Unlocking the Module Store

The two followed suit, clearing their way from the first to the sixth floor of the apartment building. Before the apocalypse, this residential area was exclusively for retired officials.

Therefore, most of the zombies were elderly, lacking strength and speed, and there wasn't a single evolved zombie among them.

"What exactly are the conditions for a zombie's evolution?"

Shen Jin always felt there must be some pattern to zombie evolution. For instance, the absence of evolved zombies in an entire building today surely had a reason.

Standing on an upper floor, Shen Jin peered down through his binoculars. Evolved zombies were appearing frequently on the streets.

There were Jumping Zombies with slender, bowed legs, and Strength Zombies with bloated exteriors and increased weight.

"Why are there so many evolved zombies on the street?"

[Beep~ 'Initial Understanding of Zombies' mission complete. Reward: 10 World Coins]

[Ding~ 'Module' store has been unlocked]

Shen Jin didn't rush to check it. He'd study it when he got home; the outdoors was no place to linger!

Only home offered Shen Jin peace of mind.

The commotion earlier had been too great, and zombies from the surroundings had already converged. Shen Jin spotted two zombies with bent bodies in the yard, their noses twitching as they sniffed the residual human scent in the air.

Agility Zombies!

Shen Jin called them 'Jumping Zombies.'

"Looks like we can't get through the yard."

Yang Ao panicked, "What do we do? Our exit is blocked!"

"Don't panic, follow me."

Shen Jin led Yang Ao out by digging another tunnel directly from a first-floor residential unit.

Yang Ao: "..."

The two returned underground. Shen Jin dug for a while by instinct before finding their original path.

Fortunately, he had a habit of sealing exits after leaving, which prevented the entire tunnel from becoming a zombie playground.

On the way back, he reinforced it with stones to ensure the zombies wouldn't discover it.

Along the way, Yang Ao, in pursuit of logic, kept questioning Shen Jin, frequently uttering professional terms like:

"Illogical," "law of conservation of mass," and "space compression technology."

Finally, Shen Jin chuckled, "Do you know about transcendent powers?"

Yang Ao's mouth fell open. "Are there really living transcendent beings? I heard my father say that a very small number of people in the world could unlock their body's potential, achieving incredible physical strength. The price for such power was often death!"

"It's said that before the apocalypse, only one person in the government could withstand the backlash of that power! And my father's 'Gene Optimization Potion 1.0' was taken by the government for transcendent-related testing!"

Shen Jin was startled. He hadn't expected Future Human Pharmaceuticals to be related to transcendent powers. Could that potion help people unlock their gene lock without backlash?

Interesting!

"The potential development you're talking about is called unlocking the gene lock. The government's Heaven and Earth Net Bureau already revealed this secret. And there's a power also called transcendent... that's abilities!"

Shen Jin took out several models and casually tossed them.

Yang Ao watched the clods of earth and stones suddenly erupt from the ground, his scalp tingling!

"Stone Control?"

Damn! Why does everyone have a different name for it! No, I need to standardize the terminology.

"To be precise, it's an Earth-based Ability. Stones also contain earth elements, so I can control them too."

"I understand! Then why do you need to use a shovel and pickaxe to cast?"

Shen Jin directly copied Shang Qian's theory, "Have you seen Harry Potter? The wands in it are spellcasting mediums for wizards, and my spellcasting medium is these tools!"

Yang Ao nodded, half-understanding.

Then Shen Jin sent him to the previous 'testing room.'

Before leaving, he grabbed a whole roasted chicken for him from 'Room Yellow-B-2.'

"Take this. It's your test reward for today. Work hard in the future."

Yang Ao thought he had seen enough to shock the UC's secret department.

But he couldn't help but be shocked again!

A perfectly sealed and preserved roasted chicken was just casually thrown to him!

"Ability users are terrifying!"

Entering the underground room, Yang Ao tore into the chicken, stuffing his mouth while fantasizing about becoming an ability user himself.

Preferably one with time-manipulation abilities!

If that happened, hehe~ hehe~

Shen Jin frowned as he looked at Li Moxiao, who was already eating a Snickers bar in the basement, and Shang Qian, who was observing her surroundings.

"Why am I cooking for these two? I was too lazy to cook for myself before... No!"

Shen Jin took some unprocessed ingredients from the 'Yellow' Room 3 and placed them in the refrigerator in 'Yellow' Room 2.

He went outside and said to Shang Qian, "From now on, you'll be in charge of cooking. Get the ingredients from 'Yellow' Room 2."

"Also, don't touch anything in the secret room. I'm not responsible if anything happens."

Shang Qian agreed without a second thought. She felt awkward just staying there without doing anything.

She was a shrewd woman and knew that to survive in this place long-term, she had to offer other value.

Otherwise, she'd be kicked out sooner or later.

"Food in the apocalypse is very pr..." Shang Qian looked at the refrigerator full of vegetables and raw meat, but she held back the rest of her sentence.

"Hiss~ Earth-based abilities are truly powerful! It's a shame I can't rely on them."

Shen Jin eagerly went to the monitoring room and closed the door.

He opened the [Module Store] in his mind.

His vision was met with an ancient-looking stone wall, adorned with three picture frames, each displaying:

[Tinker's Construct Module (Basic) (10 World Coins): A complete craft system from mold making and metal smelting to tool and weapon crafting.]

[Industrial Module (Basic) (10 World Coins): An industrial system to achieve modern living and automated production.]

[Food Craft Module (Basic) (10 World Coins): Food engineering that enriches food cultivation and processing.]

[Note: The choice of module this time is crucial. Re-selecting basic modules will cost 'World Lines'.]

"Coincidentally, I've played all three of these modules in the game. Tinker's Construct is a crafting system for various tools and weapons, allowing for mass production. Its unique weapon upgrades and enchantments can greatly increase the value of tools! I remember one of the great hammer tools could instantly smash a 3x3x1 square area, it was a godsend for underground mining!"

"Industrial is about various machines and automated production. The most important thing is its ability to produce electricity. Later on, there are powerful technological equipment like jetpacks, quantum suits, and laser swords."

"Although I didn't play Food Craft much, I remember it involves various types of food cultivation and production, with a vast variety. And the top-tier cleaver can even cast magic-like skills."

"Tools/Weapons, Technology, Food."

Shen Jin was incredibly grateful that he had played on many Minecraft mod servers, which prevented him from being clueless at this moment.

After a moment of hesitation, Shen Jin chose [Industrial Module (Basic)].

Weapons and tools weren't particularly important to him. If he could stay hidden, why would he go out with a knife to fight others?

No matter how sharp, strong, or even fiery his knife was, he couldn't defeat those fierce individuals who had unlocked their gene locks!

Shen Jin had personally witnessed the combat awareness and instincts of Sun Can, a powerful ability user. If Lu Qiang hadn't been in an unstable state, he would have been easily defeated!

And this was just an ordinary person who had only unlocked their gene lock for the first time.

As for food, it was neither here nor there for Shen Jin. Not to mention that he had collected a lot of food reserves, after three months in the apocalypse, many places on Earth had massive food reserves. If they could be found, it would be enough for 20% of the population to eat for many years. There was no rush for this.

If it came to the point of running out of supplies, he would likely have already obtained 'World Lines' and could choose new modules again.

He chose Industrial to better improve his small base.

Industrial was a comprehensive module. It didn't have magical power, but it could solidly allow him to resume production.

When that time came, if he could mass-produce electric jetpacks...

Tsk tsk tsk~ Everyone could fly. How could zombies fight him then?

[Basic Industrial Unlocked!]

[New items can be synthesized: Iron Furnace, Electric Furnace, Combustion Generator, Solar Generator, Energy Storage Unit, Energy Storage Battery, various types of wires and conductors, Fluorescent Lamp, Forging Hammer, Plate Cutting Shears, Wrench.]

A long string of items appeared in Shen Jin's creation list!

Not just the ones listed above, but also the auxiliary components needed to synthesize them, all appeared.

"The Industrial Age must begin with electricity!"

PS: The plot is slowly unfolding, please stay tuned!

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