Xiao Zhe continued,
"Gu Bo said that our boss had already broken through the Enhanced Gene Stage a long ti ago. Because the rest of us hadn’t made the breakthrough, the city’s overall Evolution Level remained unchanged. Recently, we rapidly advanced fifteen people to the Primordial Gene Interdiate Stage, which is why we suddenly upgraded to Level 15."
"Xiao Zhe, what are the preparations at Xia Luo’s end?"
"Everything is ready. Fifteen hundred Elite Soldiers are all at Star Moon Lake. Actually, we now have over five thousand people who can join the fight. Should we send more people over there?"
Yang Xiao waved his hand,
"This battle isn’t about numbers. Fifteen hundred is enough."
"Boss, let join the fight this ti. I didn’t go last ti."
Xiao Zhe requested.
"Hehe, Xiao Zhe, guarding our headquarters in Nanmu City is the greatest contribution. Besides, since you didn’t go last ti, there’s even less need for you to go this ti."
Xiao Zhe imdiately said,
"Zhao Gang can guard the city just as well. He knows the Nanmu City area as well as I do."
Zhao Gang, who was nearby, imdiately protested,
"Xiao Zhe, when the boss tells you to guard the city, why all the fuss? Guarding the city is a serious matter. What if soone takes our ho while we’re fighting on the front lines? What then?"
Xiao Zhe wanted to argue further, but Yang Xiao motioned to stop and said,
"Xiao Zhe, don’t worry. Once I’ve taken Shanyun City, I’ll let you train in the desert for a month. There are plenty of monsters there for you to fight."
Xiao Zhe, Zhao Gang, Long Yongjun and others had heard from Huang Wen and the rest about how magical the desert was, and were itching to go, but they refrained from asking since Yang Xiao had not arranged for them to go.
Now that Yang Xiao had brought it up, Xiao Zhe was overjoyed.
Zhao Gang and Long Yongjun nearby cast envious looks his way.
"You two will go with Xiao Zhe when the ti cos. Let Huang Wen and the others stand guard for now. So you see, guarding the city well is what’s most important right now."
"Alright, boss, I’ll follow your arrangent,"
Xiao Zhe said.
Now that approximately seven or eight thousand people in the city could take action, and over five thousand were capable of so level of combat, Xiao Zhe, accompanied by twenty Primary Level experts with Primordial Genes, stayed behind to guard the city while Yang Xiao led Huang Wen and others to Star Moon Lake.
The group exited the Century Comrcial Building, and as soon as they ca out, Huang Wen and the rest gasped in surprise, all screaming and running towards the Fla Horse in the square.
A few girls surrounded the Fla Horse, squealing continuously as they stroked it.
"Wow, boss, where did you find this treasure?"
"My God, I love it so much, boss, can you give it to ?"
"Wow, this Fla Horse is really too beautiful."
...
Xiao Zhe, Zhao Gang, Long Yongjun and others were seeing the Fla Horse for the first ti. Looking at it, resembling a blaze of fire standing on the pristine white snow, displaying such a spirited appearance, it was truly a sight to behold, and they couldn’t help feeling envious.
Long Yongjun said,
"Boss, get one for too!"
Yang Xiao chuckled,
"You sure have the nerve to ask. Do you think they are as common as sand in the desert?"
After saying this, he approached the Fla Horse.
The Fla Horse only recognized Yang Xiao and ignored how tenderly Huang Wen and the others stroked it; displaying an aloof attitude the whole ti, it always looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle.
As soon as Yang Xiao walked over, the noble-headed Fla Horse imdiately lowered its head, snorted softly, and nuzzled Yang Xiao affectionately.
That made Huang Wen and the others so envious they could die.
Yang Xiao patted the Fla Horse and said to Huang Wen and the others:
"You all should give up the idea. The Fla Horse only recognizes ."
Qin Yu pouted and said:
"Hmph, sooner or later, I’ll make it like ."
Yang Xiao laughed lightly,
"Co on, no dawdling, let’s go to Star Moon Lake."
The group followed Yang Xiao into the Transmission Array and arrived at Star Moon Lake.
Star Moon Lake now resembled a huge construction site, bustling with people everywhere, a complete transformation from its forr desolation.
Around three thousand people co from various outposts in Nanmu City to Star Moon Lake to dig for Ice Fish every day, and together with the local permanent force of fifteen hundred, the area was teeming with activity.
Even amidst the frosty snowscape, several dozen temporary structures had been erected in Star Moon Town, providing shelter and rest from the cold for everyone.
Xia Luo had made a breakthrough to the Primordial Gene Advanced level ten days ago and, upon receiving a secret ssage from Xiao Zhe that Yang Xiao was planning to attack Shanyun City, he spent the past few days feeling both excited and uneasy.
Excitent because he evolved to the Primordial Gene Advanced level and acquired a new Soul Skill, which doubled his Combat Power.
The unease ca from his difficulty in accepting the idea of Yang Xiao attacking Shanyun City. Even though Nanmu City had quickly advanced twenty people into the Primordial Gene Interdiate Stage, they still did not have a decisive advantage over Shanyun City.
If they were to launch a long-distance fifty-kiloter snow trek to attack Yue Ying across the lake, their chances of victory were very slim.
He decided to thoroughly analyze the situation with Yang Xiao, worried that Yang Xiao might act impulsively and stir up big trouble.
In the room, Xia Luo was discussing the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and their forces with Zhou Qiang, using sand table simulations and weapon maneuvers.
"Xia Luo, you’re doing a great job at Star Moon Lake, nearly catching up to the Nanmu City district," Yang Xiao said with a smile as he walked in. The guard at the door had already bowed and greeted Yang Xiao.
Behind Yang Xiao followed Huang Wen and the others.
Xia Luo and Zhou Qiang hurried over and said to the guard at the door:
"What kind of guard duty is this? The boss cos over, and you don’t even notify us in advance."
"It was the boss who didn’t allow to report," the guard said with difficulty.
Yang Xiao waved his hand,
"I heard the rice wine in Star Moon Town is pretty good. I didn’t get enough of it last ti. Do you still have so?"
Yang Xiao had captured Star Moon Town the last ti and had drunk two bowls of rice wine here. He was rather fond of the taste of that rice wine, as Yang Xiao’s mother often brewed rice wine for him. The scent of rice wine always reminded him of his mother.
Only in this post-apocalyptic world, he guessed that his parents were probably long gone.
"Yes, of course. I’ve specifically sealed and stored dozens of casks of rice wine, just waiting for you to taste," Xia Luo replied.
With the weather being extrely cold, the rice wine could be preserved for a long ti without spoiling.
Zhou Qiang imdiately instructed the guard at the door,
"Bring over a cask of rice wine, and also, get so people from the logistics team to send over so firewood. Get the fire burning well."
"Yes."
The guard hurried off.
Xia Luo quickly invited Yang Xiao and the others to sit down and personally took the iron kettle by the fire to pour tea for Yang Xiao and the rest.
In this post-apocalyptic world, everyone’s life had beco more primitive and simplified. This iron kettle was left by the previous boss of Star Moon Town, Tan Zong, and was now placed over the fire to boil water every day. When water was scarce, they just grabbed a large chunk of ice or snow from the door and put it in the kettle to lt.
The surrounding trees were nearly all cut down, all used for heating. With thousands of people consuming them every day, the demand was imnse, forcing Xia Luo to order the visitors from other places to bring their own firewood.
Having not seen each other for a long ti, a reunion began with casual small talk, inquiring about the situation with Genetic Evolution and any new changes in their Soul Skills.
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