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Chapter 1176 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (58)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (58)

"Anyway, I'm leaving tomorrow, so I came here today to reserve about ten bottles for me, could you do that?"

Han Shuang said she was a little embarrassed. She knew that ten bottles of wine was not a small amount, and no one had an obligation to leave them for her.

But she really wanted it so badly, otherwise she wouldn't have braved the wind and snow to come find it herself. You know, in this kind of weather, going on a long trip could be fatal if you're not careful.

Song Ning could tell that she really wanted it, not to mention that Han Shuang practically wanted to eat those two dried fish right away.

He thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I can guarantee that I will trade at least five bottles with you, but only if you get any supplies that interest me."

Han Shuang tried to negotiate, "At least eight bottles, right? What can five bottles do? I promise I'll definitely get some useful supplies to trade with you, and I promise you won't lose out. How about it?"

Song Ning remained unmoved, saying, "Baijiu itself is the most useful resource, and I don't have much of it myself."

"Then at least seven bottles, five bottles are really too few."

"That's already a lot, and it's only because of our friendship."

The two went back and forth, and finally settled on the number six bottles.

After Han Shuang agreed, he visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, I'll go back and pack my things first. I have to leave tomorrow, so I need to hurry."

Just as Song Ning was about to say goodbye to her, he suddenly remembered something.

"You just said the base hired you to go down and search for supplies? What if you encounter danger along the way?"

Han Shuang casually showed off his well-developed biceps.

"Is that even a question? Why did they choose me? It's because I can fight! We'll just go up there and fight, what's there to hesitate about?"

That means if Han Shuang and his group encounter zombie rats, perhaps one of them might discover the fragment?

This put Song Ning in a bit of a dilemma. He secretly wanted to collect more fragments, just in case they turned out to be useful.

On the other hand, he hasn't had time to determine whether this thing is actually useful.

We're not even sure if these fragments will have any side effects. What if they do?

After thinking for a moment, Song Ning called Han Shuang back to the house to retrieve a piece of the broken piece.

"Could you please pass on a message to Captain Man?"

After seeing Han Shuang off, Song Ning clutched the broken pieces and went back to her room.

Lance, who hadn't gone out and was still inside, looked up and saw this, asking in confusion.

"What are you doing with the crystal core? Humans can't eat this."

Song Ning subconsciously explained, "I wasn't planning on eating it. Do you know about this?"

Lance got up and walked over to take the fragments from the human. "Of course, these are from the rats I killed. Although this can be used as an energy source, humans need to consume food, not energy."

energy?

This thing can actually be used as an energy source?

But wasn't this dug out of the brain of a zombie rat? How could it be an energy source?

When Song Ning asked, Lance answered without hesitation.

"Because they mutated after being contaminated by energy, they were affected and formed these crystals in their brains. These crystals absorbed the leaked energy and were assimilated in a sense, so it's perfectly fine to use them as a small energy source."

"But humans cannot eat it. It carries a zombie virus, and if humans eat it, they will turn into zombies."

This was almost the most the big cat had ever spoken since it turned into a human. Song Ning was shocked but also found it quite reasonable. He looked at the fragments in the big cat's hand and realized it belatedly.

"So if someone touches me while they have an external injury on their hand, they'll turn into a zombie? How do you know so much, Lance?"

"A small amount of contact won't cause any problems, but your immune system will cause you to have a high fever, which in some cases is more dangerous than losing the virus."

"The reason I know so much is, of course, because I... I..."

Lance's methodical explanation suddenly seemed to malfunction like some old machine lag, his speech appearing to drop frames, making it look incredibly strange.

Song Ning was startled. What happened?

"Lance, Lance? Are you alright? What happened to you?"

He patted Lance's cheek lightly in alarm. His usually captivating blue eyes gleamed with an eerie light, making Lance appear completely unlike a human at first glance.

At least they weren't the kind of humans Song Ning knew.

Song Ning didn't care about any of that. He already knew that the big cat was different from others, but so what?

In his heart, the big cat was different from everyone else. He didn't care about any unknown creatures; all he cared about was the big cat itself.

Regardless of what kind of creature the big cat is, even if it's an alien, nothing is more important to him now than Lance.

"what happened to you?"

A warm finger gently wiped away Song Ning's tears, and Lance returned to normal without anyone noticing.

His fingers were burning hot, and Song Ning subconsciously touched them several times, inexplicably feeling a sense of relief.

Regardless, we can first rule out that the big cat is a robot. If it were, he really wouldn't know how to fix it if it malfunctioned.

"It's nothing, are you alright, Lance?"

Song Ning glanced at Lance's body with concern, then snatched the fragment from Lance's hand.

"You can't touch this, right? Let me put it away, you just shouldn't touch it."

Lance sat up slightly and stared at the fragment for a while before shaking his head.

"No, I feel like I can use this."

Song Ning stopped putting the fragment away. He held the fragment in front of Lance and waved it. The azure crystal fragment reflected Lance's still pale lips, making his eyes, which glowed with blue light, look exceptionally eerie.

"You mean, this zombie crystal core is useful to you? But aren't you a carnivore?"

Lance felt his mind was a bit of a mess, and he wasn't quite sure what was going on.

"I feel like I've come across this before, and I've even used it, but I can't remember exactly."

Song Ning looked somewhat shocked. "You can use this? But didn't you just say that humans who use this will turn into zombies..."

He watched as Lance silently shut up. Well, the big cat is a living being, but it shouldn't be considered a zombie, so in a sense, perhaps that's the reason?

Lance pressed his forehead to his side and thought for a while, but his mind was a mess and he couldn't recall any useful information.

Song Ning didn't force him; as long as Lance was alright, that was enough.

Lance stared at the fragments for a while, then suddenly spoke.

"This can replace electricity, so you don't need to stockpile ice anymore."

For a fleeting moment, a look of astonishment crossed Song Ning's face, which then turned to ecstatic joy. "Really?"