The choice of a room on the second floor is the result of careful consideration. When we look out at the streetscape, we see some monsters rising between the tall buildings, and for them with strong motor skills, the large iron gate and the four-meter-high fence of the courtyard cannot stop them at all. And, while we didn't find anything wrong on the ground floor or in the courtyard, there's no guarantee that anything won't come out of the ground.

In this strange and strange otherworldly world, we are extremely wary of any hypothetical that has not happened.

The second floor is five meters above the ground, a distance that can prevent many intrusions from the surface and the sky, and at least delay the arrival of danger and allow you to react in time. We made suggested alarms out of empty cans and ropes to set up in hallways and staircases. Tables, chairs, and cabinets are also cleverly erected on the steps as obstacles, so that if we reach the most critical moment, we can jump directly out of the stronghold without falling at this height.

After cleaning the rooms in the building, we were given enough food to last three days, mostly fast food and snacks. Tools like flashlights, wrenches and knives were also taken. In addition, there are a total of thirty-seven gray stones, which are divided equally with Tomie, and I have one more than her.

Although I am the only one who can make Greystone, the idea of monopolizing Greystone was strangled to death as soon as it germinated. That's a very unwise act, and one of my mottos is that a moment of greed pays long-term damage.

I need Tomie's strength, and Tomie needs my strength. We are partners and comrades-in-arms, if I have a small belly, how can I expect her to be magnanimous? Trust is a gamble that you have to give first, and I think I've always had a good eye for people.

While working, Tomie treats Greystone as a jelly bean, throwing one into his mouth from time to time, letting out a wave of satisfied and blushing moans. This is a big problem for a boy who is in the middle of puberty.

"Don't eat any more." I frowned and said, "I feel like you're an addict right now." ”

"That's not going to work. I'm counting on it. ”

"What?" I looked at Tomie in surprise, what she said was clueless.

"I've got a fight in three days and I'm a strong opponent, so it's good to take advantage of this opportunity to get stronger."

"What game?"

Tomie looked at it with a strange look in his eyes.

"It's okay with exemplary honor students." She said so.

It's really appetizing, I lose her a white eye.

"Come on, I'm not surprised."

"No, of course you do."

"I said no, I ......"

"Black Fist." She quickly interrupted me with a word.

I didn't pay attention to it at first, and I didn't turn the corner for a while.

"Black Fist? What black fist? ”

"Punching in the underground gambling black market."

"What!?" I came to my senses and stared at Tomie in disbelief.

Tomie looked unconcerned, cutting the wood with an electrician's knife, and from time to time he put the wood flat in front of his eyes, and measured some values with his eyes. She insisted on making a resolute hand crossbow out of the tools and materials at hand, though I was skeptical about her ability until she succeeded.

"I eat on it." She said in a flat tone.

"Liar. You are a graduate student. ”

"Graduate students can't be eaten." Tomie shrugged: "The life of a graduate student is very hard, and I can't stand it. I want to eat well, dress well, play well, and it all costs a lot of money. ”

I've heard a little about the hard work of graduate students, but it seems that not all graduate students are like that, and there are a lot of shady ones, but what does this have to do with me? What I care about is that she chooses to play black boxing to make money, which seems to be a bit brainstorming.

"You can just get a good job, right?"

"Of course, but that's too much trouble." Tomie turned his head with disdain: "I'm going to fight a black boxing, plus the first draw is five million, and the money from serious work is not so fast." ”

Million!

I doubt I'll ever be able to earn that amount in my lifetime. On the other hand, my pocket money is only 100 yuan per month, which is already the envy of many classmates. The amount Tomie mentioned was like a huge wave that knocked me dizzy, and there was no sense of reality at all.

"Women's fighting?"

"Not exactly, most of the time it's indiscriminate fighting, no distinction between genders."

"This, this, isn't it dangerous?"

"That's right." Tomie smiled cynically at the corner of his mouth, and pointed at me with his right hand as a pistol: "Danger brings wealth, as long as you can win, it's no problem." ”

As long as you can win, it's okay? This woman never seems to think about failure.

I used to fantasize about our similarity, but I seem to be mistaken. Our personalities and values are simply not in the same way. Danger does bring wealth, but I pay more attention to their cost-effectiveness, and I will choose a more secure and profitable industry.

"What if you can't win?"

"What a stupid question." Tomie replied, "Failure is death, and you don't have to think about it at all." ”

It's really extreme values, and I don't know what to say. Everyone has their own choices and grievances, and I don't think I should talk too much about such personal issues compared to me.

I put an end to this dangerous topic and turn my attention back to the work at hand. My job was to close the windows of the room and reinforce them with wooden planks, and then close the thick curtains to avoid the monsters from spotting the fire when using kerosene lamps and flashlights at night. So far, it has not been known for sure how they react to light.

It wasn't until after seven o'clock in the evening that I finished my work, so tired that I was sweating and my arms were so sore that I felt like I was going to twitch. Tomie laughed at me for my lack of physical strength, and I didn't bother to reply, it was past the usual time for dinner, and I was hungry.

Wandering between the greystone and the food, ripping open the bags of chocolate and chips.

Greystone would be a waste if it was only used to fill the stomach, although it could fill the stomach.

This thing is very similar to the fairy bean in the manga "Dragon Ball" that can instantly heal injuries and fully recover physical strength in terms of healing wounds and restoring physical strength. Although it has the texture of a stone, I sometimes wonder if it is inorganic.

"The windows are reinforced?" Tomie asked.

"Of course."

"No zombies can break through, no light can leak?"

"Yes."

"Then why don't you make cup noodles?" Tomie walked over with a portable gas stove and put it in front of me. I've only seen this style of gas stove in pictures, it should be for camping, and she fiddled with it a few times, and the pale blue flames rose from the hive.

As the night deepens, the shadows dance in the dark room. Tomie's face was calm in the glow of the fire, and I unexpectedly found a unique peace in this not very large closed room.

"Okay, cup noodles." I said, and then I found a cup of noodles, which was Yangchun brand beef noodles, but of course there was no beef in it.