Chapter 44: Building the O Base

Sang Chu called out in the direction where Lu Minle was: “Minle, set the armpit ≤ mode to maximum, I’ll bring Jiao up and go together.”

Jiao was trapped in that place because the walls were all stone—he simply couldn’t break through them.

As for Sang Chu and the others, they were also behind a stone wall, and there was a contaminated water source there. If they got any on them, they might end up exhausted, or in Jiao’s case, who knew what would happen—there was no precedent.

Jiao watched as a strange thing suddenly appeared and grew larger and larger, big enough to fit him inside.

[You used this thing to escape last time!]

“Yeah, that’s right. Get in, and there’s food waiting for you. Minle will make you something tasty.”

There was no other way—out of this group, only Lu Minle’s cooking was decent.

Jiao nodded and quickly climbed in.

[Wow, it’s huge!]

Jiao curled up inside, feeling extremely content. Lu Minle watched him and couldn’t reconcile this scene with their first meeting.

Jiao suddenly poked his head in front of Lu Minle: [I remember you! You helped dig up my food last time!]

Lu Minle heard his cold, snorting voice and quickly looked to Sang Chu for help.

Sang Chu said, “He says he remembers you. Jiao, this is Lu Minle. What do you want to eat? I’ll have him make it for you!”

[Eat? Hmph, forget it then. I want that roasted meat from before, and water! I want a bath!]

The bath was just a casual request. Before the apocalypse, he loved soaking in water. He remembered living by an underground river, but after the apocalypse, the river became terrifying, and he was forced to flee.

He thought he’d finally found a good place, but who knew he’d be messed up by this group!

Sang Chu looked at Jiao and said, “A bath is possible, but you’re a bit too big. It might be a squeeze. Come with me first!”

She led Jiao to the public bathhouse, where there was a huge pool. She’d never used it, but she knew there was such a place on the base.

As soon as Jiao reached the pool, he shrank down and slipped in: [Ah… so comfortable. I haven’t had a proper bath in ages. Human, you’re really a good person!]

Sang Chu: “…” So you can change size! Then why were you so huge just now…

Sang Chu let it go, and seeing Jiao satisfied, she breathed a sigh of relief.

“This is the faucet, and this is the cold water outlet. I’ll install a water source for you outside, so this place is yours from now on!”

When Sang Chu took out the water source, Jiao looked at the thing, which was barely as big as his palm: [This thing can produce water?]

“Yep, all the water sources are connected to this kind of device.”

After she hooked it up, bubbles started rising from the bottom of the pool. Jiao happily dove down, and Sang Chu said, “You soak here for now. If you need anything, call me. I’m Sang Chu. I’ll head out first.”

[Go, go. Just bring me food later!]

……

After Sang Chu returned to the new city with her light brain and building device,

Tu You immediately found Lin Muxue: “Hey, beautiful, let’s hurry up and build the base. Sang Chu will be back soon!”

Muxue was a little embarrassed by being called a beauty: “Who are you calling?”

“You, of course! Didn’t you say yourself you’re as beautiful as a flower and everyone admires you?”

Lin Muxue shivered, goosebumps rising: “I… it’s one thing for me to say it, but hearing you say it makes me nervous.”

“Missy, relax, she’s already on her way!”

Lin Muxue glared at Tu You with her big eyes: “I know, I’ve already picked out the address. Let’s go!”

At that time, Grandma was sleeping, so Lin Muxue left her a note and went out with Tu You.

Muxue said, “Do you think this place is suitable?”

The spot she picked was a mountain hollow, surrounded by high mountains. It wouldn’t be easy for outsiders to get in. If they wanted to build high city walls, it would be dangerous.

But for building an underground city, it was quite suitable.

“Shall we do it here?”

Muxue said, “I think it’ll work!”

Both of them were very satisfied and quickly started up the building device.

As Tu You operated the device on Sang Chu’s light brain, Muxue exclaimed from the side, “Wow, so fast!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Tu You looked up and saw that a small stone house had already been built.

“That fast?”

He hadn’t expected it either!

Muxue said, “Too bad I can’t see what’s underground, otherwise…”

“You can! The light brain can remote control it. Give me a second!”

Before Muxue could finish, she was interrupted. Tu You switched to remote control mode, and watched as the building robot quickly constructed the house, even finishing the interior decoration. They were both stunned…

They looked at each other in disbelief.

Wasn’t this supposed to take half a month?

Turns out you don’t even need to weld!

Building a city in a month was considered fast in the Monsterfication World, because there the land and plants were hard to clear, so construction was slow.

But the apocalypse was different. Even though the land was infected, it was still easier to clear than the Monsterfication World’s soil.

So in the apocalypse, building houses didn’t require much energy, which is why it was so fast!

After entering the underground city, walking down the streets, Muxue swallowed in disbelief: “It’s… it’s done!”

Tu You: “Yep!”

Muxue: “I swear I’m not dreaming, right?”

Tu You: “Nope, I saw it too!”

“Oh my god, didn’t Ah Chu say it would take a month to build a city? It’s only been a couple of hours!”

Tu You checked the time on the light brain, his face blank: “Two hours and thirty-five minutes.”

The underground city was empty like a ghost town. Even with a little bunny in her arms, Muxue still felt uneasy.

She scooped up Tu You and said, “Little bunny, maybe I’ll go out first. It’s too empty and creepy in here.”

All that was left behind was a lingering sense of fear.

Tu You looked at the empty space and said, “No rush. There’s still some time before Ah Chu gets back. I’ll go make the big greenhouse she mentioned!”

Muxue: “You mean the kind of greenhouse we had before the apocalypse?”

Tu You: “Yep, that’s the one. The fewer people who know about Ah Chu’s abilities, the safer she’ll be. But if your base has this kind of greenhouse, and there are plant ability users and food and water, no one will find it strange!”

Muxue was silent for a moment, then nodded: “You’re right. So what do I do now?”

“Get out of the way!”"

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**Chapter 45: Planting**