Crimson Flame Stone

Dylan never expected to stumble upon such a treasure on Purple Mountain.

Previously, Dylan had been worried about how to kill mutants above level 5.

 But now, with this Crimson Flame Stone, if he could forge it into a weapon, dealing with high-level mutants wouldn't be an issue.

In fact, these special metals were specifically prepared to make weapons for those with strength-based abilities.

Since they didn't have the powerful spells of the spell-type ability users, they needed external assistance.

These weapons made from special metals perfectly compensated for their shortcomings.

The key was that those with strength-based abilities had powerful physical capabilities, which, when combined with these special weapons, could make them nearly invincible in the later stages of the apocalypse.

However, these special metals were extremely rare, and not everyone could easily obtain them.

 Even if someone was fortunate enough to obtain them, they couldn't extract the essence from them to make weapons.

These spiritual stones were incredibly hard, and nothing could open them except for someone with a special awakened ability.

In his previous life, Dylan had only heard of one person awakening this ability.

She was even honored with the title of Weapon God.

 Dylan had only heard her name but had never seen her.

He didn't know if anyone else in the world besides her had awakened this ability.

If he couldn't encounter that Master , then he would either sell this Crimson Flame Stone or only use it as a furnace.

Since the fire essence was enveloped by a thick layer of spiritual stone, its surface temperature wasn't very high.

However, it could continuously release heat, raising the temperature of the surrounding area.

It was just like a furnace; placed in a room, it would definitely keep it warm.

While Dylan joyously embraced the Crimson Flame Stone inside the tree hollow, the people outside started to worry.

"Dylan, what exactly is inside?

 Can you come out first?" Alberta called out worriedly to the tree hollow.

Startled by Alberta's call, Dylan immediately came to his senses and crawled out of the tree hollow while still holding the Crimson Flame Stone.

When everyone saw the Crimson Flame Stone in Dylan's arms, they were stunned.

What was that? Was it a ruby? Why was it so big and bright?

"Dylan, what is this?" Jodie asked curiously.

Seeing everyone's curious expressions as they looked at the Crimson Flame Stone in his hand, Dylan smiled and said, "Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand. Let's go. I'll tell you later."

With that, Dylan walked back, leaving everyone behind, puzzled. When everyone got into the car, Dylan immediately drove towards the villa area.

 At the entrance of the villa area, Dylan handed Lemuel and Garfield over to Hannibal, asking him to take them to help Kimberly and Laurel guard the gate.

 Then, Dylan took the two nurses back to his villa.

At the entrance of the villa, Dylan happened to meet Clarence and the others unloading goods from the cargo box.

It seemed like they had also had a good harvest today.Clarence greeted Dylan and Alberta when they returned.

He took out a bottle of chili sauce from his pocket and handed it to Alberta, saying, "Hey, I happened to find a bottle of this today.

You like spicy food, right? I saved it for you."

Seeing the bottle of chili sauce in Clarence's hand, Alberta was stunned.

 To be honest, Dylan had some of this stuff in his space, but in Clarence's eyes, it was a rarity.

The fact that he still remembered her even in such circumstances made Alberta feel deeply happy.

Family ties were something that could never be severed.

Alberta didn't refuse; she took the chili sauce and gave Clarence a hug. "Thank you, bro!"

Hearing Alberta's thanks, Clarence felt a bit awkward. "No need to be so polite with me. We're family after all!"

He patted Alberta's shoulder and then approached Dylan seriously. "Dylan young master, I need to discuss something with you."

Seeing Clarence's serious expression, Dylan didn't dare to be negligent. He asked, "Just say it; we're not strangers."

Clarence's face looked somewhat unnatural as he said, "Well, if there are survivors from outside who come to our villa area claiming my name, I hope you can make allowances and let them in through the gatekeepers.

 If there are any issues, I'll take responsibility."

Initially, Dylan didn't understand what Clarence was getting at, but when he heard that the people coming in would only stay for a while, he seemed to grasp the situation.

 However, Clarence's request concerned the security order of the villa area, so Dylan didn't immediately respond.

"Clarence, let me think about this for a bit. I'll give you an answer tomorrow."

Hearing Dylan neither agreeing nor rejecting, Clarence wasn't angry. He knew Dylan was considering everyone's safety.

"Sure, there's no rush with this matter. And maybe I didn't think it through completely.

 I'll think about it again later and see if there's a way to handle it without causing you trouble!"

Dylan nodded. "Okay."

After Clarence left, Alberta walked up to Dylan. "What does my brother want to do?"

Dylan pretended not to know and said, "Maybe he wants to do some business. I'm not sure."

Alberta, upon hearing Dylan mention business, felt puzzled. It was already so late, yet he wanted to do business.

 However, she suddenly thought of those girls and seemed to understand something.

 She looked at Clarence's departing figure and furrowed her brows.

Her brother seemed to be getting more and more involved in dubious activities.

Alberta sighed and turned to follow Dylan into the villa.

As soon as they entered, two nurses rushed up to Dylan in a panic.

"Boss, take a look at your bird and that dog.

 They're so scary!"

Dylan hurried inside and glanced at Coal Ball and Second Dog.

 Well, Second Dog had grown significantly larger, now resembling a leopard.

Meanwhile, Coal Ball's size hadn't changed much, but its feathers seemed shinier and darker.

At the moment, they were still playing around, with Second Dog unable to resist Coal Ball's playful antics despite its increased size.

When Dylan returned, Coal Ball temporarily stopped teasing Second Dog and flew onto Dylan's shoulder, flapping its wings.Coal Ball kept rubbing its head against Dylan's neck affectionately.

Dylan grabbed it and took a closer look.

There was a faint green light shimmering at the center of Coal Ball's brow.

A mutant?

Coal Ball had become a mutant.

Indeed, his method had worked.

At this moment, Second Dog trotted over and sat at Dylan's feet, wagging its tail and looking up at Dylan with an innocent expression.

Dylan checked Second Dog and noticed a faint green light at the center of its brow too.

Dylan was pleasantly surprised. He hadn't expected both of them to become mutants.

This was great; the team suddenly gained two mutants, significantly boosting their combat power

. Animals already had certain abilities superior to humans, and when they became mutants, their primal bloodline would be activated, granting them a special powerful skill.

However, Dylan didn't yet know what specific abilities Coal Ball and Second Dog had acquired.

 Nevertheless, the fact that they had become mutants was cause for celebration. At least they were closer to Dylan now.

He wanted to reward Coal Ball and Second Dog with the remaining two two-star crystal nuclei.

 However, since he didn't know their abilities yet, Dylan dismissed the idea for now.

He would decide after a couple of days, once they had the crystal nuclei.

For now, he let Dorothy prepare dinner while he played with Coal Ball and Second Dog in the living room.

 Diego, Elaine, and Garfield seemed a bit reserved since they were new.

They looked around with expressions of surprise, clearly taken aback by the luxury of the villa.

The situation in the villa far exceeded their expectations.

They had initially thought that simply avoiding the wind and having a fire to keep warm in the villa area would be nice.

But they never imagined it would be so luxurious, with amenities like running water, electricity, heating, clean rooms, and even the ability to cook.

They had just seen that there were plenty of ingredients in the kitchen: vegetables, meat, rice, and various seasonings.

Wow!