And who was the owner of that mobile house?
It was the Rao Beichen siblings, who had appeared not long ago and had secretly followed Su Ling.
Rao Beichen could be considered a gifted prodigy, a darling favored by destiny.
In Su Ling's previous life, she had only managed to build the initial prototype of a mobile house half a year after the apocalypse.
Yet, this Rao Beichen had accomplished in one week what Su Ling had taken half a year to achieve in her previous life.
If this wasn't being spoon-fed by heaven, what was?
His mobile house, though small, was complete in every aspect.
According to his original plan, he had intended to join Su Ling and Gu Shangse as teammates the day after he discovered they could be allies, bringing his sister along.
However, that night it rained heavily, and the downpour continued relentlessly, forcing him to postpone his plans.
During this period, he ventured out early and returned late, relentlessly hunting zombies.
Ever since he'd tracked Su Ling and Gu Shangse and discovered the crystal cores within zombie heads were valuable, he had wiped out all the surrounding zombies and collected quite a few.
As his abilities steadily improved, his understanding of the Castle Builder ability deepened.
The moment he realized he could construct a mobile house, he didn't hesitate.
After ensuring he had an ample supply of crystal cores, and once the heavy rain stopped, he descended from his floor to a wide-open space and began constructing his castle.
Throughout the entire process, no one had been present to ensure his safety.
He could truly be called a chosen one, or perhaps, very fortunate.
It was also fortunate that this was the early stage of the apocalypse, and there weren't so many people targeting him. Otherwise, during the time he was building his mobile house, he wouldn't know how many times he would have died.
Once the mobile house was successfully constructed, he went upstairs to call his sister, Rao Can. The siblings then packed their belongings, went downstairs, and boarded their mobile house, setting off immediately.
Their departure coincided with their encounter with Xu Lin and his two companions.
However, the siblings remained inside their mobile house and did not see the other group.
Their sole objective was to find Su Ling and Gu Shangse.
When Rao Beichen's mobile house appeared at the department store, the survivors, hearing the commotion, mistook the novel and high-tech-looking mobile house for an official rescue vehicle sent by the authorities. Filled with joy, they left their rooms one by one and rushed downstairs.
Rao Beichen stood on his mobile house, looking down, trying to find Su Ling or Gu Shangse among the faces.
He scanned them repeatedly, certain that he did not see Su Ling or Gu Shangse.
Seeing their greedy, expectant gazes, Rao Beichen held up a microphone and directly asked, "Where are Su Ling and Gu Shangse?"
As his voice broadcasted through the microphone, the excited survivors' spirits deflated like frost-bitten eggplants.
So they had come specifically for Su Ling and Gu Shangse, not as official rescuers.
Receiving no response, Rao Beichen asked again, "Su Ling, Gu Shangse, where are you? Come out."
Still, no one responded to Rao Beichen's call.
Just as Rao Beichen was about to give up, someone in the crowd spoke, "They've already left. They headed that way before you arrived."
The survivor who spoke did not forget to point in the direction Su Ling and the others had departed, indicating it to the Rao Beichen siblings.
Having received the answer, Rao Beichen glanced at the survivor, then turned and went back inside. When he emerged again, he carried several packs of instant noodles and a can of ham. He placed them in a bag and threw it to the survivor.
"Don't count on the authorities to save you. The best way is to save yourselves. Run when you need to, leave when you must. Besides yourselves and your families, don't trust others easily."