Carl listened to them, one after another, remaining silent the whole time.

He lowered his eyes, took out a metal box containing cigars from his pocket, and lit a cigar.

While everyone else was incredibly excited, Gavin, who had spoken out first, became the calmest and most composed one.

Gavin twirled the scalpel he always carried with him, his tone casual yet unusually firm as he spoke:

"Boss, you can go and gamble if you want, but I want to go with you. I can't miss out on something like this."

He deliberately distorted the true meaning of the matter.

Although he didn't want his boss to take any risks, he didn't think his boss's choice was wrong. Survival of the fittest; rather than being eliminated by this apocalypse, it's better to take a gamble.

If he had a choice, he would do the same.

Since the boss has made up his mind to gamble, instead of trying to stop him, it's better to accompany him.

These words once again turned on everyone's switch.

"Yes, together! Don't even think about leaving us behind."

The room wasn't very soundproof, and as Li Xin'er and Wenwen ate, the sounds of conversation from the next room could be heard from time to time.

Wenwen looked at the wall with curiosity, as if she wanted to see through it to understand what was going on next.

Li Xin'er remained unmoved and placed a piece of pork rib on Wenwen's plate.

"Ignore them and focus on your meal."

Wenwen nodded obediently and continued eating.

The controversy continued in the next room. When Carl saw that his teammates all wanted to join in, he reluctantly revealed his deal with Li Xin'er.

"That's how it is. Even if you're willing to accept her terms, it depends on whether she's willing to agree."

Furthermore, processing crystal cores is extremely difficult; they're not something you can just obtain at will. Moreover, you all know how scarce crystal cores are right now.

Gavin stood up eagerly, "I'm willing, I'll go and beg her."

Not to be outdone, Ali stood up and shouted, "Me too!"

Others acted silently, demonstrating their thoughts through concrete actions.

Seeing that they were serious, Carl rebuked them sternly.

"sit down!"

For the first time, everyone disobeyed his orders, stubbornly standing still and refusing to budge.

Carl took a puff of his cigar, the smoke blurring his sharp eyes.

"Even if you want to go, you have to wait until she has finished dinner. Don't disturb her while she's eating now."

Since he was able to make this choice, there was no reason to stop them from making the same choice.

Seeing Carl compromise, Vulture was somewhat pleased, but asked uncertainly:

"Boss! You agreed?"

Carl looked up and gave him a disapproving look.

"Otherwise what?"

What can he do if he disagrees? He knows them; when they get stubborn, they're all incredibly difficult to deal with.

The vulture immediately resumed its 'obedient' demeanor and quickly sat down.

"Okay! We'll go later, so as not to disturb Sister Xin's meal."

"Yes, yes, let's wait for Sister Xin to have a good meal."

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They all sat down to discuss things properly, and their voices quieted down. Li Xin'er didn't pay any more attention to what was happening in the next room. After finishing her meal, she asked Wenwen...

"I have something to do later. You can go play with Ersha and the others for a while, or go back to your room by yourself."

Wenwen nodded, then stammered for a while before finally speaking.

"Find...Ersha."

Li Xin'er patted her head encouragingly, then took a tablet out of her storage space and handed it to her.

"There are cartoons downloaded on it. You can take it with you and watch them together. If you're scared at night, you can ask Ersha to watch over you."

She was used to sleeping alone, so Wenwen had always slept alone ever since she started living with her.

Li Xin'er was initially worried and protected Wenwen with her soul power throughout the night. Unexpectedly, Wenwen seemed to be quite used to being alone and slept soundly by herself, which relieved her of a lot of worry.

Wenwen took the tablet with both hands and nodded obediently again.

After seeing Wenwen out, Li Xin'er locked the door and slipped into her spatial dimension.

Including the three crystal cores she obtained at school, she now has four level 1 crystal cores.

To be on the safe side, Li Xin'er decided to conduct the experiment one more time.

Take out three of the crystal cores, soak them in the spiritual spring water to remove impurities, and then go to the breeding area at the foot of the mountain.

She used two geese this morning, but this time she's going to try a different animal. After looking around, she settled on a horse she bought in Monterey Park.

They selected two pieces, one pure black and one pure white. The black one was used to feed the only one that hadn't been soaked, while the white one was used to feed the crystal core that had been treated with spiritual spring water.

The reaction time was longer than with the geese. After half an hour, both horses collapsed to the ground, convulsing in pain.

However, the white horse clearly had much milder symptoms, while the black horse swayed on the ground, scraping a layer of grass off the ground.

About ten minutes later, flesh-colored wings began to grow out from the back of the white horse.

To Li Xin'er's astonishment, the white horse's body and wings gradually grew larger, and pure white feathers slowly sprouted from its wings...

In contrast, the black horse had already fainted and lay motionless on the ground.

However, Li Xin'er could sense that it still had a breath, and its body temperature was constantly rising.

However, if it's cooked at this temperature, you could eat horse meat jerky directly.

Li Xin'er had a sudden thought, wondering if she could save it. She didn't even bother to check on the white horse's 'upgrade', so she scooped up a bowl of spiritual spring water and poured it into the black horse's mouth.

The situation did improve, and the temperature began to drop.

The white horse over there has completed its transformation; it's completely different from what it was before...

Its current appearance can be described as that of a Pegasus, with smooth fur that shines like silver.

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