Chapter 303
Chapter 303 My Stamina is Running Low.JPG
After that, the two of them began the initial cleanup work to establish their camp.
This area didn’t have many undead, and most of them had already been cleared away when the helicopter landed just now. With Ling Mo around, handling these corpses was not troublesome at all—
He directly materialized a whole bunch of automated work robots that had their action goals preset.
This was way better than Bai Yu’s abilities.
Is it any wonder Ling Mo’s abilities are considered abnormal? As long as he can manifest, he can almost replicate any type of ability effect.
And now, with Xia Xinyan’s power-boosting help, the list of items Ling Mo could manifest had grown so much that he could barely keep track of it himself.
One thing was for sure: Ling Mo’s current strength had long surpassed Xia Xinyan’s peak state from her previous life.
But it’s worth mentioning that despite this, Ling Mo was still ranked third on the power rankings, not first.
As for the top two… Xia Xinyan recalled that the same two had been dominating the charts in her previous life, but she had hardly seen them. Their level was beyond her reach—they were probably at the top tier of national power.
Moreover, even in her past life, Xia Xinyan had never topped the power rankings.
This was actually a good thing; it meant this world wasn’t solely relying on their so-called saviors to have a glimmer of hope for humanity’s salvation. Even those clueless about the truth behind the “Realm of Divine Presence” could possess the strength to shoulder the mission of saving the world.
This meant they weren’t alone.
In any case, Xia Xinyan had adopted a laid-back attitude towards the pursuit of rankings; there was no need to obsess over being number one. As long as her strength continued to improve steadily, maintaining her own state was enough.
Besides, the rankings were not absolute; they were merely reflections of the results generated by the game system based on the strength of the two players. In real battles, victory depended on far more than just direct strength, so it wasn’t the case that those with lower rankings were completely outmatched by higher-ranked individuals.
Otherwise, the game wouldn’t allow lower-ranked players to challenge and even swap ranks with higher-ranked ones if they won.
Cough, I digress.
Ling Mo now seemed indifferent to the rankings, knowing so many more important matters, even the challenges all of humanity faced, made these shallow pursuits seem less attractive to them.
Of course… this was merely Xia Xinyan’s speculation. What Ling Mo truly thought in his heart was something only he knew.
The cleanup didn’t take them long; Ling Mo cleared all the nearby undead corpses and used his powers to establish a defensive wall with automated turret towers around his home. Then he tidied up the interior, restoring his house to roughly its original appearance.
However, the lively atmosphere was still missing; that could never return to this world.
—Xia Xinyan had been watching the whole time.
Because she couldn’t help much.
For the camp construction aspect, Ling Mo could handle a whole team’s work by himself, and he did it with incredible efficiency. In this regard, there were likely few in this world who could compete with him.
But his constructs crafted using his abilities couldn’t be preserved for long, which was a shortcoming. Unless he brought materials and used his abilities to turn them into a stronghold, he hadn’t prepared for this time—after all, no one who had never gone into the Dark Zone would think to bring some sand and cement beforehand, right?
Once everything was taken care of, Xia Xinyan stood with Ling Mo atop their roof.
The area enclosed by Ling Mo’s isolation wall was probably the size of two football fields, and with a height of only about three meters, standing on the roof, that wall couldn’t block their view.
It was now night, with clear skies, and the night sky was particularly beautiful.
Xia Xinyan looked into the distance, sighed, and asked, “Mo Mo, how much stamina does maintaining these defenses consume?”
Now that the high walls and turret towers were all manifested by Ling Mo, it meant he needed to maintain them for them to exist. Given their size, it should take quite a bit of stamina.
To this, Ling Mo simply smiled: “Not much, but it is a bit tiring.”
After working hard for half a day, at least it was all worth it.
Though this place wasn’t real, it was a replica of a place he cared about, serving as a base for further development, and he certainly was happy to see that.
At least for him, this place held another layer of meaning.
“We should be better prepared next time we enter the Dark Zone and build a real isolation wall then.” With a sigh, he continued, “Since we’re developing in the Dark Zone, we’ll also need to bring all the Chicks over here. Their entry points into the Dark Zone are mostly in cities, and some aren’t very good at fighting, so we need to look after them too.”
“Mm.” Xia Xinyan nodded.
Ling Mo’s mindset was shifting towards that of a leader, which was a good thing.
“Xinyan,” Ling Mo suddenly tilted his head to look at her, “Are you tired?”
Xia Xinyan paused: “Ah… I’m okay; I haven’t really done much… Are you tired?”
“I am.” As Ling Mo spoke, he leaned against her shoulder, softly saying, “Let’s just sit like this for a while.”
Xia Xinyan hesitated for two seconds but ultimately nodded: “Mm.”
She still wasn’t quite used to Ling Mo’s casual touches, but… she didn’t resist either.
Perhaps deep down, she had already regarded Ling Mo as a special friend, trusting him completely yet never crossing that boundary.
However, it seemed Ling Mo was not satisfied with just that.
After sitting quietly for a bit, he started to wrap his arm around Xia Xinyan’s waist.
Then he leaned against her.
“…Mo Mo?” Xia Xinyan felt somewhat unnatural.
Ling Mo, inhaling her scent, softly said, “I’m tired.”
Xia Xinyan paused and tentatively asked, “If you’re tired… then let’s go rest?”
“But I don’t want to rest yet,” Ling Mo slightly squinted, his gaze falling on her lips, “Xinyan, do you remember? Whenever I was injured… or my stamina was running low, you always took the initiative.”
Xia Xinyan: “…”
That was out of necessity!
Was she supposed to let this guy drag his broken body around to complete tasks?
But Ling Mo clearly didn’t understand this.
He just leaned in closer: “Xinyan, my stamina is running low this time too.”
“Ah… I think we should still go rest… um…”
The rest of her words dissipated in the night sky.
