Chapter 39: The Shadows

After listening to Kate's explanation, Xia Feng already understood the quality division of the source stone.

Xia Feng raised the glimmer light in his hand.

"It seems that the source stone in this game is a B-grade source stone?"

"That's right."

Xia Feng stared at the glimmer carefully.

"You just said that B-grade source stones also contain source stones, isn't that also the possibility of infection?"

Kate smiled innocently.

"No, you're wrong, that's actually the point I'm going to talk about."

"Oh?"

"No matter what kind of quality of source stone, after processing into the final finished source stone, a layer of special substances will be attached to the surface, which will completely isolate the pathogenic radiation emitted by the source stone, even if ordinary people hold it in their hands, they will not be infected with ore disease at all."

"Huh? So why don't we ........ it?"

Kate immediately interrupted Xia Feng's words.

"I know what you're trying to say, why don't we wrap our bodies around this special substance, in fact, we have this substance in our masks, but there is a common misunderstanding of the source stone."

Xia Feng was immediately interested.

"What misunderstanding?"

"Most people think that the culprit of the infection of ore disease is the source stone, in fact, it is not accurate, the untreated source stone will indeed make people have the chance to be infected with ore disease, but the probability is not high, the thing that really makes people infected with ore disease is the elements contained in the air after the natural disaster, there is no such thing as the source stone in the world, but after the natural disaster destroys the city, the remaining elements in the air will destroy the growth of the source stone, so the real culprit is the natural disaster, and the appearance of the source stone is more like compensation for the world after the natural disaster."

Xia Feng suddenly realized.

It turns out that he has always thought that the source stone is too terrible, the real reason why people suffer from ore disease is the elements left in the air after the natural disaster, and this pathogenic element promotes the growth of the source stone, the reason why the source stone will infect people, because the surface of the untreated source stone contains that pathogenic element, but the content is very small, as long as it is wrapped with a special substance, there is no problem at all.

The reason why the members of the Glasgow Gang were infected before was because the source stones they transported had not been processed and belonged to semi-finished source stones, which led to this small chance of infection.

...........

After listening to Kate's explanation, Xia Feng understood one thing.

Kate, this kid may have been a doctor who loved to fight before he joined the gangsters, and his understanding of the source stone was too good.

...........

At this moment, Xia Feng suddenly noticed that something flashed next to the street.

He stopped and pulled the glimmer in his hand over.

In the corner of a ruined wall, a glittering, frozen splash came into view.

The thing was crystal clear, with a yellowish shimmer reflected at the core.

Xia Feng pointed to the corner of the wall.

"What's that?"

Vina walked over to Xia Feng, and when she saw something in the corner, a gleam flashed in her eyes.

"This is the Source Stone Thicket!"

Hearing Vina's voice, everyone stopped and came over.

The object, which Vina calls the "Source Stone Bush", is a little larger than the palm of her hand, and looks more like a petrified aloe vera, except that its leaves are golden yellow and square-shaped.

Everyone stared at this small source stone bush, and the expressions on their faces were a little complicated.

Vena gently reached forward, her fingertips pausing when they were less than 1 centimeter away from the source stone bush.

"Heh, it's such a seemingly insignificant thing, but its value can be worth the income of ordinary people for 10 years."

Hearing Vena's emotion, Xia Feng secretly thought in his heart.

It is also this seemingly insignificant thing that can make countless people willing to risk their lives to come here.

.........

Vena stood up.

"Okay, let's keep walking, it's not safe here, we have to rush to City E first."

Vina was not tempted by the immediate benefits, although there was only her own group of people in the city now, no one knew when the other forces would arrive, they had to speed up their pace, and only when they arrived at the relatively safe E city could they start collecting source stone bushes with peace of mind.

The team restarted, and Xia Feng lifted the glimmer light and took the turtle's small hand and marched in the middle of the team.

..........

Walked for about 30 minutes.

The buildings around it were noticeably taller, and the streets were wider, and Vena walked to the side of the street and raised her hand to wipe the dust off a sign.

The signs on the street signs are barely legible.

【MDER-M-S-7】

MDER stands for Mandel City, M for the main city, S for direction, and 7 for street, and it is clear that they have now crossed A and reached 7th Street in the South Quarter, which is located in the middle of Mandel City.

Vina looked around, and in front of her was a wide area that resembled a square, and there were many forks in the road as she continued north.

"Let's rest in place for a while."

"Yes."

Vina looked at ACE.

"Brother ACE, please take care of your team."

ACE nodded.

"No problem."

Vena then called Indra over and whispered to her.

"Indra, you go ahead and explore the way, see which is the closest road to Beicheng District, if you can, it is best to climb to a high place to see which road can lead directly to Echeng District."

"Understood."

Indra nodded in response.

Xia Feng next to him asked with some concern.

"Let Indra go alone to explore the way? What to do in case of danger. ”

"Rest assured, in addition to being good at fighting, Indra's reconnaissance ability is also first-class, so it will be more efficient for her to act alone."

Summer Wind looked at Indra.

"Then be careful."

Indra glanced at him without speaking, turned and disappeared into the darkness.

.........

Everyone stood still and began to drink water and organize their gear.

Xia Feng took the turtle's hand and walked to the side of the street, ready to rest against the base of a street lamp.

"Turtle, are you thirsty?"

"Sort of."

"Wait, I'll come out with the kettle."

Xia Feng tilted his body, about to take off the kettle hanging on his waist, and at the moment when he turned his head sideways, the corner of his eye suddenly found that in the corner not far behind him, there was a dark figure standing there.

Xia Feng hesitated for a moment, then frowned, and he leaned the dim light forward, ready to see what it was.

Slowly, slowly, he moved the lamp forward.

The city was deathly silent, dark all around, with only glimmers as far as the eye could see.

Carrying the dim light, Xia Feng stared at the dark shadow for about two seconds.

Suddenly, his pupils contracted instantly, and the dimming light in his hand fell to the ground.

An exclamation of surprise came from his hand.

"Damn, it's human!"

.........

In the next second, a big thick hand grabbed the collar behind him, and Ace quickly pulled Xia Feng behind him.

At the same time, Vina and Kate also blocked the turtle next to them.

Vena aimed the hammer forward, Kate held the battle axe across her chest, and everyone quickly opened a defensive formation centered on the summer breeze.

Vina narrowed her eyes and stared at the corner, a cold voice coming out of her mouth.

"Everyone, listen up, don't hesitate to kill the enemy the moment he appears!"