My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

Lindong.

residence.

This place was originally a hotel suite with a nice environment, but it was used as a five-star residence after the apocalypse.

Tang Yu was unaware that Chen Haiping had already closed a deal for him. He was currently in his room, browsing information on his computer.

Elaine went out shopping early in the morning, Gray Blade went to gather intelligence, while he fully embraced his homebody nature.

"No, no, still no..."

After checking in here last night, he has been using this computer to search for information, mainly looking for information about the shelter where his parents are.

The network of the Lindong Shelter is a regional network.

It doesn't have many internet access functions; the main ones are two.

One function was data retrieval; much information from before the apocalypse had been entered into the USB drive. Regardless of whether the information was useful or not, Tang Yu took out a USB drive and copied it into the drive.

Much of this knowledge is the essence of human civilization. Even in this apocalyptic world, preserving it might come in handy someday.

Some of them are useful right now, such as gun blueprints.

Blueprints are not valuable; many could be found online before the apocalypse. However, having blueprints is one thing, but being able to manufacture guns is another.

Tang Yu didn't have such worries. Through the research institute, with just a small amount of source crystals, he could modify these blueprints into blueprints that matched the workshop's specifications, allowing the workshop to produce the guns. Of course, the research institute could also analyze the physical guns to deduce the gun blueprints, but that would require a significantly larger amount of source crystals.

He chose the method that saved him money.

The power of firearms is still quite impressive, especially with the replacement of ammunition with armor-piercing rounds, which greatly increases their lethality against mutated beasts. Even if they can't deal with those overly powerful mutated beasts, they are more than sufficient as transitional equipment.

Tang Yu is now using a different function: the War Forum.

This is an official forum created by the Lindong government. The interface is very simple, but it contains a lot of information.

It's a place where survivors, especially Awakened ones, exchange mission information and trade details. Sometimes, the official channels also announce important news here.

Tang Yu browsed through the information quickly, but the sheer volume of data and the lack of organization and categorization made it incredibly chaotic.

[Traces of a high-level mutated beast have been discovered in the western suburbs of Lincheng!]

[A super-powerful mutated beast, larger than a large truck, has been suspected to have been discovered!]

We buy pelts of mutated beasts; we'll take as many as you have, and the price is negotiable.

There is a forest in the eastern part of Qingxi Town, which has been identified as high-grade timber. We are now seeking a team to cooperate in acquiring that timber. My team is ranked 87th in the mission center. If you are interested in cooperating, please contact us as soon as possible.

The Academy of Sciences recently announced that it has achieved preliminary results in its research on mutated beasts, extracting a certain extraordinary power factor that may be applied to the field of equipment.

A dazzling array of posts appeared before his eyes. Even if they weren't what he was looking for, they certainly broadened his horizons.

This trip to Lindong was indeed very necessary. Large shelters are incomparable to small shelters, both in terms of personnel and resources.

Powerful Awakened Ones have the ability to cross the wilderness and arrive in Lindong, resulting in a large number of strong individuals in Lindong, while the number of weak Awakened Ones in small shelters is also relatively small.

If it weren't for the territory system, he would have preferred to establish a mercenary group in Lin Dong.

Tang Yu scrolled through the pages one by one.

A post caught his eye.

Summary of Surrounding Provinces and Cities

The post was made three days ago.

The poster was not an official, but an ID named Baixiaosheng10086... Tang Yu guessed that the ID "Baixiaosheng" was already taken, and there would probably be many more people waiting in line.

This person is quite famous on the forum, and the post is a summary of information from various sources.

Tang Yu looked at it more closely.

In this province, almost every prefecture-level city has a large shelter, and in a few cases, two cities are combined into one shelter.

In addition, the post also marked some small and medium-sized shelters.

That's not all.

There are many more small shelters that are impossible to count. Some of these shelters are so well hidden that they survive in the apocalypse, which is teeming with mutated beasts, by simply hiding themselves.

Tang Yu's gaze fell on a point on the map.

The sign reads "Small Shelter in the Shade," followed by "Destroyed."

That's quite an accurate source.

Tang Yu was also somewhat surprised, which showed that Bai Xiaosheng 10086 indeed had real skills.

He found the neighboring province on the map, where there was much less information, but fortunately, most of the large shelters were marked.

"Found it, Sunset Shelter!"

When we first started communicating, my parents told me that the military was building a shelter.

That is the Sunset Shelter, located in the suburbs of Sunset City.

The post contains an explanation.

This shelter is very large, reportedly housing more than two million survivors, and was built jointly by troops from three nearby military districts.

Tang Yu felt much relieved.

The military strength of this shelter is even stronger than that of the one in Lindong, so its safety should be guaranteed.

To date, there has been no news of large shelters being destroyed by demonic beasts.

Although he felt a little relieved, Tang Yu was still anxious. His parents' safety did not mean that life would be easier.

He had a deep understanding of what life was like for ordinary survivors.

But he also understood that rushing wouldn't help.

The two places are thousands of kilometers apart, and there are countless dangers along the way, making it extremely difficult to reach the Sunset Shelter.

In particular, they encountered that demonic beast above the Awakening stage in Maple Leaf Town.

He understood even more clearly that the world was a complex place, and if he wanted to go to Lindong, he needed to prepare many things, such as a vehicle that combined defense and speed.

Previously, when I arrived in Lindong, off-road vehicles were not very useful. Sometimes, when the road was blocked, I had to go down into the workshop and push the obstacle course to clear it.

In that situation, getting from the territory to Sunset Shelter would require spending countless days and nights in the wild, and the risks would be much greater.

After much thought, Tang Yu sighed and downloaded the map.

This map contains a lot of information, including information about the shelter and markings of some abyssal rifts.

It's not a lot, but it's still very precious.

Finally, Tang Yu saw the last line of the post.

[For more detailed information, please visit Baixiaosheng Law Firm at No. 25 Dongyuan Road. New clients receive a 20% discount upon arrival.]

Tang Yu: "..."

He noted down the location and continued scanning the other content.

until night.

After dinner, Tang Yu, Yi Lian, and Hui Ren arrived at the agreed location.

Li Xiuming was already waiting here. He was dressed in all black, wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a mask.

He hid behind a utility pole, looking rather furtive.

Tang Yu remained silent, then came to the back and gently patted his shoulder.

Li Xiuming almost screamed in fright, "Holy crap, it's you, Lao Tang! You guys were prepared, weren't you? We're going to the black market, so we need to keep a low profile, hide our faces, and try not to attract attention..."

He rambled on for a while, then looked up and saw Tang Yu, and the two people behind him, who were probably the teammates Old Tang was talking about.

All three were dressed in black robes with their hoods pulled up and masks on their faces. If he hadn't heard Tang Yu's voice, he would never have recognized them.

"...Wow, your equipment is way too complete."

Tang Yu shrugged. "Isn't this what you asked for?"

Led by Li Xiuming, the three of them made several turns and finally arrived at a small house.

I don't know how Li Xiuming remembered the way. He could get there correctly even though he had never been there before. That's amazing.

Tang Yu recalled the route he had just taken, and his terrible sense of direction immediately kicked in; his mind was now a complete spiderweb.

...So this black market is very well hidden, I suppose.