The Great Merchant in the Cataclysm

Chapter 170: Dividing The Work

Zhang Mu inspected the evolvers that came from three different directions. A young man wearing glasses was riding on the back of a cat species. Zhang Mu had seen a real tiger before hence, he speculated that this was evolved from a kitten.

As for the other two, there was a man who came alone. Zhang Mu who couldn’t see the mutated animal using his naked eye, and had to secretly scan around that person’s body using his psychic power. Finally, he discovered a small scorpion hidden in his sleeve. Zhang Mu was left stunned and speechless with fear. Fortunately, that person was not his enemy now, and he had his psychic barrier to defend himself. If not, he wouldn’t be able to react once he was attacked by him suddenly.

The size of this scorpion was even smaller than what he had seen before the Cataclysm, and that means that the evolving wave did not affect the body of this small scorpion. So there was only one explanation for this, the poison of this scorpion, had increased vastly.

The remaining person was a woman dressed in yellow. She was much more flamboyant as she stepped on the top of a giant python and glided over. Her eyes were filled with scorn and disdain as she looked down at Zhang Mu and the others from the height. That giant python slowly flicked out its tongue. It seems like a golden python that was raised as a pet in the past. It was supposed to be a docile species, but after the opening of the Paradise Era, its predatory nature was awakened. It glared at Zhang Mu with an unfriendly look.

Except for that cat, what the heck were those other animals? Zhang Mu missed Thunder a little. At least it was a warm-blooded animal that seems normal. Too bad it was called back to inspect the refugees as the entrance of Shan Xi city could not do without her.

On the other hand, they were also watching both Zhang Mu and Yuan Rui, together with the mutated wolfdog at their back.

“I was wondering who was the one that caused Boss Long Qi to value such a person and make me wait here to start the plan. It turns out to be a big dog, just like Thunder.” The woman standing on top of the giant python did not sense any danger from Zhang Mu’s body. She smiled disdainfully, “Even if it was Thunder, it was hard to say who would win when it was entangled by my small snake. I honestly don’t know why the boss requested us to come here specially to wait for you.”

So cocky?

Zhang Mu merely take a glance at that woman before he retracted back his gaze immediately.

Felt as though she was mocked by him, that women frowned her brows and pointed at Zhang Mu, “What is that look you’re giving? If you are not convinced, then let’s have a battle!”

As if he did not hear anything, Zhang Mu turned his head and looked at Yuan Rui, who was scared by the giant python and shrank behind him. He regarded that yellow-clothed woman as a pile of air that talked a lot of nonsense.

Zhang Mu did not know where he had offended her. The only possibility was him receiving the attention from Long Qi. However, he couldn’t figure out what was there to compete.

The man that raised the scorpion kept his mouth shut as if the outside world had nothing to do with him.

Meanwhile, that young man wearing glasses frowned as he felt that the words coming from the woman were a little over the top. He raised his head and spoke to the yellow-clothed woman, “Sister Hua, even though we had waited some time for him but stop saying those nonsenses. The boss told us to give him the data as soon as possible. So let’s quickly split up the task and go back straightaway after recording them.”

After that, he turned around and looked at Zhang Mu, “I guessed you are that Zhang Mu from the notification, right?”

Zhang Mu nodded his head lightly. That young man in front of his eye seems reasonable. He smiled in return, “That right, I’m Zhang Mu. Not sure how should I address you?”

“Gu Quan. They are Lin Hua, Sister Hua. And Jiang Shu, Brother Shu respectively. As for this, it is my mutated animal. It was my pet kitten in the past. General, come and meet this guy.” That young man introduced his companion to Zhang Mu. That big mutated kitten called General, was combing its fur lifelessly. When it heard that young man called its name, it slightly raised its head and glanced at Zhang Mu.

Seeing that his mutated animal did not cooperate with him, Gu Quan stroked the head of General and smiled awkwardly at Zhang Mu.

The cat was still the same old thing, cold and elegant. Gu Quan, the poop-picker, had spoil it too much. If that was Zhang Mu, no matter if it was the Obsidian Beetle or the mutated wolfdog, if both of them dare to cause trouble for him, either they would be cut off from their food supply, or they would be beaten up. That was a useful method to make them obedient.

Zhang Mu took out the brief peripheral map from his backpack that Li Hu had prepared for him. The eyes of the three people slowly gathered around him. He used his hand and pointed at the small labels in the map that were already marked out, “Gu Quan will take point number three, located at the southwest entrance of Jin Zhong city. Lin Hua, right? You will take point number five. For Jiang Shu, you will take point number six.”

That Lin Hua just seemed to dislike Zhang Mu as she said coldly, “The boss wants us to get accurate information from all these seven points. But now, you only allocated three points. Is the two of you going to complete the remaining four points? Aren’t you overestimating yourself a little too much? Do you know that we only have one chance for this? Are you going to be responsible when there is a problem?”

Zhang Mu, who was interrupted by Lin Hua, looked at her grimly and pointed out, “That’s right. I was going to say that we would handle all the remaining four points. Also, didn’t your parents teach you not to interrupt when the others are talking? Ms. Lin Hua, huh?”

Lin Hua’s face turned deathly pale in anger. That giant python laid obediently under her body and let her stepped on its head as they both left in anger. However, the direction that they were going was indeed point number five. Looks like she didn’t dare to act on impulse too. If she had angered Long Qi, she knew how unreasonable would that bald head be, who usually looked very kind and friendly.

“Brother Zhang Mu, please don’t mind her. Sister Hua’s personality is always like this. It will be fine once you’re used to it.” Gu Quan looked helplessly at Zhang Mu, hoping he could understand.

Zhang Mu waved his hand and replied, “I won’t go so far to fuss over this with a woman. Let us continue. Because the location of point number one, two, four and seven are pretty close, and I have two evolvers and two mutated animals, so we will be handling this together since our chemistry is pretty good.

Also, the most crucial point, if anyone of us is exposed, remember that under the premise of protecting your life, try to attract the walking dead herd and mutated animals as much as possible, to share the burden of others when they are entering the city’s core.”