I Pursued My Scummy Ex’s White Moonlight – Chapter 89

The sheds that were previously built were all smashed by the hail. For the past two days, Su Wenwen and the trainees have all been helping to build new ones.

The top of the sheds is a layer of heavy steel, which can be opened by remote control. The thick walls on all four sides can also be controlled. This is to prevent strong winds and heavy snow from crushing the seedlings; the base cannot withstand another round of strong winds and heavy snow.

After the dinner party incident, Xiao Luo no longer tried to strike up a conversation with Su Wenwen. Everyone was busy with their own tasks: transportation, welding, debugging.

During the lunch break, Su Wenwen’s roommate handed her a bottle of water and, pointing at Chen Zixuan not far away, asked, “Who is that? Why is she always sticking to Instructor Wang?”

Su Wenwen coughed and glanced in the direction her roommate was pointing. She saw Chen Zixuan’s cheeky¹ appearance making Wang Kelin jump up and down with anger. Recalling how Chen Zixuan had accused Wang Kelin of being irresponsible a few days ago, it was truly hilarious.

Based on her understanding of Wang Kelin, how could a person who would erect a monument for her teammates and risk her life to save strangers really sleep with someone and not take responsibility? It was probably Chen Zixuan who slept with Wang Kelin and, fearing that Wang Kelin would deny it, decided to act first and report later² to the people Wang Kelin knew.

This method was a bit radical, but from the looks of Wang Kelin, she seemed to fall for it. If one had to describe it, it was that she wasn’t angry enough. Every time she was teased by Chen Zixuan, Wang Kelin would chase after her to hit her.

“They’re just a bickering couple³. Wang Kelin’s… good friend, I guess!” Su Wenwen replied tactfully.

“I see. By the way, you should know that the training camp’s training plan has been officially finalized. It will still be led by Instructor Wang. Do you plan to go back to the camp to continue training?”

“No, I’d rather go out on missions.”

The weather is still cold now, a world of ice and snow. The whole world is like this. Many crops have been frozen to death and need to be replanted in newly built greenhouses. In the next few months, all food supplies will only go out and not come in. Based on the current reserves, it can last for one month at most.

Therefore, there will be missions to go out soon.

Sure enough, three days later, Su Wenwen and Luo Xi were called to the office by Ji Qingshuang. However, the content of the mission was somewhat unexpected. At the same time, Su Wenwen received a main quest from the system.

【Accompany the villain to rescue the female lead.】

【After the mission is completed, the system will be unbound from the villain, and you will obtain the title of Important Supporting Character. The attribute upper limit will be increased to: 400】

【Mission failure, the world will collapse.】

Su Wenwen was stunned for a good while after seeing this mission. And Luo Xi’s current blackening value had actually reached a normal level due to their intimate contact some time ago.

If the binding is removed, does that mean I won’t be restricted by the system anymore and won’t have to worry about missions?

【Yes, this is the last main quest. After completion, the binding with the villain will be removed, and the system will no longer issue main quests. There may be side quests, which the host can choose to complete or not.】

【It’s like a game in its later stages. There are no more main quests, and side quests are only updated from time to time to give the player something to do.】

“This mission is extremely important. I can only entrust it to you.” Ji Qingshuang had a worried look on her face. She took out a file, which marked the female lead’s location and the candidates for the mission. “You will be responsible for forming the team. I will provide you with the greatest amount of supplies.”

Not long after the apocalypse broke out, the female lead was sent to a military research institute with high defenses. Just yesterday, the research institute sent out a distress signal, saying that the first layer of defense had been breached by zombies.

The things being researched inside concern the life and death of everyone, so Su Wenwen and Luo Xi had to prepare immediately.

“Why aren’t Wang Kelin and Chen Zixuan on the selection list?” Su Wenwen asked Ji Qingshuang.

“I need them to lead a team to collect supplies. They will set off with your team at that time and go their separate ways after getting ashore.”

No wonder there were no spatial ability users on the list; they were probably all assigned to Wang Kelin’s team.

Luo Xi suddenly asked Ji Qingshuang, “Before, Luo Tianyang sent his Adjutant out on a mission. Was it related to this matter?”

Hearing this, Su Wenwen subconsciously looked at Ji Qingshuang’s expression. Seeing her lower her eyes and sigh softly, it seemed to contain a lot of helplessness.

“My Xi’er is so smart. The Adjutant’s trip was indeed for the research results. Accompanying the Adjutant was Doctor Liu. He is Luo Tianyang’s confidant, responsible for monitoring the Adjutant.”

Hearing Ji Qingshuang’s explanation, Su Wenwen finally understood. The Adjutant was a spy placed by Luo Tianyang’s side. In order to gain Luo Tianyang’s trust, he had targeted Ji Qingshuang at every turn.

No wonder Luo Tianyang had been holding back and not acting on the matter with Luo Qi. He was probably waiting for news from Doctor Liu, but he was also afraid that Ji Qingshuang would find out, so he caused a big disturbance at the restricted zone hospital to keep Ji Qingshuang too busy to pay attention.

“This is all I can say. Just in case, your actions cannot be detected by Luo Tianyang for the time being. You can only carry out the mission under the pretext of collecting supplies. Also, according to the news sent back by the Adjutant, the zombies have already started to devour each other and evolve. Their abilities are much stronger than a few months ago.”

“The only good news is that after the zombies cannibalized each other, their numbers have decreased a lot, but you still can’t let your guard down.”

The zombies have evolved again?

Su Wenwen was a little worried that her current strength would not be enough to deal with the zombies. After selecting the personnel with a worried expression, Ji Qingshuang notified the selected personnel to gather at the port.

Afterward, the group went to the port together.

Ao Ge was already waiting at the port with new equipment. Besides Ao Ge’s group, there were also many wolfdogs on leashes nearby.

Due to the weather, the sea surface had long since frozen over, and ships could not travel. But they were also afraid that the ice was too thin, making it both dangerous and slow for people to walk on. So, the Ao family worked overnight to build lightweight sleds, to be pulled by the wolfdogs.

The area of the sled’s base was made much larger to increase contact with the ice surface and reduce the possibility of breaking the ice.

In addition to the sleds, there was also the newly developed pulse gun. The model was larger than a normal handgun. With one crystal core installed, it could fire ten shockwaves.

Although the pulse gun had high attack power, its drawback was its small attack range; it could not exceed 50 meters. Beyond 50 meters, the power gradually decreased. The closer, the stronger the power.

There were only four pulse guns, and they were all given to the trainees to hold. Su Wenwen looked at Ji Qingshuang with confusion, because their names were not on the selection list just now, but in the end, she did not voice the doubt in her heart.

Because she understood in her heart that Ji Qingshuang’s vigorous training of ordinary people was not so they could huddle in the base like porcelain dolls.

“Hey, that one is for you.” Ao Ge was a bit resentful towards Su Wenwen, but forced by Luo Xi’s death glare, he somewhat reluctantly walked over to Su Wenwen’s side and pointed to the ground not far away, where there was an especially ugly, especially long, and especially thick cone.

It would be more appropriate to describe this cone as an iron rod or a long spear. One end was polished to be extremely sharp, but unlike a long spear, it didn’t have a blade edge; the force was all concentrated at one point.

This design was specifically for dealing with zombies, concentrating the attack on one point. And it was specially lengthened and thickened so that it wouldn’t get stuck or break.

A solid rod made of special materials, there really weren’t many people who could lift it. However, there was a spiral joint in the middle of the rod. After unscrewing it, it became two short cones. The exterior was also wrapped in silicone to prevent hands from slipping.

Su Wenwen unscrewed the cone, put it into her spatial backpack without a change in expression, and turned to thank Ao Ge.

Ao Ge snorted coldly. If Luo Xi hadn’t asked him, he would never have made such an ugly thing.

“Do we have any new equipment?”

Chen Zixuan walked over with her team. Although Wang Kelin was on the same team as Chen Zixuan, she kept her distance from her.

“You don’t, she does.”

“She” was Wang Kelin. Because of the special nature of her ability, Wang Kelin needed firearms to utilize it. Ao Ge had prepared a multi-magazine machine gun for her.

One magazine held 200 bullets.

The team’s configuration was considered very high-end. Time was tight, so after Ji Qingshuang gave a few simple instructions, everyone got on the sleds.

One sled was equipped with four dogs and could seat two people. Su Wenwen and Luo Xi sat together. Chen Zixuan also wanted to be with Wang Kelin, but Wang Kelin was clearly reluctant, keeping a cold face and not speaking.

Chen Zixuan said, “The mission comes first. I hope you won’t carry your emotions into the mission. Otherwise, you might as well stay at the base.”

Wang Kelin’s expression changed, and she could only nod. Chen Zixuan got on the sled, her originally serious face instantly turning into a mischievous smile, which happened to be seen by Su Wenwen.

She felt that Wang Kelin was a bit pitiful, being completely eaten up⁴ by Chen Zixuan. However, she didn’t plan to interfere too much in their relationship. After all, no one can say for sure what the future holds, so it’s better to just pretend she didn’t see.

The team was led by the male and female team captains. As the whistle blew, everyone put on their goggles and masks, and the wolfdogs pulled the sleds with all their might.

The ice surface was more solid than Su Wenwen had imagined, and the wolfdogs pulled very steadily. Luo Xi sat in front, holding the reins.

The headwind stirred her black hair, occasionally brushing against Su Wenwen’s face, from which she could smell a cold fragrance as clear as ice and snow. As for her ears…

They were filled with Chen Zixuan’s restless voice.

“It must be cold sitting in front, right? Would it be better if I held you?”

“No need.”

“But I’m cold. Can I hold you for warmth?”

“No.”

“Don’t misunderstand. I’m just afraid my body will get stiff from the cold. If any accident happens, a body like this won’t be able to react in time and will delay the mission, don’t you think?”

“…Then you can hold me!”

How had Su Wenwen not discovered before that Chen Zixuan was so thick-skinned⁵? But in a sense, Chen Zixuan had indeed accurately grasped Wang Kelin’s mentality. The moment the mission was mentioned, Wang Kelin wilted.

Anyway, it looked like the two of them still had a long way to go on their emotional path, unlike Su Wenwen and Luo Xi, who had already achieved fruition⁶. They could hug whenever they wanted, without having to ask for permission.

“Wenwen, are you cold?”

Su Wenwen: “??”

“If you’re cold, you can hold me for warmth.”

With their relationship, is there a need to ask so cautiously? Couldn’t she just say domineeringly, “Hold me tight”?

She didn’t understand, but she still obediently wrapped her arms around Luo Xi’s waist, then turned her face to the other side and saw Xiao Luo smiling and waving at her. Her heart instantly lurched⁷.

Just now, Luo Xi wasn’t speaking cautiously at all; she was clearly being passive-aggressive!⁸

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