101 Reward, Genetically Modified Potatoes!

As the world descended further into ruin, usable supplies were growing scarcer by the day.

There were not many intact vehicles left in Xue Feng’s base either.

In any case, his storage space was still vast. Whenever he came across a suitable vehicle, he would simply put it away in the spatial pack.

“Be careful. If you can, stay hidden and avoid a head-on fight.”

Xue Feng did not forget to warn Hao Yifei.

After all, he still did not know how many people were on the top floor of the building.

Still, he had a feeling that there would definitely be ability users among them.

“Mhm.” Hao Yifei nodded; that was exactly what she had planned to do.

She had long since realized that her power was not an advantage in direct combat.

At times, firearms were even more lethal than her ability.

But if she hid in the dark and struck from ambush, her attacks would come soundlessly.

Only the faint hiss of breaking air.

Almost impossible to guard against.

Xue Feng turned and headed upstairs. Along the way, he had already learned the basic layout of the television station, which was much like a hotel.

There were sixteen floors in all, with the lower six serving as studios.

The upper floors were used for offices of various kinds.

The power had been completely cut off, so the only way up was by the stairwell.

On the way, Xue Feng saw many zombies that had already been dealt with.

He even spotted a particularly beautiful female zombie in a miniskirt and black stockings.

Apparently, she had also been a little star who leaned into a sexy image.

What a pity she had turned into a zombie all the same, and had already been taken out.

Xue Feng judged that the inside of the television station had mostly been cleared.

That saved him a great deal of trouble.

He kept climbing, listening carefully as he went.

Aside from the occasional sound of zombies coming from some of the rooms, there was nothing else.

The closer he got to the top, the more cautious he became.

Finally, just before reaching the roof, Xue Feng noticed that the topmost door was locked.

But it had been locked from the outside.

He pressed his ear to the reinforced door and heard voices from beyond it.

“The guy with the armored vehicle has disappeared.”

“Last time I saw him, he was heading out of the city. Right toward our side, too.”

“That guy’s probably just searching around. He never acts in any pattern.”

Hearing this, Xue Feng’s heart sank.

There were three voices speaking on the roof, which meant there were at least three people.

And it seemed the information had been correct.

These bastards had already set their sights on him.

They probably already knew where his base was located.

“That guy’s base is pretty good. I wonder when the boss will lead us to conquer it.”

“Don’t worry, it’s already being planned. We’ll take it down soon enough, and then all the women and supplies inside will be ours!”

“The key point is that ability user is really strong. He can even kill third-tier mutants.”

“Heh, and so what? The boss can do that too. The boss’s power is definitely the strongest.”

The men kept talking.

But after listening for a long while, Xue Feng gained no useful information.

What interested him most was the power of the so-called boss they kept mentioning.

What kind of ability could make them so confident?

At the very least, Xue Feng was certain that the leader they spoke of was extremely powerful.

Powerful enough to deal with a third-tier mutant.

Suddenly, an image flashed through Xue Feng’s mind.

Could the ability user who could create that massive shadow be the leader they were talking about?

Had that leader mastered some method of advancing an ability?

At present, Xue Feng relied on system upgrades to improve his own power.

But there had to be other ways to strengthen an ability user’s capabilities.

It must have something to do with crystal cores.

Thinking of this, Xue Feng’s lips curled upward.

He had already decided to interrogate these three thoroughly and dig out every scrap of information he wanted.

Crack!

Xue Feng ripped the iron door open with his bare hands.

The noise naturally drew the attention of the people on the roof.

In an instant, three guns were all aimed at the doorway.

“Time Stop!”

But Xue Feng had already activated his ability, slowing the space around him.

To those three men, what they saw was a scene of pure terror.

A black blur flashed out from the doorway at such speed that they could not even make out its shape.

“What is that?!”

The three of them roared and instantly squeezed the triggers.

They simply could not believe that something moving so fast could be human.

Unconsciously, they assumed it was some kind of mutant.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Bullets sprayed wildly into the walls and floor, yet they could not touch even a shadow of Xue Feng.

His speed was simply too great.

In the blink of an eye, he was already behind the three of them.

Sizzle.

Electric current burst out from behind them and struck their bodies.

All three collapsed at once, twitching on the ground, their bodies shuddering uncontrollably.

Xue Feng had controlled the force and had not killed them outright.

He had only stunned them with electricity.

At that moment, a voice rang out in Xue Feng’s mind.

Ding!

Congratulations, Host. Intelligence verification successful. Reward: one thousand sacks of genetically modified potato seeds, improved by the system.

Genetically modified potato seeds: maturation takes only one month, and the harvested tubers are twice the size of ordinary potatoes.

Hearing this reward, Xue Feng’s eyes lit up.

Potatoes were a fine thing indeed, highly nutritious food.

They contained abundant starch, vitamins, dietary fiber, and more.

In many places, potatoes served as a staple food.

Ordinary potatoes took more than two months to mature.

The seeds the system had given him needed only one month.

And the tubers would grow twice as large.

In every respect, they were twice as good as normal potatoes.

Xue Feng was thrilled.

What he lacked most right now was seed.

Along the way, he had not seen a single seed shop; such places were usually not found in the city center.

Now the system had solved that problem completely.

And the thousand sacks of seeds it had given him would be enough to plant tens of thousands of acres.

Later on, he could even use potato stems and roots to propagate more potatoes, without needing seeds at all.

After all, potato seeds were small, only about the size of soybeans, and had a low germination rate.

The matter of the seeds could wait. For now, Xue Feng turned his gaze to the three men who were already limp on the floor.

He took a rope from his storage pack and tied the three of them together.

Then he carefully examined the rooftop of the television station.

To his surprise, he found three high-powered telescopes mounted in different directions.

So these people had been using this method to keep watch over the entire city.

A good idea.

Xue Feng could not help nodding in admiration. He had once had a similar thought himself.

He simply had not had the spare manpower or resources to carry it out.

It seemed the faction behind these three men was quite formidable.

“Among the three of you, is there an ability user?” Xue Feng asked, staring at them with a faint upward curl of his lips and a cruel smile.