172: Mutant corn

Fang Yuerong, no longer the lustful glutton, finally returned to normal, no longer looking like she wanted to devour someone whole.

Leading the way, she explained, "That turtle is three or four meters big. Little Huang fought it twice, but both times were in vain."

That means its strength is similar to a leech, Qin Shilei immediately understood.

Everyone quickly arrived at the Chi Yuan River, where a huge turtle was basking lazily in the sun.

Qin Shilei instantly teleported in front of the turtle, waved his right hand, and Blood Soul transformed into a red light, striking towards the turtle's neck.

However, the turtle, with its eyes closed, swiftly retracted its head into its shell at the crucial moment.

Immediately after, its four thick legs also pulled back.

Qin Shilei waved his hand again, and a sharp sword qi struck the opponent's back.

A yellowish-brown light flashed, and the hard turtle shell actually blocked the sword qi, rendering Qin Shilei's attack in vain.

Seven Stars Falling Across the Sky!

After stabbing six times consecutively, Qin Shilei raised Blood Soul high and powerfully struck down onto the turtle's back.

A sword qi nearly five meters long flashed from the Blood Soul sword, striking the turtle with an overwhelming momentum.

This time, even the turtle, proud of its defense, could not withstand Qin Shilei's combat skill.

It was split in half by a single sword, dead beyond dead.

Seeing Qin Shilei's irresistible sword, the slight ulterior motive in Fang Yuerong's heart vanished completely.

"The turtle is gone, can we start the repairs now?"

Qin Shilei asked as he put away the turtle.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yuerong immediately instructed, "What are you standing around for, hurry up and get to work!"

The dozen or so young men said with bitter expressions, "Our hands and legs are weak, we don't have the strength to work."

Fang Yuerong scoffed, "Useless weaklings, a dozen of you couldn't even handle me alone."

Qin Shilei threw out a thick turtle leg, "Eat well and recover, then quickly fix the generator for me."

He paused, then added, "Fang Yuerong, you can play, but you are not allowed to force others, nor are you allowed to let your pet suck other people's blood. If anyone dies, you will be held accountable. I'll go back and call more people over, you all start repairing first."

Qin Shilei rode Little Qiang back to Hope City again, instructing a squad leader of the Panshi Battle Group to lead a hundred warriors and dozens of technicians to the hydropower station.

The squad leader, named Lu Fenghua, was a Bronze Three realm cultivator in his thirties. Upon seeing Fang Yuerong, he was instantly captivated and pursued her, showering her with attention.

Fang Yuerong seemed to have taken a liking to Lu Fenghua as well, exchanging glances, and the two quickly hooked up.

"I hope Lu Fenghua can subdue this Fang Yuerong," Qin Shilei thought to himself.

After a full day of repairs, the hydropower station finally resumed power generation.

Qin Shilei had people cut off other lines, leaving only one line leading to Hope City.

The moment the circuit breaker was closed, Hope City suddenly lit up.

Immediately, earth-shattering cheers erupted in Hope City.

Having electricity meant no longer having to dismantle wooden furniture to cook; having electricity meant no longer having to go to bed early in the dark; having electricity meant that various old home appliances could be used again, mobile games could be played, and novels could be read.

Everyone was shouting, cheering, and venting their excitement.

At the dinner table.

Zhang Cheng spoke, "Shi Lei, today, five or six tens of thousands of survivors arrived outside our Hope City, requesting to join us. What do you think?"

Qin Shilei said indifferently, "If they have enough crystals to purchase residency qualifications, we certainly welcome them to join."

Zhang Cheng replied, "Although they don't have that many crystals, they said they could exchange a piece of news for residency qualifications."

"Oh?" Qin Shilei suddenly asked with some interest, "What news is worth ten tens of thousands of crystals?"

"A mutated corn that makes you full after eating just one kernel."

Zhang Cheng took out an ear of corn, peeled it, and broke off an immature kernel, handing it to Qin Shilei.

Qin Shilei took the corn kernel and directly threw it into his mouth.

Although the corn was still immature, with a gentle bite, a refreshing sweetness immediately filled his entire mouth, leaving an endless aftertaste.

After swallowing it, he felt half-full.

If this corn truly matured, perhaps eating one kernel could indeed last for a meal.

Qin Shilei nodded, "Not bad. If they have these corn seeds and can successfully transplant them, considering it worth ten tens of thousands of crystals is not excessive."

Zhang Cheng shook his head and said, "They only have this immature corn and cannot use it as seeds. But they said this corn was picked from a field, where there are hundreds of acres of mutated corn, and it will be ripe soon."

Qin Shilei asked, "So, their intention is to exchange the location of that field for residency qualifications worth ten tens of thousands of crystals?"

Zhang Cheng nodded, "Exactly. As for the specifics of the exchange, you'll need to discuss it with them."

Qin Shilei replied readily, "Alright, I'll meet them tomorrow."

After dinner, Qin Shilei, An Qian, and Zhang Xiaoli went into the small space.

They first performed their routine round of lightning baptism.

Then, they arrived at a large rock at the foot of the mountain.

Qin Shilei took out the Eye of Spirit Spring and placed it in the soil beneath the rock.

Immediately, clear spring water gurgled out, then flowed into a ten-acre pit in front of them.

Outside the pit was a river channel that Qin Shilei had people dig out these past few days, extending into the distance.

An Qian cupped a handful of spring water with both hands, took a sip, and said joyfully, "It's so sweet! One sip, and I feel completely refreshed."

Zhang Xiaoli also bent down and cupped the spring water, taking a big gulp, "It's even better than those drinks. From now on, we'll use this spring water to cook."

Qin Shilei also drank a few sips of the spring water, then said, "Alright, it's time for us to start building our little nest."

The three of them cleared a large open space nearby, then began to build a bamboo house using the cut bamboos.

The bamboos here were incredibly tough, very suitable for building houses.

Before coming in, the three of them had already consulted relevant civil engineering experts about the precautions for building a house and had even obtained satisfactory blueprints.

The three of them were powerful, had excellent physical coordination, and possessed divine weapons, so the speed of building the house was no slower than that of skilled craftsmen.

A few hours later.

A bamboo house with three bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen, and one bathroom was built.

The entire bamboo house was eighty centimeters off the ground, looking natural and beautiful.

"This is our home, it's wonderful!" An Qian exclaimed joyfully, looking at their labor of love.

"Tomorrow, we'll get more bamboo to enclose the area, create a small courtyard, and plant some flowers. That should be about it," Zhang Xiaoli fantasized about the beautiful scene of a garden right outside the door when she opened it.

"One more step. Let's get the electricity running first," Qin Shilei started the generator placed in a hidden spot.

The small space, like the outside world, had a distinction between day and night.

They had been using battery-powered lights for illumination until now.

As the generator started, a huge roar erupted, instantly making Qin Shilei's mood turn sour.

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Energy Saving (Blue): Halves the oil consumption for power generation.

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Ample Power (Green): The electricity generated can power more appliances.

With a gentle tap from Qin Shilei, the entire world suddenly fell silent.

"Alright, we've been busy for half a day, let's take a bath first."

After saying that, he instantly teleported with the two girls, jumping into the small lake that was already filled with water.