Chapter 458 Oranges are Nutritious (1/2)

Chen Hanqiao stared blankly at the golden orange for a moment, then took the orange with a smile on his face. ”Thank you!”

”Eat while it's hot,” said Gao Peng.

Chen Hanqiao ridiculed, ”You... Forget about giving me an orange, you just asked me to eat it while it's hot.”

Gao Peng chuckled. All of them knew puns about oranges. It had just been a joke. They had originally been classmates, and they became even closer after their conversation.

”By looking at the numbers, you guys must be going on a mission.” Gao Peng glanced at the fleet of vehicles. There was a total of thirteen large trucks, and each of the trunks was loaded up with familiars.

Leather chains were tied around the bodies of the familiars to fasten them onto the cars. This was also done to prevent some of the naughtier familiars, like Moha and Mosga, from jumping out.

”I just received an order to clear up the monsters on Mount Jinfo. Someone spotted a group of mutated monsters there and wants them gone,” said Chen Hanqiao as his chubby face squeezed into a smile. He also didn't try to avoid arousing suspicion as he peeled the orange right in front of Gao Peng.

The white orange pith on the surface was as tough as the tendons of a monster. Chen Hanqiao had to pull forcefully to tear the orange pith, exposing the smooth and tender flesh underneath. It was like amber. The golden orange flesh was filled with juice.

Chen Hanqiao split the orange into half and gave half of it to Gao Peng, then directly placed the other half in his own mouth. The juice squirted everywhere, even overflowing from the corners of his lips.

”Delicious!” As Chen Hanqiao ate the orange, his fatigue was instantly swept away. His uncomfortable stiff neck caused by the previous night's sleep immediately recovered. Chen Hanqiao was amazed by the fact that the oranges Gao Peng had gifted were so effective.

”The monster was also a task to be done at the Explorer's Union. It was rumored to be a rare mutant monster that's highly aggressive towards humans.” Chen Hanqiao simply smiled.

The Explorer's Union… Gao Peng was pondering if it was the same union that had been formed by his grandpa and the coalition government.

”All right. I won't delay you any further. You should go ahead. I wish you a pleasant journey.” Gao Peng glanced at the people who got out of the car to wait for them. Although no one dared to show impatience, the act of stomping their feet while pacing back and forth and frequently glancing at his direction showed it all.

So he smiled and waved goodbye to Chen Hanqiao. Chen Hanqiao was also rather straightforward. He waved back and went onto the truck, saying, ”Let's meet again when we're free.”

The convoy left, and Gao Peng saw the blue Electric Luster Bear on Chen Hanqiao's truck. The big bear looked adorable as it was hugging and gnawing on a piece of metal, baring its big butt.

”You guys learned well!” Stripey praised the two Orange Delivering Children. They had pronounced two words clearly just now and hadn't embarrassed it. On the journey, it had only managed to teach the two boys their names and one phrase—”Orange, eat.”

Oranges could beautify, and prevent cancer and cardiovascular aging, so gifting oranges to others was deemed polite behavior, not to mention that these oranges belonged to the Orange Tree Monster, so they were more nutritious than ordinary oranges. Gao Peng definitely encouraged this.

Back at the Southern Sky Group, Xu Qingzhi was carrying a stack of experimental documents out of the laboratory when she saw two short monsters jump down from Gao Peng's back. They approached her and said, ”Oranges, eat! Oranges, eat!” Bei Zhi and Nan Ju said in unison, their tiny hands extended before Xu Qingzhi.

Xu Qingzhi was confused. What is going on? Before she could respond, the two little monsters approached and shoved the oranges into her arms.

Bei Zhi was a little upset and shouted loudly, ”Eat my orange, not his!” After finishing his sentence, he threw an orange into Xu Qingzhi's arms. He even glared at Nan Ju as a sign of protest.

Nan Ju took one glance at Bei Zhi and silently threw another orange into Xu Qingzhi's arms.

In a minute, Xu Qingzhi had dozens of oranges in her arms. There were so many that some of them fell to the ground. Xu Qingzhi looked at her boss, and Gao Peng coughed, ”The oranges are quite delicious. You should eat more.”

When Gao Peng returned, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. The sky had already turned dark. Upon hearing of Gao Peng's return, a group of familiars came running from the lake to welcome him.

The White Steel Bladed Beast was the fastest. A bolt of lightning flashed across the void, and in the next moment, it condensed into a figure right next to Gao Peng. It unintentionally saw the two Orange Delivering Children that were standing not far behind Gao Peng, and its expression changed.

Looking down at its own bent legs, it stood upright and straightened its back as it quietly measured their heights with its limbs.

Then, as if it had been struck by an arrow, it staggered backward and bumped against Goldie. It was as if its bones had given out, and it collapsed onto the ground.