"Damn brat! Get back here! Are you trying to die!"

The young man was exasperated, furious at his recklessness. He was risking his life for money. *Damn it*, were these people stupid? Did he think he was the only smart one who knew to scavenge for resources inside? Didn't his pea-brain realize how those corpses got there in the first place?

He was truly furious.

Inside, Lin Qi was having a great time, doing his best to control his baser instincts and not show even the slightest disrespect toward that unknown green patch.

"Another one, haha, I'm rich!"

Just then, a glittering object caught his eye. He squinted, cautiously looked around, and confirmed that there were no unusual movements. It was a Rank 6 crystal core! He swallowed hard. In this current stage of the apocalypse, what did a Rank 6 crystal core mean? It was like winning a five-million-dollar lottery—instant riches for an ordinary person.

The greed in his heart was growing. He just had to avoid going *inside*, right? That was easy enough.

"Lin Qi! Get out! What are you doing! Get out of there!"

Unfortunately for him, Lin Qi couldn't hear any of it. He was completely immersed in the joy of discovering the Rank 6 crystal core.

He nimbly pulled out a fishing rod from his ring. A fishing enthusiast never fails!

*Thwack*—

It moved! But, sadly, he poked too far!

His heart skipped a beat.

"Hey! Don't run! Come back!"

In desperation, he almost subconsciously took that first step toward hell.

His pupils dilated instantly. The infected larvae, who had been waiting for this moment, immediately entered attack mode.

The slender tail stinger pierced through him viciously, traveling along the spinal nerve center and leaving behind the alien insect virus belonging to the Zerg infection body.

"Aba… aba… submit… to the great Zerg Overlord!"

"..."

"Human… notifications, fruit…"

"Lin Qi! You motherf***er! You little sh*t!! You're going to be the death of me!"

"Brother Wang."

"Are you okay! I just saw a monster suddenly dart past you. Go back and get checked out!"

"I'm fine, Brother Wang. By the way, there's a money-making opportunity. Let's go together, brother."

"Are you crazy?" The bald young man, known as Brother Wang, looked at him fiercely. Something was definitely wrong. This wasn't Lin Qi. How could Lin Qi be so docile?

"I'm not crazy, Brother Wang." As he spoke, the arm he had draped over Brother Wang's shoulder quietly lifted.

*Click*—

The infected larvae's tail struck again, easily piercing through Brother Wang's head. The Queen's ban had been lifted, and the full-scale plan to plunder human resources had begun.

At that moment, similar scenes played out in many places.

That day, the survivors were once again reminded of the monsters that drove them.

"Hey, did you hear? They say the monsters' queen is starting to sell fruit. They say it's all good stuff. You know that kid next door? The one whose parents are powerful, but he refuses to go to the battlefield?

"Yeah, well, he supposedly ate the fruit they were selling, and it was like he suddenly became enlightened. His combat ability shot through the roof. He's even doing it for fun, and they say he's already killed four survivors of the same rank."

"!!!"

"Bullshit, how could anything be that strong?"

"Don't you believe it." The man speaking smiled knowingly and mysteriously beckoned the others closer.

"Look, I've got half a piece here. How about I split it up among you guys, a little each, so you can all try it out?"

"You can forget about it. Why wouldn't I just go grab my own..."

Before he could finish, the arrogant voice vanished. The headless corpse slumped to the ground with a thud. The man chuckled and collected the body.

The sound of people swallowing nervously rose and fell around them. What a joke. The one who had been killed was a Rank 5 evolver! The strength of this sleazy middle-aged man before them was obvious—Rank 6!

"Ahem, today is truly an auspicious day. I'll offer two pounds of jerky. Thank you, sir, for allowing me to taste such a novelty."

The middle-aged man stroked his beard without saying a word, holding out an open palm with sliced pieces of fruit on it.

After being sliced, the presentation was not bad. At least the white stuff looked like yogurt, so it wasn't so off-putting. However, for the survivors of this era, it wasn't really that disgusting.

As the small pieces went down, the eyes of several people lit up.

"I feel like my strength has increased? How is that possible!"

Having undergone the gene modification project of the larvae, the fruit came with gene optimization, or rather, it took a small step in the direction that Kaka had set. At least at this stage, it was a good change.

"Holy crap! That's awesome!"

In this apocalyptic era, lacking in entertainment, the greatest joy of these survivors with nothing to do was bragging. Yes, they would tell all sorts of small stories from before and after the apocalypse.

As the saying goes, I have a friend...

Lin Mo's plan was currently progressing smoothly. All kinds of humans infected with the Zerg virus were flowing into normal social life. These latent viruses would not erupt.

Lin Mo would not do anything as stupid as strengthening the enemy. However, Lin Mo was more than capable of cultivating his own food and was very skilled at it.

………………

"Kaka! Don't steal!"

The Queen stomped her little foot angrily, watching Kaka, who was nominally testing the fruit for poison, but was actually devouring it like a whirlwind. Lin Mo was so angry that she wanted to grind her back teeth to dust.

Her eyes were spitting fire.

"Ahem, Queen, Kaka's testing isn't finished yet. Please wait patiently for a moment."

"!! Wipe the jam off your face before you talk!"

"By the way, how is the thing I entrusted to you going?"

"Under Sun Hongzhi's command, they have already started regular captures. We provided those guys with weapons, let them fight among themselves, and then they can exchange slaves for new weapons from us!"

Lin Mo nodded in satisfaction. She was starting to resemble a capitalist.

By the way, today Lin Mo was wearing a brown coat, a matching octagonal beret, and her long white hair was tied behind her head. A pair of gold-rimmed round glasses hung on her small nose.

This androgynous look really gave her the air of a capitalist, especially when she pushed up her glasses.

The original farmland had been cultivated into a large area in the past two days thanks to the diligent work of agricultural tools. It was quite wonderful.

As far as the eye could see, the civil-affairs larvae biocomputers were working diligently. However, the worker bee larvae were nowhere to be seen. The larvae were off work!

No, whipping them should also count as work.

A strange plant plantation that stretched as far as the eye could see. Lin Mo was in a great mood. Every time she saw these small, thriving saplings, she couldn't control the joy in her heart.

Agricultural tools: *Damn it! I was the one who planted them! What are you getting a sense of accomplishment for!*

Worker bee larvae: Oh! Long live the Queen! Ha! (Sound of a whip cracking.)