Chapter 277: Survivors of the Famine
Yuan Xinyue gave a forced smile, and ignorantly grabbed the sausage that Shen Junxie handed to her, and started chewing it.
She has been in the mountain for several days, moving among so many people with special abilities, and relying on her invisibility ability, she has not been discovered. This is enough to prove that her ability is very powerful, even if the level is not high.
Therefore, Shen Junxie intended to recruit him into his own team.
But seeing that she only took a few bites to finish a sausage, combined with the supplies lost at home, it can be imagined that she has a big appetite and it is difficult to feed her, and she also has a quirk of collecting leftover items.
Shen Junxie was about to throw the spittoon in the closet away. She still had a reluctant expression on her face and hesitated for a long time before nodding in agreement.
"Don't worry, I have enough food and water. But you can't just grab food from here in the future. You're dirty, so you have to pay attention to hygiene." Shen Junxie directly gave the half tank of contaminated water to Yuan Xinyue and asked her to take a shower in the compartment inside the cave.
She was so dirty and smelly that Shen Junxie looked at her as if he were looking at a moving trash can.
After Yuan Xinyue washed herself roughly, she changed into clean clothes. Although the clothes were too big for her, it was a long-lost feeling of cleanliness.
She fled from famine in the apocalypse, relying on her invisibility to get past all kinds of zombies and people with special abilities. She never joined a base, and even ate Aoli Gei when she was the hungriest.
In all this time, I have never met anyone as strange as Shen Junxie.
But it must be said that the abundant food and water dispelled her doubts. As long as she could have enough to eat, there was nothing wrong with joining them.
Even if she was abandoned again, she would get used to it. It wasn't the first or second time after all.
At this time, on the top of Stone Mountain, Luo Jinbei and Chen Yueliang were sitting at the dining table and eating heartily.
God knows how long it has been since they had a full meal. Following that pervert Zeng Zishan, they didn't dare to eat any food or water given by this person, for fear that there were drugs or other dirty things in it.
Luo Yunjin watched as the two of them finished four bowls of instant noodles and even drank the cold soup.
"So you have settled down here. That's great." Luo Jinbei drank the bayberry juice in small sips.
"Luo Yuanting is missing. He imprisoned Xiao Jin before. I think he doesn't look much better than Zeng Zishan. They are both perverts." Xiao Choujue muttered.
Luo Jinbei already knew what kind of person his cheap elder brother was.
On the surface, that man looked human, but in reality, he was a complete dog. No one knew what his true intentions were. Even his brother, who had lived with him for over twenty years, couldn't see through him.
"That's why I didn't go looking for him. I suspected he was at the Beiming base. I could dial his number on the intercom before. But my intuition told me not to go looking for him. Maybe it's a man's seventh sense. Coming to you was the right decision. You are more reliable." Luo Jinbei said seriously.
"But what the hell is that Haicheng underground base? They are trying to meddle in it too. Just because we don't go out, they can't pretend we don't exist. They bring a group of low-level psychics with them, which is too disrespectful to us." Xiao Wangba hummed.
"Is there a possibility that they are the strongest group of psychics in the Haicheng underground base?" Luo Yunjin said coldly.
Haicheng has been isolated from the outside world for so long that even the supplies in the nearby small towns are well preserved. Obviously, there are very few scattered psychics here, and they are all native psychics of Haicheng.
They have never come into contact with high-level foreign psychics, and they are petty-minded, so of course they are not that powerful.
Fortunately, I didn't have too high expectations for them.
Luo Jinbei held his stomach, sat on a rock, and stared at the gray sky in a daze.
"By the way, it's time for you to upgrade, right? We have enough crystal cores now, so try to reach the ninth level or star level. This time they are just minions." Luo Yunjin took out all the crystal cores and distributed them equally to everyone according to their attributes, just like last time.
Lin Xi is at the advanced eighth level, and is just one step away from reaching the ninth level. Moreover, according to his physique, he can directly skip an entire level, from the advanced eighth level to the advanced ninth level.
Luo Yunjin specially picked out all the thunder crystal cores and gave them to him. You know, he is the main fighting force in the family now.
Xuan Hongyan and Mo Lian haven't returned yet, but through the intercom, we know that they have found a lot of weapons and also advanced on the way back.
Luo Yunjin took out the small blackboard and said with a serious expression, "Family members, we need to have pressure. We are still too weak now, especially me. So you all should work harder!"
Each person's ability level was clearly written in chalk on the small blackboard.
Luo Yunjin's sixth-level intermediate planting ability.
Lin Xi is an eighth-level advanced thunder element.
Pei Chuan's eighth-level intermediate invalidation, Qi Chi's seventh-level advanced equipment transformation, the little tabby's seventh-level primary transformation into a pig system, and the little leopard cat's fifth-level intermediate gold system.
Luo Jinbei is a seventh-level intermediate gold system, Chen Yueliang is a fifth-level advanced water system, and Green Butterfly is a fifth-level primary gold system.
Xiao Choujue is a sixth-level advanced healing type, and Xiao Wangba is a seventh-level primary earth type.
Duan Ya is an eighth-level primary sand system, and Qian Yuanfeng is an eighth-level intermediate strength system.
Xuan Hongyan and Mo Lian, who have not returned yet, also have intermediate eighth-level abilities.
The crystal cores stored at home should be enough for everyone to upgrade at least one level.
"The last half-month upgrade plan was very successful, and everyone completed the task successfully. This time we have a deadline of one month. In this month, in addition to the daily operation of hotels and restaurants and the management of household supplies, everyone must spend all their time on upgrading!" Luo Yunjin said righteously.
No one objected. Everyone knew what strength meant, and no one complained about becoming stronger.
Xiao Choujue didn't expect that she would be allocated so many crystal cores. Before, she only had Ye Chao's subsidy in the Rose Team, and her promotion speed was very slow.
Among so many people with special abilities here, she seems to be the only one with the healing ability.
"Don't worry, I will upgrade well and will not let your crystal cores down!" Xiao Choujue carefully put the cloth bag containing the crystal cores into his backpack.
Luo Yunjin's upgrade is relatively slow, and her demand for energy seems to be much greater than that of other planting-type mutants of the same period.
In fact, for so many days, she has been absorbing crystal cores all the time in her spare time, but the growth rate of her superpowers is very slow, as if it is stuck.
However, she had always used a sixth-order crystal core before, but today she planned to be extravagant and use an eighth-order crystal core directly, getting the job done in one go.
Carrying a sack of crystal cores, Luo Yunjin was about to close the door when Lin Xi grabbed the door handle.
He walked right in.
"It may take me ten days this time." Lin Xi looked deeply at the girl in front of him.
"oh."
"Stay away from those cats these days." Lin Xi threatened.
"oh."
"If you encounter any trouble, come find me in my room." Lin Xi pointed to the room just opposite the stairs.
"oh."
Luo Yunjin scratched her head with a scumbag expression.
Lin·Old Madam·Xi looked doubtful, then gently hugged the girl.
But the height difference between the two was too big, and Luo Yunjin had to tiptoe to barely reach Lin Xi's shoulders.
She pushed away the man who was reluctant to let go and said, "You have to be a good boy and don't rely on me too much. You are already a grown-up child." As she said this, her expression showed a hint of disgust.
Lin Xi immediately turned into a soft and cute little kitten.
The furry tail hooked the girl's calf.
Luo Yunjin was immediately touched by the cat.
She picked up the cat, grabbed its two front paws, and took a deep breath on its soft belly.
The little kitten curled up its ears slightly, and its face hidden behind its fur felt slightly hot.
It’s been a long time since I saw Lin Xi transform into a cat. This time, I felt that its fur seemed to be even more fluffy and soft.
Every time I see a cute kitten, I want to eat it in one bite, hehe~
After rubbing the cat for a full ten minutes, the girl reluctantly put the cat back on the ground, without even looking at it, and closed the door.
The cat that was blocked outside the door was almost hit on the face by the door, and it was confused.
In the past, when a girl turned into a cat, she would always be particularly doting and tolerant towards it. But today, it seems that this has no effect at all???
Sure enough, she was tired of herself!
snort!
Luo Yunjin, who was behind the door, ran to the bathroom to wash her hands. She had just gently petted the cat when she felt countless cat hairs falling off the cat and flying onto her face.
Fortunately, she held her breath, otherwise she would have been choked to death by the cat hair.
As the kitten grows older, it sheds more and more hair.
She loves soft, cuddly, furry cats that don’t shed!
Now it seems that only the leopard cat is left at home. Because it is still a cub and does not shed much hair, the other cats have begun to enter the shedding period, which is not a good trend.
No wonder Xiao Choujue rarely comes to visit our home these days.
She was allergic to cat hair, and if she entered the house, she would probably fall to the ground and go into shock the next second.
Luo Yunjin leaned back on the sofa and took out an eighth-level planting crystal core.
The eighth-level crystal core is the watershed between the first seven levels. The crystal core is a circle larger and the color is purer. There are bright green stars flashing in the crystal core, and it feels cool in the hand.
After the superpowers are induced, one can feel the powerful energy within the crystal core.
When she was replenishing her superpowers at the central base before, she mostly used sixth- or seventh-order crystal cores. This was her first time using the eighth-order, so she had to have some sense of ritual.
She held the crystal core in one hand and a pot of strawberry seeds in the other.
Then, while using his supernatural powers, he extracted the energy from the crystal core.
Soon I felt dizzy and heavy.
Then it felt like something was broken, and my head felt sore and swollen.
A minute later, she successfully advanced to the advanced sixth level and activated a new magical fruit - the Guben Fruit. The shape of the fruit is a bit like a small pineapple with many thorns on the outside. The function of the Guben Fruit is as the name suggests, it can strengthen the body and replenish the essence.
In the original game, a tonic fruit could restore a weak and dying player to their peak condition.
At this time, strawberry seedlings have grown in the potted plant in the girl's hand.
Unlike in the past, the planting speed this time was very slow, but the roots, stems and branches of the plants were crystal clear.
After absorbing an entire eighth-level crystal core, the moment Luo Yunjin opened his eyes, his supernatural power soared to the primary seventh level, and the strawberry potted plants began to quickly produce red strawberries.
These strawberries are bigger than those in the orchard and have a rich, fresh strawberry scent.
She picked all the strawberries from the small pot, thirteen in total, washed them, and ate one.
Her pupils gradually dilated. This strawberry was sweeter than any strawberry she had ever eaten.
Although it was not kept in the refrigerator, the strawberries tasted just right, cold and melted in the mouth.
Moreover, she didn't expect that the advancement would be so smooth this time, and she succeeded in less than half an hour.
She had originally just been trying to put the energy that overflowed from the crystal core and couldn't be fully absorbed into the potted plants, and it seemed that this would maximize the utilization of the crystal core.
Luo Yunjin took out another eighth-level crystal core and exchanged it for a potted kumquat.
Continue absorbing energy as before.
This time the headache was more severe than before. As my brain felt swollen and aching, my memories were flowing through my mind, and it felt like a lifetime had passed in just a few seconds.
After absorbing all the crystal cores, she successfully advanced to the intermediate seventh level, and the potted plant in her hand also matured and bore fruit.
But this time it took a full three hours.
And she could clearly feel the exhaustion, she was sweating and had a headache.
Directly using the energy in the crystal core to stimulate the brain and forcibly enhance superpowers is indeed a huge burden on the body.
If she hadn't frequently used her superpowers, and hadn't used a lot of crystal cores to absorb energy in order to activate those hibernation pods at the central base, her body would have been subtly strengthened, and she wouldn't be able to hold on now.
She forced herself to stay conscious and took a shower, then fell on the bed and fell asleep.
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Another group of survivors escaped to the foot of the stone mountain.
Because many bases were overcrowded and no longer accepted people, in order to find a place to stay, many survivors had to cross mountains and rivers and flee to higher ground.
After avoiding the zombies and parasites in Haicheng, I unexpectedly saw some mountains not far from the sea, and there was smoke rising from some of the mountains.
It is obvious that there are people living here.
A man in tattered clothes, with long, tangled hair and a slight hunchback, but his appearance made it impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman.
"We have to go up the mountain to ask for help. These children haven't eaten for a long time." The man looked at the children carried on their backs, their hair disheveled and their expressions could not be seen clearly.
He swallowed several times.
"Why don't we wait and exchange some crystal cores for people who come down the mountain? We'll see a lot of powerful psychics along the way, so we still have to be careful." The woman standing next to him was sweating profusely.
The woman was seriously ill. Her right hand was almost ulcerated and was roughly tied with clothes. She kept biting her tongue to force herself to stay awake. If she died, the child would definitely not survive.
The others silently found a clean place at the foot of the mountain and struggled to set up a tent made of several raincoats. Everyone was scattered in several raincoat tents and huddled together to keep warm.
They are all low-level psychics or ordinary people. The reason they can live so long is that there are two water-based psychics among them.
Everyone relies on this water to survive.
Looking at the lush green trees on the stone hill, a thin young man scratched his throat and said, "I'll go cut some bark and leaves, and some salt, so we can make a pot of soup."
His words were agreed by many people.
Among the crowd, this young man has the highest supernatural power, the fourth-level water-based supernatural power.
He was also the one with the greatest hope of joining the base among the group, but he gave up this opportunity in order to be with his girlfriend who did not have super powers.
"Then you better be careful." The woman standing next to the young man was pale and thin, but one could vaguely tell that she was good-looking.
Among the crowd, there is this girl who can luxuriously wash her face with a handful of water every day. She is the cleanest among them.
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