The horse king itself was equipped with a saddle, making it ready for immediate riding.
Wang Luo rode the horse king at a gallop in the training ground.
As a monstrous beast, its speed was impressive. While not yet matching the Harley at full speed, it could reach half its pace!
If it absorbed energy crystals and advanced to the Black Iron tier, its speed would undoubtedly surpass the Harley.
"Excellent, very good!"
Wang Luo dismounted and nodded with satisfaction.
Whether as a mount or a support, the horse king was an excellent choice.
"Let's give you a name. From now on, you'll be called Horse King!"
"Neigh!"
Horse King?
This name had a certain gravitas and perfectly suited my majestic demeanor!
"Do you want to give it a try?"
Wang Luo asked Zhao Qingxuan.
She shook her head. She had never ridden a horse before.
"Come on, try it! Think of it as practice for the future!"
"Future?"
"You scoundrel!"
Zhao Qingxuan glared at Wang Luo.
However, the horse king unexpectedly lowered itself in front of Zhao Qingxuan,
its head swaying as if inviting her to ride.
Wang Luo was certain of it now.
This horse was a lecherous creature with a preference for females over males!
"Damn it, should I find an opportunity to castrate it?"
The horse king instantly felt a tightening sensation all over its body,
a sense of foreboding!
It glanced at Wang Luo, saw no change in his expression, and relaxed.
"Go slowly, okay!"
Zhao Qingxuan climbed onto the horse's back.
The horse king carried her and trotted off.
"This is so much fun!"
Ten minutes later, Zhao Qingxuan rode the horse king back to Wang Luo, a smile on her face.
"With your background, you shouldn't have never ridden a horse?"
Wang Luo asked curiously.
That villa alone was worth over a hundred million, right!
What haven't rich young ladies like her experienced?
Yet, riding a horse now made her so happy...
Zhao Qingxuan shook her head:
"Our family is indeed wealthy, but... the wealthier we are, the busier my parents become. Sometimes they can't even come home for ten days or half a month, and even when they do, they don't stay long. How could they have the time to accompany me out to play!"
"Uh... could it be that you're not their biological child?"
Zhao Qingxuan glared at Wang Luo: "You don't understand the suffering of wealthy families!"
Listen to that,
is that something a person would say?
So many people wish they could be reborn into such a family!
"Shouldn't we be heading back now? It's getting dark!"
Glancing at the sky, Zhao Qingxuan said with concern.
"Okay, let's go back then!"
Subsequently,
he put the horse king back into the Eternal Space.
Its current speed was somewhat inferior to the Harley, and Wang Luo worried it might be overwhelmed by zombies!
The roar of the motorcycle sounded,
and Wang Luo, with Zhao Qingxuan on board, left the stable and headed back to the villa.
On the streets,
zombies still roamed aimlessly!
They felt no hunger, nor would they ever starve,
only a thirst for fresh blood!
Anluo City, a metropolis of millions, had been affected by the strange energy on the first day of the apocalypse, turning seventy to eighty percent of its population into zombies!
Even when Wang Luo entered the fog in his previous life, zombies were still the dominant presence in the city.
People had tried to band together to establish enclaves, isolating themselves from the zombies.
However, humans could evolve,
and so could zombies. High-level zombies possessed a degree of intelligence, coupled with formidable attack power, making them extremely difficult to deal with!
Especially the mutated zombie variants,
like Cao Mouren, who inherited the "Virtue of Wei Wu and the Ambition of the Prime Minister" in his past life.
He was a Tracker among the mutated zombie variants.
Besides them, there were Devourers, Corruptors, Hunters, Hornblowers... and even Titan zombies, whose combat power was terrifying!
Even with two SSS-class awakened individuals in Anluo City, they couldn't completely hold them back!
Moreover,
not all survivors were awakened individuals; most were ordinary people!
Under such circumstances, it was impossible to resist the zombie onslaught!
More terrifyingly,
human awakened individuals needed to absorb energy crystals to level up, but zombies did not.
Not only that, but once they began to evolve, they would appear in large numbers until all zombies had completed their evolution.
In other words,
within a month,
almost all zombies globally would have evolved to the Black Iron tier!
One could only imagine how terrifying that would be!
And that was without considering exceptions,
like the Devourers among the mutated zombie variants.
If they devoured enough awakened individuals or mutated beasts, they could prematurely evolve to the Black Iron tier!
This meant that,
at the current stage, there might already be Black Iron tier Devourers!
Even Wang Luo did not wish to encounter such creatures, at least not before he himself reached the Black Iron tier!
As the Harley sped past, it kicked up dry, fallen leaves from the ground.
The surrounding zombies swarmed towards them like cats smelling fish!
Zhao Qingxuan held onto Wang Luo tightly,
her head pressed against his back.
Suddenly, she whispered, "Do you know? The moment you said in the hotel that you could entrust the future to me, at that very moment, I even wanted to pounce on you and give myself to you!"
Wang Luo was stunned and replied, "What? You want to entrust not only your future but also your present to me? When you come of age, I won't refuse!"
"You..."
Zhao Qingxuan was furious.
How could the pleasant atmosphere be so abruptly broken!
Didn't he understand any romance at all?
She was so angry she wanted to bite Wang Luo's back.
"Can we not suddenly start driving?"
"Haven't I always been driving? And my speed is almost comparable to being on the highway!"
Zhao Qingxuan's teeth itched with anger.
...
Upon returning to the villa, the sky was already darkening!
Wang Luo released the horse king.
Then, he found a room on the first floor for it to stay in!
"Horse King, you're in luck. You're probably the first black horse in history to live in a mansion and sleep on a human bed!"
"Neigh!"
The horse king was very excited.
Indeed, there was no more comfortable environment.
This old horse had never lived in such a place before!
"Don't rush to get on the bed, let's give you a bath first!"
The power system was down,
and the tap water had stopped. Wang Luo directly used collected bottled water to give the horse king a bath.
With such a good environment, hygiene should naturally be prioritized!
Zhao Qingxuan also helped out,
wiping down the horse king.
"I feel like we'll need to hire a couple of workers in the future!"
Wang Luo said to Zhao Qingxuan.
"That's a good idea!"
"And a chef, we can't have you cooking every day!"
Wang Luo nodded.
Actually, he already had a candidate for the chef, he just didn't know where that person was currently located!
After its bath, the horse king immediately rushed to the bed in the room and fell asleep. It was truly exhausted!
Night fell,
and the city plunged into darkness. The once-brilliant neon lights had vanished, leaving only the glow of fires from certain explosions.
Wang Luo and Zhao Qingxuan had a simple dinner.
Due to the power outage,
natural gas and other utilities were unusable. Wang Luo had to rely on collected gas canisters. Once generators and other equipment were installed, they could use the power system.
Dinner was simple,
rice with stewed chicken and mushrooms.
Although Wang Luo's cooking skills weren't great, it was passable!
Of course,
beer, drinks, and fruits were essential. Even in the apocalypse, some rituals were necessary!
After a brief rest post-dinner, the two showered and then lay down together.
With the power out,
the city completely paralyzed, and with no entertainment options, all they could do was sleep!
This time, Wang Luo made no pretense and simply held Zhao Qingxuan in his arms.
Just hugging, that's all!
"Do you have any plans for tomorrow?"
Zhao Qingxuan asked softly, her face flushed.
"Collect supplies in the morning, and visit the zoo in the afternoon!"
In reality, there were many things to do,
such as installing generators and water towers, but he didn't know how to do some of them and would need to find professionals.
However, compared to these,
collecting supplies was the immediate priority!
Tomorrow would be the fourth day of the apocalypse,
and many people's original reserves would have been depleted. It was now the stage where everyone was collecting and fighting for supplies.
As for Wang Luo,
with the Eternal Space, various supplies would never spoil, so he should collect as much as possible!
"What kind of mutated beast this time?"
"Who knows? Purely a gamble. If we encounter one, we'll bring it back; if not, so be it!"
"Don't bring back any cold-blooded animals like snakes or crocodiles, I'm scared!"
"Don't worry, I won't bring back anything like that!"