The bus stopped about a hundred meters away from the two evolvers, and Lucas got off the bus and sat by the flowerbed, playing with his recurve knife. The mute girl stood guard beside him with her dual blades.

As for the shadow clone, it was currently nearby, observing the situation and maintaining surveillance like a drone.

Since entering the university, Lucas had no intention of hiding himself and openly scrutinized the two evolvers.

Especially the person controlling the crows, a girl with a slightly gothic style. She appeared to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with flowing dark hair, bright red nail polish, and a pair of shiny red patent leather flat shoes.

The girl's appearance, coupled with the giant crow wings on her back, gave Lucas a sinister feeling.

"Hmm, show a couple of sharp little fangs and a trace of blood around the mouth, and it'll be perfect."

"But why not bat wings?"

Lucas's vision and hearing had greatly improved, and he was now quite curious about this girl.

Then he looked at the man inside the force field.

He wore a blue lab coat, with a white collar peeking out from under the coat and glasses on his face, giving Lucas the impression of an old scholar.

An old scholar in his thirties...

Lucas believed that this man was the person he was looking for.

"What is he eating? Huh? Teddy bear cookies?!"

"Why are these two fighting..."

Lucas heard the man inside the force field speak.

"You can leave. Your attack method lacks technique and won't be able to break through my force field."

"The cawing of crows is too unpleasant. Hurry up and leave."

After the man finished speaking, he stuffed a small cookie into his mouth and started chewing, looking down on the crow girl.

"Researching the unknown, isn't that what you researchers pursue?"

"By coming to our side, you're not only researching the unknown, but also deciding whether humanity as a whole can survive."

"For the country, for humanity, you should come with me."

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The crow girl also spoke, but her voice sounded extremely hoarse.

If Lucas hadn't seen her in person, he would have thought it was an old woman in her seventies or eighties speaking.

However, neither the man nor the crow girl spared a glance at Lucas, treating him as if hedidn't exist.

Listening to the girl's words, Lucas understood that she was likely from the military, as she mentioned the country right away.

However, what the girl probably didn't know was that even if some of the soldiers in his accompanying army managed to survive, there would likely only be a few left.

"Um, earlier when I passed through the plains, I saw a military convoy being surrounded by countless insects. Are you all together? Aren't you going to check it out?"

Suddenly, Lucas shouted at the crow girl.

Since the crow girl was also here to recruit people, Lucas naturally wanted to send her away first.

However, Lucas didn't expect that after he spoke, the crow girl completely ignored him and continued to stare at the man inside the force field.

But now, the man looked at Lucas.

"The one who was driving the bus, tell me your conditions and who sent you."

"Me? Conditions?"

Lucas instantly understood that the man had probably guessed his purpose.

"Food and shelter!"

Without hesitation, Lucas gave his answer.

Indeed, food and shelter were the most important things in the post-apocalyptic world.

Before his rebirth, Lucas had heard some rumors that the major shelter cities were planning to reintroduce a currency system to establish an orderly society.

Just as Lucas finished speaking, he saw the look in the man's eyes, and even the crow girl turned her head to glance at him.

Both of their expressions were clearly looking at him as if he were a fool.

"Wait!"

Lucas naturally understood the meaning in their eyes and returned to the bus.

A few minutes later, the bus headlights were turned on, and Lucas brought down a basin filled with soil and chili peppers from the bus.

"Look at this!"

Lucas held the basin next to the two of them, allowing them to see. At this moment, the crow girl's crows had already flown into the sky, ceasing their attack on the force field.

A half-finger-length green chili pepper was hidden among the leaves, reflecting a shiny green glow under the headlights.

At this moment, Lucas felt that pulling out this chili pepper was a trump card-level weapon.

It had been over a month since the apocalypse, and Lucas could guarantee that apart from a few individuals, the remaining survivors had probably not tasted vegetables, let alone seen leafy plants for a long time.

He didn't believe that this wouldn't move them.

Sure enough, after this chili pepper appeared, not only was the man's gaze attracted to it, even the crow girl looked at it with a bewildered expression.

"Wait!"

Seeing the looks in their eyes, Lucas felt triumphant. He turned around and brought down a basin of eggplants and a large cabbage from the bus.

"Come with me. You'll have these vegetables to eat every day, as well as an ample supply of meat and five-star accommodations."

At this moment, Lucas's words sounded like the voice of the devil, tempting the man.

Lucas also understood that these things might be able to attract the man in front of him, but it might not be the same for the crow girl.

Among the people who hadn't seen vegetables for over a month, it didn't include those living in the doomsday fortresses.

There was a chance that they were able to cultivate a small amount of vegetables within the fortresses.

However, the number of people in the doomsday fortresses was also significant, and fresh vegetables were probably only provided to those in power within the fortresses.

But the doomsday fortresses should have stored a large amount of dried vegetables as backup before the apocalypse.

"You've seen it too. This isn't the inventory from those fortresses."

Lucas said to the man, then looked at the crow girl.

"You're welcome to come too."

After saying that, Lucas took out a red insect crystal core and handed it to the crow girl.

"This is a gift to show my sincerity."

Lucas had a beaming smile on his face and extended his hand a bit further.

Mata Hari wasn't in a good mood today.

She had traveled a long distance just to find this so-called expert in front of her.

Not only did she endure the hardships of the journey, but she also encountered several dangers and sustained significant injuries.

She had thought that this expert would agree to go with her, but she didn't expect him to completely ignore her invitation. He hid inside a turtle shell-like force field, not even giving her a chance to capture him.

And now, another competitor appeared.

Seeing how effortlessly he took out growing vegetables, Mata Hari estimated that he had considerable strength.

The woman behind him was also not simple.

Mata Hari felt that it was almost impossible for her to complete her mission today.

Returning empty-handed, she would probably lose half of her life.

Mata Hari did come from a doomsday fortress and had already occupied a city.

The leader of this faction was not an official person. Before the apocalypse, he was a wealthy capitalist and one of the top hidden billionaires in the country.

Mata Hari herself was an artist in one of the clubs owned by this wealthy person before the apocalypse.

After awakening her superpowers in the apocalypse, she gained the appreciation of the wealthy person and was given excellent living conditions. In return, she helped the wealthy person handle some secretive matters.