Chapter 79: The Human Heart at Night.

The rebuilt city was not big. According to Xiao Fen’s understanding, it was roughly the size of a county town. At night, there were quite a few noisy women on the streets. They sang loudly while drinking everywhere, while shedding tears.

Xiao Fen stood in the office of the city’s security department, watching all this silently through the glass window.

“Feeling strange? I thought you wouldn’t feel strange.”

Sabova said absently while fiddling with the crystal in her hand.

Xiao Fen lowered his head and asked tactfully: “Is the ratio of men to women ‘this year’ still the same as before?”

“Of course, little boy, it’s still the same, 1 to 3. This ratio cannot be alleviated within 30 years. Men died in the war, and only women bear the burden of rebuilding the city after the nuclear war.”

Xiao Fen smiled and said: “I saw that the councilors are all men.”

Sabova looked at Xiao Fen and said: “Precisely because they are men, they became councilors. Little boy, you are still too green. Wait until you grow up a few years, and what you see will be completely different from now.”

Xiao Fen shrugged and tapped the window sill gently. After a while, he asked again: “What about you, Sabova? Do you have a man?”

Sabova raised her head to look at Xiao Fen, shook her head, and said: “No, good men are very scarce. As for those councilors, they all make me sick. If I had to sleep with those councilors to seek offspring, I might as well die right now.”

Xiao Fen turned his head to look at Sabova and said: “But when I came in just now, I saw the document on your desk. It seems that your subordinates are impeaching you because you never consider seeking offspring with a man, so you are not suitable to stay in this position any longer. What do you think?”

Sabova turned her head to look out the window and said: “I don’t need to think anything. I will leave this city in a few days and return to my hometown. Fortunately, the nuclear pollution in my hometown is not serious either, otherwise I wouldn’t have been born in battle. But for these few days, I can’t leave here. Look at these crystals, and think of the Shogun mentioned by the former vice speaker. If these problems are not solved, leaving here is not a correct choice.”

Xiao Fen nodded and said: “Not escaping, your choice makes me admire. If I were you, I would probably think of leaving right now, at least to ensure my safety.”

Sabova laughed. She suddenly stood up, walked to Xiao Fen’s side, and looked down at this little boy with an Oriental face. She said: “First, you are not me. Second, you didn’t escape either.”

Xiao Fen rubbed his brows and said in a low voice: “Because escaping can’t solve the problem, and it can’t save any life either.”

Sabova suddenly grabbed Xiao Fen’s shoulders forcefully, pulled the boy into her arms, and asked in a low voice: “Then, should we try it now? If it’s you, maybe I would be willing to try the taste of a man. At least you defeated me this morning. Of course, if you don’t mind my age of 29.”

Xiao Fen smiled bitterly in this deeply sunken valley. This feeling reminded him of Sylvia before. However, compared to Sylvia, Sabova’s valley seemed deeper, and her strength was also greater. This probably had to do with Sabova’s usual strength training.

Sylvia’s strength mostly came from nature, while Sabova’s strength only came from hard training.

“Your request makes me very excited, really, your enthusiasm makes me really very excited. But to be honest, it really won’t work today. I feel so hungry that my stomach could stick together. In this situation, I doubt how much energy I have left to consume.”

Xiao Fen said with a bitter smile. His Stamina was already exhausted, and his whole body ached. The Healing Potion from earlier had further consumed the energy in his body. It was hard to say whether he could engage in another battle in such a short time.

If this were a peaceful world, Xiao Fen might be willing to risk his life to accompany The Noble, even if it meant wasting his strength.

The problem was that this World was not peaceful. No one knew what situation they would encounter tomorrow. To survive in this world, it was best to rest well tonight and fully recover his Stamina. Only in this way could he deal with various emergencies at any time.

Sabova glanced at Xiao Fen’s extremely tired face, nodded and said: “Okay, okay, today is indeed too rushed. We should both wait a bit longer. But remember, you owe me one.”

Xiao Fen nodded and said: “Okay, I owe you one. Maybe after tomorrow, we can be a bit more relaxed. I will definitely make it up to you, if we can survive, that is. At least we can make the atmosphere a bit more romantic, instead of this rushed decision right now.”

This sentence made both of them laugh at the same time. Sabova kissed Xiao Fen on the forehead, turned her head to look at that crystal, and asked: “Speaking of tomorrow, I need to take this thing to the Reconstruction Council for a hearing. Have you determined that this thing is that pollution source? What do you call it, Source of Mutation?”

Xiao Fen nodded and said: “I can confirm this. The energy of this Source of Mutation has been completely used up, but there are still some ways to keep it in a semi-activated state. You can see clearly the pollution it causes to the surrounding environment.”

Regarding the Source of Mutation, Xiao Fen’s confidence came from the quest prompt. When he was sitting in front of the lead door resting, a new quest prompt appeared in the corner of his eye.

“You obtained the quest item: Depleted Source of Mutation (No. 3).”

“You triggered a new quest: Soul of Weeping.”

“Quest Name: Soul of Weeping.”

“Soul of Weeping: Dying painfully in despair, these souls have been unable to dissipate. They surround various places in this city, constantly emitting sorrow, waiting for salvation.”

“Quest Difficulty: A+.”

“Quest Requirement: Collect all Depleted Sources of Mutation and destroy them.”

“Death is not an easy thing. Compared to living, it might be simpler, but a painful death is unbearable. The younger the life, the more it longs for your help, isn’t it?”

“Quest Hint: The Depleted Source of Mutation can be briefly activated by discharging electricity. Put the activated Source of Mutation into water, and you will get the answer from other Sources of Mutation.”

After receiving this quest, Xiao Fen called out the console of the World Tree and checked his quest progress on it.

“22%.”

Contrary to Xiao Fen’s expectations, his Main Quest progress had not increased, but had instead dropped quite a bit.

Did this mean that this city had become distant from the safe nuclear shelter recognized by the World Tree, which was why such a change had occurred?