Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 689: Taking on a Huge Bounty Task

Due to the consistently hot weather, even before the Apocalypse, Country Y had a significant problem with cockroaches and rats, and households needed to regularly exterminate cockroaches, while rat bait stations were a common sight outside their doors.

But it was these little creatures that, after the Apocalypse, truly became the nightmare of Country Y’s survivors. They were everywhere, impossible to prevent. Country Y itself was a small nation and some even predicted that it would eventually be overrun by zombie animals, and without intervention, its downfall was certain.

Although the survivors of Country Y tried their utmost to eliminate the zombie cockroaches and zombie rats, they could never completely get rid of them. After hearing about how a mercenary group had once dealt with a zombie cockroach village in City N, preventing any further infestations from that point, they immediately sought out the team, which was also the reason why they were willing to wait here for the return of the Heart Talk Team.

"Mr. Qiao, we’ve only tried to handle a small village before, and if you’re talking about the entirety of Country Y, this might be quite a challenge,"

Su Jin replied.

"If you can solve this problem in Country Y, we can offer three million crystal cores as a reward,"

Mr. Qiao said seriously.

Huang Yunxiang clenched her sleeves tightly, trying her best not to look too inexperienced.

A three-million crystal core mission! Enough to live on for a year!

Her family thought Su Jin would immediately accept, but Lu Hao spoke up:

"Country Y is quite a distance away, and moreover, we aren’t familiar with the situation there,"

He implied that they wanted to think it over further.

"Mr. Lu, after completing the mission, we will add an additional million crystal cores, and if you agree to take on this mission, we will pay one million crystal cores upfront as a deposit to show our sincerity,"

That meant, whether or not the mission was completed, as long as Heart Talk Team agreed to go, they were willing to pay the one million crystal cores.

The Heart Talk Team’s Lu Hao had been talked about even by the base hospital employees. Although he was not the leader of the Heart Talk Team, his mastery of Fire Element Ability had reached an awe-inspiring level, and using Fire Element Ability against zombie animals was indeed one of the most effective methods, so Mr. Qiao did not hesitate to raise the offer.

"You really do put a lot of trust in our Heart Talk Team,"

Lu Hao said with a smile.

"Of course, but rather than trust, it’s more that we are desperate to solve this major problem for our country,"

Mr. Qiao replied honestly.

"We’ll take the mission, but we also have a condition,"

Su Jin said.

"Miss Su, please speak,"

Mr. Qiao responded, clearly much happier, though unaware of any further demands from Su Jin.

"Our Heart Talk Team will not travel with you; you just need to meet us at the border of Country Y,"

Su Jin said. She could tell that among these people from Country Y, aside from Mr. Qiao and David, there was a trace of disdain in the eyes of the others. Traveling with such people, unable to rest in the Space, would be torture.

David and the others were indeed surprised. What did it mean for the Heart Talk Team not to travel with them, and why? A few people from Country Y began whispering in a foreign language, and some even suspected that Heart Talk Team might just take the one-million deposit and run.

"Please don’t misunderstand us, we just need to make a detour to help a friend first, and besides, we feel that not traveling together is not a big issue,"

Su Jin explained. Helping Lian Jiyue was a good pretext; otherwise, not only would these people from Country Y be suspicious, but even the people from the base might doubt their intentions.

"So, how about this? Although most of the journey to our Y country is by land, there’s a stretch of waterway that can be reached in just about fifteen minutes. How about we wait for you at that shore?"

Mr. Qiao proposed. Though the roads in Y country were fairly manageable, that section of the waterway still required someone to lead the way.

Su Jin glanced at Lu Hao, and both understood the meaning in each other’s eyes. Lu Hao nodded and said, "Then we’ll be troubling you."

Finally, Mr. Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. Convincing the Heart Talk Team to go to Y country was not only his desire but also that of the leaders of Y country. If he failed this mission, on one hand, Y country’s disaster would continue unresolved; on the other hand, his family’s honor might be at stake.

After seeing Mr. Qiao off, the family then started discussing in the large conference room.

"Could they be swindlers? Four million Crystal Cores, my goodness."

Huang Yunxiang was still somewhat incredulous, and the way these Y country people were raising the price by millions—it seemed quite brazen, didn’t it?

"These past few days, I also had mom inquire a lot at the Base Hospital. When they first arrived at S city base, they apparently couldn’t believe the local prices were so low. That’s why they rented out a large section of the hospital and hired a few people to deliver meals and run errands,"

Lu Hao said.

Hospital ward prices were several times more expensive than renting outside, and they rented hospital wards simply because they were too lazy to move. This showed just how insignificant those Crystal Cores were to them.

"But then, doesn’t that mean Xiao Jin will have to suffer along with us again? Killing Zombie Cockroaches, only Xiao Jin has a way."

Lu Guanhai said worriedly, wondering why the Heart Talk Team had to be so busy? They had only rested for a few days.

"Dad, are you still worried about me? Besides, we’re not traveling with them, we just need to be cautious once we reach Y country,"

Su Jin said with a smile. She knew her own physical endurance well and being pregnant as a Special Ability User was not the same as it was for ordinary people.

At that moment, the conference room door was knocked, and in walked Liang Jiuhui and Sheng Jing.

"I heard you guys are going to the E city base to blow up a research institute?"

Liang Jiuhui asked as soon as he entered. Su Jin could already see the excitement on his face. So, who exactly told him?

Jiyue had only mentioned stopping all research experiments at the institute and ensuring it could never be used again, right?

After listening to Su Jin’s explanation, an excited Liang Jiuhui still asked, "Do you need any weapons? Bombs or anything? I can provide them for free."

"..."

"Brother Liang, how much must you hate that research institute?"

Lin Xiuyuan asked directly, seeing no one else had followed Liang Jiuhui in.

Liang Jiuhui didn’t get angry, but just laughed: "They’ve conned our base so many times. Although there was no evidence before, a bit of retaliation is permissible, right?"

"True, but if it’s done under your name, it might eventually lead to an issue between the two bases. So, you want to use us as your proxy?"

Lu Hao fiddled with a pen in his hand as he spoke.

"Tsk, knew I couldn’t hide it from you guys, but I do genuinely want to support you,"

Liang Jiuhui clapped Lu Hao on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

If that E city research institute were destroyed, not only would there be fewer threats to the S city base, but Lian Ze would also have nothing to worry about from behind. It would be a win-win situation.