Eat your fill and enjoy to the fullest.

In the sweltering summer, what could be better than ice-cold beer and barbecue?

Chen Luo was ruthless to his enemies, but he treated his own people well.

The others started grilling on the open ground of the residential complex, while Chen Luo barbecued on the roof of his own villa.

Chen Luo said, "First, let's grill a fish for Mifan."

Mifan was the darling of the group; who else would get the first grilled fish?

Fa Wang protested in his mind, thinking, *You're lying. I don't like it at all. Since it appeared, you haven't petted me once.*

Mifan said, "No chili peppers, absolutely no spice."

After it was grilled, Mifan's paws weren't convenient for holding it, so Chen Luo held the skewered grilled fish in his hand, letting Mifan nibble at it.

Watching the beautiful little cat eating grilled fish happily in his arms, Chen Luo's mood couldn't help but improve.

Cool breeze, beauties, cats and dogs, barbecue.

Chen Luo sighed, wishing such days could last forever.

Chen Luo said, "Sister Yu, tomorrow, let's look into how to make the beef into sauced beef, so it can be preserved longer."

A task worth one hundred points was issued: find equipment for vacuum-sealing food. A reward of one hundred points would be given just for discovering and reporting it.

The members feasted, stuffing themselves with the grilled meat, even if it wasn't cooked very professionally.

That night, Chen Luo considered who should use the old farmer zombie's crystal, regretting that it was only a Level 4 crystal.

The base couldn't just rely on Chen Luo's strength; if Chen Luo wasn't around, they needed someone to hold down the fort.

Mi Ling? Shu Yun? Da Zhu? Mifan?

Something strange seemed to have snuck in.

Chen Luo turned his gaze to Fa Wang.

Without exaggeration, the most powerful being in the entire base, besides Chen Luo, was Fa Wang, the dog.

He had been with Chen Luo the longest, starting to absorb crystals on the first day, and his talent was the highest, surpassing Mi Li and Mi Ling.

He had also learned a little of Chen Luo's true teachings, earning the nickname, Truly a Dog.

"Let's upgrade Fa Wang to Level 4 first."

Fa Wang was overjoyed, thinking, *It seems Master loves me the most.*

*With this, my days of becoming a Dog Elder will come sooner.*

The next day, Chen Luo officially announced that all combat personnel in the base had been upgraded to Level 2. The work of eliminating Level 1 trash had been completed.

Apart from the only logistics personnel, Yang Lan, who had been brought back from the vegetable market, there were no more Level 1 personnel in the base.

Except for ten people left to guard the base, everyone else went out to work.

Mi Ling, Mi Li, and Da Zhu also went, with Chen Luo assigning Fa Wang as their bodyguard.

There was no choice. These people were Chen Luo's concerns. It was good to have concerns; otherwise, like in his previous life, he would be all alone, ultimately forced to bury himself alive.

This outing was different from the usual collective excursions. If anyone wanted to act alone, they wouldn't be stopped.

Finding high-level crystals, locating supplies or valuable items, and recruiting rare talents could all earn points.

Points were money, points were status. If you weren't content with mediocrity and had the guts, then go and make something happen.

Xia Haoran, a man of few words, said to Fang Yu, "Captain, I want to act alone."

Having eaten and drunk Chen Luo's, Xia Haoran needed to prove himself.

Fang Yu advised, "Brother, it's a bit dangerous to be alone. You just arrived; coordinate with everyone for a few days first."

Xia Haoran shook his head. "No need, I know what I'm doing."

Fang Yu reluctantly watched Xia Haoran ride off alone on his motorcycle.

For some people, acting alone was more efficient.

Chen Luo stayed behind at the base to guard the home.

In the morning, he took in three people. *Sigh,* they were all girls.

They said they had heard that the benefits here were very good and that there were many girls, so they had formed a group and come to rely on him.

The others returned around ten o'clock, their powers exhausted. It was too dangerous to fight zombies in that state.

Each group handed in the crystals they had obtained.

Basically, it averaged about six or seven crystals per person. If they obtained seven crystals, after deducting the five crystals that had to be handed in every day, the extra two would be recorded as two points.

One point could be exchanged for a bottle of beverage or two extra slices of meat.

If you dared to risk your life, you could live a good life.

Chen Luo wondered if he should raise the daily submission standard, but then thought better of it. In a few days, when the zombies evolved to Level 2, it wouldn't be so easy.

"Let them take advantage for a bit."

For people like Mi Ling and Mi Li, absorbing the lowest-level crystals, it only took three days to evolve from Level 1 to Level 2. It took zombies only ten days to evolve from Level 1 to Level 2. Was that fast?

It was equivalent to an ability user absorbing two crystals a day.

If an ability user absorbed Level 1 crystals, even those with slightly poorer aptitude could evolve to Level 2 in three days.

The trio of Mi Ling, Mi Li, and Su Dazhu obtained 178 crystals, causing an uproar.

That was equivalent to killing 178 zombies, by just the three of them—too terrifying.

Xia Haoran arrived late, silently handing in 59 crystals.

Fang Yu knew that the Mi Ling trio were all Level 3, which was acceptable, but was Xia Haoran also Level 3?

Fang Yu couldn't help but gape. "Brother, you're really ruthless."

Everyone looked at Xia Haoran differently. One person, killing 59 zombies—damn, a freak.

Even Mi Ling couldn't help but look at Xia Haoran in surprise. They were a team of three, and only averaged slightly higher than Xia Haoran.

Moreover, the three of them were Level 3.

Alone, Mi Ling wasn't very confident that she could do what Xia Haoran had done.

In the early stages, physical-type abilities had an advantage over elemental-type abilities. Ability recovery was too slow, while physical strength recovered quickly and consumed less energy.

A smile appeared on Chen Luo's face. Sure enough, outstanding people could stand out anywhere.

At this rate, Xia Haoran could be promoted to an elite member in three days.

Elite members needed 300 points, which wasn't a small amount. As time went on, points would become increasingly difficult to obtain.

"Let's eat."

Today, the ordinary members' meal was rice with two liang (approximately 50 grams) of beef, and Lao Gan Ma chili sauce. One bottle of chili sauce was distributed per week. Once it was finished, they could only exchange points for it or wait until next week.

The only elite members currently were Shu Yun and Wang Ling. Their meal was potato and beef—two liang of beef with a potato.

In the future, there would be no more equal distribution. Only those with ability could live well.

If you were dissatisfied, you could leave.

And there really were people who were dissatisfied.

Today, the three newly joined girls were new members.

The new members' meal was rice with a packet of pickled mustard tuber.

Rice was unlimited.

Of course, such a meal was inferior, but look at what time it was.

New members could be promoted ahead of schedule or receive outstanding performance bonuses as long as they turned in ten more crystals to prove their abilities.

One of the new girls, dressed in green, inadvertently saw others eating meat and instantly felt extremely unbalanced.

This was too unfair.

She stormed over to Shu Yun and questioned her, "Why do you get meat, and we don't?"

Shu Yun found it strange. Hadn't anyone told them about the ranking system?

Shu Yun patiently explained, "Because you're new here."

The green-clad girl was furious. She remembered how, before the apocalypse, she had been given all the office cleaning duties at her company just because she was new.

"Isn't this bullying honest people?"