Chapter 234 Racing Against Time
"Hmm," Fu Jinxing immediately understood her concern. He turned his head and looked at her slightly worried eyes so close to his own. "Xixi wants to... save as many people as possible?"
“I think,” Josie said, organizing her thoughts, “that since you can create a catalyst that can activate superpowers, we can use it as a way to expand our power. More importantly, it can give more humans a chance to survive. Even if it’s just saving one more person, preserving one more spark of life, decades or centuries later, humanity may not be completely wiped out, and the world may not be completely taken over by zombies and mutated monsters.”
“You’re right.” Fu Jinxing nodded in agreement. He pulled her from behind to the front, letting her sit sideways on his lap, his arms naturally encircling her waist in an intimate and protective posture. “So, what does Xixi want to do?”
Josie wrapped her arms around his neck, looked into his eyes, and told him her thoughts: "I want to take Xiao Jue and another team to search for some decent survivors. We'll save as many as we can before the extreme summer weather arrives. We'll bring them back to base first, but..."
Fu Jinxing did not urge her, but waited for her to continue.
Josie pursed her lips and looked at him. "But in this way, we probably won't be able to keep our secret about having a catalyst anymore."
Fu Jinxing pondered for a moment, his slender fingers unconsciously stroking the fabric of her combat suit: "Actually, in terms of efficiency and coverage, a better approach would be to cooperate with other major powers and sell the catalyst to them. In order to expand their influence, they will naturally spare no effort in searching for survivors, and the scale of their search would be much larger than if we went to rescue them ourselves."
Josie laughed and nodded. "We can put that method aside for later. Although we are working for the survival of humanity, we must first ensure our own absolute safety and interests. The catalyst is our core advantage and cannot be given up easily."
Fu Jinxing's lips curled up in a pleased smile, clearly thinking that her line of thinking was correct.
“XiXi is right. Let’s go with your idea for now. Once our core team’s strength has increased by one or two levels and we’ve far surpassed other forces, then we can consider using catalysts for trade and cooperation.”
Josie calculated the time: "It's just the beginning of spring now. Extreme weather usually occurs in July and August, so we still have a few months of window to go."
With the plan agreed upon, Josie felt much more at ease.
She jumped off Fu Jinxing's lap, preparing to go find Xie Jue to discuss the search.
Fu Jinxing still held her hand, "Slow down, don't fall. And... come to my room tonight."
"Brother Jinxing, you just got back, you should get some rest."
She smiled gently, easily freed her hand, and walked briskly outside.
Fu Jinxing watched her figure disappear through the door, the smile on his lips still lingering.
After leaving the meeting room, Qiao Xi searched around, asking people along the way, and finally found Xie Jue at the training ground.
He is mentoring several newly awakened superhumans.
As soon as Josie appeared, he spotted her and immediately told the others to continue training while he strode towards her.
"Sister, were you looking for me?"
Josie smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'll prepare in the next couple of days. I plan to go out and search for survivors, and you'll come with me."
Hearing that Josie was going to take him out, the boy's eyes, which always followed her, lit up instantly, and he nodded without hesitation: "Okay! I'll go with my sister!"
However, just as Josie turned to pack her things, a sudden wave of nausea surged up her throat.
She instinctively covered her mouth, gagged, and her face instantly turned pale.
"Sister!" Xie Jue's expression changed drastically. He immediately stepped forward to support her, his handsome face filled with tension and panic. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I'll go find a doctor right away!"
"No, no need!" Josie quickly grabbed his arm, stopping him from running to call for help.
She took a few deep breaths to suppress the discomfort.
But a suspicion began to form in my mind.
Her period is more than half a month late...
She had been busy with various matters, and the irregular lifestyle after the apocalypse would also cause her cycle to become disordered, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
But considering this sudden onset of morning sickness...
She is very likely... pregnant.
She raised her hand to her abdomen, her feelings complicated. It was difficult for people with superpowers to get pregnant. In her previous life, she hadn't been able to conceive for three years. But now, she was about to have a baby who was connected to her by blood.
This thought stirred a strange and complex warmth in her heart, but it was quickly suppressed by the urgency of reality.
The men each have important responsibilities and are all striving for the future.
Now is the time to race against time and make every second count.
She quickly made a decision: even if she was pregnant, there shouldn't be any major problems in the early stages.
She knows her own body well; the physique of a superhuman is far stronger than that of an ordinary person.
There's no need to bring this up and distract them for now.
She steadied her breathing and gave Xie Jue, who looked anxious, a reassuring smile: "It's nothing, I probably ate too fast this morning and felt a little nauseous, but I'm fine now. Don't worry, I just came to tell you. Get ready, and I'll call you when it's time to leave."
Xie Jue looked at her face, which had returned to normal, with suspicion. Although he was still worried, he could only suppress his doubts when he saw her insistence: "...Okay. Sister, if you feel unwell, you must tell me immediately."
Because of her pregnancy, Josie stayed for two more days, and the situation from that day did not recur during those two days.
She was somewhat suspicious, but it was best if she didn't react.
So, on the morning of the third day, after reporting to Fu Jinxing, she sent someone to inform Xie Jue.
Soon, Qiao Xi and Xie Jue, leading an elite squad of ten second-tier and five third-tier ability users, quietly left the base in the morning light.
"Sister, where are we going?"
"Let's not go too far. Let's go to Chuncheng first and see if there are any survivors. We'll bring those survivors back with us."
With limited resources, we can save as many people as we can in a short time.
Traveling too far is a waste of time.
Unfortunately, even in Kunming, very few people survived this harsh winter.
They did find three strongholds, but unfortunately, the humans who hadn't been eaten by the zombies had already frozen to death.
They were all so thin they were skin and bones.
Even those with superpowers who were used to seeing horrific scenes couldn't bear to look away.
Their base was like heaven compared to the outside world.
"Let's go, let's not waste time. The sooner we go, the more people we can save."
They wandered around Kunming for two whole days, but didn't see a single living person.
But just as dawn was breaking on the third day, Josie heard a sound and suddenly opened her eyes, a light sleeper.
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