The two men were momentarily blinded by the visual impact, frozen in place.
It wasn't until a green fingertip brushed past their eyes that they snapped back to reality.
"Xu Qian, the experiment report proves that the liquid in those stones indeed has reproductive capabilities!"
Xu Qian rubbed her temples. "You guys were so loud, I could hear you even in my sleep."
The two brothers exchanged an awkward glance.
With a thought, a blue bead appeared in her palm, far more beautiful than the stones, like a smooth gemstone.
Xu Qian handed the object to one of the men. "This is a mutant reproduction stone. Take it and continue researching."
Tang Zhiyuan's palm trembled slightly as he carefully took the reproduction stone.
"Xu Qian, thank you."
With that, the man turned and hurried out the door.
He was determined to succeed in the reproduction experiment!
Absolutely!
Xu Qian glanced and then withdrew her gaze. The man in front of her, however, was staring at her boldly, something seeming to surge in his eyes before quickly subsiding.
The young girl's eyes flickered upward. "What is it now?"
"We need to go out."
Xu Qian: ?
Where were they going in the dead of night?
"At Tang Base, there are only four Level 4 ability users: you, me, Xie Shi, and Baili Xingchi."
Xu Qian's dark eyes brightened. Baili Xingchi was in S City too?
Baili Xingchi, a high-level metal ability user, one of the Ten Strongest, capable of transforming metal into any shape, a man strong in both offense and defense.
"Xie Shi has to guard the base. Baili is out of town. It's just the two of us going to dig for reproduction stones."
Xu Qian: ...
Why did she have to do such tiring work?
"No, I want to sleep."
As she spoke, the young girl attempted to close the door.
The man quickly propped it open with his hand, his voice softening. "We're both space ability users. The location is small over there, and it'll be much more convenient for us than for them. Besides, I won't let you work for nothing."
The young girl raised an eyebrow and let go.
"What's the reward?"
The man pursed his lips and smiled, a rare full smile.
He wrapped his arms around the girl's slender waist and rasped, "Whatever you want... I'll give it to you."
In the end, Xu Qian changed into a regular tracksuit, and the certain Mr. Tang transformed into a man in black. The two of them then left openly.
The outskirts of S City weren't far, about an hour's drive, but the location was remote. Fortunately, they had a map.
Tang Zhishen drove to the foot of a mountain and parked.
This was a famous mountain before the apocalypse, called Lotus Mountain. However, nowadays, no one had the inclination to climb mountains, so it had fallen into disuse.
But... how did Xie Shi know there was a stone mine here?
The man explained, "He was bored and came to climb the mountain, unexpectedly discovering a treasure."
Xu Qian's lips curved upward. Xie Shi's luck was something else, a gift from the heavens.
Suddenly, the young girl's body flickered. She looked up sharply at the mountain.
There seemed to be a figure.
Xu Qian quickly activated her mental power and checked the map, but found no green dots.
No people, no zombies.
No zombies was normal; in S City, apart from the laboratory, there were no zombies elsewhere.
"What's wrong?"
The man quickly noticed her abnormality.
"I thought I saw a figure, but when I probed with my mental power, there was no one."
The man shook his head. "Don't worry, Xie Shi arranged for the mountain to be cleared."
Xu Qian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. That was good.
The two of them climbed up a set of stairs to the mountainside. The location was very hidden. After circling almost the entire mountainside, they finally spotted a small path covered in footprints. Following the path, they found a cave entrance about waist-high.
They could only crawl in...
Xu Qian was filled with admiration for Xie Shi. How could he find such a remote place?
The man stood at the cave entrance, hesitating. After all, he was a young master from a wealthy family. Even in his current predicament, he had never crawled into a mountain cave like this.
The young girl burst out laughing. "Let's go, young master."