Chapter 146 Ship...

“Ship…”

Li Chenzhou’s words instantly silenced Gray Bear. He then remembered that he was now in a country on the other side of the planet. Getting back wasn't something a speedboat could handle.

As for ocean-going freighters, not to mention he couldn't drive one, even if he could, that thing couldn't be managed by just a few people!

“Why a ship? That’s too slow. Can't we go by air? I can fly a plane, even a fighter jet!”

Gray Bear asked somewhat sheepishly.

“So what if you can fly a plane? I can even shoot down planes, but am I bragging about it?”

Li Chenzhou curled his lips, then pointed to the sky:

“Let me give you a piece of advice. At this time, never think about using airplanes as transportation. Flying mutated beasts are the most terrifying beings!”

“Flying mutated beasts? Birds?”

Gray Bear was stunned. He looked up at the sky, recalling that he hadn't seen any flying mutated beasts since the apocalypse began.

“Over there!”

Li Chenzhou pointed to the distant sky. Gray Bear quickly looked over and saw a black dot, but he couldn't make out what it was.

“Is that a flying mutated beast? What did it mutate from?”

“Don’t worry about what it mutated from; it’s definitely stronger than us!”

Li Chenzhou said:

“Flying mutated beasts were probably the first creatures to mutate. When the apocalypse happened, most flying creatures were startled and flew around chaotically. At that time, the Hell Strands were also descending, so they naturally absorbed more Hell Strands than other creatures!”

“It seems like we haven't seen any flying mutated beasts since the beginning, right?”

Gray Bear asked doubtfully, then turned to look at the black dot moving in the distance:

“This is the first one!”

“It’s not necessarily that you haven't seen them; it's just that you didn't notice them! No one stares at the sky all day!”

Li Chenzhou said:

“Also, the scarcity of flying mutated beasts is another reason. Because they absorbed too many Hell Strands, most flying creatures were burst apart by the energy of the Hell Strands, eventually falling to the ground and becoming food for zombies or other mutated beasts.

"But those that survive are generally level four or higher mutated beasts! Maybe even higher! And most of them are birds because other flying creatures are too small to withstand the Hell Strands!

"Moreover, flying mutated beasts are very intelligent. Compared to humans, zombies, or other land-based mutated beasts, they prefer to hunt creatures in the water because the water dilutes the Hell Strands, making aquatic mutated beasts rarer and slower to grow!”

“So, because the Hell Strands fall from the sky, and water hinders them, the air force is the strongest, the land force is second, and the navy is the worst in the apocalypse?”

Gray Bear frowned:

“But if we can get a fighter jet, it would only take ten hours to fly back. To go back by ship, finding enough manpower is another matter, and the journey would take a long time. Besides, you said flying mutated beasts like to hunt on the sea, so we'd encounter them on a ship anyway, right?”

“The reason I’m helping James and the others is for manpower. I want them to see our strength and save as many people as possible. I also want them to see the magic of the evolutionary serums!”

Li Chenzhou looked down at the survivors who were still digging out crystal cores:

“You, on the other hand, should try to find people among them who can sail and repair ships. In a coastal city, such people should be easy to find. Also, find out what the biggest ship here is and where it is!”

As he spoke, Li Chenzhou looked up at the sky:

“As for encountering flying mutated beasts, that’s inevitable. But on a ship, we still have the ability to resist them, so we don't need to worry too much. I said, flying mutated beasts are very intelligent. When they encounter powerful opponents, their first reaction is to run away!”

“Phew! Is that so?”

Gray Bear secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He and Duan Lei and the others had long been accustomed to Li Chenzhou’s “erudition.” Moreover, Gray Bear was now secretly grateful that Li Chenzhou knew about flying mutated beasts. Otherwise, with his personality, he would have definitely tried to get a fighter jet to fly back.

Although a fighter jet would have the ability to fight back against mutated beasts, planes aren't ships; they'd fall if they were touched. Even if they weren't killed by mutated beasts, they'd definitely die in a crash.

“Alright, stop thinking about other things. Let's go back to the city and see if we can carry out my plan to save them. In short, we definitely can't go home with just the two of us!”

Li Chenzhou saw that the people below had almost finished digging out the crystal cores, so he said.

“Li! All the crystal cores have been dug out. I counted the bodies, and George counted the crystal cores. The numbers match exactly; there are 8174 of them, and all the crystal cores are here!!!”

Seeing Li Chenzhou come down, Mike and George ran over without him even asking, and Mike reported.

“Very good, thank you!”

Li Chenzhou nodded with a smile, then spread out his hand, and three evolutionary serums appeared in his palm:

“Two of them are for you two, and the other one is for you to give to James! This is an evolutionary serum that can improve your levels, but of course, there is still a certain chance of failure!”

“Evolutionary serum? Improve levels?”

George and Mike had never seen such a thing before. They were both ability users who had become one by using mutated crystal cores, and both of them were at level one.

“Li! You’re not joking with us, are you?”

Neither of them dared to reach out. They just stared at the three small syringes in Li Chenzhou's hand, asking in disbelief.

“Of course not! Why don’t you try it and see?”

Li Chenzhou said with a smile.

“But… Li! These three… evolutionary serums are all the same. Which one is level two, and which one is level one?”

Mike couldn't help but ask.

After all, they both used mutated crystal cores, and mutated crystal cores couldn't cross levels. Eating more level-two crystal cores wouldn't raise a person's level to level three; it would only improve their attributes or grant them skills.

“There are no level restrictions. Ability users of any level can use it to improve their level. Of course, the higher the level of the ability user, the greater the chance of failure after using it!”

Li Chenzhou explained the function of the evolutionary serum with a smile, even going into detail, such as the high probability of the evolutionary serum giving birth to skills or even comprehending talents!

He wanted to let these people know the benefits of evolutionary serums because only in this way could he trick more people into going back with him. After all, sailing the sea isn't easy; the more people, the greater the chance of success…