89: Penguin Explosion Rate

Through absorbing crystals along the way, An Qian and the others were all at eight-star and nine-star.

Zhang Xiaoli’s parents were a bit weaker, only at six-star.

With so many zombies in Nanzhuang City now, as long as they worked hard, they would soon be able to advance to the Bronze Realm, and their strength would greatly improve then.

“Dinner is served.” He Yiyao brought up the last dish of braised grass carp.

Looking at the table full of delicious and aromatic dishes, Qin Shi Lei and the others’ appetites were greatly stimulated.

Just as they were about to eat, there was a knock on the door outside.

“How is it you?” Xie Haimei got up to open the door, only to see a few familiar faces.

Qin Shi Lei saw He Kaige standing outside and got up and walked over.

He Kaige held a bag in each hand, looking at Qin Shi Lei, who walked over, with an awkward expression.

When he left this morning, he thought Nanzhuang City was so big that they wouldn't easily run into each other, but he didn’t expect that before a day had passed, he had actively come to their door.

Qin Shi Lei said with a cold face, “I didn’t expect you to be so resourceful; you found us in a blink of an eye. Are you trying to forcibly buy my armored vehicle?”

He Kaige shook his head desperately, “Absolutely not. I’m here to thank you.”

“Thank you for saving the family members of our Heaven Wolf Gang.”

“I brought some frozen meat and a bottle of wine as a small token of my appreciation.”

The skinny monkey standing aside interjected, “This is premium liquor that we only managed to find after killing hundreds of zombies, and we haven’t even tasted this meat.”

He Kaige turned his head and glared at the skinny monkey, scolding, “What nonsense are you talking about? Does this Dage lack such small things?”

But in his heart, he gave the skinny monkey a thumbs-up. If the other party didn't know the value of the gift, wouldn't it be a waste?

Then he turned back and said sincerely, “Dage, I hope you don’t mind this small gift. Thank you very much!”

After speaking, he bowed to Qin Shi Lei.

His younger brothers behind him also followed suit, bowing, “Thank you!”

Qin Shi Lei took the two bags, “I’ve accepted the gift. You can leave now.”

The skinny monkey sniffed, “What’s that smell? So fragrant.”

He Kaige looked up at the dining table and immediately felt his cheeks flush.

A large pot of fragrant dog meat, surrounded by fresh smashed cucumbers, freshly fried peanuts, pickled radishes, and other side dishes.

He had treated those frozen meats as treasures, while the big shot was already stewing fragrant dog meat.

It was truly laughable.

“Gulp!”

He Kaige and the others unconsciously swallowed their saliva.

His eyes darted around, then he continued, “Dage, to thank you, we’ve cleared out a villa for you. I’ll lead you there immediately after you finish eating.”

After speaking, he turned to the skinny monkey and the others and said, “Why aren’t you hurrying to clean up Five Villa again?”

With the boss’s command, the skinny monkey and the others sniffed hard again, then reluctantly turned and went downstairs.

He Kaige stood directly at the door, not mentioning coming inside.

Since the other party had already offered a villa, Qin Shi Lei said, “We just happen to be having dinner. You should come in and eat something too.”

He Kaige politely said, “I just had dinner. You can eat. I’ll wait for you here.”

Qin Shi Lei showed a smile with an unclear meaning, “That’s fine too. We’ll be done very soon.”

“Uh!” He Kaige wished he could slap himself twice.

Before the apocalypse, dog meat was his favorite.

Why did he have to be polite just now?

Now it was good; he could only stand at the door and watch others eat.

Qin Shi Lei smiled and said again, “Or would you like to eat a little more?”

“Then it would be disrespectful not to accept.” He Kaige quickly walked in and consciously moved a chair to sit beside the table.

This time he dared not be polite, fearing that if he were polite, he would truly only be able to stand at the door and watch others eat the rich and fragrant dog meat.

After dinner, Qin Shi Lei and the others followed He Kaige to Five Villa.

This villa was right next to the Chi Yuan River, and there was a fishing platform directly behind the backyard. Before the apocalypse, it was indeed considered the best villa in this community.

However, there had just been an alligator attack incident.

He Kaige giving such a good location to Qin Shi Lei and the others also harbored the intention of having them guard the frontline.

“Qin Dage, from now on, we are neighbors. I hope we can support each other.” He Kaige said his goodbyes, “It’s getting late, so I’ll take my leave first.”

This villa was three and a half stories high, with a total of ten rooms. Everyone chose their preferred ones.

There was a flower garden in the backyard, and Zhang Xiaoli summoned her pet, Willow.

As soon as the bare Willow appeared, it rooted itself into the flower garden.

Ten minutes later, it slowly grew more than ten thin willow branches, barely enough to serve as a guard.

Speaking of which, Willow was also unlucky.

Originally, it was lush with leaves, with countless willow branches, raging with ferocity, comparable to a master of the Bronze Realm.

But it was cut down by Qin Shi Lei, leaving only a very small main trunk.

Then, to block the golden ball emitted by the Great Peng Bird, its remaining few willow branches were sacrificed.

Now, it was unknown how long it would take for it to recover its former power.

After settling Willow, Qin Shi Lei then went up to the rooftop.

There was a small pavilion on top, just right for making a bird's nest for Little Strong to stay there.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

Speaking of Little Strong, Little Strong flew down from the sky.

“Whoosh whoosh.” Little Strong kept pecking at its belly with its beak, as if trying to express something?

“Are you hungry?” Qin Shi Lei guessed.

Little Strong shook its head.

“Are you about to give birth?” Qin Shi Lei’s eyes lit up.

Little Strong nodded quickly.

“Okay, I’ll build a nest for you right now.” Qin Shi Lei quickly went downstairs to gather some branches, then built a simple bird's nest for his pet on the balcony.

Little Strong jumped into the bird's nest, and half an hour later, it laid two bird eggs the size of watermelons.

It was estimated that it was Little Strong’s first time being a mother, as it only knew to tell Qin Shi Lei to build a bird's nest when it was almost time to give birth.

After laying the eggs, Little Strong lay directly in the nest and began to incubate them.

Now, with Willow guarding the backyard and Little Strong watching over the rooftop.

The safety of the villa was relatively guaranteed.

Qin Shi Lei then confidently returned to his room on the third floor.

Not long after, An Qian stealthily came looking for him.

“Where’s the treasure chest? Hurry and take it out.”

With a wave of Qin Shi Lei's hand, the room was instantly filled with ancient, bronze-colored treasure chests.

He had killed nearly four hundred alligators in total.

Among them, seventy to eighty were Mutated Zombies, so there were nearly eighty treasure chests in total.

“Now, mutated animals are indeed becoming more and more numerous.” Qin Shi Lei sighed.

The group of zombies encountered in the morning also had several Mutated Zombies, and the proportion was much higher than before.

Although humans could Evolution by absorbing crystals, zombies and plants and animals were also constantly Evolving.

It was unknown whether the speed of human Evolution could keep up with the speed of plant and animal Evolution.

An Qian nodded in agreement, then casually tapped, doing a ten-pull.

The best item was a bottle of green healing potion.

Had the European Emperor An Qian also turned into a Non-Chief?

An Qian, not believing in bad luck, did another ten-pull.

The best item was still only a green item.

“Or how about you do it?” An Qian said somewhat dejectedly.

Qin Shi Lei had no choice but to do two consecutive ten-pulls himself.

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What the hell, there wasn’t even a green one.

The best items were only five blue equipment and ability orbs.

It seemed that An Qian hadn’t turned into a Non-Chief; the system had lowered the drop rate for opening treasure chests.

“Perhaps after the novice period, the system adjusted the drop rate to a penguin-like drop rate.” Qin Shi Lei said somewhat dejectedly, “You should open the remaining treasure chests.”

In the end, An Qian still opened all the treasure chests.

After a final count, there were a total of six green items, nearly a hundred blue items, and dozens of white materials.

An Qian also lived up to her title of European Emperor, opening a red item.