hotmtlnovel Chapter 22 Evolution Stones
Chapter 22 Evolution Stones
"Reload! Reload!"
he shouted.
He didn't go any further, but turned and ran.
His body moved quickly through the grass, which was taller than a person.
The machete cut down the grass blocking the way.
The smaller praying mantis behind him took the head from the larger mantis's mouth and began to eat it.
Blood dripped slowly from the mantis's chewing mouthparts.
Zhao Meng glanced back and saw both the large and small mantises there, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
When he turned around again, he found that the giant praying mantis had disappeared!
Instead, she appeared in front of him.
A pair of large compound eyes scrutinized him, and the wings on its back trembled slightly.
"Damn it! You scared the hell out of me, die!"
Zhao Meng brandished his machete at the praying mantis.
"clang!"
The chopping knife and the mantis's scythe collided as if hitting a block of iron, sparking a few metallic flashes.
The praying mantis was violently knocked away.
Zhao Meng also stomped hard on the ground, involuntarily stumbling backward.
"Damn it! You beast, come at me again if you dare!" Zhao Meng roared at the praying mantis.
The mantis stood still, turned its triangular head, moved its compound eyes, and tilted its head to stare at him.
The grass was parted, and another praying mantis, taller than a person, appeared next to this one.
Fuck your mother.
Another one! Isn't this bullying?
Zhao Meng's last bit of courage vanished completely.
He turned and ran quickly.
"what!"
Screams, sometimes near, sometimes far, echoed from all around.
"Big brother, there are so many huge praying mantises!"
The blond-haired thug ran over to meet him. He had a huge wound on his arm, covered in blood, and looked to be in great pain.
Zhao Meng led his blond-haired henchmen and ran back as fast as he could.
Behind him.
In the grass, men and women were chased by praying mantises, their heads falling off as the mantises slashed across them.
Some praying mantises lowered their heads and gnawed on their own heads.
Some mantises spread their wings and flew into the air.
…………
Community.
Room 905, Building 10.
Li Hao and Li Wen looked at the pebbles of varying sizes on the table, exchanged a glance, and their faces were full of excitement.
"Brother, there are eighty pills in total!"
Li Hao took out forty grains and pushed them in front of Li Wen, "Here you go."
"Haha, those people don't know, we're really getting a good deal this time, I'm going to be so happy."
As Li Wen spoke, he picked up a small pebble, threw it into his mouth, and swallowed it with a crunch, a look of enjoyment on his face.
"They'll find out sooner or later. I even noticed some people staring at me just now, so they probably already know the secret of the pebbles." Li Hao said, picking up a pebble, popping it into his mouth, biting it, and swallowing it.
The heat spreads throughout the body.
A wave of joy washed over me.
While eating, Li Wen asked, "Will they cause us trouble after they find out?"
"Don't worry, it's just like harvesting leeks. It's a buy and sell process. Even if they know they'll lose out in the end, they can only accept it."
Li Hao popped another one into his mouth, chewed it, swallowed it, and continued, "But we'll go to Wang Hao's place later and tell him about the little pebble in the insect's head."
Li Hao had his own reasons for doing this.
After all, other people will find out eventually.
If Wang Hao later learns that he discovered the crucial role of the small stones but chose to keep quiet and make a fortune instead of telling him, then a rift will definitely develop between the two of them, making Wang Hao less trusting of the two brothers.
This is disadvantageous for them, since they have now joined Dawn.
If they don't tell them, the members of Dawn will also have reservations about them.
Telling Wang Hao about the small stone proves that you haven't forgotten to tell me something good.
Let the other person know that he has the intention of caring for the group.
When Li Hao and Li Wen arrived at Wang Hao's house, Wang Hao still had an IV drip attached to his arm.
He glanced at the two of them. "I heard you were just down there exchanging supplies with someone."
Li Hao glanced at the back of his hand where he had received an acupuncture, the wound still turning black, and said to him, "I came here specifically to tell you this."
"Oh, what is it?"
"These small pebbles grow inside the heads of large insects. Consuming these pebbles can increase a person's physical strength." Li Hao opened his palm, holding a small pebble the size of a grain of rice.
These are crystals inside the insect's head.
Wang Hao glanced at the pebble in Li Hao's hand. "Can it increase the strength of the human body? Is it that magical?"
Could this be something that can cause the human body to evolve?!
Wang Hao looked surprised, his eyes thoughtful.
He reflected on the changes in his body over the past few days, not only being able to see things a kilometer away, but also feeling much stronger.
He had a vague feeling that his physical body had evolved because of the different environment.
Unexpectedly, these insects contain tiny pebbles that could help humans evolve.
evolution?
Li Hao and Li Wen exchanged a glance.
It is indeed evolution.
Insects are mutations; they are evolution.
Li Hao nodded. "You could say it's evolution. So these little pebbles that can help people evolve are extremely rare and very important to us in this dangerous world."
Wang Hao asked, "So, right after you discovered it, before others knew the purpose of this pebble, you exchanged it in large quantities with others?"
"Yes." Li Hao and Li Wen nodded.
Wang Hao hesitated for a moment, then looked at Li Hao and said, "You can choose to continue to keep this secret."
"I'm from Dawn, after all." Li Hao smiled.
"I'm really glad I invited you two brothers to join Dawn." Wang Hao glanced at the two brothers and sighed.
From Li Hao refusing the medicine he offered, to exchanging numerous items for points, to winning the arm wrestling match, and now telling him the secret of evolving pebbles.
He realized that he had underestimated Li Hao.
I couldn't help but feel glad once again that I had invited the two of them into the Dawn.
Li Hao handed a small pebble to Wang Hao: "Here, take this one. It should help you if you get bitten by a centipede."
"How do you eat this? Just eat it?"
"right."
Wang Hao hesitated for a moment, then took the pebble from Li Hao's palm, put it in his mouth, and gently bit it. "It's a bit hard."
Li Hao said with a smile, "It really is like a small pebble; you have to bite hard to break it."
Wang Hao bit down hard and immediately felt some liquid splatter out of the pebble. The pebble melted quickly, turning into a sweet liquid that flowed down his throat.
The liquid was still in my throat when it started to feel hot.
Once inside the stomach, it transforms into a warm current that spreads rapidly throughout the body, reaching the crown of the head.
A wisp of steam rose from the top of his head.
"This!" Wang Hao's face turned red, and he gasped for breath.
His fatigue vanished instantly. He looked down at the spot where the centipede had bitten him. The heat was concentrated there, making the originally painful wound feel hot, like his heart pounding.
A slight swelling sensation was felt in the muscles of the body.
"The effect is surprisingly strong!"
The changes within his body were incredible to him.
She now completely believed what Li Hao said.
"Thank you for telling me this news."
Wang Hao spoke earnestly to the two of them, and then quickly left.
When Li Hao and Li Wen returned to their balcony, they immediately saw Wang Hao mobilizing all the Dawn team members below, bringing out various supplies and shouting through a loudspeaker, "Exchange supplies! Exchange insect corpses for supplies!"
Soon, people gathered around, exchanging insect corpses for supplies.
Wang Hao glanced at it and said, "This one won't do. I need the complete insect head."
Then he shouted, "A whole, complete insect can be exchanged for supplies."
A member of the Dawn team took out a large white sign that read, "A whole large insect can be exchanged for supplies."
As soon as the loudspeaker announced the news, many men and women carrying bags came down from various buildings.
They slowly gathered around.
Although Li Hao and his group had already exchanged the insects once, many people still possessed complete insects. Upon hearing that the insects could be exchanged for food and daily necessities, they immediately took them out.
While insects are edible for them, most people are not used to eating them.
Given a choice, I would still prefer to eat grains.
People who had just returned from outside immediately came over with their bags to exchange supplies when they heard that they could do so.
When Zhao Meng returned in a disheveled state with his remaining underlings, this was the lively scene he witnessed.
"Damn it! I risk my life out there, and I'm no match for these people who just talk." Zhao Meng felt incredibly stupid and was extremely resentful.
The thought of his younger brothers and sisters dying because of his command filled him with resentment.
"Capitalists! Evil capitalists!" he said fiercely.
He originally intended to keep this secret, but he didn't expect the whole neighborhood to know so quickly.
"Boss, why are they exchanging insect corpses?" asked the blond guy next to him.
Zhao Meng said, "You don't need to worry about it. Go and change the person in charge, hurry up!"
"good!"
evening.
The sky was getting dark.
Wang Hao came to Li Hao's house and knocked on the door.
Li Hao opened the door and invited him in.
Wang Hao said, "I won't go in; I'm here to deliver something to you."
"What should I give you?" Li Hao asked.
Wang Hao smiled and handed Li Hao a small yellow bag. "These are small pebbles from the heads of insects; I call them evolution stones."
"Thanks to you for telling us, Dawn was able to obtain some of these evolution stones. You deserve a lot of credit," Wang Hao said sincerely.
After Wang Hao left and closed the door, Li Hao opened the bag, which contained six small pebbles.
These are what are known as evolution stones.
It wasn't a lot, but the fact that he managed to squeeze out six to give to them showed how thoughtful Wang Hao was.
"Brother, we got six more for free." Li Wen glanced at them and smiled broadly.
"Here you go." Li Hao took out three pills and gave them to Li Wen.
After taking it, the two felt the heat spreading through their bodies and looked quite comfortable.
It got completely dark.
"Husband, sob sob sob..." A woman in a house waited for her husband for a long time but he never came. She knew he might have died in an accident, and the sound of crying came from the room.
"Dad, Mom, where are you?" The child cried and called for his parents in the room, who were still not home.
"My son." Some elderly people's children went out to find food and did not return that night.
Under the cover of darkness, the sound of crying could be heard from time to time in the neighborhood.
Several groups organized their members to go and appease the situation.
They even promised to help search outside the next day, which calmed the people down for the time being.
Meanwhile, the leaders of the four companies were gathered in the original meeting room of the property management company.
A flashlight shone in the room, illuminating the faces of the four people.
Apart from Wang Hao, the other three did not look too good.
Zhao Meng looked at Wang Hao and spoke first, "Wang Hao, those two brothers from your Shuguang, Li Hao and Li Wen, stole one of my big insects."
His voice carried a questioning tone.
Wang Hao looked at Zhao Meng and said slowly, "I heard from my brother that your men also robbed them."
Zhao Meng stopped talking.
It's perfectly normal for his subordinates to steal things from others.
Wang Hao's words made it clear: this is your retribution.
This made his eyes even more gloomy.
Liu Xueqin from the property management looked at Wang Hao and said, "A woman wearing glasses said that the Li Hao brothers also stole her grasshopper, and asked me to stand up for her."
Wang Hao chuckled. "Wild grasshoppers are all unclaimed; whoever catches them gets them. I don't need to explain that, do I?"
Liu Xueqin looked at Wang Hao, then at Zhao Meng.
He stopped talking.
After all, when it comes to snatching, who can compare to Zhao Meng?
When Wang Hao pulls Zhao Meng into the water, she will have to face the combined fire of the two men.
The old patriarch of the Huang family looked at Wang Hao with a serious expression: "Wang Hao, my Huang family's Huang Jingchen had an entire bag of insect corpses stolen by the Li Hao brothers. There were at least a dozen fist-sized insects inside. Your Shuguang Group must compensate my Huang family!"
His voice was loud and carried an unquestionable tone.