Resurrection!

The sound of gunfire faded.

Zhang San and Luo Wu collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from their mouths.

"Pfft!"

"You! You have help!"

From the woods behind them, Wang Qian and Wang Wan emerged, carrying smoking hunting rifles.

"These two cowards dared to try robbing someone?"

"Good thing you found them early, Little Feng. Otherwise, these two trash might have succeeded."

Cheng Shaofeng chuckled as he picked up the mace. "Brother Qian and Brother Wan's aim is still as sharp as ever. Thanks for this! I'll treat you to meat another day!"

Wang Qian waved his hand. "No need to be polite. You've already paid us for the shot. These two aren't much of a threat now. If they aren't sent back to get bandaged, they probably won't make it through tonight."

Wang Wan advised, "Little Feng, this is your business, and I shouldn't interfere, but as an experienced hunter, I'll tell you this: never let a wounded mutant wolf return to its pack, or you'll become the pack's prey."

"I understand, Brother Wan."

The two hunters, carrying their guns, walked away, never once glancing at the cart of goods.

In this world, Cheng Shaofeng's parents were set up during a transaction. Wang Qian's father, Old Master Yu, was present at the time and was covered by Cheng Shaofeng's parents as they retreated. Both parents died, and Old Master Yu escaped.

However, because the opposing party was too powerful, Old Master Yu didn't have his family seek revenge and never told Cheng Shaofeng who was responsible for the incident, leaving it as a lingering resentment for the original owner.

After that event, Wang Da Niang, as the head of the household, had always taken good care of Cheng Shaofeng.

Wang Qian and Wang Wan were the two people Cheng Shaofeng could trust in the base.

As for why the two of them were here... that story began four hours earlier.

As Cheng Shaofeng emerged from the shed, a problem suddenly occurred to him.

"Wait!"

"This minor toxin damage doesn't affect me because I'm wearing gear. But a normal person's life recovery rate is only about 0.5. Even 1 point of damage exceeds the body's recovery speed. They would inevitably weaken from blood loss, even die!"

"This can't be an environmental issue. After all, while the town is dark and damp, the people living here aren't significantly affected. It must be that someone poisoned me!"

After realizing this, Cheng Shaofeng calmly continued to buy the two-wheeled cart, then returned to find the fresh flower in a corner under his bed.

Next, he went about his normal shopping. However, when trading with Wang Qian and Wang Wan, he paid them an extra 20 yuan, asking them to tail him and find the person trying to harm him, and to open fire if necessary.

Thus, when Zhang San and Luo Wu showed their intent to attack, the two hunters decisively fired.

Cheng Shaofeng crouched down, looking at the two men spitting blood, and sighed.

"If I had put down my things and you let me go, I could have spared your lives."

"Ugh! Cough cough! Spare me... please spare me... I was wrong."

"Pfft, cough, cough, pfft... Don't kill me. It was Zhang San's idea. Kill him, and I'll be your ox or horse."

"You! You!"

Ignoring the two struggling and begging for mercy, Cheng Shaofeng picked up the mace and used the wooden end to knock them unconscious. He then hoisted them onto the cart.

He pulled the cart, weighing over 500 catties, back toward Calamity Base.

In the mountain forest behind him, a shadow flashed.

"Hoo~"

"Finally there!"

This trip took him a full five hours. By the time he reached Calamity Base, it was almost dark.

The main reason was that the safe route he chose was a bit winding, and pulling the cart made him very slow.

Lifting his sore arms, he pushed the bodies of the three prey into the raw material bin of the [Clone Production Pod] and placed the electronic components into the mechanical bay, then selected start.

Bzz!

The machine began to operate.

Zero: "Master, your total biological raw materials are 3.5 units, and electronic components are 5 units. Adding another 1.5 units of biological raw materials will allow for the generation of 5 clones. You can summon two more souls to assist you with your work."

"1.5 units of biological raw materials..."

Cheng Shaofeng's gaze swept over the two unconscious, despicable scavengers, his eyes shifting slightly.

After a while, he clenched his fist.

"You haven't given me any reason to let you go..."

With a hardening of his heart, he closed his eyes and began hoisting them, one by one, into the [Clone Production Pod].

Bzz!

No bloody scene appeared behind him. The quantum beam instantly decomposed the biological matter and then reformed it into a special state stored within the machine.

This greatly reduced Cheng Shaofeng's sensory revulsion.

However, it still took him a good while to compose himself.

He tightly shut his lips, not crying out like a child, "I killed someone, I'm tainted, boo hoo hoo~"

Because he knew that this was the post-apocalyptic wasteland, which could not accommodate a kind-hearted person without abilities.

Zero: "Prompt: [Clone Production Pod] has stored energy for 5 complete clone requirements. Do you wish to create a clone?"

Cheng Shaofeng thought for a moment and temporarily abandoned the idea of summoning new players.

"Thin Dog and the others have good overall gaming quality, and I've already influenced their thinking, making them quite reliable. The base doesn't have many supplies right now, and the Beans aren't enough to support too many clones. Let's have them go online first to get some materials."

Currently, his Calamity Base lacked everything. Summoning players might not even be sustainable.

Nighttime was not suitable for players to act; they could easily die.

Therefore, Cheng Shaofeng decided to wait until tomorrow morning to start summoning.

Using the Quantum Surfing function, he booked login times for the three on the forum.

Cheng Shaofeng lit a fire in the small cave, ate some boiled Beans, and casually grabbed a few branches to lie down.

The soreness in his body surged, and he soon fell asleep.

In the night.

A cold wind blew through Salt Well Town, causing the door of the shed where Cheng Shaofeng used to live to creak.

Faintly, the sound of a woman's scream drifted.

The next morning, as dawn broke.

Outside the Clone Production Pod, the clones of Thin Dog, Ghost Face Demon Fox, and Lin Tang were already lying there.

Cheng Shaofeng asked, "Zero, how did you make the players look the same as before?"

Zero: "Replying to Master, nano-based clones produced in the base have backup data. Therefore, I can retrieve the data to replicate them with 100% accuracy."

"What if their bodies become stronger in this world? You said there's a substance called Crystal Power that humans can use to strengthen themselves. If they strengthen themselves in the future and then die, will everything start from zero again?"

Zero: "Master, that's not the case. Each clone has an electronic device inside that records their physical state. Currently, as long as they touch you to back up their data to the base's main database, their next revival will perfectly replicate their backed-up physical state. However, as their physical fitness and energy increase, the energy consumed to revive their clones will also increase."

"Oh, I see. Energy conservation, right? For example, if reviving the three of them last night cost me 0.18% of my electricity, then if they get stronger, it will cost 1.8%, or even 18% of my electricity in the future, right?"

Zero: "Yes, Master, you are so smart! Zero is proud to have a Master like you!"

Cheng Shaofeng: "...Can you not be so cheesy."

Through Zero's explanation, Cheng Shaofeng roughly understood the resurrection logic of the clones.

"Then the goals are very clear: food, biological materials, electronic components, energy, and building a shelter are our main tasks!"

"Go online! My players!"

"Today is another day full of hope!"

On Earth.

At 6 PM, the three individuals, who had been notified by the Sentinel that they could log in, had already put on their helmets early.

As the red exclamation mark before their eyes turned green.

The world before the three shattered like a mirror.

In absolute darkness, their five senses slowly reassembled.

"Hoo!"

Thin Dog breathed in the faint smell of sulfur in the air, tears streaming down his face.

"I! African Thin Dog! Am back!"

"I! Lin Tang! Am going to wreak havoc again!"

"Heh~ a bad but interesting line. Esteemed Lord, I am your most loyal soldier, Ghost Face Demon Fox. Is there anything you require of me?"

While the other two were still immersed in the joy of entering the game, Ghost Face Demon Fox had already knelt on one knee, asking the Lord with a look of loyalty.

Thin Dog, Lin Tang: ╭(°A°`)╮

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