The next day, everyone's superpowers had been restored to 80%, including Jiang Wan's.

Cheng Zhen opened the portal to another time and space, and first sent all of the dozen or so teachers away.

Song Hui wanted to stay, but Cheng Zhen refused: "Yesterday, people from Zhusha City appeared in Xiashan Town, saying that City Lord Bi had given them special permission to come to our Xiangcheng territory to collect supplies."

Upon hearing this, Song Hui was shocked and furious beyond words. Although he had long since broken ties with the inner city, he never imagined that City Lord Bi would be so incompetent!

Cheng Zhen and Lao Chen have both chosen to remain silent regarding Lord Bi's use of the elixir, and have not yet made it public.

Therefore, Song Hui and the others were quite shocked and surprised when they suddenly heard such news.

Cheng Zhen patted him on the shoulder: "So, now is really a race against time to collect supplies."

"Okay! I'll go back right away and lead the team out!"

Cheng Zhen suggested to him: "Don't worry about the crops in the fields for now. Go to the town below and collect them. It's quick and efficient. Also, see if there are any other towns like Xiashan Town that have had their access to help cut off."

If Xiangcheng really did cut off all the access channels to help from the towns below, then he believed that the survivors of Xiashan Town Middle School were definitely not isolated cases.

Cheng Zhen then had Song Hui bring back two more superhumans, saying, "You'd better hurry."

Song Hui didn't hesitate to refuse: "Okay!"

Because there are really too few people with superpowers.

Jiang Wan still needed to find two more types of bamboo. She suggested, "Let's look in Xiashan Town, in private gardens or villas."

Some varieties are very suitable for cultivation as ornamental plants, and she wanted to try her luck.

"OK."

In this regard, Cheng Zhen naturally trusted her unconditionally.

The two found the only villa area in Xiashan Town. This area must have been a wealthy area in the past, with every household decorated very luxuriously and each back garden having its own unique style.

Just as Jiang Wan predicted, many households have grown asparagus fern and bamboo!

Thus, the task of finding ten types of bamboo was easily and successfully completed!

Cheng Zhen was greatly surprised and couldn't help but fawn over him: "You're amazing! How were you so sure we could find them here?"

Jiang Wan wasn't really sure either, so she smiled faintly and said, "Just guessing."

"..." Cheng Zhen: What to do when sincere praise is met with cold water?

Jiang Wan chuckled at his dazed expression and kindly explained to him:

"Many families, especially those who are into refined tastes, love to grow asparagus fern. It's very common. As for the Guanyin bamboo, it has a flower language that means warding off evil and bringing peace, so it is often associated with courtyard feng shui. The wealthier the family, the more they believe in this."

Cheng Zhen believed her; from the time they arrived until they found the two types of bamboo, it took them no more than half an hour.

Moreover, both types of bamboo are planted in flowerpots, saving the trouble of digging them up; you can simply move the pots and leave!

Jiang Wan turned around, and out of the corner of her eye, she seemed to catch a glimpse of something else.

This feels quite familiar.

She turned around instantly, but still saw nothing.

She frowned deeply and asked Cheng Zhen, "There was something here just now, didn't you notice?"

No.

There were no mutated plants here, so Cheng Zhen activated a very small-scale purification ability, which was enough to protect the two of them. However, his keen senses were still intact, and he did not notice anything amiss in his surroundings.

Didn't Cheng Zhen notice?

Jiang Wan felt something was even more wrong. The first time she thought she was seeing things, but the second time in a row, she felt that things couldn't be that coincidental.

So she walked toward the shadowy spot she had just seen, and slowly summoned a vine whip from her hand.

But there was only a patch of grass there, nothing else.

Cheng Zhen grabbed her arm: "What happened?"

Jiang Wan shook her head, signaling him to be quiet, then quickly turned around to the side to a large tree, and pulled out the rattan in her hand. Although her aim was not quite right, she still hit something in the bamboo forest not far away.

The thing cried out in pain and tried to escape.

"Grab it!" Jiang Wan instinctively knew she couldn't let it get away.

Cheng Zhen immediately teleported away and grabbed the thing.

Then the two of them were stunned. What the hell is this thing?

It looks like a fish but isn't a fish, and it looks like a bird but isn't a bird. It has four legs, two wings, a fish head, and a fish tail, making it quite strange.

The strangest thing is that—this is an oxygen-deprived apocalypse, and they are outside the city's protective shield! There is no oxygen in the wild, so they can only rely on oxygen cylinders and oxygen masks!

But this guy doesn't need it!

? ?

What species in the world does not need oxygen to breathe?

Or is it that there is actually oxygen in the air here?

Jiang Wan tried to take off the oxygen mask, took a breath, and almost suffocated. She quickly put the oxygen mask back on and felt like she was alive again!

The two exchanged a glance. Cheng Zhen kneaded and squeezed the thing in various ways, but it was very good-natured and did not struggle or resist. It stared at them with its big, dark eyes, only shedding a puddle of tears when it was bullied too badly.

It has absolutely no danger or damage value, looks soft and cuddly, and is actually quite cute?

Jiang Wan suggested, "Shall we take it back?"

After saying that, worried that Cheng Zhen and the others might disagree, he added, "How about we send it to the lab for research?"

Cheng Zhen was also curious about what this thing was and whether it was related to the strong energy he had felt before, so he didn't refuse.

So Jiang Wan pulled out a pet cage from the tree hole space. Yesterday in Xiashan Town, she had raided several pet stores.

She put the little monster in a cage, placed it on the back seat of the car, and then the group headed home.

Having completed their mission with the National Plant Protection Bureau, they were no longer in a hurry. On their way back, Jiang Wan collected all sorts of green plants, digging them up and bringing them back whenever the forest farm didn't have them.

Cheng Zhen couldn't help but worry: "So many? Even if you plant them, they'll still need to reproduce and grow, right? Won't our forest farm be short of them?"

Jiang Wan made a rough estimate: "It seems like it really isn't enough."

Cheng Zhen: Then why do you dig up everything!

The return trip should have taken only half a day, but they've already walked for two days and two nights! And they haven't even covered a third of the distance!

My auntie still won't stop, constantly getting on and off the bus, she's really moving slower than a tortoise!

"But if I complete the mission, won't I immediately receive a batch of Ω?"

Jiang Wan waved his hand dismissively, "Then let's build another forest farm."

When the two forest farms produce oxygen together, they will no longer need to worry about the oxygen problem!

...Cheng Zhen.

What she said made perfect sense, and he was speechless. He could only silently get out of the car to dig up more plants, then get back in and leave.

After walking for another half a day, a jeep suddenly drove towards us.

The license plate was unfamiliar, and Cheng Zhen immediately became alert, relaying over the radio: "Everyone, be on high alert!"