Apocalypse: Infinite Supplies System - Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Unlimited Sanitary Pads
The upgrade of the S-Alloy walls was completed. The original barrier walls were now covered inside and out with S-Alloy, which absorbed sunlight instead of standing out, maintaining their matte silver texture.

Fortunately, it was all worth it.

Alex could only console himself with this thought.

Later, he asked the smart assistant, “Assistant, is there always a chance of failure when upgrading S-Alloy equipment in the future?”

The smart assistant, with its gentle mechanical voice, replied, “Respected master, upgrading S-Alloy equipment will not necessarily fail. The reason for the failure of the barrier walls upgrade was due to the massive resource consumption, hence the chance of failure. Of course, you can also opt for guaranteed upgrades.”

Alex was confused.

He had never heard of guaranteed upgrades before.

“What is a guaranteed upgrade?”

The smart assistant then listed out the guaranteed materials for upgrading the barrier walls.

Alex exclaimed in amazement.

The guaranteed upgrade for barrier walls only required one hundred and twenty pieces of S-Alloy.

And he had spent one hundred and fifty pieces of S-Alloy to succeed.

He felt like he couldn’t even find his way home anymore.

Knowing he had been tricked by the system, Alex could only resign himself to the situation.

“Alright, I got it, you can go now.”

“Understood, master.”

Alex adjusted his disgruntled state and continued to upgrade the automatic defense system.

Compared to the barrier walls, this upgrade would be much easier.

Alex opened the panel of the automatic defense system and clicked on the upgrade button.

“Would you like to upgrade the automatic defense system?”

“Yes.”

“Please insert the upgrade equipment for the automatic defense system.”

A window popped up for adding equipment, displaying various options.

These were all items that could be used for this upgrade.

Alex glanced over them roughly, feeling excited about the opportunity to continue upgrading the automatic defense system in the future.

If all these diverse equipment could be assembled and upgraded onto the automatic defense system, it would truly become impregnable.

Alex found the Laser Defense Device and the Automated Gatling Gun, and clicked to add these two pieces of equipment that he already owned.

Upgrade!

“The automatic defense system upgrade is successful! Cooldown period: 23 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds!”

With no issues like those encountered during the S-Alloy walls upgrade, Alex easily succeeded in upgrading the automatic defense system, entering the previously known cooldown period for defense.

Now, all that was left to do was to wait for the upgrade of the automatic defense system to finish and see the effects of the upgrade.

Alex took out his combat gear and tried to upgrade it with S-Alloy, only to find that the upgrade process was still incomplete. S-Alloy was just one of the materials needed for the upgrade; there were other alloys required as well.

Removing the combat gear wrapped in matte silver S-Alloy, Alex realized for the first time that this set of combat gear might accompany him for a longer time than he had imagined. If he could upgrade it with several types of alloys in the future, would it really be possible to reach new heights?

Alex boldly speculated, feeling somewhat excited about the prospect.

After the upgrades were completed, the three of them began to gradually move some supplies and furniture from the ground villa into the underground bunker.

However, for some reason, Olivia’s actions had been somewhat awkward the entire time.

Her facial expression was also strange, as if she were trying hard to endure something.

After carefully observing for a while, Alex suddenly exclaimed, “Damn, Olivia, are you bleeding?”

Silence fell as soon as the words left his mouth.

“What are you talking about?”

Olivia’s face turned bright red, and she ran out directly.

It was a bit embarrassing.

Alex touched his nose, only belatedly realizing what the situation was.

Women, they have those days every month.

…

The next day, the upgrade of the automatic defense system was completed.

Alex looked at the positions where crossbows and muskets used to be, now replaced with shiny new laser guns and Gatling guns, nodding satisfactorily.

He even hoped that some foolish survivors would voluntarily come over as free quality inspectors to test the upgraded power.

Next, Alex opened his email to see what unlimited supplies he had received today.

Sanitary pads?

Alex couldn’t help but feel speechless.

Recently, it had been makeup products like foundation, concealer, and serums for women.

And now, sanitary pads…

But it was also a timely supply.

Olivia happened to need them.

And Mia would need them in the future too.

Selling some of them would also benefit many women.

At the same time, Alex also sold some S-Alloy and obtained items like mechanical claws, parachutes, and special hemostatic drugs.

…

The warning of the meteor shower disaster caused the level of survivors’ supplies to skyrocket.

Earlier, everyone was risking their lives for a cold weapon or a bit of bread and milk.

Now, high-level supply crates were popping up one after another.

A team near the villa area recently collected a platinum-level supply crate.

They even got an armored vehicle from it.

For them, it was definitely a huge boost in strength.

They tried launching sudden attacks and raids on other survivors’ teams and were excited to find that this armored vehicle was practically invincible.

They rampaged through others’ strongholds, looting and plundering after getting out of the vehicle.

This team began to flaunt their power.

They even gave themselves a domineering name, Gale Warriors.

Other teams were very wary of this armored vehicle and were unwilling to provoke them too much.

However, with Gale Warriors’ growing influence, how could they miss such a good opportunity for expansion?

Gale Warriors issued a notice to nearby survivor teams, demanding that others join their faction.

Those who didn’t comply would be ruthlessly suppressed.

Some small teams with weak strength and scarce supplies had no choice but to join or flee overnight.

There were also some survivor teams who considered themselves strong and directly tore up Gale Warriors’ notice, expressing their disdain.

But then, Gale Warriors drove their armored vehicle into their camp and brutally suppressed them.

In such circumstances, Gale Warriors gained great renown.

Alex also received an invitation from Gale Warriors.

Seeing the content of this unexpected letter, Alex couldn’t help but laugh.

It was more like a notification than a letter.

Gale Warriors, in their letter, boasted about their abundant supplies, formidable armored vehicle, and skilled team members.

They concluded by requesting Alex to join them, expressing their desire to avoid direct conflict with him.

As Alex tore up the letter, he pondered, “Could it be that I’ve shown too little force? Why do these guys keep coming to provoke me?”

In a reciprocal manner, Alex replied with just two words in his letter: “Idiot!”

Then, Alex had the messenger who had been waiting outside the wall take the letter back.

Upon receiving Alex’s reply, George, the leader of Gale Warriors, flew into a rage, angrily throwing the items on his desk to the ground.

“Damn it, this is ridiculous!”

George roughly pulled his female secretary by the arm and forced her to kneel on the ground to vent his anger.

But despite his fiery temperament, he couldn’t calm down.

He had always felt that his team, equipped with an armored vehicle, should already be on par with 10086.

Or even under his command.

But to his surprise, his recruitment offer had been rejected outright.

Did Alex think that his Gale Warriors were comparable to the worthless scum like Silver Fox and Iron Arm?

They not only had guns but also an armored vehicle!

To be so arrogant in the face of Gale Warriors was simply outrageous!

A shiver ran down his spine.

After calming down a bit, George’s mind settled on one thing: he had to take 10086’s supplies.

Without any further preparations, George rudely pushed aside his female secretary and ordered, “Send my message down and tell the brothers to get ready. After lunch, we’re going to break through 10086’s walls and drag him out for a public execution!”

The female secretary wiped her mouth, stood up, and respectfully left George’s room.

Subsequently, she conveyed the orders to every member of the team