Ch 84: TGCIR

Mutant armor required Fu Yanzhou’s research expansion to be able to construct the “Armor Forging Room.” Shen Cheng then shifted her attention to medical supplies.

The base’s medical field was at Level 2, and each production could only yield enough ingredients for ten doses of medicine. Based on this rate, in two days, they could only store twenty doses of medicine at most.

However, when the base went into battle, twenty doses would be like a drop in the bucket. Considering the scale of the base’s operations now, they’d need at least three to four hundred doses of medicine!

Medicine…

Thinking about this, she suddenly remembered her skill “Thousand Lives.” As a natural druid attuned to nature, she could not only command life but also manipulate flora. This was a skill tailored perfectly for this situation!

Hehehe, perhaps the real purpose of “Thousand Lives” was to consume mana potions to activate the skill, fostering the growth of plants and yielding a wealth of ingredients for medicine?

With this thought in mind, Shen Cheng readily extended her subscription for Thousand Lives for another month.

At this moment, with ample resources on hand, there’s no need for penny-pinching. After topping up the in-game currency, Lanlan can continue using it.

Walking through the base with a staff in hand, Shen Cheng floated along the base’s path. As she passed by, those on the sides lowered their heads as a sign of respect for the owner of the base.

The feelings towards her and towards Lanlan were completely different.

If it was said that Lanlan was the stern base manager who was often closer to them, while Shen Cheng appeared frequently, each time she appeared with the Buffs that she brought with her, it was like clouds and mist that were untouchable to them.

So, when she walked by, those on the side lowered their heads.

Shen Cheng used to think that this was a privilege given to the “whales” in the game, but after understanding the true situation of this world, every time she saw this scene, she felt a bit uneasy: she was just having fun in a game! The respect from these people made her feel guilty.

Shen Cheng’s heart felt a bit sour. The steps of the game had become heavier: she carried the weight of the entire base on her back.

Finally, she arrived at the herb garden.

There were already a few ordinary people busy in the herb garden, weeding, catching bugs, fertilizing, and taking care of the plants. When they saw Shen Cheng holding the staff and walking by, the fairytale-like woman with an aura Buff lifted the staff in her hand and waved it gently in the herb garden. Wherever her fingers passed, the small seedlings that were lying quietly in the soil suddenly grew as if they were given some kind of growth potion!

In just a few seconds, they had grown enough to be harvested!

Drawing a circle with her staff, as the staff emitted a faint light, the surrounding herbs fully ripened.

But it didn’t stop there. With graceful steps, she continued to walk, her intentions shimmering. Gradually, she disappeared into the sea of herbs.

When she completed a full circle and returned, the entire herb garden had fully matured.

Closing her eyes, the woman gently exhaled. The herbs in the ground flew up and neatly piled into a small mountain next to the field.

“God…” Was this divine-type ability or wood-type ability?

Everyone was left stunned.

Was this a self-planting growth-enhancement cheat? Or a self-harvesting machine?

With such an ability, what did they need them for?

While they were lost in thought, the woman took a breath, took out a blue bottle from her pocket, and unscrewed the cap to drink from it.

Perhaps because the skill consumption was substantial, beads of sweat had formed on her forehead, but she didn’t stop there. She walked again, took another sip of the potion, and then proceeded to use her ability again.

In front of the screen, Shen Cheng muttered that this wave of processes was quite monotonous.

The thing was, she had bought a cheap blue potion from the in-game store that only cost 50G, which was considered quite expensive in the present situation. Then, she completed the process of walking, using her ability, swiping the screen with her fingers, and harvesting all the herbs, piling them up in a corner.

What was more tedious was that due to the large quantity of healing herbs required, this procedure took a total of 40 rounds to complete. Even if it was highly mechanized, it still took several minutes!

Rounding up, she has been engaged in this rather monotonous “liver production” for nearly an hour! But as she watched the increasing pile of raw materials by her side, there’s contentment in her heart.

An hour plus spending fifty bucks resulted in 400 doses of potion ingredients—this is still considered a gain.

Shen Cheng looked at the little helpers from the base carrying the raw materials to the nearby equipment, watching as the herbs transformed into bottles of elixir, slowly filling up the base’s storage.

The base’s medical reserves were gradually growing larger, and it was becoming a state where the amount exchanged was more or less equal to the amount consumed.

【Base Elixir Reserves: Completed】

Shen Cheng didn’t realize that her several hours of loading elixirs for the base had actually boosted the morale of the people inside. As the battle approached and rumors about the impending zombie transformation spread throughout the base, the residents, who had been worried before, relaxed to some extent after seeing the well-supplemented elixirs. They understood its effects and felt a bit more at ease.

With elixirs that could even safeguard lives, as long as there was an ample supply of these elixirs, the survival rate of base members would increase.

Without the immediate risk of death, when they faced the zombies in battle, they wouldn’t be as timid and fearful.

What Shen Cheng didn’t realize was that the matter of the elixirs had already spread throughout the base.

Of course, there were also some whispers behind her back. Some muttered, “Since that person can mature all the herbs with a wave of her hand, why do we have to work hard to take care of them?” But those who said such things were swiftly scorned. Even though that person could mature the herbs with a wave of her hand, it was clear that she did so without any loss. Didn’t they see her drinking potions directly that day?

She was enduring consumption to help store medicine for the base, for their lives and health. If this wasn’t care for them, then what was? Rather than busy themselves with idle chatter, why not busy themselves with working?

Moreover, the ones usually working in the herb field were girls. This was considered a special and relatively safe job. If, as they said, someone was doing everything herself, it would be like shutting off all other paths.

This kind of talk was immediately suppressed, and there were some private discussions going on. These eyes that were quick to find fault could be compared to wolves among friends. The people in the base now cherished their lives, which were stable and had prospects. They would only think of the hardships in the wasteland and the struggle to survive when they were driven to the base.

What initially started as a habitual sarcastic remark quickly revealed its severe consequences.

Shen Cheng didn’t know that her act of helping to prepare herbs had actually established a solid vein of goodwill within the base. People who managed to exchange for the healing elixirs and saved their lives remembered her favor.

After finishing up, piling up all the elixirs in the storage, Shen Cheng realized that Lanlan was standing outside, quietly observing her busyness. It seemed that Lanlan had been waiting outside for a while.

Although there was no urging, it seemed that in any case, patience was not something in abundance. And even more importantly, watching as the people in the base respected and greeted her everywhere she went, just looking at this scene warmed Li Weilan’s heart.

It was as if they were both striving for the sake of the base, as if they had never been separated in two worlds.

Or perhaps, if he closed his eyes and fantasized, she would suddenly appear here, standing by his side.

So, looking through the glass, it felt like opening the window slightly, and this dream would awaken.

He would never be tired of watching her.

“Lanlan, you can go do something else. No need to watch me.” Shen Cheng restrained herself from saying: After all, Lanlan’s daily affairs were quite busy! As the practical leader of the base, he had countless things to take care of, from resources to assignments, requiring a great deal of attention. Sometimes, seeing simple task bars refresh in the game, the actual coordination required much more time.

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Many times, she saw Lanlan still busy in his simple quarters, and back then, she thought it was just a game. She only felt that cub was working hard, but she didn’t think too much of it. Now, when she remembered the words “waiting every day in the game,” she would be shaken. It was like causing ripples on the surface of a pond, stirring up profound emotions. Because even though Lanlan was already so busy, he had never ignored her existence.

That’s right, when she was busy with real-world matters, Cub was actually waiting for her in the game? Or perhaps, he has been waiting here for quite a few times?

Thinking about it, Shen Cheng felt like her heart was being tugged.

Initially, it was an uncomplicated situation, but the more she thought about it, the more it seemed a bit unfair to Cub.

However, Li Weilan hadn’t thought so much—Shen Cheng in the game wasn’t a god, lacking any divine aura. There were no indicators, at most one could infer her thoughts and emotions from her speech tone. At this moment, her tone carried a hint of mild irritation, but Li Weilan didn’t dwell on it, he just smiled and said, “But it’s also helping us amass so many medicines. It’s nice to have someone to accompany you when you’re busy.”

“Ah, Lanlan!”

Shen Cheng sighed sincerely, yet a faint sweetness welled up in her heart.

Shen Cheng remembered that one of the game’s task bars was about storing fuel. She glanced at Li Weilan, who was conveniently nearby, and since she trusted her judgment, she read out the task requirements and asked, “What’s the purpose of storing fuel?”

The base currently relied on pure energy generation—whether it was converting thunder and lightning-based abilities into electricity or utilizing the kinetic energy from the hamsters running in circles, all of it required fuel.

Even the vehicles used in the base directly relied on electricity conversion.

Moreover, if the base used fossil fuels, Shen Cheng would have to question how the issue of carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide accumulation and ventilation would be handled. After all, the base was an entirely sealed environment. If there was too much carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide, would the base’s inherent ventilation system be sufficient to deal with it?

Precisely because she didn’t know the purpose of storing fuel, Shen Cheng looked at the “Energy Supply” building in the construction list and had no idea how to approach it.

After hearing the task requirements, Li Weilan said, “This fuel should be for a kind of weapon.”

Currently, there were only two types of ability users in the base, and their levels were considered high. The Wall was a kind of continuous weakening ability against the zombie horde. With a substantial amount of fuel, the zombies in the path could be incinerated to half health.

Hearing this, Shen Cheng understood. Looking at the “Weapon” section, indeed, there were additional options to craft weapons: Flame thrower.

【Flame thrower: A hand-held large-scale weapon. Wondering why the zombies lose half their health when they charge at you? Look at your hands, which are holding this flamethrower. The only flaw: it consumes a lot of fuel. Unless you have a mine at home, it’s recommended.】

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