Chapter 21

The current X City can be described in one word: a magical and crazy city.

It’s not a hell for the living, but it’s definitely a paradise for mutated plants.

Yes, what's active in City X aren't zombies or mutated animals, but mutated plants and animals.

In fact, most of the animals and plants in this world have undergone mutations, but the degree of mutation varies.

Some only grow in size, some grow in wisdom, but without exception, they are all difficult to deal with.

Of course, this only applies to ordinary people. If it were a mutant, several mutants could work together to kill a mutant animal.

Fortunately, the overall number of mutated animals is not high. There are only two or three strong ones in a group, and the rest are small shrimps. Mingzhu happened to be persuaded to go out hunting, and they hunted these "small shrimps".

Mingzhu was lucky. Not long after he left the "Taoyuan Base", he encountered several fat and tall rabbits that were leisurely eating grass.

No, it's eating mutated dandelions.

Several fat and tall rabbits surrounded the mutated dandelions, chewing and chewing, chewing and chewing non-stop.

The mutated dandelion whimpered, making a very anthropomorphic crying sound.

A few mutant rabbits were still chewing and chewing, and were reluctant to stop chewing!

Mingzhu found it so interesting that he simply controlled his body, making himself as invisible as possible, and watched the famous scene of "rabbit eating grass".

As they were watching, a few people in white coats came running out from somewhere, saw the giant rabbits eating the mutated dandelions, and made a sharp sound.

"Shut up, asshole."

Several people in white coats wanted to rescue the mutated dandelion that was struggling in the giant rabbit's mouth.

However, it was unsuccessful and almost cost them all their lives.

Mingzhu looked at the men in white coats and felt they looked familiar. Thinking about it for a moment, he realized, weren't they the same guys he'd met while out collecting materials for the base construction?

They seemed to say they were researchers from the Ansan Underground Laboratory.

Are they still at the Anshan Research Institute and haven't gone to the survivor base in City X?

For a moment, Mingzhu began to brainstorm again, and felt more and more that they had not left Anshan Research Institute and there was some unspeakable secret.

no way!

Mingzhu always likes to think too much, especially in his previous life, he escaped death several times by thinking too much, so he likes to think too much in this life, and likes to think about things in a bad way.

And now, because of such caution, Mingzhu did not choose to take action immediately.

He wanted to wait and see if there were any other people besides these few people in white coats. After all, if there were no psychics watching over them, they would have been wiped out long ago if only a few people in white coats were doing something suicidal like this.

As expected, when the man in the white coat was trying to stop the giant rabbits from eating the mutated dandelions whole, he was targeted by the giant rabbits and was about to die in the giant rabbits' mouths. At this time, several psychics who were supposed to be responsible for protecting them lost their patience and jumped out to kill all the giant rabbits.

The combat effectiveness is very strong!

But it was not beyond Mingzhu's expectations.

After all, if they weren't protectors with such powerful military force, the white coats wouldn't be so desperate. At the very least, they would restrain themselves a bit.

"It reminds me of some unpleasant things."

"Something from my past life?" 184 looked at Mingzhu pitifully and said aggrievedly, "Actually, I didn't want the accident in my past life."

Mingzhu: “…”

"What are you thinking?" Mingzhu said helplessly: "If I blame you, I would have dealt with you long ago. Why would I wait until now?"

184 stared blankly with his eyes wide open, as if remembering something, and meowed several times.

To be honest, this calico cat in his house is really becoming more and more like a cat.

"What are you doing?"

A middle-aged man in military uniform yelled at several people in white coats in a bad tone.

"Do you know that your actions just now were very dangerous? If our soldiers hadn't reacted quickly, you would have been dead."

"But...it's nothing."

A pretty girl with her hair simply tied up grumbled unconvincedly.

"These damn rabbits ate the dandelions that we worked so hard to cultivate, which had no offensive power. We were so anxious that we tried to stop them."

"Stop talking."

Her companion pulled her and signaled her to shut up.

"Just train them again. Our previous actions were quite risky."

"You're afraid of death, but I'm not." The girl was still unhappy. "Our teacher spent so much effort to cultivate a mutant dandelion that can detoxify but has no offensive power, and it was ruined by a few rabbits."

"Is that a rabbit? It's obviously a rabbit, Zilla."

"Okay, stop complaining, Ms. Zhang Xiaoqin. I'm going to criticize you severely. Let it go this time, but remember, this won't happen again."

Amidst the commotion, Mingzhu, who was hiding in a tall tree, had already sneaked away with 184.

No, he didn't sneak away, he left openly. Mingzhu came to hunt, not to listen to them quarrel.

Soon, Mingzhu almost "teleported" to another place and hunted a mutated sheep and a mutated cow.

In terms of size, it is not as big as a hill, but as sturdy as two storefronts.

Mingzhu killed them and put them on the space button. Then he drove his beloved motorcycle past the Taoyuan base and headed straight to the university town.

Mingzhu: “…”

Damn, he forgot to change the data, and forgot about his beloved motorcycle. If the data hadn't been changed, the speed could reach tens of thousands of kilometers per hour.

emm!

Mingzhu burst out laughing. Just as he was about to drive away, he heard Yu Xiaowan say with a look of surprise, "Boss, are you here to pick us up?"

Mingzhu: “???”

"What are you thinking!" Mingzhu, who had come to his senses, said speechlessly, "Do you think I'm such a kind person?"

Yu Xiaowan smiled and said, "I feel like it!"

"Like a hammer."

The one with the black line on his face said that he drove too far and ended up in the university town.

"Who are they?" Mingzhu asked, pointing at a few dirty children.

"Guests. Guests who are about to check in."

Qin Mingyue briefly explained how she met several young men, and at the end she proudly stated that she and Yu Xiaowan had advertised the "Taoyuan Inn".

Mingzhu: "That PLA soldier with a broken arm too?"

"Yeah." Yu Xiaowan took over the conversation. "We have to conduct an on-site inspection."

"Okay."

Mingzhu put away the motorcycle, which attracted the admiration of his friends.

"Wow, spatial ability."

Mingzhu didn't deny it, but asked Yu Xiaowan, "Have you planned the route?"

Yu Xiaowan: “Not yet.”

"Then hurry up."

"Well, don't worry, it will be quick."

It was indeed very fast. Under the leadership of Yu Xiaowan, who had an extraordinary sense of direction, the armless PLA uncle drove a bumpy bus, passing by shops that were smashed and looted everywhere. Occasionally, he saw super lush green belts, and attacked everything that passed by with his fangs and claws.

Because Qin Mingyue has the ability to have perfect affinity with mutant plants, the mutant plants they encountered along the way did not attack the bus they were riding. Even when they occasionally encountered guinea pigs as big as a car blocking the road, she would help drive them away.

"Guinea pig meat, I remember it's edible." Mingzhu suddenly spoke up. "Today, Jin Dashao 'drove me out' to hunt. I had bad luck and only managed to kill a mutant sheep and a mutant cow."

"Wow, you hunted sheep and cattle, and you're still saying you're unlucky," Yu Xiaowan complained. "Boss, you're just showing off. Like when we were escaping from City Z, we first encountered man-eating mutant plants. We survived thanks to Qin Mingyue's abilities, and then we ran into the 'Wild Boar King' who wreaked havoc on half of City Z."

Mingzhu: "...Oh, now I remember what you said. You wanted me to hold a memorial service for the Wild Boar King."

Yu Xiaowan: “…”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yu Xiaowan was furious. "Boss, you're too stingy. You remember this kind of thing so clearly. Where's your boss's vision?"

"It must have been eaten by the cat!"

Mingzhu smiled and didn't take it seriously. He continued chatting with Yu Xiaowan and the others.

Soon, the battered, dented bus successfully arrived at the Taoyuan Base. Because of the protective shield, Mingzhu was the first to get off the bus and opened the permission for tourists to enter and exit.

A fully occupied bus can seat 26 people, including the driver.

Now, there are 25 people left at Taoyuan Base, except Mingzhu, Qin Mingyue and Yu Xiaowan.

It’s overloaded, but it also seems like it’s not overloaded.

The only problem is that there are only 9 rooms in Taoyuan Inn now, which can accommodate a maximum of 14 people, not 25 people.

And it seems there are more than just...

After getting off the bus, the PLA soldier with a broken left arm looked around in amazement. He even tried out the shield, which was said to absorb any damage. After Mingzhu personally confirmed that Taoyuan Base belonged to Mingzhu and that it was built through Mingzhu's "superpowers," the PLA soldier quickly inquired about whether it was possible to build a house in the empty space.

"Yes, but it costs money." Mingzhu said in a slightly cold tone, "My Taoyuan base is essentially built around the Taoyuan Inn, and you can refer to ancient towns."

"I can build houses for guests to rent long-term, but I won't sell houses in the short term. I'll just rent them out."

"How much is the rent?" the PLA uncle with the broken arm asked again.

"If you stay at Taoyuan Inn, one day's stay is the price of one first-level crystal core. A monthly subscription costs 25 crystal cores. If you exchange it for Starlight Coins, it's 22 Starlight Coins per month."

"How do I exchange Starlight Coins?"

"If you're exchanging crystal cores, please see Ms. Jin Suanpan at the front desk. If you're exchanging resources, if there's no trash can at the door, just throw your resources in. The amount you can exchange will be displayed directly on your personal ID card."