Chapter 168 Beguiling

The sun was high in the sky.

Chen Luo walked out of Mi Ling's sub-base, Xiong Wenhui winking at him from behind.

Chen Luo didn't want to use Void Walk to return to the base, so he strolled along.

Unconsciously, he reached a lakeside. Chen Luo didn't care if the lake water was dirty or not and took a bath, then changed into a clean set of clothes.

He felt much more at ease. After his hair dried, he used Void Walk to return to the base.

Back in the courtyard, he heard a sobbing sound coming from the room.

What's with the crying?

Chen Luo listened carefully and realized it was Ning Shuang crying.

What melodramatic drama is she watching now?

Mi Li was comforting Ning Shuang beside her.

Ning Shuang cried, "A father's love is so great, I wish I had a father too."

Chen Luo walked in and said with a smile, "I can help you with that wish."

Ning Shuang looked at Chen Luo in disbelief and asked, "Really?"

Chen Luo nodded. "You can call me..."

Chen Luo was chased and assaulted by Ning Shuang.

Chen Luo was bitten again.

Looking at the bite mark on Chen Luo's neck, Mi Li suddenly realized that the last time it really was a fish bite – a mermaid.

Chen Luo sat down beside Mi Li with an awkward smile.

Mi Li asked, "How is elder sister?"

Chen Luo happily replied, "How could I be in danger when I went? Mi Ling even advanced to Level 8 and mastered the Red Lotus Transformation. She can withstand Level 9 opponents now, and ordinary Level 9 opponents are no match for Mi Ling."

Chen Luo explained in detail.

Mi Li's eyes lit up. After a moment, she said, "I have a few things to tell you."

Mi Li's expression became serious. "Members have reported that many zombies have evolved to Level 6."

Chen Luo calculated that it was about time, but only some of them, not all zombies could evolve to Level 6.

The evolution was a good thing, as the survivors could also increase their levels quickly. Soon, there would be quite a few Level 7 survivors.

For other survivors, life was becoming increasingly difficult, but for Chen Luo's side, it was exactly what they wanted.

"The second thing is that yesterday afternoon, two of our members were killed."

Chen Luo's expression turned cold. "Who killed them? Level 7 survivors? Or which base?"

Who was so bold as to dare kill his people?

Joining Dawn City, with its massive backing, was a major reason why many survivors wanted to join.

If it was a base that killed them, Chen Luo would definitely let them know what the word "death" meant.

Mi Li said with a bitter smile, "It was killed by a group of free people."

Free people were basically survivors who were unwanted or didn't like being restricted. They usually had a very hard time surviving and eked out a living.

Chen Luo was stunned. Free people? Where did they get the courage?

Mi Li said, "Da Zhu caught a few last night. After questioning them, the reason they did it was because they were unhappy."

Mi Li's eyes were filled with worry. "I went to take a look at them. It's obvious that they didn't want to live anymore. They said there was no point in living, eating smelly rats and bugs every day. They're living so hard because we've taken most of the resources."

They believed that Chen Luo had taken most of the resources, filling them with despair, and there was no point in living, so they retaliated against Dawn City.

Did you know what it's called to hate the rich?

Those who could survive to this point weren't pushovers. Before the apocalypse, it was easy for poor people to eat meat.

But now...

Those who were tired of living could do anything.

Chen Luo lay on the sofa, lost in thought, and sighed after a long while, "Suppression is not as good as guidance."

"I'll inform everyone later that members shouldn't be alone, and should act in teams of at least ten."

"Secondly, give them some hope. A Level 6 crystal can be exchanged for five jin (2.5kg) of rice and one jin (0.5kg) of salt here."

A Level 6 crystal for five jin of rice?

Would anyone exchange it?

Of course, some would. Resources were really scarce now, and even the high-ranking members of other bases had to save rice.

The resources grown by the Nature ability users were only enough to supply people like the elders.

In another year, the base leaders would probably have to eat dirt too.

With salt, the mutated meat would taste a little better, and they could taste the saltiness.

Chen Luo had stockpiled 10 million jin of salt, at nine mao (0.9 yuan) per jin.

Others could also produce salt, but it could only be crude salt.

Mi Li said, "There's another thing. A female member is about to give birth, in about half a month."

It wasn't Jin Yuanjiang's wife who was about to give birth, but someone else. It wasn't as if only Jin Yuanjiang could have children; Jin Yuanjiang's wife still had more than two months to go.

After the survivors evolved, the ability to reproduce became more difficult, but they could still conceive.

The birth of a new life was no small matter, as it represented the continuation of humanity, so Mi Li brought it up separately.

Chen Luo wasn't surprised and nodded. "Let her rest well during this time. Hmm, plenty of vegetables every day, and two more eggs every day."

In principle, she wasn't qualified to enjoy this treatment, but Chen Luo wasn't cold-blooded.

Mi Li excitedly took two eggs from the Little Red's offspring and ran off to visit her.

Hmm, there were now more than a hundred chickens on the farm, all descendants of Little Red.

If Chen Luo had more abilities to accelerate the growth of the chicks, there would be even more.

Chen Luo took a nap, and after waking up, he went to Yin Ling's place.

Yin Ling was following Meng Yin, watching Meng Yin plant, and felt that Meng Yin was amazing.

Although she had basically no combat power, she improved so many seeds and planted so many vegetables, her contribution was unmatched.

Chen Luo waved his hand, and Yin Ling trotted over, whispering, "Master."

Chen Luo smiled slightly. It was human nature to want to teach, and Chen Luo felt a strange sensation in his heart when someone called him Master.

This was his disciple, after all. Chen Luo's heart couldn't help but soften a little more.

Yin Ling had washed up yesterday, changed into new clothes, and restored her original appearance.

Chen Luo thought to himself, so Yin Ling was actually quite pretty, but she turned into an ugly monster in her past life.

Anyone who underwent such a big change would have a big change in temperament.

Chen Luo said, "Find a quiet place, I'll teach you my unique skill."

Apart from common abilities, slightly more special abilities were difficult to teach. It really depended on comprehension.

It was like a math problem. The answer was right in front of you, but a loser at studies would say, "What is this?"

Barely able to understand the final answer.

Yin Ling's eyes lit up, her face full of anticipation. That Void Walk was truly amazing.

Arriving at a secluded place, Chen Luo pondered for a moment, thinking about how to teach her.

"In my opinion, space is made up of countless nodes. Void Walk is to arrive at another node from one node. The longer the distance between the two nodes, the greater the consumption of power."

"When I use Void Walk, I can clearly feel these nodes. At that time, I have a special feeling that I can build a channel and instantly convert between two nodes."

"You know Spatial Conversion, so it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Nodes?

Yin Ling looked confused.

"I don't know what you mean by nodes, Master. My Spatial Conversion is to exchange two spaces, A for B, and B for A."

"It also needs to meet certain conditions. If there are living things, I can't do Spatial Conversion."

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