The Return Journey

Scarlet Alliance State freighters did not wait at Ludan Port every day, and large cargo ships rarely called there.

To catch the Scarlet Alliance State freighter that came once every half month, they would need to board a small cargo boat at Ludan Port and sail out to transfer to the larger ship.

"Aren't we heading back a little early?"

They had spent two days driving through the Qinmeng Ruins, then slept for four days, and then it was all over.

That had taken only half of Zhang Xuezhou's twelve-day waking period.

He had little interest in killing time aboard a freighter.

Besides, he had tamed this batch of exotic beasts. They could eat and drink as needed, and there was no chance of them dying even if they wanted to. They did not need Zhang Xuezhou to look after them along the way.

"You want to explore Qinmeng some more?" Zhang Manqian asked.

"I think we have plenty of supplies. Catching another truckload of exotic beasts wouldn't be a problem," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"It's a shame we gave the vehicle to Zuo Teng and his people," Ren Anran said regretfully.

"We can just use an ordinary big truck!"

Zhang Xuezhou pointed to the old-model gasoline truck Ren Wuyang had driven earlier.

"Are you feeling any better?" Zhang Manqian asked worriedly.

"Their genetic drug may have some latent side effects that haven't been identified, and the dose they injected into me was a little too large. I'm still suffering some ill effects," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Then you need to rest in your condition," Ren Anran said.

"There may be some good things in Qinmeng. Perhaps they could help with my condition!"

Spiritual Qi was indeed a universal remedy. No matter how many defects a body had, an infusion of enough