Within three days, news that the residents of Villa District 3 were planting vegetables had spread throughout the entire safe zone.
The safe zone was now completely surrounded by unknown plants. Though they were safe, they had also lost their freedom. The option to go out and hunt zombies for Crystal Cores to upgrade their superpowers was now off the table.
Without Crystal Cores, people had to use them to trade for water and some food. Over the last three days, makeshift stalls had sprung up throughout the base, lining the Mission Hall and every street and alley. Stall owners laid out their personal stashes of food or various peculiar items.
If you had enough Crystal Cores, you could even buy a young virgin—a commodity that was rare even before the apocalypse.
