The Storage Ring Gets Another Upgrade

"Henry, that was clever!" Slater said admiringly. "You had already predicted this woman wouldn't dare to kill me!"

"Don't flatter yourself. My goal was to kill her!" Henry replied indifferently. "Whether you live or die really doesn't concern me."

Slater gave an awkward smile and said, "You really are ruthless! But... regardless, thank you for saving us! I'll keep my promise about the supplies."

Just as Slater finished speaking, footsteps could be heard from the entrance of the alley. It turned out that the survivors left behind had finished counting the supplies. Worried because Slater and the others hadn't returned, they came looking for them.

Upon entering the alley, they found the ground covered with bodies, in such a ghastly state that some couldn't help but vomit on the side. The stench of blood lingered in the alley for a long time.

"Leader, what happened here?" asked Robertson, who was in charge of the supplies.

"Are these... zombies?"

"They lured us in here to kill us and take our supplies!" Slater explained. "Thanks to Henry, we're not dead bodies now. Now, bring out half of the supplies we gathered from the supermarket and give them to Boss Henry."

"What? Half? That much?" Robertson was surprised.

"Just do it... He killed four with one strike!" Slater insisted. "It's either give half or be killed and they take everything... You studied accounting, so you figure out what makes sense..."

The two young men beside him were still trembling from the fear Henry had instilled. They barely managed to support Robertson and asked, "What's going on?"

Robertson grew even more bewildered.

Slater knew the character of his camp well, they were highly protective of their interests. That he would offer up half of their supplies was astonishing.

Facing three or four zombies, they would normally fight desperately. But today, why were they so terrified? What exactly happened?

"Just give what I told you to give, and make sure it's honestly half of the supplies!" Slater commanded.

"No hoarding or hiding anything, do you understand?!"

"Execute this order immediately!" he added, noting a hint of impatience on Henry's face and quickly urging from the side.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Robertson replied, beginning to sort out the supplies one by one.

He was in charge of keeping the supplies, so all the storage ring fragments obtained from killing zombies in the camp were consolidated. This allowed Robertson to upgrade his storage ring, which was of a high level and could hold a lot. Essentially, he was a walking humanoid warehouse and a key asset to protect in the camp.

Boxes of instant noodles, frozen foods, snacks, spices, clothes, tobacco, sugar, tea, alcoholic beverages... The supplies piled up like a small mountain, nearly filling half the alley.

"For the half, the instant noodles came out to an odd number, so we took one extra packet, and compensated Henry with an extra packet of noodles. The drinks were also odd-numbered, and we took one extra beer, compensating Henry with a bottle of red wine..." Robertson explained grudgingly.

"That's basically it, Henry, you can check the supplies," Robertson said with a pout.

"Rest assured, Henry, Robertson used to be an accountant for ten years!" Slater said seriously. "You don't have to worry about his professional ethics."

"Our camp's principle is to treat people with sincerity. Besides, you know the location of our camp, I definitely wouldn't lie to you!"

"Fine, I'll tentatively trust you," Henry nodded, waved his hand, and swept all the supplies into his storage space. Then he began collecting from the bodies of the enemies.

Ding! Congratulations, you have received:

[Energy Cores]*420, [Mutant Fertilizer]*3265, [Clean Cloth]*1233, [Spam Cans]*12, [Self-Heating Hot Pot Noodles]*33, [Sake]*43, [Some Unknown Vibrating Object]*12, [Business Suits]*3, [Nurse Uniform]*1, [Handcuffs]*3, [Whips]*3, [Waterbed]*3, [Strange Wooden Horse]*1, [Sharp Samurai Swords]*7, [Dagger]*1...

[Sharp Samurai Sword Blueprint]*1, [Certain Ability Enhancement Potion Blueprint]*1, [Certain Ability Enhancement Potion]*15, [Surveillance Drones]*3, [Off-road Vehicle Keys]*1, [Couple's Hotel Universal Access Card]*1, [Storage Ring Fragments]*275...

Another great harvest!

Upgrade progress: 1212/1600!

Storage ring upgrade progress: [Storage Ring Fragments]275/200, [Energy Cores]1212/100

The storage ring meets the upgrade criteria. Would you like to upgrade?

Yes/No!

Yes!

Ding! You have used up [Storage Ring Fragments]*200, [Energy Cores]*100!

Congratulations, your [storage ring]level 3 has been upgraded to level 4!

Storage capacity has expanded from 48 to 72 slots!

Vehicle storage space has expanded from 1 to 2 slots!

To upgrade from level 4 to level 5, you need: Storage Ring Fragments*500, Energy Cores*1000!

Note: At level 5, the storage ring can open a building warehouse, capable of storing buildings!

Can store two vehicles now?

Henry turned and walked to the end of the alley, got into the off-road vehicle, and sped away with a push on the accelerator.

Watching Henry's retreating figure, Robertson frowned and asked Slater:

"Leader, are we just letting this guy go?"

"We have eight people here!"

"He just took half of the supplies we gathered at the cost of losing a team member!"

"I always feel a bit reluctant!"

"Shut up!"

Slater suddenly shouted, startling everyone.

Slater has always been seen as a gentle figure in the camp.

No one had ever seen him lose his temper like that!

Startled by Slater's roar, Robertson trembled, unsure why Slater was so angry. After a moment, Slater sighed deeply and said with great earnestness:

"It's just us here, so you can speak freely."

"But such words must never be spoken again!"

"If Henry were to hear such things, our camp could be razed to the ground!"

Although Slater spoke calmly, his words struck the others like a giant stone thrown into a calm lake. Everyone knew Slater's character. A man of his word, he never boasted or exaggerated. If he said such a thing, it meant that Henry truly possessed that level of power.

"Besides, he saved us, that's an indisputable fact!" Slater continued slowly.

Robertson glanced at the two young men who had come with Slater. Their faces were ashen, seemingly still recovering from the shock of the moment.

What exactly had happened?

Who exactly is Henry?