Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Celebrating the New Year

Zhou Qiang took a sip of porridge, hesitated for a moment, then said:

”Now Kongming Academy is becoming stronger and stronger, our Xianan has become much weaker compared to before. Actually, both of our teams alone aren’t powerful enough. The Evolution Level of genes in the city district across the river has already reached 9, neither of us can face the people there alone.

They haven’t come over yet, but I guess sooner or later they’ll come looking for us. If we could form a fairly solid alliance with Yang Xiao and them, it would be beneficial for mutual support and our future survival and development.”

Zhou Qiang’s actual intention was to persuade Xia Luo and Yang Xiao to merge their teams, but he couldn’t say that outright. Given Xia Luo’s pride, he guessed that Xia Luo wouldn’t admit defeat anytime soon and would be unwilling to bow down to Yang Xiao.

But for the sake of the team’s future survival and development, he still had to remind Xia Luo, thus he tactfully brought up the idea of an alliance.

After hearing this, Xia Luo was silent for a while, then said:

”An alliance? Of course, that’s possible. Actually, if conditions are right, merging our two academies would make us even stronger.”

”Boss, do you really think so?”

Zhou Qiang was somewhat excited inside.

Xia Luo smiled faintly and said:

”Situation overcomes will. What choice do I have? This time, without Yang Xiao’s help, we indeed would have had a difficult time getting out of our predicament. They already have five people who have broken through the Primordial Gene Primary Stage, while we only have you and me. If our two families merge, that would make seven people, plus over a thousand elite warriors, and a large amount of food – naturally giving us a stronger ability to survive.”

When the people eating with Xia Luo heard this, they all nodded, feeling it made sense.

”However, if we want to merge now, it means taking advantage of them. We might be willing, but the people from Yang Xiao’s side may not be. If we rashly propose it, it will only make things difficult for Yang Xiao.”

Xia Luo took a sip of his porridge,

and continued:

”Yang Xiao gave us a hundred bags of rice and twenty bags of flour yesterday. They definitely still have more food in their warehouse. If we merge, it means that we will have to share their food supply in the future, and right now, food means life.”

”We’re not lacking now, either. We have more fish than we can eat.”

”They have more fish than they can eat, too. Snow Wolves, rice, flour, I heard they even have their own generator. They can charge their phones once a week and watch little movies.”

”Damn, really? I’ll go look for my phone. One of these days I’ll go to Kongming Academy to charge it.”

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Xia Luo and Zhou Qiang discussed with the others, and in the end, everyone still decided to maintain a quasi-alliance loose relationship. It would be convenient to help each other through the Transmission Array when encountering difficulties.

Suddenly Zhou Qiang blurted out,

”Boss, Deng Xiao is your cousin, right?”

”Hm? What about it?”

”I think your cousin is pretty.”

”That’s blatant ignorance, isn’t it? Deng Xiao and Qin Yu were the two beauties of our Nanmu City No. 1 High School. After going to Kongming Academy, they still remained the two beauties of Kongming Academy.”

”If Deng Xiao and Yang Xiao were to get married, I mean, if, wouldn’t you and Yang Xiao become relatives? Wouldn’t our two academies be relatives + allies?”

Pfft!

Xia Luo sprayed out a mouthful of porridge as he looked at Zhou Qiang.

”You can come up with such a rotten idea? Haven’t you always liked my cousin?”

”Well, boss, I like Deng Xiao, but she doesn’t like me. Besides, for the greater good, I would sacrifice my love.”

Pfft!

Everyone burst into laughter.

”Zhou Qiang, you really flatter yourself!”

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Qin Yu had a novel idea, erecting two big Ice Fish at the entrance of the cave as decorations.

”Sister Wen, Deng Xiao, have a look. Isn’t this creative? May there be surpluses every year!”

Both laughed, continuously saying how good it was.

”Well, one fish is really too few, lacking presence. Aren’t there two hundred big fish in the snow pile outside? Why not set up a few more to create a forest of fish.”

”A forest of fish?”

”Good, that’s a great idea.”

Huang Wen and a few other girls immediately set to work, erecting dozens of fish at the entrance of the cave. After finished, they even called Yang Xiao and others over to admire it.

Someone commented,

”With so many Snow Wolves around, why not set up a few ice sculptures of Snow Wolves?”

”Alright, this idea is even better.”

So, a group of girls frantically carried out a dozen large Snow Wolves from the warehouse and placed them at the entrance of the cave dwelling.

Yang Xiao couldn’t help but smile bitterly, realizing that once girls have had their fill of food, they start to come up with all sorts of other ideas, playing with their little schemes and moods.

Women are naturally emotional creatures.

The lunch had become the New Year’s feast, Xu Nanqiang said there would be dumplings in the evening, but that’s something for the night’s snack.

This lunch was very lavish, with roasted wolf meat, stewed wolf meat, wild boar meat, roasted fish, stewed fish, flatbreads, fried dough sticks, and even specially fried ribs (wolf ribs and wild boar ribs), fried fish chunks, and rice.

Yang Xiao specifically called Gu Bo and his assistant from the Genetic Store, originally intending to call the two Iron Tower Guards at the door, but Gu Bo said there was no need as they didn’t need to eat.

Gu Bo was quite interested in the festival Yang Xiao mentioned, but now he could only see a primitive festival solely focused on eating. As for the festivals before the apocalypse, fireworks, firecrackers, adults and children going out to buy New Year goods, new clothes, family reunions, visiting relatives to pay New Year’s greetings, visiting temple fairs, etc., those he would no longer see.

Gu Bo didn’t know much about the customs and culture of the humans on Earth.

Everyone joyously indulged in the feast.

”Wow, has it started already?”

Xia Luo, with Zhou Qiang and ten others, walked to the front of the cave dwelling.

Everyone was startled.

Yang Xiao quickly stood up,

”Better to be lucky than early, come join us for the New Year’s meal.”

Xu Nanqiang immediately had chopsticks, bowls, and chairs, which were simply tree trunks sawed into stools, brought over.

Xia Luo let out a hearty laugh and said:

”How could we celebrate New Year without plenty of fish, meat, and wine?”

With that, Zhou Qiang and the others brought over dozens of bottles of white liquor.

”This was stored in our warehouse, we hadn’t drunk any yet, but we remembered it yesterday, so we sent someone to take inventory and brought over half for you guys.”

A chorus of gasps from the crowd!

Damn, it always felt like something was missing from the New Year’s banquet. It’s the liquor!

The girls expressed disappointment; they didn’t drink white liquor.

”Hehe, I’ve also got over a dozen boxes of Coca-Cola soft drinks, all brought over for you.”

”Yay!”

The girls cheered together.

There were still about four hundred girls on Yang Xiao’s side.

Xia Luo apologized:

”There’s a limited amount, please bear with us.”

”No problem, we’ll just have a sip each!”

Feifei and the others said excitedly.

In this post-apocalyptic world, snacks and beverages from modern factories were gone; as they were consumed, the quantity dwindled, and they slowly became part of everyone’s memories.

The girls popped open their Coca-Cola bottles and upon hearing the familiar ’pssst’ sound of the fizz, they felt a bit of excitement within. Each took a sip from the bottle before passing it on to others beside them.

The men opened their liquor bottles, also taking a sip each before passing them around.

At this moment, no one was disgusted by the saliva or the bad breath of others.

In the apocalypse, everyone’s lives were interconnected.

Yang Xiao had Xu Nanqiang bring over a dozen iron basins, pouring some wine into each, and, together with Xia Luo, Zhou Qiang, Xiao Zhe, Zhao Gang, Huang Wen, Qin Yu, Deng Xiao, and others, held up the iron basins.

”Come on, let’s toast, to life, to dignity, and to the future of humanity!”

Xia Luo got a little excited and shouted:

”Alright, to life, to dignity, to the future, cheers!”

”Cheers!”

”Happy holidays!”

Everyone drained their drinks in one gulp!