Chapter 616: Chapter 616: Crystal Core Obtained

“Start moving them,”

Lian Jiyue pointed at the crystal cores and said.

“…”

Lu Hao felt that he had never desired a Space Element Ability User so much as he did now, or even just a storage bag would do.

Each bag of crystal cores was not light, and Lu Hao noticed that some contained mutated crystal nuclei as well.

“I hadn’t paid attention before, so I just brought them all over together,”

Lian Jiyue hadn’t expected that after serving as the base leader for so long, his only gains would be these crystal cores. However, being able to help Qiqi and the others was indeed a very fulfilling accomplishment.

Lu Hao silently shouldered a bag of crystal cores and walked outside, thinking that, in fact, the crystal cores his family had earned so far far exceeded these, but they had all been consumed by Space. Although Lian Jiyue had also saved so many crystal cores, he had never used them and even planned to abandon them in this dark room, which was a real waste of riches.

That night at E City Base, two tall men took turns using the Invisibility Ability of the Local Tyrant Gold, repeatedly carrying bags of crystal cores to the armored vehicle parked in the corner…

Fortunately, the rules for leaving the city at E City Base had changed after the blizzard. More and more survivors began to pour into the various bases, so E City Base was no longer restricting individuals from going out alone.

In the armored vehicle, Song Qin felt strange. The man named Chen Da Ming had come to find her that morning and handed over the car keys to her, instructing her to drive the vehicle to where they had stopped outside the base yesterday.

Then, he left behind a sum of crystal cores and some biscuits and instant noodles before departing.

Looking at the large amount of supplies, crystal cores, and the house the man had left behind, Song Qin felt it odd but didn’t ask any questions.

She had learned about the current situation of the base from the neighbors after Chen Da Ming left yesterday afternoon. Indeed, even food had to be purchased with crystal cores.

She then sought out Fu Li and the others, hoping to retrieve the crystal cores her husband had stored in Fu Li’s Space, but Fu Li refused to return them.

“Brother Zhang is already dead, and according to the rules of our team, the crystal cores stored by each companion after their death belong to the rest of us. Why should I give them to you?”

That’s what Fu Li had said. Although Song Qin had mustered the courage to argue that the crystal cores were not only earned by her husband but also included her share, which was stored under her husband’s name in Fu Li’s Space, she couldn’t withstand the others’ mocking words and returned home frustrated.

Therefore, facing the belongings Chen Da Ming had left, she was extremely grateful and determined to help him with this task.

There was still a queue waiting to leave the base ahead, and Song Qin was learning for the first time about the inspection required to exit. Although it was called an inspection, it was only a spot check, and some vehicles were allowed to pass without scrutiny.

Song Qin glanced at the empty back seat of the car, feeling there was nothing wrong with the vehicle, and mustered the courage to drive toward the city gate.

Finally, it was her turn. Seeing a staff member knock on the window, Song Qin calmly rolled it down.

“Leaving the city alone?”

The staff member asked. Others were leaving in teams, and even if it was just one car, it would be full of people. Why was this car driven by a single woman and empty?

“Yes, I’m worried about my teammates. They didn’t return last night, and I only know that they went to the west of the city, so I wanted to go and see,”

Song Qin said, using a premeditated excuse to fool the staff member.

Looking at Song Qin’s anxious and helpless expression, the staff member just shook his head, “The west of the city is notoriously dangerous. It’s useless for you to go there alone.”

“I must go,”

Song Qin said with determination.

“Go on, then.”

Seeing persuasion was ineffective, and with other vehicles lining up behind, the worker simply waved them through.

If there had been someone knowledgeable about vehicles paying attention at that moment, they would certainly have found the armored vehicle in front peculiar. Clearly, it was supposed to be empty, but the circle around the vehicle was pressed down extremely low, as if there was some heavy item loaded on it.

But everyone was busy either leaving the city or checking things, so nobody paid close attention to the lone vehicle in transit.

Just as Song Qin parked the vehicle at the end of the alley where they had stopped yesterday, Chen Daming and the Metal Element Ability User suddenly appeared.

“You…”

Where had they come from? There hadn’t been any people or vehicles around just now.

“Thank you, Miss Song,”

Lu Hao managed a rare smile as he spoke.

“It’s the least I could do. You left so many things that just happened to solve my immediate problems,”

Song Qin said, waving her hand dismissively.

Looking at the little monkey lying weakly on Chen Daming’s shoulder, Song Qin couldn’t help but express concern, “What’s wrong with it? It was so lively yesterday.”

Lu Hao lifted the Local Tyrant Gold and shook it a bit before answering, “It’s fine, just tired.”

Yesterday, they had carried the Crystal Cores until late at night, and early this morning, they had pulled it up to help them use its Invisibility Ability on the roof of the vehicle. It must be tired, surmised Lu Hao, smiling wryly to himself.

Alright, Song Qin didn’t press further.

Seeing Chen Daming bid her farewell, she prepared to turn and walk towards the base. This place was close to the base and posed no danger.

“Miss Song, if you encounter anything related to the base’s research institute inside the base, please try to avoid it as much as you can,”

Lian Jiyue reminded her before getting into the vehicle.

When he was the Base Leader, the research institute would restrain itself a bit, exploiting loopholes in the base’s regulations to make life difficult for people to voluntarily sign some agreements. But now with Han Yizhou as the new Base Leader, he didn’t think the research institute would continue to exercise restraint.

Song Qin’s mouth gaped open in surprise, but she just nodded, thanked Lian Jiyue, and then left.

Inside the armored vehicle, the trunk, the seats behind, and the gaps were all hidden by the Stealth Formation set up by Lu Hao using Nie Qing’s technique, that’s why a glance inside gave the impression of emptiness.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have fooled the exit checkpoint inspection so easily just now.

“We have it to thank for this time, it really worked hard, the little guy,”

Lian Jiyue said with a smile as he petted the Local Tyrant Gold. Even he hadn’t anticipated such a smooth success this time.

“Eating so much every day, it can’t go to waste,”

Lu Hao thought back to the Local Tyrant Gold in the Space. They had found it by chance when several peach trees mysteriously appeared in the space orchard. Later, they realized the trees sprouted because the Local Tyrant Gold had picked peaches, eaten them, and then tossed the pits onto the ground.

To avoid waste, Lin Yunguo had planted those saplings in a row along the creek. Soon, there would probably be more peaches in the space than they could ever eat.

Chirp chirp chirp~

The Local Tyrant Gold protested. It had done such monumental work, and instead of praising it, its master complained about its big appetite?

That was simply a lack of monkey-shness!