The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

The military, on the other hand, provided firearms and ammunition in exchange for food and various supplies.

But both sides had the same goal, to exchange for the goods they needed.

“Are you planning to trade supplies with them?” Zhao Yanqiu asked.

“No rush, let’s wait and see how things go first.”

He would definitely have a look at the military’s side, but now was not the time.

Food had become the most popular currency in the apocalypse, and all trades were based on it.

He had ordered five thousand bags of food from ‘Sha Naila’, and once this batch arrived, he would have enough to trade for the supplies he wanted over there.

“Oh.”

Seeing she had nothing else to say, Wu Heng spoke directly, “Alright, then keep an eye on the radio.”

Zhao Yanqiu nodded, indicating she understood.

Wu Heng left the room and returned to his dormitory on the top floor.

He opened the boundary door and returned to Gold and Silver Island.

…

He went downstairs.

Mini and Andre Willow were playing with a little owl in the courtyard.

Chef One started preparing dinner.

Wu Heng sat in the living room, thinking over his contact with the military.

Guns were still very effective against hordes of zombies, but the noise easily attracted more of them.

With sufficient numbers and adequate weapons, dealing with zombies wasn’t hard.

The fear was that the more you fought, the more zombies would swarm until you were overwhelmed.

At the county’s Flame God Shelter, there were also plenty of firearms, but unless it was an emergency, they generally wouldn’t use guns to kill zombies.

After all, a shelter that started with just over a hundred people could trigger a zombie tide that numbered in the thousands.

Even a minor scratch or bite was still fatal.

Perhaps that was why the military was selling firearms, both to exchange for the resources they needed and to enable more survivors to keep living.

“I’m not lacking in food, just need to see if they have what I want,” he thought to himself.

Soon, Chef One served dinner, and Wu Heng called the two ladies from the courtyard to come inside to eat.

The two women quickly ran inside.

They ate together.

After dinner.

They trained in the courtyard until it got dark then went to the bathroom together to take a bath and rest.

…

The next day, in the morning.

After breakfast, Wu Heng went straight to Zombie World.

Coming out of his dormitory, the survivors downstairs had already started their own work.

Standing at the entrance of the dormitory building, he waited for a while when Qi Hancai hurried over and said, “Yesterday, we made more than 70 spears, and there are also some kitchen knives and hammers that were scavenged; they’re all piled up there.”

The city was densely populated.

After clearing several old residential areas nearby, the number of skeletons reached more than twenty thousand, close to thirty thousand.

The team’s numbers were rapidly increasing, but their weapons and equipment were falling behind.

Now, besides scavenging, the most assigned job for the survivors was weapon crafting.

If they couldn’t kill zombies, at least they could fashion weapons faster, right?

“Let’s go, let’s check it out,” Wu Heng said.

Qi Hancai nodded and led the way to the side.

In an open space, it was piled full of scavenged kitchen knives, hammers, hatchets, and other harmful iron tools.

It looked like they had collected everything that could be used as a weapon.

Wu Heng turned to the ‘Big Head Skull’ behind him, “Bring over the Skeleton Warriors that are lacking weapons to take their pick.”

Hula la~!

With a clattering of bone against bone.

A large number of Skeletons, forming a long line, came over from one side.

They bent down to pick up weapons from the ground and rejoined the ranks.

It was as if they had been trained, remarkably orderly and uniform.

When all the weapons were distributed.

Wu Heng continued, “Have the vehicle team come over, we’re heading out to clear zombies.”

“Got it!” Qi Hancai acknowledged, picking up the walkie-talkie to say, “Come on, bring the vehicles over here.”

Once the vehicle team arrived.

One of the drivers came down to meet ‘Qi Hancai’, Wu Heng boarded the bus with a few Skeletons, following suit.

The vehicle team started up, and under the escort of Skeletons, they left the old factory area.

…

On the bus.

Qi Hancai gripped the steering wheel, her eyes occasionally glancing at the co-driver’s seat.

After a long moment of contemplation, she started a conversation, “My king, what kind of Corpse Core did you use to awaken your Superpower?”

Qi Hancai was also a Superpowered Man.

Although climbing walls and having enhanced leg strength didn’t have as strong an effect on killing zombies.

At the auto repair shop, she was the strongest person next to Wu Heng.

Corpse Cores contained the virus, but in a sense, they also broke the body’s shackles for humans.

Wu Heng knew what she was asking.

Summoning skeletons was a skill inherent to his profession, but to ‘Qi Hancai’ and others, it seemed like he had awakened some special Superpower.

Wu Heng thought for a moment and said, “I’ve taken a few kinds, and the one that awakened my superpower was the Corpse Core of a Big Head zombie.”

He gave a deliberately vague answer.

His own awakening of the ‘Corpse Core’ was [Willpower Reinforcement], which could protect his own consciousness and block negative states affecting one’s will.

It wasn’t really lying to her.

Hearing that Wu Heng had taken several kinds, Qi Hancai’s expression became animated.

Surprise, hesitation, and a bit of disbelief crossed her face until finally, she managed to say, “Your constitution is really good.”

She almost blurted out ‘you really have a big life.’

“There are some tricks; I’ll tell you when I get a chance. Taking more elixirs might benefit your breakthroughs in constitution,” Wu Heng said in an even tone.

These words made Qi Hancai tremble with excitement.

Tricks?

He really found a way to consume Corpse Cores.

Besides summoning skeletons, Wu Heng had also cast fireballs and casually taken out items, clearly indicating he had more than one superpower.

There surely was a method to mitigate the toxins.

A method even the headquarters didn’t know!

“Alright, I will definitely do my best,” Qi Hancai promised.

She inwardly rejoiced over her decision to join the mechanics factory.

Good food and drink were no longer a worry, and now she had learned such significant information.

“Don’t talk about it outside, or it will be troublesome.”

“I won’t say a word,” Qi Hancai assured solemnly.

“Hmm!” Wu Heng continued, “How did you arrange those few factory buildings in the old factory district?”

“I’ve turned two of them into production workshops. Some equipment and tools are over there, manufacturing weapons for skeleton usage. The rest haven’t been arranged yet; they’re still empty!”

The old factory district was very large. From the worn signs found in a warehouse, they were marked with ‘Mechanical Factory No. 16.’

But the factory had been abandoned long ago, and no equipment was left behind.

With several workshop buildings and the number of survivors, production of Iron Spears and arrows would not require so many facilities.

“Choose one workshop to serve as a warehouse, build an inner wall and iron door inside. I will need it later,” Wu Heng instructed directly.

“Oh, okay, I’ll arrange it when I get back.”

The coach continued forward.

As they moved away from the safe zone, zombie roars began to emerge around them.

And the numbers grew.

Wu Heng began issuing commands to the Skeleton Army.

The Skeleton Flying Dragons dropped Solid Iron Bullets.

Then came a rain of arrows plummeting from above.

After the two assaults, not many zombies that could reach close quarters were left.

They were directly knocked to the ground by the Skeleton Army, spears and kitchen knives incessantly falling, a rollover slaughter.

“Advance forward!” Wu Heng ordered.

The skeletons strode ahead, while Wu Heng followed behind, holding the ‘Spine Staff’ and casting [Corpse Battlefield].

One by one, skeletons rose from the ground and joined the advancing ranks.

This area was cleared.

Wu Heng ordered the skeletons to continue forward, clearing other areas of zombie hordes.

…

As dusk neared,

The Skeleton Army returned, with their numbers having increased once again.

Wu Heng glanced at his experience points.

It had risen to a quarter; a few more runs and he could level up to 14.

He was a bit closer to ‘Sha Naila.’

The army returned to the courtyard and went into standby mode.

After giving Qi Hancai a couple of instructions, Wu Heng went back to Gold and Silver Island.

…

The next day, the association.

It had been several days since he’d last been here.

Wu Heng still came to sit for a while.

Beside him, Andre Willow was doing a kitten owl’s hair, tying a tuft upright on its head.

Then she took out a silver mirror to show the owl.

The little owl, infuriated, stood on the desk shaking its head frantically, trying to throw off the thing on its head.

Causing ‘Andre Willow’ to laugh without stopping.

“Wei’er!” Wu Heng called out.

Andre Willow came over, and the owl, still shaking its head madly, followed, staring at him with big eyes.

Wu Heng stroked the little owl’s feathers before asking, “For rangers who transition jobs, are the abilities trained?”

“It requires long-term training. We grew up in the forest from a young age and underwent the training of our tribe,” Andre Willow explained directly.

“What kind of jobs are easier for the children of ordinary families to transition into?”

“That would be warriors or rangers. They can quickly become professionals through training and are not overly dependent on inheritance, or spending a lot of time studying books. In fact, ordinary families need more time to sustain a livelihood,” Andre Willow explained.

In her view, her master was of noble origin, and a very wealthy one at that.

So, she explained things in more detail.

Wu Heng nodded, feeling she made a lot of sense.

It was just like how people in modern society pursue higher education.

Those from better-off families have ample time and financial resources to continue improving their knowledge and experience.

But some people need to spend more time sustaining their livelihoods.

Professions that are easy to pick up allow these people to quickly become professionals.

“Hmm!”

“Does the master have someone in mind who wishes to change jobs? We could choose a profession based on what he’s good at,” Andre Willow said.

“Just asking,” he replied.

While they were chatting,

The door was knocked softly.

Andre Willow answered it.

There stood a man in a crisp suit with the ‘Starflower’ emblem on his chest at the doorway.

Without entering, he glanced at the room and said softly, “May I ask if Deputy Steward Wu Heng is present?”

“I am. Is there something you need?”

“Deputy Steward! Sha Naila, the leader, has sent me to remind you that the goods you ordered from Starflower have arrived at the port, and you can go to inspect and receive them anytime,” the man relayed.

Hearing this news, Wu Heng’s heart stirred.

The goods had finally arrived!