Chapter 128 Raising Little Zombies in the End of the World 12 Incredible Discovery...

"Tomatoes, watermelons, pumpkins, green peppers..." Chen Qian read out loud as he flipped through the seeds. "That's great! If we can really grow all of these, Mom's food supply won't be a problem in the future."

In the end times, supplies like instant noodles and canned food can still be found, but fresh fruits and vegetables are no longer available. After joining the action team, some vitamin tablets and nutrient solutions will be distributed every once in a while to replace the nutrition of fresh fruits and vegetables.

If it could really be grown, Shen Qian felt that the end of the world would not be so difficult to endure.

The two men walked to the foot of the courtyard wall, and it was Lu Zai'an who noticed something was wrong first.

"Oh?"

He pointed at the Polygala tenuifolia plant and looked at his mother with some confusion.

Shen Qian also looked over following the sound: "Hey, why has this Polygala tenuifolia grown so big?"

She walked over quickly to take a closer look, and saw that the seedling, which was only a few centimeters high, had now sprouted branches and leaves and grown into a whole vine.

However, the plant that came out was not the single pale green color that Polygala tenuifolia should have, but a silver-green color with a faint pearly luster.

"Is this... a mutated plant?" Shen Qian's face was filled with shock.

What shocked her even more was that when she took out her cell phone, she found the photo of the vine that the plant expert had sent her today. When she compared the photos, she was even more dumbfounded.

This... this plant doesn't look like Polygala tenuifolia, it's more like its mutated version: Jingteng!

This is not something that can be grown casually. If ordinary people use polluted water or soil to grow Polygala, it is possible that the original plant will mutate. However, the mutated plants are deadly and aggressive to humans. Some will release poisonous gas or venom, making it difficult to guard against. This plant is obviously a benign mutation.

"Zai'an, what did you do to it today?" Shen Qian asked excitedly.

It is impossible to cause the plant to mutate just by relying on the water she purified. Apart from her, only Lu Zai'an has been close to this plant, so she can only ask him.

Lu Zai'an tilted his head and thought about what he had done. He had done nothing...

However, he still imitated what he had done just now, putting his hands close to the plants, as if trying hard to call upon the energy in his body.

But try as he might, he couldn't make his hands stretch out his fingers like his mother did and the plants would obey him.

To be honest, he didn't understand how he did it.

Shen Qian was even more shocked when he saw this. How... could this be possible?

She quickly placed her fingers on her son's wrist and felt his pulse.

The most incredible thing happened. There was an energy core in his son's body, which is something only people with superpowers have.

Shen Qian has now risen to the third level and can sense the small energy core in her son's body. She confirmed it again and again, but no matter how many times she confirmed it, the energy core was quite obvious. She could even feel that the small energy core was continuously transmitting supernatural powers to the outside.

This energy core is completely different from the crystal core in the mutant zombie's body. It is a light green, very beautiful, and carries a gentle and peaceful energy.

This is definitely the energy core!

After careful observation, Shen Qian also discovered that his son's meridians were severely blocked. Perhaps it was because he had turned into a zombie. These superpowers could not flow well along the meridians in his body, and were even being continuously devoured by the zombie virus.

Seeing this, Shen Qian finally realized why his son in his previous life was captured as an experimental subject. He was infected with the zombie virus, and it was quite rare for him to retain consciousness and memory after becoming a zombie. At the same time, he was actually a superpower!

Shen Qian didn't know if there would be a second case like this in the world, but what was certain was that Lu Zai'an's case was of great experimental value.

Chen Qian felt a little scared. Fortunately, he found Lu Zai'an as early as possible and brought him with him. If he was left alone and someone discovered something strange about him, he would probably still end up being captured and used as an experimental subject.

"It seems that I have to keep you with me every day from now on." Shen Qian touched his son's head and sighed.

The little zombie had a panic expression as if he had done something wrong. He didn't know what he had done wrong. He only knew that his mother had been frowning and sighing since a while ago. He must have done something to make his mother unhappy.

"It's okay, I don't blame you. You don't have to be afraid. It's a good thing that you have awakened your superpowers, but you can't use them outside." Shen Qian instructed.

The little zombie looked confused. He didn't know what superpowers were or how to use them, but he still nodded obediently.

He just needs to do whatever his mother tells him to do.

After the initial shock, Shen Qian quickly came up with an idea to help his son.

He is a wood-type mutant, and his abilities have not been awakened for such a long time. Perhaps it is because his meridians are blocked and energy transmission is hindered. Today, she performed acupuncture treatment on him and inadvertently opened some of his meridians, which allowed his abilities to awaken unexpectedly.

After that, she had to use acupuncture to open up her son's meridians every day, but acupuncture alone was not enough.

My son still needs a lot of crystal cores.

Before, no one knew that he had awakened his superpowers, so to be on the safe side, Shen Qian fed him two crystal cores with no attributes. Now that it has been confirmed that Lu Zai'an is a wood-type superpower user, it would be better to find him crystal cores with wood, water, or other attributes that match his attributes in the future. This way, it will be much easier to absorb them.

It would be troublesome if he accidentally merged the fire and lightning crystal cores with conflicting attributes.

Shen Qian suddenly felt that this little zombie was quite difficult to raise. Fortunately, she had also awakened her special powers, otherwise she might not be able to afford to raise it.

However, there are many benefits to his son awakening his wood-related abilities. Now that this pure vine has grown up, He Ruibei can give it a try. It may have a miraculous effect on the infected people.

That night, Shen Qian guided his son to use some of his supernatural powers. The little zombie tried many times, but just when a little bit of green color appeared on his fingers, he felt tired.

"Okay, this is already impressive. Let's take a rest today."

I have to say, it is convenient to have wood-related superpowers. Even if it is only a little bit of superpower, it can be seen with the naked eye that the pure vine has grown a little bit. Lu Zai'an wanted to wait and see how much it can grow, but his mother called him to go to bed.

Shen Qian was worried that Lu Zai'an would consume too much energy and become unwell. She didn't have any extra crystal cores tonight, and it would be difficult to deal with if an attack really occurred.

When Chen Qian fell asleep, she could still hear her son humming non-stop. She wondered if he was thinking about the pure vine in his dreams.

The next morning, Shen Qian was awakened by her son's panicked cry. She quickly got up and opened the door: "What's wrong?"

"Ahh! Ahwu! Anwu!!!" The little zombie was so anxious that he subconsciously pulled his mother's clothes out.

With a "hiss", Shen Qian's clothes were torn.

"Lu Zai'an!" Shen Qian quickly spoke up to stop him.

"Wow, wow, wow..." After being scolded by his mother, the little zombie felt sad and aggrieved. He made a sound similar to crying, but couldn't cry.

When Shen Qian saw this, she knew something must have happened. She had never seen her son so anxious before.

"Tell me slowly, what happened?"

The little zombie ran out and ran to the wall outside the house, pointing at the place where the clean vine was originally planted and stomping his feet.

Chen Qian noticed the difference there at a glance, his heart sank, but he still walked over.

Jing Teng, who had grown almost as tall as his son last night, was now only 20 to 30 centimeters tall.

Could it be that it was eaten by a mutant animal?

After entering the end of the world, many animals have grown crystal cores and possess stronger attack power.

The resettlement site is not like the survival base where there are patrols and guards at all times, so it is not uncommon for mutant animals to come in.

However, the broken end of the vine was not caused by an animal, but was cut off by someone with a knife.

If you look closely at the fracture, you can even see marks left by repeated cuts with a knife.

Someone sneaked into this yard last night and stole the newly grown net ivy! ?

But who did this?

At this time, the little zombie was squatting in front of the clean vine. The clean vine was still fine yesterday, but today it was gone from the bottom of the main vine. He stared blankly at the remaining broken main vine, feeling very sad.

His little mouth was trembling. Since his tear glands had degenerated after he became a zombie, even though he was extremely sad at this moment, he could not cry out. Only dry sobs could be heard.

Shen Qian's heart tightened, and he didn't have time to think about anything else. He quickly hugged the little zombie and patted his back again and again.

"It's okay, it's just a pure vine. Look, the main vine is still fine. Maybe after mom finishes acupuncture for you today, if you use some wood-type supernatural powers, it will grow again. Our family's Zai An is the most powerful!"

Fortunately, the little zombie's emotions came and went quickly, and with his mother's comfort, he was soon coaxed into a fetus, and even grinned and laughed.

This little zombie was easy to coax. Seeing that he was fine, Shen Qian took him back to the trailer and decided to give him acupuncture first.

He just returned to the room and let Lu Zai'an lie down, then he picked up a drawstring bag from next to his bed.

"hold head high?"

Lu Zai'an was a little confused. There was no such bag yesterday. Where did it come from?

Chen Qian also saw the drawstring bag, which looked unfamiliar to her. After taking the bag from her son and opening it, she was stunned.

There are actually several crystal cores inside!

Chen Qian quickly poured all the crystal cores onto the bed. These crystal cores were crystal clear and of high quality, and their specifications far exceeded those that could be purchased on the market.

Two of them were pale blue, representing the Water Element, while two were emerald green, representing the Wood Element. The most astonishing was the snow-white crystal at the very bottom—exclusive to the Purification Element and extremely rare. Its surface was delicate, its texture regular, and its warm luster was incredibly beautiful.

Under the crystal core, there is a piece of cardboard with slightly curled corners.

The handwriting on it was scribbled and barely legible:

[This is my son's child support. I took the Jingteng, it's useful to me, and I'll let my son grow more medicinal herbs in the future.]

Shen Qian: “…”

She stared at the piece of paper for a long time, feeling very complicated.

Lu Zai'an stretched his neck to look around, but he couldn't read and could only worry.

Shen Qian put down the note and looked at his son again: "You said someone had been taking care of you before, right?"

Lu Zai'an nodded obediently.

"The person who took care of you was the man in the last photo, right?"

Lu Zai'an took out the photo he had carefully kept from a small drawer beside the bed, then pointed at the man behind him with his paw and nodded.

Chen Qian suddenly realized that this was the case.

The person who sneaked into the resettlement site and their small yard last night, stole the pure vine and left the crystal core was actually the original owner's ex-husband, Lu Zai'an's father.

Since his whereabouts were not mentioned in the original book, Shen Qian had been assuming based on common sense that he was dead.

Unexpectedly, he was not only alive, but also prepared such a great gift for her.

Shen Qian now understood all the points that had confused her before.