69: Go on the moon, go back on the moon

Chapter 69: Leaving with the Moon, Returning with the Moon

Dodge put down the spider leg he was holding, licked the grease from his fingers, and said, "So... you need to become strong to protect the people you want to protect."

"Isn't that right?"

"I still want to try. I won't give up until the very last step." Xu Jingzhe thought of the Red Rose Squad and Ye Zi.

With their help, he might be able to blend into the Chemical Zone.

Dodge stroked his full beard, smoothing one hair, then another, his brow furrowed.

Cockroach and Frog were hiding to the side, gnawing on lamb bones; they were afraid of Heng Yang.

Qin Shan looked up at Xu Jingzhe and said, "Go ahead, we'll take good care of your... friends."

"If you really succeed, come find us in the Abandoned Land. We'll wait for you there for half a year. That's the largest city in the Pollution Zone."

Heng Yang's eyes darted around, and he immediately came up with an idea, saying, "Your squad will be under too much pressure with four people. Without medical treatment, these two might not even make it to the Abandoned Land. I'll take them, and I guarantee they'll live for half a year."

"But, we don't have any friendship, and you owe me two favors. How about it?"

Heng Yang knew that his progress in this life would stop here, and it would be difficult to advance further.

He felt that Xu Jingzhe had potential, so why not make a long-term investment? Anyway, it wouldn't hurt to pick ten or eight; surely one of them would succeed.

Isn't that how you win the lottery?

"Deal!" Xu Jingzhe readily agreed. More debts don't weigh you down, and more lice don't make you itch. Owing Heng Yang one favor was owing, and owing him ten was also owing.

So... he would owe it for now.

Then, he looked at Dodge and said, "Brother Qi, when I return, our Niu Bi Hong Hong Little Team will be complete."

"Drinking big bowls of wine, eating big chunks of meat, living a carefree life."

Dodge nodded. Xu Jingzhe's performance was too stunning; he couldn't refuse.

If he missed this opportunity, who could guarantee he would encounter someone who could condense a pollution core and smash alloy with his fist in less than half a year?

Having made up his mind, Xu Jingzhe didn't want to waste time and immediately bid farewell to the others.

"Want the sniper rifle?" Dodge asked.

"Brother Qi, please keep it safe for me until I return." Xu Jingzhe waved to the others and set off again under the moonlight.

Last time, he left Musileke City.

This time, he was going back.

"Tsk tsk tsk... This kid, the more I look at him, the more pleasing he is to the eye. With a teammate like him, I can trust him with my back!"

"Hmm, I think so too." Heng Yang suddenly appeared behind Dodge, putting an arm around his shoulder and saying, "I think our values are quite compatible. We both enjoy helping others, don't you think?"

Dodge's body tensed, trying to stand firm, his voice like a lamb, "Big Brother Heng Yang is absolutely right."

"Then, you see, these two people I brought can't move. How about you lend me your modified G-Wagon?"

"This..." Dodge felt bitter and really wanted to refuse.

He tried hard to open his mouth. He clearly wanted to say no, but what came out was, "That's definitely not allowed!" Dodge didn't even dare to breathe, then continued, "How can you use the word 'lend'? That would be slapping the face of our Niu Bi Hong Hong Little Team. What's ours is Big Brother Heng Yang's, and Big Brother Heng Yang's is still Big Brother Heng Yang's."

As soon as this was said, Qin Shan and the other two covered their faces.

It was too embarrassing, alright?

"Teachable." Heng Yang left this light remark.

Then, he lit a cigar, put on sunglasses, and the G-Wagon left a cloud of dust as it drove away.

The four of them watched their expensively bought G-Wagon leave, all with dejected faces.

"Boss, don't you have too much backbone?" Cockroach complained carelessly.

"Crack!"

Dodge clenched his fists and slowly walked towards Cockroach.

Cockroach's legs tightened. Realizing he had said the wrong thing, he ran while shouting, "Boss, I meant you're too kind!"

"You stop right there!" Dodge lunged forward.

"Ah ~ ah ~"

The birds resting on the trees were startled and flapped their wings, flying away... Xu Jingzhe, alone with his blade, hurried towards Musileke City.

Originally, Dodge wanted to take him there in the G-Wagon, but he refused.

Asking for help costs money, and the common currency on Blue Star definitely wouldn't work. He needed hard currency: pollution cores.

Killing his way back, which would take about a month, would not only temper himself but also allow him to acquire pollution cores.

Killing two birds with one stone.

The only concern was that this was near the central edge of the Pollution Zone, and the Contaminators he would encounter would not be weak.

Ten-year ones were commonplace.

System: "Ding, oh ho, you kid, you've condensed a pollution core."

"Holy crap, it's blinding me! And it's golden, like local tyrant gold?"

"Damn, you're finally not frozen anymore?" Xu Jingzhe complained.

System: "Ding, what are you talking about? I am the number one system on Blue Star, dashing and suave, handsome and charming, loved by everyone..."

Xu Jingzhe: "..."

A dog system, trying to act human.

System: "Ding, you cursed me."

"No."

System: "Ding, yes."

"No."

System: "Ding, your eyes betrayed you."

Xu Jingzhe: "..."

"Forget it, how are my overall stats now?"

System: "Ding."

Name: Xu Jingzhe Age: 16

Height: 178cm Weight: 60KG

Bone Hardness: 250 Skin Toughness: 180

Appearance: Super Invincible Handsome

Ability: Time Stop (two seconds)

...System: "Ding, Xiu'er, your ability is Time Stop!"

"How much energy does such a monstrous ability consume per use?"

"Not much, just half of the energy in my body." Xu Jingzhe said calmly.

System: "Ding, half of your body's energy is five to six times that of an ordinary Contaminator's body energy. Such a terrifying ability, if it were on an ordinary person, they might not even be able to use it once in their lifetime."

"Hmm, well, that's thanks to you."

Xu Jingzhe's words were sincere, from the bottom of his heart. Without the ancient bacteria on the moon to transform his body, it really wouldn't have been possible.

"But, can you tell me why you stopped talking when we got close to Kunlun?"

System: "Ding, want to know?"

"Of course."

System: "Ding, it's a secret."

"Damn!"

With the system no longer frozen, Xu Jingzhe's journey alone wasn't so boring.

The man and the system chatted idly, Xu Jingzhe always trying to set traps with his questions, but the system easily defused them.

It was like a child asking an adult, "How many candies do I have in my hand?"

If you guess correctly, I'll give them to you.

Most adults would say one more or one less to satisfy the child's mind.

But this system of ours wouldn't; it would clearly state the color of the candy wrapper, the flavor of the candy, and even its ingredients.

Xu Jingzhe was constantly defeated.

However, it wasn't a big problem.

Xu Jingzhe had thick skin and didn't blush or his heart race.

He really wanted to know the answer.