Chapter 248 Chapter 248 Heavy Fog
However, the combat effectiveness of most mutant insects is not high, they just look scary in appearance - an adult who has never received combat training can also kill mutant insects with the tools at hand, provided that there is no guarantee of passing the level without any injury.
Even because of the appearance of mutant insects, the giant birds circling in the sky have reduced their hunting of humans. They seem to prefer plump insects.
What is truly terrifying is the insects' ability to reproduce.
Take cockroaches, which have extremely strong vitality, for example. They can reproduce all year round and lay more than a dozen egg cases at a time, and each egg case can hatch at least dozens of cockroaches.
The fastest hatching time for cockroach ootheca is only half a month, which means that one cockroach can reproduce hundreds of baby cockroaches in half a month.
Now the ground is covered with gray mushrooms. The mutated insects have no shortage of food and their reproduction speed is only increasing.
The most terrifying thing is that the uncontrollable factors in the gray mushrooms will cause insects to continue to mutate, and no one can guarantee that these mutated insects will not become bigger and stronger.
By then, humans will be at the bottom of nature.
Even if they had guns, cannons, and nuclear bombs powerful enough to destroy countless cities, they might not be able to defeat the mutated insects.
After all, the vitality and adaptability of ordinary insects are obvious to all. No matter how many new anthelmintics and insecticides humans develop, they will always evolve drug resistance.
The mutated insects will only evolve towards becoming more powerful, and the human arsenal is not inexhaustible.
It will probably take a long time for them to reach the top of the world's food chain again.
Fortunately, there is always a way out.
If insects can mutate, humans can naturally evolve as well.
After consuming the gray mushroom for over a month, people were surprised to find they had become stronger, their vision had improved, and they could run faster.
Director Bai was not lying!
Some were ecstatic, some were extremely excited, and some were filled with regret.
Especially those whose family conditions are not rich but who still insist on buying normal food feel like the sky is falling.
In the end, they brought trouble upon themselves.
At the same time, the price of edible gray mushrooms in the cafeteria changed from free to 2 points/250g.
Everyone has some complaints about this.
But the explanation given by the canteen was very sincere and normal in terms of emotion, reason and rules.
First, ever since the claim that specially processed gray mushrooms can improve health was confirmed, the average daily consumption of gray mushrooms in the cafeteria has skyrocketed.
Even if the shelter has set aside a space specifically for growing gray mushrooms, the gray mushrooms reproduce at an astonishing rate, but it still cannot meet the needs of tens of thousands of people.
Secondly, the gray mushrooms need to be specially processed by the yellow and green mushrooms to cause only positive mutations in the human body.
However, the yellow and green mushrooms are scarce and cannot be cultivated, the shelter's inventory is already running low, and the canteen has long been unable to make ends meet.
There is no alternative but to charge.
Of course, the canteen will still add gray mushrooms to the free rice porridge provided to people in need, but it is hard to say how much it will be.
To improve this situation, the shelter has opened several exits and encouraged people to go in groups to the safe areas on the ground to collect mushrooms.
Each type of mushroom has a corresponding purchase price, even the cheapest gray mushroom has 2 points/kg.
For those who live in financial difficulty, going out to collect mushrooms is undoubtedly the best way to support themselves and improve their lives.
After all, the guard team formed by the shelter will be clear of the mutated insects in the safe zone, so safety is guaranteed.
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"Hahaha"
"I picked it! I picked a yellow mushroom!"
An excited voice caught the attention of all the mushroom pickers. Looking at the small yellow mushrooms in the hands of the speaker, everyone's eyes were full of envy.
The purchase price of the two special yellow and green mushrooms is calculated on a piece-by-piece basis, with one mushroom worth 500 points. If you exchange it for gray mushrooms, you will need a full 500 kilograms.
Faced with the envious and jealous eyes of the crowd, the man finally came back to his senses from his ecstasy, said a few words to his companions, and ran back without stopping.
Keep valuables in your bag for safekeeping
Otherwise, if you are robbed in a safe area without surveillance, you can only accept it and cannot expect anyone to stand up and uphold justice.
After the lucky man left, his companions immediately searched carefully at the place where he found the yellow mushroom, but unfortunately found nothing.
People around could be heard whispering, with envy and jealousy that was hard to conceal.
That’s five hundred points!
A regular worker in the shelter may not be able to earn 500 points even if he works hard for a year.
This guy is really lucky.
Why can't they be lucky too?
With unknown expectations in mind, everyone tacitly accelerated the search and kept a certain distance from their companions.
"Uncle Zong, where are you going?"
He Junxia pointed to a more secluded corner and said, "Oh, I want to go over there and take a look. There are too many people here."
He had no interest in collecting mushrooms, but rather wanted to visit human supermarkets and shopping malls to collect useful supplies.
"Then be careful. Don't go any further when you see the warning sign. It's very dangerous outside."
"Okay, I understand."
He Junxia nodded in agreement, but his back quickly disappeared into the dense bushes.
【Danger! 】
[There are a large number of mutant creatures outside the safe zone! ]
A sign with a scary skull painted in red paint sends a warning signal to those who come by.
Unexpectedly, the visitor ignored it, easily stepped over the wire fence, and walked deeper into the area.
According to the calendar, it is already deep winter and the world outside should be covered with snow, but the temperature now is just a perfect 25℃.
Not too hot or too cold, no wind or rain
Even the sunlight overhead was warm and bright, without a trace of haze. No wonder the vegetation was so lush and green.
The yellowed plastic rain boots stepped on the cement road covered with gray mushrooms, leaving a gray water stain, which made the mushrooms squeak in protest in pain.
Finally, the pain ends
The man in rain boots stopped in front of a small shop with a shaky sign. He raised his eyes and strode in.
Perhaps because it is hidden deep in the alley, this convenience store has not been subjected to excessive robbery and still appears to be relatively intact.
However, there weren't many things in the store, and there was a spider of uncertain species staring at it from the corner of the ceiling.
The spider was lying on a densely packed spider web. It looked to be only half a meter long, but if its limbs were stretched out, it would be about one and a half meters long.
Compared to the giant spider in the zombie world that uses a large shopping mall as its nest, it is small and quite cute.
The purpose of He Junxia's trip was to collect supplies, not to eliminate monsters, and he had no intention of getting into conflict with the little spider.
However, just as he was about to use his mental power to drive away the spider, the spider, sensing the danger, attacked first.
The mutated spider no longer seemed to be limited to just sitting back and waiting, it came with such force and speed that it only left a trail of afterimage.
The visitor didn't even blink.
"Crash"
The spider's body was cut in half by an invisible blade, and the whole process was so smooth that it seemed as if it was made by AI.
"Click"
The spider's body fell to the ground, and gray-black juice gradually overflowed and wet the cement floor.
He Junxia frowned slightly.
He stepped over the contaminated ground and swept all the cigarettes in the cabinet into his backpack.
Cigarettes and alcohol were luxuries in the shelter. He didn't like to smoke, but there were many who did. Selling them privately, giving them as gifts to build relationships, or selling them directly to the trading office were all good options.
He Junxia looked up at the rows of shelves behind the counter. The items on them were covered with dust and a thick layer of cobwebs.
The spider web is covered with empty cockroach shells, and occasionally you can see a few centipedes, centipedes and geckos.
It seems that the spider that is seeking its own death is still the top hunter in this small world.
He Junxia used a wooden stick that he picked up to pull apart the dense spider web. In an instant, dust flew all over the sky, and even his vision became blurred.
Fortunately, I brought a helmet and a mask.
Otherwise, I will become embarrassed after this.
He Junxia picked and chose on the shelves, and put away some good-looking biscuits, lollipops, a few palm-sized bottles of white wine and chocolate made with cocoa butter substitutes.
As for the rest, leave it to the next guest.
Carrying a backpack with most of the space still left, He Junxia turned and left the alley and came to the main road, his mental power quickly spreading into the distance.
Found it!
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