Chapter 79: Suspicion, Decision

Looking at Liu Yun’s smile, which looked uglier than crying, Ye Xuan frowned slightly. ’This younger sister... Did she hit her head when she was going out today? Why does she look sillier than before?’

Not knowing that Ye Xuan thought she had hit her head, Liu Yun asked, "Elder Brother Ye, do you have other abilities besides your spatial element ability?"

Ye Xuan stared at her for a moment, then smiled slightly and asked, "Do you think I have other abilities?"

Looking at Ye Xuan’s smile, Liu Yun suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

She quickly shook her head and replied, "No, no, no. I just thought you might have more than one ability since you managed to survive the X virus."

When Qiu Sixun heard this, he thoughtfully said, "What Younger Sister Liu said is right. Maybe we can also awaken abilities using this method."

The moment Ye Xuan heard this, he grabbed Qiu Sixun by the shoulders. Glaring at him, he said through gritted teeth, "Don’t you dare try this!"

Noticing that something was wrong with him, Qiu Sixun looked into his eyes and saw fear and anxiety there.

"Brother Xuan, you—."

Before he could say anything, Ye Xuan interrupted him. "I won’t let you guys take this risk! With me here, nobody can harm any of you!"

It was rare for Ye Xuan to lose his composure.

Seeing how agitated he was, Lan Zuancheng patted Qiu Sixun’s shoulder. "Let’s listen to Brother Xuan. Besides, this is only our guess. It would be too risky to try it."

Qiu Sixun looked at Ye Xuan, then realized something. After a moment of silence, he finally said, "Alright. I will listen to Brother Xuan."

When Ye Xuan heard this, he let out a sigh of relief.

Sitting on the side, Liu Yun’s heart almost jumped out of her throat. She fearfully observed Ye Xuan and the others, then tearfully said, ’Wu... wu... wu... System, he is so scary!’

Looking at her cowardly behavior, the System was speechless.

[....]

Seeing that Ye Xuan had calmed down, Liu Yun encouraged herself, then raised her hand. "Erm..."

When she made a move, everyone turned to look at her.

Receiving their attention, she swallowed, then carefully asked, "Shouldn’t we discuss the crystal core?"

Reminded by her, Lan Zuancheng said, "That’s right."

Turning to Ye Xuan, he asked, "Brother Xuan, since you know about the crystal core, do you know anything else about it? For example, how can we use the crystal core?"

Ye Xuan fell silent for a moment, then replied, "The crystal core can be used to replenish an ability user’s energy, but it can’t be used to directly improve their ability level. The only way to improve an ability level is by repeatedly using the ability."

Frowning slightly, Gu Zhenwei said, "Then this crystal core is basically useless for ordinary people like us."

Ye Xuan looked at him, then explained, "For now, not many people have discovered the crystal core. However, the crystal core might become the main currency in the future."

Except for Liu Yun and the unconscious Ru Jianxiao, everyone else knew that Ye Xuan possessed memories from his previous life. Therefore, none of them doubted his words.

Listening to what he said, Liu Yun thoughtfully asked, ’System, don’t you find it strange?’

[What’s strange?] the System asked.

Liu Yun stared at Ye Xuan, then replied, ’The Zombie Emperor seems to possess a lot of secret knowledge. Based on my experience reading novels, this kind of knowledge shouldn’t be known to the public. Besides, he seems very sure and confident about this.’

When the System heard this, it fell into deep thought. A brief moment of silence passed before the System asked, [Player, do you suspect something?]

Recalling her failed attempt to use the Heaven’s Eyes skill against Ye Xuan before, Liu Yun’s fists tightened at the System’s question.

She lowered her eyes, then replied, ’I’m not sure, but he always gives me the feeling that he knows the future.’

Sensing her uneasiness, the System didn’t say anything, but took note of this matter.

Receiving no response from the System, Liu Yun shook her head and pushed the suspicion to the back of her mind.

While Liu Yun was talking with the System, Qiu Sixun said, "Well, since Brother Xuan predicted that the crystal cores will become the main currency in the future, we should collect more while not many people know about them."

Lowering his voice, he whispered, "I heard from the soldiers that the Central Military Base has detected that the zombies and mutants are evolving. Every full moon, they become stronger than before."

"The military predicts that it won’t be long before a large wave of evolution happens. By that time, it will be harder and more dangerous for us to collect crystal cores."

Lan Zuancheng nodded in agreement and added, "I agree with Brother Sixun. We should take this opportunity to train ourselves and get stronger. Otherwise, we will be left behind by the world and lose our chance to survive."

Hearing this, Gu Zhenwei thought for a second, then asked, "Then, should we still follow the soldiers and go to Lie Huo Military Base, or should we go on our own?"

"We should go with them for now," Qiu Sixun replied.

Looking at the others’ questioning expressions, he explained, "We don’t have any transportation, so leaving now isn’t convenient. When we arrive at the Lie Huo Military Base, we can find a car first before we go out to collect crystal cores." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Ye Xuan pondered Qiu Sixun’s suggestion, then nodded. "Alright. Let’s do as Sixun said."

"Good."

"Alright"

After making their decision, the four of them turned to Liu Yun.

"Younger Sister Liu, how about you? Will you come with us?" Gu Zhenwei asked.

Facing the four future big bosses, Liu Yun wanted to reject their invitation, but she knew that she wouldn’t be able to survive alone in this Apocalypse World.

Thinking about her main mission, she made her decision.