"Open up! What are you doing in there?" Sister Bao'er urged.
"Just woke up," Qin Feng said, opening the door and feigning a yawn. "What's up, Sister Bao'er?"
"You slept in your mecha?" Sister Bao'er, usually so straightforward, had surprisingly sharp wits.
Qin Feng chuckled awkwardly, a lie forming instantly. "It's just a habit, you know."
"Look at this—it's all sand," Sister Bao'er said, pointing to the wall outside. "I walked around for ages earlier and didn't find any water. How are we supposed to wash our faces or brush our teeth? And what about showers?"
Qin Feng: ...
*Why do women always care about these trivial matters?*
Wait a minute...
*Could the Mark 4's filtration system actually be useful?*
*Maybe I should give Sister Bao'er a... a sample?*
*Self-sufficient and eco-friendly!*
"Don't worry, Sister Bao'er. I'll go take another look later. I should be able to find some water."
"Oh, I almost forgot! Your mecha flies, right? That would make it easier, wouldn't it?"
"Exactly!" Qin Feng nodded enthusiastically, subtly shifting his position to block the Mark 3 hidden under the bedsheet behind the wall.
"Ah, if I had your mech, I'd be set. I could fly wherever I wanted, whenever I pleased."
Qin Feng: *Pfft...*
*Well, speak of the devil...*
"Uh, hehe, that... that's easy! I'll get you a set in the future, definitely!"
Sister Bao'er's eyes, already large, widened even further. "Really?!"
"Absolutely! Next time, I promise!"
Qin Feng, being evasive, gently removed her hand from the doorknob and closed the door with an awkward chuckle.
"Um, I'm going to get some water. Go back to your room and rest for a few minutes. I'll be right back with it!"
With that, he urged her toward his room.
As they passed Uncle Jiu's door, it swung open.
"Sigh..."
Uncle Jiu let out a long sigh. "You're here too, huh?"
"Good morning, Uncle."
"Good morning, Uncle Jiu. What's wrong? You look troubled. Is it about the water?"
"No, it's not about the water. I can go four or five days without it without any problem," Uncle Jiu said. "It's the terrain. The Corpse-Nourishing Ground I found last time is gone. What a shame, what a shame."
The Corpse-Nourishing Ground was something he and Qin Feng had spent most of the day searching for.
They were lucky to have found it in just half a day.
Corpse-Nourishing Grounds were inherently difficult to locate.
Now that the terrain had completely changed, not only was the previous ground gone, but the entire desert landscape was buried beneath the sand. Finding a prime Corpse-Nourishing Ground had become an even more daunting task.
Qin Feng glanced at the eleven zombies standing in his room.
*Whoa...*
Goosebumps erupted all over his skin.
*This is creepy as hell!*
He couldn't imagine how Uncle Jiu managed to sleep with these eleven guys in the room.
"Don't worry, Uncle Jiu. I'll help you search outside," Qin Feng suggested.
Lin Jiu raised an eyebrow. "You know what a Corpse-Nourishing Ground looks like? This is a desert landscape."
Qin Feng smiled easily. "You forgot, I had Jarvis scan and record all the terrain features from last time. Desert landscapes can still be surveyed, right, Jarvis?"
Jarvis automatically activated his external speakers. "Yes, sir. There's no problem matching the terrain features of a Corpse-Nourishing Ground. The mech's built-in sensors can also survey sandy terrain."
Lin Jiu's face lit up with joy. He clasped his hands solemnly. "Then I'll trouble you, young Qin."
His purpose in finding the Corpse-Nourishing Ground was, of course, to enhance the strength of his newly acquired subordinates.
If he could refine all these zombies into Golden Armor Corpses, the third wave of attacks would be much easier to handle.
Qin Feng smiled. "We're all family. No need for such formalities."
"I'm off. Leave the house in your care."
With that, he soared into the air.
As soon as he left the borders of his territory, Qin Feng commanded, "Jarvis, initiate a scan and match the terrain features with the Corpse-Nourishing Ground data."
"Understood, sir."
Qin Feng flew northward. Last time, he'd found a stream and a treasure chest in the north.
He hoped for similar luck this time.
As he sped across the land, the yellow sand rushed past, and the mapped area of the battlefield expanded rapidly.
A straight line was drawn across the dark map, but the peripheral regions remained empty except for his own tiny dot.
"The fog is still so thick!"
Qin Feng had learned that the thinner the fog, the farther he was from his territory's borders—and the closer to new terrain.
"Jarvis, any findings from the Corpse-Nourishing Ground scan?"
After flying for about ten minutes, the area scanned by his battle armor was quite substantial.
The area scanned was at least ten times larger than the one they had searched with Uncle Jiu for half a day last time.
"Sir, 9,943 potential terrains have been matched. After in-depth analysis, the number of terrains meeting the criteria for a Corpse-Nourishing Ground is zero."
Qin Feng: ...
All this fuss, and still nothing!
*Uncle Jiu is the real deal,* he thought. *With just a compass, he can spin around and instantly know which direction has the goods.*
Not like me, running around like a headless chicken.
"From now on, just tell me the result. I know you're not slacking off."
"Understood, sir."
Qin Feng felt a surge of irritation.
Even though Jarvis was an AI, he still had his little quirks.
Just now, Qin Feng had joked that his value was diminishing, and now he was desperately trying to prove himself right in front of him.
It reminded him of those antivirus programs from his past life, constantly popping up annoying notifications.
*Scanned xxx files, found xxx suspicious targets, isolated.*
*As if they didn't know that the antivirus programs built on shady software were the ones that should be quarantined and uninstalled!*
Qin Feng's mind drifted back to Earth in his previous life, and he was filled with endless melancholy.
"Sir," Jarvis interrupted Qin Feng's thoughts, "I suggest deploying Mark 3 to scan the terrain. It would double our efficiency and allow us to search for fresh water simultaneously."
*He's here! He's here!*
*He's here to prove his worth again!*
Qin Feng slapped his forehead. "I completely forgot! You're right!"
"Then control Mark 3 and have it explore to the west."
"Yes, sir."
With Qin Feng's authorization, Jarvis immediately activated Mark 3.
The robot ripped off the sheet covering it and stomped out the door.
The moment it opened the door, it ran into Sister Bao'er.
"Huh? Little brother? Weren't you out looking for water? Why are you back already?"
Sister Bao'er blinked, trying to get a clear look at the handsome face behind the mask and figure out what was going on in his head.
"Sir!" Jarvis urgently contacted Qin Feng.
"What is it?"
"Sister Bao'er is blocking Mark 3 at the door."
"Ah?!!!"
Mid-air, Qin Feng stumbled and nearly fell from the sky.
"Quick, quick! Connect Mark 3! Put the comms on speaker!"
"Connected, sir."
Sister Bao'er tapped Mark 3's head repeatedly. "Little brother, what's wrong with you?"
"N-nothing..."
At that critical moment, Qin Feng's voice came from inside Mark 3's helmet.
"Why are you back? Weren't you looking for water?"
"I... I came back to pee. It's not convenient out there with billions of people watching!"
"Oh... I get it!" Sister Bao'er said mysteriously, lowering her voice. "Don't let them see your... you know."
"Ahem, ahem."
Qin Feng coughed awkwardly. "Well, it's just so... magnificent. I was afraid it might scare the little girls on Earth."
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