Inside the spatial apartment, Lu Heng found Pang Hu and Dongbei Hu resting together.
Lu Heng's arrival made Pang Hu tremble slightly, the memory of Lu Heng's anger still vivid.
Yet, Pang Hu felt he hadn't done anything wrong. It was just about his mate getting pregnant; the master shouldn't retaliate for that.
Thinking that if Dongbei Hu gave birth, he would have provided the master with at least one new fighter, the master should be even happier.
Pang Hu unconsciously shielded Dongbei Hu and looked at Lu Heng with a guilty conscience, "Master, if you're angry, you can hit me, but don't touch my mate. My mate is truly pregnant."
"Get lost, I'll deal with you later." Glaring at Pang Hu, Lu Heng walked to Dongbei Hu, who was lying on the mat.
He reached out and touched Dongbei Hu's belly, "When did you find out you were pregnant?"
"I don't know, we don't have the habit of keeping track of dates," Pang Hu behind him answered proactively.
"You and I are going for an ultrasound," Lu Heng gritted his teeth and glared at Pang Hu, then grabbed Dongbei Hu and disappeared from the spot.
"Mate... mate..." Pang Hu watched everything in fear, walked to the mat, sniffed, and then ran out of the apartment.
At the hospital.
Dongbei Hu, lying on the ground, had the fur on its belly completely shaved off by Lu Heng.
Although Lu Heng was not a veterinarian, he was a doctor. Pregnancy in mammals was largely similar. Since the two couldn't clearly state the month of pregnancy, by checking the size of the cubs inside through ultrasound and finding some information, they should be able to estimate the approximate date.
"Master, don't be angry with Pang Hu. He didn't know I was pregnant at first, and this is our first time being tiger parents," Dongbei Hu said, lying on its side. The cold touch on its belly felt comfortable.
"It's precisely because it's your first time as parents that I'm angry. You didn't say anything when you were pregnant. In such a dangerous environment before, if the fetus was disturbed, it would be troublesome. You even used your abilities in battle; I really don't know what to say about you two."
Lu Heng also felt a bit self-reproachful. Now that he knew these two were together, he should have paid more attention to them.
"Mate... mate, which room are you in? Mate..." Pang Hu's anxious voice echoed in the hospital building.
Lu Heng smiled as he heard the anxious roars reverberating through the building, then he sealed the doors and windows of the entire ultrasound room.
Lu Heng had brought Dongbei Hu over directly using his spatial ability. There were no scents left on the way. After sealing the room, Pang Hu probably wouldn't be able to find them for a while.
"Oh, you're not just having one, there are three little heads here. Turn over again, let me see if there are any more."
It turned out to be triplets, which was why Dongbei Hu's body was so plump.
"Hmm, no more, just three. Judging by the size of the babies, they are about two months old," Lu Heng said, looking at the information in his hand and comparing it with the images on the ultrasound machine.
"Let's go, I'll add more meat for you when we get back. But don't just stay in the room, go for walks in the city more. The first pregnancy is usually difficult to deliver. I haven't delivered for cats or dogs before. I'll look around the city later to see if there's anyone who used to be a veterinarian."
After speaking, Lu Heng turned off all the equipment, tidied up, and teleported back to the spatial apartment with Dongbei Hu.
As he left, he could still hear Pang Hu anxiously roaring in the hospital.
Two days later.
Under the meticulous deployment of Lin Yu and the city's management, Wuming City's first battle of the spring was about to commence.
They estimated the scale of the remaining zombies in the city where Lu Heng had eliminated the高级丧尸 (high-level zombies).
Then, they dispatched two-thirds of Wuming City's combat forces, intending to eliminate all the zombies in that city. The remaining one-third would remain in the city with the security management personnel to prevent any zombies from attacking their home base; they couldn't all leave and have their home raided.
Food supplies were likely to be limited to unpolluted rice and flour, as well as some well-sealed convenience foods.
For example, canned goods, which generally have a shelf life of about a year, many of which were still edible at this stage.
More importantly, they still needed to collect clothing or building materials.
Before the apocalypse, that city was an industrial city with many industrial production materials. Lu Heng had also distributed storage rings from another world to the management below, so storing and collecting those materials was no longer a problem.
Looking at the assembled team at the city gate, Lin Yu gave the order, and the gates of Wuming City slowly opened again. The city's combat teams began to leave in an orderly fashion.
They did not drive this time. The roads leading to various places were basically abandoned, with weeds growing everywhere along the roads. The original asphalt roads had many cracks or potholes, making it almost impossible for modern cars to travel normally.
The commotion caused by so many people driving out would attract zombies on the road, and it would also affect the speed of the main force's advance.
Their target this time was very clear; killing zombies in an entire city at once was more efficient.
"Brother Lu, I really don't need to go with you?" Lin Yu stood on the city wall, watching the long procession. He also wanted to participate.
"You want to go fight so badly?" Lu Heng smiled and looked at Lin Yu.
"It's been a long time since I've fought, and I'm afraid I'll become useless."
"If you go, they will all truly become useless. Next time, you'll come with me to check out those military bases."
Lin Yu knew that Lu Heng was referring to the places they had marked on the military maps. "Alright."
For young people, killing zombies and exploring unknown places was more appealing. Hearing Lu Heng say he would take him to explore, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
"After these people return, collect their crystals. Crystals of level four and above should be handed in, and then exchanged for some magic crystals for them. Let's raise the level of all the people in the city to Tier Six."
"Brother Lu, raising everyone to Tier Six, the amount of magic crystals needed..."
Keep in mind that there were nearly 200,000 people in the city now. Even with some casualties during this expedition, many would surely return. For so many people to be upgraded to Tier Six, the required amount of magic crystals was not small.
Although the number of magic crystals required for upgrading could be less than using crystals, Lin Yu knew that magic crystals were dug out from demonic beasts like blood wolves. Did Lu Heng really have enough magic crystals to upgrade the entire city's population?
"You don't need to worry about that. Remember to compile the personnel attributes. The administrators who maintain order in the city will all be upgraded to Tier Eight, and the managers among the management will all be upgraded to Tier Ten. You'll also come back with me to level up later. I want to build an indestructible city."