The man gratefully thanked He Zizhong who shook his head, turned, and walked back to Fang Hao.
Fang Hao’s head was lowered, considering something with a complicated expression. When he came back, he hurriedly pulled his arm, waited for him to sit next to him and whispered: “The crystal core of the big bear just now… Tuanzi1Again, Tuanzi = the white ball = dumpling are all it’s names. I’m trying to use Tuanzi for it’s name and the others as descriptors.… ate it……”
“Huh? What Tuanzi? Did you eat dumplings?” He Zizhong didn’t figure out what he meant for a while.
Fang Hao leaned over. “As soon as the crystal core was put in, it was grabbed by the white ball… It seems to have eaten that thing!”
Usually the crystal nucleus dissipates into a light spot after being put into the space, with some flying into the well and some dissipating into the space. But after the space was upgraded, one more white dumpling emerged, and it… appeared to have strange eating habits…?
He Zizhong hurriedly explored his mental power into the space, and saw the white ball floating in midair. Usually when other things are put into the space, they appear directly on the underground floor. But even if he mentally puts them into the underground floor, the crystal nuclei will instantly drift to the upper floor and dissipate directly into the space.
But now, there is only a white dumpling where the crystal nucleus should have appeared, squinting and shaking its chubby white body all over with a satisfied expression. A white brilliance flowed out of its body, shining like light and shadow special effects.
After about ten seconds, the light and shadow effect spread in all directions with it as the center, and the ball trembled with contentment. When the brilliance dissipated, it fell back down to the ground with a “piu” and it jumped, bouncing back into the small house.
What was this… eating crystal nuclei? If their crystal nuclei are eaten by it, will the space and the well evolve?
The two looked at each other, staring at each other for a long time. They had no clue what was going on.
“I think…the flying lights are a bit like the previous light spots?” Fang Hao asked in a low voice uncertainly.
He Zizhong frowned. “It won’t be its… excrement, right?” After all, they had seen it eat before, but had never seen anything excreted from it. Now this… did this count?
Fang Hao’s face distorted a few times. He didn’t understand whether his man was joking or was serious, so he gave up. Reaching out and flipping through the bag, he took out two semi-wet towels from the space and handed him one.
The two of them scrubbed their hands and faces, and then took out some warmed flatbreads with vegetables, biscuits with barbecued meat, and a few other things from the space to eat.
The warehouse is large and there were many cans of food. The corner where the two of them sat was not eye-catching. The three other people at most only knew they were eating, but what they ate or how much they ate was unclear. Since the last time when He Zizhong discovered the smell of hot food spread far when they ate outside, after returning to the space, the two deliberately took all the portable food to the top and let it cool before taking it back down below. This way, at best, the other party will only think that they are just eating canned or dry food, and will not smell anything enticing.
After eating and taking a short break, because the warehouse has broken a big hole and was no longer safe as nearby zombies would be drawn by the bloody smell outside, He Zizhong decided to leave early-he originally wanted to stay here overnight.
At the moment the warehouse was not safe, they had some things to discuss, and also wanted to enter the space to study some things, all of which are not suitable for staying here anymore.
Seeing He Zizhong and Fang Hao about to leave, the three over there couldn’t stay silent. The man who had been in a coma had woken up with a few internal injuries. The medicine He Zizhong gave them had thankfully some minor effects in alleviating his injuries.
“We are going to city A.” The person with the gun was named Shen Haiping, and spoke to them as they were about to leave.
He Zizhong turned his head to reply: “We will also return to city A later, so see you again if we have the opportunity.”
The strength ability user named Liu Jiangfeng also thanked the two in gratitude. After all, if these two were not there, it was estimated that when he was in a coma, he would have been chewed by a zombie.
The person who had been shrinking in the corner saw the two of them were about to leave, and quickly asked, “Where are you going?” He had heard He Zizhong say they were unable to return to city A because of a task, but the strength of the pair was high! Maybe their task is relatively simple. If he follows them, he can pick up some things and also ensure his life. God knows if there will be any danger on the way to city A? It’s better to follow them than to follow the two half-handicapped people.
He Zizhong frowned impatiently, “Go to city F and find someone.”
When they heard they were going into the city, the man was silent. Although he felt that the two of them might not be telling the truth, they obviously didn’t want to take others with them. What if they abandoned them along the way? Or what if they really went to the city to find someone? In today’s world, no matter which city it is, it is very dangerous. All safe bases were built in the suburbs because the density of zombies there was much less than in the main urban centers.
The three people found two cars that could be driven. They took a lot of supplies from the warehouse and got on the car and left. He Zizhong and Fang Hao saw them leaving and were relieved.
“Where are we going now?” They had planned to spend the night here, but now… they can only find another place.
He Zizhong opened the map. The targets they came out for this time were the instant noodle, pharmaceutical and toilet paper factories. Their location was still some distance away from these places, and they will definitely not be able to arrive before dark. The only option is to find a temporary place to stay.
Studying the map for a while, he pointed to a place: “There is a residential area here, all of which are high-rises. Let’s go and see if there is any temporary settlement.” Compared with bungalows and low-rises, the zombie threat in high-rise areas was relatively lower.
The joints of basic zombies are not very flexible. They can chase people on the ground just fine, but it is difficult for them to climb up and down the high-rise stairs. The same is true for zombies who are stuck at home. The doors, windows, and walls of high-rise houses are stronger than those of low-rises. Most of those who mutated at home inside high-rises were still stuck inside several months after the end of the world in his past life.
Although Fang Hao didn’t know his reasoning, he had always trusted He Zizhong and naturally nodded in agreement without any problems.
They left the mutant bear alone. Similar to his lack of knowledge around rumors about eating crystal nuclei turning people into zombies, even the reborn He Zizhong did not know whether mutant animals were edible. The safety of mutant beasts with crystal nuclei and red eyes cannot be guaranteed either, so they could only leave it there.
The two returned to their car and went on the highway. There were more vehicles on the road. The base in city A is temporarily stabilized, which attracts many people. For the safety of the base, a large number of people are also needed to contribute to the urban construction, so naturally, survivors were welcome to go and join in.
They they turned on the radio, all that was playing were messages from various large, medium, and small bases trying to recruit people. Among them, the major bases backed by the military were the most powerful and the most appealing. And of course, A city is naturally one of the most desirable places.
Fang Hao manually adjusted the signal of the car radio, frowning slightly. “Why is the signal so bad?”
He Zizhong smiled: “Now we can’t receive satellite signals, and radio signals are not good.” The weird fog could almost isolate all kinds of electromagnetic signals. No matter how strong the signal was, once a certain distance is exceeded, it’s useless and can’t be picked up.
Fang Hao sighed after listening to the sizzling crackle on the radio, completely giving up his plan to fix it. Instead, he picked up the binoculars to look around. He pointed in one direction and asked: “Zizhong, are you talking about there?”
“Yes, it’s that high-rise.”
That high-rise area was also where He Zizhong and the others had hid in their previous lives. In the early days of the apocalypse, everyone hid in the residential area. But later it was discovered that most of the zombies in such residential area were drawn away to the highway, which increased the safety quite a bit, and was why they chose such high-rise residential areas whenever settling down.
The two of them avoided various road obstacles along the way, and picked up a few trucks and tankers scattered on the road that were transporting various materials and food. After arriving in the high-rise area, there were indeed not too many zombies inside.
The number of zombies scattered in the community was very small compared to the urban center. Some zombies stood on sealed balconies, slamming on windows. There were also several zombies that successfully broke the large windows on their balcony, but because the floor was too high, they smashed directly to the ground and were no longer able to move, but not yet dead either.
The inside of the community was really much safer than the road outside.
The two parked their cars and found a single-floor house. After listening to make sure there were no movements inside, they pried it open.
The house wasn’t actually empty. The owner turned into a zombie and was locked in the bedroom by himself, so the two opened the bedroom door and gave him a ‘happy’ moment.
After finding a place to stay and confirming that there was no zombie threat at the moment, the two of them went to the small bedroom and entered the space.
Entering, they emerged in the field, where the poultry and livestock behind the small bamboo house moved around leisurely. The scenery of green mountains, aquamarine waters, quaint bamboo building, and beaches was so beautiful they could not help sighing. Especially after returning following a long time killing zombies. The space made them relax physically and mentally.
“Go and take a shower first?” Killing zombies will inevitably rub some dirty things on their bodies. Even if they are wearing proper equipment, they will sweat a little. This made Fang Hao who has always been used to being clean unable to bear it.
“Well, find the dumpling first.” The white ball swallowed a crystal core. Who knew if it will have indigestion? Although there was no problem with its expression at the time, it usually has to sleep for a day and a half to “digest” after eating a bun. What if there was an adverse reaction after eating the crystal core?
In the living room on the first floor of the bamboo building, the two found a white ball bouncing on the sofa. After they came back, the white ball bounced twice, and went straight to Fang Hao’s arms like a cannonball, but was stopped.
He Zizhong was still holding the upper part of the white ball, and the lower part dangled “duang, duang” like a rubber ball. Its big watery eyes blinked. Tilting its body, it looked at He Zizhong curiously.
Lol, that dumpling eating materials from a potentially hazardous source.
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