Doomsday Carnival: The Little Monster Only Has a Seven-Second Memory

Lin Shuangshuang quickly calmed him down, and the two of them lay quietly on the fallen leaves for a while.

It's really hot.

She hadn't been lying down for long when Huo Ling picked her up in one swift motion. "Let's go home."

Those mutated animals have already packed up all the heteronuclei for him; there are several large bags of them.

Rona and her two companions also collected quite a few, while the others were collecting alien cores in their respective combat areas. Low-star alien cores were fine, but high-star alien cores were worth taking.

Some people even started arguing about it.

"This six-star alien core was obtained by all of us, not just your team. Why should it be given to you?! This thing must be divided equally!"

"What a joke! Our team contributed the most, so this alien core should belong to us!"

"Exactly, our captain even got injured because of it!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? So what if you're injured? Quite a few people on our team are injured too!"

"These six-star alien cores are incredibly valuable; how could we possibly give them to your team? Dream on!!"

It looked like a commotion was starting over there.

Lorna exclaimed, "Tsk tsk tsk, is it really necessary to fight like this?"

She stood there with her hands behind her back, eating watermelon.

Gao Lei was tying up the bulging burlap sack, saying as he worked, "As for heteronuclear things, they're considered a new energy source in the apocalypse. I heard from Brother Zhao and Brother Zhang that many things now rely on them."

He then changed to another bag and tied it shut.

Wu Zhe dragged over a burlap sack filled with three- or four-star alien cores. "Isn't this stuff supposed to be used as fuel for the small castle, with some reserved for us to make potions and elixirs? What else can it be used for?"

Gao Lei said he wasn't sure either, but heteronuclear cells have high potential for development and many applications.

No wonder everyone else is fighting tooth and nail for it.

Six-star heterocores are rare, but they're not uncommon for their team. They've had several before, including one that's even higher than six-star.

As soon as Huo Ling and Lin Shuangshuang returned, the five of them prepared to return to the small castle.

Summon Little Five and Little Six down to drag the alien core.

The two mechanical dogs ran down excitedly, carrying sacks in their mouths, and headed towards the little castle. They were incredibly strong.

When the five people left, the remaining team was still arguing.

They argued until they were red in the face and their necks were thick.

The weather was already hot, and the noise made it hard to breathe.

Rona shook her head. "Tsk, we're so much better off. Look at them, after arguing with other teams, they still have to argue with their own team."

They fought tooth and nail over the heteronuclei.

Is this more important than teammates? Our own squad just gives it to whoever needs it.

Why can't they do that?

Huo Ling said, "Everyone has a different personality, so their thoughts are naturally different as well."

Not everyone is so generous and forgiving. Once a selfish person appears, others will naturally fight for themselves and not want to benefit others.

Qi Zhi and Qi Mo, the siblings, were also preparing to leave. Before leaving, they looked over here and waved as a farewell.

Lin Shuangshuang nodded to the two of them.

Everyone went their separate ways.

Inside the small castle.

Zhao Pingsheng and Zhang Dapeng watched the battle scenes captured by the drone early in the morning.

There's not much more to say.

Huo Ling, Lin Shuangshuang, and Luo Na have already mastered their skills and there's nothing to worry about anymore. The five of them have their own tactical strategies and can act separately or join forces. They are all quite strong.

Wu Zhe told his two older brothers about the fight over the alien core, intending to gossip.

Zhao Pingsheng smiled and said, "Heterogeneous nuclei are indeed one of the most valuable things right now, even more expensive than gold. Recently, as more and more experts have been studying them, their value has been steadily rising."

It is needed for ability users to upgrade, which alone is enough to solidify its position, not to mention that it has other functions, such as its use in pharmacology.

Zhang Dapeng was still drawing blueprints, a pen cap between his teeth. Hearing this, he took off the cap and laughed, "You guys are only interested in fighting, how would you know so much? Although our little castle can run on oil and steam, the main fuel right now is alien cores. Electricity can be used to generate electricity, fire is used for heating, and the central air conditioning you're using is also powered by ice alien cores. A low-star alien core can only last about a day, while a high-star one, that is, four stars or above, can last three to five days."

The five of them were indeed unaware of these matters, as it was a matter for the logistics department.

Seeing this, Zhang Dapeng took the opportunity to chat with everyone. "I know exactly how many alien cores we consume each day. I keep a record of it all. It's all clear at a glance. But you've brought back a lot of alien cores, enough for us to use for three to five years."

But it will only last three to five years.

A one-star heteronuclear core can last for a few minutes, while a four-star core can last for three to five days.

It's clear that we still need to accumulate more heteronuclei.

Zhao Pingsheng said that some small places have begun to use heterogeneous cores instead of currency. "Currently, the only currencies recognized by survivors are points and heterogeneous cores."

The former is officially supported, and players with points can redeem them at any official base. The latter is more popular among civilian teams.

Then came the barter system, and in the chaos of war, the value of gold also depreciated considerably.

"Some people say that when they were trapped in the city, a gold bar couldn't even buy a pack of instant noodles. There was even someone online who wanted to offer 50 kilograms of gold just to exchange for a five-star wood-type alien core to cure his child, but he couldn't get it."

Zhao Pingsheng shook his head and sighed.

"Wow, alien cores are actually this valuable? We had no idea!" Wu Zhe exclaimed in surprise, then looked at the dozen or so large sacks, most of which contained low-star alien cores, but there were also some high-star ones. "Then we've made a fortune! Aren't we already rich?"

Zhao Pingsheng and Zhang Dapeng laughed heartily. "In a sense, that's certainly true." "You're overjoyed, aren't you?"

Rona and Gao Lei looked on incredulously, exclaiming, "Alien cores are more expensive than gold! Our little castle consumes so many alien cores as fuel every day, my god, isn't that burning gold?!"

Zhang Dapeng affirmed, glancing at Huo Ling who was researching online and Lin Shuangshuang who was clinging to him and peeking at his screen. "Absolutely. This little castle is a money pit. When Huo Ling first approached me, I thought he was out of his mind."

But he later realized that the world was not right, and that's when he was willing to continue helping.

The money this guy poured in wasn't measured in thousands or tens of thousands; it was an investment in the hundreds of millions. The small castle itself was made of high-quality materials, and with the added enhancement of his metal-type superpower, it has such a strong protective effect now.

This safe zone is indeed a money pit. Such a huge investment is just to find someone and put her in. In a sense, Captain Huo is indeed a top-notch love-obsessed person, throwing all his wealth into it.

Zhang Dapeng initially thought that if Lin Shuangshuang was already gone when they found her, then this young man probably wouldn't be alive either.

He was half-dead back then, with no light in his eyes, like a walking corpse. Fortunately, he has now regained his vitality.