Consolidating supplies, a Weird Object?

[Ding]

[Congratulations, host. You have successfully slain the Level 2 Weird, Picky-Eating Weird. Reward: 500 system points]

Huh?

Why only 500?

Jiang He was a little puzzled. He had received a thousand system points for killing the half-digested Burned Weird.

This time, it was a complete Level 2 Weird. How could it be worth only half as much...

"Could it be that this Weird hadn't fully evolved? Its strength really didn't seem like that of a Level 2 Weird..."

As Jiang He pondered, he lifted Picky-Eating Weird's corpse.

Just then, he suddenly noticed that the Bloodsucking Dagger seemed to have changed.

The dagger had been only a little over twenty centimeters long before.

After killing Picky-Eating Weird, not only had another line appeared on the dagger, but it had also grown nearly ten centimeters longer...

"Does it grow ten centimeters longer with every new line?"

The Bloodsucking Dagger now had three white lines in total and was exactly thirty centimeters long.

Following that reasoning, wouldn't the dagger turn into a long saber sooner or later?

Either way, a long saber was always more useful than a dagger in a fight...

He slipped the dagger back into his waistband with a reverse grip, then lifted Picky-Eating Weird's corpse again.

He still had plenty to do and couldn't waste too much time here!

Passing Wang Qian and Liu Lu, Jiang He paused. After a moment's thought, he finally spoke.

"You'd better recover your strength as soon as possible. Don't hold up the journey!"

He needed to travel with Wang Qian and the others for now. Otherwise, alone in this apocalypse, he could very well become a target for supernatural creatures!

He also needed Wang Qian's ability to do some things!

That was the real reason Jiang He had saved them!

As for Liu Lu...

Jiang He could kill him at any time now, but he didn't want to let him die so easily!

Hearing his utterly emotionless words, the two finally recovered from their shock.

"Where are you going?"

Seeing Jiang He leave, Wang Qian couldn't help calling out anxiously.

Her injured leg had left her unable to fight, and Liu Lu was nearly exhausted. As things stood, even an ordinary person could kill them!

In the apocalypse, human nature was the least reliable thing...

When Jiang He ignored her, Wang Qian started to say something, then suddenly stopped.

She had been scared out of her wits!

This man still had an agreement with her. How could he possibly bear to leave...

"Such tremendous strength. The last time I saw it was..."

Gazing at his solid figure in the dawn light, Wang Qian's voice grew quieter and quieter.

Hearing her, Liu Lu also seemed to recall something. He gritted his teeth but said nothing...

Back at the bus, Jiang He casually fed Picky-Eating Weird's corpse to it.

The moonlight had not yet completely faded, and there was enough time for the bus to repair its external damage!

He looked ahead. A service area lay at the far end of his view.

A small white speck was parked at the entrance to the service area.

If he wasn't mistaken, it should be an RV!

Jiang He raised his right hand and rubbed his chin. He already had a plan!

"I'll still have to wait for the bus to finish repairing itself!"

With a wave of his hand, he took everything out of his system space.

Of course, that didn't include the energy core!

The items before him consisted of:

Two large packs of supplies, half the insect mother's corpse, and an urn left behind by Burned Weird.

He had been in a hurry at the time, and after casually putting the urn into his space, he had never taken it out again.

He had only kept it because he wanted to study it properly later!

After all, it was a box that could hold a Sequence Crystal. If it had some special property, wouldn't it be a shame to throw it away...

"Let's see what kind of treasure you are!"

Jiang He looked at the exquisitely crafted box on the ground and had just crouched down to examine it when a mechanical voice interrupted him.

[Ding]

[Weird Object detected: urn. Would you like to spend 50 system points to appraise it?]

Damn!

It really is a treasure!

But why did the system only alert me now?

Jiang He asked the system in his mind, and its answer cleared everything up for him in an instant!

[Before a Weird dies, it is difficult for its Weird Objects to recognize a new owner. Therefore, the system does not issue a notification]

So that's why!

Before the Weird Driver died, the system had indeed shown no reaction when Jiang He touched the bus.

"Appraise!"

[Weird Object: urn]

[Number: 7444]

[Level: Lv1]

[Skill: Flying Ash. Releases ashes, blocking all creatures' perception within a two-meter radius]

[Drawback: Flying Ash can only be used once a day, and lasts five minutes per use. Special warning: The ashes will be inhaled into the respiratory tract. Please take precautions in advance]

Counting the Shy Watch he had obtained earlier, he had acquired two Sequence Wonders and two Weird Objects in just a few days!

At that thought, Jiang He couldn't resist opening his character panel.

[Host: Jiang He, Level 2 Superpower Sequence]

[Strength: 40]

[Agility: 30]

[Stamina: 54]

[Mental strength: 40]

[Luck: 80 (system bonus applied)]

[Note: An ordinary person's basic physical attributes average 10.]

Jiang He had always been curious about what luck was for.

Now that he had obtained two supernatural items in succession, he finally understood just how terrifying a luck stat eight times that of an ordinary person could be!

But Jiang He was now faced with a problem. He couldn't throw away the urn, which meant he still didn't have enough storage space...

Having grown used to a hard life in his previous life, Jiang He felt that nothing was safe left outside...

"I'll just have to tie the insect mother back on!"

With that thought, he jumped onto the roof again and secured the insect mother's corpse with climbing rope.

"So that's the corpse of a Level 2 Mutant Beast! I didn't even notice before..."

Wang Qian, who had been watching Jiang He all along, was struck speechless when she saw the insect mother's enormous body clearly.

After a long while, she finally managed to exclaim, though her voice was strained, as if she found it hard to accept.

She had clearly noticed the dark shape on Jiang He's roof before, but her arrogance had kept her from looking closely...

Liu Lu was clearly better at taking it in than Wang Qian. This man had killed a Level 2 Weird with ease.

What was so surprising about him having the corpse of a Level 2 Mutant Beast...

"Qianqian, you must be thirsty, right? Here, have some water!"

Liu Lu took a bottle of mineral water brought over by another member, hurriedly unscrewed the cap, and held it out to Wang Qian as if offering a treasure.

Seeing that Liu Lu still cared for her as much as ever, Wang Qian gave a bitter smile.

By the light of the lingering moon, she truly looked at this man for the first time in her life...

"I offered him terms like that. You... don't look down on me for it?"

In the end, Wang Qian couldn't help voicing what was on her mind.

"Why would I look down on you? Qianqian, don't overthink it. You were only trying to save both our lives!"

Liu Lu was sincere. He wanted to take Wang Qian's hand, but was afraid the woman he loved would be angry, so he ultimately gave up.

Hearing this, Wang Qian's expression finally brightened. She gave Liu Lu a faint smile, then looked up into the distance.