Previously, Shen Feng had never imagined that anyone could control viruses. However, the esper he encountered now seemed to be that exaggerated. No one within a ten-mile radius could approach him. If this was the case, it would be difficult to snatch the information from his hands.
“Since we now know the opponent’s whereabouts, I’ll depart immediately. Please have the precious cultural relics prepared quickly, especially the “Nü Shi Zhen Tu.” This national treasure must not be lost. When I return, I will take these relics away immediately! Mr. Tom, it’s a pleasure to cooperate!” Shen Feng said afterward.
“It’s a pleasure to cooperate. If you need us to summon tornadoes or typhoons in the future, we will certainly offer a higher price! We will prepare the reward you need immediately!” Tom also said with a smile.
“I forgot to ask, what is the name of this esper you mentioned? If you don’t know his name, it won’t be easy to find him,” Shen Feng suddenly remembered an important matter and quickly asked.
“This esper’s name is Astra, but people usually call him by his nickname, which is the Poison Master. However, if you are going to South America, it is best to find a guide, because English is not spoken in South America; it is Spanish or Portuguese,” Tom offered Shen Feng a suggestion.
“Understood, thank you for the reminder. We are departing now. Xu Xing, let’s go.” Shen Feng then bid farewell to Tom, took Xu Xing with him, and headed south.
Shen Feng and Xu Xing found their glider. They then sat in the glider with some dry rations, summoned a strong wind, and took to the sky, flying towards the south.
“City Lord, have you thought of a way to deal with this Poison Master? If we encounter him and a conflict breaks out, it doesn’t seem easy for us to kill him!” Xu Xing asked on the glider.
“I haven’t thought of a way to deal with him yet. If the opponent can really control viruses, he is a troublesome fellow. However, I also know that viruses cannot survive for a long time after leaving cells. At worst, I can create a whirlwind with you and blow away all the surrounding viruses, so we will be safer,” Shen Feng replied.
“Speaking of which, I suspect this guy took these precious materials with malicious intent. After all, who would want to know about alien information?” Xu Xing analyzed.
Shen Feng did not answer this question because he suspected the same. However, he lacked evidence and did not know the opponent’s true purpose. For more than ten years, North America had been researching an alien card. To put it bluntly, this information had no value to ordinary people, except to cause panic. This guy was an esper who used viruses. Even if he obtained the card, he couldn’t do anything else.
Shen Feng couldn’t understand the opponent’s logic no matter how hard he tried, so he gave up thinking and took Xu Xing to South America.
The two flew continuously in the sky. Due to the high altitude, they wore thick clothes to prevent the strong winds from taking away their body heat and causing them to catch a cold. If they caught a cold elsewhere, it would be fine, but this was North America, and the viruses here were not ordinary. They could even take lives.
After a week of flying, the two finally arrived in the Amazon region of South America. There were many people living in the Amazon region, including many indigenous people who had lived in the rainforest for generations. During the rainy season, the rainforest was filled with water, and they could only travel by boat. However, during the dry season, the ground would be exposed.
There were also human settlements in these areas. Although they were near the rainforest, there were many gathering places. Ordinary cities had tens of thousands of people, while smaller villages even had only a hundred people.
Surrounding the Amazon rainforest was a larger country where people mainly spoke Portuguese. Shen Feng and Xu Xing descended directly from the sky and arrived at a large city near the Amazon River called Manaus.
This city was once very prosperous, being the largest city on the Amazon River. However, in the doomsday, its population plummeted to only twenty to thirty thousand people.
When Shen Feng and Xu Xing descended from the sky into the city, many people knelt on the ground and began to kowtow. This was because there were many indigenous people here, and in the minds of many indigenous people, those who descended from the sky must be messengers from heaven, gods, and thus deserved to be worshipped.
Shen Feng was stunned by this situation, as he had not expected these people to be so superstitious.
Then Shen Feng began to explain to the surrounding people: “Everyone, please don’t kneel. I am a human, not a god. Everyone, please stand up!”
Unfortunately, he was speaking Chinese, and the locals couldn’t understand him. Shen Feng felt a little troubled. It seemed that these people had stopped using the internet long ago. Their infrastructure was very backward, and there were no signal towers. How could they get online? It was impossible.
So Shen Feng began to ponder, “If I want to gather information here now, I must find a guide who understands Chinese. Otherwise, I won’t even be able to communicate the most basic things.”
Just as Shen Feng was seriously considering this matter, a child suddenly rushed over from a distance. He saw some supplies on Xu Xing’s waist. Xu Xing had a satchel slung across her waist, which contained dry rations and water. The child rushed over, holding a knife in his hand, and slashed at the satchel, tearing a gap in it. Then, the child’s hand moved very quickly, grabbed a few loaves of bread from inside, and ran away.
“You handle this. Be quick and come back!” Shen Feng said indifferently when he saw this.
Xu Xing was also very angry. She placed her satchel on the glider and ran off, saying, “Although I am a kind person, it doesn’t mean I won’t get angry. Now this kid dares to provoke me, so he must suffer a little!”
After saying this, Xu Xing’s figure moved rapidly, turning into an afterimage. In just a few breaths, she caught up with the fleeing child.
Shen Feng then shouted to the surrounding crowd, “Is there anyone who can speak Chinese? Please step forward quickly. I will give you generous rewards!”
After saying this, Shen Feng also took out a handful of gold coins from his body. When these gold coins appeared in everyone’s eyes, their eyes lit up.
“I… speak… Chinese… I can be a guide!” Soon, a middle-aged man in his forties stepped forward. Judging by his appearance, he seemed to be of Asian descent, but his skin was dark, not much different from the locals.
“Although your Chinese is a bit poor, you can still serve as a translator. In that case, you can come and be my guide. First, tell me where I can store the glider and take me there!” Shen Feng then said to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man immediately came to Shen Feng’s side, bowing and scraping. It turned out that his ancestors were Chinese laborers sold to South America to work, mainly in mining. Later, they became locals, married and had children here. He was a descendant of Chinese laborers.
“My name is Frankie. May I ask, honored esper, what can I do for you?” Frankie clearly had a sharp mind and had already realized that the person who descended from the sky was not an angel but a powerful human.
“Frankie, take me to find a place to live immediately. I may need to gather information in this city for the next few days. You also need to help me contact some people with information, and I will buy the corresponding information from them,” Shen Feng then stated his purpose. To give the other party a taste of what’s to come, he casually threw out a gold coin.
“Thank you, honored esper. May I know your name!” Frankie caught the gold coin and was very happy. He also realized that he had met a benefactor.
In Manaus, although it was a larger city on the Amazon River, it was only relatively large. In fact, there were very few signal towers in the city, and very few people could get online. These people had lived in the rainforest for a long time and knew almost nothing about the outside world.
“My name is Shen Feng, and I am also called Shen Fuyao. You can call me whatever you like! Now, take me to a quiet place where I can stay. I also need to find a few people to help drag my glider over,” Shen Feng said calmly.
Just as Shen Feng found a guide, Xu Xing also caught the thief. She grabbed him by the back of his collar and, like carrying a chick, brought him to Shen Feng.
“Brother Shen Feng, this kid’s guts are too big! He dared to steal my things. What do you think we should do with him?” Xu Xing was very angry because she didn’t expect to be targeted by a pickpocket as soon as she landed.
Moreover, the person who snatched her bread was just a child. This child was wearing tattered clothes, and many parts of it were dirty. His messy hair looked like it hadn’t been washed in months. It was unimaginable that such a child would dare to participate in theft.
The caught child began to struggle. He didn’t want to be held like this. He was also saying many unintelligible things. It was clear that his eyes were filled with fear, as he was clearly terrified of being caught and didn’t know what punishment awaited him.
“Mr. Shen, this kid is a repeat offender. He often steals other people’s belongings. He has been caught several times before, but people felt sorry for him and didn’t bother with him. Unexpectedly, he became emboldened. If you want to teach him a lesson, no one will say anything,” Frankie said at this time.
“What do you do with pickpockets when you catch them here? I also plan to follow local customs,” Shen Feng asked casually.
“When we caught thieves here before, they were sent to prison. But now there are no prisons. Nowadays, when thieves are caught, most people chop off their hands,” Frankie said truthfully.
Xu Xing felt that this practice was too harsh. She then said, “If his hands are cut off just for stealing, he will have no way to live in the future. I don’t want to personally deprive a child of his chance to survive.”
Xu Xing was, after all, a kind person. Seeing the child’s pitiful expression, her heart softened. However, she couldn’t forgive a child who started stealing at such a young age. If this continued, he would become useless.
Therefore, Xu Xing didn’t know how to deal with this thief. If she let him go, he wouldn’t know the severity of his actions and would steal again. If he encountered someone with a hard heart, his hands would likely be chopped off. He must be taught a lesson, but how to teach him was a problem.
“If you don’t want to hurt this child, then let him go. It’s no big deal, and he didn’t manage to steal anything successfully,” Shen Feng said to Xu Xing.