Yun Caiwei bolted off like a little deer and smiled back sweetly at her mother,
“Mm! Got it, mummy!”
After they had changed their clothes, Yue Zhong brought the mother and daughter pair into the dining hall.
Gu Manzi and Tong Xiaoyun were already sitting there waiting.
At this moment, the way Gu Manzi looked at Zhuo Yatong had already changed: after seeing Zhuo Yatong dispose of the Mutant Pigs so easily, her heart was now full of both envy and admiration. She wanted to become as strong as someone like Zhuo Yatong, a heroine with tyrannical strength who could freely kill all her enemies.
All sorts of delectable delicacies were laid out on the table. Fried pork loin, fried pig heart, steamed pork ribs, braised pig tail soup, roasted pork chops and a variety of other dishes were served. The tastiest was still the Type 2 Mutant Boar meat, which was much more beneficial to the human body than the normal Mutant Pig meat.
After finishing their dinner, Yue Zhong took out two Level 2 Skill Books and passed them to Tong Xiaoyun, saying,
“This is your reward. Work even harder in the future!”
Those two Level 2 Skill Books were [Explosive Strength] and [Shadow Steps]. They were also the most common Level 2 Skill books, but to normal people, these skill books were valuable beyond compare. Each Skill Book could let one possess incredible explosive power and fighting strength.
Tong Xiaoyun received the 2 Skill Books and her eyes brightened up as she smiled sweetly. With these two Level 2 Skill Books, her strength could instantly rise severalfold. After today’s battle, she had become a Level 8 Enhancer, so as long as she gained another 2 levels, she would become a Level 10 Enhancer. (TN: Like duh)
Tong Xiaoyun was elated as she hugged Yue Zhong and kissed him twice consecutively:
“Thank you, big brother Yue!!”
Gu Manzi saw that Tong Xiaoyun had received two Level 2 Skill books and her eyes flashed with a hint of envy. She walked over and hugged one of Yue Zhong’s arms, as she pressed her ample chest against him and said coquettishly,
“Brother Yue! I also want a Skill Book, can you give me one? I want to help you fight the enemies too.”
Yue Zhong glanced at Gu Manzi and directly rejected her, saying,
“No way! You don’t have the necessary courage. Once you’ve proven to me that you can fight, I will then give you a Skill Book!”
During the battle with the Mutant Pigs, driven purely by the desire for power, Tong Xiaoyun had gone to Yue Zhong’s side and had gone through a life-and-death situation with him. This led Yue Zhong to look at Tong Xiaoyun differently. Although her talent might not be as outstanding as that of Zhuo Yatong, this seemingly weak girl in junior high school possessed a courage that would put most men to shame. Yue Zhong was willing to nurture her as long as she had enough courage.
Although Gu Manzi was pretty and alluring, she still feared death like normal people did. There was nothing wrong with that in itself, but Yue Zhong did not want to waste any precious Skill Books on such a person.
Hearing those words, Gu Manzi’s expression froze, and out of sheer habit, she wanted to vent her frustrations like a spoilt child, to fling his arm away and ignore him.
However, just when she was about to shake him off, she thought back to the days when she had to worry about food and warmth in the survivor fleet, as well as the decapitated human heads that she had seen in the bloody factory. The ‘young miss’ managed to suppress her temper. It was just that there were now only feelings of grievance and envy towards Tong Xiaoyun in Gu Manzi’s heart.
Since they were going to open up the military station the next day, Yue Zhong did not do anything to Zhuo Yatong or Gu Manzi; instead, he sensibly went to bed early to replenish his own energy.
“I want to join you and fight!! I will prove my courage!!”
Early the next morning, Gu Manzi had gotten into attire and arrived in front of Yue Zhong to directly announce her intentions.
“Good! Take this!”
Yue Zhong immediately passed a Replica Tang Sword to Gu Manzi, before taking her with him to join the vehicle fleet heading towards the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station.
After two days and one night of constant travel, Yue Zhong’s team finally managed to arrive outside the Mechanized Infantry Brigade Station, which Xu Feng pointed out.
Along the way, they saw a few scattered zombie hordes, consisting of zombies in the tens and hundreds. Those zombies were easily disposed of by Yue Zhong, White Bones, Zhuo Yatong, Xiong Zheng, Tong Xiaoyun and all the other Enhancers. After Tong Xiaoyun managed to kill an L1 zombie, she rose up in level to become a Level 9 Enhancer.
“There’s something wrong!”
Observing the extremely quiet army station, Yue Zhong’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.