Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 706: Lu Hao’s Suspicion

Actually, they weren’t just stubbornly holding out as a family. The synergy of Su Xiangzhe and Huang Yunxiang’s Thunder Element and Water Element abilities could help Lu Hao and the others deal with most of the Ordinary Zombies. Moreover, Mao Qiqi’s Mental Barrier could protect everyone from harm. Once Su Jin and others came out, Lu Hao and his team had an even easier time.

"You know, we’ve actually saved up quite a lot of Mutated Crystal Cores too. We’ve collected so many on this trip to E city,"

Lin Cheng said while digging out Crystal Cores after killing the Zombies.

"Yes, we have a lot. I’ve even categorized them separately in the space,"

Su Jin said. When she was bored in the space, aside from playing with the three little ones, her favorite activity was to sort through the Crystal Cores they collected in the Crystal Core warehouse.

The Mutated Crystal Cores, though valuable to the family, weren’t a scarce resource because they could rest in the space whenever they wanted. Furthermore, when the Man-eating Flower was released, Su Jin could replenish everyone’s Special Ability, so they had saved up a lot of Mutated Crystal Cores.

"You all should go in and rest for a bit. Old Nie and I will watch the car outside. After you come out, we can go in,"

Lu Guanhai said from the side.

"Phew, I really do need to rest. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,"

Huang Yunxiang said while cleaning the Crystal Cores with her Water Element Ability.

In the space, Lin Xiuyuan was leisurely walking to the Crystal Core warehouse, munching on an apple. Su Jin was also inside, placing the Crystal Cores they had just obtained with Lu Hao.

Although they could use their consciousness to retrieve and place Crystal Cores, Su Jin preferred not to. She would place each Mutated Crystal Core into the designated transparent storage boxes one by one. According to Su Jin, it was an irreplaceable pleasure.

"It’s been a while since I’ve checked, and we’ve saved up this many Crystal Cores? How many do we have here now?"

Lin Xiuyuan asked as he looked at the neatly arranged Crystal Core warehouse.

"Around 10.3 million Ordinary Crystal Cores,"

Su Jin replied with a beaming smile, which made even Lu Hao at her side chuckle.

"That many?! When did we make all this?"

Lin Xiuyuan exclaimed in surprise. He remembered that after the last upgrade of the space, they only had a little over a million Crystal Cores left.

"Dragon Ruler sold materials worth 4.5 million Crystal Cores at the H province base. Plus, we killed Zombies there for a month and completed a few of their tasks, which got us another 700,000 cores. And the Crystal Cores earned by the Heart Talk Store over the past month, along with the materials we sold to Lian Jiyue at the E city base, all adds up to 10.3 million,"

Su Jin calculated the number of Crystal Cores in her spare time in the space, so she could always answer accurately when asked. And this amount didn’t even include the 1 million Crystal Cores advance payment from Mr. Qiao in Country Y.

"Wow, we’re so awesome,"

Lin Xiuyuan was so excited that he forgot to continue biting his apple. Now, even if the space absorbed 100 Crystal Cores a day, there was no need to worry.

"I just worry that the next space upgrade will use too many,"

Su Jin threw a wet blanket on the excitement. The last upgrade used over 4 million Crystal Cores, and the next one could very well require more than double that.

"Let’s not rush to upgrade the space. After upgrading, the space will also need to absorb more Crystal Cores each day. It’s enough for now,"

Lu Hao said.

He thought that upgrading the space too quickly wasn’t a good thing, like giving a family of three a 300 square-meter house to live in and having to pay over 300 square meters of maintenance fee. It would be a waste of Crystal Cores.

Su Jin agreed. With the high food production rate in the space, it could fully meet their needs for selling materials, so indeed they could wait before upgrading.

"Once we’ve completed the mission for Country Y, we can add 4 million more to our account, we’re rolling in it,"

Lin Xiuyuan walked out satisfied. It seemed that there was indeed a payoff for their efforts. Although they were tired from traveling in all directions, they could increase their strength and earn Crystal Cores. Most importantly, they could have fun traveling with the family. What a beautiful job!

"This Lin Xiuyuan only ever looks at what’s right in front of him,"

Su Jin shook her head and laughed.

"The day he learns to do his own laundry will be the day he truly grows up,"

Lu Hao still couldn’t forget this matter. How could a grown man let an elder do his laundry?

"..."

Su Jin was speechless. She was already considering whether to get a washing machine for Lin Xiuyuan when they returned.

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Several months had passed since the blizzard. Though the roads were no longer muddy, many stretches had been destroyed, and numerous bridges had collapsed. The family took detours whenever possible, but if it was a short stretch or bridge, then Lin Cheng would get out and use his Earth Element Ability to repair it.

After nearly seven days of travel, they finally reached the territory of N City. However, they had no plans to visit the N City base, as the base there did not need them to supply food.

As for F City base, which was not too far from N City base, the family planned to visit on their way back. Right now, their destination was Country Y.

With night falling, the family stopped outside an amusement park at the edge of N City. Heading further would take them towards Country Y. Since it had gotten dark, as usual, they intended to park the vehicle in the wilderness and then rest inside the Space.

The nearby Zombies seemed to have been cleared by someone else already, with only a few stragglers slowly gathering around.

Lu Guanhai stretched and stepped out of the vehicle, joining everyone in dispatching the Zombies: "Walking for a day, resting for four, it feels like it’s been a month."

"Hey, isn’t that great, being bright-eyed and bushy-tailed during the day?"

Su Xiangzhe tossed out a Thunder Ball as he spoke.

Traveling was actually very tiring, but when the family was together, they never felt weary. Without outsiders, they could rest in the Space all night and emerge completely refreshed the next day.

Since there weren’t many Zombies, it didn’t take long for the family to take them out. After Mao Qiqi confirmed that there was no one else around, Lu Hao parked the vehicle in a hidden spot, allowing Su Jin to collect it into the Space.

"From here to Country Y, we probably have another three days to go. I wonder if those people have arrived yet,"

Su Xiangzhe said, looking at the map.

"This is my first time going abroad, and we don’t even need passports anymore,"

Lin Xiuyuan also felt some anticipation.

"After we get there, it’s better to be cautious. This mission might not be as simple as we think,"

Lu Hao said.

"So you still suspect that the people from Country Y might have ulterior motives towards us?"

Su Jin knew about Lu Hao’s concerns.

Lu Hao nodded. Why did the people from Country Y know about their Heart Talk Team, and why did Qiao seem so relieved the moment they agreed to take the mission? Why would someone from a place so far from S City base trust the Heart Talk Team’s capabilities so much?