BXBX NOVEL Chapter 165 - 107: New Crystal Core, Kidnapping—1
“Going to pick up a group of survivors? No problem. I’ll arrange it, but I’m not sure when we can go. After all, you know there are too many uncertainties in the post-apocalyptic world,”
Feng Ming’an immediately said when Wang Tao mentioned arranging for someone to pick up survivors.
Each of the seven committee members had their own division of labor. Feng Ming’an was responsible for going out to fetch survivors, and after bringing them back, it was Ren Jie’s job to take over.
“Okay. They should be able to hold on for a few more days; if they really can’t, then it’s just their bad luck.”
Wang Tao nodded.
He felt that with Gao Hua’s smarts, they would definitely last another two days. If they couldn’t, it would be just a matter of bad luck.
After settling the survivor matter, it was time for the main event of the meeting—Zombie Cores!
Going out to pick up airdrops would definitely encounter Elite Zombies. Given the chance to hunt them, no one would miss out.
Even people like Lu Gang and Xiang Hongbin went out of their way to hunt Elite Zombies. So, aside from Inhibitors, Zombie Cores were also a significant gain from this post-rain expedition!
Zombie Cores were valuable, but they’re not suitable for everyone. Only the ones that best suited one’s own abilities were considered the best. Thus, after waiting for Wang Tao’s return, everyone took out the Zombie Cores they had in hand. Those in need could exchange with each other.
Wang Tao currently had seven Crystal Cores, but only three were useful to him: Shockwave, Rush, and Self-healing.
No need to mention Shockwave, it was his main Skill. He would try his best to collect as many shockwave crystal cores as possible. So far, he felt that his body could handle a lot of them with no problems.
Rush was also a good Ability, and Wang Tao was considering learning it, but he could only fuse with one other type of Crystal Core at this moment, so he needed to be cautious. He kept Rush as a backup option.
As for the Self-healing Crystal Core, it was the one Wang Tao wanted the most. If he could master Self-healing, combined with Thoughness… he would be nearly indestructible during the duration of his Skills, provided he wasn’t infected, of course.
The Self-healing Crystal Core was what Wang Tao wanted most at the moment. If he couldn’t find a Self-healing Crystal Core, then he would consider other Crystal Cores.
So, he decided to keep these three Crystal Cores for himself, while the remaining four were put up for exchange.
These were the Blue Self-explode Crystal Core, Purple Self-destruct Crystal Core, Red Self-destruct Crystal Core, and Purple Screaming Crystal Core.
Three self-explosive cores, Wang Tao was somewhat helpless about that.
However, he had discovered another use for the self-explosive cores, so it was not as vexing as before.
“Wow, Wang Tao, you are really lucky!”
When everyone saw the Zombie Cores Wang Tao brought out, they were all surprised.
Regardless of whether they were self-destructive or not, the quality of the Crystal Cores in Wang Tao’s hands was high! There was even a Red one (80% quality)! The others were also Purple, Blue, with not a single White one.
In contrast to their own cores… everyone shook their heads helplessly. Their own Crystal Cores were mostly White, with an occasional Blue, and together they had only one Purple Core. None had a Red Core…
This was really a case of ‘comparisons are odious’!
As for the types of Cores, Suicide Bombing Cores were the majority.
Suicide Bombing Zombies were the most common Elite Zombies and also the easiest to deal with—simply startling them would trigger their self-detonation after three seconds.
So it was understandable to end up with so many Self-Destruct Crystal Cores.
Seeing everyone’s resigned expressions, Wang Tao suddenly said with a smile:
“Actually, these Self-Destruct Crystal Cores have uses beyond just self-detonation. They have another significant use!”
“Hmm? What use?”
The others immediately looked at Wang Tao upon hearing this.
“After successful fusion with a Self-Destruct Crystal Core, there are no side effects, but it still increases the energy inside the body…”
With just a hint from Wang Tao, the others’ eyes lit up.
Especially Feng Ming’an, who slapped his thigh and then stared at Wang Tao with eager eyes.
“You mean we can fuse with the Self-Destruct Crystal Core to increase the energy levels inside our bodies and then release more of our other Abilities?”
Although he couldn’t see the blue bar, he could feel the amount of energy inside his body, so once Wang Tao spoke, he understood what it meant.
“Right.”
Feng Ming’an appeared annoyed when Wang Tao nodded.
“Ah, if I had known, I’d have fused with more Self-Destruct Crystal Cores! This time out was smooth, but it wasn’t without danger. During one fight, I wasn’t paying attention and overused my Ability. I suddenly felt exhausted, my mental state started to falter, and I nearly got bitten by a zombie…”
Wang Tao responded with a smile, shaking his head,
“I only recently found out about this and got confirmation. I too thought Self-Destruct Crystal Cores had limited use…”
“So can I fuse with the Self-Destruct Zombie Cores now?”
Feng Ming’an looked at the Self-Destruct Crystal Cores, somewhat excited.
“In theory, yes, but people’s constitutions vary. Some can fuse with several Crystal Cores, while others can only fuse with one type. So we need to see if you can handle the fusion…”
Wang Tao added some more explanation.
“Ah? How can you tell?”
Feng Ming’an was a bit confused.
“You have to rely on your feelings. Set your mind at ease, then think about fusing with these cores; you’ll get a sense inside…”
The concept sounded somewhat far-fetched, but it was exactly how Wang Tao had come to understand it. Moreover, when he went out with Han Rui, he had her try it out. Han Rui did indeed get some sensations—though she couldn’t sense exactly how many types of Crystal Cores she could fuse with like Wang Tao, she could feel that she was capable of further fusions..