Wen Yi Tong felt quite dissatisfied after returning from the Taoyuan Base, especially upon learning that many people had left their base.
She knew where those people had gone, but what could she do? Even if Wen Yi Tong wanted to stop them, few would listen.
This was about awakening abilities. What ordinary person wouldn't want to awaken an ability?
Wen Yi Tong waved her hand, signaling her assistant to stop bothering her with such matters. After the assistant left, she angrily threw a teacup at the wall.
Taoyuan Base! It was all because of this Taoyuan Base! Sooner or later, she would destroy this Taoyuan Base.
The function of crystal cores was already known to everyone. Wen Yi Tong felt she couldn't stay in the base any longer. She had to obtain more crystal cores to ensure her ability level was higher than others.
She heard that the zombie levels had also risen significantly. Could higher-level crystal cores allow her to break through level five and become a level six ability user?
As abilities leveled up, each increase in level would almost double their power. Therefore, she absolutely had to reach level six. Once she reached level six, the Taoyuan Base would be nothing to fear.
Wen Yi Tong quickly handed over the base affairs to one of her assistants and prepared to take her team out to hunt zombies.
Her team consisted of the people who had followed her from the beginning. They had all seen the ability levels of the people from the Taoyuan Base. Initially, they had been smug in their own base because their levels were higher than others.
But now, seeing so many level four abilities in the Taoyuan Base, they felt quite uneasy.
So, they also prepared to hunt more zombies and obtain more crystal cores. Now that Wen Yi Tong was ready to go with them, they felt even more confident.
With a shared agreement, they began planning where to go to kill zombies. Since they were all ability users, they were not afraid of zombies, even if the zombies' levels had risen. They weren't worried.
Just as Wen Yi Tong left the base, some people followed them.
"I heard the rat has come out of its hole."
"Then I'll go tell the others. It's rare to get out, we can't let her be disappointed!"
"Mmm, I'll go tell Sui Sui. She'll be very happy."
"I'll go tell my sister too. You go take on a mission to leave the base. Since we're going out anyway, it won't hurt to do an extra mission."
"Okay!"
Wen Yi Tong and her group boarded a vehicle to go out. Their destination was another city, about a three-hour drive from their current base.
Wen Yi Tong had plenty of supplies in her spatial dimension, so they weren't afraid of spending the night outside. Their plan this time was to stay out for half a month and increase their abilities by at least one level.
They traveled along, discussing their future plans.
"Boss, after we return this time, let's discuss with the Taoyuan Base about setting up a network for our base too. Last time at the Taoyuan Base, although it was an internal network, we could play many games and such!"
He said this to Wen Yi Tong in the back seat while driving.
"Of course. If we can level up a few more times, we can treat Taoyuan as our home." Although the Taoyuan Base had many level four abilities, so what? Once she reached level six, she could completely take over the Taoyuan Base.
At that time, holding the ability awakening potion, how many crystal cores couldn't she obtain? She would then become the most powerful ability user in the world.
"Indeed. With crystal cores, we can exchange for enough points to spend in the Taoyuan Base. Taoyuan, for all its flaws, has a lot of good food.
I heard it's cultivated by wood-element ability users. When our base has more ability users, can we also cultivate our own?" He was still looking forward to the future, unaware that the person behind him was already thinking about how to make the Taoyuan Base his own.
Wen Yi Tong just smiled slightly, not responding to the man in front.
The sound of the car along the way attracted the attention of many zombies, but because the zombies couldn't keep up with the car's speed, they followed for a distance and then stopped.
Wen Yi Tong didn't find these zombies scary; instead, she felt excited, as they were all crystal cores.
When they reached their destination and got out of the car, they looked at the unfamiliar city and felt it was a treasure trove.
"Boss, where do we go next?"
Wen Yi Tong took out a map, unfolded it, and looked at it. "Let's go to that skyscraper over there. That building is the tallest in this area."
"Okay." After saying that, they prepared to get back in the car and head there.
At this moment, some zombies began to surround them. Wen Yi Tong casually threw several spatial blades, killing those zombies. One person immediately ran over to collect the crystal cores.
After retrieving the crystal cores, Wen Yi Tong realized that what the people from the base had said was true. These zombies were indeed evolving rapidly. The colors of these crystal cores were all close to red.
Wen Yi Tong picked up a crystal core and absorbed it directly, finding that it contained twice the energy of the crystal cores obtained from the base.
She then asked others to try absorbing a crystal core as well.
Although there weren't enough crystal cores for everyone, it was enough for most people to try.
From the color of these crystal cores, it was clear that they contained more energy than the crystal cores collected by the base.
But after they actually absorbed them, they understood that the higher the level of the crystal core, the more energy it converted.
Such crystal cores were much purer in energy than the others. Moreover, these seemed to be just ordinary zombies on the outskirts.
There would surely be higher-level zombies inside, and their crystal cores would undoubtedly contain even more energy. She became even more confident in her ability to reach level six.
Those around Wen Yi Tong who had absorbed energy from the crystal cores also felt they had made the right decision to come. Their gazes towards the faintly visible zombies became much more fervent.
As long as they could absorb more of these crystal cores, they would definitely be able to increase their levels quickly.
"Let's go. Let's clear out that skyscraper first."
With that, they got into the car and drove towards the skyscraper.
As they drove towards the skyscraper, a teenager on the rooftop of a nearby tall building quietly watched the group.
"The rats are heading towards the tower. The people over there should prepare to welcome them."
After saying this into the walkie-talkie, he turned it off without waiting for a response.
He narrowed his eyes, as if trying to get a clearer look at the people over there. Then, he clenched his little finger and ring finger of his right hand into a pistol shape. He closed his left eye, tilted his head, and aimed his right eye at his fingertip.
"Bang!" He made a simulated gunshot sound, a vicious smile spreading across his face. "The gifts are ready. I hope you like them. And I wish us all a good time!"