Apocalypse King System
Chapter 157 157: Naming the Base, Zombie Crystals

Yue Yiren naturally noticed the puzzled expressions on the faces of the women and didn't beat around the bush. She went straight to the final question, "My lord, our base needs a name..."

Yue Yiren's words stumped everyone, including Derick. For a moment, they all looked a bit confused; they hadn't considered this question before.

"Yes, a name. The development of a force inevitably requires a good name. It not only enhances cohesion but also gives the female warriors a greater sense of responsibility. It's like a rebirth, bidding farewell to the past era. The symbolic and practical significance is immense," Yue Yiren explained eloquently.

Listening to her, Derick's eyes lit up. She made a lot of sense. The base indeed needed a name. Since it was a force he developed, how could it not have its own identity?

"What do you think it should be called?" The women present were not foolish, and they quickly understood the significance of this name.

"How about calling it Derick City, named after our lord..." Judy was the first to suggest.

"What a terrible name! It sounds awful. I feel it's better to call it 'The City of the Master and His Maids'..." Lisa enthusiastically put forward her idea.

"Ha..." Derick almost spat out blood. After giving her a disapproving look, he said somewhat irritably, "Don't mess around. What kind of lousy name is that..."

Seeing Lisa get scolded, the women all laughed cheekily. Only Lisa, holding her head, looked pitiful and aggrieved.

After dismissing a few impractical suggestions from the women, Angelica eventually proposed a name, "I think we should call it 'Order.' The City of Order, a city built by you, a city of your order."

"This name is good and quite meaningful," Yue Yiren nodded in agreement.

"Since no one has objections, let's go with 'Order' then..." Derick was quite satisfied with the name. At least it sounded imposing and fitting for the name of a force. It wasn't like some weird suggestions from the other women.

"Yiren, thank you for your hard work. You've been busy for so long..." Angelica expressed her gratitude to Yue Yiren. If it weren't for Yue Yiren, they wouldn't know how long it would take to establish the management structure and rank system for the base.

"It's nothing. It's what I should do..." Yue Yiren was pleasantly surprised and quickly stood up, holding Angelica's hand. These days, she had come to understand that Angelica was Derick's sister and, in terms of status, was rightfully the big sister in the base. The other women also acknowledged this.

"Alright, big sister, you two don't need to show such sisterly affection. Let the master reward Yiren tonight, that should be enough..." Lisa perked up, looking at Angelica and Yue Yiren with some mischievous intent.

Both of their faces turned a bit red. Yue Yiren was fine; she had been intimate with Derick and had her virginity taken by him. Angelica, on the other hand, hadn't experienced that yet. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but with so many women around Derick, she felt awkward joining them, even though they referred to each other as sisters in their daily interactions.

"Hehe... not a bad suggestion, but no need to rush. You won't escape tonight. To celebrate the renaming of the base, we'll have a party tonight for everyone," Derick's gaze swept over the women. Some blushed and lowered their heads, while others showed excited expressions of being favored.

"Alright, is there anything else? If not, I'll go out for a while." Just now, Derick spent over thirty thousand points on three thousand wristbands, so he decided to go on a hunting spree to replenish his points and explore a bit.

"Wait, Master, I have something to tell you..." Derick was about to leave when Judy grabbed his hand and spoke.

"Um..." Derick casually responded, not expecting there to be anything, so he reluctantly sat down to see what Judy wanted to say.

"Master, didn't you give me another wood-based ability last time? Actually, I feel like it's more of a plant-based ability, with a broad range and the ability to control plants..."

"Get to the point..." Seeing Judy about to digress again, Derick quickly stopped her.

"Alright..." Despite being interrupted, the loli girl excitedly took something out of her pocket – a green crystalline substance similar to zombie crystals.

"This is what I found. Didn't you say that second-level or higher zombie brains produce this kind of thing? You asked us to collect it, but now I've found that first-level zombies also have it in their bodies..."

As Judy spoke, Derick remembered that he had instructed the female warriors to collect zombie crystals when they killed higher-level zombies. These crystals could be used to purify the zombie virus inside the system and, after refinement, enhance physical fitness. There was also a chance to unlock abilities. Alternatively, Derick could feed them to the system space to increase its volume.

However, Derick later forgot about this matter and had no idea how much the female warriors had collected. "Ahem, go on..." Derick felt a bit awkward and didn't want to admit that he had forgotten about it.

"What's the deal with what you just said about first-level zombies having this stuff in their bodies?" In fact, another reason Derick forgot was that this substance wasn't very useful for him. Also, higher-level zombies were rare; it took almost a few thousand zombies to produce a second-level zombie, and even fewer higher-level ones. The few fifth-level zombies in the city center were almost a result of millions of zombies.

"Today, when I was healing a wounded female warrior who got scratched by a zombie, I felt that the zombie's blood could be purified, resulting in a very small zombie crystal, containing vitality..." Judy opened her hand, revealing a smaller crystal, almost the size of a grain of rice, with a faint trace of life within.

"Moreover, the bloodstains from zombies that have been purified by the wood-based ability can also be refined. After purification, both the bloodstains and crystals won't have the zombie virus, and they can be ingested to enhance physical fitness." Judy's words brightened the eyes of the other women. Although these crystals weren't very useful for women of this level, they were extremely valuable for the female warriors and maids. They could significantly increase their physical fitness and strengthen their basic attributes.

After all, even though Derick had established five departments and rewarded some female warriors with abilities, among the 1,500 female warriors, only a few, less than fifty, had gained abilities. The rest were ordinary soldiers without abilities, and these zombie crystals proved to be highly beneficial for them.

"And after purification, those zombies just disintegrate into ashes, as if these things were the forces sustaining their existence," Judy's words sparked the imagination of the other women. Could it be that these zombie crystals contained the secrets of the zombies? How else could one explain their endless energy and almost inexhaustible vitality?

"Well... Judy did a good job with this. In the future, we can have those with wood-based abilities purify zombie blood and crystals, and use them as rewards for the female warriors," Derick nodded. Except for those women who had abilities and had significantly enhanced physical fitness, these purified crystals were still very effective for even the most formidable ordinary female warriors.

Upon hearing Derick's praise, Judy appeared quite pleased, carrying herself with an air of accomplishment. She proudly stood tall, flaunting her success, leaving the other women somewhat speechless.

"Alright, since that's the case, let Judy handle the purification of the zombie crystals that have been accumulated before..." Angelica made the decision.

"Huh? No, please don't..." Judy's expression went from proud to bitter, and she quickly shouted before running out in a hurry.