Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 125: Chapter 125 It’s Snowing (Three More Updates)

At dusk, Deng Xiao and Long Yongjun returned from Xianan University.

”Yang Xiao, Xia Luo told me that Xiangshui Bridge again transmitted sounds of fighting today. It seems that people on the other side are still besieging the giant snake guarding the bridge. However, it seems they haven’t succeeded. Many screams could be heard coming from the dense fog, and after an hour of fighting, it all went quiet.”

Yang Xiao nodded:

”The giant snake guarding the bridge is at least a Mutated Creature with an Enhanced Gene Level. The opponents are attacking it to clear the passageway and also possibly to obtain some precious Weapons and Equipment,

Huang Wen, you are a Bird Beast Soul, and there’s something I don’t understand. They must also have many people with Bird Beast Souls, so why can’t they fly over Xiangshui? Why must they stick to using the bridge?”

Deng Xiao immediately replied:

”I’ve asked my cousin Xia Luo about this too. Xia Luo said that they have tried sending people to fly across the river, but all of them died. The airspace above the river has amassed a large number of various mutated birds, their numbers vast and their attacking power formidable. These birds usually prey on mutated fish in the water, hiding in the dense fog. They attack any human Flying Bird Beast Souls encountered, making them difficult to defend against.”

”Yes, that makes sense. There’s probably another reason; the people with Flying Bird Beast Souls aren’t strong enough in combat to successfully siege a Genetic Store’s stronghold. They must dispatch strong teams of Close Combat Beast Souls and Elemental Mages, and these people must cross through the bridge.”

Yang Xiao felt that the outside world had undergone massive changes, probably far beyond his imagination.

Kongming Academy and Xianan University were both located in the valleys of Biyun Mountain, relatively isolated from the outside world, whereas the main urban area on the opposite side contained 3 Genetic Store strongholds alone, and many more Genetic Store highlights were around the main urban area as seen on the map. Not like Kongming Academy, which only had one Star City within 50 kilometers.

If the other Genetic Store strongholds evolved faster than where Yang Xiao was, they would inevitably become the prey of others. Right now, Yang Xiao really hoped for a relatively prolonged winter to temporarily hinder the evolutionary speed of other strongholds, giving them a breathing space.

He believed if a long winter did come, Kongming Academy, with its current reserves and preparations, would definitely survive till the end.

Yang Xiao called for another small mobilization meeting, asking Xu Nanqiang and Ma Junhui to speed up the construction work to complete the cellar as soon as possible.

Coincidentally, on that same night, the cold wind blew stronger, and in the middle of the night, when everyone was asleep, the night personnel suddenly shouted:

”It’s snowing!”

Many people woke up from their sleep and saw snowflakes swirling down from the sky, beautifully illuminated under the orange lights of the Genetic Store.

By daybreak, the snow had stopped, covering the playground with a thin layer of snow, looking extremely beautiful from a distance.

The nearby foothills and the ruins of the campus were also covered with a thin layer of snow.

”Is it entering winter so quickly? We’ve just started digging our cave!”

Yang Xiao felt the urgency of time and called for another large mobilization meeting, demanding non-stop work in two shifts to dig the cave, to ensure it was completed before the heavy snow and harsh winter arrived.

Luckily, the next few days saw no further snowfall, and the cellar digging project at Kongming Academy continued smoothly.

The Elite Soldiers of Kongming Academy continued hunting Mutated Creatures nearby daily, with Yang Xiao still leading teams with Long Yongjun, Qin Yu, Deng Xiao, and Chen Fei for hunting.

A week later, snow began falling again, lasting the entire day, heavier and thicker, with colder temperatures. Living in tents had become unbearable, and everyone was preparing to temporarily relocate to the school’s office buildings when the snow miraculously stopped again.

Wang Le from Star City came again to discuss an alliance with Yang Xiao, who distracted the conversation with various issues, saying the internal opinion was not unified and more work was needed with everyone, estimating about half a month before everything settled. He asked Wang Le not to rush and to be patient.

Wang Le’s two followers were so struck by the beauty of Qin Yu and Deng Xiao that their eyes nearly popped out, drooling. They were harshly knocked on the head by Wang Le for their behavior.

”Image, image, quality, quality. How many times have I told you guys? Aren’t you embarrassed? You’re destroying my image! My image represents Star City’s image, as Star City is humanity’s star of hope, understand?”

The two followers held their heads, watching Wang Le dumbfoundedly, nodding continuously.

Before leaving, Wang Le specifically told Yang Xiao,

”Our boss thinks highly of you. If you join, you’ll get the position of Vice Alliance Hierarch!”

Yang Xiao’s eyes lit up:

”Oh really, thanks a lot, Brother Le. Please speak well of me to the boss. I’ll hurry up with our work here. You also know, these university students are usually proud and hard to manage!”

”Hard to manage? Those who don’t listen should be beaten up harshly, beaten to death. See if they’ll obey then?”

”Beat up the men, strip the clothes off the women...”

Wang Le’s two followers suddenly chimed in, offering Yang Xiao management advice.

Wang Le glared.

The two subordinates quickly shrank their necks and swallowed the words they were about to say.

Seven days later, it snowed again, this time it continued for two days before stopping.

The temperature was getting colder.

After more than half a month of excavation, eight excavators worked day and night, finally completing the U-shaped cave.

The remaining work was to clear the debris, reinforce with cement and steel bars, build flues, and construct some partitions, rooms, warehouses, beds, and other simple facilities in the cave.

Huang Wen, along with the girls, now had an additional task—to wash and dry all the clothes and quilts they had collected over the past few months.

As for the beast skins, they were generally distributed during hunting, typically taken by the hunters to give to those close to them.

The dozens of beast skins obtained by Yang Xiao were handed over to the women’s dinosaur team that Huang Wen used to lead. Although the organizational structure had changed, Yang Xiao still harbored special feelings for those girls.

Yang Xiao was resting in the tent when Huang Wen walked in.

”Is there something?”

”This is for you.”

Huang Wen took out a black item from behind and handed it to Yang Xiao.

”What is this, so mysterious?”

As Yang Xiao unfolded it, he was stunned.

It was a dog skin coat, made from the skins of mutated dogs that Kong Tianqing and others from Xianan University had killed in the valley. Huang Wen had spent seven nights sewing it by the campfire, stitch by stitch.

Yang Xiao remembered giving the dog skins to Huang Wen, casually mentioning, ”Make a coat, it will be useful in winter.”

He hadn’t expected Huang Wen to actually make it for him.

He felt a warmth in his heart.

”Huang Wen,”

”Alright, no need for thanks, it’s too formal, I’m leaving.”

Huang Wen turned and walked out of the tent with the poise of a top student from the past.

Yang Xiao watched Huang Wen’s departing figure, stunned for a long time.

He tried it on; it fitted perfectly, obviously Huang Wen had taken great care to tailor it to his body proportions.

Now, Yang Xiao and the others were Genetic Evolvers, whose ability to resist cold was much stronger than before the apocalypse. The current weather didn’t necessitate wearing a dog skin coat, but if the temperature dropped further, it would be needed.

During this period, it snowed heavily for another two days.

More than ten days later, the cave was basically shaped, with a ceiling supported by concrete and walls and floors tiled.

Construction materials like tiles were freely available from the market, although the craftsmanship of these university students was average, resulting in uneven and bumpy floors and walls, but it was still passable.

”Yang Xiao, just five more days and the work will be officially completed. There are some details to handle. I’m also planning to install electrical wiring and lights, and you guys happen to have a generator, which will be useful,”

Ma Junhui said to Yang Xiao.

However, that night, the temperature dropped sharply, and heavy snow like goose feathers fell from the sky, collapsing many tents. Therefore, everyone had to move to the school’s administrative building in the middle of the night.

”Yang Xiao, this snow is really heavy, much heavier than the first three times,”

Zhao Gang said, shaking the snow off his head.

(There might be one more update tonight, perhaps two.)