Chapter 49: Heading to the Human Base

High above, Chen Yusheng looked toward the direction of the basin, only to see a city built by humans standing prominently in its very center.

Unlike other ruined cities that had long been desolate and silent, this city was surrounded by a circle of tall, sturdy walls; one could see figures moving inside from afar, revealing a rare sense of vitality and life.

That place must be the human Base.

Chen Yusheng stared quietly at the Base from high altitude for a long time before changing direction and flying toward the ground.

Ten-odd minutes later, Chen Yusheng successfully rendezvoused with Xiao Jiu at the spot where he had taken off earlier.

But what made him freeze on the spot was that, upon landing, he actually ran into a group of Mutant Wolves again.

As soon as this group of Mutant Wolves saw Chen Yusheng, their bodies trembled uncontrollably in fear.

"Awoo—!"

Yet, as a wolf howl rang out, no matter how afraid they were, they dared not move about recklessly.

At the very front of the wolf pack stood a figure Chen Yusheng was incredibly familiar with: it was the Mutant Wolf Xiao Hui.

"Xiao Hui? You became the wolf king?" Chen Yusheng was both surprised and curious.

He never imagined that in just over half an hour, not only had Xiao Hui become the wolf king, but it also had nearly thirty Mutant Wolves by its side.

However, after seeing Xiao Hui's current size clearly, Chen Yusheng understood immediately.

Xiao Hui had eaten quite a bit of meat from other Bianyi Shou while following him, especially the meat of that giant Mutant Snake, which had caused its size to surge significantly.

At this moment, Xiao Hui stood within the wolf pack, its size and aura clearly far superior to the other wolves.

It stood to reason that since Chen Yusheng had killed the original wolf king earlier, it had given Xiao Hui the opportunity to seize the position.

Wolves are pack animals by nature; once the old wolf king died, the pack would naturally select a new king through fighting.

Xiao Hui was already a member of this pack, and now with its strength greatly increased and the position of wolf king vacant, it had logically taken the seat.

"Awoo, awoo—"

Xiao Hui trotted to Chen Yusheng's side, gently rubbing its head against him with pleading eyes.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yusheng immediately used his Spiritual Power to communicate with Xiao Hui.

Soon, he understood Xiao Hui's meaning—it wanted to beg Chen Yusheng to spare its kin, and from now on, it and all the wolves under its command would obey Chen Yusheng.

Sensing Xiao Hui's emotions, Chen Yusheng thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

In this mountain range, one didn't necessarily have to kill Mutant Wolves to obtain Mutated Beast Crystal Cores.

Since this pack of wolves had already submitted to Xiao Hui, there was no need for him to wipe them out.

However, since they were submitting, he had to plant a Curse Seal on every Mutant Wolf to facilitate control.

Next, Chen Yusheng took out the snake blood he had collected from the giant Mutant Snake and placed a Curse Seal on every Mutant Wolf.

Besides the Mutant Wolves, Chen Yusheng also refined and controlled all the remaining Mutant Zombies.

The reason for doing this was that these Mutant Zombies would lose control and go berserk once they left the Zombie King, and they had previously attacked him on their own initiative.

Since he still had plenty of giant snake blood on hand, he simply refined and controlled the remaining Mutant Zombies all at once.

In the past, if Chen Yusheng had refined all the Mutant Zombies, Xiao Jiu would certainly have been unhappy, feeling that Chen Yusheng had snatched her subordinates.

But now, she had no objections at all.

The scene of Chen Yusheng single-handedly slaying the giant Mutant Snake had brought a great shock to Xiao Jiu's young heart.

In her eyes, Chen Yusheng was already a powerful existence that could not be defeated; being able to follow such a strong person, a few Mutant Zombie subordinates were no longer important.

Moreover, her brother had always been very good to her, never treating her like a slave and even patiently teaching her how to speak; Xiao Jiu was filled with gratitude.

"Xiao Jiu, your clothes are torn. Wait here for brother; I'll go find you some clothes."

Chen Yusheng turned and flew rapidly toward the abandoned city from before, returning to the urban area in just over ten minutes.

Thinking of the clothing store he had passed earlier, Chen Yusheng quickly scavenged a large pile of wearable garments.

Things like clothes, especially cotton ones, are normal to remain intact for over a decade as long as they aren't exposed to the sun for long periods.

In a clothing mall, Chen Yusheng picked out dozens of pretty little dresses for Xiao Jiu and chose dozens of well-fitting clothes for himself as well.

Besides that, he used the Space Bead to store a large amount of daily necessities—pots, bowls, ladles, basins, firewood, rice, oil, salt, and the like; he took whatever he could.

After finishing all this, Chen Yusheng quickly returned to the depths of the mountain range.

The entire process took less than two hours.

Being able to fly was truly too convenient for him.

After scavenging the ruined city, Chen Yusheng led the wolf pack and the zombie group to continue heading north.

To the north was the human Base, and he wanted to go take a look.

In the past, he hadn't dared to approach the Base because his strength was insufficient, and he might not have been a match for the Ability Users inside; the danger was too great.

But now it was different; he could fly at high speeds, and even if he truly couldn't beat the people in the Base, he could still escape with ease.

The group walked on the ground for the better part of a day, and Chen Yusheng felt it was getting slower the further they went.

At this speed, it would take at least several more days to get out of the mountain range.

After experiencing the speed of flight, having to travel slowly on the ground made his whole body feel uncomfortable.

"Xiao Jiu, do you want to go see the place where us humans live?" Chen Yusheng asked, looking down while riding on Xiao Hui's back.

"The place where humans live? I want to go!" Xiao Jiu's eyes lit up instantly.

"Alright, then brother will take you there now."

Chen Yusheng decided immediately to take Xiao Jiu and fly there directly.

As for the Mutant Wolf pack and the Mutant Zombies, he planned to leave them in the mountain range for now.

Mutant Wolves were naturally the top predators in the mountain range, so he wasn't worried at all that they would starve to death.

And as for the Mutant Zombies, Mutated Beasts had no interest in their flesh, so there was no need to worry about them being attacked by other Mutated Beasts.

Chen Yusheng removed the restriction from all the Mutant Wolves that would cause them to explode if they stayed away from him, and only then did he leave with Xiao Jiu.

He wasn't afraid of Xiao Hui running away either, because the Curse Seal allowed him to sense its direction, making it very easy to find.

……

Inside Fubei Base.

"Good news! Good news! Changbaishan Jidi has successfully developed the technology for large-scale industrial production of weapons and ammunition; we humans have hope of returning to the industrial age!"

The news spread through Fubei Base like the wind.

Hearing this, everyone cheered with excitement.

"That's great! That's great! We humans are saved!"

"In the past, we couldn't defeat the Sangshi; first, because there were too many of them, and second, because our industrial system was completely destroyed."

But it's different now! We can finally mass-produce weapons and ammunition! It won't be long before we can kill all the Sangshi, liberate the whole world, and let humanity become the masters of Blue Star once again!"

Just as countless people in the base were excitedly discussing humanity's return to its peak, high above, a giant eagle was carrying two people, flying rapidly toward the direction of the base.

The giant eagle flew over the continuous mountain ranges, flew into the basin, and finally arrived above the base.

But when Chen Yusheng asked the giant eagle to land, he felt the giant eagle's resistant emotions.

Through Spiritual Power communication, Chen Yusheng learned that the giant eagle had suffered here before.

What could make the giant eagle wary was nothing more than heavy weapons like anti-aircraft machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, or even surface-to-air missiles.

As for human Ability Users, they were far from qualified to harm a giant eagle capable of free flight.

Seeing this, Chen Yusheng could only let the giant eagle leave first, while he took Xiao Jiu and slowly descended toward the base below.

Mid-air, Chen Yusheng waved his hand, casting a Concealment Technique to completely hide the figures of the two.

This Concealment Technique, if looked at closely, was like two transparent water curtains; one wouldn't notice it at all without looking carefully.

Not long after, Chen Yusheng and Xiao Jiu landed silently in a remote corner of the base, without being discovered by anyone throughout the process.

Soon, the two arrived at a bustling main street.

Xiao Jiu wore a hat to cover the single horn on her head; she looked around curiously, holding Chen Yusheng's hand, her eyes sparkling: "Brother, is this where humans live? It's so lively!"