I Am Cultivating in the Apocalypse-Chapter 969 - 1058: Jing Shu’s Jaw Drops in Astonishment

Chapter 969: Chapter 1058: Jing Shu’s Jaw Drops in Astonishment

I’m afraid by the time we get this thing back, it’ll be too big to bring back to the country, right? That’s quite a pity, after all the trouble they went through to bring it here—only to leave it behind.

Waiting and waiting, waiting and waiting.

Finally, the Huaxia Team arrived at the handover point.

I heard they brought back a lot of good stuff this time, especially Jing Shu who played a big role. She alone collected a lot, and there were many insects helping her transport the goods.

It seems that during these few short years of the apocalypse, not only has he been growing, but so have his former companions. The mysterious veil of the woman from years ago is gradually being lifted, and now it can hardly cover her anymore—

If Jing Shu’s horde of insects had appeared five years ago, it would’ve been shocking, perhaps even taken for research. But now—hah, no one can point fingers at anyone anymore; everything’s been unveiled.

"They’re here!"

Zhen Nantian sipped the goji berry tea in his cup, which Jing Shu insisted he take last time. Unable to refuse, he accepted it, stood up, and asked, "Arrived?"

After a while, he heard a teammate saying, "Only the vanguard unit has arrived. Captain Jing Shu’s side will take half a day more because she’s got too much stuff, and she’s covering the rear."

Zhen Nantian: "..."

Indeed, it’s quite like Jing Shu’s style. He shook his head, sat back down, and quietly waited. No need to ask, he knew Jing Shu must have obtained a bunch of good stuff again, right?

After waiting for a bit longer, Zhen Nantian had his teammates prepare. Once they completed the handover of the secret weapon, they’d return swiftly.

Because every country’s nuclear bombs are different, the experts had been asking eight hundred times a day where they were; they’re expected to return within a week to hand this thing over to the higher-ups.

This time’s weapon isn’t extremely valuable, but its strategic significance is immensely important!

You might say, how much would it cost to make this thing, a few million or tens of millions? However, the academic issues and various knowledge secrets it contains are indeed priceless.

Saying too much, someone like Jing Shu, who’s not very academically inclined, wouldn’t understand either. Anyway, if we dissect this nuclear bomb and research its core technology, such as the tens of thousands of knowledge points and patents involved, we can move all this back home.

In the future, not only can the Huaxia people produce this type of nuclear bomb themselves, but most importantly, if anyone uses this to threaten Huaxia again, it’ll be useless.

Because Huaxia can now produce a batch of anti-nuclear bomb weapons against this type of nuclear bomb, meaning these weapons will become obsolete.

No wonder the experts are excited!

Zhen Nantian himself felt excited at the thought.

Thinking about it, teammates were also excitedly saying, "They’re here, finally here. Captain Jing Shu brought a huge batch of scrap metal; she must be arriving soon."

The teammates were eager too, wanting to quickly complete this mission and return to claim their rewards.

Zhen Nantian: "..." just feeling speechless.

He didn’t hear clearly and asked again: "What did she bring?"

A teammate confirmed the news and then nodded: "Captain, you wouldn’t believe it, your friend brought back enough scrap metal to fill a few Automobile Cities, and all sorts of luxury cars. That’s considered good, but the key is, she brought back an excessive amount of scrap metal, heard she plans to sell it to the locals."

Zhen Nantian: "...sounds like something she’d do."

The teammates covered their mouths, trying not to laugh, while the rest of the Huaxia Team’s Bodyguard Team were now admiring the spectacular automobile market. It’s as if they had gone on a trip to Saudi Arabia, bringing back who knows how many of their cars.

Zhen Nantian coughed, "Don’t laugh at her. Do you know she can trade all this stuff for several ships worth of oil? Your hard work for ten years wouldn’t compare."

That statement really bruised their egos, and indeed the teammates couldn’t laugh, looking mournful.

At this moment, hearty laughter echoed outside. A bold and carefree woman burst in energetically, giving Zhen Nantian a hard pat as she entered:

"Nice to see you again, Zhen Nantian."

The force of the pat stung; Zhen Nantian inhaled sharply from the pain but remained composed, saying: "Mirror, nice to see you again."

Jing Shu laughed heartily, in a great mood. She had just checked the materials she brought and felt increasingly pleased. These were the spoils she had worked hard for, and seeing so many good things put her in high spirits.

Zhang Yicheng, as a competent secretary, of course, had a milk tea in one hand, pouring milk tea for people while taking out snacks, passing around sweet potatoes.

Usually, the boss wouldn’t be this generous.

But today is an exception.

Zhen Nantian only drank a cup of milk tea; as a person from the Imperial Capital, he wasn’t used to the salty milk tea from Wu City, but after often drinking it with Jing Shu, he’d grown accustomed to it.

Jing Shu almost forgot Zhen Nantian at the gathering point. It wasn’t until she remembered Su Malie’s gift that she hurried over, skipping the pleasantries: "Where’s the gift my friend brought?"

Zhen Nantian got up, "Come with me."

Jing Shu, curious, wondered what it could be that needed to be worn on the body and kept in a secret place?

Zhen Nantian walked ahead, his voice a bit odd as he asked: "Do you know what she brought you?"

Jing Shu scratched her head, "Nope, she just said it was a surprise." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Zhen Nantian: "Oh."

The further they walked, the less it felt right, like they were getting farther from the residential area.

They were now on the edge of a desert, an area with few rotten corpse insects due to the arid, water-deficient environment. Almost no one lived here after the apocalypse.

But because it was near the national border, there were stationed troops, so there were some basic facilities.

Yet, it was very close to the largest border market, Huoguo Market, only a half-hour drive away, so this place served just as a temporary stopover point.

"Here we are, this is it." Zhen Nantian finally stopped.

The vast desert was endless, with a very dark, large, and peculiar boulder offering some cool shade.

Jing Shu leaned against the boulder, crossing her arms with a mischievous grin: "Alright, what exactly did my friend send me? Come on, take it out! We’re all the way out here; no one can see. Why so secretive?"

Zhen Nantian gently coughed: "It’s this."

"This??? There’s nothing here, just this rock—"

"Yes, it’s this boulder." Zhen Nantian covered his face.

Jing Shu’s mouth gradually opened wide, wider and wider, then she quickly jumped back a few steps, then ran a few steps, running even more to fully see the boulder’s form.

"This? This thing might as well be the size of a small villa, right? How did you guys get this from Huaxia? And what even is this, you’ve got to be joking, sending me a rock?"