104 Chapter 104
Chapter 104
The mutated plant king that came here was very familiar. The ability of this mutated plant was very special, it was equivalent to a plant doctor.
It also has a very strong ability to escape. In the entire mutant forest, it is the only one that can walk around easily without worrying about whether it is the territory of other mutant plants.
When the mutant tree king heard this voice at this time, he felt like the sky was falling.
These humans should have told it earlier that they had a mutant boss behind them! Wouldn't it have let these humans pass by earlier? Why is it still entangled with it for so long?
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Thinking of this, the mutant tree king stopped attacking. Even though Captain Qing threw a few more attacks at its trunk, it was just defending and had no intention of attacking again.
It had no doubt at all about what the mutant plant that suddenly appeared said. After all, it was very familiar with this mutant plant and had treated it before, so there was no reason to lie to it.
Precisely because there was no reason to deceive, the mutant tree king believed it so quickly and gave up the attack almost the next moment.
"What's going on? This mutant tree doesn't seem to be attacking anymore."
The team leader was a little confused when he saw this scene. He turned around and looked in the direction of Tang Rufeng, hoping that he could give him an answer.
But Tang Rufeng's attention was now focused on the leaves wrapped between the roots of the newly appeared mutant plant, and he didn't pay any attention to himself at all.
"Godmother! It's Godmother who came to save us."
Tang Rufeng didn't say anything, but Tang Tang, who was stuck on the tree on the other side, had sharp eyes and could see the locust tree leaves clearly through the obstruction of the roots.
"Godmother?"
After hearing Tang Tang's words, the team leader and his team members turned their gaze to the faces of the Daxi Village ability users who were also hanging upside down beside them. They saw that their faces were full of joy and there was no doubt at all, which was a bit unbelievable.
"Now, such a powerful person has appeared among humans, who can casually send a mutant plant and make the mutant plant fear him from thousands of miles away?"
The team leader exclaimed.
“No, and no.”
Hearing his words, Hu Zi, who was hanging in a similar position to him, felt a little confused.
"No? Okay."
When the team leader saw Hu Zi deny it, he turned to look at the others and saw that they all had some confusion on their faces, and he thought some of them were overthinking it.
"I understand. Don't worry. Since your godmother doesn't want to join the official outside, we respect her. We will definitely not give out her information. However, if the outside official or other forces know about it, it's not us who will tell them."
The team leader obviously didn't think of the godmother that Tang Rufeng and others were talking about as a mutant plant. He thought that the godmother was old and didn't want to be in the limelight. She just wanted to stay at home and take care of the younger generations at home. She would not go down the mountain to join the official team unless it was absolutely necessary.
Since no one wants to, the team leader is still counting on the godmother of Tang Rufeng and others to rescue them, so of course they will not be ungrateful.
After hearing what the team leader said, Tang Rufeng put away his hesitation and chose to shut up.
He was just thinking about how to find a suitable reason to fool this official team. After all, not many people on the official side knew about his godmother's affairs. In addition, before they went down the mountain, his godmother had consumed too much energy to rescue the people on the mountain, and it was not clear how she had recovered.
It would definitely not be a good thing if the official team noticed it at this time.
Unexpectedly, before he could think of half of the reason and complete it in his mind, the team leader and others had already completed the reason in their own minds.
Although it was unclear what they were thinking specifically, the few words revealed in their conversation were enough for Tang Rufeng to follow the lead.
"Thanks."
Without saying more on this topic, Tang Rufeng turned his head and returned his gaze to the two mutant plants below that seemed to be negotiating.
Captain Qing stopped after seeing that the mutant tree king did not attack again. He did not get entangled and stood aside watching the two communicate.
Although he is not a mutant plant, he has communicated with Ying Huai frequently in the mountains for a period of time. Although he cannot fully understand the communication frequency of the two mutant plants below, he can still vaguely guess some of it.
"Here, feel it, this leaf has the mark of power left by that great man."
Seeing that the mutant tree king and the strange human had stopped fighting and would not fight anymore, the muddy mutant plant on the ground pulled out the leaves wrapped in its roots and showed them to the mutant tree king.
"Can't you clean yourself up a bit..."
When the mutant tree king saw the leaf, he did not perceive it first. Instead, he looked at the current shape of the mutant plant on the ground and expressed his disgust.
This one is not without strength. Even if it is not strong enough to stay in the mutant forest, it can survive by staying close to the high-level mutant plants. But it is unwilling to do so and insists on getting itself so dirty and wandering around outside.
Judging from the degree of dirtiness, this person has not only been wandering in the mutant forest for a while, but has obviously left the mutant forest.
"No, this is my way of survival. Do you want to watch it or not? If not, just continue to fight them and wait for that mutant tree boss to move his roots to find you."
Hearing the tree king start to nag at themselves, the mutated plants on the ground immediately expressed their impatience.
These days, even though it has no parents, it can still feel the troubles that only human children have.
The mutant tree king was confronted and was speechless for a moment, then turned his attention to the leaves on the roots of the mutant plant.
Since this mutant plant said that the other party was a big boss, the mutant tree king had no doubts. It was looking so carefully now just to sense to what extent the other party was a big boss.
At least let it know the other party's strength so that it can correct its attitude.
As he thought about it, the power of the Tree King had already enveloped the leaf.
Before it could react, the power it had released had been cut off by the leaf, or perhaps it should be said that the mutant tree boss behind the leaf, who was thousands of miles away, had cut it off.
"Hiss!!!"
If it hadn't reacted quickly, the spiritual power coming along the leaves would have been able to follow its ability all the way to the source and cut it off.
Thinking of this possibility, even though the mutant tree king was a mutant plant, it couldn't help but feel the chill behind it like humans.
This is a warning. If it reacts quickly, the warning will be here. If it reacts slower, it may damage the source of its ability.
"Hey, now you know how powerful this is. If you hadn't done anything to the boss's minions, they would still be safe. Otherwise, you would definitely be finished now."
The slimy mutant plant already knew the mutant boss's abilities in advance, but it did not remind the mutant tree king and let the mutant tree king be warned.
If it weren't for this incident, would the mutant tree king be able to talk to him?
Can that big guy let it go so easily?
Definitely not!
So it simply doesn't remind or say anything about these things, and lets things develop.
Fortunately, the final result developed just as the mutant plant expected.
After what just happened, the mutant tree king already knew that these humans were protected by a big boss, and it had no ability to resist, so it could only order the mutant trees around it to carefully put the people down.
At this time, Ying Huai, who was in Daxi Village, saw the whole process through the locust tree leaf.
The reason why he was able to discover that Tang Rufeng and others were in trouble so quickly was not only because Tang Rufeng carried the leaves he gave him, but also because of the resources brought back by Ali and Hu Hu that he could use.
The one who gained the most from the trip taken by Ali and Hu Hu was probably Ying Huai.
This period of time for recuperation, coupled with the replenishment of resources, is enough for Ying Huai to replenish the spiritual power that was depleted during the earthquake some time ago.
What's more, his strength has improved slightly.
In other words, it is not an improvement, but a recovery.
On the basis of the original strength, some of it was recovered.
It was also because of this recovered strength that Ying Huai caught up with the moment when Tang Rufeng and others were in crisis. He was able to appear in time and use his strength to find the mutant plants in the mutant forest.
The mutant tree king was not unaware of fear. Obviously, it knew something and did not dare to ignore Ying Huai's strength just because Ying Huai was nowhere to be found and was a tree that could not move itself far for the time being.
Tang Rufeng and the others who were carefully put down got up from the ground and turned around to say something, only to see the mutant tree king, who had been so fierce and wanted to hang them up as New Year's bacon for storage, waving his roots as if to drive them away. It felt threatened and dared not covet these humans anymore. Out of sight, out of mind, it was better to drive them away.
Seeing this scene, Tang Rufeng thought about it and didn't want to leave so soon.
Godmother came all the way to rescue them, so it must have taken some effort. He was unwilling to take advantage of this opportunity if he couldn't grab something useful for Godmother from these mutated trees.
Regardless of the species of the tree, since these mutated trees can increase strength, my godmother is also a tree, and there is no guarantee that these mutated trees may have something that my godmother can use.
Thinking of this, Tang Rufeng lowered his eyes, and did not move, ignoring the mutant tree king's urging.
He first set his gaze on the roots wrapped in locust leaves of the mutant plant that came to deliver the message, and then his eyes shifted away to the mutant tree king in front of him that was frantically swinging its roots, signaling them to leave, his eyes flashing.
Now that I'm here, I have to bring some local specialties...
'What does this human want to do?'
Seeing that Tang Rufeng was not going to move, the people with special abilities from Daxi Village who followed him also did not move. The official team who were rescued thought that Tang Rufeng had other plans, so they did not disturb him. After they came down from the tree and stood firmly, they moved to the side to make more space for Tang Rufeng so that he could perform more easily.
However, the mutant tree king who was waving his roots to urge these humans to leave felt something was wrong and turned to ask the mutant plant on the ground who was fiddling with locust leaves.
"I don't know. It shouldn't have anything to do with me. I didn't provoke them."
The mutant plant that was asked answered very heartlessly, not caring about the uneasiness vaguely revealed in the mutant tree king's words.
Well, it's heartless.
"Excuse me, could you please return the leaf that my godmother gave me?"
Tang Rufeng looked at the locust tree leaf that was still being manipulated by the roots of the mutant plant, frowned and asked for it.
'! ! !'
The mutant plant mentioned was stunned, stopped moving, and pointed at itself with one of its roots in a daze.
'? ...? 'Me? Me?'
"Yes, I suppose Godmother didn't mean for you to keep the leaves that were originally mine."
Tang Rufeng said this with full confidence.
He has great faith in his godmother, who will never give away anything belonging to other children casually!
'All right……'
After hearing Tang Rufeng's words, the mutant plant looked down at the locust tree leaf wrapped between its roots, communicated with the Yinghuai tree on the opposite side of the leaf, and then reluctantly handed the leaf back to Tang Rufeng.
Taking the locust leaf that he thought he had lost, Tang Rufeng carefully hung it back in front of his chest, reached out and patted it gently, making sure it was there this time before he felt relieved.
The leaves have been returned, and now there is really no point for the mutant plants on the muddy ground. He turned his attention back to the mutant tree king in front of him.
"You grew up here, is there anything good here that you can share with us?"
It’s different when you have a big boss backing you up. Tang Rufeng spoke so firmly and without beating around the bush, which made the mutant tree king on the opposite side feel a little upset.
Although it has no teeth now.
It's for future toothaches.
The roots swaying in the air stopped, and the mutant tree king paused and stared at Tang Rufeng for a long while.
After half a day, seeing that Tang Rufeng really did not leave it any room for maneuver and was really not going to take those humans away without taking some things, the mutant tree king's mentality collapsed.
How come this is stuck and I can’t get rid of it?
If I had known earlier...I hadn't known earlier.
There is a mutant plant watching nearby, and a mutant tree boss is eyeing it covetously, and it has no choice but to agree.
The roots resumed their movement and lingered there for a while before digging something out of the ground. They handed it to Tang Rufeng in a somewhat unpleasant manner, motioning him to take it and leave.
[Alright, this is the condensation of its original power, it is good for your body.]
Just as Tang Rufeng was wondering what the thing in front of him was and whether the mutant tree king was hiding something, a familiar scene suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Godmother's ability has become stronger again."
In the past, it was impossible to convey ideas so clearly across long distances.
After sighing softly, Tang Rufeng put away the things in front of him, turned around and left with the official team and the people with special abilities from Daxi Village.
What he wanted later was something that could enhance his godmother's abilities. Since the mutant tree was not given to him and his godmother did not mention it, it meant that she could not give it to him. Even if this place had some value, he could not take it away.
After realizing this, Tang Rufeng did not continue to tangle with the mutant tree king.
"Wait for me, you took the leaves away, and I don't know where to find the mutant tree boss!"
Seeing that Tang Rufeng and the others were really about to leave, before they could call him, the muddy mutant plant dragged a trail of mud on the ground and chased in the direction Tang Rufeng and the others left.
"Rufeng, that dirty mud behind us is catching up."
Captain Qing was floating beside Tang Rufeng. Seeing that Tang Rufeng was observing the situation on the road ahead while walking and not paying much attention to the movements behind him, he gave him a reminder.
"Hmm? Are you catching up?"
What is it thinking about doing?
Tang Rufeng was a little confused. Judging from what happened before, this mutated plant had no intention of doing anything bad to them. So what was it doing following them now?
"It seems that because it can't contact its godmother, it can only follow us like this."
Captain Qingzhi listened carefully to the words of the mutant plant for a while. After a while, he only understood a small part and told Tang Rufeng his reasonable speculation.
Tang Rufeng looked down at the locust tree leaf he had brought back, and had no doubt about Captain Qingzhi's words.
He has already taken back the locust tree leaves, so it would be strange if the mutant plant could still talk to its godmother.
"If it wants to follow us, it can follow us, as long as it doesn't attack us."
Tang Rufeng turned his head to look at the mutant plant that was following them with its roots waving vigorously, and inexplicably came to a conclusion that even if this mutant plant had the ability to attack, its aggressiveness was not high. In addition, the other party had no ill will towards them, so he didn't mind if it wanted to follow them like this.
"That'll do."
Tang Rufeng agreed to let the mutant plant follow him, and Captain Qingzhi no longer focused his attention on the other party. He focused on floating beside Tang Rufeng, looking at the surrounding environment, and guarding against possible dangers.
Perhaps it was because of the mutant plant behind them, or perhaps it was because the mutant plants in this mutant forest were well-informed, but they had been walking for quite a while without encountering any mutant plants that actively attacked them.
However, I was able to obtain a lot of useful resources with the guidance of the mutant plant behind me.
"You can't go any further. The mutant plants in there are very violent and brainless. If you go in, they won't be afraid of the boss's pressure and will attack directly. You won't be able to resist."
Seeing that everything was going well, Tang Rufeng and his group walked to the center of the entire mutant forest. The mutant plants that had been following them before and had not made any moves except reminding them to take usable resources suddenly rushed in front and stopped them.
Although Tang Rufeng and the others could not understand what it was saying, they did not overthink it and wonder if it had any other intentions.
Captain Qing patiently stopped and waited, listening to the mutant plant several times before he finally understood what it wanted to say.
"No wonder, we haven't encountered those brainless mutant plants since we entered this mutant forest. We thought this mutant forest was special and the mutant plants could awaken consciousness."
After listening to Captain Qing's words, Tang Tang muttered to himself.
As they walked along, except for the initial attack because they entered the territory of other mutant plants, the mutant plants chose to retreat on their own initiative because of the pressure of their godmother's aura behind them, and allowed them to pass through their territory. Even when they were collecting resources, they did not attack them. It was obvious that they were all conscious.
At first they were wondering why this mutant forest was so strange. The most common brainless mutant plants outside were not seen here at all.
It's not that there are no feelings, but they were driven here by the mutated plants outside.
"If that's the case, then the mutant plants outside are trapping these, preventing those in the center from escaping and causing harm to others?"
After listening to Tang Tang's whisper, Hu Zi followed up with a sentence.
“That’s also possible.”
The team led by the team leader followed closely beside the people with special abilities from Daxi Village. This distance was enough for them to hear what was said clearly and to interrupt.
Thinking about the possible contributions of the mutated plants on the periphery of this mutated forest, I feel inexplicably moved.
"Since we already know what it is, we can't go in now, and we can't subdue them. Let's just maintain the status quo."
As Tang Rufeng spoke, he turned his head and cast his gaze on the official team that was walking with them, seeking the opinion of the team leader.
"Yes, that's fine. We can report back to our superiors. We already know the general situation in this mutant forest, so now is a good time to go back."
After hearing what Tang Rufeng said, Captain Che thought about it, compared the combat power of his team, and finally decided to wait for them to bring back the information in the mutant forest, and let the leaders above decide whether to let the first-line strong team deal with those brainless mutant plants in the mutant forest.
Since the team leader and Tang Rufeng and his group are completely unable to do anything about the mutated plants, they might as well listen to the advice and go back.
After making the decision, the group left the mutant forest much faster than when they first entered.
They were retreating out of the mutant forest at a very fast speed, but things were not so peaceful outside. The earthquake zone had been brought under control, and the rescued survivors had been moved to a safe place.
The remaining ability users who came to support, as well as the official ability users who had nothing to do and started taking missions, also began to move towards the areas that suddenly appeared in various places.
The official team of people with special abilities is fine, after all, they are under official control and have discipline, so they won't have conflicts with others over trivial matters. But it's a different story for those people with special abilities who gather from all over the place simply to support the earthquake-stricken areas.
They are capable and have been praised before leaving their own areas. No matter what their temperament was before, their temperament has become a little arrogant during this period. They are okay when facing ordinary people and official personnel. After all, the former need their protection, and they don't need to conflict with official personnel for the latter.
However, when faced with people with the same abilities as them, those in the support team felt dissatisfied in various ways.
People with different personalities will quarrel. When they come across something good, you say you saw it first, and I say I got it first. In the end, there is no peace. A quarrel is considered good, and fighting is most of the time.
Fortunately, they all knew that the information about these suddenly appearing areas was incomplete, and they were not clear about the specific internal conditions. Even if they made trouble, they would only do so after understanding the surrounding environment, and they would not risk their lives.
The capabilities of these support teams are there. After all the fuss, they couldn't even finish the outer circle and could no longer go inside. They could only wander around the periphery looking for resources.
Many people can obtain external resources. When there are more people, there are fewer resources. It is normal for conflicts to arise due to insufficient resources.
Before the team leader's team entered the mutant forest, they left several members behind at the garrison outside. They witnessed a lot of fights and disputes outside. After they cleaned up the resources outside the garrison, they helped to settle several lawsuits when they had nothing to do.
"I don't know what the situation is like inside, Captain. There are so many people outside, but I haven't heard of anyone being able to get out of the outer circle and into the middle circle of this mutant forest."
Relying on their status as official team members, the two helped the outside support team to settle a lawsuit. Returning to their team's base, they looked towards the inner area of the forest with obvious worry in their eyes.
The capabilities of their team are there for everyone to see. Not only is the team leader aware of this, but they themselves are also aware of it.
Their abilities and strength are not much stronger than those support teams outside. So many teams outside have not been able to successfully walk out of the outer circle and get inside. Can their team leader really lead the team in and out safely?
Although they were worried, they did not show it on their faces and continued to wait quietly at the camp.
"What's going on outside? Is there a commotion again?"
Just as the two were talking, there was another noisy noise outside.
"Let me see. Normally, a small team has just emerged, and the two teams have just finished fighting. This shouldn't be the case..."
The teammate muttered something in a low voice, poked his head out and looked in the direction of the noise.
"From the faint noises, it seems like the mutated plants in this mutant forest followed a team out and were seen by the team members stationed outside the forest, which is why there were these noises."
One of the team members with a keen sense listened carefully for a while, briefly analyzed the situation over there, and then he understood what had happened.
"That shouldn't be the case. From what we know, there aren't many mutant plants that can move. And even if they can, the distance they can move shouldn't be this far!"
Hearing what his teammates said, the people next to him exclaimed in surprise.
“Well, this is also the reason why those people with special abilities are making such a big fuss.
We have been stationed here for so long and have seen those teams of capable people enter this forest so many times, but we have never seen any moving mutant plants in this area.
Since there is nothing on the outside, it must have come from the inside.
A mutant plant can move such a long distance, if its attack ability is stronger..."
The teammate was talking, but couldn't finish the rest of the sentence.
If its attack power is stronger and its abilities are special, coupled with the distance it can move, it is hard not to suspect that such a mutant plant can easily walk into human settlements and attack humans.
"These days... what kind of situation do I have to become before I'm satisfied..."
The two official team members felt a little depressed when they thought about the mutated plants and animals whose mutation speed and strength improvement were obviously faster than humans.
"Don't be depressed, just wait quietly, I think I hear the captain's voice!"
When his teammates saw his expression, they knew that he was thinking pessimistically. They pulled his sleeve and signaled him not to continue to worry about it.
"? The captain and the others are out?"
When he heard his teammates' words, his ears instantly pricked up and he listened carefully in the direction of the noise.
Amid the noise, he vaguely heard the captain's explanation.
"This mutant plant is fine. It followed us out, but it has no malicious intent for now. We're going to take it back to check it out. It's fine, you guys continue exploring."
The team leader's voice was mixed in with the noisy discussions around him. Fortunately, everyone present was capable, so even though his voice was not loud, he still conveyed what he wanted to say.
After hearing the team leader's words that seemed like a promise, the people who were nervously discussing around him finally calmed down and slowly dispersed.
After the people who had gathered around to be wary of the mutant plant dispersed, the two team members were able to clearly see the team leader Tang Rufeng and others who had been surrounded.
"Captain, you guys finally came out. We hadn't heard anything for so long, we thought..."
He was forced to stop before he could finish the rest of his words.
"Hey, the captain is already out, why are you still saying this?"
The teammate next to him withdrew his hand that was covering half of the person's face, turned to the team leader and others and smiled, while speaking, he glared at the person next to him.
When the team leader saw the two of them like this, he felt his cheeks ache.
"Nothing happened outside, right?"
The team leader casually mentioned it and changed the topic.
"It's nothing. It's just that a lot of teams that previously supported the earthquake zone have arrived. I don't know what's going on, but they can only walk around the periphery of this forest. Well, some teams are not strong enough to even walk around the periphery."
As the team member spoke, he extended his hand and led the group to the official team's base to rest.
Hearing what the team members said, Captain Che subconsciously glanced at Tang Rufeng and others.
If their team hadn't been lucky enough to have Tang Rufeng and the others have a very powerful godmother backing them up, they might have been unable to move forward beyond the outer circle to the middle circle.
If you force your way in, the end result will not be much better than being hanged to death on those mutant trees.
Thinking of this, he looked at Tang Rufeng and others with gratitude.
"We're lucky. After we hand in the information, we'll give them some of the things we brought out of the Mutant Forest, in addition to giving them to the research institute."
As the team leader spoke, he nodded in the direction of Tang Rufeng and the others.
Because of Tang Rufeng and their godmother, they reached the innermost circle of the entire mutant forest, and the resources they found there were inestimable value.
Apart from the portion they needed to submit to the research institute, the remaining resources were enough for this marginal team of theirs to improve its strength to a level that would be noticed by the higher-ups.
After hearing Captain Che's words, every one of the official team members expressed no objection and instead agreed with it.
They knew very well how much water there was in this trip, and they also had an idea of how the resources they brought out were brought out.
"Hmm? For us? No thanks, we've already brought enough."
The hearing of people with special abilities is extremely sharp. After hearing what the team leader and others said, Tang Rufeng and others directly refused.
The official team is different from them. They have been doing missions and dealing with mutated animals and plants for a long time. If they are a little weaker, they may lose their lives.
Tang Rufeng and the others can improve their strength slowly, and their godmother can back them up if they improve more slowly, but this is not the case for the people in the official team.
Therefore, under the premise that they already have enough resources, Tang Rufeng and others will not choose to divide up the resources that the official team and others have, which are not many to begin with.
But one side was giving it sincerely, so how could they refuse? Later, Tang Rufeng simply made a decision, and they started a barter on the spot, exchanging the resources they didn't need with the official team for those they didn't need temporarily.
Most of the things they had were obtained from the mutant forest behind. Except for the thing given by the mutant tree king, the value of the rest were almost the same, so there would be no loss in exchanging them.
After much hesitation, the team leader and others finally agreed to this result.
Unlike the team leader and others who could decide on the spot what they would not need, Tang Rufeng and others had to take photos and go to the Daxi Village group to ask other people with abilities in the village whether they could use them.
Only after making sure that no one really needs the resources will they be taken out and exchanged with the team leader and others.
Although the process was a bit slow, fortunately the final result was good and both parties got the resources they needed.
“It’s a pleasure to work with you. I hope we can meet again next time.”
After the people with special abilities from Daxi Village behind him had collected all the resources, Tang Rufeng said goodbye to the official team.
They have already obtained all the resources they can in this mutant forest. Later, Tang Rufeng wants to take the people with special abilities back to the mountain to digest these resources and improve their own strength.
"Which direction are you going? Let me see if the road behind us is smooth. If it is, we will lead the way."
After hearing what Tang Rufeng said, the team leader knew that they were preparing to go back, and did not say anything else. Thinking of the unmodified car driven by Tang Rufeng and others, he was worried that their journey back would not be smooth, so he started to ask.
"Over there, you guys too?"
When Tang Rufeng saw the team leader asking, he didn't hide it and answered directly, pointing in the direction of Daxi Village.
Tang Rufeng and his team had already stated where they came from when they were rescuing people in the earthquake zone. This was no secret.
"Let's go over there too. Our car will lead the way later!"
Looking in the direction of Tang Rufeng's finger, the team leader thought about the direction he and others should go back. Although there were some differences in angles, they were not big, so this road could be taken.
After getting the team leader's approval, Tang Rufeng didn't dwell on it. Since the other party said it was on the way, he took the Daxi Village team of capable people and followed.
I have to say that with the official team's modified cars leading the way, their journey will be much easier.
However, the journey was long after all, and by the time they returned to the town at the foot of the mountain in Daxi Village, several days had passed.
"Let's split up here. This place looks cleaned up. It must have been cleaned up by the defense team from the nearby town."
The official team's car drove some distance ahead and found that the road behind was cleared. The car of Tang Rufeng and others following behind them could move on its own, so they decided to separate from Tang Rufeng and others.
"According to what you said before, your home should be nearby, right?"
As the team leader spoke, he had already made a judgment in his mind.
He thought it would be the town ahead. Tang Rufeng and others could just go home by following this road that had been cleared by the defense team.
"Well, our home is nearby. Thank you for your hard work. Have a safe journey."
Tang Rufeng stuck his head out of the car, nodded to the team leader, and said goodbye with a smile.
The team leader and his companions parked their car where it was and watched the car carrying Tang Rufeng and the others drive away. After they could no longer see Tang Tang waving on the roof of the car, they turned the car around and drove in another direction.
"Go home soon, I miss my mom so much."
Tang Tang sat on the roof of the car all the way and used her protective shield to protect the vehicle from being torn apart by the mutant animals and plants passing by. If her protective shield was not windproof, she would probably have been blown silly by now.
As soon as they arrived in the town and the car stopped, Tang Tang jumped off the roof, stretched his arms and legs, and kept talking about Ms. Mei Zi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"It's almost there, it's almost there, Tangtang, don't rush us. Let's buy some daily necessities in town and then we'll go back to the mountain."
A brother jumped out of the car and added something after hearing what Tang Tang said.
"Please park the car in Senior Sister Tangtang's garage. After we finish shopping, we'll go back to the mountain together."
Tang Rufeng got out of the car, and after hearing what they said, he gave an order, turned around and took Captain Qingzhi towards the town government.
The people with special abilities in Daxi Village had told Mayor Xiao in advance when they went down the mountain. After rescuing the residents in the town, they went out to rescue other cities and it was Mayor Xiao who saw them off.
Now that they are back from outside, they should at least go and say hello to them.
"The town is in good shape. Although it still looks a bit shabby, the townspeople have enough basic living facilities to live in."
Captain Qingzhi just floated beside Tang Rufeng, looking at the somewhat desolate appearance of the roads on both sides of the town, and came to a conclusion after careful observation.
Apart from the new houses that were built when the villagers were relocated from the mountains, the only things that remained intact and not collapsed by the earthquake were the town government building made of fine materials and several old houses built in the last century that still stood there firmly.
The remaining collapsed houses were either because they were very old or because the materials used in their construction were not of good quality. They had only been lived in for less than ten years when an earthquake turned them into ruins.
"Well, it must be said that it is a blessing for the people here that Mayor Xiao can serve in our small place."
Tang Rufeng's eyes fell on the surrounding environment for a few moments, and when he thought of some things he had vaguely heard when they first went down the mountain, the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.
When the earthquake first happened, so many cities were affected. Not to mention the rescue, there was a shortage of resources due to the earthquake. The higher-ups were not making enough efforts to allocate resources, and resources were somewhat scarce. In a hurry, Mayor Xiao asked for help from the higher-ups, and that's how he got the resources.
It was difficult to transport it later, so Mayor Xiao's family asked for help and asked someone in the clan to help transport it along the way, which solved the urgent problem.
“Yo, the government office has become the government cafeteria?”
Looking at the lively scene in front, Tang Rufeng turned around and joked with Captain Qingzhi with a smile.
"That's right. When you get there, ask Mayor Xiao if he's still the kitchen chef."
Following Tang Rufeng's words, Captain Qingzhi also added with a smile.
"There's nothing we can do. We don't have enough resources, so we can only eat in the communal dining hall."
Just as Tang Rufeng and Captain Qingzhi were teasing him, Mayor Xiao came out from the crowd, looked at the man and the soul, and explained with a smile.
The crops grown on the mountain have not yet matured for harvest, and most of the edible food at the foot of the mountain has been buried underground. Even if some of it is urgently snatched back, some of it is still inedible.
Even though his family used their connections to help him allocate and transport some resources, it still could not fully meet the daily needs of the residents in Houzhen after the earthquake.
There was no other way. He could only ensure that the townspeople had enough food to eat. If they wanted to eat their fill, they would have to search for it in the ruins themselves.
He also did not mention whether those looking for food would disturb the deceased who might appear in the ruins.
The living people were living in poverty, so how could they care about the dead? After digging them up, they asked the defense team's capable people to help find a place to burn them collectively and bury them in a spacious area outside.
Perhaps in the future, when they become completely strong and no longer afraid of the mutated animals and plants outside, they will go outside to pay tribute, but not now.
"You're back from outside. What's the situation outside?"
Mayor Xiao just mentioned the topic just now, and then began to ask about the situation outside.
Although he had seen some of the outside situation from the internal government information, and there was an earthquake in the town in reality and he was also in the middle of it, he still wanted to confirm the outside situation again from the people who had left the town.
"Not good. The number of dead is far greater than the number released from above."
Hearing Mayor Xiao's question, Tang Rufeng shook his head and said this.
"So, if we want to know what's going on outside, we need to add a percentage to the report we received?"
Mayor Xiao had no doubt about Tang Rufeng's words. Tang Rufeng had no reason to lie to him. Since it was not a matter of interest, he would not deliberately lie to him.
"Well, I'm afraid the higher-ups are also worried that if they report the full number of people, they won't be able to control the situation."
As Tang Rufeng spoke, he looked towards the direction of the ruins of collapsed houses in the town and was silent for a while.
"It's not easy for you to go out. You must have worked hard. Do you need me to arrange for you to rest in town for two days before going up the mountain?"
After a moment of silence, Mayor Xiao perked up and asked Tang Rufeng and others about their future arrangements.
"No, they all want to go home. They are already at their doorsteps, so it's not a big deal for them to walk this distance."
Tang Rufeng shook his head and said goodbye to Mayor Xiao before leaving.
"It's gradually getting out of control..."
A low sigh escaped from Mayor Xiao's mouth and then drifted into the lively atmosphere around him.
The people with special abilities nearby who heard his whispers were a little confused, but none of them guessed what Mayor Xiao meant by this sentence. They just thought that Mayor Xiao was expressing his feelings.
However, Tang Rufeng, who was leaving in front, heard something, paused slightly, and then continued to move forward.
He understood what Mayor Xiao said.
This world was already undergoing tremendous changes. If humans had been able to rely on their existing technology and the continuous emergence of people with special abilities to try their best to control the situation, this earthquake completely disrupted the plans and control of the leaders above.
This great change in the world is no longer limited to the existing individual mutations on the blue planet. It has reached the point where a disaster that should not have existed is forcibly brought upon us. It is difficult to imagine what this planet will look like in the future.
What position should humans occupy in such a change?
Judging from the current reality, the current position of human beings is extremely unfavorable compared to their previous position at the top of all races.
Even though the leaders above try their best to control the situation, they are gradually losing control in many areas.
"Brother Rufeng, we've packed up, let's go up the mountain!"
Tang Rufeng was constantly pondering the meaning of what Mayor Xiao had just said. Captain Qingzhi just floated quietly beside him, not disturbing his thoughts.
Just walking forward, I soon ran into Tang Tang and others who were coming back from shopping.
"We don't have much to buy in town. Because of the previous earthquake, many resources couldn't be transported to the town. Also, because of the resource shortage, many things can't be bought with money. The people who have more things to bring out are basically the town defense team. They only exchange resources with us."
As soon as the people with special abilities in Daxi Village gathered together, Tang Tang saw Tang Rufeng and started chattering about the difficulties they encountered during this procurement.
"Well, next time we'll probably have to go to the official gathering place in the big city to purchase supplies."
After hearing Tang Tang's words, Tang Rufeng was not surprised. After seeing all the people in the town gathered at the government building to eat, he guessed that Tang Tang and his friends would not be able to purchase supplies smoothly.
"It's already great that we can buy it. Look at what else is missing and make a note. Next time we go down the mountain, we'll go to a place with more resources to buy it. Now let's go home and rest."
Tang Rufeng gave some instructions and then led everyone up the mountain to go home.
"I don't know how Godmother is doing now. I think she should have recovered a lot. She's not as uncomfortable as when we came down the mountain, right?"
Thinking of going home, everyone couldn't help but think of the locust tree that said goodbye to them when they went down the mountain.
"I heard from the people who stayed in the village that Alihuhu and the others went down the mountain to the other side of the mountain range to look for resources. Alihuhu gave Godmother some of the resources she could use. Otherwise, Godmother wouldn't have recovered so quickly and saved us."
Hu Zi heard what his brothers in the village said and responded casually.
Although he has gone down the mountain, he usually uses communications to contact other people in the village whenever he has time.
After all, after they came down the mountain, most of the people on the mountain were ordinary people. Even if he had his godmother to protect him, he would still be worried, so it wouldn't hurt to ask a few more questions.
"That's good. The village chief's Ali is really nice. My dog isn't that smart. It's amazing that it can even protect itself from getting hurt when it goes out."
I feel sad when I think of my dog who is still in the village.
Aren’t mutated animals said to have very powerful abilities? Why is his dog so weak? It gets hurt easily when it goes to far places.
"Go back and tell your dog this and see if it pays any attention to you."
Hearing his words, a brother next to him thought of his dog who liked to act like a spoiled child and get angry, and laughed so happily.
"Your dog wasn't brought home to guard the house. It's normal for its abilities to be weaker after the mutation."
On the way up the mountain, Tang Tang was surrounded by the people with special abilities in the village. This allowed her to not have to guard against possible attacks from the surroundings at any time. She could listen to their idle chats and interject a few words at the same time.
"That can't even compare to Brother Rufeng's Luo Luo, right?"
When the man heard Tang Tang's words, he felt comforted at first, but then he thought of the dog that followed Tang Rufeng back to Daxi Village.
Luo Luo is a trained comfort dog. Several generations of his paternal and maternal lines have been strictly supervised and have never had a record of hurting anyone. Under such circumstances, you can imagine how good Luo Luo's temper can be.
After the mutation, Luo Luo did not lose his gentle nature, and even his ability was to soothe people's spirits.
But even so, Luo Luo has no ability to hurt people, and can still return home safely after going out with Ali without suffering any injury.
"Don't bother with that nonsense. Its ability itself is deceptive. It can calm any strong emotions like the urge to attack it. It's normal for it to remain unharmed."
It was boring to just walk forward on the mountain road, so Tang Rufeng followed them and listened to their conversation. When he heard them talking about the dogs in the village and Luo Luo, he couldn't help but explain.
"So Luo Luo is still very capable and can't prevent himself from getting hurt..."
After hearing Tang Rufeng's explanation, the village brother who complained about his dog at home was speechless.
"Well, it doesn't matter if my abilities are weaker, at least I can still come back alive after going out."
After talking for a while, he chose to be content and ended the topic.
"Speaking of acting cute, how's that fox that came back with Ahri and the others? I heard that fox is also very fond of acting cute and doesn't attack very often."
Tangtang still wanted to talk, so he turned the topic to other mutant animals in the village.
"That one, it's even more beautiful after its wound healed. It lives a very carefree life. It even gets close to its younger brothers passing by on the mountain to get some good food to feed itself. It looks so fat now."
Hu Zi is indeed a man who likes to care about the villagers when he is free, and he knows a lot of gossip.
"So, the Samoyed that's shuffling around in front of us is the fox?"
They were all people with special abilities, and they could climb mountains very quickly. However, while they were chatting, they had already reached the vicinity of Daxi Village. If they walked a little further, they would almost reach the village entrance and could go home.
"Hey, don't tell me, it's really fat and beautiful."
Seeing this, Tangtang wanted to move it himself.
"Don't waste time here, hurry up, believe it or not, as soon as we approached the village, the fox was sure we were from the village and came up to you to touch it."
Hu Zi had already seen the village and was about to reach home, so he was a little anxious.
Everyone else believed what Hu Zi said, but even Hu Zi didn't understand it carefully. The fox was a very clever one.
Moreover, it has a keen sense of perception and will allow people to touch it and act coquettishly towards it. This is definitely because the other person has something it wants, which can be as big as the resources that can enhance its strength, or as small as the pastries made by the village aunt.
Just like now, when it just met Tang Rufeng and others, it was very smart after recognizing them. Seeing that they were walking fast and looked a little anxious, it did not go up to them and act coquettishly to fool them.
Instead, he picked out Tang Tang from the group of people, followed her closely but without tripping her, and jogged close to her.
He was humming as he ran.
"Ouch! How cute."
Tang Tang lowered his head, and his heart almost softened when he saw this scene.
It followed them all the way until they reached the village entrance and stood under the locust tree, and then it began its performance.
She was acting coquettishly and doing her best.
"The child is back home. Meizi, please tell the other people in the village."
When Zuzu saw Tang Rufeng and others returning home and there was no movement in the village today, he knew that these children did not tell the village elders before returning, so he turned around and gave Mei Zi's mother some instructions.
"Well, okay, I'll tell the rest of the village right away."
Ms. Mei Zi nodded in agreement, then sent this message to the Daxi Village group, and also sent a separate group message to other villagers.
After doing all this, Ms. Mei Zi reached out and rubbed Tang Tang's little head as he came to her.
After seeing Ms. Mei Zi, Tang Tang ignored the little fox who was acting coquettishly around her. She was happily acting coquettishly towards Ms. Mei Zi.
At this moment, the man and the beast were inexplicably similar.
As for the others, they were not in a hurry to go home at this time. Every one of them was carrying the resources they brought back and offering them to their godmother, just like Ali and Huhu before.
Ying Huai looked at the pool of resources that were sent to him and felt a little amused.
He could only use a small part of these things. Facing the shining eyes of Tang Rufeng and others, Ying Huai did not refuse and collected the part that he could use.
Everyone was so happy to see that their godmother had accepted the resources they brought back.
This happy feeling suddenly washed away all the fatigue from running around all over the place while going down the mountain.
"Godmother, can't you use the rest of these?"
Tang Rufeng looked at the remaining resources and asked again softly.
He was afraid that Ying Huai wanted to leave resources for them and would put himself at a disadvantage.
[Well, the rest are things you can use, I can’t.]
[Give the thing the mutant tree king gave you to your Stone Grandma and let her divide it among you. When the time comes, take it as she says. It will be more effective.]
Ying Huai lowered his eyes to look at the resources, and after his gaze fell on the things given by the mutant tree king, he carefully instructed Tang Rufeng and others.
Although all resources can be used, it is better to use them carefully in order to avoid waste, and it can also benefit future generations.
"Okay, don't worry, godmother."
While Ying Huai was instructing Tang Rufeng and others, the village elders also gathered at the village entrance after being notified by Ms. Mei Zi.
Among them, Grandma Shitou, who did not go up the mountain today, arrived earlier. As soon as she arrived, she heard the godmother's instructions to the children in the village.
Grandma Shitou herself has a lot of knowledge about plants, and the abilities she awakened after the mutation are also related to plants. Later, Ying Huai specifically sorted out the things he saw in the secret realm in his mind, and found some spiritual herbs and plants in the world of cultivation, as well as information related to alchemy and medicine for Grandma Shitou to refer to.
Grandma Shitou still has plenty of spiritual energy in this area. During the time that Tang Rufeng and the others went down the mountain, she had already digested a small part of it.
This small part alone is enough to help Tang Rufeng and others allocate energy resources so that they will not be wasted.
"Excuse me, Granny Stone. We'll move these things over to you later."
Tang Rufeng smiled and nodded at Grandma Shitou, not worried at all that anyone would seize the resources they had worked so hard to get back.
The people present were either brothers and sisters from the same village who grew up with them, or elders who always stood on their side. They really didn't worry about those trivial matters.
After all, they are indispensable in improving our strength.
"Okay, don't worry about these. You look so haggard after this trip. Come on, go home and rest. When the things are ready, I'll have the kids at home help send them to your house."
Tang Rufeng and others wanted to send them to the village chief's home, but Grandma Shitou disagreed and urged them to go back and rest.
Listening to the urging of the village elders, they finally felt the fatigue all over their bodies, as if all the fatigue that had been forcibly suppressed before had burst out at once.
They had come down the mountain to rescue people in the earthquake-stricken area. They were involved in the rescue almost every minute after coming down the mountain. They had little time to rest, for fear that a little delay would mean missing out on saving a person or losing a life.
After the rescue was over, in order to go home earlier and not to go down the mountain empty-handed, they turned and went to the Mutant Forest. If their godmother had not rescued them in time, they would probably have died there. They would have had no time to feel scared afterwards, so how could they have had time to rest outside?
It was only after returning to the village and under the protection of their godmother that they completely let down their guard. The fatigue that had been suppressed in their bodies surged forward. If they had not been rushed home by their elders, they probably would have fallen asleep right there at the village entrance, under the lush locust tree.
Of course, their sleep and rest at home were no better.
After returning home, they didn't even wash up and went straight to bed. Those who were in better spirits felt better after a day's sleep. But Tang Tang, who had been sitting in the carriage for a long time using a protective shield to guard against attacks from all sides, was even more tired. After returning home, he slept for three days before he felt better.
It made Ms. Mei Zi feel distressed.
"Oh, these kids."
Thinking of the situation of other children who came back from the village, Ms. Mei Zi shook her head, turned around and reheated the cold food, waiting for Tang Tang to have a hot meal after waking up.
She was reluctant to wake Tang Tang up like this. After going out, he was so tired. It would be better for him to rest quietly and not disturb him.
The people with special abilities from Daxi Village returned to the village, making such a loud noise that almost everyone in the upstream village and the neighboring villages heard it.
Village chief Dai and the leaders of villages outside the village called the village chief to inquire about the situation, but the children in the village did not get enough rest, and the village chief did not know the specific situation, so he could only ask them to wait.
As for what Village Chief Dai and the village leaders outside the village wanted to know by phone, it was nothing more than things about the earthquake zone outside and the mutant forest that Tang Rufeng and the others went to later. They wanted to find out some information from them so as to integrate the information and make it easier to go to similar areas in the future to find resources to improve their strength.
As for why Mayor Xiao, who was at the foot of the mountain at this time, did not ask Tang Rufeng after meeting him before, it was of course because he himself had a more detailed source of information.
After all, the elders in Mayor Xiao's family are in high positions, so it is easy for them to find out the detailed information that the national team obtained from those places.
So he didn't ask too much about what Tang Rufeng and others knew.
Daxi Village was bustling for nearly half a month because of the return of Tang Rufeng and others. Almost every day, people from the nearby upstream villages and villages outside the village came to ask the young people in the village about the situation.
When the young and capable people in the village had revealed all their secrets and even figured out the words to say to those who came to inquire about things, and could recite them by heart, the situation finally quieted down.
This silence was not because the others knew that Tang Rufeng and others could not know anything else, and they retreated because they did not want to listen to those annoying words.
This is because the authorities have sorted out the information of the newly emerged plots of land. Considering that there are many private teams heading to those places across the country, they are afraid of causing big trouble, so they simply put some unimportant and non-confidential information on the Internet for those who want to get resources to view, so that they can consider the situation and carefully reorganize the team to get resources.
The official release of this information undoubtedly facilitated people with special abilities across the country, making everyone who saw it very happy. Not only were there heated discussions online, but even offline, people with special abilities who wanted to go out and try their luck gathered together to discuss which place would be more suitable for them to go.
Ying Huai only vaguely heard the children in the village who had already rested discuss what happened on the Internet, but he didn't know the details. His attention was now focused on the small stone statue that Nuo Nuo had placed on his tree before.
Ever since the little stone statue was placed on the locust tree, the little girl Nuonuo would walk around the tree almost every morning as soon as she got up. Only after she made sure that the little stone statue was not ready to fall down would she go out to play with Shitou and the others.
But today, the small stone statue that had been merging with the reverse scale without any movement had obviously changed.
I don’t know whether it was because the little stone statue absorbed the pure spiritual energy given by Ying Huai when it was fusing with the reverse scale, or because of its own subjective will.
Now the color of the tail and ears of the small stone statue has obviously changed. It has not turned into the blue to black color of the reverse scale, nor has it turned into the half-stone gray color it originally had. Instead, its current color looks very much like the emerald green leaves on the branches of the locust tree.
If the small stone before looked like a grayish-white mermaid carved from lime-colored stone and covered in dirt, then now with color, it looks more like a mermaid that was born naturally in the water, vivid and full of life.
Almost completely transformed.
That reverse scale seemed to have truly given the little stone statue flesh and blood.
【Author’s words】
Dear readers! Happy New Year and a prosperous Year of the Snake! I wish you all the best in the new year, and may all your dreams come true! Also, thank you for your New Year's greetings! I'm so happy to receive your messages! Thank you again!
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