131: How can you date like this?

The purpose of Tian Ming's outing this time was to collect Red Crystal Cores.

When a Corpse King reaches the level of a Tungsten Corpse King, it will be accompanied by many zombie minions; the Red Crystal Cores from these zombies can effectively enhance one's elemental manipulation abilities.

Currently, he can rapidly mass-produce tungsten metal.

If he can find Red Crystal Cores corresponding to other elements, then rare elements and materials will no longer be an obstacle restricting the Shelter.

There was also a more crucial reason: he needed to confirm what kind of Corpse King could produce something like a Red Crystal Core.

Shen Yuan, sitting nearby, asked, "Boss, why are we looking for a Corpse King?"

"Because they're useful. My current manipulation range has almost stagnated, as if it's hit a bottleneck. When zombies evolve to the level of a Corpse King, they'll have Red Crystal Cores inside them. These Red Crystal Cores can enhance my elemental manipulation and increase my control range."

Shen Yuan asked, "Is it dangerous?"

Tian Ming shook his head and said, "With me here, it's not dangerous. If it were truly dangerous, I wouldn't have brought you out."

Shen Yuan's face flushed slightly, and she said, "Then you bringing me out, it's not a date, is it?"

Tian Ming smiled slightly and said, "Yes, it's a date. How about it, exciting or not?"

Shen Yuan was a bit speechless. Other people's dates involved eating, drinking, movie theaters, amusement parks, flowers, and gifts.

Her boss's date was too hardcore; he directly took her to find a Corpse King, a real-life thrill-seeking adventure.

"Boss, your dating style is a mudslide even in the realm of straight men. If it were any other girl, she would have gotten angry and ignored you by now."

"I wouldn't even look at an ordinary girl."

"Haha, let's not flatter each other," Shen Yuan said with a giggle.

Tian Ming chuckled, lowering their altitude. This was a large shopping mall, next to a residential area, which was also a concentrated area for zombies.

The flying car landed directly on the mall's rooftop.

As the two got out of the car, Tian Ming extended his hand to Shen Yuan.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan smiled slightly and extended her hand as well. Their hands met, and Little Shen's face flushed slightly.

The clothes on Shen Yuan's body began to transform, directly turning into a black, form-fitting protective suit.

There were high-strength ceramic plates in the torso area to withstand kinetic impact.

Bringing Little Shen out naturally meant prioritizing Shen Yuan's safety.

Within his manipulation range, Tian Ming was invincible, but he still added an extra layer of insurance for Shen Yuan.

"Boss, I'm starting to envy you again!" Shen Yuan said with a smile, wondering which girl wouldn't like the ability to change her clothes at will like this.

"Don't be envious. Go, grab the equipment and come with me," Tian Ming said.

Shen Yuan nodded and took out a tablet computer from inside the car.

Following Tian Ming out wasn't just to be a pretty face beside him.

There were many things she could do, such as recording the distribution of resources within the city and the combat power of various types of zombies.

This data could provide references for the Shelter's defense and the Materials Group's collection efforts.

After walking a few steps, Shen Yuan felt light, as if an invisible force was supporting her.

Shen Yuan asked, "Boss, why do I feel like walking isn't tiring at all?"

"My consciousness has locked onto your clothes; the air layer on the surface has been fixed by me. This way, you are absolutely safe and cannot walk out of my control range," Tian Ming said.

Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Is it that amazing, Boss? You stand still, I want to try."

With that, Shen Yuan suddenly rushed forward.

The further she got from Tian Ming, the lighter she felt.

At nine meters from Tian Ming, she directly floated up, and an invisible force pulled Shen Yuan directly into Tian Ming's arms.

"Oh!" Shen Yuan exclaimed.

"How does it feel? Fun?"

Shen Yuan's face was a bit red as she stood up from Tian Ming's embrace: "We feel like conjoined twins, but it's quite interesting."

The two arrived inside the mall, which was in a state of disarray.

Rows of shelves were toppled over, and goods in clothing stores and jewelry shops were mostly untouched.

However, the supermarket downstairs had been completely ransacked.

In the Apocalypse, nothing was more important than food.

Tian Ming and Shen Yuan continued forward.

Inside the mall, some corpses were scattered.

The cold weather had mummified these corpses, and they were also incomplete.

The smell in the air was strange and nauseating.

Shen Yuan felt her stomach churning because the smell of blood and rotten corpses was truly unbearable.

Tian Ming formed a filtering shield around himself, filtering out the odor-producing gas molecules.

Shen Yuan's complexion improved significantly then; that smell was indeed very unpleasant.

"Boss, there must have been survivors here. All the food has been moved out," Shen Yuan said.

"Mm, let's go. This mall has no food, but it has a lot of clothing. Make a note of it. Consider it scouting," Tian Ming said.

Shen Yuan nodded, following Tian Ming. The two quickly reached the mall's exit.

The area outside the exit was completely jammed with cars, blocking the road tightly.

Tian Ming waved towards the cars, and a powerful airflow directly overturned the vehicles in front, clearing the road.

The two continued forward, and along the way, the snow on both sides of the road was also pushed aside by an invisible force.

The snow in the city wasn't very deep, less than a meter, and in some places, there were clear traces of vehicles having passed through.

This indicated that there were quite a few Shelters in this city.

Meng Xian had said that five years ago, they already knew the Apocalypse was coming and started making preparations in advance.

They weren't the only ones who had prepared; there were others too.

Currently, there were still vast resources in the city, and the closer the Shelter was to the city, the more convenient it was to acquire resources.

"Boss, aren't you here to find a Corpse King? How can you find one by just wandering aimlessly?" Shen Yuan asked.

"Iron Dude's intelligence is no different from an ordinary person's.

Corpse Kings are even more evolved and better at seeking advantages and avoiding harm.

They're not that easy to find. A Corpse King will definitely have guards around it, as well as some evolved zombies.

And these zombies also possess a certain level of intelligence," Tian Ming said as he walked.

"So, Boss, you mean if we deliberately look for it, it might hide?" Shen Yuan asked curiously.

Tian Ming smiled and said, "Iron Dude told me that if they aren't absolutely confident, intelligent zombies won't easily attack large human Shelters; they prefer to target isolated individuals or resource collectors within the city."

Shen Yuan nodded and said, "You mean we become bait and go fishing?"

Tian Ming smiled calmly: "We can't be bait, but someone else can."

Tian Ming pulled Shen Yuan and quickly walked to the wall of a building.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out from the east, and judging by the sound, it was only a few hundred meters away.