After breakfast, Xu Qian proposed leaving City A, with no reason given other than dislike.
Xiang Jin Tian, of course, wouldn't agree. After all the effort to get Qian Qian to forgive him, she wanted to leave after only two days of tenderness?
Xu Qian clung to his arm and pestered him relentlessly, finally getting him to agree to let her wait for him at the Jin Tian Base in the neighboring Province T three days later.
Many things happened in those three days.
Mei Xing Wu died of illness, and Mei Yue Bai, still recovering, learned to manage the affairs of the Bright Base.
Xiang Jin Tian was also swamped, barely visible except for a few hours of sleep at night.
Xu Qian waited for three days as promised, then left a letter and headed to Province T to await him.
Province T was right next to City B, only a two-hour drive away.
Given Xu Qian's personality, she wouldn't be idle. Currently, she only had a level two ability, while level three ability users were everywhere.
Upgrading from level two to level three was relatively easy, as long as she absorbed nearly a hundred level two crystal cores and a large number of level three crystal cores.
However, upgrading from level three to level four was difficult; it was a watershed moment.
No matter how many level three crystal cores she absorbed, it would be useless. An upgrade to level four required a special opportunity, which was why people were willing to trade their level three crystal cores.
Although level three ability users had strong desires and were prone to losing control, it was still better than being a useless weakling.
Xu Qian had long since become numb to such matters. She was not the same Xu Qian from eighteen years ago.
To become stronger, she was willing to pay any price.
"System, are there any side quests I can take?"
"Ding, the system is searching."
"Ding, a new side quest has been activated. Please kill thirty level three zombies. Reward: 300 points."
Hearing this quest, Xu Qian's eyebrows twitched. Even if the system hadn't issued it, she would have gone to kill them.
"Accept."
"System, can you mark the locations of level three zombies?"
"Ding, the system is searching."
It was currently the era of level two zombies. Most zombies were level two, with only a small number being level three.
Soon, the system marked several nearby locations with level three zombies.
Level three zombies tended to be solitary and scattered.
They had to be dealt with one by one.
Two hours later, at the edge of Province T.
Upon reaching the vicinity of a level three zombie, Xu Qian got out of the RV and put it away.
With a slight thought, the Bass Blade materialized in her palm.
With her current abilities, killing a level three zombie would be a bit of a stretch. However, with the help of her ability and the item, it should be manageable.
As soon as she got out, level two zombies swarmed towards her desperately.
Zombies reeking of decay and blood, baring their teeth and claws.
Xu Qian swung her right arm, a flash of light.
Instantly, five or six zombie heads rolled to the ground.
Xu Qian shook her bell, and the zombies stopped as if in a trance.
The path was clear, and she found a level three zombie hiding in a house.
On the ground lay a decaying corpse, its chest cavity ripped open, with little left of its internal organs.
A strong stench of corpse filled the air.
The level three zombie squatted on the ground, grabbing the entrails with its hands and shoving them into its mouth. Half of its bloated face was smeared with blood.
Xu Qian's brows furrowed slightly, and she stopped shaking her hand.
She wanted to try the feeling of fighting a level three zombie head-on.
As the demon bell stopped, the zombie smelled human and looked up. Its green eyes actually held a hint of excitement.
It swallowed the entrails in its mouth, fresh blood dripping from the corners of its mouth. It slowly stood up.
It twisted its neck.
"Crack."
Its figure moved, and with a stench, the zombie was already in front of her, clawing at her.
Xu Qian's eyes narrowed, and she exerted all her strength to dodge to the side.
The difference between a level three zombie and a level two zombie was immense; they were on completely different levels.
Xu Qian closed her eyes, shook the demon bell, and extended her mental power to grasp its crystal core.
However, the effect was negligible; its crystal core showed almost no sign of cracking.
She withdrew her mental power and swung her blade at it.
Unexpectedly, although the zombie was plump, its agility was still considerable.
It turned to dodge and then quickly lunged at her waist.