Wen Fusen turned to his son and asked, "Ah Chang, you hold a position in this place. Are you willing to go with them?"
Wen Chang only stayed in this place to give his family a safe place. So he had no objection to following them. "Dad, I have had enough with those people. Wherever my family goes, I will follow."
The moment he said this, Jia Liufei slapped his back and said, "Great! This is how our Wen family’s son should be!"
Noticing his aunt’s anger, he asked, "Second Aunt, who angered you this time?"
"Who else but those fools?" Jia Liufei snorted.
At first, she didn’t want to lose her temper in front of her sons. After all, it had been a long time since their family reunited, and she didn’t want to ruin this moment by scolding those people.
But after a moment, she was finally unable to hold back her anger and added, "We should be given two liters of water daily as agreed before."
"But when we went there to ask for our portion, they actually demanded that we pay ten crystal cores for five hundred milliliters of water! What’s the difference between this and a daylight robbery?"
Seeing how angry his wife was, Wen Fuze quickly opened a bottle of water and handed it to her. "Drink some water to quench your anger," he said while patting her back gently.
Jia Liufei grabbed the bottle and took several gulps before she suddenly noticed something and stopped. She looked at the water and asked, "Where did this water e from? It actually tastes sweet and so refreshing."
Wen Mo chuckled and explained, "Mom, this water is actually from my Captain’s fiancée. She also gave us boiled eggs and some dried food."
When she heard this, Jia Liufei finally saw the pile of food on the table. She nodded and said, "Your team treats you very well."
"Everyone must be hungry. Let’s eat first," Wen Fusen said.
The Wen family members nodded in agreement. While they were not starving to death, they were barely able to survive. Let alone having boiled eggs, it would be good if they were able to have a cup of instant noodles.
Since the boiled eggs were made from mutant chicken eggs, Jiao Lizhi had to cut them into smaller pieces after she boiled them. The boiled eggs were stored in two big zip bags. Without spoons, it would be hard to eat them.
While everyone was looking for the utensils, Wen Kai created a lump of metal. When they saw he made something out of thin air, they were shocked. Even as a metal-type ability-user, Wen Fuze was only able to control metal.
Before he could ask, he saw his youngest son move his fingers, and the lump of metal turned into several spoons and a bowl. The spoons and bowl were strong despite being thin.
Although they had a lot of questions to ask, the Wen family decided to eat first. They shared the water and boiled eggs. Besides that, they also had some meat jerky, raisins, and roasted nuts.
When they were done eating, everyone was feeling seventy percent full. After letting out a burp, Wen Chang said, "Cousin, these foods are so delicious. It’s even better than those I ate before the apocalypse."
Wen Kai laughed when he saw his cousin smacking his lips and said, "They were made from mutant animals and mutant plants. Of course they’re delicious."
The moment he heard this, Wen Chang sat upright instantly. He looked at the empty bowl and empty packages with some distress. "If I had known these were made from mutants, I wouldn’t finish them in one sitting," he said with a hint of regret.
"Son, why did you say so?" Yun Ximei asked.
Hearing his mother’s question, Wen Chang explained, "Mom, after the second rain, the number of zombies increased, and mutants emerged. Although those mutants are dangerous, they are very valuable. Do you know why?"
Yun Ximei shook her head and guessed, "Is it because they are edible?"
Wen Chang nodded and explained, "Not only because they are edible but also because the mutant animals’ meat and mutant plants’ products contain energy similar to the crystal cores."
"If consumed by ability-users, it could increase their energy pool and help them break through. If consumed by ordinary people, it would improve their health."
"What’s more, the energy stored in their crystal cores is purer pared to the zombies’ crystal cores. It was easier and safer during the breakthrough process. Adding how difficult it was to hunt them, the price of mutant meat and mutant vegetables is constantly on the rise."
When the Wen family learned how valuable these foods were, everyone showed a look of distress and regret. They shouldn’t have eaten so fast and should have savored the taste carefully.
Seeing how they reacted, Wen Kai and Wen Mo smiled.
"Everyone, don’t feel bad. My team often goes to hunt the mutants, and we have a lot in stock. We receive rations from our team once a week. By then, we will give you more," Wen Kai said.
Recalling something, Wen Chang suddenly asked, "Cousin, what’s the name of your team?"
"The Phantom Team," Wen Mo replied.
Hearing this name, Wen Chang took a sharp breath. Understanding flashed in his eyes when he said, "No wonder you can have as many mutants as you want. Your team is actually the only S-rank mercenary team known so far."
"Ah Kai, Ah Mo, your team is so strong!" Wen Fuze exclaimed with surprise.
Wen Kai scratched the back of his head and replied with uncertainty, "Dad, I don’t know how strong my team is. But we are indeed the only S-rank mercenary team in the entire Lin’an City Base."
After a long silence, Wen Fuhua’s daughter, Lu Jiaojiao, suddenly asked, "Brother Kai, since we are your family, can we join your team?"
As soon as she said this, Wen Mo frowned slightly.
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