Setting Off Again (Seeking Collections)

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As soon as Gu Su stepped into the tent, he immediately brought up the upgrade panel for the Graveyard Demon.

Clear upgrade conditions appeared before his eyes, instantly resolving all his doubts:

Graveyard Demon Upgrade Requirements:
Area: 866 square meters (423/866)
All buildings in good condition (4/6)
One Level 1 Core Creature Corpse (Completed)
3000 Gold Coins, 3000 Yin Energy, 100 Wood, 100 Stone, 100 Metal (Can attach three auxiliary items or special materials)

Gu Su glanced at it and made up his mind.

The corpse of the Corrupted Jungle Lion King absolutely could not be touched.

The panel clearly marked it as the "Level 1 Core Creature Corpse" required for the Graveyard Demon's upgrade. Although it was a Level 2 creature, it was marked as "Completed."

This was obviously an indispensable condition, with no room for substitution or insignificance.

The hesitation he had felt earlier vanished instantly, replaced by a hint of relief.

Fortunately, he hadn't rashly converted it into a zombie earlier, or he would have missed this crucial step for the Graveyard Demon's upgrade.

At the same time, the upgrade conditions also informed Gu Su of his next tasks:

Empty graves did not count towards the upgrade's building area.

Besides the Corrupted Trees and Earthbound Veins that needed urgent repair to ensure they were in good condition, the land that the Graveyard Demon originally lacked also had to be replenished as soon as possible.

Gu Su understood that under normal circumstances, an initial Graveyard Demon should occupy an area of about 866 square meters, which perfectly matched the upgrade requirement for land area.

However, the Graveyard Demon he had taken over was only the size of a basketball court, about half the required area.

This was understandable, given that the Graveyard Demon had been severely damaged before, with buildings dismantled or looted, and its territory significantly reduced.

When it fell into his hands, it was already a broken "Pinduoduo version."

It was a miracle that it could be barely activated then.

But now, to upgrade the Graveyard Demon, he had to reclaim and replenish the lost land bit by bit, bringing the total area up to 866 square meters. Otherwise, he could forget about it.

There was also the issue of resources, which was a serious problem.

Yin energy was not too concerning. The Yin Fire Pile had been repaired and upgraded to Level 1, producing 500 points of Yin energy daily. At this rate, it would only take six days to accumulate 3000 points of Yin energy.

Although the current reserves of wood, stone, and metal were far from sufficient, he had already figured out the resource situation in the supermarket ruins.

He just needed to arrange for the skeleton squad to continuously scavenge and transport them, accumulating them slowly until he reached the required 100 units for each.

But the most troublesome thing for him was gold coins.

He currently only had 382 gold coins, a long way from the target of 3000.

Looking back at his past gains, gold coins only came from two sources: opening treasure chests and the occasional small amount earned from selling beast hides. The efficiency was extremely low, far from keeping up with the upgrade demands.

"It seems I need to find a stable and efficient source of gold coins as soon as possible," Gu Su muttered to himself, his brow furrowed.

The upgrade of the Graveyard Demon was urgent. Replenishing land, repairing buildings, and accumulating resources—each of these required a significant amount of time and effort. Thinking about this, Gu Su couldn't help but sigh, "Time waits for no one."

Suppressing his urgency, Gu Su organized his thoughts, turned, and walked out of the tent, ready to issue further instructions to the skeletons immediately.

He would send a squad to the supermarket ruins to continuously collect resources and keep an eye out for sources of gold coins.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the tent, his gaze swept over the area where supplies were piled, and his eyes suddenly froze. He blurted out with a hint of surprise and confusion, "Wait, where are my shopping carts? Where did all the shopping carts I pushed from the supermarket go?"

He quickly walked to where the shopping carts were originally piled. Only some scattered rust remained on the ground. The dozens of rusted shopping carts had vanished without a trace, not even leaving a mark.

Gu Su's brow furrowed again, and he looked at the skeletons standing guard nearby, filled with confusion.

They showed no reaction, which meant the shopping carts weren't stolen.

So where did all his shopping carts go?

Gu Su beckoned to a nearby skeleton.

The skeleton immediately bowed and said, "My lord."

"Where are the shopping carts?"

"My lord, after you entered the tent, the Corrupted Mycelium suddenly devoured all the shopping carts and quickly disappeared. Only these rusty remains are left."

Gu Su was stunned for a moment, then understood.

He didn't know why the Corrupted Mycelium would devour metal shopping carts, as it had only shown the ability to absorb corrupted energy and soil impurities before.

But thinking about it from another perspective, this should be a good thing.

As a core component of the Graveyard Demon, the Corrupted Mycelium never devoured resources for no reason.

Since it had absorbed these dozens of shopping carts, it would likely provide corresponding returns later, perhaps further strengthening the Graveyard's ground or improving resource conversion efficiency. There was no need to dwell on it excessively.

With this realization, Gu Su no longer obsessed over the whereabouts of the shopping carts.

He quickly collected his thoughts and began to deploy the subsequent resource collection tasks.

He raised his hand and pointed to the ordinary skeletons: "You guys, take the pickup truck and enough containers, and immediately go to the frozen storage room of the mall supermarket. Transport back all the remaining sludge oil, and any metal, wood, and cement blocks you can collect around the storage room."

"Hurry up, stay alert on the road, and no mistakes allowed."

Several skeletons immediately sprang into action, tossing empty plastic barrels, wooden boards, and other containers onto the pickup truck. The skeletons then worked together, pushing the truck with stiff but orderly steps, quickly heading towards the supermarket.

A simple supply transport convoy was thus formed.

After arranging the transport mission, Gu Su turned to the skeletons he had previously assigned to scout.

"You two, besides these two Harpy corpses, did you find anything else on this scouting mission? Did you find any supply points or notice anything unusual?"

One of the scouting skeletons stepped forward, bowed, and reported, "My lord, we proceeded in a different direction and found an abandoned gas station.

It was occupied by over twenty Harpies.

These two Harpy corpses were ambushed and killed when we were scouting enemy positions and they weren't prepared. We specifically brought them back to report the situation to you."

A glint flashed in Gu Su's eyes as he tapped his palm lightly.

More than twenty Harpies – that was a considerable number right now.

If he could kill them all, not only would he gain a large number of corpses to convert into undead and accumulate Yin energy, but he might also find extra supplies at the abandoned gas station.

More importantly, the Harpies' feathers and claws could potentially be sold for gold coins, which would precisely solve his current shortage of funds.