028 Change Four (Thanks to Alliance Leader Tuoba Gou Dan)

"I don't know." The Postman shook his head, "But the more people there are, the greater the impact, and the higher-ups will pay attention, and the Silver Tower will provide the greatest support. It's better than us uneducated folks figuring out how to deal with it, right? You don't think the higher-ups would come to rescue you just because of a few of you, do you?"

Yu Hong was silent for a moment, then asked again.

"Are the Large Glowstones useful against the Eerie Shadows?"

"It's said to be somewhat useful. Some people have escaped by relying on Large Glowstones. And they were even smaller than yours." The Postman nodded.

From the traces on the surface of the Large Glowstone he received, he could tell that these goods were likely made by the person in front of him. Even if he didn't make them, it was definitely someone he knew, and recently made, because they were too new.

The reason he said so much was to get a reward for recommending talent.

The United Army has always had various welfare rewards for recommending talent, which is why he was willing to talk to Yu Hong.

"Thank you for your kindness, brother. I've decided not to leave. Maybe if more people leave our area, those Eerie Shadows won't be interested in coming here." Yu Hong said softly.

The Postman frowned, carefully examining Yu Hong's expression, unable to discern anything. He tried to persuade him a few more times, but when he saw that the other party was still unmoved, he finally gave up.

"Well, no matter what, this area is uninhabitable. Since you're unwilling to leave, brother, I wish you all the best in overcoming this difficulty."

"Thank you for your kind words, brother." Yu Hong nodded, "I also wish you a safe journey and smooth sailing in everything."

The Postman sighed and got up to walk towards the stone house.

Yu Hong also got up, carrying his things, preparing to leave.

But as soon as he got up, he heard movement behind him and immediately turned his head to look.

It was Doctor Xu, carrying a bag and leaning against a tree trunk, as if she had been waiting for a while.

"I heard you can make Water Filter Cups yourself?" Doctor Xu asked, adjusting her glasses.

"Trade?" she asked.

Recalling how she had looked down on Yu Hong before, thinking he was a burden to Yi Yi, her cheeks were a little flushed.

But there was no way around it, a good Water Filter Cup was the baseline for ensuring good health. Because this thing can be cleaned and reused, it has extremely high cost performance.

"There's one more, trade." Yu Hong didn't have any prejudice against her. Although this woman had a sharp tongue, she was quite sincere. Her attitude and evaluation of people were all written on her face, no wonder she got beaten in Town.

"What do you want to trade for? I have extra disinfectant iodine, do you want it?" Doctor Xu asked.

"You can still produce iodine?" Yu Hong asked in surprise.

"Yes, many industrial chains in the large urban areas are complete." Doctor Xu nodded. "A bottle of iodine for a Water Filter Cup, how about it?"

"Okay." Yu Hong nodded.

Disinfectants are essential, and wound infections are often a matter of life and death. Timely treatment of wound problems eliminates the need for anti-inflammatory drugs.

Soon, he exchanged items with Doctor Xu. A bottle of about two hundred milliliters of iodine for a cup.

After finishing, Yu Hong was about to return.

Suddenly, another soft call stopped him.

Looking back, it was Jenny, who he had traded with last time.

"Yu Hong, do you still have that Large Glowstone? Trade?"

Jenny approached slowly with the pretty blonde girl beside her.

"It's all been exchanged, you're late," Yu Hong replied, his gaze pausing on the pretty girl beside Jenny before retracting.

Being pretty and clean was good, but it depended on the environment. In this day and age, someone actually dared to use filtered water to bathe. Hearing the voice, Doctor Xu, who wasn't far away, turned back and frowned when she saw the two of them, glancing at the pretty girl as if she wanted to say something. But she quickly restrained herself, looked at the calm Yu Hong, and turned to leave.

After Doctor Xu left, only Jenny, Eve, and Yu Hong remained at the scene.

"There's no more? That's a pity... Then can I pre-order the next batch of large Glowstones?" Jenny asked, frowning.

"It's hard to say right now, I'm not sure if I can get the goods," Yu Hong didn't want to become a tool for producing Glowstones; it depended on whether he had time to stay and use the Black Mark for enhancement.

"Okay, the Water Filter Cup you made before was very useful, I hope we can exchange again next time," Jenny said with slight disappointment.

"No problem," Yu Hong nodded.

"Mom, aren't you going to introduce us? He actually made that Water Filter Cup himself? That's amazing!" The pretty blonde girl beside her suddenly said.

After speaking, she reached out to Yu Hong without waiting for Jenny to speak.

"Hello, I'm Eve, you're Yu Hong, right?"

Yu Hong looked at the other party's clean, fair palm and still reached out to shake it.

He just didn't expect the other party to casually scratch the back of his hand without leaving a trace.

Yu Hong noticed that the girl named Eve smiled at him discreetly. Before he could react to what it meant, they parted ways.

"Yes, nice to meet you. If you have anything good to trade, you can come to me anytime. Candles, food, other strange things, I might want them all," Yu Hong said simply.

In this environment, he didn't care whether the other party was pretty or not, only whether the other party could get him what he wanted.

The current Safe House was still far from his ideal state.

At the very least, he wanted to create a Safe House that could be self-sufficient in food, water, and energy.

A Safe House that could last for at least a few years without having to go out to trade.

But right now, it was still far from that.

"Do you trade with Glowstones? Or something like the Water Filter Cup?" Eve asked curiously.

"Mainly Glowstones," Yu Hong replied.

"That's great, I happen to have some messy junk here, it's not here for the time being, I'll show it to you next time you come, and see how many Glowstones I can exchange for," Eve said with a smile.

Yu Hong nodded.

He always felt that this Eve was a bit frivolous and unreliable, but considering Jenny was there, there was nothing to say.

This time, all the items were exchanged, and the gains were great, especially the Solar Power Generator, which was the biggest gain. If it could be enhanced well, life in the Safe House would be much easier in the future.

And the Atomic Lamp too, a continuous light source, although it was relatively dim, he wouldn't have to get up to add fire all the time, and maybe he could get a good night's sleep in the future.

Soon, carrying the exchanged items, Yu Hong and Jenny agreed on the next exchange time, which was today a month later, and then he turned and returned.

On the way back, he happened to see the Postman gathering all the nearby residents who were preparing to leave.

They stood in an open space, each carrying a huge backpack, listening to the Postman loudly announcing the rules for traveling together.

Doctor Xu and Jenny, the mother and daughter, were not among them, obviously planning to stay behind.

Carrying the club and the large bag, Yu Hong left the Post Office and walked slowly and steadily towards the Mountain Cave.

On the way back, he remained extremely cautious, constantly watching for any movement around him, afraid that the Eerie Shadow would suddenly appear and attack.

At the same time, because it was still early, he also took the opportunity to pick up some dry firewood along the way.

In this environment, the safe hours of daylight are precious and must not be wasted. He had to do something, no matter how little.

Before long, he was carrying the package, the club, and some dry firewood in his arms, returning to the vicinity of the Mountain Cave.

And not far in front of him, on the back of the rock wall of the Mountain Cave, two figures in camouflage were quietly pressed against the stone wall, waiting silently.

As soon as he reached the entrance of the cave and wanted to go up the stone steps to open the door, he would definitely have to pass by the place where the two were ambushing.

Yu Hong slowly walked towards the Mountain Cave, closer and closer.

Suddenly, his gaze froze, falling on the stone steps in front of the Mountain Cave.

There were several muddy footprints there, fresh footprints.

Bang! Yu Hong dropped his things and ran!

Without the slightest hesitation, without the slightest delay.

He turned and rushed into the distant forest.

By the time the two people lying in ambush reacted, he had already run more than thirty meters!

"Damn! Chase him!" The two didn't say a word, and ran after him.

They had received a death mission from Team Leader Zhao. If they didn't catch him and return, the punishment would be severe, and all rations would be cut in half.

But if they caught him, all rations would be doubled in the future. The difference between this back and forth was not small.

Pitter-patter, pitter-patter.

In an instant, the three of them sprinted wildly through the forest, one after the other.

Yu Hong had already walked a long distance, and his physical strength was greatly depleted. At this time, when he ran, he soon began to feel tired.

The trees flashed past his ears, the wind howled, and his feet kept moving.

This kind of explosive exercise at full speed caused his physical strength to decline rapidly in an exaggerated way.

Before long, he was panting heavily, and his whole body was sweating like rain.

Fortunately, his legs had been exercised during this period of time, and they didn't fail him, and there was no soreness or cramping.

"Quick!! He's almost done for!"

As he ran, Yu Hong vaguely heard shouts from behind.

He didn't know who was coming, but he knew that someone with good intentions wouldn't be lying in ambush near the Safe House, hiding from him.

Run, run, run!!

He drove his legs at full speed, trying to squeeze the last bit of physical strength out of his body.

In the blink of an eye, another hundred meters passed.

The three had completely left the vicinity of the Mountain Cave and were now running into an unfamiliar area far from White Mound Village.

The ground around them became increasingly difficult to traverse, with many untrodden grassy slopes.

They climbed uphill and downhill, and some sharp or barbed plants left marks on Yu Hong's stab-proof suit.

But on the two behind him, they left not just marks, but wounds.

With a series of muffled groans, the two surprisingly didn't give up, desperately chasing after Yu Hong.

The distance between them was at most a dozen meters, and it was slowly closing.

Yu Hong's lungs were burning, and he was panting heavily. He felt like he was starting to lack oxygen. No matter how quickly he breathed, gulping air in through his mouth and nose, it wasn't enough to replenish the rapidly depleting oxygen.

'This won't do.'

'My physical strength is still not enough. I can't hold on.'

His sweat soaked the clothes clinging to his skin, and his hands continued to push aside the grass blocking his path.

Seeing the panting of the two behind him getting closer and closer, Yu Hong finally couldn't bear it anymore.

With a thought, he controlled a wisp of cool air in his lower abdomen to quickly activate.

The cool air left his lower abdomen and naturally followed its route, flowing upwards from his abdomen, passing through his chest, neck, and forehead, then through the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head, flowing downwards to his tailbone, then checking over his perineum, and returning to his abdomen.

As soon as this cool air emerged, something magical happened.

Yu Hong's body, which should have been exhausted, seemed to have received a long rest, and quickly recovered.

The sweat stopped flowing, his lungs stopped panting, and he didn't feel tired anymore.

It was as if the long distance he had just run was all an illusion.

Everything was almost the same as before he had set off to exchange things, his condition returned to the beginning.

So Yu Hong went again.

He led the two behind him, circling around the direction of the Mountain Cave.

One circle, two circles, three circles... At least half a kilometer had passed, and under full-speed running, Yu Hong was almost exhausted again.

But while he was tired, the two behind him were already panting like cows, their legs weak.

"Yu, Yu Hong!! Stop running, please."

"I, damn it, can't, anymore! Can't, let him run anymore!"

One of the men who opened the door finally couldn't help it, reached behind his waist, gripped his handgun, and pulled it out.

Just then, Yu Hong, who should have been physically exhausted, suddenly felt a second wisp of cool air surge out.

His entire body instantly recovered its strength, and he turned around and pounced.

Bang!!

Caught off guard, the man who drew his gun was hit head-on and rolled heavily down the slope.

The rolling pair also collided with another person who was climbing the slope behind them.

"Aaaah!!" Two screams rang out.

The two of them were knocked downhill by Yu Hong.

The two who were already exhausted were quickly dealt with by Yu Hong, who had regained his strength. One person, one stick.

Clang! Clang! Right on the forehead.

Already exhausted, they were knocked and fell dizzy. Before they could recover, Yu Hong hit each of them on the forehead with a stick.

Instantly, the two of them rolled their eyes and sat on the ground, unable to get up.

Yu Hong quickly reached out and snatched the pistols from the two of them, a wave of fear washing over him.

"They actually carry guns!!" He couldn't imagine the tragic situation he would be in if he had hesitated and been shot.

The intense fear and dread made him unable to resist raising his stick again, hitting each of them on the forehead once more.

Clang clang!

This time, the two of them couldn't withstand it any longer and fell to the ground, unconscious.

Fortunately, the stick was hollow and not heavy, otherwise, these two angry blows would have killed them on the spot.

But even so, blood was slowly seeping from the foreheads of the two, and two large bumps were swelling up.