Chapter 102,Part 1: Save the apocalypse (8.1)
Chapter 102,Part 1: Save the apocalypse (8.1)
Ren Zhu was dragged out of the test room by Yi Xiao. Perhaps because they looked too imposing when walking out, the guard at the door didn’t even look at their ability cards and directly let them pass. After repeated inspections, they passed through the second and third gate. Between the two gates was a man-made moat, which could ensure drinking water and also isolate a lot of things.
It’s just that now that the virus has already ravaged the entire world, the moat also didn’t seem to by very useful.
Yi Xiao quickly dragged Ren Zhu and walked to the central plaza in Yuan City base. Along the way, Ren Zhu found that there were people of all ages setting up stalls on the sides of the street. What made Ren Zhu feel a little gratified was that although there were more or less some sadness and great changes on these vendors’ faces, he didn’t see any despair. Instead, under the propaganda of the entire base, everyone was filled with confidence in becoming an ability user in the future.
Regardless of whether it was true that according to scientists, the possibility of becoming an ability user would become greater and greater over time, at least this had already calmed the hearts of the people and was enough for the base to continue to promote it. Ren Zhu saw all kinds of commodities. Because there wasn’t the so called crystal nucleus mentioned in novels that could be exchanged, the universally recognised ‘hard currency’ was undoubtedly different kinds of foods. Everything was decided approximately by their weight, value and taste. Although it may not be completely fair, at least everyone knew their value.
Ren Zhu though of the instant noodles and rice flour products in their car. Half of the contents must be handed over to Yuan City base as an entrance fee. Although this kind of requirement was quite harsh, this was the established rule of Yuan City base, so they must follow it. At least for now, Teacher Ren had no intention of being unorthodox and living a nomadic life with his flying undead partner in the apocalypse.
He felt miserable just thinking about it.
“Let’s use the rest of the food to rent a house. We need to at least have a place to stay and not sleep on the street.”
Flying undead Yi Xiao expressed that he didn’t mind sleeping on the street at all. At least, he had lived like this for nearly a month since he came to this world and he felt that it wasn’t that bad. However, his partner comes first. In fact, Yi Xiao was quite grateful that he couldn’t talk right now. Otherwise, he really didn’t know what he should say to his Ah Zhu. In his previous life, he had used the Ying Yang Taiji stone and the five-coloured glass beads to bind their two souls together with great difficulty. He had also used a secret method to store his own memory. He should be very happy right now, but what cause Master Yi to feel a little surprised was that although he received the memories of his previous life, it seemed like…… he also received something else.
Just this little bit of extra content made Yi Xiao not want to speak at all. He was afraid that if he accidentally exposed himself, he would be teased to death by his partner.
If he didn’t guess wrong, those other scenes and occasional conversations flashing by should be the memories between Ah Zhu and his previous lives. Some of these memories made him feel very happy, as though confirming the fact the he and Ah Zhu could be together forever. However, there was one scene among them that he didn’t want to remember at all. He completely didn’t want to acknowledge that there was a time when he was so stupid and talkative. Perhaps it was just his misconception. After he cultivates some more, his memory should also go back to normal.
“Are you daydreaming?” Ren Zhu turned to look at Yi Xiao and then his mouth twitched: “Your words were already few enough in your previous life. Everyone was secretly calling for you to stop being a big demon king okay? How is it that in this lifetime, you’re also an undead with facial paralysis! I feel like I’m talking to myself, makes me miss your talkative side a little.”
Yi Xiao froze. He solemnly turned to look at Ren Zhu and used his eyes to express that he has never been talkative before.
Ren Zhu raised an eyebrow: “In any case, you already have the memories of two lifetimes. I think you’ll slowly remember even more in the future. There was a life where you were called Qin Cong. You were a big earth-shattering chatterbox. When you called me in the beginning, you thought that my phone ran out of credit, so you recharged 10,000 yuan for me. Hahahaha, I don’t know if you remember it. Anyway, when I saw the phone recharge record, my first reaction was ‘which family didn’t properly lock up this lunatic and let him run out’? Back then, you practically couldn’t wait to talk for 12 hours every day.”
Yi Xiao: “……” I absolutely won’t acknowledge that this kind of IQ deficient guy was me. It must be because I can’t talk right now, so you’re deliberately slandering me.
However, a scene quickly flashed through Yi Xiao’s mind. It was of a young man standing beside a luxury car and looking at his phone with a stunned expression. He also shouted towards his phone: Fuck! Someone actually dared to hang up on me!!
Zombie king Yi: “……” I don’t want to talk at all.
When Yi Xiao happened to accidentally recall his dark history, Ren Zhu had already gone to the central affairs hall and selected a house with more than 150 sqm of space. The house had 3 bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. For three month’s rent, it was all the remaining food in their car besides 5 boxes of instant noodles.
When Mao Gan Cao and Gou Jian Fei rushed over, they simply felt that this price was too expensive. The two youths wanted to sleep in the communal bedrooms, but Ren Zhu quickly dismissed their thoughts: “If you want to live in the apocalypse, and even live well, then it isn’t enough to just be frugal and preserve. No matter when, strength is always the greatest safeguard. So, eat well, drink well and rest well in a house. Only then would you be filled with energy to kill zombies the next day and increase your strength. Even if you two sleep in the communal dorms, the food would still decrease day by day. There will inevitably be a day when the food is finished. When that time comes, are you guys planning to wait for death?”
Mao Gan Cao and Gou Jian Fei looked at each other and suddenly realised what the most important thing was. “Dage, we understand. We will go receive tasks tomorrow.”
Ren Zhu then smiled with satisfaction and they soon settled down. However, he was still a little worried about the dozen or so youths from the sports academy. Just when he was wondering if he should pay them a visit, their was a knock on the door of their house. It was a very polite three knocks. After opening the door, Ren Zhu saw a man wearing a black suit, looking completely out of place in the apocalypse.
“Are you Mr Ren? On behalf of the leader of Yuan City base, I sincerely invite you and your friend Mr Yi Xiao for a cup of tea.”
Before Ren Zhu could react, on the other side, Mao Gan Cao nearly choked to death on the water he was drinking. His cat eyes widened. He didn’t know whether he should feel excited or tangled. For the first time in his life, he saw the scene where someone was ‘invited to have tea by the relevant department’! This was the legendary invitation to meet with higher ups! Sure enough, Dage was amazing. He was invited to have tea as soon as he arrived!
Ren Zhu glanced at the excited youth in the room. He thought for a moment and nodded: “Okay, wait a minute.”