Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!

Chapter 93: Chapter 93: Anomaly Among the Green Plants

After Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai arrived at the safe base, they immediately headed to the mission hall.

Having hunted the mutant wolf pack, it was time to collect the reward of three thousand crystal cores.

For them, three thousand crystal cores wasn’t considered a fortune.

After all, there were still two sacks of crystal cores in the trash truck of Uncle Wang, all from zombies they eliminated today.

However, this was their first time receiving a mission reward, and getting this large number of crystal cores was indeed quite pleasing.

As the sun set in the west, there weren’t many people in the mission hall.

The busiest time was in the morning; now it was sparse, with occasional individuals coming to claim their rewards after completing tasks.

Leng Yebai and Bai Xiqin walked straight up to the mission hall administrator and handed him a cellphone.

A video played on the cellphone screen, showing mutant wolves as big as calves lying on the ground, their heads bloodied beyond recognition.

Each mutant wolf had a dedicated close-up, especially the Mutated Wolf King, whose footage lasted a full five minutes.

They feared that people wouldn’t believe the wolf pack had been eradicated.

”You... you completed this mission in just one day?”

The middle-aged man looked at Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai with disbelief written all over his face.

The mutant wolf pack was extremely formidable. In his view, such a dangerous mission would require at least several dozen people with meticulous planning to succeed.

And yet this young pair completed it in just a day?

”The mutant wolf pack had eaten zombies; their flesh couldn’t be consumed and has already been burned.” Leng Yebai looked coolly at the middle-aged man, ”Give us the reward of three thousand crystal cores!”

This was the first pot of gold he and Xiao Niu earned, and he wanted to keep it well.

”Please have a seat here; this requires verification with the higher-ups. Once verified, you’ll receive it shortly. Please wait a moment.”

The middle-aged man quickly invited Bai Xiqin and Leng Yebai to a waiting area with a video-enabled phone and hurriedly went out to report the situation.

Three thousand crystal cores, equivalent to having hunted a small horde of zombies; it’s such a significant task that an ordinary administrator couldn’t authorize it.

Bai Xiqin raised her eyebrows, patiently sitting and waiting on a chair.

This situation was quite common.

Any reward exceeding five hundred crystal cores requires reporting to higher levels, and the crystal cores can quickly be received once verified.

In her past life, she had also waited in this lounge.

Nothing had changed; the tables and chairs were of simple style, and there wasn’t even a sofa. There was a pot of tea on the table.

Besides that, there were some potted green plants, well cared for and vibrant with life.

Bai Xiqin was a superpower user with Three Abilities: Wood, Ice, and Control. Before her rebirth, lacking the Wood Ability, she felt nothing special about these green plants.

After gaining the Wood Ability, perhaps affected by the space, she developed an innate fondness for green plants.

Especially those plants full of vitality, seeing them lifted her spirits.

Bai Xiqin stood up and gently touched the green foliage with her fingers, then happily took a nearby watering pot to water the plants.

The lush green plants flourished, with lush branches and leaves, green vines and bamboo with leaves dripping with green vitality.

Several pots placed together resembled an entire forest, with the leaves of the green vines and bamboo intertwined, their roots fiercely protected deep within.

Bai Xiqin parted the green branches with her fingers and gently gave the potted plants some water from the can.

Afterward, she restored the branches to their original position.

During the process, her powerful superpower senses triggered slight movements of her fingers.

Amidst the dense green foliage, there were faint traces of tiny red fluorescence.

This was the glow emitted by mini cameras.

Feigning nonchalance, Bai Xiqin picked up the spray bottle and sprayed some more water.

”Sorry for the wait, sorry for the wait.”

The mission hall administrator returned with the cellphone, offering it back to Leng Yebai with both hands, looking respectful.

These were individuals capable of wiping out a wolf pack; it was unclear how many people they organized, but the efficiency inferred their power.

”The assessment has been completed above. The crystal cores will be delivered soon; please wait a moment.”

Wang Yang smiled broadly.

Video assessments usually took some time, given the need for technical verification to ensure authenticity, not synthetic video.

For such hunting tasks, it wasn’t feasible to transport the wolf pack back by truck, so video evidence was common, typically not requiring special verification.

No one would dare risk being expelled from the safe base by fabricating evidence!

Once expelled from the base, the chances of survival sharply decrease.

However, assessing such a vast amount of crystal cores necessitates evidence examination and on-site verification.

Yet today’s assessment was unusually swift, as Captain Wang merely glanced at the video before agreeing to dispense the reward.

Bai Xiqin subtly glanced at the green plants but said nothing, lazily resting in her chair as if relaxed.

Leng Yebai stood coolly beside Bai Xiqin, deliberately positioning himself in front of the plants.

In less than ten minutes, someone arrived at the mission hall dragging a suitcase.

The suitcase was heavy, containing three thousand crystal cores.

Leng Yebai reached out to accept it, without checking, and walked out of the hall with Bai Xiqin.

Dragging a suitcase out of the mission hall signifies formidable superpower users who’ve accomplished S-rank tasks and obtained abundant rewards.

Everyone knew the suitcase contained crystal cores, causing envy, yet no one dared contemplate robbery.

Those capable of completing well-paid tasks aren’t easy targets.

”President Leng!”

A delicate voice rang out.

Leng Yebai, pulling the suitcase, didn’t pause or respond, walking side by side with Bai Xiqin.

Zhao Mimi eyed the suitcase enviously, biting her lip, and despite Leng Yebai’s cold demeanor, she pursued him.

”President Leng, did you just come from the mission hall?” Zhao Mimi glanced at the suitcase enviously, droplets of water emerging from her fingertips, and smiled, saying, ”Mimi is a superpower user too; we could...”

Her meaning was to team up with Leng Yebai on missions.

Before Zhao Mimi finished, purple superpower energy spread to her face, engulfing her in immense pain.

Zhao Mimi’s fair skin darkened visibly, her hair charred yellow, exuding a foul burning smell.

”President Leng, why are you doing this?”

Zhao Mimi stood there in pain, barely staying upright, feeling like she’d just survived a lightning strike, thinking she was doomed.

Leng Yebai ignored Zhao Mimi, curling his fingers around Bai Xiqin’s, deftly avoiding Zhao Mimi’s charred figure and continuing forward.

If not for Xiao Niu insisting to let her live, Zhao Mimi would’ve been long dead.

”Why did you strike her?” Bai Xiqin asked, puzzled.

It seemed Zhao Mimi was just being coy, and Leng Yebai wasn’t typically aggressive, so why act so suddenly?

”I feared she’d snatch your crystal cores!” Leng Yebai replied calmly.

He couldn’t compromise Xiao Niu’s earnings for vanity!

”Good job!” Bai Xiqin raised an eyebrow, praising Leng Yebai’s action.

Leng Yebai’s lips curled into a wide smile, his fingers tightening around the suitcase handle, guarding their crystal cores fiercely.

”Pfft—”

Zhao Mimi overheard their conversation, failing to hold back a mouthful of blood!