Chapter 68 Dawn

The base had an official name: Dawn.

The logo on the name tag was a rising sun.

As if to celebrate the name Dawn, two delightful things happened.

First, the potatoes matured on a large scale.

More than seven hundred natural ability users grew 160,000 *jin* (80,000 kg) of potatoes.

On average, each person grew 230 *jin* (115 kg). If it weren't for Meng Yin's seeds, each person would only have grown about 150 *jin* (75 kg).

A 50% increase in production.

This month, Meng Yin alone was worth more than 50,000 *jin* (25,000 kg) of potatoes.

The base had nearly three thousand people, meaning each person could be allocated an average of fifty *jin* (25 kg) of potatoes, which amounted to one and a half *jin* (0.75 kg) per day.

Of course, they couldn't feed the members like that.

Ordinary members could exchange one point for a portion of potatoes, about three *liang* (150 g) or so, each day.

Limited to one portion.

Elite members received one portion for free and could exchange another point for a second portion.

Elders still had unlimited free access.

The rest had to be saved.

With enough potatoes, they now needed to consider growing some green vegetables and chili peppers.

On the day the potatoes matured, everyone received a free portion of potatoes as a celebration.

One point was nothing to the members; killing a zombie was enough to earn it.

Although the supply was limited, everyone was already very satisfied with being able to pair rice with potatoes.

The second thing was that Little Red's second batch of chicks successfully hatched.

Little Red hatched a total of 21 eggs, and 18 chicks survived.

This was not easy, as only one had survived last time.

It was not easy for a chicken to reach Level 4.

Little Red looked at its surviving children, tears of excitement streaming down its face.

Chen Luo watched with his chin in his hand, wondering if it was a bit slow for the chicks to grow up.

Should he use time acceleration to turn them directly into laying hens?

Multiple experiments had proven that time acceleration had no side effects except on the mutants.

Even if there were side effects, he would just consider it an experiment. Chen Luo wouldn't dare to experiment on puppies, but he certainly dared to experiment on chicks.

If the experiment succeeded, Chen Luo would be able to breed them quickly, and the number of chickens could potentially increase tenfold in a month.

Chen Luo gave Fa Wang a look without saying anything.

But Fa Wang understood.

Fa Wang bared its fangs and claws and pounced on Little Red.

If it had pounced on the chicks, Little Red would have fought Fa Wang to the death, but since it was pouncing on her, Little Red was so scared that she took off running.

The rooster, Little Ming, glared and tried to stop Fa Wang but was instantly kicked away.

Overestimating yourself!

Chen Luo smiled and grabbed a newly hatched chick.

Time acceleration.

The chick quickly grew larger in Chen Luo's hand, changing from a cute little thing to a steamed bun (ugly).

At Level 7, Chen Luo's time acceleration had a significant effect on the little sea turtle, let alone after reaching Level 8.

In less than half a minute, the chick had turned into a fully grown hen.

It was dumbfounded.

Chen Luo said, "Go, lay an egg and see."

The newly adult hen didn't understand, saying, "I can't. I haven't mastered that skill yet."

Chen Luo narrowed his eyes, his face turning cold. "If you don't lay an egg, I'll slaughter you."

Scaring Little Red had made her lay eggs. Maybe it would work on this one too?

But no matter how Chen Luo scared it, it just couldn't do it.

Well, it seemed Little Red had to teach it.

To Chen Luo's regret, accelerating the time for a single chick almost exhausted his ability, making large-scale breeding impossible in a short period.

He still had to evolve the little sea turtle and practice his time and space abilities every day. His abilities were truly limited.

Little Red watched her suddenly grown-up child with tears in her eyes.

Those two dogs.

Chen Luo said earnestly, "I'm doing this for your own good, you know?"

Listen to me, thank you.

Chen Luo sighed. Everything was developing in a good direction, but this was just the beginning, and things would get harder and harder.

In early March, zombies would evolve to Level 5. Although it would only be a portion of them, it would still be more than enough for the survivors to handle.

In mid-March, there would be a once-in-a-century rainstorm in many parts of the country. The resulting amount of water would be difficult to drain in a short period, and many of the remaining supplies would be submerged.

In some places, the water level could even submerge an adult. In this situation, finding supplies would become very difficult.

It wouldn't drown people; it would be a joke to drown Level 4 ability users.

There would also be a rainstorm in the Divine Capital, but the drainage system was very good, and there would be no flooding.

Winter was over, and spring was coming.

In spring, all things recovered, and it was time for the little animals...

As if by agreement, the plants and animals on the planet would undergo a transformation.

A large number of mutated plants would emerge. They wouldn't be particularly strong, but they would all contain toxins.

The most powerful plant venom could even poison King-level mutants.

There was a dung beetle in the base who worked as the base's cleaner.

It was an exception, having transformed ahead of time. After spring, a large number of mutated creatures would appear frequently, seemingly having adapted to the apocalypse, resulting in genetic changes.

They wouldn't be particularly strong, but some species would have terrifying numbers, such as rats, ants, cockroaches, and mosquitoes.

Chen Luo looked into the distance. Of course, he had no safety concerns, but what about the ordinary members?

Zombies would also become stronger and stronger.

He hoped that more would survive. He liked the excitement.

Zhao Ziyi suddenly contacted Chen Luo in a panic.

"Sister Hai Ji is in trouble. Someone contacted me through my mark and asked you to save her. If you don't go within three days, Sister Hai Ji will die. She's on a small island three thousand *li* (1500 km) east of the coast."

Chen Luo was stunned. Hai Ji was in trouble?

It wasn't surprising that Hai Ji was in trouble.

If you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your feet wet.

But instead of directly killing Hai Ji, they wanted him to save her?

Chen Luo calmly asked, "Where's Hai Ji? Contact her and ask what's going on."

Zhao Ziyi shook her head. "I can't. It's beyond my ability range. I can't contact her."

Chen Luo analyzed that the other party could contact Zhao Ziyi, which meant their level was at least higher than Zhao Ziyi's.

Being able to restrain Hai Ji meant they were at least Level 10.

A Level 10 mental ability user?

Of course, Chen Luo wanted to save Hai Ji if he could.

As for whether there was any danger, wouldn't asking Mifan tell him?

Mifan looked at Chen Luo strangely. Why did he keep asking if something bad was going to happen?

Mifan said, "There's no danger within three hours."

Chen Luo smiled. No danger meant he should go save her.

Chen Luo suddenly froze. No, that was wrong. Such a long distance, three hours, he couldn't even reach it on land, let alone at sea.

By the time he got there, it would be long past the three hours Mifan had mentioned.

Chen Luo knew that Mifan's ability had a cooldown.

The sea was not land. Chen Luo couldn't have the speed he had on land. He could only swim there or take a boat.

Bringing Mifan to get a temporary prediction? Don't be ridiculous. Bringing Mifan to Hai Ji's location? No danger would turn into danger.

Putting Mifan on a small island and going to save Hai Ji himself?

What if Mifan disappeared?

The distance was too far, and it was at sea. Chen Luo was unwilling to risk taking Mifan along.

If he went, it would truly be an unknown journey.

Frustrated, Chen Luo lit a cigarette. How could he, someone as steady as himself, take such a risk?

Suddenly, Chen Luo stubbed out the cigarette fiercely.

"Damn it, I want to see if anyone can kill me, the Void Monarch."