Chapter 168: 168. Chapter 168: There

168. Chapter 168: There's a Crystal Core in the Rabbit's Head?!

Jiang Wei was usually cold and indifferent when encountering things, but today it was rare to see her show such a shocked expression.

And this shock was vaguely mixed with a touch of surprise.

Jiang Xiaoxiao hurriedly leaned forward to look, puzzled: "Mother, what exactly is this, why would it be in the rabbit's head?"

Jiang Wei hurriedly pinched this peanut-sized object and put it into the wooden basin to wash it. After washing away the stains, the stone revealed its true appearance.

The stone grain was irregular in shape, and the outside was as crystal clear as crystal, very beautiful.

"... Crystal core." Jiang Wei slowly spat out two words.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was stunned on the spot for an instant.

What?

Crystal core?!

How could there be this thing in a rabbit's head?

Isn't a crystal core something from a zombie's head!?

Could it be that these rabbits...

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaoxiao was so scared she threw away the rabbit in her hand.

That rabbit, once freed from restraint, hurriedly wanted to escape, but as soon as it turned its head, it bumped into A Huang's embrace.

A Huang opened its tiger mouth and easily picked up the rabbit again. It offered the rabbit to Jiang Xiaoxiao as if it were a treasure.

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't dare to accept it.

Instead, Jiang Wei took it over, and with a quick knife, slaughtered the rabbit cleanly.

Her technique was fast, implicitly carrying a trace of urgency.

However, after prying open the rabbit's head and rummaging for a while, Jiang Wei, who gained nothing, sighed: "It seems not all rabbits have them..."

She looked at the rabbit meat in the basin. The rabbit that dug out the crystal core was obviously a circle larger than the other rabbits. Could it be...

Jiang Wei subconsciously looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao.

Jiang Xiaoxiao had already guessed most of it in her heart. It might be because the rabbits drank her ability water, which caused them to mutate and grow crystal cores like zombies...

But to this, she could only show an innocent expression, pretending not to understand and asking: "Mother, where did this stone called a crystal core come from? It's so beautiful!"

"Do you like it?"

"... I like it."

Actually, she didn't like it.

This thing from a zombie's head, what normal person would like it...

"If you like it, take it."

Jiang Wei stuffed the crystal core into Jiang Xiaoxiao's hand.

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "..."

"Tonight, Mother will teach you how to use this thing."

After speaking, Jiang Wei stood up and walked straight to the rabbit nest in the backyard.

This time, she did it herself, picking only the large rabbits, and after a fierce catch, she actually caught more than ten.

However, she skinned and deboned all these dozen rabbits, but couldn't find another crystal core.

"The probability is too low..." Jiang Wei was somewhat discouraged.

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked over to comfort her: "Mother, don't worry, there are still so many rabbits at home, there will be opportunities for them to grow in the future."

"Forget it, no need to kill the remaining rabbits." Jiang Wei put away the kitchen knife and instructed: "Don't forget to feed them ability water once a day in the future."

"Okay." Jiang Xiaoxiao nodded and agreed.

After speaking, she subconsciously looked at the tiger that was always following her side.

A Huang is also fed ability water three times a day. Will it have... in its head?

Thinking this way, she looked at Jiang Wei timidly again, hoping her mother wouldn't do anything to A Huang...

Jiang Wei seemed to notice her gaze, looked at A Huang on the side, and understood in her heart.

"Don't worry, this tiger is human-like and very loyal to you. As long as it can stay by your side to protect you, I won't kill it."

Listening to her mother's guarantee, Jiang Xiaoxiao felt relieved, but at the same time, she was worried. If A Huang wanted to return to the deep mountains when it grew up, would her mother...

Sigh, forget it, whatever, we'll see then.

Today, so many rabbits were slaughtered, so dinner was naturally dominated by rabbit meat.

Jiang Wei made spicy diced rabbit, a pot of sauce-flavored rabbit meat, a stir-fried seasonal vegetable, and a pot of big white rice.

Perhaps it was because the rabbits fed with ability water mutated, but the meat was indescribably fresh and tender. Paired with this spicy seasoning, it was both appetizing and rice-friendly. Jiang Xiaoxiao ate her fill.

After eating and drinking, Jiang Wei picked out a portion of rabbit meat and dried it under the eaves, making it into jerky. After a period of time, making it into various flavors of hand-torn rabbit jerky would also be extremely delicious.

Time soon reached the evening.

In Jiang Xiaoxiao's room.

The desk lamp emitted a bright light, making the peanut-sized crystal core on the table shine even more brilliantly and dazzlingly.

Jiang Xiaoxiao sat upright at the desk, gathering all her spirit.

Jiang Wei's voice sounded slowly beside her: "... First, pick up the crystal core, and then concentrate on feeling the flow of power inside... just like the last time I let you perceive the surrounding water-system energy factors on the mountain..."

Jiang Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and then closed her eyes, holding the crystal core in her palm.

The crystal core had been on the table for a long time, but it didn't have any chill. Holding it in her palm, there was a trace of warmth.

She followed her mother's instructions and slowly probed the weak energy factors in her body into the crystal core in her palm.

Jiang Xiaoxiao could clearly feel that there was a rich energy factor hidden in the crystal core, but it had a different attribute from the energy factors in her body. It was a colorless and formless energy, but it could also blend well into the energy she released.

Jiang Xiaoxiao knew that she possessed water-system ability, so the energy factor should be water-system energy factor, and the crystal core dug out of the rabbit's brain was probably attribute-less.

She took another deep breath and carefully made contact with the energy factors in the crystal core...

"Very good, slowly establish a connection with that energy and make it your own." Jiang Wei's voice sounded in her ear again, carrying a force that made people feel at ease.

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn't dare to be careless at all, nor did she dare to rush to make the power in the crystal core her own, but carefully established a connection with it, and then lured it into her energy factors bit by bit.

The two gradually merged...

Jiang Xiaoxiao exerted a little force, and the two energy factors blended together were absorbed into her palm, slowly flowing into her body along the meridians, and blending into her limbs and bones.

In an instant, Jiang Xiaoxiao felt as if a valve in her body had been broken by some power, and a warm current like never before flowed in her body, as if bathing in a hot spring, extremely comfortable!

She opened her eyes suddenly, a bright light flashing in her eyes.

"Mother, I succeeded!"

Jiang Wei nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, your ability has successfully broken through to the third tier."

Her eyes carried a trace of relief.

"Third tier!" Jiang Xiaoxiao was full of surprise. Her water-system ability had been stuck at the second tier for a long time. She didn't expect that just absorbing a peanut-sized crystal core would let her break through to the third tier!

It was simply an unexpected joy!

No wonder everyone in the apocalypse novels likes to use crystal cores. It turns out the effect of crystal cores is so significant! (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 169 =====