I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse-Chapter 968 - 1057: The Gift Su Malie Brought to Jing Shu

Chapter 968: Chapter 1057: The Gift Su Malie Brought to Jing Shu

"Alright."

Jing Shu patted Zhang Yicheng: "Well done, there’s a chicken leg bonus for you."

"Alright!!"

Zhang Yicheng’s pitch rose by eight degrees, fully expressing his joy, a stark contrast from his previously business-like demeanor.

Of course, this chicken leg bonus isn’t a literal chicken leg. In short, Zhang Yicheng got a raise, and Jing Shu was happy too. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

As the cargoes were unloaded and transported through the tunnel, the main group followed along slowly.

Due to the sheer amount of cargo, the convoy stretched quite long along the way.

The walkie-talkies and group chat continuously buzzed with position reports from various spots.

Here, the Huaxia Team had to thank the Dila team for the delivery of invisible aircraft, as there were over a dozen, now perfect for surveillance on all routes.

Meanwhile, Jing Shu was waiting.

Waiting for what?

Hao Yunlai was bringing a batch of supplies by land, soon to arrive, and also some scrap metal being transported from Saudi Arabia, which was about to get here as well.

Not easy at all.

Traveling by land is slow; even if the insects travel day and night, it’s not as fast as shipping. However, it’s cheaper, and they can eat anything out in the open.

The most crucial part is that there’s no one to rob them.

Along the way, everything proceeded smoothly; after all, seeing this many monsters, ordinary folks would steer clear as far as possible.

Power Users are actually very rare, even among the vast Huaxia population, with just a few hundred elite ones.

In the Middle East, where it’s sparsely populated, mainly desert areas, Power Users are even scarcer.

Of course, Jing Shu felt another big reason for not getting robbed was because of Hao Yunlai.

For days, Hao Yunlai had been reporting progress to Jing Shu in the group chat.

He and Zhang Lang expressed how extremely bored they were.

Hao Yunlai: "Today, we didn’t encounter a single living human on the road, but we did spot quite a few other creatures. They look good; I’ll bring some back for Mirror to check out."

Zhang Lang: "Another day being carried by insects, and another full day of sleep."

Seeing the lively group chat every day, Hao Yunlai was so excited he wished he could grow wings and fly over.

Finally, as he dreamt day and night, the insects transported various supplies and arrived at the gathering point.

"Mission accomplished!" Hao Yunlai and Zhang Lang were filthy, having not showered for days.

The most pitiful thing was that— the food Jing Shu prepared for them on the road was all eaten up.

Before they left, fearing the two might not eat well and that it might affect their work enthusiasm, Jing Shu baked a lot of nang for them and brought plenty of fried noodles.

In the morning, they would mix the fried noodles with water and add some peanuts and various spices, creating a rich, fragrant porridge.

For lunch, they could eat baked nang, along with various dried meats and sausages, and for dinner, they could enjoy some freeze-dried vegetables to soak with noodles; she even thoughtfully prepared over a hundred braised eggs for them.

Enough food for an ordinary person for a month, but these two finished it all two days ago.

Zhang Lang shyly admitted on the side that because they finished all their food, Hao Yunlai hurried day and night, urging the insects to speed up the journey.

Seeing those rotten mermaids sprawled on the ground like puddles of mud and panting heavily, one could tell just how exhausted those insects really were.

Miserable indeed.

Upon hearing this, Jing Shu immediately sympathized with them for not even having food, promptly announcing they deserved an extra meal. Once the two cleaned themselves up, they had a hearty meal before joining the main group to move on.

Jing Shu was already eager to head to the destination, the gathering point, to complete the handover and receive the reward!

...

Zhen Nantian had a bit of a headache.

He initially thought this would be a normal mission.

Even though escorting a nuclear bomb is such a significant, explosive, and important task nationwide, he felt confident and able to challenge any danger on the journey.

This confidence stemmed from his strong capabilities.

Zhen Nantian was no longer the same Zhen Nantian from three years ago; he had been undertaking mission after mission, going to dangerous places and completing various challenges, with his ability growing rapidly.

He’s done numerous dangerous missions.

So, initially, this should have been just a regular escort mission.

But now, he was a bit troubled; it clearly involved another realm of his expertise.

"Report, Captain! Our progress might slow down a bit now."

Zhen Nantian calmly asked, "Reason?"

"Because the large box you’re helping to bring for someone has grown bigger again—"

Turns out it was a gift from someone named Su Malie for Jing Shu.

Alright.

Manageable.

After all—

"If it needs to be slower, let it be slower. Things aren’t too stable over there either; I’ve heard they’re trapped in the desert."

Zhen Nantian’s team initially planned to arrive in seven days, but the contents of the box mysteriously grew bigger and fuller, forcing them to change transport, slowing them down a bit.

Luckily, the other party was being delayed too.

Then they heard the Huaxia Team needed to alter their route. Zhen Nantian quickly decided, "Let’s meet up in the Tarmu Desert in Iran."

Zhen Nantian’s team continued moving forward.

"Report, Captain! That thing has grown again; it’s now as big as a small car, really difficult to transport."

Zhen Nantian’s head hurt.

What the heck did that lady from home send for Jing Shu? Why does it keep growing?

Initially, it was just a black box-sized thing, but now it’s grown into something as huge as a car, covered in a layer of black film, making it impossible to see what’s inside.

A team member curiously asked, "Couldn’t it be some dinosaur egg, right?"

Zhen Nantian shook his head after sensing it carefully, "No signs of life, maybe some kind of plant."

The team members’ expressions turned odd, someone wanted to ask: "It’s grown so much, Captain, do you still want to transport such a huge object to bring it to your friend?"

That friend was named Jing Shu, and they all knew the captain seemed to care deeply for this person.

Ultimately, since Zhen Nantian hadn’t given up on this thing, their team had to carry it along.

After some sneaky nighttime searches, they finally found some large trucks and managed to transport the thing onto them, finally bringing it to the Tarmu Desert.

Zhen Nantian finally wiped the sweat off his brow, a rare sight, "Let’s leave it here, wait for the Huaxia Team to come."

Finally! Their nightmare was finally over!

This thing was peculiarly strange.

In just a few days, it had grown larger than a house; what the heck is this thing? A gigantic black egg?

By this time, Zhen Nantian just wanted to know what Jing Shu’s reaction would be upon seeing this enormous thing.

Also, he was a bit curious, as it grew larger, would Jing Shu still take this thing back home?