The bodies in the base had all been cleared by the time the two returned to Jiwang Base. They strapped Bing to their backs, completely unfelt by the heat.
"Sister, you're finally back!"
"Strategist!"
The children, with teary eyes, clung to her legs, and the women wiped their tears.
Xu Qian's eyes softened, and she said gently, "I avenged you. They will never come again."
Everyone was stunned and exchanged glances.
They wanted to ask but dared not. There were too many children; if their thoughts were true, it might frighten them.
Xu Qian saw what they were thinking at a glance.
She said directly, "They are all dead."
The children of the apocalypse naturally understood what death meant, but they were not afraid at all.
Sister killed them for them.
Instead, they acted spoiled and said, "Sister, stay and accompany us for a few days, okay?"
"Sister, Sister~~"
Xu Qian had to agree. She had originally planned to take the opportunity to destroy the remaining two bases in G Province.
The extreme heat would last for almost another month, so there was no rush.
They had long cleared out a warehouse for her, furnished with a small table and chairs, and a simple bunk bed with washed quilts and pillows.
Xu Qian was very satisfied, and everyone was overjoyed, chattering excitedly, wanting to have a good chat with Xu Qian.
Jie Yachuan saw the redness in Xu Qian's eyes and quickly pulled the children away.
"Alright, alright, don't be noisy. Let your sister rest. We'll chat later."
The children obediently agreed.
Not long after Xu Qian lay down, she fell asleep. After 48 consecutive hours of non-stop work, she slept soundly even in broad daylight.
Xiao Ping stared at the crystal cores in his spatial dimension with distress.
He had no choice; Xu Qian had said he couldn't absorb them when she wasn't around, so he had to obey.
The last time he absorbed a zombie crystal core, another Xiao Ping had split off. He didn't know what would happen this time.
Xiao Ping blinked his green eyes for 12 hours before the person who got out of bed finally woke up.
He jumped off the bed excitedly and asked, "Qian, can I absorb crystal cores now?"
Xu Qian had just woken up and was still a bit groggy. Her stomach grumbled timely.
"Let's have a big meal first."
Upon hearing the words "big meal," Xiao Ping's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately forgot about the crystal cores.
Xu Qian washed up briefly and set up two large tables and many small stools and tables outside the door.
One large table was laden with over a dozen porcupines, still fresh, with blood oozing from their wounds.
The other table held auxiliary ingredients and cookware.
"Xiao Ping, go kill the pigs. I'll cook."
Xiao Ping: ...?
Waiting to eat, Xiao Ping hadn't expected he'd have to kill pigs too?
Xu Qian, with agile movements, killed one in front of him.
The dagger was very sharp. She first cut off the quills on the porcupine's surface, then split open its belly to remove the organs, and then cut the meat into chunks.
Xiao Ping's lips were pressed tightly together, clearly showing he didn't want to kill pigs at all.
He didn't like eating meat.
Seeing him motionless, Xu Qian frowned and asked, "Aren't you starting yet?"
Xiao Ping, looking aggrieved, agreed and began his pig-slaughtering career.
Xu Qian prepared the ingredients, waiting for Xiao Ping to cut the pork so she could start stewing.
Soon, the aroma of meat filled the entire base.
Xu Qian portioned it into bowls and arranged them on the tables. Both large tables were filled with meat chunks.
Xu Qian called out to anyone passing by to take a bowl and eat, and to notify their friends to come together.
Xiao Ping finally finished killing the pigs. He squatted by Xu Qian's feet, holding her small leg, his beautiful green eyes blinking, looking extremely wronged.
"Qian~ Am I here to do manual labor?"