novelhk Chapter 201 Freshmen
Chapter 201 Freshmen
Before leaving, Yan Shuzhou retrieved the rotten little rabbit.
He said he was coming up to retrieve what he had left behind, and that was what he was referring to.
Even if a summoned creature dies, as long as its body remains, it can still be retrieved. However, once it dies, the same rabbit can never be summoned again.
This nine-tasseled rabbit lived in this box from birth to death, never seeing the sunlight outside. It was his summoned creature, and he had to at least take it with him.
Before entering the survival passage, Yan Shuzhou looked back at the eleventh floor one last time.
This is where he died.
It was also the place where he was reborn.
"Xiao Zhou," Miao Yin called from ahead.
"You're here." He looked away and quickly came to her side, his eyes full of dependence. He had found his home.
Miao Yin patted his head.
The survival tunnel was stuffy and smelled bad, so when they got down to the fifth floor, they left the tunnel and went outside.
Looking down from the railing, all I could see on the first floor were corpses scattered all over the ground, which the White Snake Lady was devouring one by one.
It seems that Tu Hao and his group also reaped considerable benefits while they were away.
Noticing the gazes of others, Tu Hao keenly looked up and saw Miao Yin resting her chin on her hand against the railing, with Yan Shuzhou beside her.
Miao Yin gestured to him—come up.
"Hey," Tu Hao called out, and everyone below looked at him.
He pointed up: "She's back. Let's go up."
Only then did everyone realize that Miao Yin was looking at them.
"Let's go then," Yao Yue said.
There are escalators between the floors, so they can just walk up. Anyway, the first floor is full of corpses, so they can't stay there.
Ling called out to them, "No need to take the elevator, I'll take it."
A dozen or so thick thorns appeared on the spot, forming a flat surface.
Lady White Snake glanced at it slowly, ignored it, and continued to eat with her head down.
It was severely injured in a battle with the Lone Wind White Moth, losing almost half of its body and becoming much smaller than before. Now it has to eat to recover.
Now that Ling had set up the platform, the rest of the people stood on it, and Jingji quickly helped them up to the fifth floor.
The fifth floor is a home appliance section, and it's also full of bedding, making it a great place to relax.
"How was the harvest?" Miao Yin asked.
“Just like before, after the alarm went off, all the mutants in this building came out. Almost every one of them had a crystal core, and the tallest one I saw was almost turning pink,” Ling replied, with a hint of surprise in her voice.
I was actually prepared for a great harvest here, but I was still shocked when I arrived.
This shopping mall is practically a breeding ground for monsters. She has never seen so many mutants who have evolved crystal cores gathered in the same place at the same time.
"Then I hope that after this is over, your abilities will have improved significantly," Miao Yin said.
Ling took out a bag of crystal cores and handed it to her: "You too. I can't use crystal cores. This bag contains some that I killed, and some that they gave me. They were all given to me according to the previous rules. I don't know why they ended up here."
"You guys still remember?"
While at the zoo, Miao Yin established a rule for dividing crystal cores, which was a prescribed offering, so she wouldn't have to trouble herself with it.
Those who refuse to comply will be left writhing in pain.
You see, in her past life, she took all the crystal cores without keeping a single one. Now that she is strong enough, she doesn't need so many crystal cores in a short time, so she hopes they can catch up with her and be of use. That's why she allowed them to keep the crystal cores she dug out.
So she took the bag of crystal cores, not caring how many there were, and threw them into the Guanyin Eighty-Eight Temple, letting her supernatural abilities absorb them on their own.
"Let's rest here for today, and we'll go to Building C tomorrow."
They cleaned two buildings in one day, and even Tu Hao, whose physical strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, was somewhat tired, let alone the others.
It was getting dark, and there was no light in the mall. It wouldn't be convenient to fight with a flashlight, so I decided to rest here for the night and continue tomorrow.
Since it's the appliance section, there are plenty of beds and blankets, so they don't need to sleep in the RV anymore. They just need to throw out the dirty blankets and sheets from outside and take out the blankets that the vendors have already wrapped.
Miao Yin chose a bedding store that was fairly well-maintained and let them go in to choose their own beds. If they didn't have enough beds, they could go to the store next door.
The soft mattress and comfortable bedding are already better than many places outside.
"How about hot pot tonight?" Miao Yin started picking out dishes for dinner.
“Okay.” Yan Shuzhou agreed to any of her ideas unconditionally.
So Miao Yin started rummaging through her spatial storage.
"Sister, why don't we use the ones from the mall? We can just throw them away after we're done using them. Let's not waste our own things."
“That makes sense. Tu Hao, go find some pots and bowls.”
Tu Hao: "..."
He was already at the very back, tidying up his blankets, so how could they still call out to him?
So he had no choice but to put down the pillowcase he was holding and go find something for the young lady.
Pots, pans, and utensils are the most abundant items in the mall. Even though many have been destroyed by the mutants, there are still enough left for them to use.
Tu Hao casually found two electric stoves and two sets of bowls and chopsticks, and placed them outside.
At this moment, Miao Yin had already taken all the hot pot ingredients out, thrown them on the ground, and disappeared.
"Where is he?" Tu Hao asked.
Holding two large bottles of mineral water and with a small generator at her feet, Ling said, "I went to play with Yan Shuzhou. She said to call her when it's time to eat."
Tu Hao: "..."
He looked up at the sky speechlessly: "I really am a beast of burden."
"Let's wash the pot first, then turn on the generator," Ling said readily.
"I'll help too," Yao Yue said, joining them.
Gong Jingming walked around and had Liu Shu bring over two tables. Then he picked up the ingredients one by one and put them away.
"Now that you've washed everything, put it all on the table."
So they started washing the pots and dishes, and connected the stove's power strip to the generator to prepare for making hot pot.
The two bottles of mineral water were quite large, each 1.5 liters. One bottle was just enough to fill two pots. Tu Hao started the generator, and the electric stove quickly began to heat up.
Ling put the pot lid on and waited patiently for the water to boil.