Yang Yuan shook his head: "At that time, I was still an ordinary person. When I saw those people too weak from hunger to keep up with the main group, my heart softened. I took them in, gave them food and water, and led them on a long journey. I remember the guy leading them was called Li Qingshan, with a scar on his nose. Their group looked so frail and pitiful, but you never really know someone. Once, when I was injured, they took advantage of my unconsciousness to take the food and water away. It made me so angry that I awakened on the spot."
"...?"
Chen Xianzhi had black lines on his forehead, then said indignantly, "Truly a bunch of ungrateful parasites. Mr. Yang Yuan, your factory has arrived."
At this moment, they reached the edge of the security zone, and a newly built factory appeared ahead.
The so-called factory was quite simple, mainly consisting of a huge rain shelter and a large circle of three-meter-high metal fencing.
The inside was very spacious, and next to the entrance, there were three rooms.
Everything was constructed out of metal, laid flat on the ground.
Unfortunately, the ground here is protected by the power of the Ancient Ruins. Forget about digging it up—even an Earth Superpower User can't move this earth.
At this moment, Chen Xianzhi saw several soldiers moving a huge air conditioner to the factory and waved his hand, saying, "Mr. Yang Yuan doesn't need this thing; take it away. Also, bring some A4 paper and pens."
He then said to Yang Yuan, "Let Mr. Yang Yuan rest first. Whatever you need, just make a list, and someone will bring it later. You can settle the bill during goods inspection. For now, the military order is to start with one hundred coolers. These people will stay here; just instruct them if anything's needed. Oh, I'll have a Wind Superpower User come over."
With that, he took his leave without mentioning the price again.
The three of them entered the huge and spacious factory.
Yang Yuan placed the airdrop box outside one of the rooms, opened the lid, took out the Safe House cube, walked a few meters away to place it on the ground, pressed the inconspicuous button on the topmost surface of the cube, and then returned to his original spot.
Immediately, under the surprised gazes of the busy soldiers, the cube quickly disassembled and expanded.
In just a matter of seconds, it transformed into a small house.
The most amazing thing was that the color of this small house almost matched the surroundings, so if you didn't look closely, you might even overlook its presence.
Yang Yuan walked over and pushed it, finding that the Safe House was really anchored to the ground; it wouldn't be easily moved unless it was retracted.
But the magical thing was, he didn't see the Safe House having modules inserted into the ground; it seemed to be held there by some force directly.
Seeing this, he turned to one of the soldiers and said, "Please help bring six children over, all girls, preferably under ten years old."
Under ten years old?
The soldier frowned and asked, "Can I ask what they're needed for?"
"Their only task is to live in this small house, and except for eating, drinking, and excreting, they have to stay in this small house at all other times."
Yang Yuan said, "The payment for those six children will be from my side, one pound of meat per day. You advance it first and put it on the account. You can ask your superiors; your commander personally agreed to this matter."
Indeed, he wanted to use the help of outsiders to level up the Safe House efficiently, or else relying solely on the three of them would take too long.
Especially for him, he's very busy and can't stay in the Safe House all the time.
"Alright." The soldier didn't ask further, turning and leaving.
"Jiayan, take the Spirit Monster Core and see what good food is available. Buy some, and also, buy some pots, pans, and bowls."
Yang Yuan took out the Spirit Monster Core and handed it to Zhao Jiayan: "Take Yiyi along, and buy extra clothes, shoes, and other essentials. Toothpaste and toothbrushes too if they're available. In summary, buy anything that might be useful, and don't worry about wasting money. If you buy a lot, just hire someone to move it."
He'd truly had enough of hard days, and besides, he would never run out of money again!
"Okay."
Zhao Jiayan nodded excitedly, seeming surprised that after coming to this world, she could still fulfill her shopping desire.
She hurriedly checked the three rooms, determined what needed to be bought, and left joyfully with Jiang Yiyi.
Yang Yuan also took the bullets out from the airdrop box and then looked at the cooler submerged in the water at the bottom layer.
All these coolers had been upgraded to level seven by him, and now, the accumulated experience was enough to upgrade them all to level ten.
"This water isn't enough for consumption; I'll upgrade one first to draw water."
Thinking this, he moved his mind and directly upgraded the cooler to level ten.
The invisible cooling radiation effect spread out, surprising the soldiers moving items as they looked over.
"It's so cool..."
"What's going on?"
Everyone instinctively looked at the cooler in Yang Yuan's hand.
"What kind of superpower user is this?"
"Is it the effect of the cooler?"
"Is the cooler's effect that strong?"
Since Jia Weixin hadn't planned to reveal Yang Yuan's ability, they didn't know that the person in front of them was an exceptionally rare Conceptual Superpower User.
Just as the cooler reached level ten and was about to create a whirlwind, a white-haired, white-eyed woman walked in.
The whirlwind that had just formed dissipated instantly.
The woman's presence was formidable, with an extremely cold demeanor and gray-white pupils that made her seem unapproachable.
However, the moment she stepped into the cooler's radiation range, a look of surprise and comfort briefly flashed across her pretty face.
The surrounding soldiers instinctively gave way upon her arrival, but no one greeted her.
Seeing Yang Yuan look over, the woman immediately adjusted her expression, resumed her aloof demeanor, and said, "Storm reporting in. I will calm the wind generated here, but unless necessary, do not disturb me."
"...Okay."
Yang Yuan was too lazy to deal with her and continued with his work.
...
A large unmanned drone flew in from afar, landing at the gate of the security zone.
Wu Chengxin and seven others jumped down from the iron frame of the drone, feeling exhilarated as they looked at the incredibly simplistic security zone ahead.
"Look, that's the bigshot's Firepower Flying Disc; they really did come here."
Tan Zhiming pointed at the large Firepower Flying Disc hovering over the metal platform in the distance and said.
"We figured they'd come here; no need for you to say it."
"Let's quickly replenish supplies; it's been days since we had any food seasoned with salt. My mouth is as bland as a bird's nest."
"Let's hand in the task first. Hehe, though it was tough this time, the crisis also came with opportunities..."
"Dinner's on me tonight..."
"Wow, it's so cool here, not as cool as being around the bigshot, but way cooler than outside!"
"I never expected the thirteenth squad to have such a good thing; this mist must be some type of Celestial Marvel!"
The eight walked into the security zone with relaxed expressions, showing no psychological pressure—apparently regulars here.
Not far away, the Earthquake trio gazed at the eight superpower users who were much more powerful than them entering the security zone, their eyes flashing with jealousy.
"Those people should be members of the Demon Extermination Squad. Once I break through my first limit, I'll definitely join the Demon Extermination Division and become a free Demon Hunter!"
San Zhen with yellow hair said deeply, "I can feel the bottleneck now; it won't be long before I break through!"
Da Zhen and Er Zhen glanced at him, not wanting to speak.
Wu Chengxin and the other seven arrived beside the Demon Extermination Division near the security center, submitted their tasks, and collected many merits.
Previously, the nine teammates who always opposed them had been sent to sacrifice, and most of the spoils of war were with them, allowing them to distribute a lot now.
"Huh, Sister Wu, look at this task..."
Suddenly Zhang Peng pointed at one of the tasks displayed on the screen beside them: "Explore the Ruins of the 'Obelisk'."
Beneath the task was an image of the Obelisk.
It was a massive obelisk-shaped building, though heavily weathered due to its ancient age, it stood unyielding.