blogombal Chapter 232 Today's Responsibility
Chapter 232 Today's Responsibility
Xu Si's gaze lingered on the two options.
It's obvious which one to choose without even thinking.
The name "Seed of Life" sounds like a good thing, and just by looking at the purification points it requires, you can guess that it is definitely not an ordinary object.
However, these 10,000 purification points are enough for him to upgrade to Sequence 4, and he's really a little reluctant to part with them.
Fortunately, he is slowly getting rich now. He just earned tens of thousands of yuan, and he doesn't feel bad about spending ten thousand of it.
As for the Regenerating Armor, it has Star Power and Ice Guardian.
Adding one more layer of armor won't make a difference, and removing one less layer won't make a difference either.
The blood-red sun was gradually setting in the west, leaving a long and magnificent trail of dark red rays across the sky.
The outline of the entire mountain range is depicted as the rugged spine of a lurking giant beast.
[Current purification point: 47200].
We still need to upgrade the sequence first; these star veins are becoming increasingly insufficient.
It cannot be detected in water, nor in soil.
Feeling the sequence origin circulating within his body, it seemed that the previous bottle of enhancement potion had been almost used up due to the two battles.
He can consider taking the second enhancement potion after resting tomorrow or the day after.
He wanted to get into the median sequence as soon as possible so he could know what the difference was.
He snapped out of his thoughts and his gaze fell on the piece of [Spore Mother Ground Beard] on the passenger seat.
"System, upgrade 'Spore Mother Earth Spirit' to 'Seed of Life'."
[Purification Points -10000, Remaining Purification Points: 37200]
[Time taken: 12 hours]
Sure enough, ten thousand is no match for one thousand.
The timing doesn't match.
However, he really felt the pinch when he spent those 10,000 purification points!
Hopefully the system will be helpful and give me something good.
At that moment, Fu Xiaojian's voice came through the walkie-talkie, interrupting his thoughts.
"There's a sheltered mountain hollow two kilometers ahead. We'll spend the night there."
"receive."
"clear."
A few scattered responses came through the channel.
Following the path indicated by Fu Xiaojian's "Unknown Hammer," the convoy drove towards the temporary shelter in the increasingly dim light of day.
The valley was more spacious than I had imagined, as if a spoonful of the mountain had been hollowed out, and the concave space was large enough to accommodate the entire convoy.
Tashan got off the car first, his petrified arms plunging into the ground. With a low roar, the rocks on both sides of the entrance to the ravine arched up and closed, forming a simple yet sturdy stone gate.
The campfire was lit again.
The flickering firelight illuminated every face, whether it was solemn, sorrowful, or bewildered.
Xu Si also scrubbed the large black pot he had just found in the mountain village with mud, and then polished it with a whetstone. He hadn't cooked in a long time.
Tashan silently simmered a large pot of thick soup made with dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato leaves, the aroma filling the air, but no one took the initiative to approach.
The ordinary people on the bus all leaned against the windows, looking blank, including Jiang Li.
Xu Si watched in silence.
He didn't understand why this defeat was such a big blow to them.
DouDou hugged the vortex cow shell, comforting DouBao, KaoChang, and WeiFuZi.
Because they were too young, they did not get out of the car while searching for supplies, but instead parked it at the riverbed at the entrance of the village.
The children's eyes were red and swollen, clearly from crying.
Su Su sat on the footrest of the pickup truck, unusually not throwing punches.
Chen Pei and Tang Jinxiu were inside the RV, their silent silhouettes reflected in the window.
Xiao Luo seemed to be affected by the somber atmosphere; his silver hair drooped, and his gaze swept over the people in the convoy again and again.
Xu Si watched all of this quietly.
Instead of cooking food, he boiled a pot of water with ice crystals.
He used to chew on ice crystals to replenish his fluids, but now he wants a hot drink.
Otherwise, he feared his heart would become as cold as ice crystals.
"It's obvious that we've lost many comrades today." Fu Xiaojian's voice finally broke the suffocating silence.
He paused, but did not evade the fact.
"In Salt City, we almost lost everything in the black storm; by the lake, today... we keep losing."
"But we've also been receiving."
His gaze swept over the vortex cow shell in Dou Dou's arms, over the deadly raven that had circled and landed on the edge of the rocky hollow, its wings folded, over Xu Si's "Nirvana" car, which, even covered in dust, could not hide its ferocity and magnificence, and finally landed on each person.
"We've gained new companions, new sequence extraordinary beings, powerful artifacts, cows that can reliably produce food, and eyes watching over us from the sky..."
He looked at Xu Si, then at Su Su, Ta Shan, Chen Pei, and the others.
"It even gave me the courage to climb out of desperate situations time and time again..."
"There are no safe zones in the apocalypse, that's common knowledge."
"But why can't we build one ourselves?"
"If sequence 3 doesn't work, then sequence 4; if sequence 4 doesn't work, then sequence 5..."
"One day we will rebuild safe zones, rebuild cities, restore civilization, and drive all those terrifying monsters from our homeland!"
"The darkness before dawn is painful, but it is also a time of redemption!"
"I don't know when dawn will break, but I firmly believe it will!"
Xu Si actually saw the shadow of his predecessor in Fu Xiaojian.
History is so repetitive.
They, too, were navigating through chaos in the beginning.
"Build one?" Tashan asked in a deep, incredulous voice.
"Yes, build one." Fu Xiaojian nodded.
This argument seemed to rekindle everyone's hope, and their eyes gradually lost their confusion.
"Let's find a place with water and suitable terrain. We can build defenses, control water sources, use cattle to produce food, use crows to monitor the sky, and use our power to eliminate all threats!"
"We're no longer just running away; we're going to find a place, stand firm, and put down roots."
His words were not eloquent, even somewhat rough, and the picture he painted was vague.
But at this moment, against the backdrop of successive losses and a road ahead that seems to lead only to endless escape and death.
This blurry image, however, is like the first light of dawn, faint yet representing everything.
This gave all those who were lost and migrating a faint but clear hope.
Even if it is out of reach, even if it is somewhat self-deceptive.
But the significance it represents is extraordinary.
"Can we do it?" A voice, choked with emotion, came from among the ordinary people.
Fu Xiaojian smiled, looked at Xiao Luo, then at Jiao Jiao, and then at Dou Dou, Dou Bao, Yao Yao and the others.
Then, in a calm and gratified voice, he said, "If we can't do it, we still have them, there are millions upon millions of them."
"But the responsibility today does not lie with them, but with you, with me, with us..."
"Do you want to place your responsibilities on their shoulders?"
Every generation has its own mission to fulfill.
When Fu Xiao pointed at him with his sword, Xiao Luo straightened up.
He felt he could also help share the burden.
But I felt it wasn't the right time to speak.