"Okay, I understand. I agree. When are we going to deliver the salt?"

"Since it's convenient for you, I've already given you the warehouse key."

"Then let's go later to make things easier."

By the way, take a look at this. Someone found it outside today. It emits a fragrance that attracts a large number of fleas.

"Once bitten, it's very difficult to treat severe cases." Jian Ning said, handing him the jade-like object.

"Never seen one before. Is it alive?" Xiao Lingfeng noticed the talisman on it but didn't touch it.

"It's alive. I've never seen anything like it before. This is different from that egg; it can't be hatched beforehand."

As for its special abilities, I haven't discovered anything besides attracting fleas yet.

"Then I'll take it to Beijing. A helicopter will be coming tomorrow. There are many experts there; let's see if we can find out the problem."

"Okay, don't take this talisman off unless you're in a completely enclosed space. Otherwise, if fleas or mutated creatures that like this smell smell it, the consequences could be unimaginable."

You have no idea, I used so many fire talismans and fireballs today, even a blowtorch, to finally wipe out all the fleas that chased me into the building.

"Thank you for your hard work, Jian Ning. Thanks to you fighting alongside me, I feel much lighter on my shoulders."

Hearing Xiao Lingfeng's words, Jian Ning simply smiled. She didn't want to be a savior; she only wanted to protect the people on the sixteenth floor from harm.

If the fleas hadn't followed that woman into the building, she wouldn't have cared how many people died elsewhere.

Call her cold-blooded or ruthless if you will, but she doesn't have much of a sense of belonging to the people in this world.

Of course, Jian Anping and Xiao Lingfeng were exceptions. She could feel that their kindness towards her was genuine.

We had dinner at Aunt Wang's house. She made noodles today, hand-rolled them herself. She cut them into long strips, added meat sauce, and prepared five or six kinds of vegetables as toppings. It tasted especially good.

Jian Ning ate a large bowl of food by herself, and Huang Fugui ate even more than her. Aunt Wang didn't care about the food and kept praising Huang Fugui for his good appetite.

Now she treats Huang Fugui almost like her own child, giving him the same treatment as Tian Tian. Even Xiao Lingfeng has to be ranked after him.

After the meal, she wouldn't let Jian Ning lift a finger, and made Xiao Lingfeng clear the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen. She then pulled Jian Ning to sit on the sofa and talked to her.

"I haven't been downstairs these past few days, but sometimes I take Tian Tian to play on the rooftop."

I saw a lot of troops leaving today. Do you think they're abandoning our city? That Ling Feng kid, he never utters a word, his mouth is always sealed tight!

"A base is going to be built. As for whether this place will be abandoned, we'll have to see how things develop in the future."

Today I found a lot of fleas biting people. Animals are mutating faster and faster, and the space for us humans to live in will continue to shrink.

Living in the base is an inevitable path. Since it's newly built there, all aspects must have been taken into consideration; at the very least, defense should be guaranteed.

We'll have to give up these houses sooner or later.

"Xiao Ning, now that you mention it, I'm starting to panic. If we leave here, without a car, how far can we, the old and the young, get on the road?"

"And your brother's baby is so small, just born, he definitely can't withstand any hardship." Aunt Wang could tell at a glance that she was reluctant to leave her current home.

"Mom, clicking on these won't do any good. Don't worry, with your son here, I can take care of you and Tian Tian's life no matter where we are."

With you here, I have a home. Houses and such are just external things; there's no need to worry about them too much.

After washing the dishes, Xiao Lingfeng came out of the kitchen, gently put his arm around Aunt Wang's shoulder, and softly comforted her.

“I know, son, you’re the best. With you and Xiao Ning, I’m fine anywhere. I won’t hold you back.” Aunt Wang patted Xiao Lingfeng’s hand, which was resting on her shoulder.

My son has grown up and can now stand on his own two feet; his broad shoulders are a reliable support for me. I can still vividly recall his innocent and adorable appearance when he was little. Time really flies!

"Mom, Jian Ning and I have to go out for a bit. Don't wait for me, you and Tian Tian should get some rest."

"Okay, you guys need to be careful at night!"

Although Aunt Wang was worried, she didn't stop them. Seeing Xiao Lingfeng behind and Jian Ning in front, their figures, one tall and one short, looking so harmonious, she felt quite pleased.

If Xiao Ning were to become my daughter-in-law soon, we would be family.

Seeing them together always made her feel like there were so many pink bubbles rising up; they were truly a perfect couple. Perhaps it was because she liked Jian Ning so much. No matter how she looked at them, they suited her perfectly.

The warehouse is not far from Jinmao Mansion, but it is very hidden, located in the basement of a building.

Although the area was flooded, the warehouse was sealed tightly, so not a drop of water got in. It's very dry inside, and there's still electricity.

"What place is this? It's so well protected, the gate itself is definitely not ordinary!" Jian Ning slapped the door with her hand, making a dull sound.

"The underground vault. Everything inside has been removed. It's temporarily being used to store salt."

Even if there's a huge flood here, it'll be fine. Even if there's an earthquake, it'll only bury the warehouse under the building, and the things inside will be perfectly preserved.

"That's pretty impressive. But shouldn't we put something on the ground first, so we can just place it there?"

"Just put it in; it has outer packaging."

Since Xiao Lingfeng said so, Jian Ning saved herself the trouble. With a wave of her hand, a huge pile of salt appeared out of thin air in the warehouse.

"It's all here, in a large 50-pound bag. It'll probably be quite heavy to carry it out later," Jian Ning said, then remembered that Xiao Lingfeng also had storage space.

Although the size is unknown, it should be able to hold this much salt.

It's not just him; the military has been injecting soldiers with gene-enhancing drugs all along, and maybe quite a few have even developed spatial abilities.

In that case, moving these wouldn't be a problem.

Seeing that the salt was piled up quite neatly, Xiao Lingfeng locked the door. He and Jian Ning returned to Jinmao Mansion without walking.

After all, the roads nowadays are not only filled with various obstacles, but also with piles of garbage and corpses that have decomposed to the point of being nothing but bones.

It was so dark that you couldn't see anything clearly, and you couldn't tell what unspeakable things you might step on.

When flying on the sword, it didn't fly very high. It was only about the height of the second or third floor.

In the pitch-black night, they were like two streaks of light, vanishing into the darkness in an instant.