I'm a Landlady in the Apocalypse

Driven out of her home by her biased parents and cruel older sister, Su Tao decided to cut ties with them completely, vowing to rather starve, freeze, and wander outside for a lifetime than ever re...

Volume 1_Chapter 177 The Function of the Superpower Crystal Core

Kill Tan Yong!

Do people with special abilities have crystal cores?

Su Tao was extremely shocked and it took her a long time to recover.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Meng Qian called her in confusion:

"Boss Su? Is there something wrong with the list?"

Su Tao came back to her senses, shook her head and said, "Nothing, how is your father these days?"

Meng Qian smiled. "The first one or two days were quite painful, but last night I suddenly seemed to figure it out, so I wrote this list. This morning I met with Director Qi, and I've officially joined the Security Department."

Su Tao nodded: "What about you? I can see red in your mouth from time to time."

Meng Qian said casually:

"It hurts a little, but it's nothing serious. I can't just not talk. I'm not that squeamish. It will be over in a few days."

Su Tao admired her strong spirit despite her disability. After thinking about it, she told Meng Qian in detail the specific content and requirements of the three jobs.

"Which one are you more interested in?"

Meng Qian opened her mouth wide and asked in disbelief:

"Can I work in Taoyang too?"

"Of course, you can think about it for a while, or go back and discuss it with your father to see which one to choose. Don't worry about not knowing how to do it or not being able to do it well. There will be someone to teach you."

Meng Qian's eyes lit up. If her legs and feet were not inconvenient, she would have wanted to jump around on the spot.

"Boss Su, I really didn't expect that after my father and I had caused you so much trouble, you would still give us the opportunity to stay and work. I, I can't even imagine whether I am dreaming."

Su Tao laughed: "Then you go back and be quiet first, and come find me when you wake up from your dream. I won't default on my debt."

Meng Qian was amused, and then said firmly:

"I want to choose administrative management."

"Would you like to reconsider? Our planner, Mr. Mei, is very knowledgeable and professional."

Meng Qian said embarrassedly:

"I don't have much talent for painting, so I won't bother you anymore. Besides, I personally prefer to work with you."

Su Tao agreed immediately: "You're welcome then. Come to Taoli Building to see me and Manager Zhuang after nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

After seeing off Meng Qian, who was on crutches, Su Tao couldn't help but think of the incident with the superpower crystal core, and hurriedly called Shi Zijin.

"Have you already reached the vicinity of Qingpeng River?"

Qingpeng River is considered a city defense river and is the common defense line of the five major bases including Dongyang, Shouan, and Yuncang.

Shi Zijin answered immediately, hearing the urgency in her tone:

"It's been delayed for two days and hasn't arrived yet, but it will be soon. What's going on?"

Su Tao pursed her lips and asked, "Do people with special abilities also have crystal cores?"

The other side's breathing stagnated and fell into dead silence.

Su Tao asked timidly, "Is it true?"

Shi Zijin took a deep breath and asked:

"How did you know? This is the most important research result of the Hekang Base, but Changjing has ordered a complete blockade of this information."

"Did anyone tell you?"

Su Tao was speechless: "No one told me, I found out from other sources. What's the difference between a mutant's crystal core and a zombie's?"

Shi Zijin was silent for a moment and said, "Taotao, this matter is quite serious and cannot be spread easily."

Su Tao: "I swear I will never tell anyone else."

"Specialists do have crystal cores, and if you absorb the energy within, you can temporarily gain that person's abilities. The duration varies, perhaps as short as two or three minutes, or as long as three days."

Su Tao was dumbfounded.

So scary!!

Shi Zijin said solemnly, "The news that crystal cores can make mutants evolve has already spread, and it's already driving people crazy. I believe that within half a month, a large number of people will be willing to risk their lives to hunt down evolved zombies."

"Kill the zombies if you will, but if people knew that their compatriots had something more tempting than the crystal cores of evolved zombies, it would be a disaster for humanity."

Su Tao felt a chill run down her feet when she heard this.

She actually had a vague guess about it when the system's hidden task was released.

But I didn’t expect that humans’ own crystal cores are much rarer than zombies’!

Even if you only gain the other person's ability briefly, it can be a godsend at certain times.

It is equivalent to having multiple superpowers within a certain period of time, which greatly improves self-protection and attack power.

Is this another "gift" sent to them by the second apocalypse, causing humans to kill each other?

She said with some indigestion:

"Okay, I get it. I'll keep this to myself."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Su Tao couldn't calm down for a long time. She had to drink half a bottle of ice soda to calm herself down, and called Jiang Yu to go to the gate to wait for He Kang's people.

"Dad, can Mengmeng and I not go? It's too hot and we just want to stay in the guesthouse. Besides, no matter how good Taoyang is, how can it be better than the guesthouse? It doesn't matter whether we go or not."

Ji Caizhe said this as he took a big gulp of ice soda, which made him shiver with joy.

Apart from anything else, this guesthouse in Dongyang is quite nice, with air conditioning and a wide selection of sodas.

He was so comfortable that he didn't bother to move.

Ji Boda was furious:

"You have to go. You have to learn how to do business. Besides, if we can establish a cooperative relationship with Taoyang this time, we can gain a lot of benefits."

Ji Caizhe was still reluctant: "Don't you have me at the base? What does it matter whether I learn or not?"

Ji Boda's face darkened: "Get up, don't make me say it a second time."

Ji Caizhe was still a little afraid of his father, so he quickly got up and got into the car with a resentful look on his face. Along the way, he had no interest in Taoyang and just wanted to go back to the guesthouse to enjoy the air conditioning.

Su Zhenglan stayed near Taoyang for a week but didn't see Su Tao come out.

Just when he was about to give up, he suddenly saw her come out and stand at the door as if waiting for someone!

Su Zhenglan was very excited. If he couldn't find a job, he would really be at his wit's end.

I'm running out of money, have nowhere to stay, and can't handle the heat.

Just as he was about to run over, he saw a business car coming from a distance and stopped at the gate of Taoyang. Five men and women got out.

He couldn't care less. When he saw Su Tao, he rushed over with red eyes as if he had seen his last straw.

Jiang Yu was the first to react. He quickly slipped through the shadows of the wall and appeared in front of Su Zhenglan. He kicked him over and asked,

"Who are you? What are you rushing over here for?"

Su Tao was originally about to shake hands with Ji Boda and others to welcome them, but the noise made everyone look towards Jiang Yu and Su Zhenglan.

Su Zhenglan lay on the ground in pain, and raised his head with difficulty to look at Su Tao: "Little sister, save me."

Little sister?

Jiang Yu's expression was a little frozen.

Ji Boda and others were also quite surprised.

Is this disheveled, skinny homeless man Boss Su’s brother?