Chapter 96 Mutant Pumpkin

The other side.

Peng Ye had been observing Shen Qianxun and Zhang Yue who were talking.

Zhang Yue couldn't hide his excitement, "Captain, they are the two students who killed the fusion zombies before. And there is good news, they also killed the poisonous zombies inside."

Before Zhang Yue spoke, Peng Ye had made a rough guess. After getting confirmation, he was eager to lure the other party into the C City base. Such a talent should not be missed.

"Captain, classmate Shen just said she has something to ask me later. She wants to know something about the C City base."

Peng Ye clapped his big hand on Zhang Yue's shoulder and said, "Well done." Then he turned around and led his men into the factory. With the help of the blower, the poisonous fog completely dissipated.

Zhang Yue covered his shoulder and followed with a look of grievance. "Captain, you hit me really hard. I'll have to apply hot compresses tonight."

Soon, the group found the monster's corpse, or to be more precise, a large pool of mud that emitted a disgusting smell.

The smell was too strong and the appearance was disgusting, so Shen Qianxun confiscated it.

But Peng Ye and his group were very excited. They picked up the shovels thrown aside, filled two large iron buckets with mud, and finally covered them and sealed them.

The group had already prepared for a big battle, but unexpectedly they got a ready-made advantage and saved a lot of ammunition. Thanks again to the two girls outside.

10 minutes later.

"Student Shen, we are here."

Zhang Yue brought a large group of people to surround the two people and the cat.

Peng Ye stepped forward and said, "Hello, my name is Peng Ye, captain of the C City base guard team. Thank you for your help in dealing with this level three poisonous zombie. I will report it to the base and give you a corresponding reward."

"What reward?" Wen Yuan asked curiously.

Shen Qianxun also wanted to know, it would be great if there were additional high-level crystal core rewards, and he felt a little excited.

Peng Ye saw the two people's keen interest and thought there was something interesting going on. He said, "It's mainly a points reward, but since you killed a level three poisonous zombie, I can also apply for housing subsidies for you two."

Shen Qianxun and the other man immediately lost interest and politely declined, “Thank you for your kindness, Captain. We don’t need these for the time being, so don’t bother.”

Peng Ye was not in a hurry and asked, "What reward do you want? I can apply for it here."

Wen Yuan's eyes lit up, "Anything is fine?"

Peng Ye nodded confidently. Food, clothing, housing, transportation, even weapons, were all fine, as long as he could attract them to the base.

"Can you give me a level three crystal core? Even one will do."

Wen Yuan originally wanted to say the level four one, but then she thought better of it, as they only got one.

Facing Wen Yuan's request, Peng Ye curled his lips unnaturally, "You can apply for a second-level crystal core, but we don't have many third-level crystal cores in our base."

He had only obtained three level three crystal cores. Their base was poor and they didn't have one more. What's more, level three crystal cores were the rarest of the rare nowadays.

Seeing the other party's embarrassment, Shen Qianxun smiled and said, "Then could you please tell us where else there are high-level zombies or mutant plants and animals nearby? We want to go over and take a look and try our luck."

Before Peng Ye could reply, Zhang Yue immediately jumped out, "Yes, yes. I saw it on the light screen at the base gate today. There's a Level 3 mutant pumpkin vine. It's said to have a bad temper and even beat up two members of the special ability team."

Shen Qianxun immediately became interested. He took out the offline map from the space, found City C, and handed it to Zhang Yue, "Please help me point it out specifically."

Zhang Yue took the phone and quickly found the exact location. "It's right here."

"Okay, thank you."

Shen Qianxun took the phone and saw that it was just to the east of their current location, and it could be reached in 2 hours by car.

"Then we'll go over and take a look first, so we won't disturb you."

Peng Ye quickly said, "Then why don't you go to the base to take a look?

Shen Qianxun said, "We don't plan to enter the base for the time being. You guys go ahead and do your work. We'll go over and take a look first." After that, he took Wen Yuan and drove away with Marshmallow in his arms.

Shen Qianxun decided to stay in City C for a while and go to the base to read the notice about high-level mutants. According to Zhang Yue's description, there was a light screen broadcasting the notice at the gate of the base. If that didn't work, he could find a mountain to visit.

Looking at the car disappearing into the distance, Peng Ye shook his head helplessly.

He turned to Zhang Yue who was waving non-stop and asked, "What are their names?"

Zhang Yue retracted his hand and said with a silly smile, “The one with long hair is Shen Qianxun, and the one with short hair is Wen Yuan.”

Peng Ye frowned, “Shen Qianxun, why does this name sound so familiar?”

"Captain, do you think we should follow and take a look?" Zhang Yue looked expectant.

Peng Ye wanted to see the two men's skills with his own eyes more than anyone else, but he had to go back to hand over the skills first. He sighed and said, "Let's go back to the base first."

The plunderer walked and stopped along the way, and finally turned into a country road according to the prompt.

For more than two months since the end of the world, not a drop of rain has fallen. The crops on both sides of the road have yielded no crops, and the mud at the bottom of the fish pond has cracked into bottomless holes, longing for the arrival of rain.

The car drove on the country road for nearly 20 minutes, and Shen Qianxun saw the mutant pumpkins mentioned by Zhang Yue from a distance, located on both sides of the road ahead.

The soil has cracked, but the pumpkin vines in the ground are lush and green, forming a sharp contrast with the decayed scene around them, as if they have sucked all the life out of other plants to feed themselves.

There are more than a dozen pumpkins the size of millstones connected to the thick rhizomes. It is estimated that each pumpkin weighs at least 20 kilograms. The skin is shiny orange-red and extremely tempting.

More than a dozen vines were crossing the road without any regard for the feelings of pedestrians. It was obvious that they were not real pumpkins.

Wen Yuan stepped on the brakes and swallowed, "Qianxun, do you think that pumpkin is edible?"

Facing Wen Yuan's question, Shen Qianxun was also very curious, "It should be possible, it looks quite delicious."

The meat of mutant animals tastes better than ordinary meat, and the meat of mutant plants is probably about the same.

As a foodie, Wen Yuan deeply agreed. The pumpkin looked shiny and smooth, and it was obvious that it had thin skin, thick flesh and sweet taste. At this moment, Wen Yuan had already thought of many ways to cook pumpkin.

First up is her favorite honey-baked pumpkin, followed by pan-fried pumpkin cakes, pumpkin porridge, and pumpkin steamed buns...

Shen Qianxun was infected by the sound of Wen Yuan swallowing her saliva next to her, and immediately checked the vegetable inventory in her space, and found that there were only Beibei pumpkin and gourd pumpkin, but not the pancake pumpkin opposite.

He looked straight ahead and said seriously, "Later, you go blow up its nest, and I'll steal its pumpkin."

After saying that, she added, "Make me pumpkin pie tonight."

Shen Qianxun loves pan-fried pumpkin cakes. She crushes the steamed pumpkin, adds flour and sugar, kneads and stirs it, rolls it into a ball and flattens it, then fries it in a pan. After taking it out of the pan, sprinkles it with a layer of sesame seeds. The crust is golden and crispy, and the filling is fragrant and sticky, with perfect color, aroma and taste.

The two men moved in unison, opened the door, got out of the car, and went their separate ways.

Marshmallow stayed in the car, lying leisurely under the front windshield, watching the two people fighting. There was no need for it to get involved in such a small scene.