Lei Qi was somewhat touched. "Girl, it has to be you."
Seeing that Qi Feng was already eating hot potatoes, Lei Qi was incredibly envious, He Fei watched from the side, his mouth watering just as much; these were truly rare treats.
Seeing how much they were drooling, Sang Luoluo pulled out two smaller roasted potatoes and gave one to each of them, saying, "Protection money, huh?"
Lei Qi immediately took it with a wide grin, while He Fei took it somewhat shyly, saying, "Don't worry."
The potatoes were so big they were almost hot to the touch, but the outside temperature was too low, so the two of them swallowed them in just a few bites. They were so fast, as if they didn't want anyone to see them.
Seeing that the two of them had finished heating the nutrient solution, Qi Feng urged them in a low voice, "Go back quickly after you're done heating it. Staying with me for too long might cause you trouble."
"Hmm." Lei Qi had been feeling stifled these past few days, but there was nothing he could do. Food was scarce, and if he really left the Guard, he didn't know where he would find food.
He Fei nodded silently. Before, when he followed the boss, although Tiantian was dangerous every day, it was also happy. But ever since the boss was ousted, working under Yan Lang was incredibly frustrating. Not only did he have to do the most dangerous things in the team, but he also didn't get along well with his teammates.
After the two left, Yan Lang glanced over and met Qi Feng's gaze. Qi Feng nodded, his eyes open and Yan Lang. Yan Lang, however, lingered on Sang Luoluo's tent for a moment, and for some reason, felt a surge of anger.
Everyone spent a day in fear in the wild. After eating and drinking, they were extremely tired, and coupled with the cold, Sang Luoluo fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Of course, she also took precautions and, with Qi Feng's help, placed two alarms in the tent that would vibrate if anyone approached.
"It's better to be safe than sorry," Sang Luoluo thought cautiously.
After a night's rest, Sang Luoluo slept soundly, and Qi Feng also got some rest. Sang Luoluo got up, and the first thing she did was have breakfast. Qi Feng had already turned on the electric stove, so it was ready to use right away.
I heated up a packet of nutritional supplement and drank it.
Seeing this, Sang Luoluo quietly slipped him two warm eggs.
Not knowing when the next meal would come, he hid in his tent, drank a cup of hot milk, ate three hot eggs and six small steamed buns, and then let out a soft burp before stopping.
After getting up, Sang Luoluo put the tent and their belongings into her spatial storage. Dr. Wang and the Guard had also finished packing up halfway. The large tent here didn't need any special packing; they just needed to untie the securing parts. After everyone left, Sang Luoluo put everything in the ice cave into her spatial storage.
These are some of the tasks that Sang Luoluo was assigned to: preserving samples and carrying furniture.
For her, the task was simple: to come out and endure the cold, and to collect as many Crystal Core as possible today.
The electric fence outside electrocuted eight mutated wolves. Night fell, and their sounds were drowned out by the howling wind. Sang Luoluo, a light sleeper, didn't hear them.
After removing the electric fence, Sang Luoluo packed up the last of their equipment, and the group continued their journey.
Dr. Wang glanced at the map. "The destination isn't far, but the road ahead is difficult. Everyone, please don't get too separated."
Qi Feng followed beside Sang Luoluo and whispered, "There's a large slope ahead, sheltered from the wind. In my experience, it's the nest of many mutated animals."
Sang Luoluo: "!!!!"
Chapter 90 She doesn't seem to have handed over the Crystal Core; she doesn't need to.
Realizing something was wrong, Sang Luoluo quickly said, "Then I'll go and remind them."
Qi Feng stopped her, saying, "No need. The Guard do this kind of mission all year round, they're very alert. Those detection drones flying in the air can detect the body temperature fluctuations of mutated animals in advance. I'm reminding you to move back a bit, don't get too close."
"Oh."
Sang Luoluo had just responded when she sensed several Crystal Core nearby. "Help me dig out Crystal Core."
There were two Crystal Core at the back of the group that might have even more energy, and Sang Luoluo discovered them.
Upon hearing this, Qi Feng immediately took the tools Sang Luoluo had given him and began digging for the Crystal Core at the precise location.
It's not easy to get out here, and with the Guard around, safety is guaranteed. This is a great opportunity to mine Crystal Core.
Of course, others are also digging for Crystal Core, especially now that the laboratory has developed a new Crystal Core detection wristwatch. Her advantage has suddenly disappeared, leaving only Crystal Core with higher energy values that she can discover alone.
Sang Luoluo was also very careful about this, trying her best to keep the distance so that they wouldn't notice anything unusual about her.
The experiments she participated in at the lab last time showed that absorbing a large number of Crystal Core also helped her senses, expanding them from 5 meters to 10 meters. Sang Luoluo believed that as she gradually absorbed more Crystal Core in the future, her detection range might become even greater.
As Sang Luoluo was thinking this, Qi Feng had already handed the Crystal Core he had dug out to her.
Sang Luoluo took it and absorbed it without hesitation.
They hadn't gone far when they reached the slope. Although there was data from prior scanning by detection equipment, the slope was extremely steep, and there were holes dug by mutated animals on the ice. Signs of a large number of mutated animal activities were detected below.
As soon as Sang Luoluo arrived here, she felt a familiar attraction. Some of the attraction was even moving, which must be inside the mutated animals, meaning that there are many Crystal Core nuclei below this slope.
At the same time, everyone's watches simultaneously beeped, detecting that the location and energy of the Crystal Core were fluctuating continuously.
Dr. Wang said, "There are a lot of Crystal Core cores here. Captain Yan, Captain Sheng, you two take the Guard and be responsible for clearing out the mutated animals in this area. There are so many Crystal Core cores here; if the lab can bring them back, it will be very helpful for experiments related to Crystal Core research."
Yan Lang and Sheng Feng exchanged a glance, both seeing the pressure in each other's eyes. There were too many mutated animals here, and the level of danger was unknown.
However, since Dr. Wang Guard spoken, their main task is to cooperate with the laboratory.
Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng each grabbed a tool and started digging under the ice. However, Qi Feng was ready to shoot at any moment, as the mutated animals living under the ice might emerge from the hole at any time while they were digging.
The speed was unbelievable.
Sang Luoluo had just dug out a Crystal Core when a mutated rat crawled out of the hole. Compared to the mutated rats Sang Luoluo had seen in the wild last time, these mutated rats were much larger and faster, and they seemed to be living particularly well under this ice layer.
Sang Luoluo sensed something was wrong, but she couldn't stop it. She could only lean back instinctively. Fortunately, Qi Feng reacted quickly and fired his gun. The mutated rat ignored the fact that someone was nearby and was shot in the head.
Sang Luoluo quickly realized that the mutated rat also had Crystal Core inside its body, and more than one.
Qi Feng noticed Sang Luoluo staring at the mutated rat. "What's wrong?"
"It also has Crystal Core inside."
Unfortunately, wristwatches are not very sensitive to detecting Crystal Core inside living organisms and may not be able to detect them.
Qi Feng quickly realized this as well. The watch hadn't detected anything, so how had Sang Luoluo found out?
Sang Luoluo shrugged and whispered, "We'll talk about it later."
He reached out and put the mutated rat's corpse into his spatial storage.
There was a chainsaw in the space, which directly dissected the mutated rat's corpse and pulled out two peanut-sized Crystal Core, one green and one pale yellow.
"There's one over there," Sang Luoluo pointed to the spot ahead.
Qi Feng quickly took action.
The people in the lab had already started digging out the Crystal Core. In no time, many holes dug out by tools appeared on the ground, and more mutated rats, mutated squirrels, and other mutated insects crawled out of them. Some were just coming out for some fresh air, while others had smelled the human scent and, unable to resist their instincts after being hungry for many days, came out to hunt.
Dr. Wang realized the situation was dire; relying solely on the Guard to watch over the entrances was far too inefficient. He said, "Use biological weapons to seal off all the entrances first."
Immediately, a member of the laboratory took out several vials of a specially prepared liquid from his backpack and dropped them into several ice holes. Then, the Guard sent people to seal off the other entrances. After that, the laboratory member pressed a button, and a series of "bang bang bang bang bang" sounds came from under the ice.
At some of the openings, a wisp of white smoke was even rising.
Dr. Wang said, "Wait ten minutes."
Ten minutes later, the aerial probes detected that the mutated animals beneath the ice showed no signs of life. At this point, everyone could safely dig out the Crystal Core beneath the ice, and a few members of the Guard remained to keep watch.
Dr. Wang issued a notice that everyone could exchange the Crystal Core they dug up for supplies in the laboratory, and the laboratory would grant them more permissions as long as the quantity was large enough.
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that there were now many more Crystal Core than before, and some people were already using Crystal Core to exchange for survival supplies. The laboratory was also offering a wider variety of crystal cores of better quality for the people below.
Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng were not far apart. Sang Luoluo ignored the Crystal Core notifications detected on her wristwatch and instead dug out the Crystal Core that she sensed were more attractive. The crystal cores she dug out contained more energy. A single Crystal Core could unlock up to ten acres of land, while a single crystal core could only unlock one or two acres.
Everyone was digging for Crystal Core at about the same speed, and they didn't dare to waste too much time here. After an hour and a half, everyone was almost finished. Qi Feng took the Crystal Core Crystal Core of colors that he could use, and put the rest in a bag and handed them to Sang Luoluo.