My neighborhood has time-traveled.

Chapter 26 Alienation in Progress

With a "thud," Niu Dazhuang's hand was slammed onto the table.

"Oh dear, how did we lose?"

Everyone shook their heads in disappointment.

They never expected that Niu Dazhuang, whose strength had greatly increased after the mutation, would still have no chance of winning against Li Hao again.

Completely defeated.

"I really tried my best," Niu Dazhuang said, shaking his right arm with a mournful face.

He felt a numbness in his wrist.

He just used every ounce of strength he had.

Someone looked at Li Hao with surprise, "How can he be so strong?"

Another person said, "Don't forget, those two brothers collected a lot of evolution stones yesterday and ate so many, how could they not be strong?"

Zhang Jingfeng suddenly walked over and said, "Li Hao, you're so strong, what about your jumping ability?"

Li Hao said calmly, "About the same as you."

"You can jump as high as me?" Zhang Jinfeng's face showed a hint of surprise.

Without alienation, can one really reach his level?

"More or less," Li Hao nodded.

Zhang Jinfeng didn't say anything more, nor did he have any intention of competing with Li Hao.

Besides Shuguang's side, several people with mutated traits have also appeared in the property management, Huang family, and Zhao Meng's side.

A crowd gathered, scrutinizing the mutated individual.

The power of alienation is enviable.

On Zhao Meng's side, a male and a female mutant were surrounded in the middle.

One young man said, "With such powerful strength, even if it leads to mutation, I'll accept it."

Another boy smoking chimed in, "Yeah, compared to your own life, what does it matter if you become a little ugly?"

The red-haired man stared excitedly at the female mutant: "What's ugly about her? I think she's beautiful, like she's wearing green armor."

Upon hearing this, everyone took a closer look and, sure enough, what appeared to be a smooth green arm from afar looked like a suit of armor up close, possessing a unique aesthetic.

"Wow, this is perfect for cosplay! It's incredibly cool!"

Red Hair looked at the female mutant with excitement and envy.

Dawn is breaking.

Wang Hao approached Li Hao and said, "Li Hao, someone needs your medicine."

The items on the exchange list that Li Hao mentioned last time have not yet been given to him.

Someone is sick today, and they happen to be missing a few traditional Chinese medicine ingredients.

Li Hao nodded and led several members of the Dawn team up the building to move their belongings, including a dozen or so batteries from next door.

Wang Hao said to him, "Because you informed us of the function of the evolution stone in advance, we will give you 2,000 points. Adding the points you exchanged, it will be a total of 10,000 points, which is enough to pay off the points for that Damascus knife."

He glanced at Li Wen beside him: "Li Wen, you still have 9,000 points left to pay back."

Li Wen said, "Don't worry, my brother and I will pay it off soon."

"Haha, I'm at ease."

He might not trust others, but he had complete confidence in the Li brothers, Li Hao and Li Wen.

Wang Hao called to the two, "Let's go to the basement. I've invited Mr. Wu, a high school biology teacher, to give us a lesson on insects, which will help us catch and avoid powerful insects."

"Why did you suddenly go to the basement?" Li Hao asked as they walked.

Wang Hao walked ahead, saying, "There are powerful monster birds on the ground. It's safer to go to the basement, and it's spacious too."

Li Hao nodded; doing it this way was indeed much safer.

Upon arriving at the basement, one finds over a hundred people already standing there.

The skylight illuminates a small area.

The crowd whispered among themselves.

A man stands under the skylight.

Wang Hao walked over.

Li Hao and Li Wen stood in front of the crowd.

Wang Hao glanced at the crowd in the darkness. "This is Mr. Wu, our high school biology teacher. I invited Mr. Wu here today to talk to you about the insects we encountered yesterday, and how to better deal with them if we encounter them again in the future."

"Next, please welcome Teacher Wu to speak."

The crowd clapped sparsely.

Teacher Wu brushed a few strands of hair from her head and nodded slightly to everyone. "Hello everyone, I am Teacher Wu. Yesterday, Captain Wang told me about the mutated insects you encountered."

The first type is the mutated grasshopper, which poses relatively little threat to you, so I won't go into details.

The second type is a mutant wasp.

The best way to deal with wasps is with smoke.

If conditions permit, it is best to use a strip of cloth soaked in gasoline and light it directly, which will produce thick black smoke.

Wasps rely on compound eyes to see and antennae to detect smells. Smoke can obstruct their vision and irritate the olfactory receptors on their antennae, preventing them from locking onto targets and transmitting pheromones for swarm attacks.

You can use strips of cloth soaked in gasoline, set on fire, to drive them away.

He paused for a moment, and seeing that no one had any questions, he continued.

"If we want to capture mutant wasps scientifically,

First, it's important to know that adult wasps are omnivorous insects that prefer to eat sugary foods and small amounts of meat.

You can fill a plastic basin with concentrated sugar water, rotten fruit juice, or leftover sweet porridge and place it near the nest of the mutant wasps.

Install a layer of wire mesh with small holes.

The mutated wasps will crawl inside to lick the food, but they can't fly out.

It avoids stinging people and allows for mass capture, making it suitable for daytime placement and unified harvesting in the evening.

Seeing everyone nod, he paused for a moment, then looked at Wang Hao.

"I heard from Captain Wang that the most powerful one is the mutated mantis, which is more than a person tall and invulnerable to swords and spears."

In fact, mantises also have weaknesses.

The core trigger for a praying mantis's hunting is "dynamic visual signals." Stationary objects are categorized as neither prey nor threat to it.

As long as the person remains still, its hunting instincts will not be activated; at most, it will use its compound eyes to continuously observe and circle around to probe.

At this moment, a man asked, "What should I do if I encounter a mutated mantis that is much stronger than myself?"

Teacher Wu said, "For example, if you tie an object to a fishing line and shake it slightly, or throw a stone, the praying mantis will prioritize attacking the shaking object."

If you truly cannot escape, try to lie flat on the ground and remain motionless. This will likely allow you to avoid the mantis's attack, unless you enter its territory or it is guarding its prey or nest, in which case it will continue to attack...

In addition, there are hallucinogenic butterflies…”

Teacher Wu glanced at Wang Hao beside her, indicating that she had finished speaking.

Wang Hao walked over and led the applause, saying, "Everyone, thank you, Teacher Wu, for bringing us this science popularization."

The crowd clapped sparsely.

Wang Hao glanced at everyone and said, "Yesterday, everyone went with high spirits, but many of us came back dejected. We encountered too many unexpected situations, including myself. I was bitten by a mutated centipede, which was unavoidable."

He lamented, "In an emergency, there's not even time to use a petrol bomb."

Upon hearing this, the person who had brought a petrol bomb yesterday immediately chimed in, "Yeah, there were only insects yesterday, no wild animals. Who would have thought of using a petrol bomb? It's like using a cannon to kill a mosquito."

Others said, "By the time the petrol bomb is thrown, the bugs will have already run away."

Everyone agreed that a ten-second reaction time for a petrol bomb was too slow.

Moreover, it is only suitable for dealing with large predators, not for dealing with swarms of insects.

Wang Hao kept everyone's requests in mind and said to everyone, "Everyone, take a break. Those who want to go out can go out together this afternoon."

The crowd dispersed one by one.

Li Hao and Li Wen also went up the stairs.

As they walked, Li Wen said, "Brother, do you think we could beat a mutated mantis that tall as a human?"

Li Hao thought for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't know."

They say they're invulnerable to swords and spears, but if that's really true, it's hard to say.

Just as Wang Hao was about to leave, Zhou Mengting came over, pulled him aside, and whispered something to him.

"Captain Wang, I think my body has also changed a bit."

There was a hint of fear in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Wang Hao asked.

Zhou Mengting pointed to her back, looking uneasy. "I...I have a big lump on my back, and I don't know what happened to it."

Wang Hao came up behind her, reached out and touched her. The skin in the middle was bulging, like a hunchback. He asked, "What kind of evolution stone did you eat yesterday?"

"It's a wasp," Zhou Mengting replied.

Wang Hao pondered for a moment, then walked up to her and said, "I suspect you are like them, also a mutant."

Zhou Mengting pointed to her back and asked in confusion, "You mean my back is also mutated? Then why is it bulging?"

"It might be growing wings."

"Grow wings!"

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the other side.

Su Tiantian pulled Zhang Xiaonan along, wanting to take her to visit Li Hao and Li Wen.

She had already found out that the two lived in apartment 905 of building 10.

"I don't want to go." Zhang Xiaonan hesitated for a moment, then shook her head.

She stood still.

"Why?" Su Tiantian asked, grabbing her hand.

Looking into Su Tiantian's eyes, Zhang Xiaonan said earnestly, "I don't want to rely on a man, nor do I want to live under someone else's roof anymore."

In her heart, she couldn't even rely on her own parents, let alone anyone else.

She has decided to be self-reliant and depend on herself from now on.

Su Tiantian hugged her arm. "Oh, this is about helping each other. Even if you don't want to rely on men, they saved us yesterday, so we should at least thank them."

Zhang Xiaonan's expression was conflicted.

"Go ahead, go ahead, just come with me." Su Tiantian shook her arm.

"Oh well."

When Li Hao and Li Wen arrived at the door, they found Su Tiantian and Zhang Xiaonan standing at their door.

"Brother Li Hao, Brother Li Wen." Su Tiantian smiled and pulled Zhang Xiaonan over.

When Li Wen saw Su Tiantian, his eyes lit up immediately.

Li Hao glanced at the two of them. "What do you want?"

Su Tiantian held Zhang Xiaonan's hand and said, "Xiaonan and I are here to thank you for saving us yesterday. This is just a small token of our appreciation."

She handed the bag in her hand to Li Hao.

Li Hao didn't take it. "You already thanked me yesterday, so please take the things back."

"This." Su Tiantian and Zhang Xiaonan exchanged a glance.

Su Tiantian looked at Li Wen for help.

Li Wen smiled and accepted the bag. "Thank you, we'll take the things. You're welcome to come visit us in room 905 sometime."

"Okay, goodbye Brother Li Hao and Brother Li Wen." Su Tiantian waved to the two of them and pulled Zhang Xiaonan downstairs.

After the two women left, Li Wen opened the door and said to Li Hao,

"Brother, they kindly brought us things to thank us, why are you acting so heartless? Don't hurt their feelings."

Li Hao walked into the room. "As you can see, they didn't pick much yesterday, and we're already struggling to make ends meet. I have a feeling that Su Tiantian has ulterior motives."

Li Wen opened the bag and saw that it contained kiwifruit.

There are more than a dozen.

He put a bag of kiwis on the table, took out two more kiwis from the bag, and handed one to Li Hao, saying, "Brother, have you forgotten that your little brother has never had a girlfriend?"

Li Hao took the kiwi and peeled it.

Li Wen paused in his peeling, then suddenly said seriously, "Brother, I'm serious. I'm really worried that one day I might suddenly die in this world. 'Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,' as the saying goes. If we can talk about this before I die, at least I'll die without regrets."

Li Hao took a bite of the kiwi and chuckled, "Let's have a chat before I die. I know you pretty well."

My younger brother is still a virgin, and all he thinks about are those kinds of things.

"Hehe." Li Wen scratched the back of his head.

After tasting the sweet and sour flavor in his mouth, Li Hao considered for a moment and said, "Since you're interested in having a girlfriend, I support you."

"Haha, it has to be my own brother." Li Wen stuffed the rest of the kiwis into his mouth.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

"Could it be that they've returned? Brother, I'll go open the door."

Li Wen excitedly ran to open the door, but instead of Su Tiantian and Zhang Xiaonan, there were two grown men with green cloth strips tied around their arms and carrying a bag of rice.

"What's the matter?" Li Wen glanced at the two of them, knowing they belonged to the property management company, and asked.

One of the men handed the rice forward, saying, "We heard that you two brothers got a lot of evolution stones yesterday, and we'd like to trade some food with you."

So they came here to exchange for evolution stones.

Li Wen immediately understood.

It seems they've realized how precious evolution stones are.

He shook his head and replied politely, "Sorry, we've run out of evolution stones."

"Not a single one left?" The two men were taken aback.

It's somewhat understandable that others would use up their limited evolution stones, but as far as they know, the Li brothers, Hao and Wen, obtained a large number of evolution stones yesterday through extensive exchanges.

Li Wen explained again, "I ate them all. If there are any left over, I'll exchange them with you."

The two were unwilling to leave.

Li Wen heard the two say from afar, "Hmph, if you don't want to change, just say you don't want to change."

"They must have seen that we are from the property management company, that's why they won't switch with us."

"So many were used up? Who would believe that?"

"hypocritical."

Hearing the two talking behind his back, Li Wen was so angry that he grabbed his Damascus steel knife and charged out, brandishing the machete. "Damn it, if you have nothing better to do, go lick a toilet bowl. Don't go around spouting nonsense behind my back."

When the two turned around and saw Li Wen's fierce and menacing appearance, they were so frightened that they quickly ran downstairs.