Chapter 199 The Soaring Void Index!

Chen Yu reached out and touched the two types of building materials, confirming that the quantity of units was correct.

He clicked his tongue in amazement.

It seemed...

the value of this building material treasure chest was far greater than those on the sea surface... the ones bound by rule seaweed.

The reason was simple:

The Treasure Chests on the sea surface contained Wood, iron blocks, Parts, Fabric, Glass, and Energy Cores; although they had everything, there wasn't much of any single type!

But this Treasure Chest, though it only had three types, caused a certain kind of building material to grow explosively!!!

For ordinary people—no, for ordinary pets... they could only level up quickly by eating specific building materials. If they got a bunch of Fabric, they could only stare at it, unable to feed their pets!

But Water Bubble was different; with its skills, it could eat everything!

Even if the cost-effectiveness was far lower than leveling up, Chen Yu didn't give a damn about cost-effectiveness!

What he wanted was to use a massive amount of building materials to feed and raise a monster!

"Eat up."

Hearing this, Shui Bobo bounced up vigorously and circled Chen Yu three times!

"Gulu-lulu-lulu-lulu—"

It let out a long string of cries and then lunged fiercely at the building material units!

With such an exaggerated amount of building materials,

Water Bubble first lunged at the Wood units, flattening itself like a pancake, and began to devour them!

During this process, Shui Bobo's halo grew brighter and brighter!

About a minute later, Water Bubble changed direction and lunged at the iron block units!

Then came the most numerous Fabric units; Water Bubble spent nearly an entire hour devouring them!

After completing all this,

Shui Bobo let out a satisfied burp: "Gu!"

Its body swayed, wobbling left and right before leaning back and spreading out completely, lying sprawled on the gravel ground while emitting a string of tiny bubbles—it looked completely like it was in a carb coma...

"Uh."

Chen Yu felt a bit helpless and fell silent for two seconds.

[Pet: Water Bubble]

[Description: Rumored to be born at the bottom of deep pools, it is a spiritual creature formed from condensed water essence. It has a gentle and clingy personality.]

[Rating: D]

[Level: Lv1]

[Comprehensive Quality Attribute: 40]

[Current void index: 512!]

One must know that normal A-rank pets were already the top-tier pets of the Road to Survival!

Their comprehensive quality attributes were only around 100, and even with rapid leveling, they wouldn't exceed 150!

Officer Pei Yuanheng had also revealed that his S-rank pet, the Lava Guardian Lizard, reached a staggering 230 points in comprehensive quality attributes after reaching Level 8. No matter where it was placed, these were extremely strong attributes!

But for Water Bubble, even as the growth of the void index became increasingly slow, that massive amount of building materials had still forcefully pushed its value to an unimaginable level!!!

"When I collect the building materials tonight, it might even grow a bit more..."

Chen Yu nodded with satisfaction, intending to take Water Bubble back to the base.

By now, dusk had deepened, and the light in the forest had changed from dark gold to grayish-blue. As he passed by the military base...

he made a point to go over and take a look.

After all, the usually quiet military base was actually making such a huge commotion right now.

“Bang!!! Bang!”

“Slash!!”

“East side! Watch out!”

“And the south side, their numbers are increasing!”

Officer Pei Yuanheng stood at the camp entrance, an iron pipe gripped in his hand. His camouflage uniform was stained with dark green sap, and his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing red marks on his forearms where the seaweed's suckers had constricted him.

Cheng Minglang stood to his left, his right arm still wrapped in bandages, performing one-handed tearing maneuvers in coordination with his legs.

Yes, the seaweed attack had appeared once again.

The target was still the group of shivering pets in the center of the base.

Officer Pei Yuanheng swung the iron pipe across; with a "bang," a strand of seaweed lunging from the side was smashed away.

But his movements were slower than in the afternoon, and the dark red glow on the iron pipe had dimmed slightly.

It was obvious that his Talent consumption was not small, and he hadn't fully recovered yet.

Chen Yu entered the battlefield and looked around; the amount of seaweed was growing exponentially.

Cheng Minglang was the first to see him, his voice carrying surprise: "Chen Yu?!"

Chen Yu nodded, his machete sweeping from right to left, cutting through two strands of seaweed side-by-side simultaneously.

Officer Pei Yuanheng shouted, "You've finally arrived. Though, if you hadn't come, I would have had to send someone to find you..."

Chen Yu spoke calmly: "Since you all are helping me guard my pet, how could I stay out of it?"

“Slash!”

“Slash!”

Chen Yu took another step, hacking several strands of seaweed to pieces.

The others at the military camp saw Chen Yu; although they didn't speak,

one could tell from the somewhat respectful looks in their eyes...

that everyone had likely heard about Chen Yu's achievements from the afternoon.

“Watch your back, Chen Yu!”

“Slash!”

“Officer Pei, I'll leave the south to you. I'm going to assist the others in defending the west!”

“Alright, Minglang, watch your step, don't be careless!”

...

...

Meanwhile, Liu Manqing and Li Mengyao were resting in the wooden house.

The Northwest Mining Area they were originally responsible for guarding had been handed over to Shen Qingci for a short-term shift rotation.

The sky was not yet completely dark, and the orange twilight leaked in through the cracks of the treehouse.

Li Mengyao sat leaning against the wall, clutching a piece of vine in her hand, winding it around her finger again and again.

Liu Manqing sat opposite her, her coat draped to the side, wearing only that wine-red camisole dress, revealing a pair of fair and tender long legs. The twilight light shone from behind her, highlighting the silhouette of her collarbones with a bright edge.

“Mengyao, are you tired today?”

Liu Manqing asked casually.

“It's okay. Being a supervisor is definitely easier than mining, and this task isn't as dangerous as the previous ones...”

Li Mengyao's voice was lazy: “Thanks to Chen Yu, this group of people is more well-behaved than rabbits.”

Liu Manqing nodded: “Eh, speaking of which, Xiao Yu isn't in the treehouse, and that group of pets isn't nearby either. Mengyao, are you really not worried at all?”

“What do I have to worry about?”

Li Mengyao waved her hand: “He's so powerful, there's no need for me to worry.”

Liu Manqing was silent for a while before slowly speaking: “Mengyao, do you really think I can't tell?”

“?”

Li Mengyao was stunned.

She heard her aunt speak with extreme solemnity: “What exactly is going on between you and Xiao Yu? I want to hear it from your own mouth!”

“No... nothing's going on.”

Li Mengyao was still unwilling to speak, even trying to change the subject: “By the way, Auntie, that...”

But Liu Manqing interrupted in time: “Mengyao! You and Xiao Yu broke up!”

Li Mengyao's eyes instantly turned red: “Who told you? Was it Wang Mengmeng?!”

Liu Manqing didn't dodge her gaze, “Does that matter?!”

Li Mengyao bit her lip and turned her face away: “We broke up! We broke up, okay!”

“Why?”

Liu Manqing sighed, her voice softening: “Was Xiao Yu not good enough to you? Or did you do something wrong to him?”

“I...”

Li Mengyao's voice caught for a moment, “I don't know either. My brain just short-circuited at the time. Wang Mengmeng said he was unreliable, said he wasn't right for me... it's all Wang Mengmeng's fault...”