115: Suet Jade Baby

Jinmao Tower, the CBD of You Mountain County before the apocalypse, had a total of fifty-two floors: three underground and forty-nine above ground.

The entrance hall on the first floor was tall and magnificent, with several pillars arranged in the formation of the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams. Before the apocalypse, it was a must-visit spot for people to shop and admire the view.

However, with all the lights off, it now appeared somewhat eerie and terrifying.

Lu Yang, wearing a civilian mechanical exoskeleton, held a Jiaolong Assault Rifle in his left hand and a Harvester Individual Grenade Launcher in his right. A stack of peace talismans hung from his waist, and several drones hovered above his head.

He walked fully armed through the empty and cluttered hall.

The 'thump-thump-thump' of his footsteps echoed far and wide, making it feel as if a whole squad was walking instead of just one person.

To Lu Yang's left was Rui Ran, Train Captain of Ghost Princess, and to his right was Luo Luo.

Lu Yang chose to have them accompany him because they were the strongest individuals on the Xinhuo Train in terms of mental strength, second only to him. Equipped with a You Neng Child Pendant each, they could barely withstand first-level mental attacks.

Moreover, their loyalty to Lu Yang was also the highest.

As a Train Captain who rarely left the Xinhuo Train, Lu Yang was very cautious about his own safety.

If this temporary mission wasn't something only he could complete, Lu Yang would never have left the Train Captain's carriage of the Xinhuo Train.

After all, just half a day ago, You Mountain County still showed red dots everywhere on the enemy-seeking radar.

However, compared to Lu Yang's tension, Rui Ran, Train Captain of Ghost Princess and Luo Luo, who followed behind him, seemed very natural.

Rui Ran, Train Captain of Ghost Princess genuinely didn't sense any danger.

Luo Luo, on the other hand, purely trusted Lu Yang. She occasionally touched the good luck coral pendant on her chest, which shimmered with a golden glow.

The luck from the good luck coral unknowingly blessed both her and Lu Yang.

In this way, the three of them walked all the way to the entrance of the first basement level without any unexpected incidents.

Not even a minor flaw like accidentally stepping on trash and making a strange sound occurred.

At the entrance, below was where the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core was located.

Lu Yang told the two to wait for him at the entrance and to use the You Neng Child Pendant to return to the train immediately if they encountered any unforeseen circumstances they couldn't handle.

After a few words of caution, Lu Yang finally stepped into the stairwell leading to the first basement level, only after Xiao Xin's prompt 'all clear, emergency measures ready' came through his earpiece again.

A slippery sensation, as if stepping on grease, instantly came back from the soles of his feet.

He unconsciously lifted his foot and then quickened his pace.

He didn't want to stay in such a dark and damp place for another moment.

The miner's lamp on his head illuminated the path ahead.

Both sides of the passage were covered with fleshy walls, as if Lu Yang wasn't walking through an underground passage, but rather the esophagus of some large monster.

As Lu Yang delved deeper, the color of the surrounding fleshy walls gradually changed from pink to white, and their texture transformed from soft flesh to a white quartz-like substance.

In the area of the children's playground, originally the most bustling part of the first basement level, a white, small mountain-like crystalline structure was piled up. At its very top was a white jade sculpture, about the size of an infant, with a nose, eyes, and complete limbs. It emitted a faint white glow, and it was precisely the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core described in the temporary mission.

Lu Yang slowly approached, initially expecting to immediately trigger the torrent of mental attacks described in the mission.

However, even as he got closer, the infant-like white jade Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core showed no reaction whatsoever.

Seeing this, Lu Yang directly climbed onto the crystalline small mountain, intending to move the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core into the all-metal sealed material box he carried.

He didn't use too much force, his gloved hands gently supporting the back and legs of the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core.

Then he slowly raised his arms.

"Hmm???"

"Why isn't it moving at all?"

Lu Yang slowly increased his strength.

Still, he couldn't lift the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core an inch.

Just as he was about to adjust the miner's lamp on his head to see what was going on, he saw the white jade infant, which the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core had transformed into, suddenly open its crystalline eyes and stare at him blankly.

In an instant, their eyes met, and they stared at each other.

Lu Yang froze on the spot, unsure whether to continue his previous action or retreat first.

But then, the crystal core infant looked at him for a moment, then slowly turned its head, turned around, revealing a jade-like rope at its lower back, connecting it to the crystalline small mountain like an umbilical cord.

Suddenly, Lu Yang had a strange feeling.

Why did he feel like a midwife delivering a baby?

But how was he supposed to break this jade umbilical cord?

Just pull it hard?

He'd never seen a birth before!

At the critical moment, the Golden Civilization Fire from his brow instantly surged out, directly melting the slightly grayish-brown jade rope.

In that instant, an invisible shriek echoed throughout the entire first basement level.

Even with Lu Yang's mental strength reaching the second level, he couldn't help but feel dizzy.

The Storm Ring even activated automatically, forming a layer of azure oval shield that enveloped Lu Yang's entire body.

At the same time, Lu Yang quickly grabbed the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core, put it into the sealed metal material box he carried, and then closed the lid.

The invisible shriek instantly paused.

Seizing this gap, Lu Yang quickly crushed the You Neng Child Pendant, and his figure, holding the metal material box, instantly vanished from the spot.

The very next second, he appeared in the Train Captain's carriage of the Xinhuo Train.

Seeing the familiar surroundings, Lu Yang breathed a long sigh of relief.

He looked down, only to find that the metal material box in his hand had inexplicably opened at some point.

The box was empty.

And on his neck, he felt something cold and smooth riding on him.

A small, jade-like, cold hand was still rubbing his forehead.

Lu Yang cautiously looked at his reflection in the glass nearby.

Riding on his neck was precisely the white jade infant that the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core had transformed into. At this moment, it was opening its mouth and letting out a silent, hearty laugh.

A mental wave, like a spring breeze, rippled through the Train Captain's carriage, causing Lu Yang's originally tense body and mind to unconsciously relax.

And on the Train Captain's exclusive page, the completion status of the temporary mission [Subdue Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core] had changed from 'Pending' to 'Completed'.

Only then did Lu Yang finally dare to completely let go of the heavy stone weighing on his heart.

This Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core was truly peculiar, and somewhat difficult to control.

But since the mission showed 'Completed', there was no problem.

It indicated that the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core had been judged to be in a subdued state.

As for other matters, they could be slowly dealt with later.

Not to mention, one of the mission completion rewards was [Mutated Rou Tai Sui Disposition Contract x1].

[Mutated Rou Tai Sui Disposition Contract]

[Quality: Orange]

[Type: Special]

[Effect: Allows the establishment of an equal disposition contract with the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core, making the Mutated Meat Tai Sui Crystal Core naturally close to the contractor, preventing it from harming the contractor, and enabling telepathic communication between the two.]