Chapter 162 - 129: Packing

Chapter 162: Chapter 129: Packing

With so many things—even though Chen Xing called them junk, they were actually all practical items for daily life—Huai Yu absolutely loved them!

As for Ke Taichiro’s rolled balls...

"Okay! Ten points, I’ll sell them all—" After saying that, she looked at Uncle Zaozi, who was gazing at her eagerly, and added, "Let’s give a portion to Uncle Zaozi first. Can I bring the rest to you tomorrow? I promised him earlier."

Now, the more Chen Xing looked at Huai Yu, the more pleasing she found her. Before, she was just an agreeable little sister, but now she was the extremely agreeable Little Yu.

She nodded repeatedly. "Sure, let him pick first after we finish testing."

But Huai Yu had something to add. "It’s just that... the crafting process for this rolled tea is quite complex, and the raw materials aren’t uniform. So, I don’t know what color the next batch I bring over will be."

"I understand, I understand." Uncle Zaozi had recovered his breath. He patted the dust off his body and said, "It’s handcrafted by a master, so of course no two pieces are exactly the same. The moment I tasted it, I knew it wasn’t made by an ordinary person."

Huai Yu lowered her head, feeling a little guilty.

She thought, "Well... why wouldn’t Ke Taichiro count as a master? Besides, he used his front paws, which is basically the equivalent of human hands, right? Handcrafted by a master—nothing wrong with that."

Chen Xing also nodded. "There are still quite a few people with a good eye in our Flower City."

In today’s world, cheap goods could only be sold in bulk at flat rates to middlemen. But when it came to genuinely good stuff, those people would never skimp on spending their points!

Looking at the warehouse, Chen Xing couldn’t help but sigh in relief. "We can finally clear it out."

She slung an arm around Huai Yu’s shoulders and said happily, "Even though I didn’t earn any points, I feel happy. Come by every now and then; I’ll always let you take your pick first when there’s good stuff."

Huai Yu readily agreed. "It’s just that I live in a rather remote area, so I might only be able to come once a week."

Speaking of this, Chen Xing asked, "Where do you live again? Give me the address. I’ll have them help load up the trucks later and haul everything over for you all at once."

Huai Yu felt even more guilty now. She stammered, "It’s... just a tiny bit far, and a tiny bit remote..."

Chen Xing patted her shoulder. "I was just praising you for being straightforward, so why are you acting so bashful now? We’re driving anyway. As long as it’s not up Sanqing Mountain or into the Wilderness, where can’t we go?"

Huai Yu was speechless for a moment before asking in a small voice, "Then... would you go to the Rose Corridor?"

Chen Xing burst out laughing. "How is the Rose Corridor any different from the Wilderness or Sanqing Mountain—wait, why are you making that face? You don’t mean...?!"

She stared at Huai Yu, her face full of disbelief.

Huai Yu pursed her lips into a smile. "I live at the Rose Corridor."

Chen Xing fell silent. Full of anxiety, she went to check the map. She wasn’t sure if her truck could make it there, even if Huai Yu insisted it would be fine.

Meanwhile, Uncle Zaozi looked her up and down. "Little Yu, you’re hiding quite a few secrets!"

Huai Yu thought, "Isn’t that the truth! I even told people I have two older brothers. Boss Tang doesn’t even know my true background."

But now, having witnessed the capabilities of the Rose Corridor, and feeling increasingly confident about her life, plus having Kuang Biao and the goslings...

If nothing else, even though Kuang Biao had a loose tongue and a nasty way of speaking, his presence truly allowed Huai Yu to let go of any worries regarding her safety. Relying on the Rose Corridor came with the fear that her close relationship with it might arouse suspicion. But relying on Kuang Biao was completely fine. After all, who could predict the personality of a mutant plant?

Because she had this confidence, she was no longer worried about revealing her actual situation.

She wasn’t worried, but Uncle Zaozi and Chen Xing were extremely concerned. "Do you really live at the Rose Corridor?"

"Really, really, really!" Huai Yu affirmed three times. They had already asked this several times. "But I’m not right up against the Rose Corridor. I live on a designated plot of land nearby. I chose that place back then. Do you know Rose Mansion? District 1. It’s a huge, massive area."

Huai Yu gestured with her hands, and Chen Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I understand. Since you can live there, it shouldn’t be a problem for us to help deliver these things to your house.

"Besides, this is my first time seeing someone settle down there... I definitely have to go see this novelty for myself!"

Both she and Uncle Zaozi put their minds at ease. However, looking at their expressions, Huai Yu had a sneaking suspicion that reality was quite different from what they were imagining.

The Rose Corridor truly held a unique place in the hearts of Flower City people.

As soon as they heard her home was located there, everyone in the exploration company sprang into action, hauling items and loading trucks. Two large piles of junk, along with the basket of fresh peaches, filled up a full three trucks. These three trucks essentially amounted to the entire inventory of vehicles owned by the exploration company.

Chen Xing even boasted proudly, "In all of Flower City, there actually aren’t many exploration teams as capable as ours."

Sitting in the truck, Huai Yu asked curiously, "Sister Xingxing, do you all have Superpowers?"

"Yeah." Chen Xing nodded. Without any noticeable movement from her, the bumpy, broken road ahead instantly flattened out. Soil surged up to seamlessly fill in the shattered potholes.

But when Huai Yu leaned against the rear window to look back, she realized that the road they had just passed over had completely returned to its original, ruined state.

"Why can’t you maintain the road repairs permanently?" she asked curiously.

Chen Xing laughed. "Where would I get that kind of ability? That would require such a tremendously strong Superpower!

"Besides, the main goal of doing this isn’t to fix the roads, but to train. This shock-absorption technique is just a minor method we use in our daily lives to exercise our Superpowers.

"Back when Superpowers first emerged, General Lin shared some small tips with the public on how to train Five Elements Superpowers. We are his number one fans, so we’ve been practicing them all along!"

"Oh."

At the mention of Lin Xuefeng, Huai Yu’s mood sank again.

But Chen Xing didn’t notice. Instead, she sighed. "I heard on the broadcast earlier that General Lin retired. Logically speaking, after retiring, one usually goes to a military academy to pass on their experience, right? It’s a pity we haven’t been able to find out where he’s teaching, otherwise we could sneak over and audit a class."

Huai Yu grew curious again. "But if you keep exercising your Superpowers like this, aren’t you afraid your Mutant Value will exceed the limit? I heard that once it goes over the limit, it’s irreversible."

"Ah," Chen Xing said with a smile, completely nonchalant. "We just take life one day at a time.

"Could it be that out of fear of future mutations, we shouldn’t strengthen ourselves now? Then we wouldn’t even be able to live well in the present.

"Besides, our little training techniques are absolutely nothing compared to the Guard Army, who actually go into battle, fighting day and night against the mutations.

"If we really reach the critical point for our Mutant Value, it’ll either be because we sustained severe injuries and were polluted, or because we’re already in our forties or fifties.

"If we manage to live until then, who knows, maybe the government will have a solution?"