Feng Jun arrived at the seaside, which had become a bustling construction site.
Scavengers were busy dismantling several ships, and some people were searching buildings for various supplies.
The killed Mutated Creature crab had been dragged ashore and was placed on the pier.
A group of soldiers gathered around the crab, having already lit a bonfire, apparently planning to roast and eat it.
Although most creatures in the Doomsday had undergone extreme mutations due to radiation, only a small portion of them still had excellent taste after mutation, while most became difficult to swallow, and their muscle tissue would store excessive radiation deposits.
However, due to the existence of anti-radiation medicine and life pods in the Doomsday, most radiation in the human body could be removed.
Therefore, there was a group of people with unique and uninhibited tastes, who dared to try most Mutated Creatures in the wasteland even when food was abundant or even plentiful.
The electromagnetic cannon had shot through the head and body of this Mutated Creature crab, and aside from the hole left by the projectile, the crab's body had not sustained much damage.
Feng Jun saw Hu Kun was also here; he was directing several soldiers to dismantle the crab's shell, preparing to remove the gills and internal organs, then extract the crab claws and meat to roast over the fire.
Feng Jun walked directly to them without speaking; this group was discussing how best to eat it later and didn't notice Feng Jun had come up behind them.
A group of people pointed at the meat extracted from the crab shell, some suggesting to boil it directly in a pot, some advocating roasting it over a fire, and others recommending taking it home to steam it; the boldest was Hu Kun, who suggested eating it as sashimi with vinegar and mustard.
"No matter how you eat it, you don't have any seasoning; wait a moment, I'll get some seasoning for you before you continue," Feng Jun said from behind.
"Good, good, good! Go get it quickly," Hu Kun replied without thinking, but then noticed the surrounding soldiers suddenly standing at attention.
Feeling a premonition, he turned around and the first thing he saw was a smiling Feng Jun, and he immediately saluted nervously.
"I just came to look; you all continue," Feng Jun waved his hand, allowing them to continue, while he walked into the Mutated Creature crab's corpse to observe.
The crab's body alone was over six meters long; its shell had already been dismantled by Hu Kun and his men, and there was a good amount of crab roe and meat inside, with more than half already extracted.
Feng Jun took a quick look and found nothing unusual, except for the crab's particularly large crab claws, though one had already been eaten by an Interceptor.
Given the extent of the damage to the crab's body, Feng Jun found it difficult to gain any useful discoveries from it.
So, Feng Jun called Hu Kun aside and pulled out the yellow gene seed from his pocket, shaking it in front of Hu Kun's eyes.
"Did you find this thing? Do you know what it is?" Feng Jun asked.
Hu Kun looked at the gene seed in Feng Jun's hand and smiled somewhat awkwardly.
"I found it, but I don't know what this thing is."
"This thing looks like an ordinary stone; even if it's inside a Mutant, it might just be a kidney stone, who knows," Feng Jun said while scrutinizing Hu Kun, his gaze suddenly turning sharp.
"Why would you choose to give this thing to me, or rather, have you seen this thing before?"
"Boss, I really don't know what this thing is for, but I have seen this thing before.
As for why I gave it to you, it's because on that day after killing the Interceptor, I was among the closest people to you," Hu Kun naturally did not dare to hide anything and told Feng Jun truthfully.
Feng Jun thought carefully, and indeed, it was as Hu Kun said; after killing the Interceptor that day, Hu Kun's N1 Tank was nearby, and he could indeed see Feng Jun retrieving the gene seed from the Interceptor's body.
Hu Kun had indeed seen gene seeds before; as a Commander of the Zhu Hong Business Association, he had participated in operations against Zombie Tides or Mutants in ruins more than once.
Having killed many Mutants, Hu Kun had naturally seen these red or yellow spheres, which were usually found only in the bodies of relatively powerful or unusual Mutants.
People in Huaicheng District had once studied this crystalline product found within Mutants, but no one had been able to figure out its purpose.
helium crystals existed in crystalline form in the brains of zombies and Mutants, while this spherical crystal would only appear in the heart area of Mutants.
Compared to helium crystals, which could be used for nuclear reactions, this spherical object had no value at all, as only high concentrations of piye bacteria could be detected within it.
And Hu Kun giving the gene seed from the crab to Feng Jun was simply his way of trying to curry favor with Feng Jun.
However, he also revealed a piece of information to Feng Jun: the five major forces in Huai City should all have collected some gene seeds, more or less.
As for what they had researched from these gene seeds, Hu Kun did not know.
Feng Jun had long been prepared for this matter; the existence of zombies and Mutants in this world was not just for one or two years.
The existence of gene seeds should have been discovered long ago, but it was unknown what purpose these gene seeds would serve.
However, Feng Jun also did not know what the gene seeds were truly for; Feng Jun collected them merely to complete the tasks assigned by the space.
"You did very well; I am indeed collecting this kind of thing, but don't ask why.
You can go back and eat crab; later, I will send someone to deliver a bottle of good wine to you," Feng Jun dismissed Hu Kun, not forgetting to reward him before he left.
With this gene seed, Feng Jun now had a total of three; the storage space this time required Feng Jun to submit six to complete the task.
However, since he knew that the forces in Huai City had surplus gene seeds, Feng Jun might as well try to trade with them, as the storage space only specified the quantity, not the method of collection.
Thinking of this, the graceful figure of a woman, Jiang Xueling, appeared in Feng Jun's mind.
Feng Jun had not seen her since their exhilarating battle in his office last time.
The last time Jiang Xueling came to Longmen Town to find Feng Jun, but Feng Jun happened to be away.
It seemed that this time, Feng Jun would have to actively seek out Jiang Xueling, and he could also use her to inquire about recent information on Huai City.
Contacting Jiang Xueling was naturally very simple; Feng Jun returned to Longmen Town.
He merely strolled around Longmen Town openly, and by the next day, Jiang Xueling had arrived at Longmen Town alone, and as soon as she got out of the car, she headed straight for Feng Jun's residence.