After resting in the space for a while longer, Lu Heng could no longer stand it. He grabbed Pang Hu by the ear and said, "Let's go. Don't cause any trouble outside later. Stay put obediently, but you need to be vigilant about your surroundings."
Pang Hu turned and gave the Siberian tiger a look of extreme reluctance, then disappeared from the apartment with Lu Heng.
...
Inside the small building in the county town.
Lu Heng waved his hand, retracting the cabinet that had been blocking the door, and then went downstairs with Pang Hu. The sky outside had already completely darkened.
There was no lighting inside the small building at this time, only the cold moonlight from outside shining into the room through the windows.
The squad leader of the second team saw Lu Heng coming downstairs with the tiger and immediately got up and walked quietly to the top of the stairs. He hadn't yet asked Lu Heng if he had eaten, because he hadn't seen Lu Heng carrying a backpack for supplies along the way. They each carried two days' worth of military canned food and ammunition.
"Mr. Lu, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I have some canned food here, please have some?" As the captain walked to Lu Heng's side, he suddenly smelled a pleasant fragrance emanating from Lu Heng, like the scent of shower gel, but the scent wasn't very strong. He only smelled it when he got closer.
He was a little puzzled. They had been traveling at high speed for a day. Although Lu Heng had been riding an electric bicycle all the way, even if he didn't sweat, after staying outside with them for so long, his body wouldn't have this scent as if he had just showered.
Lu Heng read the captain's thoughts and felt he had been a bit careless. He shouldn't have showered so early. At least he should have waited until after bringing Pang Hu out, and then showered when he got back.
He pretended to be calm and looked at the captain of the second team. Since this person hadn't spoken up to ask, he would just act as if he didn't know.
"Well, I'm not hungry yet. I've started practicing abstaining from grains recently, and sometimes I go for days without eating. The food you brought isn't much either, so you should save it for yourself."
Afterward, he pushed Pang Hu, who was beside him, and said, "I brought it. Just find an open space for it to lie down. Except for those on guard duty, everyone else should get some rest. We have a tough battle ahead of us tomorrow."
The captain of the second team nodded. However, in the moonlight, he always felt that this tiger was a bit different from the one from earlier in the day.
Lu Heng...
"Oh, this tiger, as you all know, it's a mutated animal. Its fur color changes sometimes, so don't pay too much attention to it."
It was better for him to explain first. If someone exclaimed later and attracted zombies, no one would be able to rest well. He didn't want to lead so many people in a night battle.
After arranging things, Lu Heng returned to the room upstairs, blocked the door, and entered the space to sleep.
Being able to sleep in a bed, he didn't want to mistreat himself. Although there was a bed in the room outside, it hadn't been cleaned for several months, and it was impossible to rest properly in the room.
After sleeping, Lu Heng knew that there was still a time difference between the outside and the space. If he went out now, it would definitely not be dawn outside, and he wouldn't be able to do anything. He might as well go for a walk in the ancient city within the space.
With a thought, his clothes and hair accessories had been changed into ancient styles. This was a new use of the space he had recently discovered.
In the space, the space could change his clothes and hairstyle, so when he reappeared in the ancient city within the space, Lu Heng was already dressed as a dashing young master.
The time in the ancient city within the space was synchronized with Lu Heng's real world, so Lu Heng couldn't wander around the ancient city in reality at this time. Fortunately, the items here also changed with reality, so it didn't affect his mood for shopping.
Lu Heng's favorite places to visit were the bookstores, weapon shops, and medicinal pill shops here because there would be new items. Lu Heng always looked very carefully.
As it happened, he found a new travelogue in a bookstore, which described the experiences of a cultivator who, after achieving success in his sect, traveled outside.
Such biographical books best reflected the events that had occurred in the local area. Although those events were not recent, the time difference was not too long.
Lu Heng put the travelogue back in the apartment within the space. He didn't have time to read it now. When he returned to the base, he would have plenty of time to read these.
The weapons in the armory had not been updated in the past few days. It was estimated that the area was not prosperous enough, so the sales of weapons were not very good.
The medicinal pill shop was also the same, all old styles, with no new stock.
After wandering for a while, he went to the largest mansion in the city to look around.
Based on the information he had gathered from visiting the real ancient town several times, that was where the city lord of this city resided, which was why it occupied the largest area of the entire city.
The flowers, plants, and scenery inside were nice, and they looked like they were well-maintained. Lu Heng discovered many good things in a secret room in the city lord's mansion. The various weapons stored there were much better than the goods sold in the shops in the city.
Lu Heng took one of each, and then the items in the city lord's secret room would be replenished with new ones.
There were also many things in the secret room whose purpose was unknown. They looked like some kind of mineral, but they were all small. They were stored in several boxes in a corner of the secret room.
Lu Heng only grabbed a few to collect. He was not sure what those things were used for.
Seeing that it was about to dawn outside, Lu Heng hurried back to the ancient city within the space and rested for a while longer. When he emerged from the space again, the morning sun was already shining into the room through the window.
Lu Heng summoned the golden eagle. The golden eagle had also been resting in the space. This time, Lu Heng took him downstairs first, then took Pang Hu back upstairs to replace the Siberian tiger.
Pang Hu was a little reluctant. He said to Lu Heng with his thoughts, "Master, since you've already told them that my fur color changes sometimes, just let me stay outside. I..."
Lu Heng "Stop. You have fire-element abilities. Last time, the Siberian tiger showed off its ice-element abilities. If you come out and are exposed, and use your fire-element abilities, how can I cover for you?"
Lu Heng continued to educate him with a sense of disappointment, "It's right to cherish your wife, but you also need to think things through. Alright, you should just stay in the space obediently."
Pang Hu...
The soldiers had noticed the tiger's change after dawn. The captain had also explained it to them, but the captain said he didn't know why it was like this. Since Mr. Lu had already explained it, they should just listen.
However, the tiger had only been out for a while, and it had already changed back to its appearance from yesterday. Some observant soldiers noticed that the tiger's body shape also changed slightly after its fur color changed. The white one in the morning clearly looked more robust than the yellow one.
Lu Heng pretended not to hear the thoughts of the crowd. He said to the two captains, "Tell everyone to check their equipment. I'll go out and take a look first. You can follow later. For now, don't collect those scattered crystals. Let's go to the granary first. According to intelligence, there are more zombies there."