With Xu Mumu’s reminder, the Yin Family has also stocked up a large amount of water. Even with Yin Chuchu, a Water Element superpower user, and her as an Ice Element superpower user, there are quite a few people in the Yin Family, and the two of them alone certainly can’t supply water for so many people.
Xu Mumu accompanied Mrs. Yin and others in making a lot of fast food and then went to practice with Yin Yang.
Yin Lin was tinkering with a radio at this time. They had already set up a generator at home, so there was no issue with electricity for now.
The radio was emitting static noises, with no signal at the moment.
"Second Brother, still no signal?" Yin Chuchu sat next to Yin Lin, her eyes fixed on the little radio in Yin Lin’s hand.
"Not yet. The national departments are in chaos right now. It will take at least a few days to restore order. The radio should work again after that." Yin Lin said with a smile.
"I want to go out and kill zombies." Yin Chuchu caressed the ancient sword Xu Mumu gifted her. The sword was incredibly sharp, and she was extremely fond of it. Awakened with superpowers, she was eager to go out and test her strength, but her family disagreed.
"Wait a couple of days before going out; it’s too chaotic outside right now." Yin Peng looked at his daughter.
Xu Mumu was chatting with the little elf at this time, "Mumu, you have to collect more of those Zombie Crystal Cores. In the future, I’ll help you purify the virus clean. You can share some with me, okay?"
The little elf’s voice was somewhat excited. The Crystal Cores contained energy, and as long as she absorbed enough energy, one day she could escape the Reincarnation Jade and become a real person.
"Do I need to purify before absorbing it?" Xu Mumu’s eyes narrowed slightly, thinking this was an important discovery. The Reincarnation Jade only activated when she died.
"Yes. Otherwise, if too many Crystal Cores are absorbed without frequent refinement to completely cleanse the violent energy, this force can easily affect a person’s sanity. Absorbing too much will make a person irritable. Once this energy accumulates to a certain extent, even superpower users might turn into mindless zombies." the little elf said seriously.
"Why do you know so much?" Xu Mumu sat on the sofa, her consciousness quietly watching the little elf.
"It’s my speculation. Such violent energy can only be refined by people with firm will; ordinary people definitely can’t bear it." the little elf said earnestly.
"Weren’t you asking for meteorites? Why do you want these Crystal Cores now?" Xu Mumu looked at the little elf.
"Of course, I want both. I don’t know how much energy is needed for transformation. The energy in meteorites is very special; I’ve never seen it before. But I have confidence in refining the power within." Speaking about this, the little elf felt she had infinite motivation.
"Zombies should also have been affected by meteorites. Yet their Crystal Core energy can be absorbed by superpower users, but meteorites cannot. What’s going on?" Xu Mumu asked in confusion. She wasn’t sure if anyone had studied meteorites in her previous life; at least, she hadn’t seen it.
"That’s why I said that thing is special, right? The power of meteorites can refine Zombie Crystal Cores, and special magnetic fields can stimulate zombies to constantly evolve." the little elf said enviously. She now particularly wanted to get a meteorite to study carefully.
Although the meteorite is special, the Reincarnation Jade is unique in the world, and she is not afraid of the meteorite at all.
Xu Mumu nodded, seeing the little elf eagerly wanting to become human. It was certain that she’d collect more meteorites for her. These meteorites fell globally, and she’d undoubtedly have to travel to various places to gather them.
"Do you have a sensation for those meteorites?" Xu Mumu asked the little elf, as she only knew the locations of two or three meteorites, from places she passed through in her past life.
"I can, I can. Mumu, when are you guys going to collect them?" the little elf said excitedly, "As long as I get within 10 kilometers of a meteorite, I can sense it."
"Wait a few days before going out to kill zombies. Low-level Zombie Crystal Cores are hard to find, and we can’t leave yet." Xu Mumu said with a smile.
"Alright then." The little elf also understood the situation and did not insist Xu Mumu go looking for meteorites immediately.
After resting another day at the Yin Family, Yin Yu returned from outside with other news. The country was organizing people to kill zombies, and in the Imperial City, almost 90 percent of the population was infected with the zombie virus.
The infection rate in the army was equally high, though better compared to the outside. Those zombies were quickly subdued, and the army had integrated itself in two days and was now deploying people for disaster relief.
At the same time, the government issued a recruitment order for superpower users, with rather good national treatment.
The Yin Family had been entirely consolidated by Yin Peng and his brother. Many in the Yin Family had contracted the zombie virus, but were all purged. Now, the main family held a large store of resources, including food and weapons. With only two stepbrothers left, the rest were infected and killed.
The Yin Family was now completely controlled by the two brothers. Even if those two had intentions to resist, it was futile. They still needed Yin Peng for survival, so they were very obedient and not causing any trouble.
In the Yin Family, only a little over ten people had awakened superpowers, which was a small proportion, but considered not bad.
Over the past few days, the Yin Family had gotten a good understanding of the clans in the Imperial City. Since the Yin Family was well-prepared and had collected a substantial amount of supplies early on, their situation was the best.
In the afternoon, Yin Peng was invited to a meeting.
Xu Mumu didn’t know what the meeting was about, but Yin Peng returned quite late.
"Dad, what did the higher-ups say? Why do you look so unhappy? Did they give you a hard time?" Yin Chuchu immediately came over.
Yin Peng shook his head, "Not yet. It’s just that the situation outside is worse than I thought. At least over 80 percent of people are infected. Things outside are grim." Yin Peng said, eating food while discussing this matter.
Xu Mumu sat beside Yin Yang, pursed her lips slightly, thinking about the official data released in her past life, which was likely optimistic. The actual situation was more severe.
"Don’t worry, I’m here." Yin Yang said softly.
"Mm." Xu Mumu nodded. At this point, she wasn’t even thinking about when to have her two sons anymore; now was not the time for such concerns.
Meanwhile, Yin Peng was contemplating having the children hone their skills. It was the time to kill zombies, and this period is crucial for becoming strong. Eventually, they shouldn’t always need protection. The Yin Family had no use for the weak.