15: Chapter 15 Making a Decision

There was one Trader left, but it was near a motionless Fourth-order Zombie.

Comparatively speaking, it was dangerous...

"This Trader is quite close to the Fourth-order Zombie; it's better not to take this risk." Mu Cheng didn't want to risk it.

However, Lu Yuxuan didn't want to give up. She took out a black gold blade... and suddenly, the range of Death Realm expanded.

It directly enveloped the entire stadium.

"Brother Cheng, hurry in! Don't forget, I'm also fourth-order."

Although the Fourth-order Zombie was alerted, its movements were greatly restricted within the Death Realm...

Having learned from her previous mistake, Lu Yuxuan was naturally very cautious this time as she lured the Fourth-order Zombie away.

"This little girl... fine! It won't take much time anyway. I just hope it isn't expensive!" Mu Cheng saw that Lu Yuxuan was doing fine.

He no longer hesitated and entered the Trader Space.

He clicked open the page... and it was the exact same items.

Fourth-order modification potion * 10

Fourth-order ability potion * 10

Fifth-order detoxification potion * 10

One of each basic attribute ability awakening card, and one awakening card.

There was also a divine artifact—Fire Silk.

The price had changed from two grey crystals to three grey crystals for the above items.

Holy crap? Could this be my protagonist aura? These things definitely shouldn't be this cheap...

In that case, there's no need to buy resources at all. As long as I reach fourth-order and find a Trader, I can level up?

If such a good thing isn't the protagonist aura, then what is it?

"Buy them all!" Mu Cheng didn't care about much else. Lu Yuxuan was still fighting outside. After purchasing, he immediately left the Trader Space.

Outside at this moment... the Third-order, Second-order, and First-order Zombies had mostly been dealt with by Lu Yuxuan alone.

But that Fourth-order Zombie was very troublesome...

"Boss, this woman is also fourth-order! But I've never heard of such a person in Xinning City," the Buck-toothed Man said incredulously.

As a capable squad under gelatinous tooth, it was indeed hard to believe they had never heard of such a person.

The burly man had no choice but to make a decision. "Nothing we can do. It seems we can only leave for now..."

Fourth-order strength was not something he could handle. He had to leave first, investigate her background, and then make plans.

"It seems only I can draw out higher-level potions... others can only draw out those of the same rank." Mu Cheng was now absolutely certain.

Without overthinking, he first drank a Fourth-order modification potion, took out a black gold blade, and went up to help Lu Yuxuan.

"Brother Cheng, how about we work together to kill it?" Lu Yuxuan still had this much confidence.

"That's exactly what I was thinking. Drink the Fourth-order modification potion first." Mu Cheng moved forward and forced the Fourth-order Zombie back.

He threw a Fourth-order modification potion to Lu Yuxuan.

Because they were within the Death Realm, its speed was clearly weakened significantly, but its defensive power was still astonishing.

With Mu Cheng's current five-fold thousand-jun strength, although he couldn't break its defense, he could only force it back.

Unable to deal with this Fourth-order Zombie directly, he had to use the old method—targeting its lack of stamina and slowly wearing it down.

After Lu Yuxuan finished the Fourth-order modification potion, she also joined in... With her help, Mu Cheng clearly felt much more relaxed.

At the tenth minute, Lu Yuxuan's Death Realm automatically vanished as its time limit expired.

However, their combined strength... was still enough to firmly suppress the Fourth-order Zombie, giving it no chance to catch its breath.

Finally, after a full half-hour of exhaustion, the Fourth-order Zombie was clearly tired, but no matter what ability Mu Cheng used...

He still couldn't wound it in the slightest. Having no choice, he used Black Vine again...

As expected, it was useful. While the Fourth-order Zombie was tightly bound... it was also being devoured bit by bit.

However, the speed of consumption was very, very slow...

"Brother Cheng... you have too many abilities! I've tried, but I simply can't fuse other ability cards." Lu Yuxuan looked on in shock.

One person being able to use so many abilities... is that reasonable? It's completely unreasonable.

Mu Cheng gave a rather awkward smile and replied, "It might be because of my bloodline. I'm not entirely sure of the specifics."

"True. Although my bloodline ability doesn't have an attribute, it's not inferior to those that do." Lu Yuxuan thought that made sense.

Bloodlines were different from attribute abilities... It was plausible that a bloodline could allow the use of attribute abilities.

"Alright, there are so many zombies. Call the nearby squads over to harvest grey crystals! You take care of the third and second-order ones." Mu Cheng didn't dare to relax for a moment.

Instead, he kept a close eye on the slowly-being-devoured Fourth-order Zombie, fearing any accidents.

The high-tech bracelet already had a communication function, so Lu Yuxuan operated it and said,

"Mm-hmm, I'll call the nearby squads over right now."

In less than five minutes, two squads arrived. They were not led by Tao Mumu, Tao Shuishui, or Gu Na.

Over twenty young ladies began to harvest the First-order Zombies...

As for Lu Yuxuan, the Goddess of Luck, she naturally harvested the second and third-order zombies.

She truly lived up to her title; with a single try, she harvested a black crystal from the very first Third-order Zombie.

"Wow! It's actually a black crystal." Lu Yuxuan had also put in the effort to learn about this world through her high-tech bracelet.

She recognized it as a black crystal at a glance.

"This little girl... her luck is just too good!" Mu Cheng was clearly shocked as well.

The probability of getting a black crystal from a Third-order Zombie was one in a thousand, yet she got one... and on her first try, no less.

But right now, he had to keep a close watch on the Fourth-order Zombie, otherwise he definitely would have snatched the black crystal away long ago.

"Another black crystal! My luck is just too good!" Lu Yuxuan's voice came from that side again.

...A ten-pull streak. A black crystal with a one-in-a-thousand probability, she had somehow made it a one-hundred-percent drop rate.

Three hours later, the girls finished harvesting the First-order Zombies and left. The Fourth-order Zombie on Mu Cheng's side still hadn't been fully devoured.

He couldn't tell if the thing inside the wrap was dead or alive; the only thing he could do now was wait quietly.

"Brother Cheng... the Fourth-order Zombie should be dealt with by now, right? There's no movement." Lu Yuxuan asked with a happy smile.

How could she not be happy? Harvesting ten black crystals from ten Third-order Zombies and fifty white crystals from fifty Second-order ones—anyone would feel the same.

"Don't be in a hurry. My bloodline is quite special; devouring a Fourth-order Zombie will form a strange crystal," Mu Cheng explained.

"Alright! I'll wait for you here, Brother Cheng." Lu Yuxuan was very straightforward...

She took out a large bottle of spring water to simply wash her hands, then brought out a sofa and lay down on it.

She started eating potato chips and had a bottle of 'happy fat boy water'... completely ignoring the dense pile of zombie corpses around her.

She was enjoying life...

Mu Cheng was also stunned... but what could he say to her? It was impossible to let her leave; in case someone came to rob them...

In his current state... wouldn't he be finished!

In fact, his worries were redundant. With so many First-order Zombie corpses, and so many third and second-order ones,

Anyone with... even a little bit of a brain wouldn't come to rob them.

Another three hours passed, and the Fourth-order Zombie was finally completely devoured. What formed was not a black crystal,

But a star-glow crystal that Mu Cheng had never even seen in his past life!

As for its use, he wasn't very sure either. Its color was a dim golden light, and its size was about the same as a grey crystal.

"Could this be a star-glow crystal?" Mu Cheng was also stunned, but for now... the sky had already turned dark.

So he didn't think too much and immediately stored it away...

He looked over at Lu Yuxuan's side... she was actually sleeping soundly.

Mu Cheng felt inferior... to be able to sleep so soundly in such an environment? This was a place with over a thousand zombie corpses.

"Wake up, it's time to go back." Mu Cheng had no choice but to wake her up gently.

"Brother Cheng, is it done? It's already dark, let's go back!" Lu Yuxuan woke up groggily.

She stored the sofa away... and followed Mu Cheng back to the manor.

About ten minutes later.

Gu Na reported today's situation. "Brother Cheng, today's harvest is 4,888 grey crystals, 48 white crystals, and 1 Fourth-order ability potion..."

"Every girl now has a high-tech bracelet. We lost six girls, and over thirty are injured."

"There's no helping it. Every faction has casualties every day; don't take it to heart." Mu Cheng said, picking out the key points.

Gu Na nodded and asked, "I know, but what should we do about the injured girls now?"

"Give them white crystals for healing! Mumu, go and check on the girls; if any have medical knowledge, transfer them to logistics." Mu Cheng realized he hadn't considered things thoroughly this time.

"Consider this a lesson. Casualties and all other aspects must be considered carefully."

To ensure the girls didn't lose heart, the only way was to

Take out the white crystals...

"I'll get right on it." Tao Mumu had also roughly guessed Mu Cheng's plan and quickly went down to make arrangements.

Lu Yuxuan spoke her thoughts. "Brother Cheng... let's use white crystals to treat injured girls from now on!"

"I agree with Sister Yuxuan's suggestion. After all, for a faction to develop, the welfare must be good." Tao Shuishui expressed her agreement.

Mu Cheng smiled slightly and said, "You two really need to learn more from Mumu and Nana. The priority right now isn't using white crystals for treatment."

If every minor illness or injury for every girl... was treated with white crystals, wouldn't that be too much of a waste of resources?

Everything must be considered, such as food, drink, basic needs, improving strength... and so on.

"Using white crystals for treatment is essential, but what we need to do is start by reducing losses." Gu Na was indeed a commander.

Her thinking was the same as Mu Cheng's. If three hundred girls were already like this, they might develop to a hundred thousand in the future.

Wouldn't they just fall apart like other factions!

Lu Yuxuan thought about it but couldn't figure it out. "Reducing losses, how should we do that?"

"Yeah, Brother Cheng, Sister Na, can you guys stop being so mysterious?" Tao Shuishui couldn't figure it out either.

Gu Na spoke up, "It's actually very simple: just set strict requirements for every girl."

"I was thinking the same thing. Just leave the resources for improving your strength to me; as for the group's resources, Nana, you handle the distribution!"

As soon as Mu Cheng said this, Lu Yuxuan, Gu Na, and Tao Shuishui were clearly stunned...

Although these words seemed quite ordinary, it was clear from his tone that Mu Cheng intended to stay at Menglou Pavilion.

Otherwise, how could he say such a thing so easily?