Survivor camps belonging to criminal gangs were also a type of survivor base. However, not all survivor bases were camps for criminal gangs.
There were also places where order had collapsed, and people gradually gathered for self-preservation.
The survivor base in front of Tang Li was such a human settlement.
Before the apocalypse, it must have been a small town.
After the earthquake, it had become a ruin.
However, they must have learned from official channels about the impending earthquake and were prepared.
Although the town was in ruins, they had set up some tents in the open spaces and had sufficient supplies, otherwise, they wouldn't have survived for 10 days after the earthquake without fleeing.
The population of this survivor base was not large, only a few hundred people.
When they saw an RV approaching from the north, they became very nervous.
Several people stepped forward and blocked Tang Li's path.
Tang Li rolled down the window and asked, "Is this H City? How do I get to the H City shelter?"
Seeing that the person inside the car was a girl, these people visibly relaxed.
But they did not let down their guard.
After all, in the apocalypse, a woman traveling alone was certainly not simple.
Seeing that none of them spoke, Tang Li took out a stack of universal coupons and gave them to them, saying, "I won't ask for nothing; this is your reward."
This stack of universal coupons, worth 300 points, was enough for one person's monthly expenses in an official shelter.
However, these people were unmoved.
Someone even sneered, "Just a stack of waste paper! Useless except for wiping your backside, and you offer it as a reward?"
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"Cluck... Squawk!"
Tang Luo's knife descended, and the chicken's head rolled to the ground.
[Congratulations Host! You have gained 10 points!]
A mechanical electronic voice sounded in Tang Luo's mind.
She didn't stop her movements, efficiently bleeding, plucking, and processing the chicken in her hands.
Soon, she chopped the chicken into small pieces, put them into a bowl, and set them aside.
On the kitchen island, there were already 5 portions of processed chicken pieces like this.
In addition, there were neatly arranged 10 fish and 1 duck.
These were all processed by Tang Luo after slaughtering them that morning.
After finishing all this, Tang Luo breathed a sigh of relief.
"System, how many points do I have now?"
[Current Points: 102 points]
As soon as Tang Luo finished speaking, the mechanical electronic voice sounded in her mind again.
This was the system she had obtained after transmigrating into this novel world. No one could hear this electronic voice except her.
"I've been busy all morning and only earned 102 points. The speed of accumulating points is too slow."
"At this rate, how can I possibly carve out a sufficiently large secret base and stockpile enough survival supplies before the apocalypse?"
Tang Luo murmured to herself with some worry.
[Host can obtain more points by killing sinful beings.]
[Points can be used to carve out base space, refresh items in space, purchase items from the store, etc.]
[For more functions, please explore them yourself, Host.]
Hearing Tang Luo's murmurs, the system's mechanical electronic voice sounded again.
Tang Luo was beyond speechless.
There were less than 7 days left until the start of the apocalypse.
At the current rate, even if she did nothing but kill living things, she could only accumulate a maximum of 2000 points by the time the apocalypse broke out.
Moreover, Tang Luo also needed to stockpile essential survival supplies before the apocalypse began, so she couldn't spend all her time accumulating points.
But this system was simply an artificial idiot!
Every time she asked how to get points or how to carve out base space, the system would only repeat these three sentences.
But there was no other way.
To survive in the impending apocalypse, she still had to rely on this "Secret Base System."
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Tang Luo prepared some ginger and scallions, and put the chicken she had just processed into a clay pot to stew.
Speaking of which, Tang Luo had only transmigrated to this world for a total of 6 hours.
This world was the world of a male-oriented apocalypse "cool text" novel that Tang Luo had read before transmigrating.
Tang Luo had transmigrated into a female character with the same name and surname as her in the novel.
Tang Luo, a girl, originally didn't read such male-oriented "cool texts."
The reason she read this particular one was that a friend found a female character with the same name and surname as her in it and recommended it to her. And because she happened to have time, she inexplicably started reading it.
But as she read on, Tang Luo felt increasingly indignant.
The female character in the book with the same name and surname as her, the original host, was an excellent girl.
Even in the apocalypse, she had carved out a path for herself, becoming a small leader in a faction, gathering loyal subordinates, and could live very well without the male lead.
However, simply because the faction the original host belonged to blocked the male lead's path, and the male lead wanted to defeat the original host's faction with the least cost, he designated the original host as a conquest target.
Conquering beautiful girls was one of the selling points of this male-oriented "cool text."
After being reborn, the male lead in the book obtained a system that not only gave him nearly invincible strength but also allowed him to conquer beautiful girls through the system.
According to the book's setting, once the male lead selected a conquest target, no matter what he did, the conquest target's favorability towards him would only increase, never decrease.
Sometimes, even if he slapped the conquest target a few times, their favorability would increase.
When the favorability reached over 60, the conquest target would seriously execute most of the male lead's requests, unless it was suicide.
When the favorability reached 100, the conquest target would execute any request the male lead made without hesitation, including suicide!
The original host was not the only girl around the male lead who was conquered by him due to increased favorability.
Tang Luo watched as the original host's favorability towards the male lead soared under his conquest, eventually losing herself and thinking only of the male lead.
Because of their initial antagonistic relationship, the original host's outstanding abilities, and her later appearance, the original host was also targeted with hostility, exclusion, and neglect by some of the girls the male lead had conquered earlier.
Perhaps readers who identified with the male lead would find these plot points very satisfying.
But Tang Luo identified with the original host who shared her name, and thus became increasingly angry as she read.
Why should the original host be conquered by that male lead just because of the system's favorability settings?
Did that male lead deserve it?
Everything the male lead gained, including his increased strength, developed influence, and conquered girls, was all because he had a system.
In his previous life, without the system, the male lead was nothing.
Why should such an excellent girl as the original host sacrifice everything for him, only to be treated unfairly?
Just because he was the male lead and had a cheat?
Tang Luo thought that if the male lead's system were in the hands of the original host, even without rebirth, she would definitely do better than the male lead!
Just as Tang Luo was thinking this, her vision suddenly went black.
When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in this world and become the original host.
Tang Luo almost went crazy.
She was indignant about the original host's experiences and indeed dissatisfied with the male lead, but she absolutely did not want to live in this apocalypse where order had collapsed, humanity was twisted, and natural disasters were constant.
Moreover, there was still the original book's male lead, who wielded a powerful cheat, could kill entire families at the slightest disagreement, and could conquer others unconditionally.
Tang Luo just wanted to return to her original world.
Therefore, the first thing she did after waking up was to jump directly from the 11th floor!
But just as she was about to turn and jump, her idiotic system…
No, the "Secret Base System" appeared.
As soon as it appeared, the system told her:
[Only by completing the main mission can the Host return to the original world.]
[If the Host dies in this world, she will also die in the original world; without completing the main mission, the Host will be forever trapped in this world.]
Although the timing of the system's appearance was suspicious, and Tang Luo didn't know if the system was telling the truth, she decided not to commit suicide for now.
After all, life was only one.
If it were true, it would be her who died.
Besides, her cheat had arrived, and she had the capital to survive the apocalypse, so there was no reason to commit suicide.
Next, Tang Luo began to explore her "Secret Base System."
She learned that this system could give her an independent dimensional space.
Even in the apocalypse, she could hide in it and live comfortably.
However, carving out space, installing an entrance, and refreshing items all required points.
And points could only be obtained by killing "sinful beings."