Lu Heng did not know the significance of Zhao Kai needing military maps, as he didn't possess mind-reading abilities.
Based on his understanding of Lu Heng, even if Lu Heng knew the locations of various bases, he couldn't possibly intend to attack them, as the primary enemy of humanity was currently zombies.
Unless Lu Heng harbored ambitions of ruling this territory, but from Zhao Kai's perspective, Lu Heng did not seem like a person with such aspirations.
Of course, with Lu Heng's current strength, if he had such intentions, no one could stop him.
Zhao Kai called the orderly at the door and had them fetch several pre-apocalypse military maps. These maps served different purposes, thus containing different information.
Lu Heng glanced at them briefly, comparing the positions of the Dragon City base and the base where Lin Yu's father was located on the maps, confirming the authenticity of the maps Zhao Kai had provided.
After storing the maps in his spatial dimension, Lu Heng stood up and said to Zhao Kai, "It's getting late. I need to get back to Nameless City before dark. As for what we discussed, I hope you can strengthen the clearing of nearby zombies. If your combat power is insufficient, you should increase the reward conditions, such as offering moderate crystal shards. I believe that with generous terms, those survivor teams outside would be happy to contribute."
Seeing Lu Heng stand up, Zhao Kai also quickly stood, "Yes, thank you, City Lord Lu, for specially coming to inform us of this news. We will promptly hold a meeting to discuss this matter. However, City Lord Lu, won't you stay the night? Allow us to fulfill our duties as hosts."
"Perhaps another time. Nameless City's affairs are quite busy," Lu Heng kicked the sleeping Platypus, guessing it was too cold, but this creature was too fond of sleeping.
After they had been talking for so long, the Platypus had been curled up on the floor like a quail, sleeping since it entered the room.
Woken by the kick, the Platypus blinked its large, captivating eyes in confusion, looking at Lu Heng's retreating back towards the door, and quickly chased after him.
However, its body was too cumbersome and unsuitable for walking on the ground. Its claws patting the floor made thudding sounds.
Zhao Kai, hearing the strange noises, involuntarily turned to look at the Platypus. He saw that as its claws landed on the floor, a lot of dust was kicked up from the gaps in the floorboards at its feet.
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Within Nameless City.
After returning to his room, Lu Heng first entered his spatial dimension to take a bath. He had been exposed to the cold air for a long time, which, in winter, would make anyone feel a bit uncomfortable.
Soaking in the warm bathtub, Lu Heng looked at the tattoos all over his body. He rubbed the cat-shaped tattoo on his chest, recalling the moment he had just contracted with the Director.
The new ability bestowed upon him by heaven in this life was truly overpowered; such a thing had never been heard of in his previous life.
After bathing and stepping out of the tub, Lu Heng directly used his fire ability to evaporate the moisture from his body. Then, he asked his spatial dimension to change his clothes before leaving his apartment and heading towards the rooms where the ability animals resided.
Because the weather outside was too cold, Lu Heng usually kept these animals in his spatial dimension. However, when the weather was good, Lu Heng would occasionally let them out to roam in the outside world.
At this moment, several animals were lazily sprawled on the floor of their room. A documentary about overseas scenery was being broadcast on the television on the wall.
However, the dialogue was all in foreign languages, which the animals couldn't understand, so they could only watch the various landscapes.
The screen currently displayed a pristine white beach, with waves repeatedly lapping against the shore.
Sensing Lu Heng's arrival, the Director tilted its head and looked at Lu Heng, "Master, is there really such beautiful seawater?"
"Yes, but that was in the past. I estimate that the water now, like the land, is also filled with various ability animals or zombie animals."
"Then isn't that very dangerous?"
"They shouldn't be able to come ashore for now."
Lu Heng said "for now," as who knew if there might be creatures that evolved to come ashore among the marine life, or if they might appear in the future, it wasn't impossible.
"As you all know, these images were filmed before the apocalypse. The entire planet is different from before," Lu Heng said, staring intently at the scene on the television.
"Alright, you all watch here, but pay attention to any changes at the locations of the exits downstairs."
Because he discovered he could alter the structure of objects within his spatial dimension, Lu Heng later brought several road exits in his dimension together. He then adjusted them to be located downstairs from his apartment, so that even from inside the building, he could see changes below through the window.
Afterward, Lu Heng went to see Lin Xue. Although Lin Xue's room was also in this building, it was not usually connected to the rooms of these ability animals.
At this moment, Lin Xue was in her room, lying on the bed as if drawing something.
Lu Heng's will moved, and he flashed into Lin Xue's room.
"What are you drawing?" Lu Heng looked down at the drawing paper in front of Lin Xue. It seemed to depict three people. Perhaps Lin Xue's fingers were too stiff, as the drawing was not very well done.
"Master, me, brother."
Lin Xue pointed to the three people on the drawing and spoke in sequence.
Lu Heng sat beside Lin Xue and looked at the drawing. The smallest one was standing between the other two. The three of them were holding hands, with a house behind them.
"Hmm, it's a good drawing. Lin Xue likes to draw, you can find some drawing programs to watch. Didn't I teach you how to play TV programs before?"
Lin Xue nodded. With her current intelligence, she could indeed operate the remote control to play programs herself.
Leaving the spatial dimension, Lu Heng returned to his room in the inner city. At this time, Lin Yu had already returned to the adjacent room.
He knocked on Lin Yu's door, "Lin Yu, I'm coming in."
"Brother Lu, you're back?" Lin Yu walked over quickly. The door wasn't locked anyway; there was no need to lock it here. In the courtyard outside, Lin Yu had used his wood ability to create a patch of grass, so if any outsiders stepped in, both he and Lu Heng would notice.
"I got several pre-apocalypse military maps today. Come and take a look. We'll analyze them, mark some areas, and if necessary, we can go to those places next spring."
"Okay, I also saw a map in my father's room before. I wonder if you have it here."
"You remembered it?"
"How could I? I don't have an eidetic memory ability. I took a picture with my phone. They checked my belongings before and didn't find any camera devices, so they let their guard down." Lin Yu scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.
"Take it out and let's compare."
As Lin Yu said, he took out a mobile phone from his storage ring, found a photo within it, and handed it to Lu Heng.