Chapter Summaries

Sang Luoluo prepared for a dangerous winter expedition by outfitting Chuanchuan and agreeing to train with Sang Yunpu under Qi Feng. The three visited the black market to buy training equipment, where Crystal Cores had become a major form of payment.

• Dr. Wang told Sang Luoluo that she and Jian Cheng were his successors and warned that the laboratory might send her out to collect samples after winter brought another wave of mutations.
• Sang Luoluo bought custom cold-resistant leather armor for Chuanchuan and found that it fit him perfectly.
• Sang Yunpu objected to Sang Luoluo going into the wilderness alone, and Qi Feng offered to join them as a bodyguard and train them for two potatoes a day.
• Sang Yunpu paid Qi Feng, and the three went to the black market to find training equipment; they learned that sellers now preferred Crystal Cores or food over credits.
• Qi Feng selected three large training simulators for Sang Luoluo and Sang Yunpu, who both approved of the equipment.

Sang Luoluo traded radiation-free potatoes for training equipment, learned that Crystal Cores might replace credits as the base’s currency, and began training at home while enjoying a plentiful meal with Sang Yunpu. The next morning, snow and plummeting temperatures made finishing the villa’s renovations more urgent as she headed to the lab.

• Qi Feng traded the shopkeeper 200 jin of radiation-free potatoes for three pieces of training equipment, and the shopkeeper explained current Crystal Core barter values and rumors about Base 71 adopting them as currency.
• Sang Luoluo told Sang Yunpu that the lab was developing a wider-range Crystal Core detector, and they arranged to install the training equipment in the basement.
• Qi Feng installed the equipment, and Sang Luoluo trained in a virtual reality simulation before sharing grilled meat and pomelo juice with Sang Yunpu and Chuanchuan.
• Sang Yunpu and Qi Feng worked overtime on beds and the villa renovations as snow began falling, while Sang Luoluo trained and went to bed early.
• Sang Luoluo woke to snow and minus-ten-degree weather, ate breakfast, and walked to the lab while Sang Yunpu and Qi Feng continued working.
• At the lab, Sang Luoluo saw Jian Cheng repeatedly coming and going before Guard groups arrived with boxes for him to inventory.

Sang Luoluo learned about new mutations among evolved people and persuaded Sang Yunpu and Qi Feng to explore Zone 33C for crystal cores. On their first trip into the wild, she absorbed a huge meteorite and expanded her space, while the group continued searching for valuable energy sources.

• Jian Cheng showed Sang Luoluo the crystal cores and energy bodies the Guard had collected, and she saw laboratory experiments on evolved people gaining animal-like traits from mutated creatures.
• Sang Luoluo trained, finished setting up beds at home, and agreed with Sang Yunpu and Qi Feng to explore near the base for crystal cores.
• Qi Feng drove Sang Luoluo, Sang Yunpu, and Chuanchuan to Zone 33C, where Sang Luoluo detected and absorbed an energy-bearing meteorite on the road.
• At Zone 33C, Sang Luoluo gave Qi Feng her laser pistol and absorbed a person-tall meteorite, unlocking five mu of land in her space.
• Sang Luoluo told Qi Feng that black crystal cores could help evolve her ability, and Sang Yunpu hoped they would find more cores for her.

Sang Luoluo, Qi Feng, and Sang Yunpu found many Crystal Cores while exploring, but signs of growing danger from mutated animals drove them back to the base. As extreme cold and a heavy hailstorm struck, Sang Luoluo became stranded overnight at the laboratory while her family stayed home.

• Sang Luoluo collected Crystal Cores from a mutated squirrel’s food stash and from underground, while Qi Feng killed the squirrel and two mutated rats.
• Qi Feng warned Sang Luoluo and Sang Yunpu that the growing numbers of mutated animals could threaten the base and told them to avoid going out.
• Sang Luoluo and Sang Yunpu returned to the base, where the temperature plunged to minus twenty degrees and they prepared for the cold.
• Sang Luoluo went to the laboratory the next day as Qi Feng and Sang Yunpu worked on building a second story at home.
• Fist-sized hail damaged the roof at home and trapped Sang Luoluo at the laboratory, where she spent the night in a tent and ate food she had brought.

During the hailstorm, Sang Luoluo refused to let Wen Yue sleep in her tent and used her mysterious space to restrain her after Wen Yue damaged her wrist device and tried to force her way in. Jian Cheng ended the confrontation, while Sang Yunpu and Qi Feng set out through the hail to check on Sang Luoluo after she stopped replying.

• Sang Luoluo stayed awake in the crowded office and caught Wen Yue trying to enter her tent, then refused her request to share it.
• Wen Yue struck Sang Luoluo's wrist device and climbed into her tent, so Sang Luoluo put her into her space.
• Xu Zhi threatened Sang Luoluo and demanded Wen Yue and her tent, while Sang Yunpu grew worried when Sang Luoluo stopped answering his messages and calls.
• Sang Yunpu and Qi Feng built a wooden shield and went out into the hail to find Sang Luoluo.
• Jian Cheng arrived, Sang Luoluo released Wen Yue, and Jian Cheng told Sang Luoluo to contact him if problems arose and avoid further conflicts.

After Sang Luoluo’s watch was damaged, Sang Yunpu and Qi Feng braved the hail to find her, and Qi Feng repaired it before staying overnight to protect her. The next day, Sang Luoluo joined the lab’s effort to clear the accumulated hail, with Qi Feng shielding her from the storm.

• An attendant told Sang Luoluo that her older brothers were waiting at the entrance, where she found Sang Yunpu and Qi Feng had come through the hail to reach her.
• Sang Luoluo explained how her watch had been smashed, and Qi Feng repaired it with tools she took from her space.
• Sang Yunpu returned home to check on Chuanchuan, while Qi Feng stayed at the lab to protect Sang Luoluo overnight.
• Sang Luoluo offered Qi Feng an egg and nutrient solution for breakfast, and he was surprised that she would share valuable radiation-free food with him.
• After the hail piled up around the lab, Sang Luoluo joined the crew clearing it and used her ability to transport the piles while Qi Feng held an umbrella over her.

During the hail disaster, Sang Luoluo stayed at the laboratory and shared food with Qi Feng, who sold a mangosteen to help cover Xiaoxue’s expenses. As the cold sparked fights over blankets, Qi Feng guarded Sang Luoluo’s tent from people trying to approach it.

• Qi Feng pulled Sang Luoluo out of the way of falling hail, and she continued clearing ice after a worker died in the storm.
• Jian Cheng told Sang Luoluo she needed to stay at the laboratory and join an experiment the next day, then arranged a new wristwatch for her.
• Sang Luoluo gave Qi Feng her nutrient solution, shared dumplings with him, and paid him a mangosteen as an advance on his wages.
• Qi Feng sold the mangosteen for contribution points and sent them to Xiaoxue to help with her expenses.
• As the laboratory grew colder and people fought over blankets, Qi Feng stopped someone who tried to approach Sang Luoluo’s tent.

Sang Luoluo absorbed Crystal Cores during a laboratory experiment, revealing that her space could consume far more energy than other Evolved Humans could tolerate. After she exhausted four crates, her space craved more, and Dr. Wang wondered whether its changes were only beginning.

• Qi Feng beat a man who tried to take their blankets, and Sang Luoluo gave him a hand warmer for the cold night.
• Sang Luoluo went to the laboratory for another Crystal Core experiment, with Qi Feng accompanying her as protection.
• Sang Luoluo absorbed the first pile of Crystal Cores without discomfort, while Qi Feng could absorb only three blue cores and felt his body grow stronger.
• Sang Luoluo told Dr. Wang that her space had expanded, then absorbed Crystal Cores from several crates as the instruments confirmed their energy dropped to zero.
• Sang Luoluo absorbed four large crates and felt her space urgently crave more Crystal Cores, while Dr. Wang noted that the supply had run out.

After absorbing seven black crystal cores, Sang Luoluo collapsed and slept for three days; once awake, she told Dr. Wang her space had expanded to nearly three truckloads. She joined the laboratory’s hail-clearing work, while Dr. Wang saw her growing ability as a major asset to Base 71.

• Sang Luoluo absorbed the remaining black crystal cores, collapsed, and slept for three days as Qi Feng stayed by her side.
• After Sang Luoluo woke, Dr. Wang checked her and learned that her spatial capacity had grown to nearly three large trucks.
• Sang Luoluo shared instant noodles and eggs with Qi Feng and paid him eight potatoes for his work.
• Sang Luoluo used her space to haul away piles of hail while Qi Feng held an umbrella over her.
• Dr. Wang told Jian Cheng that Sang Luoluo had considerable potential and could become a valuable asset to Base 71.

Sang Luoluo returned home with Qi Feng during a lull in the hail, then took him through the underground city to the black market to buy hailproof umbrellas. She traded sweet potatoes for six umbrellas and left with most of her food still in hand.

• Dr. Wang decided the laboratory would not need to send anyone to protect Sang Luoluo because Qi Feng was with her, while Jian Cheng wondered why Qi Feng had left the Guard.
• Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng returned to her home, where she cleared away the accumulated hail and reassured Sang Yunpu that she was fine after absorbing crystal cores.
• Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng traveled through the underground city to the black market and found a shop selling large hailproof umbrellas in exchange for food.
• Sang Luoluo offered the shopkeeper one hundred jin of radiation-free sweet potatoes per umbrella, and he accepted the trade.
• Sang Luoluo bought six umbrellas for four hundred jin of sweet potatoes, and Qi Feng carried them away.

Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng evaded three armed pursuers, then visited a black-market auction house where she learned that growth serum was kept in the base laboratory’s secret vault. She traded two boxes of cherries for exoskeleton armor and left with the auction house executive offering his future help.

• Qi Feng noticed three people following him and Sang Luoluo, led her through the streets, and beat the pursuers before taking their laser guns.
• Sang Luoluo stored the stolen guns and umbrellas in her space, changed her appearance with Qi Feng, and entered the auction under her [Eating Expert] identity.
• Sang Luoluo asked the auction executive about growth serum and learned it was restricted to the base laboratory’s secret vault and quickly lost activity outside it.
• Sang Luoluo gave the executive a box of cherries for the information and followed him with Qi Feng to inspect the armory.
• Sang Luoluo offered two more boxes of cherries for exoskeleton armor, and the auction house’s boss accepted the trade.

Sang Luoluo hired Qi Feng to work for her and gave Sang Yunpu an exoskeleton before heading back to the lab. There, she finished clearing hail and was assigned to transport supplies for the lab as the storm continued.

• Qi Feng asked Sang Luoluo to employ him, and she agreed to pay him two potatoes a day while telling him that a powerful force stood behind her.
• Qi Feng went to the hospital, and Sang Luoluo gave Sang Yunpu the exoskeleton she had bought at the auction house.
• Sang Luoluo spent much of the night harvesting and tending crops in her space, then left for the lab with Qi Feng the next morning.
• Sang Luoluo cleared hail at the lab and gave Qi Feng a hot egg and nutrient solution.
• Assistant Jian Cheng assigned Sang Luoluo tasks transporting supplies for the lab while hail was expected to continue for about ten more days.

Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng helped Jian Cheng collect and transport supplies from Base 71’s underground growing facilities, then returned to the laboratory and settled in for the night. After Sang Luoluo worked in her space and Qi Feng boiled water, she asked him where she could buy large shelving units.

• Jian Cheng took Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng through the underground city to a crop-growing facility and explained how the base produced and rationed radiation-free food.
• Jian Cheng arranged for supplies to be delivered, and Sang Luoluo stored them in her space before returning them to the laboratory warehouse.
• Sang Luoluo received nutrient solution and canned food, gave Qi Feng the cans she disliked, and boiled Spirit Spring water for them both.
• Sang Luoluo harvested and replanted crops in her space while Qi Feng finished filling their thermoses.
• Sang Luoluo showed Qi Feng pictures of large shelving units and asked where she could buy them.

Sang Luoluo discussed discreetly sourcing supplies with Qi Feng, then helped repair Sang Yunpu’s hail-damaged home and stored water to freeze. The next morning, she began training with Qi Feng after seeing Sang Yunpu’s impressive shooting progress, though Qi Feng judged her constitution weak and urged her to keep practicing.

• Sang Luoluo asked Qi Feng about obtaining bulk storage containers and sacks, and he suggested making them from materials gathered in the wilderness.
• Qi Feng advised Sang Luoluo to collect hail for summer ice and use it to freeze stored spring water.
• Sang Luoluo discovered that hail had smashed the roof at Sang Yunpu’s home, and she, Sang Yunpu, and Qi Feng repaired it together.
• Sang Yunpu practiced shooting with Qi Feng and hit the bull’s-eye with nearly every shot, impressing Sang Luoluo.
• Qi Feng tested Sang Luoluo’s aptitude and found her constitution weak, but encouraged her to train consistently and grow stronger.

Sang Luoluo prepared for a dangerous winter field mission by training and trading food for weapons and equipment at the black market. She secured a motorcycle and other supplies, and Qi Feng continued selecting gear as the shopping trip went on.

• Sang Luoluo trained for about ten days while clearing hailstones and moving supplies at the laboratory, gradually adapting to the exercise.
• Dr. Wang organized a field mission protected by an S-rank Guard squad, and Sang Luoluo and Jian Cheng joined with Qi Feng assigned to protect Sang Luoluo.
• Sang Luoluo, Sang Yunpu, and Qi Feng visited the black market, where Sang Luoluo traded oranges for bombs and red wine for a laser gun.
• Sang Luoluo traded rice for twenty retractable ropes and bananas for a rechargeable off-road motorcycle, then arranged to buy spare parts and a spare battery.
• Qi Feng continued choosing equipment, including thundercrackers, while Sang Luoluo prepared to finish stocking up for the mission.

Sang Luoluo traded premium food at the auction house for supplies and a concealed mobile container, then prepared for a wilderness mission with Qi Feng and Dr. Wang. The chapter ended as the laboratory team boarded a plane, with Sang Luoluo tasked with storing their equipment and keeping Dr. Wang safe.

• Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng traded fruit, eggs, and corn for first-aid kits, defensive shields, and a disguised mobile container at the auction house.
• The auction house executive reported Sang Luoluo to his boss, who ordered him to maintain a good relationship with [Eating Expert].
• Qi Feng visited Xiaoxue at the hospital, while Sang Luoluo harvested crops and livestock in her space before resting.
• Sang Luoluo stocked the basement for Sang Yunpu and met Qi Feng, Dr. Wang, and the Guard members at the laboratory before their mission.
• Jian Cheng told Sang Luoluo to store the mission equipment in her space and stay close to Dr. Wang as the team prepared to board the plane.

Sang Luoluo joined Dr. Wang's team on a mission to Zone 34C, where she discovered that her Crystal Core detection range had expanded and absorbed several cores. The team came under attack from mutated wolves that had evolved again, and the Guard spread out to protect the laboratory staff as the fight continued.

• Dr. Wang introduced A Muling to the team as the laboratory's youngest female doctor, while Sang Luoluo noticed her jealousy.
• After the plane landed in Zone 34C, Sang Luoluo detected a Crystal Core beneath the ice and had Qi Feng dig it out; she absorbed it and unlocked more land in her space.
• Sang Luoluo discovered that her detection range had grown to about ten meters and found a high-energy Crystal Core that the laboratory's detectors had missed.
• Dr. Wang led the team deeper into the frozen forest, where they collected Crystal Cores and found that their planned route was impassable.
• A pack of newly mutated wolves attacked the team, and Yan Lang and Captain Sheng Feng led the Guard in defending the laboratory staff.
• As the wolves surrounded the group, Sang Luoluo handed Qi Feng a defensive shield while everyone prepared to fight with their laser guns.

Sang Luoluo and the Guard fought off evolved wolves and birds while traveling through the wilderness, then settled into an ice cave for a freezing night. A Muling’s banana revealed a possible connection to the black-market auction, and Lei Qi and He Fei came to Sang Luoluo to heat their nutrient solution.

• Qi Feng borrowed Sang Luoluo’s gun and helped the Guard repel a pack of mutated wolves, while Dr. Wang collected samples from their carcasses.
• Dr. Wang wondered whether another meteor shower would cause further evolution, and the group later fought agile mutated birds that injured two Guard members.
• Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng found more than twenty small Crystal Cores as the team traveled, then spent the night in an ice cave during a severe cold snap.
• A Muling offered Dr. Wang a banana obtained by her father through special channels, and Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng suspected her family was connected to the auction where Sang Luoluo had traded bananas.
• Sang Luoluo shared a stove and roasted potatoes with Qi Feng, then agreed to let Lei Qi and He Fei heat their nutrient solution at her electric stove.

Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng joined the expedition in collecting Crystal Cores from a slope riddled with mutated animals. After the Guard and laboratory staff dealt with the creatures beneath the ice, Qi Feng gave Sang Luoluo the Crystal Cores he did not need, leaving her with a large haul.

• Sang Luoluo gave Lei Qi and He Fei baked potatoes, and the two men returned to their group after Qi Feng warned them not to linger.
• Sang Luoluo and Qi Feng packed their camp and set out with Dr. Wang's group and the Guard, with Qi Feng warning her that mutated animals might be living near a steep slope ahead.
• Sang Luoluo detected Crystal Cores along the route, and Qi Feng dug them up while she absorbed them.
• At the slope, a mutated rat attacked Sang Luoluo, and Qi Feng shot it; Sang Luoluo found two Crystal Cores inside its body and put the corpse in her space.
• Dr. Wang ordered the laboratory staff to use biological weapons to kill the mutated animals beneath the ice, allowing the group to dig for Crystal Cores safely.
• After the group spent an hour and a half collecting Crystal Cores, Qi Feng kept the colors he could use and handed the rest to Sang Luoluo.

Sang Luoluo and the expedition weathered a worsening snowstorm by sheltering in a tent, where she shared her electric stove for Crystal Cores and kept her comforts private. She ended the evening resting in her tent with hot dumplings while Qi Feng stayed outside with the others.

• Sang Luoluo told A Muling she had absorbed her Crystal Cores to strengthen her ability, and Dr. Wang approved her decision to keep using them for that purpose.
• The group entered rough terrain, and a sudden blizzard forced Dr. Wang to order them to set up camp.
• Sang Luoluo invited Lei Qi and He Fei to share her stove, accepting four Crystal Cores in return.
• A Muling and two laboratory women asked to use Sang Luoluo's stove; Sang Luoluo refused to sell it cheaply but agreed to let them heat food for two Crystal Cores each.
• Sang Luoluo absorbed the six Crystal Cores from A Muling and retreated to her tent to eat hot dumplings while Qi Feng watched over the stove.