Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback
Chapter 336 - 193 The Last Chance (Third Update)

Chapter 336: 193 The Last Chance (Third Update)

The Final Opportunity

In addition to supplying the superpower users’ materials, last night many people had made notable contributions in fighting the zombies and must be rewarded. Their final harvest of Crystal Cores wasn’t much, a significant portion of which was devoured by the zombies.

The sheer number of these Crystal Cores was clearly insufficient, and the military had to dig into their pockets again, allocating a portion of the materials as rewards for these meritorious individuals.

To save on materials, the military was also in a dilemma, so they decided to be stingy this time, providing fewer materials and replacing the remaining rewards with credit points and Contribution Value.

These were nothing but virtual data, not too painful to part with. Moreover, they not only increased the prices of goods in the safe store but also adjusted the purchase limit order to reduce the quantity one could buy, preventing people from hoarding supplies.

The only constant was the discount for meritorious personnel.

By raising the prices, the military also aimed to encourage Ordinary People to participate in militarized training, go out to hunt zombies, and complete tasks. By accomplishing these tasks, they could not only obtain Crystal Cores but also earn rewards in credit points and Contribution Value.

And those unwilling, probably wouldn’t survive much longer.

Human potential is always limitless; some people, still oblivious to reality, harbored wishful thinking and tended to slack off. But once confronted with the bloody reality, in order to survive, they might unleash unimaginable strength!

However, when the new rules were initially announced, most people opposed them. They were accustomed to slacking off, used to being protected, and unwilling to accept the harsh militarized training or even go out to hunt zombies!

Those monsters were simply too terrifying!

"You cannot treat us like this!"

"We protest! We do not accept these new regulations!"

"That’s right! We absolutely do not accept them!"

...

For a time, the sounds of protest rose and fell, creating uninterrupted chaos.

The three generals said nothing, waiting for these people to make noise for a while, before Qiu Hongsheng finally pulled out a handgun and fired a shot into the air.

"Bang!"

The gunshot successfully halted the protests; their courage was already small, otherwise they wouldn’t have preferred starving over fighting the zombies. Humans have an instinctive fear of weapons like guns.

Some people turned pale, and then, after an eerie silence, someone suddenly said, "What are we afraid of! They are soldiers! Their duty is to protect us! They wouldn’t dare to shoot us!"

This voice instantly broke the eerie silence, followed by even more intense protests, nearly a frenzy of public outrage.

The Yongcheng Team watched all this indifferently and said nothing. They did not see any issue with these new rules as they didn’t pose significant harm to their interests.

Even if there were no regulations in the Safe Zone, they would still go out to hunt zombies for their cultivation. As for the price increase... they had gotten quite a few good things at that Food Trading City last time! Most of those items were stored in the Fang Family’s basement, and the rest were placed in Shang Jinxiu’s space.

They did not need to buy food from the safe store, and even the weapons inside no longer attracted them much.

Also, regarding last night’s incident, they felt disheartened. Their place had been entered as well, but they had only kept a small amount of materials inside as a decoy. Those materials were junk food, and although taken, their loss was not significant.

Yet even so, they still felt angry! They had risked their lives outside, strenuously fighting off the zombies’ attacks, and yet people in the Safe Zone had set their sights on the materials they had!

They could not tolerate this!

And although their loss was not significant, what about the other superpower users? They risked their lives to protect the entire Safe Zone, why should they suffer such treatment? How could they be treated like this!

Such behavior truly disheartened them!

Therefore, Chen Qiao and others had no objection to these new regulations at all. Instead, it was the protests of the people around them that greatly displeased them.

These people stayed in the Safe Zone all day under protection, on what grounds? Why should others risk their lives to go out and hunt zombies?

Obviously, the more people receive, the less grateful they become. They even start to take it for granted!