113 Nie Xiaoyue’s Astonishment!

Their lips met, and Xue Feng felt an incredible softness. His tongue constantly swirled within An Xiaowei’s mouth, savoring her essence.

"Mmm... mmm!" An Xiaowei let out continuous sounds, deeply intoxicated by the sensation.

Xue Feng’s hands were not idle either. Starting with gentle caresses on her shoulders, they gradually slid down along her waist, finally coming to rest on An Xiaowei’s rounded hips. His fingers began to knead firmly. Xue Feng then lowered his head to taste her two full mounds. An Xiaowei’s face was flushed red as she indulged in every moment.

The sounds of heavy breathing continued for over an hour before finally coming to an end. When Xue Feng walked out, he felt refreshed and invigorated. In contrast, An Xiaowei, whom he had held in his arms, looked as though she had just survived a brutal battle, lying there completely exhausted and gasping for air.

When he woke the next morning, An Xiaowei was still asleep. She had been far too exhausted the day before, and she also sensed that Xue Feng seemed even more vigorous than usual. Xue Feng did not wake her, opting instead to go and have a simple breakfast.

Surprisingly, Xue Feng’s breakfast consisted of deep-fried dough sticks and vegetable buns. These were not Liu Qiqi’s handiwork.

"Did Liu Jun and the others make these?" Xue Feng asked Gu Xiaoqian while stuffing a dough stick into his mouth.

Of course, the dough sticks were a special provision for Xue Feng; he was the only one whose breakfast included them. All other A-level members only received vegetable buns. In the apocalypse, cooking oil was a precious resource. After frying the dough sticks in the morning, the leftover oil would be used for stir-frying dishes at noon.

"That’s right. Liu Jun and his group have several cooks, so I had them all start working in the kitchen," Gu Xiaoqian nodded.

"Good. Send Liu Jun over later," Xue Feng said with a nod. He finished the meal feeling thoroughly satisfied.

Soon after, Liu Jun arrived at Xue Feng’s office. Upon seeing Xue Feng again, Liu Jun’s attitude was extremely humble. He had completely cast himself as Xue Feng’s subordinate. Yesterday, their food street had been right in the path of the zombie horde. Liu Jun had witnessed the terror of the horde through his binoculars; if it hadn't been for Xue Feng having them brought to the base, he would have likely become a meal for the zombies by now.

"From now on, you will live in the base. You will also be granted A-level status," Xue Feng announced. Regardless of anything else, Liu Jun was an ability user and deserved this qualification.

"Thank you, sir!" Liu Jun was incredibly excited. He certainly knew what being an A-level member meant—it was the core management layer within the base.

"How are your abilities coming along? Have they improved?" Xue Feng asked.

Hearing this, Liu Jun scratched his head in embarrassment. "My ability is still the same. I feel like my combat skills have improved a bit, but they still aren't as fast as using a firearm," Liu Jun replied. After all, there was a famous saying: beyond seven paces, the gun is the fastest; within seven paces, the gun is both accurate and fast.

"Eat this." Xue Feng placed a second-order mutant’s core on the table.

A core! Xue Feng actually wanted him to eat a core. Liu Jun’s eyelids twitched. Was this thing even edible? It was something found inside a zombie’s head. Wouldn't eating it turn him into a zombie? What on earth was Xue Feng thinking?

However, these thoughts were merely a flash in his mind. He immediately picked up the core and swallowed it whole. The second-order mutant core was about the size of a walnut, making it rather difficult to swallow, but Liu Jun did not hesitate for a moment. He had absolute trust in Xue Feng.

"Swallowing a mutant’s core can make your abilities stronger, but you must not tell anyone about this secret," Xue Feng said. If Liu Jun had shown any hesitation or reluctance just now, he would have lost Xue Feng’s trust forever.

What? Cores had such a function? Liu Jun would never have imagined it. After all, who would be bored enough to eat a core? It came from a zombie's head, after all. What if it killed him?

"Thank you, sir!" At this moment, only regret filled Liu Jun’s heart. He had actually doubted Xue Feng just now! How foolish! If Xue Feng wanted him dead, there were ten thousand ways to do it; he wouldn't need to resort to this.

"Tell me how you feel after eating it," Xue Feng added. Although he had already extracted cores from the leader's stomach, he still needed to test it on someone. Xue Feng would never do anything unless he was certain of the outcome.

Liu Jun was the perfect candidate. "Yes!" Liu Jun nodded immediately. In fact, as he swallowed it, he could already feel a surge of warmth within his body. It had to be the effect of the core.

"Also, make sure the banquet at noon today is well-prepared," Xue Feng added.

"No problem. I definitely won't let you down," Liu Jun promised.

After seeing Liu Jun, Xue Feng went to the laboratory. Nie Xiaoyue and Nie Xiaoxing were already there. Xue Feng shared the news that ability users could enhance their powers by consuming cores with Nie Xiaoyue, hoping it might help her better understand the essence of the cores.

"What! Is this true?" Nie Xiaoyue’s eyes widened in disbelief, as this contradicted the common knowledge of biology.

"It should be true. I’m ninety percent sure," Xue Feng nodded. As long as there were no issues with Liu Jun, he would be one hundred percent sure.

"Enhancing abilities... it can enhance abilities..." Nie Xiaoyue suddenly grabbed her hair, her brows furrowed tightly, and she crouched down on the floor. It seemed as though a flash of inspiration was about to break through. Seeing this, Xue Feng and Nie Xiaoxing dared not disturb her. Often, a genius's breakthrough comes from such coincidences.

The atmosphere in the laboratory fell silent. After a few minutes, just as Xue Feng was about to ask, Nie Xiaoyue stood up abruptly.

"I’ve got it! The direction was wrong, the direction was wrong!" Her eyes were filled with excitement.

"What was wrong?" Xue Feng finally spoke.

"The core is not a mineral! It's not a mineral! It’s biological energy! It’s biological energy!" Nie Xiaoyue repeated. She then took a core and began experimenting with it on the workbench.

"What does your sister mean?" Xue Feng asked Nie Xiaoxing, who was standing nearby.

"My sister had always assumed the core was a type of mineral and conducted her research in that direction, but now it seems the core belongs to the category of biological energy," Nie Xiaoxing explained. There was a glimmer of excitement in her eyes as well, though not as fanatical as her sister’s. Seeing that Xue Feng still didn't understand, Nie Xiaoxing simply explained the difference between a mineral and biological energy.