Chapter 240: Sorting Completed

He was determined not to make a mistake, although she no longer had the dominance of the past, her cold and proud eyes were unmistakably those of the Ice Queen!

Zhang Mu realized he had made things bigger than he thought. The Ice Queen, one of the giants in future humanity, had control over the Shan Xi stronghold, was unparalleled in ice magic, had a close relationship with Bottle Gourd and many Era City City Masters. A massive figure, yet now being used by Long Qi to freeze the icehouse.

Zhang Mu felt like his whole worldview was collapsing. No wonder he had never seen the Ice Queen before. In theory, even if she hadn’t surpassed the stronger Long Qi in the early stages, she should have been taken as one of his most trusted subordinates, not fallen to this extent.

Long Qi thought Zhang Mu believed he was wasting the ice powers of the ice-type evolver to maintain the icehouse. Patiently, Long Qi explained to Zhang Mu, “Zhang Mu, at first glance, it may seem like a waste of evolutionary abilities, but here their role is much more significant than on the battlefield for human beings.

You see, now they are responsible for the food security of thousands of people, while on the battlefield, they are just dozens of first-level ice-type evolvers. And if their ice-type evolvers are not near a water source, they may not be as quick as water-type evolvers in calling upon water elements.”

Yes, just like Long Qi said, in the early stages, ice-type evolvers weren’t particularly outstanding compared to other evolvers. This is because ice type is a subcategory of the water element, and water evolvers can naturally communicate with the water element, making it more difficult to condense water into ice.

However, this was only the case in the lower ranks. Zhang Mu clearly remembers that even though the Ice Queen unified Shan Xi City in the future, she was of low strength and remained unknown among many ordinary City Masters, relying on her god-tier talent among ice-type evolvers.

But after the third rank, not only the Ice Queen, but all ice-type evolvers’ suppressed powers finally started to burst out, revealing their hidden talents. After the third rank, they could freely control the water element in the air, effortlessly turning water into ice.

Including human blood.

The Ice Queen herself was a prodigy among ice-type evolvers, and after the third rank, the Bottle Gourd she received could finally play an amazing role, helping her make rapid progress.

By the fourth rank, her new ability, Absolute Zero, the realm of ice, made her famous among humans.

At that time, there was a saying among humans that if it wasn’t for the lives of tens of thousands of people in Shan Xi City, the Ice Queen wouldn’t fear any challenge from a mutant beast.

She endured staying hidden in the city because she knew that humans weren’t united internally. She was aware that many people coveted Shan Xi City’s status as an Era City. If it weren’t for her leadership, the city would have long been divided and taken over.

How could the decaying humans care about the lives of ordinary people and low-level evolvers?

When Zhang Mu saw the face, he remembered this legendary figure that he greatly admired, but he couldn’t show too much emotion now. He had stared at the Ice Queen for too long just now, and Long Qi’s gaze towards him was a bit off. Long Qi asked cautiously, “Zhang Mu, are you interested in that girl? Or do you two know each other?”

When Long Qi mentioned it, Zhang Mu shook his head and said, “We don’t really know each other, I just think she looks pretty. If she changes her clothes, she should look stunning.”

Long Qi gave him a knowing look and said, “You can’t act like this. Although I owe you a lot of favors, but snatching a girl is strictly forbidden in my hometown of Shan Xi City, and you’re not an exception. However, if you like her, you can try to pursue her, I can give her a few days off.”

Zhang Mu quickly waved his hand and said, “Don’t tease me. If I really bring her back, I don’t think it can be resolved by just kneeling to wash clothes. I still want to live for a few more years, you know? I’m just admiring beauty, it’s human nature.”

Also, I think this kind of beauty is probably only for admiring from afar and not for playing around with. It’s about the allure of unfamiliar beauty.”

To dispel Long Qi’s suspicion towards his unusual behavior just now, Zhang Mu started joking around.

Indeed, although Ice Queen is dressed a bit plainly now, she still has a certain charm, especially with that expression on her face that keeps others at a distance, making men’s conquering desires surge.

Long Qi also thought he was being too suspicious, then smiled and asked Zhang Mu, “I told you, that girl is your girlfriend. You were too afraid to admit it before, what’s there that can’t be said?”

However, Zhang Mu truly wanted Ice Queen. Her talent was truly terrifying. Although Bottle Gourd is currently in his hands, when she reaches the third-rank, she will still be able to erupt powerfully.

However, it’s hard to speak up now, or else Long Qi might change his mind and not let us leave.

Zhang Mu laughed a bit and changed the subject hastily, “What about the beast cores you mentioned before? They’re all ready, right? I’ll take them with me now and head back to Luo Yang soon.”

Long Qi looked surprised and said to Zhang Mu, “Take them all? That’s thousands of beast cores, I just wanted you to see if you need anything special first. You can leave the rest with me for storage. Are you really taking them all? Well, why are you rushing back to Luo Yang City? The victory banquet is waiting for you tonight, your reputation is catching up to mine fast, they seem to fear you more now.”

“Stop teasing me, I only helped you kill two king-tier beings and cleared out some rebel soldiers. The rumors about zombies and the mutated beast king got exaggerated, plus I had to be decisive that day, which left a deep impression on everyone.”

I don’t think they respect me much, it’s more about fear now. I’ve been labeled as a ruthless killer who doesn’t hesitate.

“I have business to attend to in Luo Yang, running late. I’ll skip the banquet, you can entertain them. As for the beast cores, I have a plan, no need for you to worry.”

While speaking, Zhang Mu urged Long Qi to take him to the area for sorting the beast cores quickly.

“But we haven’t finished sorting yet, I’m still waiting.”

Just as Long Qi finished speaking, a soldier wearing a thick coat hurried over to them, his breath turning into frost on his face. Shivering with cold, he said, “Leader, all the beast cores have been sorted, please come to cold storage room one to check.”

How lucky!

Long Qi and Zhang Mu looked at each other and laughed together.

“Let’s go!”

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