Chapter 35

“Day 13 of the Apocalypse Calendar, Friday, Chest Exercise Day.”

Wang Xiong and Zhang Chengcheng set off early in the morning for the Zhang family’s gathering place.

Before she left, Zhang Chengcheng looked back at Lu Ming’s house and saw the window on Lu Ming’s second floor with the small hole opened. She could vaguely see Lu Ming’s shining eyes.

She nodded at the observation hole.

Then the window opened completely, and Lu Ming, who was standing at the window, nodded at Zhang Chengcheng.

“Don’t forget!”

Zhang Chengcheng was almost mesmerized.

Wang Xiong was confused.

“What’s the situation?”

Zhang Chengcheng thought for a moment and said mysteriously, “This is an agreement between a man and a woman. You don’t understand.”

Wang Xiong: “???”

So I’m neither a man nor a woman?

What the hell is going on!

…

He watched Wang Xiong and Zhang Chengcheng walk away.

Then he looked down at the street. Yang Guan, Qin Lie, and Wei Jiming, the three survivors, were cleaning the street.

He pricked up his ears to listen for sounds. When he did not hear the roar of the zombies, Lu Ming closed the window and began to eat breakfast.

He had made his own buns for breakfast. They were filled with canned meat and tasted pretty good.

After eating 15 fist-sized buns in one go, Lu Ming felt a little satisfied.

He went up the stairs to read and watch videos.

After half an hour of rest, Lu Ming began the day’s training.

…

Around eleven o’clock, the exercise ended and three barbells broke.

With his hands on his hips, Lu Ming looked at the twisted equipment and comforted himself. “It’s fine. Bro Soldier has already started making new ones for me.”

He opened the attribute panel.

Name: Lu Ming.

Age: 25 years old.

Strength: 29.5 (30.4) ↑.

Physique: 30 (30.9) ↑.

Agility: 29.4 (30.3) ↑.

Fitness Lv4 (300/400).

No matter how tired he was, when Lu Ming saw his attributes increase, he felt that his efforts were worth it.

After drinking a cup of protein powder drink, he went to the window and began to peep.

The three survivors were still working. From the smiles on their faces, Lu Ming could tell that they also felt that their work was worth it.

Coincidentally, Zhang Lixin walked out of the house and was spotted by Lu Ming.

When he saw what Zhang Lixin was holding, Lu Ming heaved a sigh of relief.

“Bro Soldier is reliable.”

…

“I’ve made the weapon for you, take a look and see how it is.”

Zhang Lixin stood under Lu Ming’s house, his eyes filled with weariness.

He had worked on these two things for a day and a night.

The two things Zhang Lixin made were naturally a bow and a slingshot.

“Throw them up to me,” said Lu Ming as he opened the window on the second floor.

Zhang Lixin immediately threw the bow and slingshot up, and Lu Ming caught them carefully.

He examined the weapons in his hand.

The weapons were a bit rough and felt cold to the touch.

And from the shape of the weapons, it was not difficult to guess their material.

“Bones?”

“Yes, bones from the zombie’s corpse. The bones of the hunter you killed.”

Lu Ming didn’t find it disgusting because Zhang Lixin had cleaned them up quite well.

Besides, weapons themselves were meant for killing, and using bones as weapons was an ancestral craft that had been passed down.

He looked at the bow and arrow.

The bow was made from the hunter’s spine, and Lu Ming could see that there were many cracks on this spine, making the bow seem unreliable.

“I’ve tried it. Even though the hunter’s spine has many cracks from your attacks, it still has better strength than the steel materials I could find, and it’s more resilient.”

“As for the bowstring, it’s made from the hunter’s tendons.”

Lu Ming drew the bow to test the feel.

He pulled the bow with 50% of his strength and the bow easily withstood it.

He increased the force to 80%.

The bow could not bear it anymore.

“But it’s not bad.”

Whether for practicing skills or shooting zombies, this bow could be considered usable—after all, it was the apocalypse, and Lu Ming could not ask for too much.

Seeing that Lu Ming seemed satisfied, Zhang Lixin breathed a sigh of relief.

His tone was much more relaxed. “Compared to the bow, the slingshot should be even better.”

The slingshot was made from the same materials as the bow, taken from the hunter.

However, compared to the bow, the slingshot required less material.

Less material meant more suitable materials and easier production.

After all, with the hunter being smashed into that state, Zhang Lixin felt that it was a miracle in itself that he was able to assemble a usable longbow from it.

Lu Ming picked up the slingshot and realized that it was indeed as Zhang Lixin had said. The slingshot was better than the bow.

Even though Lu Ming pulled the slingshot with all his strength, the slingshot barely withstood the force—this meant that this slingshot could unleash Lu Ming’s full strength.

Lu Ming was in a good mood, his face beaming.

“Thank you, Bro Soldier!”

“Hey, just call me Zhang Lixin.”

Since Lu Ming was in a good mood, Zhang Lixin was naturally in a good mood.

He smiled and waved at Lu Ming on the second floor. However, Lu Ming’s next words immediately wiped the smile off Zhang Lixin’s face.

“By the way, Bro Xin, that barbell…”

Zhang Lixin: “…”

The atmosphere became a little awkward.

After a moment, Zhang Lixin sighed. “Brother Lu…”

“Don’t call me brother, just call me Lu Ming. You’re older than me.”

“Alright, Lu, to be honest, with the current conditions, we really can’t make the kind of metal bars with that level of strength that you want.”

If it were the bow and slingshot, Zhang Lixin could still try to find materials on the spot, but as for that kind of high-strength metal bar, even if it cost Zhang Lixin’s life, he couldn’t do anything about it.

Lu Ming could see the difficulty on Zhang Lixin’s face.

However, the metal bar was related to Lu Ming’s fitness and attribute gains…

Lu Ming also said with a troubled expression, “Bro Xin, please help me think of a solution. Fitness equipment is really very important to me.”

Zhang Lixin asked curiously, “More important than weapons?”

Lu Ming nodded heavily. “More important than weapons!”

Something wasn’t right. Aren’t the Awakened individuals supposed to enhance their strength through awakening? How many Awakened would consider fitness equipment more important than weapons?

Zhang Lixin had a keen eye for the blind spot, but he did not think too much about it.

He just sighed and nodded, “Then I’ll think of a solution. But don’t get your hopes up too much.”

“Just do your best, Brother Xin.”

Lu Ming was not a demanding person.

…

After watching Zhang Lixin leave, Lu Ming closed the window.

He sat in his chair and examined the bow and the slingshot in his hands.

He could see that Zhang Lixin had good craftsmanship and put in the effort.

The details of the bow and the slingshot were well done.

However, the hunter’s bones were too hard, and without professional equipment, the overall shape of the bow and the slingshot appeared rough.

“But as long as they work.”

There was nothing more important than functionality!

As Luming played with the slingshot, he liked it more and more.

This slingshot was currently the only long-range weapon that could allow Lu Ming to unleash his full strength!

“Let’s give it a name.”

“Let’s call it…”

“Hunter! Yes, let’s call it Hunter!”

Lu Ming was a novice at naming things, but he was quite satisfied with the name ‘Hunter’—simple, practical and exuded a strong killing intent!

Not only did it reveal the material of the slingshot, but also its purpose.

He looked at the bow and arrow next to it.

“Let’s call you… Training Bow and Arrows.”

The difference was immediately apparent.

He had no choice.

Lu Ming was not very satisfied with this longbow made from the hunter’s spine, so he naturally did not bother giving it a name.

He changed to a new arrow target and picked up the Training Bow and Arrows, preparing to practice archery for a while to improve his proficiency.