Chapter 905: Bound to the Childbearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 906: Global Evolution (66)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Go home to eat, deal with the small fish in the space, rest.

For the next period of time, Shen Yao repeated the work content above: in the morning she followed the vehicle to the planting fields on the west side to be responsible for planting; in between she took out rest time to go to the pond to pick up leaks; every few days she would take out a few wild chicken eggs to hand in; in the evening she followed the vehicle back to the shelter. On the surface there was no great difference from the others who went, at most she earned some special points; in reality her space was piled full of the corpses of teal-green small fish, and energy stones filled box after box.

As the planting tasks in the planting fields were completed, Shen Yao and these people had new arrangements: deal with the weeds that had grown in the planting fields and protect those crops that, though stunted, were very resilient.

Snap!

Shen Yao raised her hand and expressionlessly threw out a green worm the length of a palm, crushed it underfoot, and at the same time did not forget to spray the official nutrient agent on the damaged parts of the crops.

Recently the weather had heated up; in the planting fields there were not only weeds and crops competing for the earth's nutrients, but also strange worms that suddenly appeared. In a very short time they could grow from a tiny strip to the length of a palm, and they crazily sucked the nutrients from the crops.

Shen Yao's mission was to find these worms, kill them in the physical sense, then use the officially produced nutrient agent to rescue the crops. The effect was so-so; anyway the nutrient agent's effect was not bad — at least these crops missing branches and leaves slowly grew new leaves, at a speed just as strange as the worms' growth.

Shen Yao tossed aside the crop she had rescued and walked forward; along the way she also pulled out all the weeds around it that were competing for nutrients. Compared to others' laborious efforts, Shen Yao moved very easily — basically as long as she touched a weed she could uproot it.

The reason was naturally related to Shen Yao's mental ability; also because her ability was excessively powerful, the tasks officially assigned to her could always be completed a step ahead of others. Shen Yao also had time to explore the surroundings, and every few days she brought back some loot belonging to her.

"Sigh, look, she's finished again."

"She's an ability user after all; faster speed is unavoidable."

"There must be some trick; other ability users don't have this kind of speed. Every day she brings back several mutant wild duck eggs; she must have earned a lot of special points."

"..."

Day by day, month by month, although the daily quantity was not much, over a long time it easily made people envious and heated. You have to know those who come out to work all want to supplement their families; truly well-off people rarely have the idea of adventure.

"Host, they are jealous of you." From the previous envy to the current jealousy, who knows what might follow.

The system recently didn't know what was going on; it especially liked to wander around Shen Yao. Maybe it was because Shen Yao had walked out of the shelter.

Not only was there a lot of gossip around, but also the mysterious external environment, and mutant creatures that jumped out from time to time. Compared to Shen Chengyi who was in danger at every moment, Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning also had to bear pressure; Shen Yao's side was still the most relaxed and comfortable for the system.

Mm

The system, having slacked off once again, expressed that no matter what it did, nothing was as safe as being by the host's side. It had understood: even if the host chose to hide herself and cultivate a persona, she still had the ability to walk in the wild.

Although everyone in the shelter said Shen Chengyi was the strongest and most formidable, according to the system's observation, the host and the other party were evenly matched.

"Just moving their mouths; they won't make a move." Shen Yao had long since inadvertently probed these people's bottom. Mm, not much real ability, but not a single petty thought was lacking — especially their mouths, extremely good at backbiting. Not only Shen Yao, but others with extra gains couldn't escape either.

But it was only their mouths that were a bit fierce. If you really let them go rob and seize, they wouldn't dare. After all, not everyone has the courage to take risks.

Very quickly, Shen Yao arrived at the destination she was to explore today: an area covered in weeds taller than a person.

Naturally there was no pond here for her to catch fish, but this area had quite a few wild chickens appearing; the number of wild chicken eggs inside was not small. The mutant wild duck eggs in her space, aside from a small portion sold to the official, had all become dishes on their family's table.

Right now the mutant wild duck eggs had bottomed out; Shen Yao wanted to find more wild chicken eggs to bring back and supplement. The energy of both types of eggs was extremely vast; whether for ability users or ordinary people, eating more had benefits.

Mental ability flowed from her fingertips and quickly spread over this weed-infested area before her.

Relying on the mental ability's continuous linking and transmission, Shen Yao detected the dangers clearly; then she found a passable route, and step by step cleared the dangers while collecting nest after nest of wild chicken eggs.

Today's arrangement went very smoothly; no unexpected accidents occurred midway. It was just that Shen Yao discovered the mutant wild chickens might have new signs of evolution again: the originally pinkish wild chicken eggshells had darkened, and the energy inside had grown accordingly.

She casually took out a wild chicken egg with deepened color, observed it for a long while, and finally decided to hand it over to the official. No matter what happened, the official needed to be at the front; moreover Shen Yao's frequency of exploring the surroundings was not outstanding — who knew if someone else might discover the problem in advance.

She tucked two wild chicken eggs into her pocket and returned to the planting field area. In the afternoon Shen Yao continued clearing worms and weeds from the crops until the day's tasks were completed with surplus; only then did she stand up and return to the carriage.

The large bus that had pulled them over earlier had been replaced by a more sturdy and durable modified truck. With its military-green exterior and overly serious patrolmen, everyone behaved very honestly.

Shen Yao boarded at a time neither early nor late; several people were already sitting inside, chatting idly about all aspects of daily life.

Shen Yao did not wish to participate. She found a corner, sat down, and closed her eyes to rest. The system, however, was happy to join the liveliness, even though the others could not see it at all.

Shen Yao:...

Others chatted normally; an unknown light ball floated beside her, and the light ball even spoke. If people who knew saw it, they would probably be scared.

Shen Yao silently complained in her heart about the system's useless effort, thinking: maybe next world I'll use energy to let the system link with others? It seems like the aftereffects of being pent up too long; it's already a bit delirious.

One after another, other people boarded. The fishy smell of mud and the smell of sweat instantly filled the not particularly large space.

A mental barrier emerged close to her body, covering Shen Yao tightly inside.

Her sense of smell got great relief. Shen Yao silently let out a breath, then raised her hand and released her mental ability, which climbed and lingered along the iron plates around the carriage like spider silk.

This counted as an early-warning method, to prevent Shen Yao from being unaware when an accident occurred. Vehicles returning from the planting fields occasionally encountered attacks; if unlucky, casualties were heavy. The west-side planting field had temporarily had no personnel losses, thanks to Shen Yao's early-warning method.

Therefore the west-side planting field personnel never had vacancies. A job that could earn points and save your life — who wouldn't want it?

Dense, spider-silk-like distributed mental ability quickly filled the entire surroundings of the carriage. If there were other mental ability users or animals and plants observing, they would discover this military-green truck was like a moving silkworm cocoon, wrapped all around by mental ability.

From below came occasional bumps and sounds — the problem of uneven roads. Originally the official would still spend time every few days repairing these commonly traveled routes; only the plan couldn't keep up with changes. The destruction of roads by mutant creatures wasn't something that could be solved just by talking about it; more input could only count as futile struggle.

Fortunately the official chose to lie flat. Unless the road was already broken beyond travel, they absolutely would not waste resources.

Just like that, Shen Yao personally witnessed this road becoming more and more bumpy; occasionally deep pits appeared, letting the people in the carriage experience the thrill of a roller coaster.

Shen Yao:...

Not until the truck steadily stopped at the shelter entrance did Shen Yao open her eyes. Following the flow of people getting off, she raised her hand to touch the carriage and walked inside.

The mental ability attached to the carriage was instantly collected back into her body by Shen Yao. Whether near or far, only the truck's original color could be seen.

The mental ability users inside the shelter had long since become used to this kind of fluctuation. Who told them their skills weren't cultivated enough? Some things, no matter how hard they tried, could not reach Shen Yao's height.

At first they worried this mental fluctuation would harm the shelter, making them panic. Later they discovered this mental fluctuation was like an alarm clock that appeared every day. After a long time they had long been accustomed to it and didn't put it in their hearts at all.

She found the official purchase point, handed in the wild chicken eggs tucked in her pocket, and Shen Yao received more special points than before. After going through the canteen and supermarket, the special points were exchanged for fragrant food.

Carrying the things in her hand back to her residence, Shen Yao noticed the originally empty neighbor's place had already changed to a new family.

Tsk

This is the high mobility of the apocalypse. Neighbors living around change batches every few days. The reason Shen Yao could become a nail household is still because her three daughters are each formidable. Others don't have such good luck; one careless operation and they fall down, hard to climb back up.

The arrival of the apocalypse, although it completely disrupted the original social order, the new order is established relying on ability users. And for ability users to become strong, wild training is indispensable.

Perhaps no accident is even needed; mutant creatures are stronger than ability users, and rumors of ability users dying circulate in the shelter from time to time — and whatever the cause, their families never inherit much in the way of benefits.

These people are the main force moving out of this building; of the original batch who came in with them, not one in ten remains — the vast majority died long ago during the shelter's initial establishment and land-clearing, and those left have other reasons; nowadays, Shen Yao shook her head, paid no mind to the little head poking out from the neighboring room, and instead pushed open the door and put her things away.

There were still uneaten fruits in the kitchen; Shen Yao gave them a simple wash and brought them out.

The tabletop was already clean and tidy; it must have been that after she left in the morning, Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning finished eating, packed up, and went out.

Last night Shen Chengyu and Shen Chengning had mentioned that this mission was rather complex, and the two of them would be busy for a stretch of time.

Shen Chengyi hadn't even shown her shadow upon returning, and her text messages were intermittent; word was she'd gone to a place with unstable signal, accompanied by ability users arranged by the Official side, but in all likelihood she still has to rely on herself.

Click-click

The fruit eaten, she rubbed her somewhat full belly; Shen Yao unwrapped the meals she'd brought back from the canteen, and with the aroma of the food not yet completely cooled, she quickly finished it all.

Her body weary from a day's labor, after a warm shower Shen Yao changed into comfortable pajamas, moved a little, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

As it turned out, barely a night had passed when the communication device received a cancellation of the original arrangement; mutant creatures had appeared at the planting field, the Official side stepped in to clear them, and work hours would have to wait for the Official side's progress.

Shen Yao: ……

Lying back on the bed and turning over, Shen Yao decided to sleep in thoroughly today.

With no work pressure and no daily tasks to complete, by the time Shen Yao opened her eyes again, daylight was already bright.

Getting up in her pajamas and walking about, she casually took a few wild eggs from her space and put them into a pot full of water to steam; Shen Yao came to the window-side balcony and lowered her head to look at the world below.

Mm

Still as lively as ever; many people came out from various floors — they were like diligent, hardworking little ants, moving resources from outside back home bit by bit.

An empty palm saw a cup of coffee appear; its rich fragrance quickly filled the balcony with scent, and beside it the mutant apple sapling swayed its body, its leaves rustling.

Shen Yao considerately drank half the coffee and gave the rest to the mutant apple sapling to sip; this sapling, hatched by Shen Chengning and having dodged the Official side's collective culling, had long since developed its own intelligence — not only could it express its thoughts, it could also communicate with Shen Yao through mental ability.

A pity that for mutant plants to surpass humans still takes time; at present, the mutant apple sapling can only say simple things like eating and drinking — slightly more difficult topics it cannot articulate.

"Drink... water... sweet water..." The mutant apple sapling swayed its little leaves, acting spoiled toward Shen Yao bit by bit.

The coffee just now was too bitter; the mutant apple sapling indicated it was still a child and liked sweet water, telling Shen Yao to change it.

Shen Yao: ……

Shen Yao casually took out a can of beverage from her space, thinking to herself that such a mutant plant was quite nice — no need to worry about junk food's influence on it at all; that little frame grew fragile yet remarkably resilient.

Glug-glug, she poured the entire canned drink into the mutant apple sapling's soil; Shen Yao received praise from the mutant apple sapling — compliments of nothing but "Meimei mei" a few characters — and felt that before long she'd have to find a teacher for the mutant apple sapling to solve its illiteracy problem.

Leaving the balcony, Shen Yao once again became empty-handed; the already drained empty coffee cup and drink bottle were both piled in her space waiting to be dealt with when she went out; aside from daily cooking leftovers, there wasn't a shred of unreasonable trash in the house.