In a frigid apocalypse, I went on a shopping spree with the reborn.

The best treasures in the entire 93rd district were kept close by people like Yun Huang, while those left in the main camp were actually just average.

Jiang Qingyue checked everything and found nothing that Zhang Meng could use.

Fortunately, she had quite a few things that she could use.

"One for Longlong, one for me, one for Yanbao, and one for me."

"One for the baby, one for me, one for Little Grey, and one for me."

"..."

Jiang Qingyue distributed the prizes very fairly; she contributed the most and received the most.

Everyone else, regardless of their past or present lives, whoever was present received a share.

Even though Zhang Meng didn't need it, Jiang Qingyue still made sure to give her her share.

After all, Zhang Meng is one of the top combatants in the Eighth District. Regardless of whether he has close juniors or not, he must have many subordinates, and he usually has to give them rewards.

The last one is the personal terminal of the Cloud Leader.

Jiang Qingyue said, "Longlong guessed correctly before. This best quantum computer will be left to her. She hasn't recovered yet, so I'll keep it for her for now."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bao quickly pushed over his mountain of treasures, saying, "Mine will also be kept by the master."

"Of course." Jiang Qingyue patted Yan Bao's long ears. "Since you don't have space, of course you have to keep it here with me."

"Oh, right." Jiang Qingyue picked out her own portion again.

She kept what she could use for herself, and divided the rest into two parts: one for Yan Bao and one for Xiao Hui Hui.

He then said to Zaizai, "You haven't recovered yet, so let them use the resources first. Once you've recovered, I'll make up for your share."

Little Grey imitated him and also re-sorted his own portion.

It has entered its mature stage and has a certain ability to protect itself.

Yan Baocai has just recovered his physical body, and he needs cultivation resources even more than he does.

It gave half of its share to Yan Bao.

"You can use these too," Yan Bao said, pushing them back.

Little Grey forced the food onto it, saying, "We're all family, big sister, don't be polite with me. Eat more so you can reach maturity sooner."

This sentence directly hit Yan Bao's weak spot.

It failed to reach maturity and its combat power did not increase much. It was fine when it was back in its hometown, as the danger was not so great. In addition, its master and Long Jiuxing were strong enough, so it was not very useful in battle.

Now things are different. This place is fraught with danger. The master's strength has increased so much, but his overall index has not been able to rise.

If it doesn't reach maturity soon, it will only hold us back.

After careful consideration, it no longer refused Little Grey's kindness: "Then I'll use it first. When I reach maturity and become stronger, I'll share the resources with you."

In his previous life, Long Jiuxing looked at Yan Bao and Xiao Huihui, his fingers twitched at his sides, but he still didn't have the nerve to reach out and touch them.

Looking at the gem on Jiang Qingyue's forehead, he silently hoped that her little snake would recover.

Although he didn't know when his son would recover, Long Jiuxing from his previous life still set aside most of the resources he had received this time, as well as those he had saved up before.

Hopefully, this will be useful when the baby recovers, allowing him to reach maturity as soon as possible and gain the ability to protect himself.

Just as they finished dividing, they heard Long Jiuxing from the gem say, "Sister Xiaoyue, I don't know when I'll recover, and I won't be able to use the resources. Divide mine into three parts as well, keep one for Zaizai, and give the other two to Xiaohuihui and Yanbao."

"They cannot integrate with optical computers, so their improvement is relatively slow."

The little one quickly added, "I don't feel any recovery at all, so don't save any for me, give it all to Big Sister."

"No, no." Yan Bao shook her head and waved her rabbit paws. "The longer you recover, the more resources you'll need."

The little one advised, "Big sister, we're family, there's no need to be so formal."

"Instead of leaving the resources to pile up in the space, it's better to give them to you to use first. Once you become stronger, you'll be able to seize more cultivation resources."

"A lot of things you won't need will be perfect for me since I've just recovered. Isn't that a win-win situation?"

Yan Bao tilted her head and thought for a moment: "That seems to be true."

Of the three little ones, Yan Bao is the most innocent.

Not long after being placed in District 8 by the Eternal Winter God, it encountered Jiang Qingyue. For a long time, the shelter consisted only of Jiang Qingyue and itself, without much infighting.

Although Zaizai had been with Long Jiuxing since he was a child, the difficult environment Long Jiuxing was in forced Zaizai to grow up quickly.

Little Grey is having an even harder time, being fought over by a bunch of people, and constantly having to outwit and outmaneuver Wang Dawei.

Although she is the youngest of the three sisters, she is the most cunning.

After repeated persuasion from Little Grey and Little Baby, Yan Bao finally did not refuse the resources they offered.

Jiang Qingyue didn't stop them. She knew very well that in Yan Bao's world, there weren't as many complicated things as in the human world.

Besides, she and Long Jiuxing wouldn't just stand by and watch; if anyone suffered a loss, they would compensate them.

Zhang Meng exclaimed, "It's making me want to raise a few exotic animals."

Speaking of mythical beasts, Jiang Qingyue recalled one from long ago: "Senior, your official organization has a mythical beast called the Mantis Shrimp King, how is that guy doing now?"

"..." Zhang Meng, who always had the demeanor of a strong person, looked constipated when faced with Jiang Qingyue's ordinary question.

This piqued Jiang Qingyue's curiosity: "What's wrong? Did they betray us?"

Zhang Meng sighed, "I wish it would really betray us."

There's a story behind it.

Now, it wasn't just Jiang Qingyue who was curious; everyone's eyes were fixed on Zhang Meng.

Seeing this, Zhang Meng knew she had no choice but to speak up: "That guy isn't just a big eater, he's a money-devouring beast."

Jiang Qingyue scoffed, "It's normal for cubs to have a bigger appetite as they get stronger. We humans are the same. I used to eat one bowl of rice, but after I got stronger, I eat from a whole basin."

"A basin?" Zhang Meng smiled wryly. "A basin is far from enough."

"That thing mutates and evolves every now and then. At first, it didn't eat much, and we took good care of it."

"As a result, that guy changed every day. As his strength increased, his appetite also became unpredictable. In the end, he would eat anything he could find."

"Tables, chairs, benches, clothes, and pants—if I'm not careful, it will chew up half of my hair."

"The key issue is that we can't sell them. We initially thought you were a capable individual with your own resources, so we wanted you to support us, but you didn't want to."

At this point, Zhang Meng's tone became somewhat resentful, "We even discussed with it the idea of ​​having it go to the enemy's side, where it wouldn't have to do anything but eat like crazy and bankrupt them, which would be a great achievement."

"But that guy is a coward; he doesn't dare leave home alone at all."

After hearing this, Jiang Qingyue looked terrified.

Fortunately, she didn't agree back then, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to survive until she got the item amplifier, and her shelter would have been eaten into bankruptcy by that king of mantis shrimp.

After listening to the story, Long Jiuxing said angrily, "That's too much! You can't afford to support so many people, yet you want to give them to Sister Xiaoyue."

"Hey." Zhang Meng chuckled, "Little girl, you can't accuse someone like that. We only proposed the price after we assessed that Jiang Qingyue was capable of supporting him."

"Besides, although the King Mantis Shrimp can be eaten, it can also do work! Especially for people in the early stages of the apocalypse, it can provide powerful combat strength."

"In the evaluation by the computer assistant, the serial number of the Pipi Shrimp King is 8911, and its potential value is 9, which is the highest level."

"So strong!" Jiang Qingyue and Long Jiuxing were both very surprised.

It's worth noting that Yan Bao's potential value was only 8, and that was only achieved when Jiang Qingyue's luck was at its peak.

Later, she was targeted by the God of Eternal Winter, and her luck gradually declined.

Zhang Meng: "Of course, otherwise why would I give it to you? Do you really think we'd be willing to trade anyone for us?"

"The reason we suggested adding him to the exchange list was twofold: first, we considered that you were capable of supporting him, and second, we considered that you were running a small team all by yourself and needed help."

"But since you refused at the time, we didn't force you."

As she spoke, Zhang Meng chuckled, "Not only do you remember this, but the King of Mantis Shrimp also remembers it. It scolded you for a long time, saying you didn't know what you were talking about."

"You'd better watch out when you see it. It's stronger than you now, and it might beat you up to vent its anger."

Jiang Qingyue shrank back, thankful that the conversation had gotten this far. Otherwise, she would have been beaten up by the Shrimp King when they met, and she wouldn't even know why she was beaten up.

"Let's not talk about that anymore." Zhang Meng pointed to the prisoners. "These guys are ticking time bombs; keeping them around all the time isn't a good idea. But improving our strength is also important. Resources are useless if you don't convert them into your own power."

"Are you planning to contact Emperor Yun first, or are you planning to improve your strength first?"

Jiang Qingyue had already planned ahead: "Strength is fundamental, let's improve our strength first."

"Everyone is busy improving, so we'll leave these hostages in the care of the seniors."

"rest assured."

Jiang Qingyue brought back a lot of things this time. Although most of them were of average quality, it would still take a considerable amount of time to convert them all into strength.

After all, unlike a quantum computer, various items can be integrated in a matter of minutes.

These resources are used in different ways. Some are like elixirs that need to be refined, while others are like crab meat that need to be eaten and absorbed naturally by the body.

The conversion process is much slower than directly integrating a quantum computer.

While everyone was busy improving their skills, Zhang Meng was not idle either.

She emptied everyone's minds of everything: the cultivation techniques of various races, methods of improvement, treasure locations, and the loves and hates of the powerful...

Whether it's true or false, ask them all and compile them into booklets.

In addition, she skillfully put a price tag on all the prisoners.

A few cheap and delicious things were turned into meat.

The Dragon Nine Stars inside the gem didn't need to cultivate; they could see all of Zhang Meng's actions clearly, yet no one questioned them.

It's just a pity.

Here, the weak are ignored.

Even if these clouds in District 93 become prisoners, they still have value and the opportunity to be bought back.

As for some weaker races, no one comes to rescue them, no one will buy them, and even if they are willing to surrender to District 8, District 8 will not want them.

The reason is tragic—because of weakness.

Because they were useless, they would only be a burden after surrendering.

Within the gem, Nangong Zhao watched his past self silently cultivating not far away, and only said one sentence: "The 8th District must become stronger, at all costs, even if it means fighting to the last person, it cannot die in vain."

Liu Yuyao, however, had a different view: "In fact, throughout history, there have been many examples of powerful races perishing first, while some weak and insignificant ones have survived."

Jiang Qingtian said, "But what's the difference between living without dignity and being dead?"

Miao Xiu also said, "I agree with what Deputy Captain Jiang said. Whether a person wants dignity, power, or a peaceful life, these all require strong strength to support them. Otherwise, it's just wishful thinking to live in a remote corner."

Chen Sanyang muttered, "You two are Captain Nangong's men, of course you're speaking up for her. I'm going to speak up for my boss too."

"Isn't what my boss said right? Isn't the continuation of the race more important? No matter how difficult it is, as long as there are people alive, there is still hope."

Jiang Qingtian: "And then? Like that bamboo spirit, anyone can just grab it and chew it like sugarcane?"

Chen Sanyang: "That's just what we see right now. Who knows if these bamboo spirits will rise to power and become the leaders a few thousand years from now?"

"For example, what if some powerful races have all died out? Powerful experimental zones like District 93 and District 5 have all perished or been weakened to the extreme due to mutual warfare, while the previously inconspicuous bamboo spirits have slowly accumulated enough strength."

Miao Xiu: "Is that possible? This isn't even the final battle yet, and all the experimental zones have already been gathered together by these powerful figures from District 93."

"Once war breaks out, these weak races will all be cannon fodder. They will only die before the strong and have no hope of survival."

"Once District 93 is severely weakened, these so-called allies will only be its nourishment."

"If they don't die at the hands of District 8, they will die at the hands of District 93."

Chen Sanyang: "That's why we have to find a way, like sending some people out to live in different corners of the world."

Jiang Qingtian: "Deputy Captain Chen, have you ever thought that sometimes splitting up is a big no-no, and going all in is the only hope? Only by leaving no way out can everyone be united as one?"

"That traitor at Hope Base is a perfect example. Once this door is opened, someone will find excuses for their cowardice. Our Eighth District will be torn into two factions."

"Cowards only want to back down in order to gain a chance to survive, thus reducing the overall strength of the Eighth District by more than half."

The more than 100 people inside the gemstone split into two factions, chattering and arguing incessantly.

Zhang Meng didn't say anything, and neither did Jiang Qingyue and the other cultivators.

This is neither a matter of right nor wrong, and no one can absolutely guarantee which path is the right one.

Nangong Zhao, Jiang Qingtian, and Miao Xiu were right to worry. The Eighth District is currently short-staffed and is being besieged by various experimental districts.

Only when everyone has no way out, goes all in, and unites as one, is there any hope of victory.

Once another option is available, the organization will split into two factions.

There will be serious disagreements between the pro-war and conservative factions, and the overall strength will be halved.

Then we'll be even less likely to win.

What Liu Yuyao said wasn't without reason. Not to mention the entire universe, just look at this blue planet in the Eighth District.

Dinosaurs were pretty amazing, weren't they?

It perished.

Mice are inconspicuous, aren't they?

survived.

Looking at the history of human development, long ago, humans survived only by being cautious and prudent, and only then did they have the opportunity to become the true rulers of the Eighth District.

However, this is a success story. Not every living being that chooses to endure will necessarily have the opportunity to become the controller.

This is especially true because it is not a natural evolution.

The people in Districts 93 and 5 are now in a bloodthirsty frenzy, and judging from the current situation, all the weaker experimental districts are just cannon fodder.

If the Eighth District cannot be wiped out, these cannon fodder will have to keep being sent out until the entire race is exterminated.

Once District 8 is destroyed, these cannon fodder will be useless and will also be killed.

They won't be given any time to develop stealthily.

Rather than splitting into two factions now, and having the enemy pick them out one by one and eliminate them after the pro-war faction dies, it would be better to unite from the beginning and go all out, where the chances of success are much greater.