When Jiang Wan was teleported by Cheng Zhen to Lao Liu's office in the camp, it was just dawn.
To her surprise, the twins were also there.
"You're awake so early?" She was quite surprised. They used to sleep until they naturally woke up every day, and the silly girl was a bit grumpy when she woke up. Although she never complained to her mother and brother, she would still sleep until she was full before getting up.
As soon as the two little ones saw her, they hugged her legs with teary eyes, crying very sadly: "Mommy, are you leaving again?"
"Mom still has some things to finish, she'll be back when she's done," Jiang Wan comforted them, only then noticing that besides Old Chen, it was just the two of them and Wu Xuan in the room.
Old Chen explained, "They argued all night about digging for crystals for you. Huang Ying's identity couldn't be exposed, so I had two guards take them there. They didn't go far and started digging around here."
“Wu Xuan also said he wanted to go. If there are many children, they can keep each other company, so I let him go too.”
Jiang Xiaoxin quickly took credit, raised her tearful face, pointed to the two bags of crystals on the ground, and said, "Mom, we dug these up!"
"Okay, you guys are great, thank you for your hard work." Jiang Wan was very touched, but she felt a little jealous.
Although these two silly kids say they hate the weird uncle, they either give Cheng Zhen a cold shoulder or deliberately say things to provoke him. In reality, blood is thicker than water, and they care about him. Otherwise, they wouldn't stay up all night digging crystals for him.
Sigh, in the end, she's the outsider!
Jiang Xiaoxin tightened her grip on her mother's leg and said in a muffled voice, "Mom, are these crystals enough? They can't be damaged, how will they protect you if something happens to them!"
Jiang Xiaoshu also asked, "Mom, you weren't in any danger, were you?"
If Cheng Zhen and the others can't protect his mother, he'll simply use his purification ability to prevent her from being taken away by him again.
You want these crystals too? No way!
Jiang Wan's eyes lit up. Oh ho, the little rascals still care about her!
She smiled and patted their heads to comfort them, "Mommy's fine, we have enough crystals. Why don't you go back to sleep? I'll take you home, okay?"
Old Chen hesitated, his beloved subordinate was still in the wilderness among the zombies, couldn't this woman be more serious?
Fortunately, Jiang Wan understands the two children. In the face of this important matter, they did not act unreasonably and obediently shook their heads, saying, "We will go back to sleep after Mom leaves."
Wu Xuan also said, "Auntie, I will take them back later."
Jiang Wan nodded and patted his head: "You should go back and get some sleep too. Children are growing, so you can't stay up late, you know?"
The three little ones nodded obediently.
Seeing that she had finished catching up with the children and calmed the unruly kids down, Old Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Was he getting old? Facing those three unruly kids, he just felt a headache coming on!
Now that things were finally quiet, he got down to business: "How are Cheng Zhen and the others?"
Jiang Wan briefly recounted everything that had happened from yesterday until just now, and then said, "He wants me to come back and get the crystal."
Old Chen pondered for a moment, his expression solemn, and then said earnestly, "I'll give you a few good quality crystals later, but remember, each of them can only have one at most, or better yet, none at all."
? ?
Jiang Wan was confused: "Why?"
According to Cheng Zhen, they were all waiting for her to bring the crystal back to save their lives!
Cheng Zhen rested for a night, and her restored superpowers were only enough to open a time portal for two seconds, just enough to send her back. How could she do that without crystals?
Old Chen then said, "The energy of a superhuman corresponds to their level. Don't you understand the concept of forcing growth? If they continue to overexert themselves like this, I'm afraid they won't be able to kill all the zombies, and they'll all perish there too!"
!!
Jiang Wan was utterly shocked!
So, the power of superhumans is related to their level?
"Do Cheng Zhen and the others know this themselves?"
Old Chen shook his head, "We didn't know. Battalion Commander Qiu and I only found out about this yesterday."
……!
Is this some kind of scam?
Jiang Wan inexplicably felt that being a superhuman in an oxygen-deficient apocalypse was not necessarily a good thing.
Old Chen took out ten pieces of extremely fine, deep red crystals, almost purple in color: "Keep these here. Don't give them any use unless absolutely necessary."
"The best medicine for them right now is time."
Since this is the reality, Jiang Wan had nothing else to say and took the opportunity to make a request: "I need cooking utensils and ingredients. They can't just eat compressed biscuits while they're cooking like this."
Old Chen wasn't picky about this. He immediately called the guards to open the storeroom and took out various ingredients such as chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables, as well as half a bag of rice and flour. Considering that they might not have convenient access to electricity, he also brought over a solar generator, an induction cooker, and other kitchen utensils.
When Jiang Wan returned to the office building of Xiashan Town Middle School with these items, everyone except Cheng Zhen was stunned.
Yu Fen, in particular, jumped up and exclaimed, "Holy crap! Old Chen is so unfair! Does he expect us to stay here indefinitely? Isn't he afraid that this old house won't hold up and will be destroyed by zombies?"
Cheng Zhen didn't speak, but stared intently at the zombies outside, lost in thought. Jiang Wan didn't take out the crystal immediately, and he didn't take it either.
Jiang Wan didn't say much, but called out to the teachers, "Who here can cook? Come and lend a hand."
The female teachers were present, and two male teachers also raised their hands. The four of them worked together to steam buns and mantou, cook porridge, and stir-fry a few dishes.
After battling the zombies, they finally got a meal to fill their stomachs.
The teachers couldn't help but shed tears as they ate. One female teacher wiped away her tears and said, "I haven't eaten a steamed bun since the oxygen-deficient apocalypse!"
It's filled with meat and vegetables!
Jiang Wan made a lot, and almost everyone ate three or four before she stopped.
After they had eaten their fill, everyone huddled under the covers in a corner, listening to the sounds of zombies banging against the iron gate outside.
Someone suddenly had a strange thought: "They're suddenly feeding us so well... could this be their last meal before they're executed?"
Forehead……
The crowd fell silent. You wouldn't have thought of it until you heard it, but once you did, it really did seem to make sense.
So the group became even more terrified and huddled together for warmth.
Jiang Wan and Cheng Zhen stood at the office door. She relayed Lao Chen's words to him: "...He suggested that you rest where you are. You were too exhausted before, and it will take you a day or two to recover."
"Hmm." Cheng Zhen's reaction was calm.
This surprised Jiang Wan: "You knew?"
Old Chen said that he and Battalion Commander Qiu only recently learned about the secret of superhumans. How did he know about it beforehand?
Cheng Zhen stared at the protective shield above his head: "I figured it out after I woke up yesterday. This middle school in Xiashan Town is more of an experimental site than a place of survival."
Jiang Wanhou felt a chill run down her spine: "What experiment? Who's behind it?"
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