Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Salvation Army and a Degree of Foresight

The inspection info confirmed it for Lu Feng: the Striped Bull spine wine was a success.

He just didn’t understand why brewing the spine into wine would have an even better effect on improving one’s constitution.

With a thought, he exited the game and took a sip from the cup of wine in his hand.

The next moment, the same warm current he felt when drinking the spine soup surged through his body, and he received another prompt:

[Congratulations, you have gained 5 experience points!]

’The effect really is stronger.’

After all, drinking the spine soup now only gave him 1 experience point.

After finishing the cup, Lu Feng gained another 25 experience points.

The sound of the door opening broke the silence.

Lin Shuang and Yang Qingxue were back.

Yang Qingxue was helping Lin Shuang through the door, her arms laden with bags of all sizes from their shopping trip.

Lin Shuang had clearly exhausted herself. She was fatigued and short of breath, a sheen of sweat covering her forehead.

She hadn’t regained her strength since the surgery, and her body was still weak.

"Xiaofeng, is this the wine you made?" Lin Shuang asked, surprised, as she spotted the barrel of Striped Bull spine wine. "What kind of bone did you use to make this?"

Seeing his mother’s exhausted state, Lu Feng explained, "Mom, it’s a special kind of wild bull bone that can improve your constitution. I made it just for you. Here, try some!"

As he spoke, he took out two small cups and poured a little for both Lin Shuang and Yang Qingxue.

"It’s only been such a short time. Is it already effective?" Lin Shuang asked doubtfully as she took the cup.

She had made medicinal wine before, and normally, it wouldn’t be ready to drink for at least half a month.

But her son was showing his concern for her. Whether the wine was effective didn’t matter; it was the thought that counted. So, she took the cup and began to drink.

But after just a couple of small sips, Lin Shuang gasped in surprise.

The moment the wine went down, she felt a pleasant warmth, which was immediately followed by a warm current moving through her body.

As the current spread, she felt herself relax and become more comfortable.

"Xiaofeng, this wine is amazing!" Lin Shuang couldn’t help but exclaim.

Yang Qingxue nodded in agreement.

She wasn’t a big drinker, and the small cup was enough to make her cheeks flush. But she, too, could clearly feel the pleasant, warm current spreading through her body.

"Mom, drink two small cups of this every day from now on. It’ll make you healthier than ever!" Lu Feng knew the effects of the Striped Bull spine wine, of course—it directly improved a person’s constitution.

Feeling the wine’s effects, Lin Shuang immediately finished the cup in her hand and poured herself another.

After two small cups, she was even more amazed. The exhaustion from her shopping trip had completely vanished.

She even felt energetic enough to go out and shop for a whole other afternoon.

Lin Shuang and Yang Qingxue had bought quite a lot. After two small cups of wine, Lin Shuang was full of energy and started organizing their purchases, with Yang Qingxue helping at her side.

Seeing this, Lu Feng took out his phone and opened the game, *After the Apocalypse*.

While the scripted events of the mobile game couldn’t perfectly represent the "real" *After the Apocalypse* world, it was still helpful.

For instance, in the mobile game, after his character’s food was stolen by a female NPC, he still teamed up with her. Together, they left the Department Store and found a temporary camp.

That female NPC was Lin Jiao.

The difference was that in the mobile game’s storyline, there was no Xu Bin, Chen Tao, Chen Hao, Cheng Yaoyao, or Cheng Sisi—after all, he had personally purchased the twins from the City East Alliance in the real game world.

But once he controlled his character and Lin Jiao to the temporary camp, the game’s visuals got a little strange.

He had to control his character to treat Lin Jiao’s injuries, which she had sustained while being chased by a Mutant Beast.

But the treatment scene was surprisingly seductive—it involved taking off clothes.

Lin Jiao was only wearing a small, black piece of lingerie underneath, and more importantly, she was stacked.

That scene...

Lu Feng couldn’t help but picture the Lin Jiao from the real game world. She seemed just as stacked—a 36D, after all.

He thought the suggestive healing scene was the limit, but the next cutscene made his eyes pop.

They were supposed to be treating her injuries, but somehow it ended with them rolling around on the bedsheets?

’This damn garbage game...’ Lu Feng cursed inwardly. ’Always using this kind of bait to attract players.’

Lu Feng cursed, but his eyes were glued to the screen.

When he saw that the Lin Jiao on his phone screen had a small mole under her breast, he found himself wondering if the real Lin Jiao had one too.

Then the images in his mind became rather inappropriate.

Thankfully, the game developers knew to stop before going too far. The crucial part in the middle faded to black, and when the screen lit up again, a night had passed. The scene now showed the dawn of the next day.

Lu Feng watched the scene of his character waking up with Lin Jiao in his arms and felt a strange sense of unease for some reason.

The plot then continued with his character having to go out with Lin Jiao to find food, which triggered a new event.

The two of them rescued someone trapped in a small building, surrounded by a horde of zombies.

The person turned out to be a squad leader from the Salvation Army named Wang Cheng.

According to the squad leader, the Salvation Army in the city had been attacked by an unknown force and completely scattered. His own squad members had been separated as well.

So, Wang Cheng joined their group, and together they eliminated the zombies.

The reason Wang Cheng had been trapped by the zombies was because of a fairly intelligent mutant zombie.

After finishing this part of the story, Lu Feng’s thoughts suddenly turned to the real game world.

’If there’s a Wang Cheng in the mobile game, could there be one in the real game world too?’

Lu Feng felt he had to investigate. If he could confirm this, he might be able to gain a certain degree of foresight into the real game world’s events.

Most importantly, players could recruit survivors in the game, and the Salvation Army was a fan favorite.

The game’s lore described the Salvation Army as "a group of kind idealists whose beliefs are out of place in this era. If you can win their approval, they will become your most loyal subordinates."

So, if he could recruit a group of Salvation Army members through this Wang Cheng in the real game world, that would be pretty good.

For now, to work on the electromagnetic rice cooker technology, just having Cheng Yaoyao was enough.

But if he wanted to develop more advanced technology in the future, he would need more talent. And with more people, the base would also need a defensive force.

Besides, the timing of their departure from the Department Store in the real game world roughly matched the mobile game’s timeline. It was worth trying his luck.

With this in mind, Lu Feng left immediately and headed for the gas canister supplier in the suburbs.

His cousin had already secured the supplier and registered it under Master Lin’s name.

Master Lin was loading gas canisters onto a three-wheeled cart. A street stall owner had come for a replacement. The supplier’s normal business had to continue.

Of course, all the income went to Master Lin.

It was a way of supporting Master Lin—or rather, paying for his modification skills. The cost of the canisters themselves was a separate matter.

After all, a new gas canister cost 200 yuan.

This was the deal his cousin had made with Master Lin.

Lu Feng didn’t care about that. As long as Master Lin’s modified items worked well, he was happy.

"Boss Lu!" Master Lin greeted Lu Feng respectfully as soon as he saw him, hurrying over.

"Master Lin, how many gas canisters have you modified?" Lu Feng asked, getting straight to the point.

"Quite a few," Master Lin replied immediately. "Do you need them now, Boss Lu?"

"Deliver a few for me later." Lu Feng gave him the address of his rented apartment, then got in his car and drove off.

Before long, Master Lin arrived, bringing several gas canisters with him.

Lu Feng moved the canisters into the apartment.

Afterward, he went to a nearby supermarket, bought a few bags of food, and returned to the apartment. He locked the door from the inside, and with a single thought, entered the game world.

In the vault lobby, Lin Jiao and the other three were all present.

When they saw Lu Feng enter with food, the four of them immediately came forward.

This time, as Lu Feng looked at Lin Jiao, the scene from the mobile game involuntarily replayed in his mind. His eyes subconsciously drifted to her chest.

Clearly, the mobile game’s cutscene had left a strong impression on him.

Lin Jiao naturally noticed Lu Feng’s odd behavior. His stare was too direct.

But she didn’t seem annoyed or shy away from it. Instead, meeting his gaze, she provocatively puffed out her chest.

Lu Feng’s eyes widened slightly.

’This woman is bold.’

’I really want to just rip open her clothes and see if there’s a little mole there too...’

Unfortunately, he didn’t act on his thoughts. Instead, he awkwardly changed the subject. "You, Chen Tao, and Chen Hao are coming with me. We have something to do."

Seeing Lu Feng lose his nerve, Lin Jiao let out a strangely coy laugh.

A moment later, Lu Feng led Lin Jiao out of the bank, heading straight for the Department Store they had been at before.

Xu Bin stayed behind to guard the base.

Using the Department Store as a landmark, Lu Feng led his group to the area and quickly found the small building from the mobile game.

The billboard on its roof was too conspicuous to miss.

Just like in the game, the area outside the small building was swarming with zombies.

Lu Feng also spotted the mutant zombie, just as the game had shown. It was wearing a set of rotted, unidentifiable yellow work overalls.

’Seeing this scene, identical to the game, means Wang Cheng of the Salvation Army must be in that building.’

Lu Feng then gave his orders. "I’m going to go set up traps. After that, your job is to lure the zombies over. We need to get into that building."

Lin Jiao asked quizzically, "Boss, is there something inside that building?"

Lu Feng explained, "If I’m not mistaken, there should be someone from the Salvation Army inside."

Lin Jiao, Chen Hao, and Chen Tao were surprised to hear this, clearly wondering how their boss could possibly know.

’Could it be that the boss came out to scout for information during the times he disappeared?’ they wondered.