Through the strawberry seeds given by Shen Shian, Chen Nan successfully produced more strawberries. At present, a maximum of eight seeds could be produced in a day, each of which was almost several times larger than ordinary strawberries, but Chen Nan knew that this was not because of his ability, but the quality of the seeds given by Shen Shian was good. Because of this, he admired Shen Shian more and more.

After producing thirty-two strawberries in four days, Shen Shian left two strawberries to dry and collected the seeds. The rest were mixed with milk, a tablespoon of ice cream, and ice cubes to make milkshake with a juicer.

Sitting in the back seat of a fast-moving off-road vehicle, he watched the trees and scattered zombies passing by on both sides of the road. The cool wind blew across his face. Chen Nan took a sip of strawberry milkshake, too unreal.

“You used to produce four potatoes a day, but now you can produce eight strawberries a day, which is not a small improvement.” Shen Shian said while watching the road conditions. “To achieve the best result, continue to work hard and try to not use the power in your body too much. Also, use the crystal nuclei to supplement your power.”

“En.” Chen Nan nodded, he knew that Shen Shian was right. For more than a week, he used his power every day until it ran out and it would be recovered later. Although the speed was slow, he could feel that his power was growing a little bit. He glanced at Shen Shian in front of him, and he was a little embarrassed. “It’s a pity that my ability is still too weak. I can’t help with anything at the moment.” Too few plants have been produced, and they were only made into snacks.

Shen Shian bypassed an abandoned car and said with a quiet and clear voice, “Don’t undervalue yourself. Early plant powers are indeed weaker, but as long as you continue to work hard, you may be able to exert great power unexpectedly. Not only is food the most scarce in these times, have you ever thought that one day you might be able to manipulate plants to kill the zombies?”

Chen Nan distractedly thought about Plants vs.Zombies where it’s no problem to work hard and increase the ability to spawn plants, “But where can I find a peashooter?”

Shen Shian, “…” It doesn’t need to be so straightforward.

Shen Xun sneered out impolitely, and when Shen Shian’s eyes swept by him, he immediately put the cup over, “An An, drink a milkshake.”

Chen Nan’s concern was not unreasonable. Some plants could move and actively attack in nature, but there were too few species and were extremely difficult to obtain. It was impossible for the trio to get them.

He thought of the mutant aloe vera in the space.

If one day Chen Nan’s power was so strong that he could produce plants of the level of mutant aloe vera, when he encountered enemies, he could directly spawn a circle of variations of aloe that were several meters or even tens of meters in height. Thousands of aloe thorns alone could scare people to death. Who could injure him? This defensive method could be much stronger than the plants in Plants vs. Zombies.

What’s more, if he could spawn the mutant aloe from the seedlings in a few seconds, he could sprinkle a handful of seedlings in advance, and when the enemy passed the area, he could make the seedlings grow. It would be great for ambushes.

But it was useless to think about it at present. From being able to only produce eight strawberries a day to using mutant aloes to carry out group attacks, Chen Nan’s ability should not be overstated. Take it easy.

After lunch at noon, Shen Shian took out the map, marked the current location of the trio with a pencil, and marked another circle further north. “There is a small county town about ten kilometers in front. The resident population is about 30,000. There are two ways to bypass it. One is to go directly along the provincial road, but it will be necessary to fight zombies; the other is to circumvent the outside of the county, which is safer, but there are mountains and the ups and downs of the mountains will delay at least four days no matter where we go.” While delaying the time, it also meant that food, water, and gasoline would be consumed in larger quantities.

He looked at Chen Nan and the child, “What do you think?”

Shen Xun wanted to take the provincial road. The more zombies, the better. The more zombies there are, the more crystal nuclei to restore the spring, “Don’t be afraid of An An, I will protect you.”

Chen Nan laughed at the child’s words, but after careful consideration, he agreed with Shen Xun’s opinion, “I also think it’s better to take the road.” The detour was too long, and the longer the delay, the more various accidents were prone to happen. There was indeed a large population of 30,000, but it should not be possible for all of them to be zombies, nor to be met by them all. Not to mention they had a car, and it’s not a problem to drive out. It was rare to have such a good opportunity to increase combat experience, obtain crystal nuclei, and collect materials, which he did not want to miss.

Of course, this all comes down to Shen Shian’s decision. Without brother Shen’s super-high combat capability, he could only deliver food(himself) to the zombies. So after Chen Nan finished speaking, he looked at Shen Shian, “What do you think, brother Shen?”

Shen Shian also chose to go along the road. The population of 30,000 was neither too large nor too small, and it was just right to train with Chen Nan. But if they decided to cross directly in the county, they have to be prepared for another thing, “Did you realize, there are more and more evolved zombies along the way.”

Shen Xun didn’t pay much attention to this matter, and he didn’t care too much about these evolved dead bodies. But Chen Nan’s experience was very deep, and he nodded immediately. “It’s like this, when I just left home, I could hardly see any evolved zombies on the road. Occasionally, one or two could be seen in some towns or in gas stations, but during this time I could even see evolved zombies roaming along the road.”

The proportion of the evolved zombies to the normal zombies was increasing. The problem that Shen Shian had been faintly worried about was gradually becoming a reality.

When the evolved zombies were first discovered in the library, the proportion was about 2%. In the town where he met Chen Nan where there were more than 10,000 zombies, Shen Shian harvested a total of 201 crystal nuclei. At the rest station that they passed by a few days ago, according to Chen Nan, 9 of the less than 300 zombies had mutated(3%). The proportion of evolved zombies not only increased, but the rate in which it increased was also accelerating.

This meant that the number of evolved zombies in the county was very likely to exceed their expectations.

If 20,000 people in the county’s resident population became zombies, then at a ratio of 30 to 1, the evolved zombies should not exceed 700 at most.

Shen Shian thought for a long time, and felt that this number was within the range he could cope with, even if he was strong, he wanted to make sure they could safely retreat. So they decided to go straight along the provincial road.

Before leaving, Shen Shian glanced at the sky and said, “Unplug the icebox.” According to the climate of previous years, the rainy season should have come in April, but he didn’t know whether it was because he went all the way north or because of the virus outbreak and it also caused a change in climate, the sun has been shining along the way, and not even a drop of rain has been seen. Sometimes the temperature was so high that it seemed like it was summer. It wasn’t until the last two days that it began to overcast, and the sun didn’t show up. He was worried that such weather might continue for some time. If there was no sunlight to supply energy, the electricity in the charging board must be saved a little.

There was nothing wrong with Shen Shian’s worry. Less than half an hour after he began driving, rain started to fall. And it was not like the rain of the rainy season. The big raindrops crashed down and hit the car with a bang like a drum. Because the vision was too blurry, and the wiper didn’t work, they had to stop for more than twenty minutes.

It wasn’t until they reached the border of the county that the rain stopped, and even the shadow of the sun appeared behind the clouds.

After the rain, the county was completely changed, all dirt and dust were washed away. The grass on both sides of the road was fresh and green, and the leaves on the tree were still covered with crystal clear water droplets.

The street was extremely quiet, and the sound of rain dripping down the billboard and the water flowing into the sewer was clear and audible. The front, back, left, and right is empty, without any living things, nor a zombie.

Shen Shian frowned slightly and stopped less than fifty meters along the road. Chen Nan held the thorn stick and leaned close to the window to carefully examine, “Why are there no zombies?” They couldn’t go in and hide from the rain.

Shen Xun opened the window a little bit and sniffed the air. The rain washed away all kinds of odors, and the wind was blowing. He could not smell anything.

Shen Shian extinguished the fire, thinking for a moment and made a decision, “The two of you wait in the car, I’ll go in and see.”

Shen Xun immediately said, “I’m going too.”

“No.” Shen Shian said, “It’s unclear what is going on in this county. It’s too dangerous to take you with me. I won’t care about you in case of an accident.”

The child was anxious, “I’m not going to be in danger, I can protect you.”

Shen Shian and he looked at each other for a moment. He got out of the car, took the child out of the co-driver, and walked a little distance to the roadside to confirm that Chen Nan couldn’t hear them. With a soft voice, he coaxed, “I know you are great, but my ability is not bad either. In case there is any unexpected situation, I will come back to you immediately. Don’t forget, in Chen Nan’s eyes, you are an ordinary child. If you still don’t trust him, then how can you easily reveal your ace to him?”

Shen Xun subconsciously raised his chest, “I am the ace.”

“Of course,” Shen Shian patted his head, “You are the most powerful monster in the world, of course, the ace.” Seeing the child’s proud look, he added, “And I also need you to help me watch the car. If we are not there, what should we do if Chen Nan ran away with the car? The off-road vehicle is our way to Beijing, the most important tool. Now I give this task of guarding this important tool to you, can you complete this glorious and difficult task?”

“Can.” The dog raised his head and chest high, the posture that clearly said could not wait to issue a blood oath, “An An, you can rest assured, I must take care of the car.”

Shen Shi’an sent the child full of fighting spirit back to the car and said to Chen Nan, “The doors and windows are tightly locked. Do not open the door to anyone except me. The child is naughty, sorry to bother you.”

Chen Nan nodded, “Brother Shen, don’t worry, I will protect him.”

The dog whispered, who wanted you to protect, if you dare to steal the car I will eat you in one bite.