The night walks and the sun comes, the cold wind is bleak;

In just one night, the once blue sky was covered with thick dark clouds, and the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees. Even though Zheng Yuanqing was an awakened person, he felt a bit of bone-chilling chill;

"Oh! Winter is coming overnight..."

Smelling the obvious winter atmosphere in the cold wind, Zheng Yuanqing couldn't help but sigh, the climate was getting worse and worse, and the winter time this year was nearly a month earlier than last year;

For many people in the end of the world, entering winter one day earlier means reaching the end of their lives one day earlier!

"Didn't you notice? Desertification has become more and more serious recently;" the guide whispered;

"Yes, there were weeds in the farmland nearby last year, and this year there was no more weeds;" Zheng Yuanqing asked while packing the tents, pots and bowls, "But I'm very surprised, even if the climate is abnormal-"

"But desertification shouldn't be as serious as it is every year?"

However, in the face of Zheng Yuanqing's questions, the guide did not answer him "know" or "do not know" as usual, but rarely remained silent, or wanted to speak but stopped...

Faced with the guide's reaction, Zheng Yuanqing frowned in confusion, but did not ask anything else. He knew that he was too weak now, and that some things, but they did not know, were good things for him;

So, Zheng Yuanqing packed up his things silently, then picked up a hoe and strode towards the corpse of the young spider like a huge rock. Then, according to the method mentioned by the guide, he split the young spider's head armor, and then pulled out two crystal nuclei from a pile of pungent rotten meat little by little;

These two crystal nuclei are one big and one small, the size of a child's fist, and are purple-black, weighing about two pounds;

The small one is only as big as a grain of rice, and is dark black;

This is the beast crystal, which comes from the crystal nucleus in the mutant beast. Whether it is in size, weight, or value, it is much higher than the corpse crystal of the same level, and of course it is more difficult to obtain;

"Why does this mutant spider have two crystal nuclei?" Zheng Yuanqing asked suspiciously;

"The other piece is from other eggs. The young spider hatched first, so he ate the crystal nucleus of the other eggs;" the guide replied;

"Eat it? You mean that the reason why this young spider ate you was not because of the sound you made, but because he felt the energy fluctuations similar to the crystal nucleus from you?" Zheng Yuanqing was slightly surprised and continued;

"Yes, mutant beasts are more sensitive to the energy magnetic field of the crystal nucleus, especially insects;"

"This is why there are so many mutant beasts, but they rarely attack humans, and they only fight with zombies; they just want to eat the crystal nucleus in the zombie's brains;" said the guide;

Is this the food chain in the end of the world?

Do humans have no qualifications to enter the food chain?

Zheng Yuanqing couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and then said again: "I didn't even see a mouse last night. Is it because of the existence of this crystal nucleus?"

"Yes, the crystal nucleus of any mutant beast can emit a biological magnetic field that makes ordinary animals feel scared; so, in the future, with the crystal nucleus as the center, you don't have to worry about seeing these small animals again within 100 meters of radius;" said the guide;

That's good!

Zheng Yuanqing nodded when he heard this. Of course he knew that these seemingly inconspicuous little things in peacetime could bring about a catastrophe in this end-of-life lack of medical treatment;

Even those who awaken sometimes cannot stop malignant diseases such as plagues!

Therefore, even though there are guidance, Zheng Yuanqing still keeps away from these little things...

"This large crystal core is so eye-catching, you should put it in the storage space; the small one can ensure that there is no mosquito breeding within 20 meters of radius, which is enough for you; I will wrap it up wherever you put it on your body;" said the guide;

"Yeah, okay;" Zheng Yuanqing responded, and then asked: "What is the specific difference between beast crystal and corpse crystal? Why does corpse crystal have no such magnetic field?"

"This question is very complicated. Let's talk about the most basic one. The biological magnetic field of the beast crystal is very extreme, either very active or very quiet. To put it in traditional Chinese medicine theory, this is heat and cold;"

"For example, the beast crystals of the mutant spider are cold, and these two beast crystals are derived from female young spiders, and their biological magnetic field is even more delicate and quiet; so if these two beast crystals are used on you, it is a waste; but if used on female awakened people, the effect will be twice the result with half the effort;"

"And corpse crystals are like water, neither hot nor cold, and can be used by both men and women who awaken, but the effect is not as good as that of beast crystals, so there is no such deterrent magnetic field;" the guide said simply;

Then wouldn’t this beast crystal be used for nothing?

Zheng Yuanqing shook his head, then put a large piece of beast crystal into the storage space with some regrets; then turned over and rode on a motorcycle, driving towards the barren mountains in the north with a stream of yellow dust...

Four hours later...

Wow...

Wow!

Accompanied by the sound of flowing water in the distance, Zheng Yuanqing, Meng and guessed for a whole morning, finally heard the sound of the Yellow River!

As the motorcycle drove up a small hill, Zheng Yuanqing saw the legendary Chengshan Port, however...

The rapid sound of flowing water, the barren hills and farmlands, the thick fog, the gray and dilapidated tents, shacks, and the ground nests that stretch for several kilometers... and those survivors who were ragged, thin, and wandered in the thick fog like mummies;

Is this the place where large survivors live?

This is simply the underworld!

"This is even worse than a small settlement..."

Smelling the strong fishy smell and rotten smell in the air, Zheng Yuanqing couldn't help frowning. If it weren't for the four words "Chengshan Wharf" written on the sign at the intersection, he would have thought he had traveled to the underworld!

"Someone came over, and the southwest direction was an ordinary person, with a short knife on his body;" at this moment, the guide reminded;

Zheng Yuanqing turned his head to look southwest when he heard this, and soon saw a man turning out from a deserted hill in the distance. He was small in height, wearing a dirty and worn out coat and jeans that could protect him from wind and rain, and had a rough short knife on his waist. He was riding a mountain bike with the same mottled rust;

Bicycle, short knife...

Looking at the small man's thin body, but not his thin body, Zheng Yuanqing quickly judged the identity of the person who came. This person was not an ordinary survivor, but should be a person from a certain force;

At this moment, the little man also noticed that Zheng Yuanqing was looking at him. He first frowned and stopped far away. After looking at Zheng Yuanqing for a while, he rode over again. Then he stopped at the hillside, raised his black and thin and dry face, and showed his black and yellow teeth and shouted with a smile:

"Hey! Big brother! Are you an awakened person?"

"Is it the first time I'm here in Chengshan Port? Do you need a guide?"

"How about two steamed buns a day?"

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Chapter completed!