Freeze the entire population, activate my Superman system?

Once you've got the first one, the second one will be much easier.

"Director Guo, my name is Su Wan, and I live in Building 9-1102."

The voice was young, with a hint of nervousness.

A girl with a ponytail walked out of the crowd, wearing an oversized sweatshirt, and looked to be no more than twenty years old.

"I have...I have a recurve bow for competition."

It was used in the archery club during my university years.

It has a tensile strength of thirty pounds and is usually hung on the living room wall as decoration.

"Can it be used?" Guo Yueshan asked.

Su Wan hesitated for a moment: "It can be used, but I haven't practiced in a long time, so my accuracy might not be good."

Moreover, there are only twelve arrows; once they're all shot down, that's it.

"We'll figure out the arrows later. You can keep them for yourself, but you must follow orders," Guo Yueshan said. "Register the bows and the people."

Su Wan breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and retreated back into the crowd.

A commotion then erupted in the crowd.

Just when Guo Yueshan thought he wouldn't gain anything more tonight, the two men raised their hands almost simultaneously.

A tall, thin man wearing black-rimmed glasses, who looked like a programmer.

The other was short and stocky, with a round face, a buzz cut, and wearing a security guard uniform.

Guo Yueshan recognized the security guard: "Liu Yu? What do you have?"

Liu Yu scratched his head and glanced at the man with black-rimmed glasses next to him.

The latter seemed to have mustered a lot of courage before speaking.

"Director Guo, my cousin and I can activate a new type of attack building in our territory - the Arrow Tower."

This sentence was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

Arrow tower.

The name alone was enough to make all the lords present perk up their ears.

Guo Yueshan strode up to the two men. "Explain clearly, what arrow tower? How do I activate it?"

The man with black-rimmed glasses pushed up his glasses and took over the conversation: "My name is Liu Wei, and I live in Building 15-2201."

In my building list, there is an option called "Wooden Sentry Tower", which requires 200 achievement points to unlock.

Once activated, it can be placed near the territory, covering an area of ​​several tens of meters, and will automatically or manually fire arrows to attack intruders.

"Where did the arrows come from?" Guo Yueshan asked.

"Generated by the system," Liu Wei said. "It consumes wood."

"Two hundred achievement points," Guo Yueshan repeated the number. "Can both of you activate it?"

Liu Yu nodded: "I can't do it, I used it to activate the heating furnace."

We had agreed beforehand that one person would activate the heating boiler, and the other would stay on standby.

Guo Yueshan took a deep breath and made a decision.

"Liu Wei, activate the arrow towers. Activate them now and deploy them around the artificial lake. Let's see what the coverage area is."

"What should I do about my heating boiler?" Liu Wei asked.

"The management office will find a solution." Guo Yueshan's tone left no room for negotiation. "The management office will coordinate your heating problem."

"We'll arrange for you to share accommodation with a lord whose heating system is already activated, or we'll centralize fuel distribution; in short, you won't be cold."

There was a hint of hesitation in Liu Wei's eyes.

Two hundred achievement points is no small amount; activating the arrow tower means completely losing control over the heating system.

It's a terrible feeling to entrust your life and your family's life to someone else.

Guo Yueshan noticed their hesitation and offered his final trump card:

"In addition, the emergency supplies currently available in the management office will be given priority for you and Ling Shuang to choose from."

Rice, noodles, oil, salt, medicine, tools—you choose first, and the rest can be distributed later.

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the garden subtly shifted.

Some were envious, some were dissatisfied, but no one dared to speak out against it.

Zhao Tiejun had a composite crossbow, and Su Wan had a recurve bow; these were merely personal weapons.

Arrow towers, on the other hand, sound like real defensive fortifications, capable of covering an area of ​​tens of meters.

This kind of contribution deserves priority in receiving supplies.

Liu Wei reassured him, "Okay. I'll activate it."

He closed his eyes and tapped his fingers in the air a few times.

A few seconds later, a soft white light appeared on the open space on the east bank of the artificial lake.

The light lasted for about ten seconds, and after it dissipated, a three-meter-tall wooden arrow tower appeared out of thin air.

Its design is simple and rustic, as if it were taken from a medieval game.

The base is supported by sturdy logs, the tower has simple ladders, and the top is a platform with a railing.

In the center of the platform stands a device resembling a crossbow, with intricate patterns engraved on its arm.

Liu Wei opened his eyes, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat. "It's done."

He turned to face everyone, his voice regaining its strength, "Neighbors, you've all seen it! We have weapons and fortifications!"

Danger is not insurmountable!

"Let's call it a night and go back to rest."

Starting tomorrow, the management office will reassess the capabilities and resources of all lords and formulate a unified defense plan.

"As I said before—"

Unity is the key to survival.

The crowd began to disperse.

Ling Shuang didn't leave. He stood there, watching the shadow cast by the arrow tower in the direction of the artificial lake under the fireflies.

Guo Yueshan walked over and handed him a bottle of water.

"Manager Ling, thank you for your hard work tonight."

"Of course."

Guo Yueshan was silent for a moment, then lowered his voice: "The 'mercenary warrior' system you mentioned, is it real or...?"

"Really," Ling Shuang said naturally, "but I'm not sure if I'm the only one who has it, or how others activated it."

It could be probability, or it could be triggered by a condition.

"Do you think there are still people in the neighborhood who have it?"

"Perhaps," Ling Shuang said. "Or maybe they're still observing."

Guo Yueshan sighed, "Alas, hand-to-hand combat is too dangerous."

I won't force you, but if the fortifications really can't hold, I'll go with you, even though I'm an old man."

His eyes also held a firmness.

Some responsibilities are etched into our blood and bones.

Guo Kuoshan paused, then asked, "Do you think the arrow tower thing is reliable?"

"It's better than nothing," Ling Shuang said, looking at the arrow tower. "But don't put all your hopes on it."

Guo Yueshan nodded thoughtfully.

"Tomorrow, I will have someone thoroughly clean up the area around the artificial lake."

We can't rely solely on arrow towers and fences; we need to set up early warning systems on the shore so that we can spot the monster before it emerges from the water.

Five minutes later, Ling Shuang dragged the alloy rod and walked with Wang Can back to the row house.

The energy beneath the scales on his left arm has been largely depleted; the explosive burst of scales used up three scales, and further growth will take time.

He felt somewhat tired, not physically, but mentally.

He killed a night demon tonight.

But Guo Yueshan is right, what if there were two? Or three?

He glanced at his left hand.

Two more perfect crystals are needed to upgrade the right hand to its maximum value.

And then what will happen? He doesn't know.

But one thing he was certain of

There is definitely more than one Night Demon.

The size and manner of movement of the juvenile revealed a message.

It is still in its growth stage.

Moreover, where there are larvae, there are also adults.

The lights in the row house were still on, and the pale blue flames of the heating stoves shone through the windows, casting a small patch of warm light in the yard.

Wang Can's wife, Liu Yun, was waiting at the door.

"I've left some porridge in the pot for you, drink it while it's hot."

She gave her man a resentful look.

The latter, feeling guilty, followed Ling Shuang into the house.

It's obvious that he had already cursed over the walkie-talkie.

As Ling Shuang stepped across the threshold, a wave of heat from the heating furnace hit her face.

Dr. Zhang stared intently at the lord's panel in front of him, writing something with a pen in hand.

Jiang Xiaobei was asleep on the table, with a walkie-talkie that had been disassembled halfway down beside him.

Ling Shuang exhaled a heavy breath.

Everyone,

Everyone is trying their best to survive!