"Liang Yuan, what do we do next? If he really blocks the door with iron panels, your nail gun and petrol will be useless."
Ding Yanās face darkened slightly and asked.
Yang Mei also looked at Liang Yuan nervously, waiting for him to make a decision.
Liang Yuan said in a deep voice, "Donāt panic, Liu Erlong has just lost another subordinate this time, he wonāt make a quick comeback."
"Your crossbow arrows are very useful, they can attack from a distance. Sister Meiās room has welding equipment, you can make more powerful arrows there."
"Iāll figure something out. We canāt just sit here and wait; we need to find a way to take the initiative and strike."
While speaking, Liang Yuan returned to the living room, thinking about the female anchor named Song Wen downstairs.
If he could get ahold of her drone, perhaps he could observe the distribution of Liu Erlongās men from outside the building.
Then he wouldnāt go down the stairs, but sneak out from the window to attack them one by one!
Seeing Liang Yuan planning, both Ding Yan and Yang Mei couldnāt help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Ding Yan said, "Iāll go study the crossbow arrows then."
Liang Yuan nodded, and then said to Yang Mei, "Later you follow me to find Granny Li, weāll go down together to find that female anchor."
Yang Mei quickly nodded, "Ok, Iāll go discuss it with Granny Li."
Liang Yuan said, "No need to go outside, follow me."
He moved the wooden boards he had just dragged to the balcony and chopped them in half with an axe.
Then he drilled to the side of the air conditioner unit, opened the grill door, and connected the boards to the air conditioner room next to 3202.
A temporary single-plank bridge connecting two balconies was thus completed.
Liang Yuan was worried about the plankās load-bearing capacity, so he put the other half of the plank on top and fixed the two planks with the nail gun, instantly making the bridge much sturdier.
Next, he found steel wires, drilled holes and fixed them on the air conditioner unit, preventing them from being blown away by strong winds.
He turned to Yang Mei: "Iāll go over and test it first."
Without waiting for Yang Mei to speak, he climbed up and tied the rope around himself, made a simple safety measure, and easily crossed the few meters distance, successfully arriving at the opposite balcony.
In the opposite living room, Old Ma and Wu Qian were working together to repair the electronic lock.
Suddenly hearing movement from the balcony, they were startled.
Seeing Liang Yuan come in, the two couldnāt help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Old Ma quickly ran over and said, "How did you get over?"
Liang Yuan said, "In case we are blocked outside, our two households would completely lose contact. I built a temporary passage on the balcony, come and see."
Old Ma and Wu Qian ran to the balcony, and upon seeing the āsingle-plank bridgeā, they were overjoyed.
This way, the two households wouldnāt be isolated and helpless.
"Great, now we donāt have to worry about being stuck at home," Old Ma said excitedly.
Wu Qian also said happily, "This is good, though a bit dangerous, itās at least a way out."
Liang Yuan then said, "Actually the best way is to make a hole in the wall between our two homes, but for now, we donāt have the tools, so weāll have to go outside."
"Alright, this passage will stay as it is for now, if thereās anything, come to the balcony to communicate immediately. Where is Granny Li?"
"Iām here."
Granny Li came out with Cai Yao, evidently comforting her.
Liang Yuan said, "Granny Li, Yang Mei will come to you later to discuss something."
"Okay, I understand." Granny Li nodded absentmindedly, not knowing whatās about to happen.
Liang Yuan turned back to his balcony and then asked Yang Mei to try crossing.
Yang Mei looked at the pitch-dark floodwaters beneath her feet, her face pale and somewhat scared.
She turned to Liang Yuan, her eyes full of fear.
Liang Yuan encouraged her, "Itās okay, the plank is sturdy enough, I just walked across it."
"Youāre lighter than me, hold onto the wall when you walk, there shouldnāt be any problem."
"Besides, you have a safety rope on you, if there really is any problem, I can pull you up."
Yang Mei looked at the rope around her waist, took a deep breath, and gained some confidence.
She didnāt want Liang Yuan to think she was useless, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Little brother, donāt worry, sister... sister can do it."
She held onto the wall, her fair and long legs trembling, slowly moved inch by inch towards the opposite balcony.
After several tens of seconds, she successfully crossed the single-plank bridge and safely arrived at the opposite side.
This made her excitedly turn to Liang Yuan and say, "Little brother, sister made it across."
Her charming manner, like a child waiting for praise.
Liang Yuan smiled and praised, "Sister Mei, youāre really amazing, braver than I imagined."
Yang Mei immediately covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes curving into crescent moons, feeling an indescribable sense of accomplishment.
It was as if she had done something tremendous.
Liang Yuan reminded her, "After you discuss things, let me know before you leave, Iāll escort you."
"Okay."
Yang Mei quickly went to discuss matters with Li Lanhua.
Liang Yuan stood on the balcony, crouched to avoid being attacked by anyone in the building across, leaning beside the washing machine.
He quickly opened the system interface.
At this moment, the system interface showed that he had already accumulated 28 points!
Liang Yuan quickly opened the lottery page.
"Do you wish to switch to the 10 points lottery pool?"
Liang Yuan glanced at the lottery pool of 1 point, various everyday items, all of which were the most common items before the apocalypse.
He had no use for them now, so he said immediately, "Switch."
The lottery disc quickly blurred, and the prizes were updated again.
This time, there were items costing 10 points per draw, mostly food items.
Liang Yuan scanned them, feeling a bit helpless. These food items, if it were before, he would have been very pleased.
But now he needed to deal with Liu Erlong, these things were of no use.
"Switch the pool."
He couldnāt help but shout again.
"Do you wish to switch to the 20 points lottery pool?"
"Switch!"
Liang Yuan immediately said.
Instantly, the lottery disc blurred again, followed by the appearance of new prizes.
Liang Yuan looked at them and his eyes widened.
Among the 20 points per draw prizes, there were solar panels, electric batons, high-strength forging knives and other weapon equipment.
The food items were also upgraded to high-end dishes like king crabs and Peking duck.
In addition, in a very small lottery area, there appeared the attributes of constitution, strength, speed, and spirit!
Liang Yuan couldnāt help but be amazed, "A 20 points lottery even includes attributes?"
His heart was pounding, yet he hesitated again.
Currently, he only had 28 points, should he really gamble?
Looking at the dazzling weapon equipment pool, Liang Yuan took a deep breath and finally made up his mind.
"Go for it!"
He immediately chanted inside, "Draw!"
Then the lottery disc spun, the pointer quickly moving clockwise.
"Ding, congratulations on winning 1 point of Strength Attribute!"
"Attribute point automatically integrated into your body."
"Body data updating..."
In the next moment, Liang Yuan felt his muscles instantly expand a bit, a hot stream surged within his body, and faintly, he felt his body full of power.
His body was undergoing rapid changes!