Chapter 15: Unlocking the Shop

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Jiang Yu felt that the appearance of these reinforcement stones had only made things worse. Although they had managed to find and bring back one of these stones, it did not mean that such things wouldn’t appear elsewhere.

On their way back, Jiang Yu received a call from Jiang Yi. It was then that she remembered she had previously requested reinforcements. She updated him on the current situation. Jiang Yi said he would rendezvous with them on their way back.

“You called others over?”

“Yes. The earlier situation was not good, so I called my brother.”

“Your brother is?”

“Jiang Yi.”

Before Xiao He could respond, Yu Zhou, standing nearby, exclaimed in surprise, “Jiang Yi is your brother!”

They had heard of Jiang Yi’s name but never met him. In other words, he was effectively their superior’s superior, someone they had yet to encounter.

“Is there a problem?” Jiang Yi asked.

“No problem.” Both shared the surname Jiang; it was just something he hadn’t considered before.

Not long after, the two teams met up. Jiang Yu saw that Jiang Yi had brought quite a few people this time, clearly worried about her safety.

“Big brother, we’ve dealt with the mutated creatures here. I forgot to call you earlier, sorry for making you come all this way for nothing.”

“It’s all right. As long as you’re safe.”

“By the way, these are the captains leading our team, Xiao He and Yu Zhou.” Jiang Yu then introduced, “Captains, this is my big brother, Jiang Yi.”

Jiang Yi extended his hand warmly to the two. “Hello, I appreciate you taking care of my sister these past few days.”

“You’re too kind; we didn’t do much,” Yu Zhou said, shaking Jiang Yi’s hand.

“I heard from Xiaoyu that you found a stone affecting the mutants. Can I have a look?”

“Of course.”

The two took Jiang Yi to the back of the team to show him the energy stone. Jiang Yi couldn’t identify anything special about it. He asked them how they planned to handle it. Both Xiao He and Yu Zhou said they intended to bring the stone back to the research institute for study.

“In that case, give me the stone. I’ll hand it over to more specialized personnel for research.”

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“Alright.”

Jiang Yi had someone take the reinforcement stone from them and then said some polite words, including commendations for their efforts and condolences for fallen comrades.

With things settled here, Jiang Yi originally planned to take Jiang Yu back with him, but she declined. Before leaving, Jiang Yi accepted a vial of talent awakening serum she had obtained.

At the same time, Jiang Yu submitted a request to Xiao He to resign from the rescue team.

She felt she wasn’t suited to stay with the rescue team, as it would hinder her own progress.

Being with the team was too limiting; she needed to travel to different places.

“Why do you want to quit?” Xiao He was surprised by Jiang Yu’s sudden decision.

“I feel the rescue team isn’t right for me.”

“Alright. Since you’ve decided, I respect that. If you ever want to come back, our team will always welcome you.”

“Okay.”

After withdrawing from the two groups she had joined earlier, Jiang Yu set off to undertake tasks elsewhere.

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[Beep! Congratulations, Host, for completing your mission. Your accumulated points total 10,360.]

[Would you like to spend 10,000 points to unlock the system store?]

Nearly four months had passed since Jiang Yu left the team. During this time, except for eating and sleeping, she had been hunting mutants. Thanks to her efforts, she finally amassed enough points to unlock the store.

“Unlock.”

[Beep! 10,000 points deducted. Remaining points: 360. The system store is now open. Host may view it.]

A three-dimensional screen appeared before Jiang Yu, filled with a dazzling array of goods. She recognized all the items instantly—they were exactly the same as before, even the prices remained unchanged.

However, the prices were not cheap; the lowest cost was 100 points for an item. The talent awakening serum was more expensive, requiring 1,000 points per vial. The spatial storage ring was relatively cheaper, redeemable for 100 points.

Since she needed one, she exchanged for a spatial storage ring. Its capacity was 100 cubic meters, able to hold a vast amount of items. She could now store the crystal sources she had collected inside it.

Previously, all her crystal sources were stuffed into a backpack. Once full, she had to return home to unload them.

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To be honest, it was quite inconvenient.

Especially during battles, the backpack was cumbersome and restricted her movements.

With the system store unlocked, Jiang Yu was now more motivated to accumulate points. She already planned the items she wanted to redeem as soon as she had enough.

Thus, Jiang Yu resumed her relentless hunting of mutants across various locations. After several months, the safe base was opened to the public. However, due to limited personnel in the rescue team, they couldn’t escort everyone from the city districts. Some had to make their way to the safe base on their own.

Some people, fearing mutants on the way, chose to stay put, gambling that the rescue team would come to their aid. Others organized themselves into groups for safety. Not all awakened talents had been recruited by the authorities, so among these groups were many gifted individuals.

Moreover, as time passed, ambitious people began to emerge. They organized and established their own safe bases, becoming local leaders.

This phenomenon occurred in various regions. Hearing of new bases nearby, many chose to seek refuge there.

Although they trusted the official bases more for safety, the official bases were somewhat distant for them. They feared being killed by mutants before reaching them.

“Those who don’t want to die, hand over your food now.”

Jiang Yu was trailing behind a group when suddenly, from the woods, a band of people sprang out and surrounded them.

Judging by numbers, there were about twenty of them. Although Jiang Yu’s group had over thirty people, half were elderly or children.

“What do you want?”

“No way. We won’t hand over our food.”

“We have so many people; I don’t believe even they can take us down. Don’t we have awakened ones among us? Teach them a lesson.”

“You’re dreaming if you think you’ll get our food!”

Most thought their numerical advantage guaranteed victory, not considering that their opponents might also have awakened individuals.

As expected, hearing this, the crowd encircling them burst into brazen laughter.

“Awakened ones? I want to see how strong your awakened are.”

The leader drew a gun from his waist, smirking as he casually aimed it at them.