Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
"Nine-tails City?"
"Yang Xiao, you’re a freshman and may not be familiar with the environnt. Near Biyun Mountain, there are several universities. Besides our Kongming Academy, the largest is Xianan University. We both belong to national universities, with another ten or so secundaria schools. Nine-tails City is the most prosperous place nearby, with large malls, supermarkets, hotels, etc..."
Chen Lu explained to Yang Xiao.
"Our school is north of Biyun Mountain, while the other schools are south, along with Nine-tails City. Our school’s team planned to go to Nine-tails City to find so supplies. Unexpectedly, the large malls and supermarkets there were already taken over by Xianan University. They barely found a small shop amidst the ruins and scavenged so food, only to be injured by Xianan University students. From their description, the mutation speed of Xianan University students is incredibly fast, and everyone’s attack power is much higher than ours..."
Yang Xiao paused, quickly understanding.
Xianan University students had long occupied nearby large supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels, having enough food to provide the energy needed for mutation, so naturally, their mutation speed was faster.
Yang Xiao never lacked food and never thought to look for food outside the academy, so he never inquired about the surrounding environnt.
"Which team are they from? Do you know them?"
"Boss, they’re from the Accounting School, led by Zhao Gang, with over a hundred people."
"Okay, take to see Zhao Gang. I have sothing to ask him."
Huang Wen smiled and said:
"Let’s have Qin Yu co with us. Zhao Gang is familiar with Qin Yu."
"Oh, really?"
Yang Xiao turned to look at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu looked a bit embarrassed, glaring at Huang Wen,
"Just talking nonsense, Zhao Gang and I have only t a few tis, not familiar."
Zhao Gang was one of Qin Yu’s suitors, who had taken her out a few tis. However, Qin Yu, being the school beauty, was quite aloof and only t him out of courtesy. Later, she directly rejected Zhao Gang.
The three of them arrived at Zhao Gang’s camp.
Zhao Gang was 1.80 ters tall, handso but seed injured, with bloodstains on his chest and a severe wound on his left arm.
Yang Xiao’s na had already spread across the entire playground. Zhao Gang naturally recognized Yang Xiao. Upon seeing Yang Xiao enter, he imdiately stood up and nodded.
"Yang Xiao, why are you here?"
"How’s your injury?"
"This injury is troubleso, it hurts the bone, and now there’s no dicine. I’m worried about infection and inflammation."
Zhao Gang directly expressed his concern.
"The Genetic Store has a dicine called Small Blood Pill, which is particularly effective for this kind of wound. Ten Crystal Coins for one, you should have soone buy it."
Zhao Gang was pleasantly surprised but then awkwardly said:
"Our team doesn’t have many Crystal Coins. We’ve been searching for food in Nine-tails City these days and haven’t hunted Mutated Creatures. Occasionally, we killed a few, but didn’t collect many Genetic Fragnts... Li Min, check how many Genetic Fragnts everyone has left."
Zhao Gang said to a companion beside him.
The young man nad Li Min stepped out of the tent, inquired with the companions outside, and finally ca back with 7 Genetic Fragnts.
"Brother Zhao, only 7?"
Zhao Gang sighed and said:
"Li Min, why don’t you take so brothers up the mountain to hunt Mutated Creatures, help gather ten Genetic Fragnts, and then go to the Genetic Store to buy a Small Blood Pill for healing? Yang Xiao said the Small Blood Pill works wonders for treating injuries."
"This?"
Li Min hesitated. In their recent food search in Nine-tails City, several skilled team mbers were killed by Xianan University students. He, Zhao Gang, and about ten others escaped with severe injuries. None had the courage to go up the mountain and kill Monsters.
Without Zhao Gang leading, these underlings dared not go up the mountain.
Zhao Gang saw Li Min’s hesitation and angrily said:
"What, can’t you even handle this? Are you unwilling to listen to because I’m injured?"
Li Min imdiately looked embarrassed and said:
"Brother Zhao, don’t misunderstand. You know, we just completed our gene mutation with limited abilities, how dare we go up the mountain?"
Zhao Gang was about to lose his temper when Yang Xiao took out a Small Blood Pill and handed it to Zhao Gang, saying:
"I have a Small Blood Pill here, and it’s not a free gift. I’ll charge you 7 Crystal Coins now, and you can repay the remaining 3 Crystal Coins later."
Li Min heard and imdiately handed the 7 Crystal Coins to Yang Xiao.
Zhao Gang thanked repeatedly, took the Small Blood Pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.
Monts later, Zhao Gang’s wounds began to heal. His complexion turned a bit rosier, and he seed much more spirited.
Zhao Gang unbuttoned his shirt, gently stroking the healing scar on his chest, excitedly saying:
"Yang Xiao, I’ll never forget your life-saving grace. I owe you a favor, and if you ever need anything, just ask."
Yang Xiao waved his hand and said:
"It’s not that serious. After all, I sold it to you at the regular price. Rember, you still owe 3 Crystal Coins, so you have to repay them."
Zhao Gang, feeling awkward, quickly said:
"Of course, don’t worry. Now that my injury is healed, I’ll rest for a day then go up the mountain to hunt Mutated Creatures. I’ll repay you within three days."
"Hehe, no need to hurry. Hmm, I have sothing to ask you. I heard you were injured by Xianan University students in Nine-tails City. Can you tell what happened? For example, their mutation and skills?"
"Sigh, don’t ntion it. We suffered a crushing defeat. They only had five people, but our thirty couldn’t match them. Their strength, speed, and agility were far superior to ours..."
Zhao Gang detailed the events, and Yang Xiao, listening, was quietly alard.
Zhao Gang also brought another piece of news: Xianan University students have searched the area around Nine-tails City and plan to explore beyond, especially Biyun Mountain’s main peak, to hunt large Mutant Monsters.
Besides the main peak, Biyun Mountain has five peaks. The pond Yang Xiao visited days ago was just one of them.
’Competing for resources’ imdiately popped into Yang Xiao’s mind. It seems Xianan University students’ next move is to contest for Genetic Fragnts on Biyun Mountain.
Bidding farewell to Zhao Gang, Yang Xiao left the tent, looking thoughtfully worried.
Qin Yu glanced at Yang Xiao and said:
"Yang Xiao, are you worried Xianan University students will hunt all the Mutated Creatures on Biyun Mountain before us and seize most of the Genetic Fragnt resources?"
Yang Xiao suddenly stopped, looked at Qin Yu. The girl before him was not just a pretty face—she had perceptive thoughts and good insight.
Yang Xiao nodded, sowhat gloomy, saying:
"If it’s only about competing for Genetic Fragnt resources, that’s one thing. What worries most is Xianan University students getting ahead of us in the evolutionary process, it might be hard for us to resist them in the future."
"Really?"
Huang Wen said with so fear, though deep down, she felt it was quite possible.
"This is the end of the world, survival of the fittest. Whoever has the stronger fist is the leader. What if Xianan University students control us and demand we hand over half of the Genetic Fragnts we acquire from hunting Mutated Creatures? Who among you can resist?"
"This?"
Huang Wen and Qin Yu were stunned, looking at Yang Xiao with fearful expressions.
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