Chapter 318: Fusion Crystal Core

"Yes." Although several B-level psychics were despairing, they still responded loudly.

Several people who had upgraded to S-level smiled at them, and when Lu Weiyi looked over, they just looked up at the sky as if nothing had happened.

After Zhuang Mingxu replanned several routes based on the map, he informed Zhuang Mingbo.

In addition to Zhuang Mingbo, there were also Zhuang Mingwu and Fang Feng mentioned in the morning.

The man greeted Zhuang Mingxu politely, neither humble nor arrogant. He was not like some people in the team who wanted to get close to him, nor was he extremely hostile.

On the contrary, Zhuang Mingwu no longer had the enthusiasm he had in the previous base, and his brows were filled with fatigue.

"These are the two routes planned. The shortest straight-line route goes through the city center of Cangbei Province. I don't recommend going there. No one knows how evolved the zombies inside have become."

"The other route goes through the area between the center of Cangbei Province and Nanheng City, taking the county-level route and avoiding provinces and cities. There will be more zombies than now, but if the number is limited without any accidents, the level should be slightly lower, and the speed will be faster than our current village roads."

As soon as Zhuang Mingxu finished speaking, Lu Weiyi, who had been sitting silently in a recliner enjoying the cool breeze, spoke up, "Not necessarily."

He closed his eyes and seemed to be talking to himself, "The level of zombies is not measured by the population, but by the awakened consciousness of the zombies. When they begin to realize that absorbing the crystal cores of their own kind is enough to increase their level and begin to upgrade continuously, a small town is enough to accumulate a high-level zombie."

“So whether you can encounter high-level zombies or not depends entirely on luck.” He opened his eyes and looked at the three people in front of him with a calm gaze, “Be prepared to die at any time and then walk towards the pile of zombies.”

The air was still chilly in the early morning. Lu Weiyi was in a comfortable mood. The two children beside him were talking to the three wolf cubs in the small basket. Except for those who were patrolling the surrounding area, the rest of the team was busy -

Picking vegetables, cutting meat and making noodles...

The scene was strange and eerie, yet indescribably warm, and it didn't match the words he'd spoken at all.

Zhuang Mingxu asked, "Which one do you choose?"

"Choose the second one," Zhuang Mingbo said without hesitation, "Also, can we take a detour towards Nanheng City?"

Facing Zhuang Mingxu's puzzled gaze, Zhuang Mingbo said, "The old man said that there is a batch of important materials here, which were stored by the country before the end of the world. The Kyoto base is far away from here, and no one has been allowed to take it. He wants to..."

Zhuang Mingbo looked at Lu Weiyi and lowered his posture. "There are so many of us. It would be good to open up a new base with supplies. Can you please help? You can leave two-thirds of the base when the time comes."

"Supplies in Nanheng City? Aren't you afraid that they have been taken away?" Zhuang Mingxu looked at the point he drew on the map. It was a suburban area of ​​Nanheng City. The surrounding area didn't look like anything special. Zhuang Mingxu couldn't imagine what supplies would be placed in such a place.

"The old man said the location is relatively secret." Seeing that Zhuang Mingxu didn't quite believe it, Zhuang Mingbo affirmed, "My great-grandfather and my grandfather have confirmed it, there shouldn't be a problem. They also showed me the list of supplies."

As Zhuang Mingbo spoke, he took out a list from his pocket and handed it over. The handwriting was so sharp that it was obviously written by Mr. Zhuang.

He looked through the items and found that the majority were weapons, with a few other items that were indeed necessary for them. He then made a detailed analysis based on the map.

"Brother, please help us this time. Some of the weapons in there are what we need the most. Most of us are ordinary people. If we don't have something in our hands, we will probably be bullied when we arrive at the new base." Zhuang Mingwu had a pleading look on his face, and there were even tears in his tired eyes.

Zhuang Mingxu looked at his hand holding his arm and took a deep breath, "Just this once, I will try my best to arrange it, you guys should be faster then."

As he spoke, he fine-tuned the route again, "We will travel overnight and arrive within fifteen to eighteen days. During this period, we will not stay for long."

"If someone falls behind and there are no zombies chasing them, we might look for them. But if we encounter a large-scale zombie pursuit, we will not stay to look for you," Zhuang Mingxu said very bluntly, "You'd better check all the vehicles and other things you need."

"Do you mean we will eat in the car?" Fang Feng asked.

"Yes," Zhuang Mingxu nodded.

No wonder the other party was preparing to eat it directly. Using up the stock for half a month was indeed the most important thing at the moment.

After the four of them discussed some details, they decided on the departure time, and the three of them got up and left.

During the whole day, food was prepared in the yard. Plates of various foods were put into the space. The smell of cooking and stewing in the air attracted people nearby to look over from time to time.

Towards the afternoon, everyone gathered together for a small meeting to make arrangements for future actions.

"Same as usual, divide into teams, Lin Mo, Huang Rui, Lin Tian, ​​Liu Yang, Zhou Nan, the five of you will form a team, from 8 am to 8 pm, Qi Lin will be on free action, and Xu Yi will be ready to rescue at any time." Deputy captain Ning Yuan came online again and issued the task.

Xu Yi pointed at himself in confusion, "What can I do?"

"Of course I am ready for treatment at any time," Qi Lin patted his shoulder, "You know nothing about the devilish training."

Xu Yi nodded silently, agreeing to Ning Yuan's arrangement.

"The rest of us will be there from 8 o'clock tonight to 8 o'clock the next day." Ning Yuan looked at several S-level psychics and the only wood-type psychic who had not yet upgraded, Gu Qingji, "Xu Sa, you can do the same as Qi Lin and supplement the team as you please."

Xu Sa made an OK gesture to him.

"We need four more drivers, working in teams of two." Ning Yuan looked at the remaining four people, and heard Lu Weiyi, who had been silent, say, "Lu Xi, continue to do your research. One person will be assigned to the team on a rotating basis to fill the driver position every day."

Seeing that no one else objected, Lu Xi nodded in agreement.

"If we kill zombies while rushing, we may not be able to collect crystal cores." Liu Yang is the oldest among the rest and was tacitly appointed as the team leader of the five of them.

In addition to Lu Weiyi, Gu Qingji's mutated ivy is also responsible for collecting crystal cores in the only team. However, Huang Rui does not have the ability to manipulate mutated plants, so they have to collect crystal cores manually along the way.

"This..." Ning Yuan turned around and looked at Lu Weiyi. He was always the one who did the things directly, and he almost forgot that he had to dig out the crystal core himself.

"Then don't ask for it." There was no expression on Lu Weiyi's cold face and his tone was calm.

But the few people who followed him felt like they dared not say a word, as they had the illusion that they were not capable enough to make the captain angry.

Ning Yuan glanced at the others. No one spoke in the carriage. Zhuang Mingxu and Li Zhuang stared at Lu Weiyi, who seemed to be a hands-off boss after coming out, and seemed to be thinking about something.

Seeing that no one asked, Ning Yuan didn't say much, "Then let's go, leave the task of collecting the crystal cores to us."

"Okay," Liu Yang nodded.

After the discussion, everyone was busy with their own things. Li Zhuang directed Antonio, who had been upgraded again, to help reinforce the triangular knife he had brought with him. He stared at Lu Weiyi, who was exhausted, and thought for a long time, then suddenly said, "I felt that when the mutant wolf was fighting against me before, it was attacking my crystal core with a very clear purpose."

"Is there?" Lu Weiyi looked at him blankly, and after thinking about it, he realized that he didn't notice anything.

"Yes," Li Zhuang said affirmatively.

"High-level mutated animals, plants, or zombies have a certain perception of the location of crystal core energy. I don't know if they have subjective consciousness or not. They may attack this location instinctively, which is normal," Lu Weiyi said.

"I think you said before that you can integrate the crystal core energy into your whole body, which can better protect the crystal core from external attacks and is safer." Li Zhuang changed the subject, "Do you think I can do it now?"

The yard suddenly became extremely quiet. Everyone seemed to be doing their own things, but they were all paying attention to what was happening here.

"I want to try it too." Ning Yuan walked over and put his hand on Li Zhuang's shoulder. "I am now a member of the S-class, so I should have the honorable status of a pioneer."

"I can too," Antonio, who had been keeping his eyes down and silent, spoke up.

"I can only provide you with ideas, and you have to figure out the specific methods." Lu Weiyi has been thinking of quietly withdrawing from the core of the team recently. Hearing this, he didn't think much about it. He took out half a bottle of mineral water from the space and handed it to Ning Yuan, saying, "You command the water inside to rotate regularly to form a vortex."

Ning Yuan took it in confusion and caused the water inside to rotate continuously. At first it was just a small movement, and slowly it formed a water flow like a whirlwind.

"That's probably what it's like to integrate the crystal core into the body. The energy in the crystal core rotates regularly to drive all the energy. Finally, the outermost crystal core wall is integrated into the body to become part of the energy, forming a dispersed and movable energy group. You can choose to integrate it all into the body and make it a part of the body, or you can gather it like this and change position at any time."

"Of course this is just a guess, I haven't put it into practice yet." There are cracks in Lu Weiyi's crystal core, and energy keeps leaking out, causing severe headaches. He can't even gather the energy when he wants to fuse it.

Kong had been guided by Zhuang Mingxu's theories in his previous life, but had no experience, "It's good that you have integrated now."

"When the zombies attacked the base before, they began to target high-level psychics in a targeted manner, proving that they began to have an instinctive tendency towards crystal cores. No one can guarantee that they will not encounter intelligent zombies or mutant animals in the future. It is always better to be prepared in advance if they know how to attack crystal cores directly."

"Then let's discuss this with each other." Ning Yuan glanced at Li Zhuang and Antonio, and the three of them went somewhere else separately.

Zhuang Mingxu, who stayed behind, pinched Lu Weiyi's shoulders and remained silent. Lu Weiyi patted his hands and said, "It's okay, I have found a way to relieve the pain."

Zhuang Mingxu looked at him in surprise, and Lu Weiyi rarely explained, "The headache is probably caused by the dissipated energy. I'll be fine once I consume the dissipated energy. I just feel a little tired."