Chapter 1 Chen Luo's Birthday

Chen Luo killed the mutant, took its crystal, and without paying attention to the survivors nearby, remounted Jin Diao and left.

These survivors were probably from other areas, preliminarily meeting the requirements to join Dawn City.

Someone shouted, "Big brother, thank you for saving our lives!"

Chen Luo turned a deaf ear and ignored them.

They discussed among themselves, the mutant that threatened their lives had been dealt with by the other person's mount.

And it was the legendary Jin Diao.

"Who is this person? Even his mount is so awesome?"

"I didn't expect there to be such an expert."

Someone said excitedly, "I know! It must be Chen Luo, our future boss. Who else could be so amazing?"

"Only Chen Luo could have this eagle."

Everyone nodded in agreement; it was impossible for anyone else to have that kind of power.

Although Chen Luo hadn't said anything, his identity had been guessed.

If it were before the apocalypse, Chen Luo and Mi Li could have spent the whole day riding Jin Diao, enjoying the scenery.

But the desolate, ruined cities and the mountains covered with mutated plants, and ragged survivors, dampened their spirits.

Soon, they arrived at Mi Ling's base.

"Look, there's an unidentified creature in the sky, on alert! It's heading towards us."

Chen Luo said with a faint smile, "It's me, don't be nervous."

Jin Diao landed steadily, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

Xiong Wenhui ran out, exclaiming, "What a huge eagle! And it's golden!"

Xiong Wenhui suddenly seemed to understand. "I know, it's Lu Tianzhu transformed. I can't believe she can turn into an eagle!"

Chen Luo was speechless. Even if she could transform, would I dare ride her?

Mi Li laughed, "It's real. Fa Wang brought it back."

Chen Luo asked, "Where's Mi Ling?"

Xiong Wenhui reluctantly turned her gaze away from Jin Diao and said, "I heard there was a mutant, so Mi Ling went to check it out. I'm guarding the base."

Mi Ling wouldn't be back for another hour. She would be happy to see Mi Li, but also a little guilty.

Chen Luo asked, "What level of mutant?"

Mi Ling shook her head. "Just a level eight."

Mi Ling took out three crystals, one level seven and two level eight, and said with a smile, "Your business is really good. You have good luck. Two crystals came right to our door. We hardly had to lift a finger, just gave them some rice."

Five hundred *jin* of rice in exchange for a level eight crystal.

These crystals would be distributed to the corresponding core members according to their attributes.

Chen Luo cleared his throat. "Tomorrow is my birthday, Mi Ling, come back with me."

Mi Ling's eyes lit up, but she said with some hesitation, "What if something happens here?"

Chen Luo smiled. "It's okay. We have a telepathic connection. I can get here instantly."

As Chen Luo was about to leave with Mi Ling, Xiong Wenhui became anxious. "Boss, what about me? I want to go back and see too!"

Chen Luo waved his hand, looking serious. "We need someone to stay and watch the base. We can't leave it completely empty. You're strong, so you need to contribute more."

Watching Chen Luo and the others disappear into the distance, Xiong Wenhui was speechless. Was she being given the cold shoulder?

Was it just because she winked a few times?

Should she try, "Leader, you wouldn't want Mi Li to find out about your little secrets, would you?"

Forget it, forget it. If she really tried that, she'd be dead.

With Mi Ling gone, all the meat tonight would be hers!

On the way, Mi Ling said with a smile, "In just two days, three members have been promoted to level seven."

"If I hadn't been promoted to level eight recently, I'd be afraid I couldn't keep things under control. Xiong Wenhui has been stuck at level seven for a long time and is feeling down."

The people Chen Luo recruited were already the elite of the elite. Without the help of high-level crystals, it was normal for some of the best to reach level seven.

Chen Luo thought for a moment. "Give Xiong Wenhui a level eight crystal."

Chen Luo thought the most important person was Meng Yin. She had a lot of talent for planting.

An level eight nature-type crystal should be given to Meng Yin first. It wasn't that Chen Luo was giving Xiong Wenhui the cold shoulder.

Nature-type crystals were a bit rare, and so were the mutants.

That night, Ma Yu started preparing for Chen Luo's birthday the next day. Cake was a must.

The next day at noon, Chen Luo's courtyard was very lively.

The birthday celebration was just a small-scale celebration.

Jiang Tiancheng, Jiang Chuxue, Su Dazhu, Chen Guang, Meng Yin, and others were there.

Hai Ji, as his older sister, of course came as well. She seemed even happier than Chen Luo that it was his birthday.

As always, the children sat at their own table.

Chen Luo looked at Su Dazhu and sighed secretly. Didn't he have any feelings for Ma Yu? It had been over a year, and he was still single.

Ma Yu pushed over a five-tiered cake. There was no other way; if she didn't make a lot, it wouldn't be enough to eat.

Zhao Ziyi, Yin Ling, and Meng Yin Xiao Yu immediately stared intently at the cake.

Surrounded by a group of friends, Chen Luo felt warm inside. He hadn't been reborn in vain.

Fa Wang knew it was Chen Luo's birthday, so he didn't go out. He said, "The little puppies know it's their godfather's birthday, so they've prepared a special program."

Chen Luo was intrigued. Oh, really?

The six puppies were all about one and a half meters long, definitely big dogs.

They stood in a row and barked in unison.

Chen Luo could actually hear the tune of "Happy Birthday."

Everyone laughed. These dogs were so interesting.

Chen Luo was filled with joy. He hadn't spoiled them for nothing.

Chen Luo had an idea. "Meng Yin, how about you do one too? Sing 'I Am a Little Duckling.'"

There was no way Meng Yin could refuse, so she transformed into a little yellow duck.

"I am a little duckling, quack quack quack."

Zhao Ziyi finished his piece of cake with lingering satisfaction and rolled his eyes. "I want to perform a program too."

"I need a big cake as a prop."

Zhao Ziyi cleared his throat. "The program I'm going to perform is that I can eat this whole cake in one bite."

The cake was twenty centimeters long.

Under everyone's astonished gaze, Zhao Ziyi opened his mouth wide and actually stuffed it into his mouth.

Chen Luo smiled helplessly. Should I call you a clown or a glutton?

Ning Shuang was very eager to perform and sang a song that captivated everyone.

Her voice was indeed unmatched.

Mi Fan shouted, "I have a gift too!"

Mi Fan had been promoted to level eight yesterday, and Chen Luo had comforted her all night.

Mi Fan made a prayer-like gesture, shook her head for a while, and said, "Soon, Chen Luo, you'll have good luck."

Really?

If anyone else had said that, Chen Luo definitely wouldn't have believed it, but this was Mi Fan.

Not long after, the walkie-talkie in the living room rang. "Leader, leader, a mutant died at our door!"

Chen Luo was shocked. He ran over to take a look and saw that it was actually a level nine space-type mutant. According to the members, it had just collapsed at the entrance of the base.

It was truly a crystal delivered to his door.

Chen Luo couldn't help but think of Mi Fan's blessing just now. Was it that magical?

It must have been because of Mi Fan that this mutant died at the door.

It was just a little low in level, but it wasn't low for Mi Fan, because Mi Fan was only level eight.

Chen Luo quickly ran back and said with a flattering smile, "Mi Fan, do it again?"

Mi Fan was a little tired. "I want to, but I can't."