An Qian's ultimate skill, though consuming immense energy, was incredibly powerful.
Qin Shilei roughly counted, at least two thousand zombies were killed.
With Baiziao Chaofeng unleashed, all zombies, whether ordinary or mutated and powerful, turned to ash, utterly annihilated.
Kong Qingshu, witnessing An Qian's full power for the first time, was stunned and almost got injured by a zombie.
The members of the Rock Battle Group who saw this scene also marveled at the formidable strength of their leader's wife.
Another half hour later.
All the attacking zombies were eliminated.
"Take stock of casualties, and send people to clean up the battlefield."
Qin Shilei instructed Zhang Qiang.
"Okay."
Before long, Zhang Qiang returned with a report: "One seriously injured, ten lightly injured, two sacrificed. The spoils are yet to be determined."
"Transport the bodies of the fallen back for burial and ensure proper compensation," Qin Shilei ordered.
Despite casualties, with only two deaths against seventy to eighty thousand zombies, it was a great victory.
Other teams might face casualties on any outing.
After cleaning the battlefield, everyone returned to Jingcui Garden.
Zhang Xiaoli had also finished cleaning the battlefield earlier.
Next was the distribution of merits and spoils of war.
"Leader, the attacking zombies have all been eliminated. I'd like to head back now and return tomorrow."
Kong Qingshu approached Qin Shilei and said.
"Alright. If you need anything, just let me know."
If she truly considered herself a member of the Rock Battle Group, Qin Shilei wouldn't mind helping her.
"Mm," Kong Qingshu replied with a single word, then turned and left in a hurry.
"I never thought even the army would experience rebellion," Zhang Xiaoli mused.
"I hope our Rock Battle Group won't have any of this rotten business," An Qian chimed in.
"Anyone who dares betray the Rock Battle Group will be killed without mercy!"
Qin Shilei declared, his face filled with murderous intent.
"Qin Ge, no need for such a fierce aura. Our Rock Battle Group will definitely not have such issues,"
Zhang Xiaoli reached out, holding Qin Shilei's right hand, and said softly.
"Alright, let's not dwell on these unpleasant matters. Let's talk about the construction of our base," Qin Shilei said with a smile, retracting his killing intent.
Zhang Cheng, the head of the Internal Affairs Hall, took over the conversation. "We always have ample food, but water and electricity are quite scarce."
The base's electricity relied on generators scavenged from various locations.
However, generators were limited, and the fuel for them was not abundant, so power was supplied in shifts and to specific areas.
As for drinking water, it was supplied by bottled water, which was also running low.
"It was good before when we were near the Chi Yuan River; we could draw water from it for bathing and washing clothes. Now, everyone has no water to wash, and they all smell,"
Zhang Cheng explained.
After hearing his explanation, Qin Shilei took out a pure water manufacturing machine.
Pure Water Manufacturing Machine (Green): Manufactures one cubic meter of pure water per hour, consumes one Rank 1 crystal core.
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Energy Saving (Blue): Halves energy consumption.
Nutrient Enrichment (Green): The water produced by this machine is rich in various minerals, and regular consumption is healthier.
High Speed (Red): Increases the speed of pure water production tenfold, with no change in consumption.
Qin Shilei chose the High Speed attribute.
Ten cubic meters of water per hour, totaling two hundred and forty cubic meters a day.
This was more than enough for the entire base's drinking needs, and even enough for occasional baths.
Qin Shilei handed the pure water manufacturing machine to Zhang Cheng to find a place to set it up.
Then he went to the attic of the house and found another pure water manufacturing machine in use.
After refreshing, a Purification attribute was fixed.
Purification (Green): Place the machine in water, and it can rapidly purify impurities.
Qin Shilei had a sudden idea and asked He Kaige to place this machine, now a purifier, in the swimming pool in Jingcui Garden, so everyone could bathe there.
With the purifier, he was confident the swimming pool water would be sufficient for the Rock Battle Group members to take a good bath.
In fact, Qin Shilei also had a purple item that could solve everyone's water problems, but he was somewhat reluctant to use it.
Primary Spiritual Spring Eye (Purple): Placed in the soil, it continuously flows with spring water rich in spiritual energy. Irrigating plants with this spring water promotes growth, and regular consumption of this spring water strengthens the body and improves physical fitness.
This was one of the purple items An Qian had obtained from opening a treasure chest worth ten thousand.
He planned to place the Spiritual Spring Eye in his personal dimension.
He would then build some bamboo or wooden houses in the dimension, plant some vegetables and grains, and become a leisurely small farmer.
Thinking of this life made Qin Shilei feel delighted.
Crucially, the personal dimension was safe, and he might even be able to create a food base there.
However, the exit to the personal dimension wasn't yet connected to Jingcui Garden, so this matter wasn't urgent.
Once the Spiritual Spring Eye was placed, it could not be moved again, so Qin Shilei couldn't casually find a temporary place to utilize it.
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Hot Spring (Blue): The water from the spiritual spring is at a constant temperature of forty degrees Celsius, perfect for bathing.
Suspended (Blue): Like the Yellow River flowing from the heavens, this spiritual spring can also be suspended in mid-air, creating a more magical effect.
Upgrade (Purple): Primary Spiritual Spring Eye upgrades to Intermediate Spiritual Spring Eye, increasing the water output and spiritual water quality by one tier.
Qin Shilei's eyes lit up. He had actually obtained a purple attribute.
He had been refreshing this spiritual spring for days without any good attributes.
After choosing to fix the Upgrade attribute, he took out another purple item.
City Guarding Stele (Purple): When buried in the ground, a city wall with a side length of twenty kilometers will form, centered around the stele. The wall will be twenty meters high and ten meters wide.
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Sturdy (Green): The wall's structure becomes more robust.
Moat (Green): A ten-meter-wide moat will form around the city wall.
Arbitrary (Purple): The position of the City Guarding Stele can be changed at any time, and the size of the city wall can be freely controlled.
Qin Shilei was overjoyed. Today was truly a good day, as he had obtained another very practical attribute.
Originally, once the City Guarding Stele was buried, its position could not be changed. Now, it could be moved freely.
And its size could also be adjusted.
If this attribute had appeared yesterday, defending against the attacking zombies would have been much easier.
After fixing this attribute, Qin Shilei buried the City Guarding Stele in a location within Jingcui Garden.
Immediately, a phantom map appeared before Qin Shilei, centered on Jingcui Garden, encompassing a twenty-kilometer range. This indicated that Qin Shilei could choose any location within this area for the city wall to appear.
Qin Shilei made a gesture, and four walls slowly rose around them.
The walls enclosed Jingcui Garden, the adjacent small park, and two neighboring residential areas.