Every time Leng Yebai threw a crystal core, he would think to himself that his Little Fairy had gained another layer of security in this apocalyptic world.

If there came a day when he was dying and he asked Xiao Niu if there were enough crystal cores left, and she said yes, then he could rest in peace.

Though Wang Yiyun and Liu Jing also carried sacks, they weren’t frantically picking up crystal cores like everyone else.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo squatted on the ground, occasionally making tut-tut sounds.

"This one I’m quite satisfied with, burnt cleanly, only a few bones left. In our crematorium, this would be considered up to standard."

Wang Yiyun casually tossed a crystal core into her sack, looking unruffled as she pointed at some unidentifiable bones.

"Gah! This looks just like a huge dismemberment scene!"

Liu Jing scratched her head frantically, staring at the broken bones scattered all over, teetering on the edge of a meltdown.

In a situation like this, a just forensic doctor should come by to piece these bones together and do a DNA test to see how many victim zombies there are!

But there are way too many zombies!

The workload is too overwhelming. Liu Jing tried her best to hold back, knowing that if she really went to piece together the zombie bones, who knows how long it would take!

"Mom, calm down." Wang Yiyun leisurely glanced at another well-burnt bone, a slight look of satisfaction on her face. "You can think of yourself as an employee of our crematorium and throw the forensic duties out the window!"

"No way, I can’t change this mindset." Liu Jing shook her head and casually pointed to a zombie corpse that wasn’t fully incinerated, "Do you think that can be tolerated?"

Wang Yiyun looked in the direction Liu Jing pointed and immediately saw the disfigured zombie with muscle tissue still intact, lying on the ground.

Wang Yiyun had only seen such a scene once at the crematorium when a body was half-burnt, and the deceased’s family threatened the staff with a knife, insisting the deceased wasn’t dead and demanded they stop the fire.

Seeing as it was about to turn into a manslaughter situation, they had to stop the fire.

Wang Yiyun felt this body was just like that one, burned beyond recognition, with a waxy layer on the skin that was corpse oil.

The whole body had shrunk significantly, and some parts were burned down to the bone, revealing black teeth.

The arm was burnt off, leaving it a one-armed warrior.

The hair was completely gone, and the facial features had melted, only a pitch-black bald head could be seen.

"Ah—can you add another fire, please! This way, we’re going to get our wages docked!"

Good, seeing such a disfigured corpse not burned thoroughly, Wang Yiyun also lost it.

"Girl, stay calm!"

Bai Zhengxuan’s face twitched, silently tossing out a ball of flame that landed on the greasy corpse.

The corpse instantly burst into flames.

Seeing the body catch fire, Wang Yiyun let out a slight breath of relief, avoiding eye contact with the unsettling sight, and focused on picking up crystal cores, fearing she’d encounter something that drove her nuts again.

Liu Jing watched Wang Yiyun and sneaked a little chuckle.

Heh, the girl talks about herself, but she has the same occupational hazard!

Incurable!

"Mom, did you just laugh?"

Wang Yiyun glanced up at Liu Jing, eyes crescent with amusement.

"No, absolutely not." Liu Jing immediately denied it.

"Oh, I believe you then."

Wang Yiyun nodded, calmly picking up a nearly crumbled bone piece placing it in front of Liu Jing.

"Mom, guess which part of the human body does this bone belong to?"

Liu Jing: ...

Liu Jing was silent for two minutes, during which a minute and fifty-nine seconds were spent in a mental breakdown.

"Xiao Yunyun, look over there!"

Without any sense of shame, Liu Jing pointed toward another incomplete burnt zombie corpse.

Wang Yiyun: !!!!!

"Mom, do you think this looks like a human tooth?"

"Look at that, two zombies’ bodies have fused together, completely indistinguishable whose muscle tissue belongs to whom. If it were your crematorium, you guys would definitely get a wage deduction, right?"

"And if a forensic doctor couldn’t tell whose bones belong to whom, wouldn’t they be forced into early retirement?"

...

Great, the mother and daughter-in-law completely lost it.

Typical mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts didn’t really happen in the Bai Family, only mutual harm occurred.

Today was probably the most "fierce" battle they had.

Goodness, both of their mental states collapsed.

Bai Zhengxuan and Bai Anhai gave each other a look and tactfully kept their distance from the two women. Such verbal sparring and mutual harm were rare.

Definitely not worth interfering.

If someone did intervene, they would join forces against Bai Zhengxuan and his son...

The two women kept jabbing at each other verbally without a break, standing out as a peculiar scene compared to others frantically picking up crystal cores.

Others seemed to be here to scrape by.

They seemed to be here to bicker.

"Ahem, in-laws, you’re here too!"

An awkward voice sounded from behind the mother and daughter-in-law.

The two turned their heads; it was the Base Commander.

The Base Commander had shed his former high and mighty demeanor announcing crystal core rules, even wearing a smile.

"Well! Just trying to make a living!"

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law immediately stopped hurting each other, quickly cozying up to each other, showing no signs of conflict.

"In-laws, you really don’t need to work so hard." The Base Commander glanced at the diligent crystal core collectors, spoke in a low voice, "When I die, all my crystal cores are Xiao Leng’s, and all of Xiao Leng’s crystals are Xiao Niu’s."

That’s fifty percent of the total crystal cores, more than enough even if used for base construction and rewarding Superpower Users.

"Tch! Why say such morbid things for no reason!" Wang Yiyun waved her hand, though her eyes sparkled brightly.

Had she not been (morally) upstanding, she would’ve considered taking out the Base Commander to get rich quick!

"Well, actually, even if I’m not dead, it’s all for Xiao Niu."

The Base Commander noted the glitter in their eyes and added in a meek tone.

"No worries! No worries! We definitely didn’t have such thoughts!" Wang Yiyun waved her hand, then quietly asked, "What rank is your current superpower, Base Commander?"

Absolutely no intention to take out the Base Commander, just purely out of curiosity.

Base Commander: ...

Actually, he could try dying sooner.

"Ahem, I’ve got things to handle, in-laws, keep yourselves busy."

The Base Commander cleared his throat gently, then hightailed it out of there (ran).

Yunhua Safety Base’s Base Commander, a man capable of wearing down a Zombie King, was a little apprehensive at the moment.

"Xiao Niu, how are you feeling now? The wounds haven’t fully healed yet. Want to go back and rest for a bit?" The Base Commander approached Bai Xiqin with concern.

Leng Yebai frowned in disagreement at the Base Commander, "Xiao Niu is much better now; proper exercise will benefit her recovery."

Yesterday, Xiao Niu slept all day; she shouldn’t just rest non-stop.

"I’m not tired." Bai Xiqin smiled at the Base Commander, "That way, I can earn more crystal cores."

"Tch! If you need crystal cores, just come to me. I have plenty here, regardless if I’m dead or not, they’re yours." The Base Commander lowered his voice, "So there’s no need to work so hard, go have a tour around the base instead!"

After saying this, the Base Commander directly pulled Leng Yebai up from the ground, trying to push Bai Xiqin and her escort into the safety of the base.

Bai Xiqin: ...

"What exactly do you want to say!"

With the pleasant atmosphere between her and Xiao Niu interrupted, Leng Yebai’s face didn’t look good.

"I... "

Before the Base Commander could finish, a voice causing Leng Yebai to roll his eyes appeared.

"Xiao Niu, are your injuries better?"

Zhang Yiming walked over through the black mud with a sunny demeanor, clean and bright.