Chapter 26 The Second Fetal Movement - Mother and Child Connected

Zuo Shan received a reward of 50,000 silver coins, plus 2,000 points.

When Zuo Shanxin saw the account balance of 51,518 silver coins displayed on her wristwatch, her heart pounded: This number is so auspicious! Is my luck about to change? Hehehe!

The original owner had no concept of points at all. Zuo Shan only understood after asking Minister Wen that points were the key to accessing the inner area.

For example, if someone from District 50 wants to move into District 40 or below, in addition to having enough silver coins to buy a house there, they must also accumulate 10,000 points.

Silver coins can be earned by luck, but points are hard to come by. Usually, only those who make great contributions will be rewarded with points, or they can join a mercenary group and accept missions issued by the official organization. In such cases, points will be awarded based on the difficulty, level, and completion of the mission.

Zuo Shan, a scavenger from District 50, said she learned something new!

She was even more shocked when she saw the fifty mercenaries getting off the truck in a grand procession!

She felt the experts were being far too cautious; it was a place they, the scavengers of District 50, had traversed countless times, and there was absolutely no need to send mercenaries to protect it.

However, considering the rarity and value of agricultural experts in this era, I feel relieved.

It is impossible for people to be born equal. Class divisions have existed since ancient times. In the eyes of those in power, the scavengers in District 50 are just a group of vagrants and beggars.

Their purpose was to gather more edible food, not only to feed themselves and survive, but also to provide supplementary food for those of a higher or greater social class.

These agricultural experts are the fundamental guarantee for the rich variety of food available to the upper echelons, and also the hope for the survival and development of the entire Green Algae Star.

After all, simply relying on scavenging in the wild is not enough to support half of the population of Green Algae Star. Agricultural experts must cultivate edible plants so that the planet's human population can continue for generations.

The mercenary group sent by Minister Wen turned out to be the Flying Tiger Mercenary Group, and among the fifty members accompanying them was Commander Lei himself.

Zuo Shan also saw Jia Yiming, whom she knew well. When he saw her, his cheeks puffed out in surprise.

Agricultural experts were sent to protect the wild, where someone had reportedly discovered a new species. The experts were there to investigate the new species' habitat.

This task is extremely easy because that area has been repeatedly cleared, and it is unlikely that large mutated beasts will appear there within the next ten to eight years.

It's only because Minister Wen has a good relationship with their Regiment Commander Lei that they never get such an easy task that earns them silver coins.

On their way here, they were still speculating privately that this new species must be very valuable to have attracted four agricultural experts from District 40. Who would be the lucky one to discover this new species?

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be an acquaintance of his—Miss Zuo Shan!

Actually, when they went to the Black Pine Forest yesterday, the luckiest person among all the scavengers was Miss Zuo Shan herself, because she was the only one who found 6 low-radiation pine nuts.

Unexpectedly, just one day later, she discovered a new species!

Jia Yiming couldn't help but wonder if this girl had the legendary lucky charm constitution?

But looking at her clothes and her pale and thin appearance, she doesn't seem to have the physique of a lucky charm. Perhaps she has recently attracted a lucky star, which is why she is so lucky.

Seeing familiar faces made Zuo Shan even more relaxed. With this group of people with her, she could walk sideways without worrying about a small mutated beast suddenly jumping out from the tall, dense bushes by the roadside.

These guys are actually quite cunning; the moment a large group of people passes by, they all run faster than rabbits.

Zuo Shan led the way, followed closely by four experts who were busy measuring the surrounding air and soil with their instruments.

Zuo Shan strolled ahead, casually taking out a cutting knife to test the lush green leaves she had her eye on. She actually detected two leaves with moderate radiation, which she then picked off and stuffed into her backpack.

Jia Yiming couldn't help but complain from behind: "You've already received a high reward, why are you still scavenging so frantically every second?"

Left fan: Who can understand the pressure of a single pregnant woman?

The four experts didn't seem to care. On the contrary, they felt that Zuo Shan's method of testing the surrounding plants could provide them with some environmental data.

The journey was smooth; no one even stumbled or fell. The mercenaries were almost dozing off. Looking at Zuo Shan's behavior, they realized she was quite clever.

Since we're just killing time anyway, why not pick up a few edible leaves to take home?

Finally arriving at the location, the four experts excitedly gathered around the pit that she had covered with loose soil. They carefully dug away the loose soil and examined it several times. Apart from a few broken roots, they couldn't even find a stem the size of a thumb.

I have to admit, this girl is incredibly diligent and meticulous in her work.

After carefully examining the area within a radius of 100 meters, no other pagoda-shaped vegetable was found.

Although they found nothing, they still carefully collected several large sacks of soil from the pit and the surrounding area, and also filmed videos of the surrounding plants so they could study them later.

The experts were busy here, and Zuo Shan was quite bored. Seeing that there was nothing for her to do, she said goodbye and planned to go to the bamboo forest a few hundred meters away to cut bamboo.

She hadn't forgotten that this was her original intention for leaving home this morning.

Zuo Shan's eyes darted around, and she immediately set her sights on these idle mercenaries. She approached Commander Lei and whispered to him, asking him to lend her two men to help her, promising to pay them according to their work.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Commander Lei asked Jia Yiming to take two mercenaries to help. Jia Yiming chose two of his friends to go with Zuo Shan.

When they arrived at the bamboo forest, Zuo Shan looked up at the bamboo that was a hundred or two meters tall, his neck almost breaking from looking up.

The wonders of nature are truly amazing.

Jia Yiming asked, "Are you cutting bamboo to make a bed?"

"Bamboo can be used to make a bed? Oh dear! It really can! How could I be so stupid? I was thinking of using bamboo to make a storage cabinet and I completely forgot that I don't have a bed at home!" Zuo Shan slapped his forehead hard.

So, Zuo Shan, who originally intended to cut down the tender bamboo, watched as Jia Yiming and his two companions took out sharp knives made of an unknown metal and swiftly chopped down a thick bamboo that was over two hundred meters tall and too big for one person to hug.

Then, following the bamboo joints, it is cut into sections one to two meters long.

When Zuo Shan saw the top section, which was over 50 centimeters long, he immediately had an idea: this could be used to make a bucket!

Lost in his reverie, Zuo Shan suddenly felt a throbbing sensation in his lower abdomen.

This was the second time she had felt the baby move. She was happily stroking her lower abdomen when she felt the movements becoming more and more intense, as if the fetus had been greatly frightened.

The bond between mother and child is unbreakable; this was the first time she truly understood the meaning of this phrase.

If it were anyone else, upon hearing her say that the baby was moving violently, their first reaction would definitely be whether the baby was showing signs of premature labor. But Zuo Shan clearly knew that her baby was scared.

Something terrible must be happening or about to happen.

Thinking of this, she grabbed Jia Yiming with a look of terror and said, "Run! Forget about the bamboo!"

Jia Yiming's two companions were confused, but seeing Zuo Shan running so fast, they also dropped the bamboo they had cut into sections and ran after him.

In the wasteland, some people awaken the ability to sense danger; although such abilities are extremely rare, they do exist.

Mercenaries often struggle on the brink of life and death, and their perception of danger is more acute than that of ordinary people. Based on the principle of "better safe than sorry," they chose to believe Zuo Shan.

Through these few days of training, Zuo Shan's running speed is now no worse than that of an ordinary mercenary. When the three of them ran to the pagoda vegetable, the experts were still collecting plant specimens from the surrounding area.

Zuo Shan said to Commander Lei, "There's danger, let's retreat quickly!"

Although Commander Lei didn't understand where her sense of danger came from, he still reacted immediately and ordered the accompanying mercenaries to take out their laser guns.

He himself took out several steel pipe-like objects from his heavy backpack, quickly assembled them into a small turret, and prepared to aim.

The four experts were surrounded in the center, and they were somewhat dismissive. The senior expert, Chu Heng, smiled and said:

"Miss Zuo, are you mistaken? I think you're being a bit paranoid. We haven't seen a single small mutated beast on our way here, so how could there be any real danger?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of trees snapping and falling to the ground came from not far away, and everyone's expression changed instantly!