The power of the new skill and the storage slot unlock condition

"I already made myself so available! How can that blockhead not see it? Does he really not see it, or is he just incapable..."

Yin Su seemed to have suddenly realized the crux of the problem!

That was it!

If even a beauty like her couldn't move him, what else could it be but impotence?

"Looks like I need to change tactics! Since there's something wrong with this man, ordinary methods won't work!"

Before the apocalypse, she had been a livestreamer.

She had encountered all kinds of men.

Although Yin Su had only performed for her audience and never sold her body, she still understood how those men thought!

So she had plenty of ways to make men like her.

"I don't want to go through those hard times again! I have to squeeze my way into that room! Only then can I survive in this apocalypse!"

Although many people made fun of female livestreamers, no one had ever questioned their courage to "hustle" for money!

Her extensive life experience had given Yin Su a clear understanding of things.

At first, she had been somewhat dissatisfied with Jiang He, but after witnessing his strength, she had instantly changed her mind.

In this world, only the strong could survive!

Since she couldn't become strong herself, she had to win the protection of someone who was!

Besides, a man like him was more of a challenge to conquer...

After leaving the bus, Jiang He headed first to the gas station from before.

He had been in too much of a hurry last night to think of a good way to transport the fuel.

Now that he had calmed down, he had come up with a good idea he could try!

Jiang He walked around and surveyed the area, quickly finding an unusual manhole cover.

[Fuel tank assembly - gasoline remaining: 20 tons]

[Storage space occupied: 3 slots]

Sure enough!

No matter how large an ordinary object was, it couldn't take up many slots!

He could always squeeze things together to free up three storage slots!

Looking at the raised manhole cover before him, Jiang He quickly placed the Energy Core inside the Urn, then put it into the system space at lightning speed.

But in that brief moment, he noticed a problem!

The Energy Core's description had changed...

[Energy Core - energy remaining: 99%]

Huh?

Jiang He thought he hadn't slept well and took another quick look.

He hadn't seen it wrong!

The stone's energy was finite!

Come to think of it, that made sense. How could anything provide unlimited energy...?

"There's still 99% left, so I don't need to worry too much!"

Jiang He didn't dwell on it. All his attention was now focused on the fuel tank beneath his feet!

With this thing, his strength could take a qualitative leap!

Of his five slots, food and the Urn each occupied one.

Their importance went without saying; both had to be kept in the space!

If he used the remaining three slots for the fuel tank, there would be no slot left for automatic pickup...

That put Jiang He in a bind.

"System, is there a way to unlock more storage slots?"

[Condition for unlocking the sixth storage slot: slay a level-four extraordinary creature or spend 10,000 System Points]

Ten thousand System Points wasn't much, but Jiang He couldn't produce that amount right now...

After fusing with the Devil Arum Heart, he only had 5,050 System Points left in total.

"I'll have to drop the Urn into the tent whenever I need to pick something up..."

After thinking it over for a long time, Jiang He could only come up with that one solution.

Although it would make retrieving it several times slower, it solved the problem.

At worst, he could upgrade the slot after earning more System Points!

At that thought, he grew even more eager for the fog to descend!

Then he would be able to encounter plenty of isolated Weird Objects and Mutant Beasts!

Jiang He crouched down, opened the manhole cover, and put away the fuel tank assembly with a wave of his hand.

The fuel tank assembly consisted of a pump, a tank, and a fuel nozzle.

The pump was connected to the tank at one end and the nozzle at the other.

That ensured fuel could be pumped out through the nozzle.

Unfortunately for Jiang He, the pump ran on electricity.

That meant that once it was away from the gas station, the nozzle wouldn't dispense fuel unless he found a generator...

For an ordinary person, that might have been an insurmountable problem.

But for Jiang He, it was nothing!

After all, he still had a treasure-the Technician Sequence!

When the time came, he could have her modify the assembly, and he would never have to worry about a generator again!

That was why Jiang He had gone to great lengths to keep Wang Qian around!

Although this sequence had little offensive power, it was truly favored in the apocalypse.

Mission accomplished!

Jiang He turned and left the gas station, picking an empty spot nearby at random.

A green light lit up in his right hand.

In an instant, more than a dozen thick vines burst from the ground, piercing the paved road and surging forward.

Concrete walls one or two meters thick were like paper before them, pierced in an instant.

As the skill of a level-five Demon Seed, Death Coil's power was naturally beyond question!

But its cost was indeed high!

The supernatural power consumed by a single use was enough to cast Flame Jet three or four times.

"I'd better use it sparingly!"

Feeling that hollow sensation in his body again, Jiang He made up his mind not to use the skill unless necessary.

His supernatural power hadn't fully recovered to begin with, and now that he had exhausted it again, his head felt heavy.

Jiang He had no choice but to return to the bus.

He had intended to test both skills, but hadn't expected one to drain him dry...

This was a good chance to have Wang Qian upgrade the fuel tank assembly!

Ignoring the others as they chatted and laughed, he headed straight into the room.

"What's wrong with Jiang He? Why does he look so drained?"

Han Yaojiao, the girl with straight hair, quietly asked the twins beside her.

"We don't know."

The sisters clearly weren't interested in the subject.

But just because they weren't interested didn't mean nobody was!

Yin Su's eyes lit up. She lowered her head and rummaged through her backpack, pulling out a can of Red Bull she had saved for who knew how long.

"I didn't expect a chance to show what I can do so soon!"

She murmured to herself, quickly got up and straightened her clothes and hair, then walked slowly to the door and knocked softly.

"Brother He, I need to..."

Before she could finish, the door suddenly opened.

The figure she had been hoping to see appeared in the doorway, and Yin Su was overjoyed.

She was just about to offer him the Red Bull when an utterly indifferent voice suddenly sounded in her ear:

"What is it?"

Jiang He was a little tired and didn't want to get too entangled with this woman.

Even in the apocalypse, he wasn't the kind of man to seduce a woman and then abandon her.

If he lost control, he would only end up with a lot more trouble!

Jiang He wasn't naive enough to think this woman had fallen in love with him at first sight.

She just wanted to live without worrying about food or clothing!

"I... I..."

Startled by his cold voice, Yin Su stammered for a long time without managing to get the words out.

Seeing this, Jiang He wasted no more time. He squeezed past her and led Wang Qian to an empty spot some distance away.

"Why can she, but I can't? How am I any less attractive than her?"

She saw Jiang He and Wang Qian walking around a huge fuel tank together, just like a devoted couple.

Yin Su felt as though her lungs were about to burst with anger!

She clenched her fists, her teeth grinding...