Superbase Evolution

Chapter 3 Easter Egg Shop

Alloy creatures are more terrifying than steel creatures. In addition to their strength and speed exceeding those of steel creatures, the hardness and toughness of their metal bodies are also much stronger.

The hardness and toughness of steel creatures are generally between 5 and 10, while the hardness and toughness of alloy creatures are between 5 and 20. Once the hardness and toughness exceed 10, it is difficult for pistol bullets to cause damage to the alloy creatures.

That means that even an Iron-level mutator would have a hard time breaking through the defense of an alloy creature, let alone someone like Lin Shen who hasn't undergone any mutability yet and isn't even Iron-level.

Above the steel creatures and alloy creatures, there are even more terrifying crystal-based creatures. They rarely appear near the Xuanniao base, and Lin Shen has only seen them in some video footage. Occasionally, he can also see crystal-based biological materials or crystal-based eggs in stores. Most of them are high-end goods that have flowed out of large bases.

"Lao Ye, the key details are almost correct. Let's stop here today." Seeing that it was about to get dark, Lin Shen stood up and said.

"Brother Xiaowu, let's check it again. We can't make any mistakes on this matter." Lao Ye frowned slightly.

"These are all I can think of. You know my memory is not very good, and I can't remember too much. I have something to go out for, so let's stop here for today." Lin Shen knew that Lao Ye was doing this for his and the Lin family's good, but for Lin Shen, he had more important things to do.

"Brother Xiaowu, if there is anything, I can find someone to arrange it." Lao Ye said.

"Don't worry, Lao Ye. I know what I'm doing." Lin Shen knew what Lao Ye was thinking, but he had to do it himself. While the shops selling genetic mutation eggs were still open, he needed to go and see if he could find other fire-generating genetic mutation eggs. Even if he could only find one, it would be of great help to him.

"I'll wait for you to come back here. I'll think about whether there is anything I missed. We'll talk about it when you come back." Lao Ye felt helpless.

Lin Shen had no way to explain, he could only say sorry in his heart, then pushed the door and left.

"Little Brother Wu has been taken care of so well by the Third and Fourth Masters. He has never experienced any storms. It is really hard for him to be faced with such a big thing all of a sudden." Watching Lin Shen's figure disappear outside the door, Lao Ye couldn't help but sigh: "I hope the Third and Fourth Masters can come back soon."

After Lin Shen left home, he went straight to the market in the base. There was a street full of people selling genetic mutation eggs. According to Lin Shen's idea, he could find two genetic mutation eggs with fire in an egg-catching shop like this one. After walking down the street, he should be able to find at least a few more.

But after he actually took a walk around, his mood gradually became gloomy.

He had looked at almost all the shops on this street, but he didn't find even a single genetic mutation egg with mosaics.

"It can't be such a coincidence, right? The only two fire-based mutation eggs happen to be in my store? This is too much of a coincidence, right?" The more Lin Shen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Of the two fire-based mutant eggs discovered so far, one was brought in not long ago and was the first time he had seen it. The other had been in the egg-catching machine for a long time and no abnormalities had been found before. This was very strange.

Lin Shen thought about it and there were only two possibilities.

One possibility is that the Fire-Based Egg does not always have fire, and the mosaic can only be seen at certain times.

Another possibility is that Lin Shen himself did not have the ability to see fire before, but suddenly acquired this ability recently, so he was able to see the mosaic.

Lin Shen couldn't figure out which possibility it was for a moment.

If it was an ability he acquired recently, he hadn't encountered anything special recently, nor had he gained anything special, so how could he suddenly have this ability?

It also doesn't make sense to say that the fire will appear on the mutant egg at a specific time. It is difficult to explain why only he can see the fire while others can see nothing.

Lin Shen still tends to think that he has obtained some kind of ability, but he doesn't know how he got it.

"Could it be that I am gifted and my hidden talent has suddenly awakened?" Lin Shen quickly denied this idea.

There are five siblings in the Lin family, all born to the same parents. If the family really has this kind of genetic talent, the eldest sister and the others should have awakened long ago. It is impossible that he is the only one who awakened his talent.

In terms of talent and ability, Lin Shen felt that he was probably the worst among the five siblings.

The eldest sister had a photographic memory since she was a child. The second brother had unparalleled physical talent. He was born with 9.5 kg and grew to 1.8 meters before he was ten years old. His physical talent was famous for being strong. In addition, he was determined and willing to work hard. Before the accident, although he was not very old, everyone who saw him would call him Second Master. The Lin brothers were called "Master" by others, and it was from him that they started. The third and fourth brothers were also famous for their high IQ and EQ, and their cultivation talents were also the best in the Xuanniao base.

On the contrary, Lin Shen has neither the talent of photographic memory nor his emotional intelligence and EQ are just average. Even in terms of hard work and perseverance, he is far worse than his second brother. If there is any genetic talent, it doesn't make sense that it would only be inherited by him.

"What exactly is the reason why I can see those fires?" Lin Shen was puzzled and couldn't figure out the reason.

He visited all the shops on the street and even the roadside stalls, but the result disappointed Lin Shen. He really didn't find a single fire-seeding egg.

"Is it really such a coincidence that the only two fire-based mutation eggs are in my store?" Lin Shen didn't believe it would be such a coincidence. The probability of this happening was even smaller than winning the lottery.

But after walking around the whole street, he still couldn't find a single fire-generating egg. Even if other people had stocks or collections, they wouldn't show them to him. There was no other place to look.

Suddenly, Lin Shen's eyes lit up, and he thought of a place where there were still a large number of genetically modified eggs.

That’s right, the place Lin Shen thought of was the egg-catching shop next to his store.

Speaking of that egg-catching shop, Lin Shen felt very depressed.

The reason why Lin Shen opened an egg-catching shop was because this business was easy and effortless. In addition, the genetically modified eggs in his shop were all provided by his family, so it was a business that was sure to make a profit.

In fact, the family didn't expect Lin Shen to make money. As long as he behaved himself and didn't cause any trouble, it would be fine.

Lin Shen named his shop "Baofu", thinking that he could make a lot of money from it and earn some pocket money. The business was good in the first few months. Although it was not a sudden fortune, he made a lot of money. He could make money even when lying down.

Until last month, an egg-catching shop called "Colored Egg" opened next to his house, and Lin Shen's good days were over.

The Easter egg shop had a lot of high-quality genetically modified eggs, and the claws were adjusted to a slightly higher tightness. In addition, it had a complete range of products, the value of the egg-catching coins was low, and the store was large and luxurious. Not long after it opened, it snatched away all of Lin Shen's business.

If it weren't for the fact that the shop and the genetically modified eggs were his own, Lin Shen would have even considered closing the shop because he simply couldn't compete.

It is hard to say who is right or wrong in business competition, but according to Lin Shen's observation, judging from the number of genetically modified eggs that were recently taken away from the Easter egg shop, the shop is basically selling at a loss. Not only is it not making money, it is also losing money. It is obvious that the shop wants to lose money and bankrupt his shop.

The most unbearable thing is that the owner of the Easter egg shop is actually Qi Tianfu.

Qi Tianfu is from the Qi family. He grew up on the same street as Lin Shen and they are of similar age. They can be considered childhood friends.

But I don’t know if it’s a grudge from the previous life, the two of them have disliked each other since childhood and neither of them is willing to submit to the other.

Whatever you have, I must have it too, and it must be better than yours.

They compete to see who grows faster and taller, who can pee higher and farther, who can run faster and jump higher, and who has a prettier girlfriend. In short, there is nothing they don't compete with, and they can't stand to see the other person being better than them.

If not for this, Qi Tianfu would not have opened the Easter egg shop next to Lin Shen’s shop.

"What evil wind has brought your fifth master of the Lin family here?" A fat man weighing more than 200 pounds was sitting behind the counter. When he saw Lin Shen walk in, he was startled at first, then he narrowed his eyes and smiled, and said in a sarcastic tone.

Lin Shen ignored him and walked around the store, looking at the genetically modified eggs in the egg-catching machine.

Qi Tianfu's shop is more than two or three times bigger than his. Lin Shen's shop only has a dozen egg-catching machines, but here there are as many as forty or fifty. The genetically modified eggs inside are even more diverse, and many machines contain high-quality genetically modified eggs.

Suddenly, Lin Shen's heart skipped a beat, because he saw a fire-based egg wrapped in various colorful mosaics inside an egg-catching machine.

(End of this chapter)