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Chapter 1184 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (66)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (Sixty-Six)

On the eleventh day, the weather was clear and sunny, even a rare sunny day.

Song Ning woke up earlier than usual today, which was unusual for him, and soon he noticed that the weather had improved.

Even better news than that was that he received clear human voices coming from the base on the radio he listened to every day.

Both Song Ning and Lance recognized the voice; it belonged to Dr. Liao.

"...This is the Storage Base located at coordinates XXX. I am Dr. Liao from the base. We have recently discovered a crystal core fragment from a zombie. Our research has revealed that this fragment contains a huge amount of energy."

Song Ning's pupils contracted sharply. Dr. Liao had actually revealed this secret?

Why? He quickly considered the reasons why the base would do this, unless... He subconsciously looked up at Lance's expression, and the two exchanged a tacit glance in silence.

Song Ning: "Do you think it's possible that the base has already developed some kind of device that can utilize crystal core fragments?"

Lance let out a low, approving snort. "Captain Barbarian and Dr. Liao are not brainless people, and the person in charge of the base is also very smart. This is very likely."

Song Ning took a deep breath and exhaled a puff of white smoke.

"Since the weather is so nice, why don't we go and take a look ourselves?"

If things go as they expect, then the previous deal with the base should be enough for them to get some useful items in return.

Before setting off, Song Ning took out a snow shovel and cleared the surrounding snow, and also took the fragmented crystal cores he had obtained earlier.

He wasn't sure if the base's research findings would bring him any surprises, but it would be infuriating if he found something valuable but couldn't get it in return.

Lance led the cart, and Song Ning walked with him through the thick snow. The good news was that they hadn't gone far when they saw several familiar figures.

Han Shuang's double-door figure was so striking that Song Ning spotted her at a glance and waved at her.

Compared to Han Shuang's double doors, he and Lance were more conspicuous in the snow. Not only did Han Shuang look over and shout to greet them, but Wang Kang, whom Song Ning didn't recognize, also ran over shouting.

After getting closer, Song Ning briefly introduced Lance's identity. Under Wang Kang's gaze of "Young people are so lucky to be able to eat so well in the apocalypse," Song Ning fabricated the story that "the big cat went out hunting because of the good weather."

The group huddled together, their target clearly the same: the base.

Han Shuang, ever the outspoken one, couldn't keep anything to herself. "You guys have all received the news? The base is talking about crystal core energy and stuff. To be honest, I'm really curious what new discoveries the base has made. If it's like what I'm thinking, that would be amazing."

Wang Kang was much thinner than her, his lips were bluish and he looked even thinner than before, but at least he was still alive and seemed to be in good spirits.

He rubbed his hands together, breathing on them to warm them, and occasionally rubbed his ears, his gaze towards the base filled with anticipation.

"I don't really expect anything else, but it would be great if this kind of energy could keep people warm, it's just too cold today."

After he said this, Song Ning and the others, as well as Han Shuang, fell silent.

Indeed, it's so cold. Even Song Ning, who is from a wealthy family, is worried about not having enough coal, let alone Han Shuang and Wang Kang.

In fact, Song Ning was already pleasantly surprised to see that the two of them were still alive.

He looked at Wang Kang's bluish lips and handed him the lunchbox filled with coal, saying, "Warm your hands. Hopefully, the base will bring us good news."

They continued forward, the road becoming increasingly muddy as they approached the base. The snow had clearly been trampled by different people, creating a clear path, indicating that they weren't the only ones who had received the information.

We finally arrived at the square where the trade fair was specifically mentioned in the broadcast. The square was crowded with people, who had obviously come after hearing the news.

Captain Man and his men were maintaining order when they saw Song Ning and his group approaching. He grinned at them and pointed to an open space, signaling them to come over.

After everyone was settled, Captain Man took out an old megaphone and tested it.

"Test, test, all right, please keep quiet. Dr. Liao will now answer your questions."

Even with his glasses on, Dr. Liao's dark circles were still visible, making him look like he might be blown away by a gust of wind. However, when he took the megaphone, he was full of energy, and the joy in his eyes behind the lenses was undeniable.

He cleared his slightly hoarse voice and spoke concisely.

"We recently discovered a crystal core fragment on a type of zombie. After multiple tests and experiments, we have confirmed that this crystal core can be used as an energy source."

He carefully took out a small bag, inside which a crystal core fragment was emitting a faint glow.

"This is a crystal core fragment. We have already developed three devices based on its properties. Please keep quiet so I can introduce them to you."

Everyone watched quietly as he turned to the side, revealing the three devices of different sizes behind him.

"This small one, we'll just call it a crystalline core battery for now, you see."

Dr. Liao opened the small bag and stuffed the crystal core fragment into a tiny device no bigger than the palm of his hand in front of him. The device resembled a kerosene lamp. After opening the top cover, the crystal core fragment was placed in the center. The surrounding glass had faint golden patterns, and at first glance, it looked like some kind of exquisite work of art.

"This crystal core battery can be used by simply inserting a crystal core fragment. There is a switch on it. Just press the switch and the crystal core battery can be used as a lamp."

He pressed it, and sure enough, the crystal core battery lit up. The light was a faint gold color, and the illumination range was about 1.5 meters in diameter, which was very bright.

Han Shuang exclaimed next to Song Ning, "Wow, this is a good thing! I just don't know how long it will last. It's pretty bright."

She was not alone in having these questions; Dr. Liao clearly hadn't finished speaking.

“But this is only used as a light source. If we use another device,” Dr. Liao took out the fragment and walked to a medium-sized device to put the crystal nucleus in, “we call this device the Crystal Nucleus Mini Sun. After putting in the crystal nucleus fragment, it can not only be used as a light source, but we have also tested that it can keep a 15-cubic-meter space heated for about 24 hours.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted in cheers.

Someone shouted out the question everyone was most concerned about, "Really? What about the temperature? What temperature will the room temperature reach?"

Dr. Liao held up the device, which resembled a blooming lotus flower, with great pride.

"Our research and development results are very successful. The heating standard is 18 degrees Celsius, which is consistent with the standard before the apocalypse."

The audience was silent for only half a second before thunderous applause erupted.