In this post-apocalyptic world, I unexpectedly became a star galaxy master.

Hongtang's joyful laughter echoed in the studio on the first floor of Lanxuan.

Recently, she has had a string of happy events.

First, she successfully mastered the method of refining crude oil from ice energy.

Today, she is skilled at extracting gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, and other fuels from crude oil.

Furthermore, she went on to think of ways to kill people by manipulating the body's water and blood. However, she considered this method too cruel and disdained to use it.

At the same time, the experiment of freezing life force with ice crystals and 'traveling' between planes has also made initial progress.

Now, she can use ice crystals and energy water to freeze small fish and shrimp, and then transport them to the cultivation world through the interdimensional trading system.

After the Medicine Saint Dan Zun used his magic to thaw the frozen fish and shrimp, they were able to survive after being nourished in the energy water for twelve hours.

As for larger organisms such as chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, and sheep, multiple trials are still needed to determine the appropriate amounts of ice crystals and energy water before any results can be achieved.

In addition, she took advantage of the opportunity to manufacture pills for Qiao Chen's field army to promote her identity and ability as a "hidden family" and "expert in pharmaceuticals," and sold a large number of drugs to the Sucheng base, making a fortune in crystal cores.

It is worth mentioning that these drugs include medications that can treat lung and respiratory diseases caused by water pollution caused by snow worms.

This medicine was made with pharmaceutical materials provided by the base, and Hongtang helped to produce it 'for free'. Her condition for doing so was that the base had to distribute the treatment medicine free of charge to the sick survivors in the slums.

This move earned the base officials, as well as her and the Red Tang team, a lot of public support and prestige, achieving a win-win situation.

Now that Qiao Mei, this mutated beast with intelligence exceeding that of humans, can actually 'speak,' how could Hong Tang not be even happier?

The only drawback was that after searching for several months, Han Ya, Chen Jinghe, and Zhang Chengcheng still had no valuable clues.

"Come on, Qiao Mei, call me 'good brother'!" Feng Ming teased, leaning against the workbench with one hand on his chin and the other on his hip.

He thought to himself that now that Qiao Mei could speak, he wondered if she could empathize with human emotions and feelings. Perhaps he could research this topic when he had time.

Hongtang was in a good mood, but she teased, "Qiao-mei, come on, call me 'Miss'!"

Hehe~, if Song Hye-kyo used that deep, magnetic voice to call me 'Miss'...

Hehehe, I'm a little excited \(^o^)/~.

"Gaga~ Boss, boss, something bad has happened, gaga~" Black Charcoal's hoarse voice pierced the eardrums from afar.

Hongtang rubbed her aching ears and scolded irritably, "Your boss is perfectly fine. Why are you howling like that on such a wonderful day?"

Today is her birthday! Is that guy, Heitan, deliberately cursing her?

With a flutter, Black Charcoal fell from the sky, landing right in Red Tang's arms, only to be mercilessly flung to the ground, accidentally tearing off a small feather.

"Hehe~ You bad boss, you wretched boss, my newly grown hair~" Black Charcoal roared in anguish.

"Hehe, I really didn't mean to, but you hit me anyway," Hongtang kindly explained.

Then she quickly stuffed an energy-boosting pill into Black Charcoal's mouth, perfectly demonstrating what it means to hit someone with a stick and then give them a sweet treat.

Who could blame me when this cursed black crow was actually somewhat useful and had helped me a few times?

However, if you don't shut it up first, it can talk all day long and wear your ears down.

Hongtang spoke first, "Speak, what terrible thing has happened?"

Her eyes sparkled, her ten fingers cracked as she clenched them, and her whole body radiated eagerness.

After a few months of peaceful days, to be honest, she was getting a little tired of it.

When trouble comes knocking, it's a good opportunity for her to stretch her muscles.

"Hey~ Boss, that young master Chi is about to die! Ice-faced guy carried him back to Red Garden, hey~"

Black Charcoal made a throat-slitting gesture with its wing at the crow's neck before flying away as if fleeing.

Ikeno is going to die? That's great!

Feng Ming thought to himself, "There's one less person vying for my favor."

He had already noticed that the new, sunny young man had an unusual relationship with the boss, and the boss cared more about him than others, which was quite an eyesore.

Now that he's about to die, Feng Ming is genuinely happy.

He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

After being glared at by Hongtang, he quickly covered his mouth.

"Ikeno's throat was slit?" Hongtang asked incredulously. She quickly walked towards Hongyuan, with Fengming following slowly behind.

Although he was only at level one Earth element when he rescued Ikeno.

But after these months of grueling training, and with the support of crystal cores and energy water, he had already reached level two in the earth element, making him quite powerful in combat.

Moreover, Xue Li took him on this mission.

With such a powerful weapon as Xue Li around, how could he possibly be seriously injured to the point of having his life threatened?

When they returned to Hongyuan and saw Chi Ye, he was already lying in bed with his eyes closed, and a thick bandage wrapped around his neck, which was oozing blood.

A blood-stained coat was thrown on the floor. Xue Li stood guard by the bed, while Hu Shuai was carrying a basin of blood-stained water out.

"Boss." Hu Shuai greeted Hong Tang and calmly walked out.

Ha Ge and Fu Zai were playing around his feet.

Seeing this, Hongtang breathed a sigh of relief.

He realized that Ikeno's injuries were not as serious as Kurozumi had said.

"How is he?" Hongtang walked to the bedside and asked Xue Li softly.

"We were ambushed. He was stabbed in the neck. The wound wasn't fatal, but it was poisoned. We've given him an antidote, and he'll be fine after a nap," Xue Li said casually.

It wasn't that he didn't care about the team members' situation; it was just that the boss's pills were so effective that there was nothing to worry about.

"Hmm, what exactly happened?" Hongtang scanned Xue Li from head to toe and found that he was not injured. Seeing his words, she was completely relieved.

It's good that everyone is alright, but that blood-stained bandage looks a bit scary.

She took Chi Ye's wrist in her hand and secretly channeled some wood energy into him to help him recover faster.

"On our way back, we encountered raiders. Ikeno was caught off guard and was ambushed. The attackers were quick and ruthless, seemingly aiming to kill us in one fell swoop."

Hongtang frowned, wondering if these raiders were so ruthless because they had a personal grudge against Chi Ye, or if it was an indiscriminate attack.

And that kid Ikeno is so unlucky. It seems like every time I run into him, he's either injured or being attacked.

What kind of unlucky constitution is this?

"Where did you encounter the looters? How many of them were there? Did they not only rob you but also kill you to cover their tracks?"

The Raiders are a dangerous group that has recently appeared in Chestnut City.

They are all superhumans, their exact number is unknown, they are well-equipped, and they commit both robbery and murder, doing all sorts of evil deeds.

It is said that as long as the crystal cores are in place, any order can be negotiated.

It has a bit of a bounty hunter vibe to it.

After they wiped out several powerful families in private bases, they attracted the attention of the Sucheng base and were listed as a high-risk criminal gang, becoming a key target for crackdown.

This crucial task of eliminating evil naturally fell to Qiao Chen's field army. The Red Blossom Squad, with its considerable strength, was invited to join.

However, Feng Ming and Hong Tang needed to forge weapons and make medicine, respectively. The others either had too low combat skills or had to prepare a birthday banquet for Hong Tang or had other things to do. In the end, only Xue Li and Chi Ye, two "idle people", were sent out.

They had just left home yesterday morning.

"There are about sixty or seventy people about ten kilometers from the base. Qiao Chen speculates that they may be planning a surprise attack on the base," Xue Li dropped a bombshell.

Only sixty or seventy people attacked the base?

Are these raiders all high-level ability users (level 3 and above), or do they have some kind of conspiracy or other reliance?

"Ouch! Boss, boss, it's terrible! Raiders are attacking the base! Hahaha! We're going to die!"

Black Charcoal flapped its wings and rushed in from outside.