As these words echoed in his mind, Xu Xing became happy. He never expected to have such a discovery just by strolling around the streets.
"Okay, I promise you."
Xu Xing naturally didn't care about such trivial matters; he figured it was fine if the mutated rats became the dog's future food.
Having expressed his stance, Xu Xing relaxed and released Bai Ling completely, placing her on the ground.
Perhaps due to excessive exertion, Bai Ling's legs began to tremble as soon as she stood up, and she eventually collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, Xu Xing pulled her into his arms again, after all, Bai Ling was now one of his own.
Bai Ling stopped resisting and nestled in Xu Xing's arms, though her eyes still held sadness.
Although Bai Ling is very smart, her thoughts are very simple as she enters society for the first time.
Since the people who saved her had wiped out all her enemies, she should join their ranks.
While the others remained wary of their surroundings, they looked completely bewildered.
When they heard Xu Xing shout, they thought something was wrong.
Unexpectedly, Xu Xing later started talking to a cat as if he had gone mad.
"Boss, what's wrong with you? Why are you talking to a cat? I think she's not even as cute as our dog."
Ye Kai was the first to speak, his tone full of confusion.
Upon hearing this, the dog wagged its thick tail from side to side, expressing its agreement.
Xu Xing then realized that, in the eyes of outsiders, he seemed to be a bit strange...
So he picked up the kitten and began to explain to the group.
Ye Kai wasn't bothered by it; after all, ever since he met Xu Xing, he had been constantly surprised.
Susie immediately became interested.
"Quick, quick, give me a hug. Bai Ling is so pitiful. You're not allowed to be mean to her in the future."
Bai Ling, lying in Xu Xing's arms, also noticed Su Xixi and felt a unique sense of closeness from her.
So, through mental power, she conveyed to Xu Xing, "I want to be with that older sister, I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Xu Xing glared at her. "Am I that unpopular? At least I'll take care of your food, clothing, and shelter from now on."
"Oh well, never mind, I'll go to her place."
Xu Xing then handed Bai Ling to Su Xixi.
Watching the two of them become familiar with each other in a very short time, he patted the dog's head and said.
"It's alright, we're still here..."
...
Now that Bai Ling's matter has been resolved.
Xu Xing also decided to thoroughly search this area, but of course, there would be absolutely nothing of the sort.
After all, with that swarm of rats around, it would be like a locust plague, leaving nothing behind.
But the most precious things left are the mutated beast corpses scattered all over the streets.
Although Xu Xing and Su Xixi would definitely not eat these mutated rats from the sewers, Gouzi didn't care.
Whether it smells fishy or rotten, it's still meat in a dog's mouth, and it will eventually be converted into energy anyway.
Moreover, with such a large scale, there must have been quite a few crystal cores found, although most of them were mutated rats without crystal cores.
Aside from humans, the more powerful a creature is, the higher the probability that it will possess a crystal core after mutation. Creatures like tigers, lions, and wolves will almost always have a crystal core once they mutate.
Crystal cores are the key to their growth; without crystal cores, they will basically never improve in their entire lives.
Although there are few with crystal cores, the sheer number of corpses on the ground means that there are always plenty of surprises to be found.
However, Xu Xing did not forget what he had promised Bai Ling.
Since I have a special ability space, I can simply put these corpses inside and take them out for burial when I have time.
Looking at so many corpses, Xu Xing was a bit overwhelmed. After all, he couldn't stay here for too long.
Although the mutated rat horde had been quite intimidating before, after so much time has passed, there might be some foolish zombies that come along.
Xu Xing didn't shout, nor did he shout at Su Xixi, who was still comforting Bai Ling, nor did he shout at the rough-around-the-edges Ye Kai, for fear that he would violently open her skull with an axe to take the crystal core.
Instead, he first called the dog to find those individuals that possessed crystal cores.
Since the dog became a mutant beast, its physical abilities have increased in all aspects, especially its already developed sense of smell, which has become even more sensitive.
To a certain extent, one can even judge the strength of an enemy simply by smell.
The dog is very fast and can usually find individuals with crystal cores quickly and accurately.
Xu Xing was already an old hand at this kind of thing.
Using his telekinetic abilities, he manipulated a butterfly knife, accurately piercing their temples every time.
Then, the crystal core flew into Xu Xing's hand.
A person and a dog working together make for a very fast pace.
Basically, wherever the dog went, Xu Xing could react immediately, and in less than two seconds, the crystal core would appear in Xu Xing's hand.
Xu Xing personally thoroughly enjoyed the process, at least for him.
The process of stockpiling and reaping goods is probably much more enjoyable than the process of spending them.
And so, one crystal core after another flew into Xu Xing's hand.
They even took a small bag and put everything inside.
Almost all the crystal cores here are level one crystal cores. The only level two one was contributed by the mutated rat king.
Although the quality was lacking, the quantity was excessive, which made Xu Xing's decision seem absolutely correct.
In the end, the man and the dog searched every place they could see and found nearly eight hundred crystal cores.
You know, even when we spent so much time taking them down one by one in the villa area, we didn't find as many as we did here.
Besides, such an opportunity only comes once.
If 800 zombies were gathered together, Xu Xing, with his current abilities, probably wouldn't dare to go up against them.
Once he's exhausted, a large number of zombies will instantly crush him to death.
The more Xu Xing thought about these things, the happier he felt about today's achievements.
After determining that all the crystal cores had been collected, Xu Xing began to collect the corpses of the mutated rats and cats.
When Xu Xing was collecting the crystal cores, he roughly estimated that there were as many as 3,000 large rats lying on the ground.
What the dog ate before was only a small part of a small part.
Ordinary people cannot eat the flesh of these mutated beasts because it contains too much energy and could cause physical chaos in them.
The vast majority of people with superpowers would never eat these mutated rats unless absolutely necessary.
The main reason is their taste... well, let's just say it's hard to describe...
Only a dog can eat so happily.
Xu Xing then thought of Su Xixi's identity and realized that in the future, many mutated beasts might follow Su Xixi.
These mutated mice can also serve as food.
So Xu Xing accepted everything that came his way, big or small, and put them all into his space, piling them up in a corner by himself.
Anyway, it will never rot inside, and there will be no smell spreading.
The mutated cats were kept separate and not mixed up.
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