"Coo coo coo coo - coo - coo coo coo coo—"

The large rooster instantly noticed Luo Ping.

Luo Ping originally intended to say a few words to grab attention, like in martial arts novels, to attract the rooster's focus.

But who would have thought this rooster wouldn't follow the script, rushing directly at him before he could say anything, appearing as wild and excited as if controlled by a Type C Neo-Human.

"Liu Hua!"

Luo Ping shouted while retreating, trying his best to dodge the fiercely pecking sharp beak of the rooster.

However, his call received no response. It seemed Liu Hua either didn't act or acted but it didn't help. The rooster continued flapping its wings and pecked aggressively, becoming increasingly fierce and irritable.

This even made Luo Ping suspect if a Type C Neo-Human was secretly contending with Liu Hua.

Could it be that two Neo-Humans of the same type had already matched in secret?

Various possibilities flashed through Luo Ping's mind. He gritted his teeth, dismissing other illusions and preparing to endure it head-on.

He didn't issue any further commands to Tang Er. If there really was someone in the shadows, his instructions would only expose his just-devised plan, putting Tang Er and the others in a passive situation.

It was better to leave everything to them and just do his own part.

"Hoo—"

The sound of a fierce punch suddenly rang out.

Tang Er indeed charged in from the side.

Luo Ping glanced in the direction of the sound, seeing Tang Er's eyes blazing red, it seemed Liu Hua had boosted his state.

This punch was not just a simple punch; there was a long nail gripped in the fist, Tang Er's weapon.

This weapon was the one Tang Er was most adept with, more than knives, swords, axes, or hoes. So now that they climbed the mountain, he used this long nail for a sneak attack.

The long nail thrust forward with the punch, intercepting the rooster's inevitable path to peck someone. Luo Ping breathed a sigh of relief, thinking this sneak attack should be effective, sparing him from suffering.

However, the next moment, before the long nail could hit, the rooster's crowing suddenly stopped, and its whole body sagged down, falling into the ground with no movement.

A shallow pit appeared in the ground, with the rooster's head deeply embedded in it. Lu Xi'an was already standing nearby, sighing.

He had used too much strength; he didn't expect the rooster to be so fragile, accidentally kicking it to death as easily as stepping on an ant.

He wondered if there were any other roosters in the flock?

Tang Er quickly retracted his punch, while Liu Hua and Chai Xin appeared by the hens, seemingly ready to steal them.

Everyone was astounded, Luo Ping said, "Wow! Brother, your punch is really powerful, it feels like you're even stronger than before!"

"Really?"

Lu Xi'an said as he weighed his foot, feeling it.

He indeed seemed stronger now, having mastered the correct use of the Type A Neo-Human's body and power, and having daily enhancement from the Fungus Stone. He was truly incomparable to when he first arrived at the 923 Base.

If he encountered the Chang and Yang Guan combination again, he might just barely handle it without being instantly defeated.

The scientific training methods in the booklet were indeed powerful!

As he was reflecting, he suddenly heard a clucking sound.

Turning his head in the direction of the sound, he saw Liu Hua and Chai Xin had each pounced on a chicken, causing the other chickens to scatter and scream.

"Quick, catch the chickens!"

Tang Er said hastily.

Lu Xi'an and Luo Ping simultaneously reminded, "Liu Hua, quickly use your ability!"

"Oh! Oh!"

Only then did Liu Hua react, quickly activating her ability. The next moment, the hens, which were flapping their wings and scattering, all settled down one by one, as if soothed, standing still in place.

This was yet another Type C Neo-Human ability.

Lu Xi'an sniffed carefully, not detecting a strong sweat odor in the air, indicating Liu Hua had earnestly studied the training content in the booklet, and had made significant progress.

Very impressive.

Type C Neo-Humans are indeed formidable.

Especially those who have undergone scientific training, are even more formidable.

Just why hadn't the previous rooster been controlled?

—As for the possibility of other Neo-Humans being here, he hadn't considered it.

His perspective differed from Luo Ping's. After two encounters with the Type C Neo-Humans, he had gained some understanding of their abilities and combat methods.

In this scenario, if there were a Type C Neo-Human, why would they only control the large rooster and not anything else?

Clearly, controlling the invading enemy was the best choice in the current situation.

Lu Xi'an sighed with both admiration and doubt, then saw Liu Hua sheepishly laughing, "Sorry, I was focusing on trying to use my ability on the rooster and forgot about these hens."

Luo Ping let out a long breath, clapped his hands, and said, "No problem, it's not too late to use it now."

He took a careful look around and asked Lu Xi'an, Yao Wei, and Tang Er to sense the area. After confirming that the three Type A Neo-Humans did not detect any danger, he felt relieved, stepped forward, and said, "Liu Hua, could you please take care of these hens a bit longer?"

Liu Hua patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Luo, leave it to me. No need to say it's a bother."

Luo Ping then asked the others to help search the nearby area for chicken nests, to see if there were any items left behind, like eggs, for example.

At this moment, Gou came into play.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei had anticipated this situation and brought Gou along when they came out, with Yao Wei holding it all the way.

Yao Wei wasn't just holding Gou; she was also holding a drone, one in each hand, which was why she hadn't acted earlier.

If something went wrong, she could immediately have Gou control the drone to take off, using Dyson Sphere Energy to warm up the rooster.

However, although they had these two treasures, Luo Ping still didn't direct them, leaving them to perform freely.

And this battle, to Lu Xi'an's surprise, was unexpectedly easy. As soon as Lu Xi'an made a move, the battle ended just as it started, without even needing the drone.

Now, Lu Xi'an gave an order to Gou, saying, "Gou, see if there's anything around here."

Gou immediately began scanning and quickly found a heat source, pointing it out to Lu Xi'an with its eye light.

The area illuminated by that light was behind a little mound.

The mound was so small, like a little grave, and after circling it, they found several sunken dirt pits there, resembling chicken nests; some of the pits were empty, some contained a few scattered eggs, and some even had tiny, featherless chicks.

"Great! Fantastic, there are even chicks! These should be chicks, right?"

Luo Ping said with a big smile, "What a stroke of luck, suddenly there are kids, little wolf pups, and chicks in this place, so many new lives, this is hope! Gou is amazing!"

He was overjoyed, giving Gou a thumbs up. Tang Er and Chai Xin nodded happily as well.

However, in Gou's dog eyes, the lights blinked twice, causing Luo Ping some confusion.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

Luo Ping asked, puzzled.

Lu Xi'an thought for a moment and suddenly seemed to realize, saying, "It probably means—it's called Mechanical Dog 02, not Gou, for you to take note."

Gou's eyes shone a steady light.

Lu Xi'an: "..."

Yao Wei: "..."

Hmm... Should the tone be different?

Was Gou implying, in a tone of "How dare you call me 'Gou'" to Luo Ping?

This mechanical dog really does make clear distinctions inside and outside.

Luo Ping awkwardly laughed and said, "Oh, oh, Mechanical Dog 02, Mechanical Dog 02, sorry about that." But there was no further response from Gou.

The group's focus shifted away from Gou as they counted up the eggs and chicks, totaling twelve eggs and six chicks, and the hens numbered nine.

What a great haul.

Then Lu Xi'an and Tang Er each carried four chickens, Luo Ping carried one, and with his other hand, he held a few chicks while Liu Hua and Chai Xin cautiously carried the chicks and eggs back to the base.

As for Yao Wei, she launched the drone to free up a hand to carry some eggs. This way, everything was brought back together.

Upon returning, Shu was overjoyed upon seeing the harvest, nodding repeatedly, and said, "Great! Really great! We've got chickens!"

After Lu Xi'an put down the items, he went out once more, leveraging the strength of a Type A Neo-Human to quickly climb the mountain and fetched the rooster's body back.

"We shouldn't forget this, it can make a meal."

Lu Xi'an said as much.

In fact, compared to hens, roosters aren't very tasty— their meat is dry and tough and doesn't have as much meat or fat as hens do.

But this rooster was so big, it surely had plenty of meat, who could bear to throw it away?

Lu Xi'an had Gou check it, confirming the rooster's meat was edible for everyone, and Shu happily invited everyone to prepare the chicken.

He seemed to become today's big choreographer at the base, assigning some people to build chicken coops in the yard, while another group deboned and chunked the chicken, preparing a meal, keeping everyone busy but joyful.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei didn't participate and called Luo Ping to go to the research area to receive materials.

They divided up a lot of stuff for the base, rice, millet, vegetables, sausages, and some oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and sugar, clearing space in the vehicle this way.

And they also kept plenty in their car, with the front storage box filled with rice and millet, boxes of dehydrated vegetables and sausages in the vehicle room, and oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and sugar in the kitchen cabinets, enough to last them quite a while.

Luo Ping repeatedly thanked them, not expecting Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei to have such rich material reserves. He took some seasonings outside for Shu to use, and as a result, Shu made a big pot of rooster soup, giving everyone meat to eat and soup to drink, joy bubbling over.

By dinner time, the chicken coop was finished, all hens and chicks were placed inside, and Shu even directed, saying, "Ideally, we should get some chicken feed for these chickens, but the problem is, we don't have any.

"Starting tomorrow, when everyone goes out, pay attention to catch some bugs if possible."

Everyone agreed in unison with a "Okay."

But by the next day, after everyone woke up, they discovered something strange—

Out of the chicken coop, there were only eight hens left, and there was an extra rooster.

It should be a rooster, black on top and white below, with two white straps on its wings, just like the big rooster they had eaten yesterday.

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