman instead.

Multiple spells overlapped on one zombie, causing damage to spill over.

When they first awakened, depending on their individual circumstances, they could use two or three spells, which could seriously injure zombies but not kill them instantly.

At the peak of level 1, they could cast six or seven times.

The casting time was also a bit slow. With enough practice, one or two seconds per spell was entirely possible, instead of the current five or six seconds.

But some were talented, like Mi Ling, whose small fireballs were fast and accurate, and she could even burn the zombies with continuous flames.

If her level were higher, she would soon comprehend area-of-effect spells.

If it were just Shu Yun and the others, they would be wiped out if they dared to come here.

Chen Luo and Fa Wang didn't even lift a finger. They just stood aside to oversee, ready to help if anyone was in danger, but they weren't needed.

Jiang Feng put in a lot of effort. Without him, they would have had to face hundreds of zombies charging at them simultaneously.

With the zombies mostly cleared, everyone began selecting suitable clothes and loading them onto the heavy truck.

Everyone had to work, regardless of gender. Before the apocalypse, the men would be working while the women stood by and chatted.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, Chen Luo stealthily stuffed some black silk stockings into his space.