Flora Bloom woke up around noon, aching all over, but Lex Cross was still nowhere to be seen. She got out of bed, went downstairs for breakfast, and called out for The Crown Prince and Li Mao. There was no answer.
The two of them, who always stayed behind at the base to protect her, were also missing.
Instead, it was Yue Mao who suddenly appeared. "Boss Flora, what are you doing?"
"Oh? The Crown Prince and Li Mao aren't here today?"
A flicker of unnatural worry crossed Yue Mao's face. "They went out on a mission with Captain Cross today. I heard Old Lynch and your brother went along, too."
Flora Bloom was alarmed. "They went to a zombie gathering site?"
Yue Mao nodded, but seeing that Flora Bloom's expression wasn't good, he handed over the item in his hands. "Captain Cross came back this morning and asked me to give you these Middle-Level Crystal Cores."
