Qi Feng tried calling him, but couldn't wake him up.
He observed her vital signs, and the fluctuations were similar to those during her last evolution, so she should be fine. He could only wait and see.
He laid her down flat, covered her with a blanket to keep her warm, and only after confirming that the temperature inside the tent was comfortable did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Sang Luoluo felt like her spirit was about to explode, and something was subtly changing inside her body. She couldn't feel anything specific, but she felt extremely tired and wanted to rest.
An hour later, Qi Feng observed that her physical data had stabilized, and only then did he feel truly relieved.
It's almost 8 PM. Zhan Qun and the others have been out all afternoon, why haven't they come back yet?
So he sent a message to the Zhan Qun.
Qi Feng: [When are you coming back?]
The Zhan Qun quickly replied: [Encountered a bit of trouble, will need to wait a while.]
Zhan Qun said he encountered trouble, which must be serious, but since he took so many people with him, he should be fine.
Bored, he sat down next to Sang Luoluo, holding two Crystal Core in his hands to absorb energy.
Time passed slowly, and just as dawn broke, Sang Luoluo suddenly woke up, her mind feeling light and airy, more clear-headed than ever before.
I immediately noticed that my Mental Power had increased again.
Spread out carefully and sense it.
With her eyes closed, her Mental Power could extend to a range of 100 meters. To her surprise, within that 100-meter range, she could clearly see everything around her. Her perception reached even the corners of the warehouse, where the remaining snow and bloodstains on the ground were so clear. She could even see clearly the road outside the warehouse, which was piled with rubble, and the gravel and mud on the ground.
As she sensed his approach, her Mental Power could still only control a range of 10 meters. However, within that range, she sensed Qi Feng sitting beside her. The energy in the two Crystal Core in his hands was slowly dissipating, all flowing into Qi Feng's body. In addition, she could even sense Qi Feng's slow breathing, the flow of his breath, so clear that she could feel the slightest tremor of each eyelash, and the fine pores on his face were clearly visible.
There was also an electric stove outside the tent, with hot water boiling in the kettle, billowing out white steam. If she wanted, the speed at which that white steam rose would suddenly slow down in her mind, becoming clearly visible, incredibly slow.
This change is too drastic.
Qi Feng's voice suddenly rang out, "You're finally awake."
Sang Luoluo opened her eyes, sat up, and said, "Just woke up. My abilities have improved again; I can now sense things up to 100 meters away."
Qi Feng was surprised, and then sent her the body data from the wristwatch, "Compared to last time, this time when you absorbed the Crystal Core, your body data was unstable and only lasted for an hour before it ended. You were asleep the rest of the time."
Sang Luoluo nodded. "Understood."
"Huh, haven't they come back? It's been a whole night." Sang Luoluo could see outside the tent even with her eyes closed, but she didn't see anyone else.
Qi Feng showed her the message from Zhan Qun, "He said last night he encountered some trouble and would be a little late. I sent him another message an hour ago, but he hasn't replied."
Sang Luoluo guessed, "They shouldn't have any trouble at Base 13, right?"
Qi Feng also found it strange. "Logically speaking, that shouldn't be the case. I'll try contacting Lei Qi again."
Sang Luoluo nodded, got up and ate breakfast. She had just finished absorbing the Crystal Core and was starving. Since no one else was around, she could eat without worry.
They brought out hot fried dough sticks, multigrain soy milk, side dishes, a fried egg, and a few slices of ham.
He called out to Qi Feng, "Come and eat with us, let's have a good meal to celebrate."
Qi Feng came over for a meal, keeping a close eye on the information on his watch. Knowing Lei Qi's personality, he shouldn't have ignored the message.
"Worried about them? Then let's eat quickly, and go look for them after we finish eating," Sang Luoluo said.
Qi Feng nodded and buried himself in his rice.
How are these things called fried dough sticks and ham made?
As Sang Luoluo ate, her consciousness sank into her spatial dimension, intending to collect some vegetables, when she suddenly realized something was amiss.
There are two plots of land where vegetable seeds were planted just yesterday, how come they've already sprouted?
And the cauliflower she planted a few days ago—she glanced at it yesterday and thought it was growing a bit too fast.
And the green beans that were just picked yesterday, although it's been a night, the green beans that looked tender yesterday are ready to be picked today, and it seems that there are more that can be picked than yesterday.
Looking elsewhere, you get the same illusion.
Looking towards the Spirit Spring, Spirit Spring was visibly larger.
It has indeed expanded somewhat.
The space itself has changed as well?
Could it be that the space itself upgrades after absorbing the Crystal Core? No wonder the space seemed so eager for Crystal Core before; it turns out it can evolve too.
What are you spacing out for?
Qi Feng's voice suddenly rang out.
Sang Luoluo looked up at him. "It's nothing."
Head down, eating.
A dozen minutes later, the two quickly finished eating, and Sang Luoluo packed everything in the warehouse into her spatial storage.
Sang Luoluo put on her usual protective suit, and the two went out together.
Sang Luoluo asked, "Has Lei Qi not replied yet? Should we try contacting someone else?"
Qi Feng contacted them one by one, but no one answered.
Qi Feng's expression turned cold, his eyes showing worry. "Something's wrong. Lei Qi isn't the type to ignore messages. I think they're really in big trouble."
"I remember they headed in this direction after they came out yesterday," Qi Feng said.
Sang Luoluo also became worried and said, "Should we contact Leng Hai? After all, this is their territory. Our people are missing, so they should help us find them."
Qi Feng nodded. "I'll contact them right away."
Upon seeing the message, Leng Hai immediately made a video call.
"No, explain yourself! Weren't you in the warehouse? How did you get out? How could you just disappear for no reason?" Leng Hai was speechless. He had finally managed to rest for half a day, and now this had happened.
Qi Feng recounted what had happened, saying, "Last night, the Captain Zhan said he encountered some trouble and would be back later. We waited all night but he didn't return, and we can't contact the other teammates either. Assistant Jian is with them. I hope you can help us find him as soon as possible."
Leng Hai, who was hurriedly putting on protective suits, said as he walked, "Sigh, it wouldn't be a problem if they didn't take anything out, but they're carrying so many fur supplies around, it'll be easy for them to be spotted."
Qi Feng and Sang Luoluo exchanged a glance, then asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"
Leng Hai explained, "Our Base 13 isn't as well-supplied as your base to the south. After the meteor shower, many families were torn apart, resources are scarce, and things have been very chaotic lately. Some Evolver have betrayed the base, escaped its jurisdiction, and developed their own independent force. Even now, the base authorities are having a headache because they're all composed of Evolver. They're hiding in the city, and it's impossible to identify them in the short term. The base doesn't have the resources to deal with them right now."
Then he added, "You two wait for me a moment, I'll be there in a bit."
This involves personnel from other bases, including Assistant Jian, who has a special status and is a key person in this transaction between the two bases. We cannot be careless, so we must handle it as soon as possible. Hopefully, nothing will go wrong.
A dozen minutes later, a car sped up in front of the two of them. Leng Hai looked at them and said, "Get in."
Sang Luoluo sat in the back row, "Did you come alone?"
Leng Hai, "I've already reported to the base commander, and he's sent people. They might be a little late. Let's go find them first."
Qi Feng asked, "You should know roughly where they went, right? The mutated animal pelt trading point, and the approximate area where those Evolver human forces are located."
Leng Hai was also troubled. "I know the general area, but finding it as soon as possible isn't that easy."
Qi Feng's watch beeped once.
Qi Feng looked down and saw it was a distress signal from Lei Qi, accompanied by a location.
He immediately said coldly, "Go here."
Chapter 175 What about the others? They were seriously injured.
Qi Feng didn't reply. Lei Qi and the others' situation was still unclear. They only had time to send a distress message and their location, without saying anything else. This meant they were in trouble, and this message was probably sent by Lei Qi at great risk.
How long will it take to get here?
Leng Hai, "It will take at least ten minutes. That area is the territory of the independent Evolver. They have occupied most of the abandoned buildings. The base sent people to clear them out once before, but they were blocked by the abandoned buildings. The base did not want to suffer heavy casualties, so it was temporarily shelved afterward."
Fearing they might worry, Leng Hai continued, "I've already sent the location information your teammate sent to the base. The base commander should be sending someone over soon."
Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the bottom of a pile of rubble, a place that had been severely damaged by the meteor shower and had not yet recovered.
Leng Hai, "They should be around here."
Qi Feng looked at the location, listened carefully to the sounds around him, and took the lead in walking in one direction.
Sang Luoluo took out their Crystal Core, one for each of them.
She can see her surroundings with her eyes closed, even through walls, within a 100-meter radius.
Behind the wall, there were even small mutated animals, trash, rocks, and so on, but no one was around.
Continuing forward, Sang Luoluo remained constantly aware and vigilant.