Chapter 50: Crystal Cores

Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Crystal Cores That was also something Chu Miao couldn’t guarantee for the moment but even if it was not usable as it was, she could soak them in the spring water and purify them. But before that, she would like to try and see if it works without the spring water; after all, she couldn’t purify them for everyone on earth. "We’ll know if we try using them, but for now, they are a valuable resource that shouldn’t be ignored." Chu Miao answered her brother’s question. Ye Xuan and his team were killing zombies a short distance away and, with their enhanced abilities due to superpowers, heard what the family was talking about. They were surprised that something like a crystal could grow in the brain of something as rotten as a zombie. It was nothing short of a miracle. "It looks like the zombies that get stronger will produce that crystal. If it can be used for cultivation, then humanity might have a way to improve their power by hunting zombies." Murong Yi said as he used an earth spike to pierce the head of a zombie. "Everything has a restraining effect on another. It’s like poisonous plants. The same place you find a poisonous plant has a high chance of having another plant that can restrain it and neutralize the poison." Jing Xian added while also killing zombies. "What do you mean Jing Xian?" Lei Ying asked as he didn’t understand the analogy. "What he means is, while humans can hunt down zombies to extract those crystals and use them to improve their superpowers, the zombies can also hunt humans and use them to increase their strength." It was Li Kun who explained. "Do you think we have a crystal in our brain too?" Lei Ying asked again. This time nobody answered him because they didn’t know the answer. Even Ye Xuan hadn’t discovered anything, but then he had only had the superpowers for at most three days. He hadn’t had the time to investigate. "You do have a crystal core as well." Grandpa Chu explained. Since he had decided to help his granddaughter find a grandson-in-law for him, he didn’t see a problem in giving them information they could find themselves with time. "Grandpa Chu, you mean we are like zombies?" Lei Ying was really smooth in the way he changed his form of address. He called Grandpa Chu, so naturally, it was amazing. "Yes, but the core for humans is not in the brain. It’s in the dantian. The spot below the navel." Grandpa Chu continued to explain. He likes Ye Xuan’s squad. They worked hard and were all respectful young men. He hoped that they could become his granddaughter’s support so that she wouldn’t have to fight alone. Even though nobody talked about the prophecy, they all knew deep down that she had a responsibility to fulfill in this apocalypse. "You mean the dantian mentioned in Wuxia novels? Cultivators store their spiritual energy in the dantian. That’s what the books say." Li Kun said. "Yes, it’s like the books say. So, you do have a core that stores power and probably can help zombies grow stronger if they absorb it. So, it’s better to become stronger earlier." Grandpa Chu continued to tell them as he turned his arm into a hammer and smashed a zombie running towards him. After Chu Miao told them about the crystal cores, they started crushing or splitting the zombie heads to look for crystals. Especially if the zombie was moving too fast. "Thanks, Grandpa Chu." Ye Xuan thanked him and turned to tell his team to listen and observe the zombies moving more naturally, with higher speed or strength than the rest, and check if they could find crystals inside them. As he instructed his men, he was also observing how Chu Miao was killing zombies. She has stopped forming weapons with her superpowers and was instead holding two short swords. One was covered in a white glow and the other had a blue hue. He could tell she was a dual superpower, just like him. But he still didn’t know what the white glow represented. As he killed the zombies within the school, he discreetly moved towards Chu Miao. He wanted to get to know this special girl and since he had made the decision to pursue her, he had to make the effort. Within an hour, they had made their way to the guards’ station. It was astonishing how many students and staff had turned into zombies. Peeking into the guard station, they found it empty. It looked like the guards on duty had noticed something was wrong and escaped or they had turned into zombies. It took them another two hours to kill the zombies in the compound, and they decided to rest before going through the classes and dormitories. They could look for supplies while saving any survivors still trapped inside. By the time they were taking a break, Ye Xuan had been killing zombies near Chu Miao without saying a word. Those who understood already knew what was happening. Even Chu Miao could tell that something was up with the soldier but she didn’t know what, hence, she let him be. The two teams took a break together and Chu Hao took several hot pot containers from his space and distributed them to his family members. It was the food his mother had cooked for their lunch. They no longer cooked small amounts of food but used large pots to cook their meals in large batches. They ate what they needed and stored the rest in Chu Miao’s warehouse. But they also put some in their space rings for emergencies. The soldiers in Ye Xuan’s team took compressed biscuits and water from Li Kun. Watching them eat the dry biscuits while her family was enjoying a hot meal made Mother Chu feel uncomfortable. She instructed Chu Hao to give each of them a food container too. Ye Xuan was the first to take his. He didn’t stand on ceremony and just decided to repay them back later in a different way. Follow current novels on freewe(b)novel.c(o)m