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Acid rain in the wasteland occurs intermittently, sometimes heavily and sometimes lightly, so Su Ning took out three pieces of anti-corrosion armor from the spatial world.

Once Su Ning, Chen Xiaojun, and Hu Yue put on their anti-corrosion armor and masks, their intimidating presence was immediately apparent.

The three then left the shelter and headed towards the transaction location.

The acid rain weakened into a light drizzle, and the three of them made their way to the transaction location, their feet treading on the corroded, pitted ground.

Hu Yue kept adjusting the focus of the goggles on her mask, vigilantly scanning her surroundings.

“There are signs of life at the ten o’clock position,” she said in a low voice.

Su Ning nodded calmly, his right hand resting on the holster at his waist.

Chen Xiaojun subtly moved her fingertips, and a wisp of spiritual energy quietly spread out, forming an invisible warning net around the three of them.

The outline of the abandoned factory was faintly visible in the rain and mist.

Beside the rusty iron gate, a middle-aged man with a full beard paced back and forth, the modified revolver at his waist gleaming coldly in the dim light.

"Halt." Old Lei raised his hand, his sharp gaze sweeping over the three of them. The other party's intimidating presence was simply too strong. "Prove that you are not raiders."

Su Ning slowly took out a transparent water bag from his bosom, and clear water swayed inside.

"Twenty liters of Grade A pure water, zero radiation, zero pollution."

Old Lei's eyes lit up, but he quickly became wary again: "How do I know it's not a trap?"

Chen Xiaojun chuckled and suddenly raised her hand and waved.

The revolver at Lao Lei's waist instantly came out of its sheath and hovered in the air, spinning.

“If we wanted to rob you, you would be dead by now.” With a flick of her finger, the pistol landed smoothly back at Old Lei’s waist.

Cold sweat beaded on Old Lei's forehead. He chuckled dryly, "He's actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator... No wonder he dares to sell water in the wasteland."

He then took off his backpack, took out a metal container, entered the password, and the lid popped open, revealing a crystal inside that emitted a faint blue light.

"A level 3 shelter core, just unearthed from the ruins in Area B," Old Lei proudly displayed. "It comes with an energy shield module that can increase the shelter's defense by 300%."

Suning retrieved a sealed water bucket from the spatial world...

It appeared to be taken from the ring, but in reality, it was a passage connecting to the internal space world.

Old Lei stared greedily at the bucket, his Adam's apple bobbing.

After the transaction was completed, Suning said meaningfully, "We have been acquiring the core of the shelter for a long time, at any level. Food, water, medicine... we have everything."

Old Lei carefully put away the bucket, then raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "It seems you are not ordinary survivors."

He looked around and then lowered his voice: "However, you still need to be careful lately. The Blood Wolf Gang is raiding the new shelter."

"The Blood Wolf Gang?" Hu Yue gripped his rifle tighter.

“A raider gang of over thirty people.” Old Lei gestured. “The leader, ‘Lone Wolf,’ has a military-grade plasma cannon mounted on his right arm. He just took down a level four shelter last week.”

A cold glint flashed in Chen Xiaojun's eyes: "Their area of ​​activity?"

“Mainly on the east side of Sector C-127, but…” Old Lei hesitated for a moment, “I heard they’re looking for something, and they’ve been very active lately.”

Thanks for the reminder! Looking forward to our next transaction.

"Me too."

……

On the way back, the three remained silent.

As the rain intensified, corrosive liquid splashed onto the protective suits, creating tiny white wisps of smoke.

“Something’s not right.” Su Ning suddenly stopped. “It’s too quiet.”

Chen Xiaojun closed her eyes and sensed: "Three o'clock position, two hundred meters, five human vital signs."

Hu Yue immediately set up her sniper rifle and, through her newly acquired scope, saw several blurry figures moving among the distant building ruins.

“They’re not coming for us,” she whispered. “They seem to be… digging for something?”

Suning signaled for retreat: "Let's avoid the difficult situation first."

Inside the shelter, Suning placed the newly acquired core into the console.

A bright blue light shone, the entire shelter trembled slightly, the metal walls thickened at a visible rate, and multiple upgrade prompts popped up on the defense system interface.

[Defense Shield Upgrade Complete]

[Automatic Turret Unlock]

[Efficiency of the ecological purification system increased by 40%]

Hu Yue carefully wiped the sniper scope and mounted it on the modified rifle.

Now she's considered a firearms expert, and no one would guess that she was originally a finance professional.

"Fantastic! The accuracy has improved by at least three times."

She peered out the window through the scope. "Wait... what's that?"

In the distance, through the rain, several car headlights pierced the darkness.

The crimson wolf head emblem is clearly visible on the modified off-road vehicle.

“Blood Wolf Gang…” Chen Xiaojun gripped the Frost Sword tightly.

Suning pulled up the surveillance footage: "They stopped two kilometers to the southeast, as if they were setting up a temporary camp."

Hu Yue suddenly remembered something: "Old Lei said they were looking for something... Could it be related to that S-class ruin?"

Suning immediately opened the world channel, and the encrypted message was still pinned to the top: [S-level ruins, only the strong can enter].

He pondered for a moment, then pulled up the area map: "If I were a raider, I would choose this place as my base."

He pointed to an abandoned military base on the map, only three kilometers from the Blood Wolf Gang's current location.

“We’ll go scout ahead tomorrow,” Su Ning decided. “If it’s an S-class relic, we must get there first.”

……

As night deepened, Hu Yue was adjusting equipment in the weapons workshop, while Chen Xiaojun meditated and cultivated.

Su Ning stood alone in front of the control panel, gazing at the entrance to the spatial world—a miniature nebula appearing in his palm.

"The rules of two worlds..." he murmured to himself, "If only they could be merged..."

In fact, Suning has always been expanding its spatial world, and absorbing this wasteland world would be the most ideal.

Suddenly, the alarm sounded.

Surveillance footage shows a group of heavily armed figures approaching the outer perimeter of the shelter.

"All personnel on alert!" Su Ning shouted sternly.

Chen Xiaojun appeared beside him instantly, her Green Frost Sword already drawn.

Hu Yue rushed into the control room carrying the newly modified electromagnetic sniper rifle: "What's going on?"

The image zooms in, revealing five people in black tactical uniforms standing outside the defensive perimeter, with the leader raising his hands to indicate that they are harmless.

The badge he wore on his chest was clearly visible under night vision—a golden scale.

“Not raiders…” Su Ning frowned, “It’s a patrol team from the ‘Merchant Alliance’.”

Chen Xiaojun's expression softened slightly: "What are the largest neutral trade organizations in the wasteland doing here?"

Hu Yue adjusted the audio receiver, and the intermittent sound came through: "...Warning...Blood Wolf Gang...S-level Ruins...Cooperation..."

Suning pressed the communication button: "State your purpose."

The leader of the merchant alliance looked up at the camera, pulled back his hood to reveal a weathered face: "Sir, we have brought important intelligence. It concerns the Blood Wolf Gang... and the S-class ruins you just discovered."

The three exchanged glances.

Finally, Suning pressed the button to open the gate: "Let them in, but remain vigilant."

Outside the window, the night rain in the wasteland continued to fall incessantly.

This unexpected visit will completely change the course of their lives...

……

The five-man patrol of the Merchant Alliance stood in the shelter's lobby, raindrops dripping from their black tactical uniforms and forming small puddles on the ground.

The captain took off his gas mask, revealing a scarred face—his left eye was a mechanical prosthetic eye, gleaming with a pale blue light.

However, seeing the well-equipped shelter and the fully armed state of Su Ning and Chen Xiaojun, all five of them felt a chill in their hearts.

"Greetings, gentlemen! I am the captain of the Seventh Patrol Team of the Merchant Alliance, codename 'Balance'." His voice was like sandpaper scraping. "The Blood Wolf Gang has their eyes on your shelter." "Ningyuan Shelter, Su Ning!"

Hu Yue's finger tightened slightly on the trigger: "How can you prove you're not spies for the raiders?"

The scales chuckled softly, and the mechanical eyes hummed as they rotated.

He took out a data panel and projected a clear image: the Blood Wolf Gang's modified convoy was establishing a base in an abandoned shopping mall three kilometers away. The image was zoomed in, and the Lone Wolf's signature plasma robotic arm could be clearly seen.

"Real-time monitoring?" Su Ning raised an eyebrow. "It seems your business alliance's technological level is higher than rumored."

“We have our own satellite network,” Tianping said meaningfully. “By joining the business alliance, we can share these resources.”

Chen Xiaojun brought over several cups of hot water and asked casually, "What's the price?"

Tianping took the water glass, his mechanical eyes scanning every corner of the shelter: "Submit 30% of your monthly supplies, obey unified dispatch orders, and..."

His gaze lingered on the control panel. "Sharing technological achievements."

The room fell silent.

The sound of raindrops hitting the protective shield became exceptionally clear.

"Thank you for your kind offer." Su Ning put down her water glass, "but we're used to doing things ourselves."

The scales' mechanical eyes contracted slightly: "Lone Wolf's plasma cannon can melt your outer walls in a minute."

"Really?" Su Ning suddenly smiled.

He snapped his fingers, and the shelter's defense system suddenly disengaged, even the most basic energy shield disappeared.

Tianping was stunned: "You..."

Outside the window, a huge mutated rhinoceros suddenly charged towards the shelter.

Just as it was about to crash into the wall, the entire wall suddenly became transparent, and the mutated rhinoceros charged straight in—and then vanished without a trace.

"Spatial folding technology..." The balance's mechanical eye frantically focused, "This is impossible!"

“Now,” Su Ning snapped his fingers again, restarting the defense system, “do you still think we need protection?”

The rain intensified as the business alliance members left.

Tianping turned back at the door, his mechanical eyes flashing with a complex light: "Su Ning, the most dangerous thing in the wasteland is not the mutated beasts... but those who still retain the ambitions of the old world."

"Thank you for reminding us! We'll keep that in mind."

After closing the door, Chen Xiaojun immediately grabbed Su Ning and said, "We really need more people! The Blood Wolf Gang has at least thirty armed men..."

“I know,” Su Ning said, gently stroking her long hair, “but not by depending on others.”

"..."

He then walked to the center of the shelter and formed a mudra with his hands in front of his chest.

Space began to distort, and a portal of light slowly unfolded.

Three slender figures emerged from it.

The first woman was dressed in a dark green outfit, with two short knives at her waist.

She knelt on one knee: "Jiang Si awaits your master's orders."

Her eyes, in the dim light, displayed an eerie heterochromatic appearance—a characteristic of half-demons in the world of "Like Brocade".

The second girl, dressed in a white lab coat and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looked around curiously: "Zhuang Hanyan reporting for duty. Master, the radiation index of this world seems quite interesting."

The device on her wrist immediately started beeping.

The last woman to emerge was dressed in red and carried a longbow.

She simply stood quietly beside Su Ning, her fingers already resting on the bowstring: "Chai Jing is here. Anyone who threatens his master will be killed."

At this moment, Hu Yue's mouth formed an "O" shape: "Su Ning, this... this is your spatial world?"

"I'll take you into the space world to experience it sometime when I have the chance."

"Can I go in too?"

"Of course! That's a truly vast world."

Chen Xiaojun's gaze swept over the three women's stunningly beautiful faces, finally settling on their undisguised admiration as they looked at Su Ning.

She bit her lip but said nothing.

“They are absolutely loyal,” Su Ning said softly, “and each of them has their own specialty.”

Jiang Si's sense of smell can identify enemies within three kilometers; Zhuang Hanyan is a biochemical expert; Chai Jing's arrows can hit targets a kilometer away even in a storm.

That night, Chen Xiaojun stood alone on the lookout tower.

Su Ning appeared quietly behind her: "What are you thinking about?"

“When I was in the theater troupe,” Chen Xiaojun said, looking at the rain, “more than twenty people ate and lived together. Although it was crowded, it was very…safe.”

Su Ning understood her concerns.

He summoned a holographic projection pen and drew a 3D map in the air: "Look, with the shelter as the center, the radius is five kilometers..."

As he drew, hundreds of red dots appeared on the map...

Each red dot represents a hidden stronghold of an AI robot and a dungeon world warrior.

“They’ve been guarding the area all along, you just didn’t notice,” Su Ning said softly. “I don’t trust the living people in the wasteland, but I have my own ‘group’.”

Chen Xiaojun stared blankly at the points of light, suddenly realizing that Suning had already built an invisible army.

Laughter came from downstairs.

Hu Yue was excitedly showing off her firearms collection to the new members, while Zhuang Hanyan was using equipment to help her adjust the weapons.

Chai Jing quietly wiped the longbow, while Jiang Si...

He was scanning his surroundings warily with his heterochromatic eyes.

“They…” Chen Xiaojun hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

“They are all my close friends and confidantes from different dungeons.” Su Ning’s gaze softened. “Just like you and Hu Yue.”

As the rain pattered on her shoulders, Chen Xiaojun's shoulders gradually relaxed.

She suddenly realized that her fingertips were intertwined with Suning's without her noticing.

She knew that the women in the dungeon world had been with Su Ning for much longer, while she and Hu Yue had only known Su Ning for five years.

So even if she felt uncomfortable inside, she couldn't express it. The main reason was that she loved Su Ning too much and had to tolerate Su Ning's special abilities and hobbies.

Just then, the alarm suddenly went off!
Chai Jing instantly leaped to a high vantage point, his longbow fully drawn; Jiang Si's short sword was already unsheathed; the instruments in front of Zhuang Hanyan flashed frantically: "Master, high-energy reaction detected! It is..."

The monitoring screen pops up automatically.

The merchant alliance's convoy was ambushed two kilometers away...

A dozen or so modified motorcycles surrounded them, their bodies painted with blood-red wolf head symbols.

"The Blood Wolf Gang!" Hu Yue exclaimed.

Even more terrifying, a huge mechanical figure appeared at the edge of the screen...

Lone Wolf personally took action; his plasma robotic arm was charging, and the blue-white energy glow was clearly visible even in the rainy night.

"Should we save them?" Jiang Si asked, turning her head.

A complex light flashed in Su Ning's eyes.

Three seconds later, he decisively ordered: "All troops, attack! Chai Jing, take the high ground; Jiang Si, harass from the flanks; Zhuang Hanyan, prepare the antidote; Hu Yue and I, engage the enemy head-on; Xiao Jun..."

He looked at the female cultivator beside him.

Chen Xiaojun had already drawn her Azure Frost Sword, sword energy flowing around her: "I know what to do."

At this moment, Su Ning looked at the five confidantes in front of him and reminded them, "Remember! The Snow Wolf Gang is a threat to our shelter, and so are these Merchant Alliance members. Don't have any illusions about any force or person."

"Yes!"

Then the six rushed out of the shelter and disappeared into the torrential rain of the wasteland.

What they didn't know was that this attack would completely shatter the balance of power in Area C-127...

Ningyuan Shelter also rose to fame in Sector C-127, and Suning's name shone brightly in this wasteland world.

...(End of chapter)