027 Change Three (Thank You Tuoba Gou Dan, Alliance Master)

"Picking up corpses. Good luck, plus I'm pretty skilled." Yu Hong replied simply.

"Oh, right, let me ask a question." He looked around at the others. "Do you know where the Lizard Meat jerky we eat comes from? Can we raise them ourselves?"

"You'll have to ask Lao Yu about that; the mushrooms, cockroaches, and lizards we eat all come from him." Doctor Xu pointed to a bald old man standing on the periphery not far away.

The old man was wearing a brown short-sleeved shirt, a bit hunched over, with lifeless eyes, and he coughed and gasped from time to time, seeming a little out of breath.

"We usually call him Yu Toad because of his big belly, and he always likes to pant with his head down, looking just like a toad. You'll have to go talk to him yourself." Doctor Xu whispered. "And I advise you to hurry, several others have already asked him about this."

Yu Hong nodded, wanting to ask more.

Suddenly, a door opening sound came from the stone house.

The heavy Wooden Door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man with a buzz cut walked out. The camouflage uniform he wore had a large "Post" printed on the chest, the red letters striking and clear.

"Those who want to leave together, come and register!" the man shouted loudly.

The crowd immediately surged forward.

Yu Hong took a step back, waiting for everyone to register.

A few others acted like him, but most squeezed forward.

...Mountain Cave Safe House.

Two strong figures in camouflage uniforms, wearing helmets and masks, quickly appeared from the woods, approached, and walked towards the Mountain Cave.

"It's here."

One of them walked to the stone steps at the cave entrance and looked up at the Wooden Door.

"Pretty sturdy. It's up to you." He looked at the other person.

The other person took off his backpack, opened it, and took out several slender metal tools.

"I've picked so many locks, this is a piece of cake." He smiled. "We'll empty the place first, then wait a while to ambush people."

"Okay, everything else is fine, the main thing is the Large Glowstone."

"The Large Glowstone is the only thing useful for the trouble we're in this time; the higher-ups are going crazy. So this time..."

"Alright, stop talking nonsense, open the door first."

The two chatted, while cautiously glancing around, and climbed to the heavy Wooden Door.

The person with the tools looked down at the keyhole.

"Such a neat lock? I don't know how long it's been since I've picked one like this..." He sighed.

Since the Black Calamity broke out, he, who used to be a petty thief, had almost joined the United Army.

No choice, if you don't join, you don't get Glowstone, and if you don't have Glowstone, you're sure to die if you encounter an Eerie Shadow.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up." The other person urged from behind.

"I know, I know, don't rush me." The lock picker took out his tools and carefully poked them into the lock.

With clicks and clacks.

The locksmith carefully listened to the sounds, feeling the feedback from the tools, and groped for the lock's structure.

A minute passed.

Two minutes passed... Ten minutes passed. More and more sweat appeared on the locksmith's forehead, and the tools in his hand trembled even more.

"That's not right! This lock is different from all the locks on the market!" His voice trembled slightly.

Team Leader Zhao invited him here to open doors and locks. If he couldn't even do his old job well, he wouldn't be able to enjoy special treatment in the team in the future... He was afraid that "Are you really up to it?!" Another person had been waiting for a long time and was already impatient.

"I... I..." The locksmith hesitated. This lock was completely different from all the ones he had opened before. Its structure seemed to be based on completely different principles. Without taking it apart to study it, he wouldn't be able to open the door in a short time.

"This lock is different!" The locksmith said awkwardly, taking out his tools, wanting to try again.

"Forget it, forget it!" The person behind him grabbed him, "I just checked, there's no one inside. Let's hide around here for a while, and when that Yu Hong is on his way back, we'll rush up and catch him."

"Then should we still open it?"

"Open my ass! Let's go find a place to hide!" The other person said unhappily.

In front of the Post Office stone house.

All the registered people went back to their homes to pack their things, preparing to leave.

After chatting with Doctor Xu and Jenny for a while, Yu Hong saw that the Postman was free, so he took the initiative to step forward.

He came this time to buy food, and at the same time, if he could exchange for good things from the Postman, it would be worth it.

Especially the Solar Power Generator that Jenny mentioned last time, if he could get it and strengthen it himself... Yu Hong felt a burst of heat in his heart. Once he had electricity, many things would be much more convenient.

The Postman man had a cold expression, looking at the roster he had just recorded in his hand, with something like chocolate in his mouth, black and dark.

Seeing Yu Hong coming forward, he raised his eyes and glanced at him.

"Want to register? Name?"

"Not registering, I want to buy something, do you have any food?" Yu Hong went straight to the point.

"Not registering?" The Postman was a little surprised, but quickly regained his composure. There were many self-righteous people who didn't want to move these days. These people were all full of confidence before they had seen danger. He had seen many of them.

So after hearing that it wasn't registration, he only paused slightly before calming down.

"There is food, but not much. Dried Lizard Meat, Dried Cockroach, Dried Mushroom, what do you want?"

"Take a look at what I have to trade first." Yu Hong took out the prepared exchange items.

Water Filter Cup, Big Glowstone, were all placed together in a bag.

"You made the Water Filter Cup? And Big Glowstone?" The Postman's expression immediately became interested when he saw it.

The Water Filter Cup was okay, it was just a bit more finely made. He himself also had good goods distributed from above, so he didn't lack it.

But the Big Glowstone was different, especially recently when the Evil Shadow was haunting, it was said that only the newly discovered Big Glowstone was effective.

He had heard of Big Glowstone, but this was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes. The runes were much more complicated than ordinary Glowstone.

"Where did you get this Big Glowstone?" He couldn't help but reach out to grab one to look at. But Yu Hong took a step back to avoid it.

"I made it myself." Yu Hong replied. "Can I trade it?"

"Let me check it out." The Postman replied, quickly pulling a black box the size of an egg from his back pocket.

The box had a small gray LCD screen in the middle, with a round button below the screen. It was quite simple.

"This is a Red Value Detector, a tool that can detect the quality of Glowstone. It can also detect the concentration of Blood Tide flowing in the surrounding environment." The Postman explained.

"It can detect that too?" Yu Hong asked, surprised. Glowstone could actually be detected with an instrument? And Blood Tide... He had never been clear about the official research results on the Black Calamity here, but now it seemed not bad.

"A research product of the Silver Tower, it works quite well." The Postman smiled and pressed the button.

Immediately, there were two beeps, and the LCD screen lit up with a red light.

He moved the machine close to the large Glowstone, stopping only a few centimeters away.

Beep!! Instantly, the instrument emitted a long, thin beep, and rapidly changing numbers flashed on the screen.

Yu Hong could also catch a glimpse of the values.

He saw the number change from 0 to a negative 78, and then from -78, it changed rapidly several times, eventually stabilizing at -81.

"Tsk tsk, -81! Impressive!" The Postman exclaimed, "The previous Glowstone was at most around -20, your large Glowstone is of excellent quality!"

"Name your price." Yu Hong said directly, without wasting words.

"Two pounds of Dried Lizard Meat for one piece." The Postman thought for a moment and replied. "I want all four of these."

He didn't lack food, but having large Glowstone could save your life at a critical moment, and no one wouldtoo much find it excessive.

"I don't want to exchange all of them for Dried Meat. I heard you have a Solar Power Generator that's about to be scrapped?" Yu Hong asked softly.

"That thing can still generate electricity, what are you talking about? What do you mean 'about to be scrapped'?" The Postman frowned and immediately retorted. "If you want that, it's two pieces of large Glowstone."

"The solar storage battery is almost dead, right? Two pieces is too expensive. One piece." Yu Hong bargained.

The two began to haggle over the price.

After several minutes of discussion, the Postman, who was short on time, finally couldn't help but give in.

In the end, two pieces of large Glowstone were exchanged for the Solar Power Generator, plus a broken Air Purifier Box.

The remaining large Glowstone were all exchanged for Dried Meat, plus a small Atomic Lamp.

The small Atomic Lamp was something Yu Hong worked hard to bargain for.

This thing was made of radioactive elements and was a cold light lamp, capable of continuous illumination for more than ten years without any energy source.

Of course, its light would gradually weaken over time.

But it was still good as an auxiliary light source in the Mountain Cave.

The transaction was quickly completed, and Yu Hong was in a great mood. He packed everything together. The Solar Power Generator was actually folded up and was only the size of a medium handbag. Adding everything else, the whole package weighed only a dozen pounds.

Yu Hong weighed it and felt that his body, which had been exercising for more than half a month, was much stronger than before. These dozen pounds didn't feel heavy in his hands.

After exchanging the items, the Postman hid the large Glowstone and looked at Yu Hong.

"Buddy, let me give you a piece of advice, hurry up and evacuate with us. This time, the Bunker won't be able to hold out. The Evil Shadow is not Big Hide."

"What do you mean, brother?" Yu Hong asked with a frown.

Seemingly in a good mood from suddenly obtaining so many large Glowstones, the Postman chewed on his chocolate bar, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then lowered his voice.

"Evil Shadows and Eerie Shadows are different. Eerie Shadows generally stay in a fixed area and mainly rely on disguise and sneak attacks. But Evil Shadows don't care about location; no one knows how they move, here one moment, gone the next."

He paused.

"I heard some inside information, but it's not really a secret anymore since everyone's about to leave. Just listen to it and don't spread it around."

"Thank you for the guidance, brother! I definitely won't blab," Yu Hong immediately nodded knowingly in a low voice.

"Let me tell you... this time, the Evil Shadow in Town killed an entire street of ordinary people and United Army soldiers, all without exception! All dead! The number of dead is countless! Too many..." The Postman's tone was grim, and he even had a barely perceptible tremor.

"Didn't the United Army in Town ask for reinforcements?!" Yu Hong's heart trembled, and he quickly asked.

"The Silver Tower specializes in researching how to deal with Eerie Shadows, but their reply was to isolate and abandon," the Postman sighed. "Brother, it's said that the Silver Tower's response was that each Evil Shadow is different and has different abilities, so the Silver Tower gave them different code names. The Evil Shadow in our Town is codenamed Withered Woman. Its specific abilities are unknown and still under exploration and research. So there's no way to deal with it, only to evacuate."

"Then what about us survivors around here..." Yu Hong couldn't help but ask.

"Left to fend for ourselves," the Postman said in a low voice, "That's why I'm advising you to leave quickly. Once there's no one left in Town, the Evil Shadow will run out and definitely look for places with people nearby. We're a little too close to Town here..."

Yu Hong was silent.

He was also rapidly thinking and weighing his options.

Soon, he asked another question.

"Even if we evacuate together, won't there be Evil Shadows in other places?"