This stuff is no different from gold or diamonds before the apocalypse; of course she liked it. After Shen Hegui finished dividing them, he looked at the two remaining crystal cores in his hand and said directly, "Since there are only two left, not enough to split, we'll just give them to Yuntan." "We urgently need more space to store supplies, and we don't know what we'll encounter on the road. If she upgrades sooner, it benefits all of us." "Fine, I have no objections. Sister's ideas are always great," Yu Ke said first. The others still had no objections. Jiang Yuntan looked at the crystal cores Shen Hegui handed to her, didn't stand on ceremony, and took them. Crystal cores offered to her—why not take them? Besides, Shen Hegui said he hoped she would use them to upgrade her spatial ability, and an upgraded ability would benefit everyone. They just didn't know that her space needed something else to upgrade. After Shen Hegui distributed the cores, he walked over to Lin Xuan and handed him three cores, saying, "This is to make up for the last zombie husky's core. If you don't want it, you can give us six cores instead, same thing." "No need, we'll just take these three," Lin Xuan said without thinking. If they exchanged the big one, they wouldn't be able to split it either. Seeing him accept it, Shen Hegui turned and went back. Then he gave one of his own cores to Jiang Yuntan and Yu Ke each, excluding Qiao Chengming because he wasn't there when they killed the zombie husky. Looking at the extra core in her hand, Jiang Yuntan said, "I didn't even fight back then, did I? Why do I get one?" "Take it. Someone over there didn't lift a finger and also got one. You don't want it?" Shen Hegui said. Anyway, it was just one core; just distribute it all. "Alright," Jiang Yuntan closed her palm, "I'll take it. Since you put it that way, why not?" Jiang Yuntan looked at the core still in her hand, remembered her fire ability hadn't fully recovered, and directly used it. Power-saving mode instantly became full-power mode. Moreover, using a core after exhausting her ability seemed to maximize absorption of its energy. There was always a sense that nothing could be established without breaking the old. Indeed, the human body contained such immense energy that using abilities to create massive destruction—wasn't that going against heaven before the apocalypse? Lin Tingxue watched them happily dividing the zombie cores, feeling a deliberate exclusion, which bothered her. Since the apocalypse began, hadn't she helped and warned them enough? Before the apocalypse, she had even stocked up a lot of food in the suite so everyone wouldn't worry about food when the apocalypse came. But they didn't seem grateful, including her later reminders about crystal cores—they seemed to have not taken them to heart. She didn't understand. It seemed like she had done so much, yet she felt marginalized. Was it just because Jiang Yuntan grew up with them, so no matter how bad she was, they wouldn't hold it against her? Just as she was thinking, she saw Qiao Chengming walking toward her. Her heart leaped, but she didn't show it on her face. However, Qiao Chengming's next words chilled her to the bone. He handed her seven crystal cores and said, "Thank you for using your ability to heal me last time. I saw you used up all your power, so these cores are payment for saving me." "I've tested it; one core can fully replenish our current abilities. These seven cores should be enough to recharge yours. The extra is my thank-you fee." Lin Tingxue's barely risen smile froze. She bit her lip and said, "I saved you not for these cores." Before she could finish, Qiao Chengming interrupted. He said earnestly, "I know you healed me out of kindness, but I can't take it for granted. I had nothing on me then, so I didn't know how to repay you. Now I do. Please accept them." He continued seriously, "If you don't accept, I'll always feel I owe you. These cores are what you deserve. Please take them." What did he mean by saving him? Healing external wounds counted as saving him? If he'd healed his internal injuries, he could say that. But he hadn't. Lin Tingxue looked dazed and accepted the cores mechanically. How could this be? It shouldn't be like this. After giving her the cores, Qiao Chengming didn't linger and turned away. As he turned, he saw Jiang Yuntan, Yu Ke, and the others watching their direction, looking like they were enjoying the show. Yu Ke teased, "Yo, is this how you repay a life-saving favor?" "What life-saving favor? It was just treatment, that's all," Qiao Chengming said calmly. "Don't say that; someone might take it seriously." "Besides, if we're talking about life-saving, you guys saved me. What does she have to do with it?" Qiao Chengming was clear-headed. If those two hadn't found him, who knows where he'd be now. Jiang Yuntan was a little surprised that Qiao Chengming was so perceptive. Well, no one wanted to owe a life-debt for a little treatment. After all, without Lin Tingxue's healing ability, Qiao Chengming wouldn't have died. Yu Ke smiled. "Since you paid her with cores for healing, then my sister and I saved you—why haven't we seen any payment?" Qiao Chengming said sincerely, "I don't have enough cores right now. When I get more later, I'll give them to you." Yu Ke realized this guy wasn't one for jokes, so he quickly explained, "No, no, I was just kidding. Don't take it seriously." Jiang Yuntan nodded as well. "Yeah, you're our teammate now, and Brother Shen's junior. Don't be so formal." Hearing this, Qiao Chengming nodded in agreement. But in his heart, he decided he would definitely repay them one day. After collecting the cores, the group set off again. Along the way, apart from some zombies, they encountered no danger. In the evening, they stopped at a service area. There were few people inside, mostly zombies, which were quickly cleared. For dinner, they ate the rice balls made at the hotel that day. After eating, Shen Hegui, Jiang Yuntan, and a few others headed toward the door, looking like they were going out. Lin Xuan widened his eyes and hurriedly asked, "Where are you going? Didn't we say we wouldn't travel at night?"