Super Gene Hunting Ground

Just like that, in a moment, Yang Xiao put thirty fish into the black bottle inside the Space Ring.

"All these fish, I have to pack them all, haha, I'm going to be rich."

Yang Xiao was ecstatic inside, and a moment later, he put another thirty desert fish into the Space Ring.

Then, he encountered a dilemma.

If he now put all the desert fish into the black bottle, it would be too conspicuous and definitely arouse suspicion from others.

Putting thirty fish away raised no suspicions—many people knew that Yang Xiao had a Space Ring, but in front of everyone, putting more than a thousand desert fish into the Space Ring would definitely raise eyebrows.

Once the owners of the Genetic Store found out, they could guess with their toes that he got the black bottle from a crashed spaceship.

Currently, only this black bottle had infinite refining capacity; it could hold the corpses of any number of mutant monsters, and the milky liquid it produced could be contained in any amount.

This thing was ten times, a hundred times more mysterious than a Space Ring.

Yang Xiao did not dare to put in any more, he was circling around, thinking of a way to remove all the desert fish corpses.

In fact, there was no other way, either at night, waiting for everyone to leave, then he would stay to continue putting the desert fish corpses away, but then he would have to face the terrifying Sand Demons.

Yang Xiao did not currently have the ability to defeat the Sand Demons.

Or early in the morning before everyone set off, he could arrive here first, but in doing so, he couldn't guarantee he'd be the first one near the Underground River, as many were eyeing the desert fish there and would rush over at first light.

At this time, as night fell, the people catching fish in the Underground River started to leave one after another.

Everyone needed to get back to the Genetic Store base before the Sand Demons appeared.

Yang Xiao noticed there was a gap of at least one hour because most people would arrive at the Genetic Store base an hour early.

Yang Xiao now had a Flame Horse, and if he used this hour well, he could easily pack a few hundred fish.

"Brother Yang, we are leaving, it's getting dark."

Zhou Jian called out and waved to Yang Xiao from afar.

Yang Xiao nodded, Zhou Jian was leaving the desert to return to Magic City tomorrow morning; it was good, tomorrow night he would come here to collect the desert fish, so as not to arouse Zhou Jian's suspicion.

Although Yang Xiao considered Zhou Jian a friend, the secret of the black bottle absolutely could not be known to anyone.

Yang Xiao mounted the Flame Horse, signaled the Giant Eagle to take off, and headed towards the Genetic Store ten kilometers away with Zhou Jian and the others.

Zhou Yu, Xi Hui, and the others each shouldered a desert fish.

Yang Xiao joked:

"Carrying so many fish, we can have a feast tonight."

Xi Hui laughed:

"Brother Yang, we are leaving tomorrow, let's celebrate tonight."

Yang Xiao nodded.

The ten-kilometer journey, with everyone walking and hurrying along, took about an hour.

Yang Xiao paid extra attention; they were the last group to leave from the Underground River. When they reached the Genetic Store, there were still half an hour before the Sand Demons appeared, which meant Yang Xiao had an hour and a half to prepare to collect the desert fish tomorrow; with the Flame Horse, a distance of ten kilometers could be dealt with in just over ten minutes.

The area around the Genetic Store was crowded and lively.

Everyone began to enter the orange light, with each group sitting together, eating fish meat, and chatting.

Some people went to the Genetic Store to exchange their Genetic Spheres directly for Genetic Potions, while others exchanged them for Crystal Coins.

Zhou Jian and others found a place to sit, put down the fish on their shoulders, and began to eat the fish meat with their swords.

Compared to eating the raw meat of other mutant animals, eating raw fish meat wasn't so bloody—it was like eating sushi, and the fish meat was very fresh. Even those four who couldn't use mutant animal meat for Genetic Evolution relished the meal.

No need to mention Zhou Jian, Zhou Yu, and Xi Hui, who were devouring their food voraciously.

Yang Xiao's Giant Eagle seemed to be full as it lay nearby asleep, with the Flame Horse lying beside the Giant Eagle, cuddling each other. This scene was rare in the post-apocalyptic desert.

Mutant monsters usually have a hard time getting along so peacefully.

Xi Hui took out a bottle of wine from his backpack and said excitedly:

"Brothers, I've got some booze here."

Zhou Jian was startled and said,

"Damn, when did you hide that?"

Xi Hui gave a mysterious smile and said,

"This is Ice Wolf Island sake. I took a box from a 7/11 convenience store back then and hid it away. I've drunk most of it, but this is the last bottle left, which I couldn't bear to drink. Just so happens, I brought it along for our desert training. Come on, Brother Yang, you drink first, to honor you!"

Xi Hui said, handing the sake to Yang Xiao.

Having Ice Wolf Island sake with sashimi at this time was absolutely perfect.

Yang Xiao didn't stand on ceremony, opened the bottle, and took a sip. The refreshingly sharp taste hit his taste buds.

Yang Xiao passed the bottle to Xi Hui, and Xi Hui handed it to Zhou Jian,

"Boss, you drink first."

After Zhou Jian took a drink, everyone took turns drinking.

Although each person could only have three or four sips, the mood was different with the help of alcohol. Conversations became more lively as they chatted about everything under the sun. Everyone felt sincerely grateful to Yang Xiao today; without him, they might all be crying by now.

"Brother Yang, we're leaving early tomorrow morning. Let's consider tonight a farewell, and I hope we can meet again soon."

"There will definitely be a chance. This apocalyptic world can't go on forever. We humans will eventually find a way to keep on living."

"That's right. As long as we don't give up, humanity won't be extinct from Earth."

"Oh right, that brother of yours in Shanghai, Gong Yu, the moment I get back to Shanghai, I'll go find him. Don't worry, with me, Zhou Jian, I will surely keep him safe."

"Then thank you in advance!"

...

The next morning, Zhou Jian and the others rose early, bade farewell to Yang Xiao with hugs.

After Zhou Jian and the others left, Yang Xiao rode the Flame Horse, accompanied by the Giant Eagle, and dashed like the wind towards the nearby Underground River.

When Yang Xiao arrived, he was actually the first one there. In the Underground River, several dozens of desert fish were frolicking in the water.

Yang Xiao gestured to the Giant Eagle:

"Bro, it's not just about eating those dead fish, you've got to do some work, right? I'll shoot arrows, you catch fish."

Yang Xiao said this and took out the Golden Eagle Bow, aiming at the fish in the water.

Yang Xiao's Arrow Technique was so accurate now that he could hit a three-meter-long fish in the water with every shot.

Yang Xiao would shoot a fish, and the Giant Eagle would snatch one from the water, then fling it onto the sands on the shore, where the Flame Horse would run over and crush the desert fish's head with a stomp.

In about half an hour, Yang Xiao and the Giant Eagle worked together to fish out fifty desert fish from the Underground River.

Seeing several dozen people running towards this direction from afar, Yang Xiao couldn't be bothered to catch more fish. He ran into the desert and picked up the Genetic Spheres one by one that burst out from the fifty desert fish.

There were over 600 Genetic Spheres.

Damn, that half an hour was worth 60,000 Crystal Coins!

Yang Xiao took out the Black Bottle and directly collected the corpses of the desert fish into the bottle.

By the time he finished, the first group of early risers, forty to fifty people, had already reached the riverbank.

These people glanced at the Underground River and were immediately dumbfounded.

There were a lot of desert fish in the water when they arrived yesterday morning, how come there are only a few today?

Yang Xiao didn't waste words with them, he mounted the Flame Horse and galloped towards the Genetic Store, tossing a desert fish to the Giant Eagle.

"Stay near the Genetic Store. I'll be back in a jiffy, half a day at most."

Yang Xiao said this, and with the Flame Horse, entered the nearby teleportation station and returned to Nanmu City.

(The fourth installment ends)