Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse

Chapter 1190 - 627: One Month of Change (Part 2)

”It’s all your fault for blocking my view!”

This is the equipment she brought from the underground world.

Recently, she went to the underground world several times, not really accomplishing anything serious, but she did manage to bring up some entertainment equipment one by one.

Her reasoning was that with such abundant resources in this world, various forms of entertainment were necessary. Otherwise, if people lived here too long, they’d become bored and twisted.

After all, when people get bored, they’ll do anything.

To be fair, she did have a point.

She also brought up some female luxury items, which Xu Xin didn’t pay much attention to, but all the female survivors loved them. Now, Xu Ying has become the most admired among all the female survivors.

Of course, she’s also the most admired among the male survivors, because no man would refuse video games.

But...

Watching Xu Ying, who was back to gripping the controller and staring intently at the projection, Xu Xin’s mouth twitched.

Has she forgotten her identity?

”I mean, you’re over three hundred years old, and you’re still playing games all day. Don’t you have anything else to do?”

Xu Xin exhaled, rubbing his slightly swollen head.

”Hmph... I don’t know when I’ll die, and you won’t even let me play games...” Xu Ying looked at Xu Xin standing in front of her with a face full of grievances.

”Alright, alright...” Xu Xin moved aside.

He really couldn’t believe that the couch potato in front of him was the same Xu Ying who, a month ago, was sitting by the stream worrying about human development, willing to sacrifice her life for humanity.

The change was just too great!

”Ah, just let Yingying play. She finished all her tasks anyway.”

At this moment, Li Wenxi, who was playing with Keke on the side, turned her head and smiled.

”Ying...” Keke lay comfortably in Li Wenxi’s arms, squinting her eyes.

The little guy had gained a bit of weight over the past month; its face was much rounder than before. Probably because of the rich nutrition, its fur became much shinier.

”Sister-in-law is the best!”

Xu Ying rolled her eyes at Xu Xin and then continued to play while saying, ”I’ve brought quite a bit of good stuff from the underground world for you, and I’ve also brought back over a hundred survivors from other areas during this period!”

That’s right...

During this time, Xu Ying brought back two groups of survivors.

One group was from Zone 188, with over 40 people, and the other was from Zone 1, exceeding 70 people.

These individuals had already gathered together, planning to seek refuge here.

Someone already stationed outside the World Tree contacted them, confirmed their location, and informed the exploration team members. Xu Ying naturally took the initiative to bring them back.

Everything went smoothly, without any obstacles.

These new survivors infused new blood here.

When they first came here and entered the World Tree for the first time, they could hardly believe their eyes.

However, ever since they arrived, the exploration team members started strictly controlling weapons inside the World Tree for safety and order.

Everything went too smoothly, with no mutated creatures blocking their way, and no harsh weather to deal with, overall... very smooth.

To be honest, they really couldn’t be sure if there were any spies among these newcomers.

Of course, even among the previous ones, it’s possible some could be problematic.

Xu Xin couldn’t determine it either.

The World Tree isn’t like the underground world where you can read thoughts to tell if someone is a traitor or spy. Here, all survivors have gone through time travel and can’t have their thoughts read.

But they couldn’t refuse these survivors from joining. Their goal was to make this World Tree a sanctuary for all survivors, and rejecting them wouldn’t make sense.

So, they had to be cautious about personnel choices.

The survivors who made high-power weapons were all from the initial refuge seekers. These people were unlikely to have problems.

Alien invaders couldn’t have sent spies to Xu Xin and his team back then, as they were just insignificant bugs in their eyes at the time.

These matters were mainly taken care of by Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang.

Meanwhile, Qi Xuefei made breakthroughs in genetic potion research.

Yes, the kind that influences telomerase in human cells, allowing unlimited controllable division, achieving so-called ”eternal life.”

However, the materials were scarce, and the main components needed to be extracted from ancient valuable herbs or some rare creatures.

Luckily, with Qi Xuefei’s ability, valuable herbs could be rapidly proliferated, and those grown from advanced soil were comparable to aged herbs.

As for rare creatures, they weren’t actually rare in the underground world.

When Li Wenxi and others went mining, they often dug up some strange creatures. Also, Qin Yunlong and his brother dove underwater to get some strange aquatic creatures.

In short, while the genetic potion wasn’t fully replicated yet, it had entered clinical trials, experimenting on various small animals, and might be manufacturable soon.

Although large-scale production was limited by materials, they at least had a way to make it.

Of course, the secret of the eternal life potion was known only to the explorers; no one else knew.

The allure of eternal life was just too great. Without mass production, this secret mustn’t be revealed.

Even for the next batch of people injected with the potion, Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang agreed not to tell them the truth, only to say it’s a transformative health potion.

Otherwise, if the news leaked and everyone knew, it could cause chaos.

Even in the World Tree, there are many considerations.

Still, this is a paradise in comparison.

Xu Xin looked at the controller making cracking sounds under Xu Ying’s grip, shook his head, and sat on the couch: ”I heard the underground world already has brain-machine interface virtual reality games. Why are you still playing these antique games?”

”Antique games? They’re classic games!”

Xu Ying finally defeated the boss and lounged on the couch.

”I... don’t really like those brain-machine interface games. The worlds they create are too bad, and the people in the underground world lack imagination. They’ve never seen the sky or stars and can’t create anything grand. My reality is better than any virtual reality game.”

Uh...

That’s true. The person in front of me has traveled through a millennium. She doesn’t need virtual reality for thrills.

Her life is thrilling enough.

But the way she looks now doesn’t fit someone who has journeyed through millennia.

She’s too much of a homebody!

”We’re here!”

At this moment, Zeng Tao’s voice came from the door.

The door opened, and Lou Fei’Er and Zeng Tao walked in.

”Yingying is playing games again,” Lou Fei’Er said with a smile.

”Yeah, want to join?”

”Why are you all here?” Xu Xin asked, a bit surprised.

This villa was only for Xu Xin, Li Wenxi, and Xu Ying to live in.

The four of them lived on the other side.

”I invited them!” Li Wenxi smiled, passing Keke to Xu Xin, ”I want a feast, so I called them to come over and make one!”

”I’m the head chef!” Lou Fei’Er proudly patted her chest. Her clothes were thin, revealing her impressive curves.

”Ying...” Keke turned over in Xu Xin’s arms and continued to sleep.

”Then I’m joining too!” Xu Ying sprang up, ”Haha, let me show you my three hundred years of honed culinary skills!”

”No way, Yingying, you’re not allowed in the kitchen!”

”Why not?”

”Why? Last time, you almost blew up the kitchen! If I hadn’t looked in on you, who knew you were making alchemy in there!”

”Alchemy! That was my exclusive recipe!”

Watching the pushing, shouting, and laughing group of girls, Xu Xin felt a moment of confusion.

I really hope this kind of life can last forever.

Xu Xin looked out the window.

The sky in the World Tree was much brighter now than a few days ago.

Outside, it was almost dawn.

It would be daybreak soon.