Huang Biao's core had clearly yielded far more supplies than the other three.
They almost filled the ten square meters added by the expansion.
At a glance, Su Mo spotted three large bags containing a full five or six kilograms of biscuits.
The biscuits looked much like the bulk biscuits sold in supermarkets. After eating one, Su Mo nodded in satisfaction. Their texture was hardly any different from packaged biscuits.
With the refrigeration function of Storage Space, anything stored inside was essentially in a Schrödinger state. It would only materialize when Su Mo observed it.
He gathered the biscuit bags together and packed them away.
Then Su Mo spotted two large barrels sitting in the corner.
When he walked over and took a look, he immediately grinned.
Sure enough, everything came as a set. Along with the generator, Huang Biao had also received two barrels containing a full 200 liters of diesel.
"I thought I'd have to make biodiesel myself. I didn't expect such a nice bonus!"
Homemade biodiesel could easily damage a generator's internal components. But with the system, he only needed to spend some Survival Points to repair any damage.
Still, having diesel to get through the difficult early stages was great. In the later stages, he would surely be able to trade for more diesel!
After spending two hours sorting the supplies, Su Mo dug a hole outside and buried everything he had no use for. Then he opened the chat channel and casually selected a gray avatar belonging to a dead person, beginning to record the supplies:
"One generator, 200 L of diesel."
"6 kg of biscuits, 2 kg of bread, 2.5 L of unopened purified water, 800 g of beef jerky, 7 boxes of fresh milk, 3 corn sausages, 1 old yogurt, 2 bottles of Pepsi, 2 bags of Lay's potato chips."
"One bag of opened salt (confirmed non-toxic), one small unopened bag of chili oil."
"One rechargeable flashlight (fully charged), one extremely heavy Wolf Tooth Club, one pair of unworn athletic shoes (size 43)."
"15 units of wood, 19 units of plant fiber, 30 units of stone, 3 units of Iron Block, 1 unit of copper block."
"And one map that seems to depict the surrounding terrain (important)."
After laboriously recording all the supplies, Su Mo felt immensely satisfied just looking at the figures displayed on the statistics panel.
Of course, at a moment like this, Su Mo did not mind sharing some of his happiness. He took two corn sausages from the pile, unwrapped them, bit off a huge chunk from one, and tossed the other to Oreo, who was drooling and panting beside him.
"You little rascal. I'm raising you now, so you'd better earn twice as much back for me later!"
Oreo's mouth was slick with grease as he happily howled twice.
With food in his mouth, work no longer felt tiring. In high spirits, Su Mo summoned the Game Panel to check how to upgrade the shelter!
After absorbing four damaged Shelter Cores, the upgrade system had been triggered.
The shelter, which had not displayed a level before, suddenly showed its current level.
Personal Shelter Level: Lv1 Description: A shelter constructed entirely of stone. Exceptionally sturdy and possessing good security, it has unique advantages in isolating dampness and retaining warmth. Space: 140㎡ (ceiling height: 4.2 m) Integrity: 100% Facilities: Iron Stove, bed, Large Vegetable Culture Medium, Youneng Well Water Extractor, dining table. Current available permissions: Reconstruct the shelter layout; automatically generate partition walls (once only; adjust carefully)
"It can actually generate partitions! Now this is a shelter. Now this is living!"
Looking at the prompt on the Game Panel, Su Mo's eyes shone brightly.
The spacious shelter was still one large open floor. Upon entering, the first thing one saw was a pitch-black corner where no light could reach.
It was fine during the day, but once night fell, it was enough to make one's scalp prickle.
People did not get fat without midnight snacks, and horses did not grow strong without nighttime fodder! He had gained so much just by taking out a group of criminals. Before he knew it, Su Mo even wanted to start a livestream to attract more hostility and call over more evildoers to deliver supplies.
"Level one only allows me to build once. I have to plan this carefully."
Su Mo looked at the layout planning function on the panel.
With a thought, a box popped up on the interface.
Inside the box was a 3D image of the shelter as it currently stood. Everything from the floor to the stone walls, as well as the upper, lower, left, and right sides, was marked out completely.
Su Mo quickly browsed through all the functions, closed the interface, and opened the chat interface.
After tonight's battle, Su Mo had completely let go of his misgivings about other people outside.
In the wasteland, the more one wanted to remain uninvolved in this great melting pot, the more one would end up trapped inside a cage.
Completely shutting himself away and treating the shelter as an isolated island in the vast sea would be the most foolish thing he could do.
There were those who had learned earlier and those who had learned later, and every profession had its specialists.
The architectural style and overall construction of China Shelter during the day had been extremely ingenious. Someone highly skilled was definitely working behind the scenes.
For such specialized design work, Su Mo decided to outsource it and maximize the use of the space inside his shelter.
He had finally gotten a chance to reconstruct the shelter, but he was very dissatisfied with its current structure and had no idea where to begin.
For one thing, the entrance was a long staircase.
Such a staircase was fine under normal circumstances, but once someone breached the main door and rushed inside, the only option would be close-quarters combat between the two sides. It offered no security at all. A second buffer zone was necessary, perhaps even a third!
Then there was the interior. A 30-square-meter Culture Medium occupied the very center of the base. Not only did it take up space, it would also greatly hinder future development.
Besides modifying the shelter, Su Mo had a second idea.
After tonight's encounter, he realized that if he lived underground and someone took control of the surface, getting out from below would require a risky surprise attack.
Doing it once or twice would be fine, but if it happened too often, there was bound to be a chance of failure.
Therefore, constructing a buffer zone on the surface was also extremely necessary.
Just because it was an underground shelter did not mean he could completely give up control of the surface in the early stages.
After making up his mind, Su Mo found the private message function. Using China Shelter's contact information from the day, he initiated a historic first call.
The person responsible for making contact was the young woman who had spoken in the shelter that day—Shen Ke!
Su Mo: Hello, I'm Su Mo, a Chinese survivor. I'd like to make a trade with your shelter. Would that be possible?
It was not long after he sent the message.
Three extremely urgent messages came through. Before Su Mo could even see what they said, the other side directly initiated a video call.
After thinking it over, Su Mo did not refuse.
He had already appeared in front of everyone around the world, so there was no need to hide his face now.
The call connected.
Shen Ke's face appeared on the screen.
"Hello, Su Mo. I'm the publicity officer for the 13th Army, 79th Regiment Disaster Relief Point. We agree to your proposed trade. What sort of trade would you like to make?"
Looking at Su Mo's face through the camera, Shen Ke did her best to suppress her shock and keep it from showing.
The first thing that caught her eye was the conspicuous generator and the two large barrels of diesel beside it.
Then there were the luxurious Pepsi, bread, biscuits, and other daily necessities. From the corner of her eye, she also saw part of the Culture Medium.
The abundance inside the shelter struck at Shen Ke's understanding of the apocalypse far too forcefully.
As for Su Mo's handsome face, set against this pile of supplies, it appeared even more mysterious.
"I'd like someone to help me design the layout of my underground shelter. Ideally, I'd like you to send me a blueprint."
Shen Ke hurriedly nodded when she heard Su Mo.
"Our shelter has Doctor Shen, a famous designer from pre-apocalypse China. He's also my uncle. Would it be all right if I asked him to design it for you?"
"No problem, no problem. I assume you know how underground shelters are structured. Based on—"
Hearing that it was Doctor Shen, Su Mo nodded subtly, a trace of surprise in his eyes. He began explaining his requirements.
On the other side, Shen Ke simply called over her uncle, Shen Yitian, allowing Su Mo to communicate with him face-to-face.
Before long, the two of them had finished discussing the details.
"All right, we understand your requirements. I'll deliver this design blueprint to you by the day after tomorrow at the latest. Rest assured, I'll handle it according to wartime procedures and strictly observe the confidentiality agreement!"
Shen Yitian was extremely straightforward. After discussing the requirements, he picked up his straw umbrella from the table beside him and walked away, leaving without another word. He was clearly a practical man.
Su Mo had heard of this doctor before.
Many of the country's superstructures, including the 840-meter tower, had been designed by him. Designing a shelter would naturally be a minor task for him.
After Shen Yitian left, Shen Ke returned to the center of the screen.
"Doctor Shen didn't mention a price. I wonder how many supplies a blueprint like this would require?"
Seeing that Shen Ke was too embarrassed to ask, Su Mo got straight to the point.
As for the price, he trusted that Shen Ke would never make an unreasonable demand. From the fact that she had not asked him many questions from the very beginning, Su Mo knew that China Shelter had come with complete sincerity.
However, Shen Ke's next words left Su Mo deeply unsettled.
"Mr. Su, this blueprint didn't require any supplies. Consider it the first trade between us, and a token of China Shelter's sincerity. Here, we hope that you can help the Chinese survivors in need to the best of your ability."
"Even after coming to this wasteland world, we must support each other and move forward with strength. Of course, when it comes to criminals like those tonight, Mr. Su, you have the absolute right to defend yourself. We also support what you did."
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