Chapter 38

Gu Qi quickly rushed to the root man's nest.

Whatever you expected might happen.

There are actually other creatures in this small town occupied by the Root People.

The little thing sneaked into the root man's nest as soon as he died, and set its sights on the remaining primordial ore.

This is why Gu Qi suddenly became anxious earlier.

There wasn't much primordial ore left to begin with, and in order to get a level six crystal core, she deliberately stimulated the root man, allowing it to absorb a lot of its energy.

If she was sucked away by this little thing that suddenly appeared, she would not be able to refine a high-level puppet for the time being, and could only use a low-level puppet that required energy and needed to be repaired from time to time.

Thinking that the high-level puppet that was within his reach was about to fly away, Gu Qi said to Xiao Xiaohua, "Hurry up!"

"Crack..."

As soon as I entered the innermost part of the nest, a crisp sound came into my ears.

Could it be that the primordial ore has been eaten by that little thing that suddenly appeared?

After Gu Qi saw the situation clearly, he immediately felt relieved.

It turned out that it wasn't the primordial ore that was being chewed, but the mutant hamster's teeth that were being knocked out!

"Meow..."

I'm so funny! How can there be such a stupid mouse that it can actually break its teeth!

Looking at the tiny white fragments scattered on the original ore, Gu Qi couldn't help laughing out loud.

The mutant hamster looked confused.

Who is it? Where is it? What just happened?

Facing the happily smiling man and cat, the mutant hamster looked down and saw the broken teeth, then raised its little paw and touched its mouth.

After confirming that its two beautiful front teeth were gone, the mutant hamster was stunned for two seconds, and tears flowed from Hei Dou's eyes.

"Ooo ...

Gu Qi was stunned when he heard the voice.

Xiao Xiaohua also widened her eyes.

"Meow?"

This little mouse can actually speak human language?

"Wow... I'm not a mouse, you stupid cat. I'm clearly a hamster. Wow... The life of a mouse is too hard."

How dare the little mouse call it stupid?

Xiao Xiaohua was stunned for a moment, then angrily showed her sharp claws and pounced on the mutant hamster.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Xiaohua, who was already at level four, failed to catch the mutant hamster which was only at level one.

The mutant hamster instantly disappeared in front of the man and the cat, leaving no trace of its presence. Only the tooth fragments on the primordial ore remained to prove that it had indeed existed.

"Oh?"

What's going on? Where's that little mouse?

"I told you I'm a hamster, not a mouse!"

The voice of the mutant hamster came from the source ore.

As it spoke, Gu Qi, who was very close, caught a glimpse of energy fluctuations.

It can speak, disappear instantly, and there are sounds and energy fluctuations coming from the source ore...

A guess arose in Gu Qi's mind.

Is this mutant hamster really a mutant hamster?

She rolled off the mutant cat, placed her hand on the primordial ore, and asked, "Are you really a mutant hamster?"

"Of course I am!"

The soft and sticky child's voice once again emanated from the primordial ore.

Gu Qi felt the energy fluctuations coming from the ore more clearly with his hand pressing on it, and became more certain about his guess.

"Normal mutant hamsters can't speak human language, and they can't merge with the ore."

Even a special ability cannot achieve such a perfect fusion with the ore, not to mention that it is only at level one.

It said anxiously: "I am more talented!"

"How did you hide from a level five root person when you were only level one? Level one's energy isn't enough to keep you hidden for long. The whole town is covered in its roots. How did you avoid them when you had no energy left? If you were hiding outside the town, how did you manage to appear here so quickly?"

Faced with Gu Qi's series of questions, the mutant hamster remained silent.

There's really no way it can argue with this.

So it chose to play dead and pretend that it had never gone out.

Seeing this, Gu Qi sighed with pretended regret: "I was thinking that if you could do me a favor, I could fix your teeth or even help you grow a pair of better-looking teeth."

Seeing Gu Qi turning around and preparing to leave, the mutant hamster suddenly became anxious.

"What favor? I'm willing to help you! As long as you promise that what you say is true!"

Gu Qi, who was facing away from the original ore, raised the corner of his mouth slightly. It turned out that the newly born ore spirit was really easy to talk to.

The presence of a mining spirit is equivalent to having an endless supply of source ore.

It just so happens that after the cave is upgraded to level three, a mineral vein can be placed there, and the mineral spirit can be allowed to live in it, so she can have a source mineral vein!

By then, not to mention one high-level puppet, even a high-level puppet group will not be a dream!

The resources in the apocalypse were much richer than she had expected, and Gu Qi couldn't help but look forward to it secretly.

We already have the source ore, so how far away can the source crystal ore be!

If she could find source crystal mines and refine a few alchemy puppets and weapon-refining puppets, she could completely leave the shop's affairs to the puppets and no longer have to waste time refining batch after batch of pills and magic weapons.

A few minutes later, Gu Qi successfully signed a contract with the mine spirit.

Then she was dumbfounded: "Source Crystal Mine Spirit?!"

"Huh?" The mine spirit was a little surprised, and covered his face with his hands in embarrassment as he said, "I was almost completely mutated by that beard monster. I didn't expect you could still recognize me."

Gu Qi: Root man, you really deserve to die!

She even wanted to drag the Root Man out and whip his corpse. That was the Source Crystal Mineral Spirit, and he was almost downgraded by it!

Previously, Gu Qi thought that the root man’s talent should be pretty good. Even though the characteristic of continuous fusion and regeneration was not its innate ability but was obtained after absorbing the source ore, no, it was obtained after absorbing the source crystal ore, but it was able to reach the peak of level five in such a short time, so it still had some ability.

Now it seems that it is just lucky. Its potential is not only not good, it can even be said to be terrible. Otherwise, it would not have almost absorbed the source crystal ore spirit and been downgraded before it could break through the sixth level.

At the same time, Gu Qi couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

Fortunately, she changed her mind and followed her brother in order to help him complete the task faster so that he could take over the troublesome group temporarily staying in her cave.

Otherwise, let alone the Source Crystal Mineral Spirit, I'm afraid not even the residue of the Source Crystal Mineral Spirit will be left.

More importantly, if she hadn't caught up this time, her brother and the others would probably have been wiped out in this town.

It was also at this time that Gu Qi remembered something from his previous life.

In the previous life, this mission was snatched away by Deputy Base Commander Qian, and Xiang Haoyu also went along. During the period, because she controlled many zombies to chase them, they chose to take a detour and did not pass through this town.

This is truly... worthy of being the son of destiny.

Looking at Gu Qi, who seemed lost in thought, the Source Crystal Mine Spirit felt somewhat puzzled. Its inherited memories clearly told it that no one in the modern world knew this anymore. So, how did this kindhearted human know this?

"Do you know other mineral spirits?" Yuanjing Mine Spirit could only think of this possibility.

Gu Qi came back to his senses and nodded slightly: "I knew him before."

When she was in the world of cultivating immortals, she had raised several mineral spirits. Unfortunately, her luck was not as good as it is now, and she had never encountered a source crystal mineral spirit.

luck……

Gu Qi was suddenly stunned, vaguely understanding something. He looked up and seemed to see the gray sky outside through the stone wall.

*

"Wow! Is this the legendary drunken boxing?"

"I think it's dancing. Look at those roots. Do they look like they're standing on tiptoe?"

“It really does look a bit like it!”

"What is it doing now? Is it twitching?"

"Ouch, who hit me?"

"Can I eat this raspberry? I seem to smell alcohol. So if the mutant plant drinks alcohol, does the fruit also smell like alcohol?"

What's going on?

Why are there so many people gathered in one place?

Gu Qi, who had returned in hiding on a flying sword, looked down curiously.

Then she saw in the center of the crowd, the roots of the mutant raspberries pulled out of the soil, spinning swayingly, the branches shaking like waves, and from time to time a few branches twitched a few times in a weird way, and then the raspberries on the branches were shaken off and hit the onlookers.

Gu Qi: Did Xiao Zi drink fake wine?

She also saw someone holding a glass bottle, mumbling dejectedly, "I've been hiding it for so long, and I only drink half a sip of Moutai when there's a happy event. How come you're empty-handed? Sob…"

"Don't cry. How about you try this raspberry with a wine flavor? The captain's sister just said it's edible." The person who was hit by the raspberry fed the raspberry to the mouth of the person who was about to cry but had no tears.

"My wine, hmm... eh?" The person holding the bottle smacked his lips. "Moutai-flavored raspberry? That's weird! Let me have another one!"

He reached out and snatched another raspberry from his teammate's mouth and began to eat it with relish.

"It's quite delicious!" His eyes lit up. "I should eat a few more, just to make up for my investment."

He stood up

He shouted, "Master Xiao Zi! Hit me!"

"Is it really delicious?" The other person showed a shocked expression. Raspberry with Moutai flavor... He couldn't imagine what it tasted like.

Then he also shouted to Xiao Zi, whose branches were dancing wildly, "Master Xiao Zi, look at me, smash it here!"

Gu Qi: “…”

She quietly used her spiritual power to scoop up a few raspberries, and after taking a bite, her whole face wrinkled.

After speeding up and leaving, she quickly spat out the raspberry with a strange taste.

"Pah! It's not tasty at all!"

Even when I returned to my resting place, I could still vaguely hear someone shouting "I deserve to be beaten!"

*

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and Gu Qi's shop finally opened.

As soon as it opened, the products sold in the store attracted countless people's attention.

"Space ring? It must be fake. Aren't these things made up in novels?" Someone doubted the authenticity of the thing.

Some people chose to believe it: "I think this is the real thing. Captain Gu has publicly acknowledged it. If it weren't for the space ring, how did they bring back so many supplies?"

The man lowered his voice when he said the second half of the sentence. He even glanced at the person sitting behind the counter. Seeing that Gu Yuan didn't notice him, he continued, "I heard that two days before the mission, all the space ability members of the Dawn Ability Group quit the group and left."

After he mentioned this, others immediately remembered this incident.

Some people also said that they saw Zhang Gu, a third-level space ability user from the Dawn Ability Group, handing in tasks together with people from the Dongsheng Ability Group in the mission hall two days ago.

When talking about these gossips, everyone was very enthusiastic and whispered about the news they had heard.

It’s true that the things in the store are attractive, but they have to be affordable. Many people just heard the news and came to take a look without thinking about buying.

Those are space rings and fresh fruits and vegetables, neither of them is cheap.

It would be better to take this opportunity to discuss gossip. With so many people here, even if those big shots are unhappy, there's nothing they can do, right?

Seeing this, Gu Yuan frowned slightly.

On the other hand, Gu Qi had a calm expression. The puppet had not been refined yet, so for the time being she had to be in charge of the shop by herself.

Gu Yuan came here as part of the Dawn Ability Group to maintain order. Of course, this was his own request, and Gu Qi couldn't persuade him, so he finally agreed.

Gu Qi sat casually, looking thoughtfully at the person who first brought up the gossip.

Seeing that most people around him were focused on the gossip, the man quickly walked to the counter.

He didn't dare to talk to Gu Yuan, who looked unhappy. He walked up to Gu Qi and asked quietly, "I saw in the introduction that the space rings and space bracelets have different prices depending on the size. What's the smallest one, and how many crystal cores are required?"

"The smallest space ring has nine cubic meters of space. You can trade it with mutant plant seeds or mutant beast eggs with a potential value of level 3 or higher, mutant creatures with a potential value of level 1 or higher, or ores with an energy value of 10 or higher. If you don't have any of these, eighty-eight level 2 crystal cores will also do."

Gu Qi took out a few space rings of not very good-looking styles and handed them to him. These rings were not made by her, but were refined from the mutant peach tree that Xiao Zi had caught before.

The mutant peach tree's talent for refining weapons was discovered by Jiu Cang after he let the mutant creatures in the cave try one by one to see if they had any talent for cooking.

Jiu Cang let them act based on their intuition. The other mutant creatures could only cook food that was not tasty, but the mutant peach tree directly melted the pot and spatula.

It just so happened that among the dishes provided there was a spiritual plant that could be used to make both medicine and weapons.

The mutated peach tree refined the spiritual plant and melted it into it, and finally refined out a...ugly-cute-ugly-cute plate.

To round it off, it's a very flat dish :D

It is a bit strange to say that the mutant peach tree, as a plant, has the dual abilities of gold and fire. The fire element was there from the beginning, and the gold element was awakened for the second time after it took root in the cave for a period of time.

Perhaps this is why the mutant sparrow family chose to build their nest on it.

Compared to the wood element, the fire element makes the thunder element sparrows feel more comfortable.

It’s a pity that the mutant peach tree’s refining level is very low now, and the space ring refined from it is not even first-level.

The man first looked at the space rings in surprise, then asked in confusion, "What are potential value and energy value?"

Gu Qi didn't answer the question directly. Instead, he pointed to two intricately engraved discs on the counter and said, "They can be used to detect potential and energy values."

After a moment's thought, she added, "Some level one mutants may have higher potential than level three or four."

"Can you test the potential of this seed?"

A black and red "pigeon egg" in an iron box was handed to Gu Qi.

If the person who was speaking hadn't said it was a seed, most people would probably think it was a mutant bird egg.

The person who spoke was not the one who asked the question at the beginning, but a wood-type mutant who had been quietly listening to their conversation nearby.

Gu Qi's gaze swept across the seed, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

She pointed to the disc on the left. "The first test is free. Are you sure you want to use it to test this seed?"

The Wood Element ability user hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "OK."

When she accidentally obtained this seed before, her intuition told her that this seed was extraordinary. Unfortunately, no matter what method she used, even if she used up all her supernatural powers, she couldn't make it germinate.

Gu Qi: "Just put the seeds in front of the detector."

The wood-type mutant put the seeds there as instructed.

The people around gradually quieted down when Gu Qi took out the space rings, and now they all looked at the disc.

After a few seconds, the disc lit up with a faint red light, and at the same time, an ink-wash character "six" appeared on the disc.

The Wood Elementalist looked up at Gu Qi and asked, "Does this mean a potential value of six?"

"right."

Gu Qi took out a space ring and a space bracelet and pushed them in front of the wood-type mutant.

Both have the texture of fine jade, mainly white, mixed with some strange and beautiful red lines, as if blood has seeped into them, but in fact, some fire jade has been blended into them, so they feel slightly warm to the touch.

"Both of these are one thousand cubic meters of space."

As she spoke, she took out a box filled with crystal cores of various colors.

As soon as the box was opened, everyone around gasped in surprise.

Gu Qi's expression remained calm, and his movements were very casual, as if the things in the box were very ordinary.

Ignoring the astonished looks of the people around her, she pushed the box in front of the Wood Elementalist and said, "If you're willing to trade this seed, I can also retrieve five Level 4 Crystal Cores for you."

The wood-type mutant looked at the box of nearly a hundred level four crystal cores, and then looked at Gu Yuan, who was sitting behind the counter with an expressionless face.

Without much hesitation, the wood-type mutant pushed the seed in front of Gu Qi: "I do!"

Those are five level four crystal cores!

And judging from the boss's intention, she can also choose which type of crystal core she wants!

If she had five level four crystal cores, she felt that she could break through to the level four mutant today, and she could even have extra crystal cores to give to her sister for an upgrade!

Of course, she would agree so readily. On the one hand, one thousand cubic meters of space and five level four crystal cores were really attractive. On the other hand, she believed in the Dawn Ability Group and believed that people who were recognized by the Dawn Ability Group would not cheat others.

After getting the space bracelet and five level four crystal cores, the wood-type mutant felt that it didn't matter even if she was cheated, because the seed was of no use to her anyway.

Rounding it off, it was equivalent to her getting a space bracelet and five level four crystal cores for free!

The transaction was completed, but the wood-type mutant was not in a hurry to leave.

After asking Gu Qi, she sat down on a chair in the corner of the shop, pinched the wood crystal core and began to absorb it.

With her level three strength, she would probably be targeted by many people if she went out like this. But it would be different at level four, as there were only a few level four psychics in the entire base.

Precisely because there are not many level four psychics in the entire Hope Base, those people were amazed after seeing so many level four crystal cores, and even suspected that there was something wrong with their eyes.

However, when they saw that the wood-type mutant actually got the space bracelet and crystal core, and put the extra crystal core into the space after dripping blood to recognize the owner, everyone suddenly became jealous and started to think about whether they had anything suitable for trading.

Some people tried to squeeze to the front of the counter, while others turned around and ran home.

Some people even took advantage of the crowd to reach out to the crystal cores and space rings on the counter.

"Bang!"

As soon as the man stretched out his hand, he was picked up by a gust of wind and thrown out.

Someone else suddenly cried out in pain, wailing, "My hand!"

He saw that his hand was burned red and blisters appeared when he tried to touch the space ring.

"Stick your hand out again, or your claws will get burned." Gu Qi met the man's resentful gaze expressionlessly and said coldly, "I'm not threatening you. There's a mechanism on the box."

She moved her right hand slightly, and the metal knife that had just condensed in the man's hand appeared in her hand.

He casually threw the metal knife into the box containing the space ring. As soon as the metal knife touched the box, it was as if it had touched high-temperature molten lava. It melted quickly and evaporated like water.

But in the blink of an eye, the metal knife turned into flying smoke, without leaving even a trace on the box.

Now no one dared to squeeze in front of the counter, and no one even dared to reach out to touch the counter. They all took a big step back.

As for the man who wanted to attack, he took the opportunity to retreat with the crowd, and no longer had any thoughts of revenge in his heart.

He had only taken a few steps back when he was pushed out of the shop by an invisible force and fell to the ground.

"You have been blacklisted by the store, and nothing in the store will be sold to you in the future."

Gu Qi's voice wasn't loud, but everyone around her could hear it clearly, and they also heard what she added: "It's not okay to ask someone else to buy for you. The person who does it for you will be blacklisted by the store, and the items will be unusable. If you don't believe me, go ahead and try it."

A trace of unnoticed mental power fell into the man's spiritual sea.

Meeting Gu Qi's icy eyes, the gold-type mutant felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart. He didn't dare to say a word, got up from the ground, turned around and ran away.

Gu Qi retracted his gaze and looked at the chaotic crowd in the store: "Everyone line up, come one by one."

Remembering what she had just done, those who hadn't left lined up obediently, not daring to crowd.

It is impossible to leave. Since the space ring, space bracelet and level 4 crystal core are all real, the fresh fruits and vegetables that the owner just mentioned are most likely real ordinary fruits and vegetables, and not mutant plants pretending to be them.

They couldn't afford the former, but they could spend some crystal cores to buy some of the latter to try.

Less than two months after the end of the world, many people feel that they have almost forgotten what normal fresh fruits and vegetables taste like.

Not to mention what if they are as lucky as that wood-type mutant?

One thousand cubic meters of space and five level four crystal cores! Who wouldn't want it?

Unfortunately, there are not many such lucky people.

To be precise, there are not many people who have mutant plant seeds, mutant beast eggs or mutant creatures. After all, except for wood-type mutants, ordinary people have no interest in those mutant plant seeds.

As for beast eggs or mutant creatures.

It is not certain whether the former can be eaten, and most people will not collect them, not to mention that they may be targeted by mutant beasts. Once the latter is encountered, it is basically either the mutant beast or themselves who will die. At most, some useful parts of the mutant creatures will be collected, and few people will bring the whole thing back.

Therefore, those who have crystal cores and want storage space will choose to spend the crystal cores to buy a smaller space ring or space bracelet.

Even if there are seeds, the highest potential is only level three.

Gu Qi couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Until a skinny and short girl stood in front of her, she was stunned. She was a little surprised, but a hint of nostalgia flashed across her eyes.

The little girl looked about the same height as the counter, with messy short hair and a dirty face that made it difficult to see her features. However, the first thing anyone who saw her would notice was her eyes, a pair of big, bright almond-shaped eyes.

She stood on tiptoe and carefully held a round green egg that was slightly larger than a chicken egg in her hands.

The little girl looked at Gu Qi expectantly: "I want to test this egg, is that okay?"

Gu Qi nodded gently and said, "Of course."

She gave the little girl a gentle smile, reached out and gently took the green round egg and placed it in front of the plate.

After placing the egg, she supported herself on the counter with her right hand and quietly lowered her left hand to condense a ball of pure energy.

Gu Yuan noticed this and looked a little puzzled, but he didn't say anything and just watched quietly.

When the disc lit up with a faint orange light, revealing the ink-wash character "Seven", Gu Qi was surprised and moved his left hand slightly, and the energy in his palm quietly dissipated.

The little girl widened her eyes in surprise when she knew what the number meant.

The sister just used a potential level six seed to exchange for an extra-large space bracelet and five level four crystal cores. Can she get more in exchange for a level seven egg?

Soon the smile on the little girl's face faded, and she keenly noticed that some greedy eyes around her were falling on her.

Gu Qi also noticed those gazes and couldn't help but frown.

"Sister, I..." I don't want this egg anymore.

Before the little girl finished her words, Gu Qi turned to Gu Yuan and said, "I think this little girl has great talent. Do you want to take her in as your apprentice?"

After these words were spoken, both the little girl and Gu Yuan, as well as the people queuing around them, were a little confused.

Some people looked at the little girl carefully, but couldn't see any talent in her. She was obviously an ordinary person without any special abilities.

Gu Yuan quickly realized that the talent his sister was talking about might be the talent for cultivation.

Although he didn't quite understand why his sister wanted to take the little girl in as her apprentice instead of her own, Gu Yuan still nodded and said respectfully, "I will listen to you, Master Xi."

This made the people around even more shocked.

Who on earth is this Lord Xi that he can make Gu Yuan, the leader of the Dawn Ability Group and deputy base commander, so respectful to him?

"Little girl, are you willing to take him as your master?" Gu Qi asked gently.

After glancing at the people around him, he said meaningfully, "He's the deputy commander of your base and the leader of the Dawn Ability Group. After you become his disciple, you can move into the Dawn Ability Group and no one will dare to do anything to you."

The little girl was stunned by these sudden changes and didn't say anything for a long time. The people around her wanted to nod in agreement on her behalf.

That’s Gu Yuan!

If you can become Gu Yuan's apprentice, even an ordinary person can instantly become a superior person. Who wouldn't want that?

But to everyone's surprise, the little girl didn't nod immediately. Instead, she pursed her lips and asked shyly but seriously, "Can I take my mother with me?"

Judging from her expression, it seemed that if this matter was not allowed, she would not agree to take Gu Yuan as her master.

Gu Qi's answer was still: "Of course."

She lowered her eyes slightly, and some memories of her past life flashed through her mind.

After becoming a zombie in her previous life, she spent most of her time either following Xiang Haoyu, looking for Xiang Haoyu, or fighting with Xiang Haoyu.

Except for the last time, she never really won a fight.

If it weren't for her special abilities and excellent ability to escape, she would have died at Xiang Haoyu's hands long ago.

One time, she had another fight with Xiang Haoyu. She was seriously injured in that battle. She fled to a forest and fainted. When she woke up, she saw the little girl beside her.

The little girl had obviously recognized her as a zombie. Strangely, not only did she not kill her while she was unconscious, but she also helped her treat her wounds and found wild fruits for her to eat.

Gu Qi watched the little girl busying around in silence. When she handed the washed wild fruits to him, he smiled sweetly and asked, "Sister, do you want to eat something?"

At that time, the little girl had already awakened her superpowers and became a water-based superpower user.

Gu Qi shook his head and refused, and let out a beast-like roar like a zombie.

Instead of being scared, the little girl held out her hand after thinking for a while and said, "Sister, do you want to eat meat? Then you can eat mine. Don't worry, I've washed it clean."

Gu Qi was even more puzzled, and later she found out that she had actually saved the little girl and her mother once by accident.

That was her first year as a zombie. She stayed near the Hope Base and squatted facing Haoyu. Because she was so bored, she even ate some wild fruits to grind her teeth and suppress her desire for flesh and blood.

After discovering that Xiang Haoyu had left the base, she followed him and summoned a number of zombies to besiege him, while she hid in the dark and observed, looking for a good opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

At that time, the little girl and her mother were looking for food nearby. After discovering the fight, they hurriedly hid. Unfortunately, they were unlucky and were discovered by Xiang Haoyu.

Xiang Haoyu asked Zhang Lie to capture two people to lure away the zombies so that he could take the opportunity to get rid of the zombie group, just like he left Gu Qi behind to lure the zombies.

Gu Qi naturally couldn't let him get his wish, so he stopped hiding. After saving the unfortunate little girl and her mother, he started fighting with Xiang Haoyu and others.

In the end, of course, they lost because there were still many zombies around, so Xiang Haoyu and others didn't get any benefits, and Zhang Lie was even killed by her.

After escaping from Xiang Haoyu, Gu Qi found that the little girl and her mother were surrounded by many zombies. Because they had her scent on them, the zombies just watched and did not attack them.

Gu Qi was in a good mood after getting rid of an enemy. Not only did he let the mother and daughter leave, he also gave them the wild fruits left over from grinding his teeth.

"If it weren't for my sister's kindness, my mother and I would have been eaten by zombies or starved to death because we couldn't find food." The little girl's eyes were sparkling, clear and clean. Unlike many people in the apocalypse, her eyes were still full of hope even when facing the threat of death.

"My special ability was awakened after eating the wild fruit my sister gave me. So, my sister has saved me many times."

Facing the little girl's grateful eyes, Gu Qi didn't chase her away. He refused the little girl's hand that was about to feed her mouth and pointed to the wild fruit beside her: "I'd rather eat that."

It just so happened that she hadn't ground her teeth for a while, so her teeth were too pointed and not very good-looking.

At that time, what Gu Qi was thinking was: Not all the people she saved were ungrateful, and this world doesn’t seem to be that disappointing.

Later, the little girl used the weak healing energy contained in her water-based abilities to heal her injuries, allowing her to recover faster.

These memories flashed through Gu Qi's mind, and her eyes became softer as she looked at the little girl.

It is precisely because there are people like this little girl in this world that she chooses to open a store to sell things instead of directly seeking cooperation with the base leaders of those bases.

After all, compared to the former, the latter is actually more convenient for Gu Qi and can save a lot of trouble.

Facing the little girl's delighted eyes, Gu Qi asked gently, "What do you want to exchange this egg for?"

This time no one dared to look at the little girl with greedy eyes.

Everyone looked at the little girl with envy or jealousy, wishing they could take her place.

"I want to exchange for two 100 cubic meter space bracelets, is that okay?" The little girl blinked and looked at Gu Qi with gratitude: "Tiantian only needs this one, and the rest will be given to sister."

Upon hearing this, everyone shouted in their hearts: If you don’t want it, you can give it to me, I won’t think it’s too much!

Gu Qi naturally wouldn't agree.

She took out two space bracelets and a space ring and handed them to the little girl: "You deserve these three."

There are a lot of things in the space ring, including food, useful things, and some cultivation resources.

What she just said about the little girl's talent was not a lie. The little girl had natural water spiritual roots, and judging from the activity of the water spiritual energy around her, her affinity was also quite high.

Therefore, she placed suitable cultivation techniques, spiritual jade and some resources suitable for water-based cultivation in the space ring.

"I only want these two." The little girl took the two space bracelets and did not touch the space ring.

Even though it was obvious from Gu Qi's previous actions that she had put a lot of things in it, the little girl, although somewhat eager in her heart, still chose not to take it.

If it weren't for the help of her beautiful sister, she would not have been accepted as an apprentice by the leader of the Dawn Ability Group. Without this identity, as an ordinary person, she would not dare to ask for anything, because even if she took it, it would be difficult to protect it.

Her mother taught her that one should be grateful and repay kindness.

If Tiantian hadn't thought about the fact that she and her mother were ordinary people and that the space bracelets could be used as mobile warehouses when on missions, she might not even have planned to get two space bracelets.

Facing the little girl's stubborn eyes, Gu Qi didn't try to persuade her anymore. Instead, he picked up the space ring and threw it to Gu Yuan: "The things inside are my gift to your apprentice. As her master, please keep them for her first."

Tiantian widened her eyes. How could this be possible?

Why not? Gu Qi raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled happily.

Her eyes caught sight of the wood-type mutant sitting in the corner of the shop, and she remembered the little girl's previous worries. She looked outside the shop and saw several people who had bought space rings and didn't dare to leave.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Qi took out a first-level mutant chicken she had just collected.

This was brought here by a control-type psychic who was supposedly trying to see if the eggs laid by a mutant chicken were edible. Unfortunately, this mutant chicken hadn't laid a single egg in the several days since it was captured.

Under everyone's puzzled gaze, Gu Qi casually picked up a space ring with the smallest space, and then took a drop of chicken blood and dripped it on the ring.

"What's the owner doing? Why is he suddenly asking a chicken to drip blood on the space ring to recognize its owner?"

Someone else whispered, "Even chickens have space rings these days, but I don't have one."

Gu Qi did not answer, but placed the space ring that absorbed the blood on the counter, and then one of his men exerted force and twisted the mutant chicken's neck.

With the death of the mutant chicken, the space ring on the counter turned into ashes.

Gu Qi then explained to the stunned crowd, "I just said that once the owner of the storage space dies, the space equipment will immediately turn to ash. But I see that some people don't believe it. So I will prove it to you with facts, so that no one will think I am lying."

She glanced at those who had previously looked greedily at the people who had bought the space equipment, and asked loudly, "Do you believe it now?"

Everyone said in unison: "I believe it!"

Another said: "Only a fool would suspect the boss of lying."

That's a space ring! He just blew it away like that.

Some people couldn't help but think in their hearts: Who is this bastard who doesn't believe the boss? He deserves to die!

Those who had not dared to leave in a hurry after buying the space rings were relieved upon seeing this and left the store with the space rings they had just bought.

After all, the boss has proved with facts that killing and stealing goods is impossible, so naturally no one will do such a thing that is not worth the loss.

In fact, normal space equipment will not disappear with the death of its owner, otherwise there would not be so many people in the world of immortal cultivation who kill people for treasures.

It was just that when Gu Qi was refining this batch of space equipment, he specifically asked Jiu Cang to add a formation on it, which resulted in this effect.

After the farce, the store became even more lively, and some hesitant people took out things or crystal cores to trade for space equipment, fresh fruits and vegetables, etc.

However, Gu Qi harvested two mutant plant seeds with a potential value of level 5, and a mutant plant that was only level one but had a potential value of level 4.

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The person who had been watching Gu Qi naturally also noticed the goods in the store. After checking the authenticity of the goods, the person who was following him was shocked and quickly arranged for someone to tell the person behind the scenes the news.

"What did you say?!"

Deputy Base Commander Qian stood up suddenly, and the chair made a harsh sound as it moved. His right hand accidentally knocked over the water cup, and the water spilled all over the table. Some of the water dripped onto the floor and soaked the carpet.

He paid no attention to any of this. He leaned forward, widened his eyes, and confirmed again, "Space ring, space bracelet? Are you still half asleep?"

How could these things exist!

Aren’t those just lies in novels?

"I've seen it with my own eyes. Even ordinary people can use it. It's said that the Dawn Ability Group completed their last mission with the help of the space ring."

After hearing the second half of the sentence, even though Deputy Base Commander Qian was unwilling to believe it, he had to admit it. Only this could explain why the base commander agreed to postpone the mission.

Deputy Base Commander Qian sat back in his chair weakly: "No wonder Gu Yuan was able to complete the task in one go..."

He had previously thought that the mysterious Lord Xi was a space ability user of a very high level. It was with that person's help that Gu Yuan was able to continue the mission and complete it in one go.

It now seems that the key to Gu Yuan's ability to complete the task does lie in Lord Xi, but it is slightly different from his previous guess.

Deputy Base Commander Qian pondered for a while with an unpleasant expression. When he looked up and saw his subordinate still standing there, he remembered what he had just forgotten: "What was the other thing you just mentioned?"

"The shop owner, Lady Xi, admitted on the spot that she was a space-capable person and stated that both the space ring and the space bracelet were made by her using her supernatural powers."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cup was thrown at him.

The glass hit his shoulder and then fell to the ground and shattered. The flying fragments cut a gash on the back of his hand, and blood flowed out and dripped onto the ground.

Even so, the man did not show any sign of pain on his face. He still had a respectful look, his head slightly lowered, and he remained motionless like a wooden man.

"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing just now!" Deputy Base Commander Qian roared angrily, and his heart began to feel uncomfortable again.

Seeing this, the secretary who had been standing beside him quickly took out the medicine and the water placed nearby and fed it to his mouth.

Deputy Base Commander Qian ate it without even looking at it, and his aching heart felt a little better.

The man standing there still did not react, because he knew very well that explaining at this time would only make Deputy Base Commander Qian even angrier.

As for why he didn’t say it before?

The last person who interrupted Deputy Base Commander Qian's thoughts has been sent to the underground research institute as an experimental subject.

Even though he felt resentful, the man did not dare to think about it anymore, let alone his resentment towards Deputy Base Commander Qian. He could only try to remain respectful.

Only in this way can we live well.

Deputy Base Commander Qian waved his hands in annoyance: "What a brainless piece of shit, get out of here!"

The man pushed down as he was told.

The secretary pushed up his glasses and whispered, "Captain Jin succeeded in breaking through yesterday. Should we let him try again to control Lord Xi?"

Deputy Base Commander Qian's eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement: "Okay, you go and arrange this."

If he could control Lord Xi and use him for his own purposes, wouldn't that be equivalent to him having an endless supply of space rings?

And those fresh fruits and vegetables. Now it is difficult for him to even eat some normal fresh fruits and vegetables. The other party actually sells them. It is really a waste of resources. Deputy Base Commander Qian thought with disdain: Are those inferior people worthy of eating such good things?

"yes."

The secretary pushed up his glasses to hide the darkness under his eyes.