In the early morning, Lu Heng ate food from his spatial dimension.
After the meal, the antelope at the door also sent a message to Lu Heng through telepathy.
"Master, there are a few humans outside."
"Mm, got it."
He guessed it was the people who brought him here last night, wanting to question him.
But Lu Heng waited in the room for a few minutes, and no one came to knock on the door.
Lu Heng looked out through the window of the top floor. The people who had come were standing quite far away, not directly approaching to knock.
"Are they afraid of the antelope?"
Lu Heng tidied up the items in the room that shouldn't be there, went downstairs, and walked out of the villa.
Seeing Lu Heng come out, the people waiting outside immediately stepped forward, but still chose to stay away from the antelope.
"You're out. Brother Jun asked us to bring you over to talk."
"Mm, lead the way."
Lu Heng beckoned the antelope closer, mounted its back, and left with the group.
In the morning, there were many people active in the city. Many women were washing and cleaning.
After the apocalypse, some people evolved water-element abilities, which solved the problem of water usage.
Lu Heng walked with the group, and people kept looking at him.
"Is this the person who entered the city last night?"
"Yeah, it was already dark. I don't know how this young man managed to walk alone outside. He's really brave."
"Indeed. Our people who go out to search for supplies also return before dark."
"Mm, it's been so long since the apocalypse, and we've never seen anyone dare to walk outside after dark."
"Perhaps, he's skilled and courageous."
"Hmph, skilled? Can he be as powerful as Brother Jun?"
"Shh, why are you talking about Brother Jun again..."
"Where did this person come from? What's it like outside now?"
"What else can it be like? You've been to the areas around us before. There's no better refuge than ours."
"That's right... Didn't Jinzi and the others go out to try their luck and never come back? They're probably dead out there..."
"That sheep he's riding is really big. I reckon it weighs a few hundred pounds."
"Such a large one, at least six or seven hundred pounds. Sigh, I haven't eaten meat in a long time."
"This sheep must have mutated, otherwise it wouldn't be so big. Mutated animals are hard to catch, so don't get any ideas."
"..."
The discussions from the people around them kept reaching Lu Heng's ears as they walked. Those accompanying Lu Heng also heard them.
They somewhat awkwardly shooed away the people who were discussing, afraid they might say something else.
They didn't know Lu Heng's strength yet, but Brother Jun had said that anyone who dared to travel alone at night in the apocalypse must be exceptionally powerful, so they needed to be cautious when picking up Lu Heng.
"Go on, do what you should be doing. Why are you all loitering here? Don't you want to eat today!"
The people in this city were eating communal meals. Although the city had a large population, food was centrally managed.
Everyone's daily food was also distributed according to strength. Those with stronger abilities naturally received more abundant food.
These people who were chatting here were clearly idle and weak, unable to go out to kill zombies or search for supplies.
Therefore, the few people following Lu Heng were very impolite in driving away those who were chatting.
Soon, Lu Heng was brought to a small building. Upon seeing the sheep beneath Lu Heng, his identity was quickly recognized by everyone.
Such obvious identifying features made him easy to distinguish.
Lu Heng dismounted and was led into a room by one of the men.
The room was quite spacious and was used as an office, but there was no conference table. Instead, chairs were arranged around the walls.
Quite a few people had already gathered inside, likely the administrators here. Lu Heng casually found an empty seat and sat down.
At this point, a man in a separate position by one of the walls spoke.
"May I know how to address you? I am Yang Jun from Yangtai City."
"Lu Heng."
Yang Jun frowned instinctively at Lu Heng's brief answer, but quickly relaxed and smiled at Lu Heng.
"Hahaha, it's Brother Lu. You're young, so I'll take the liberty of calling you brother."
Lu Heng remained noncommittal, not responding to the other party, but his expression was as it had been when he entered, slightly friendly.
Seeing that Lu Heng still didn't respond, before Yang Jun could say anything, a middle-aged man from another direction said loudly, "Hmph, it's rare to see someone so impolite. You don't even speak respectfully to Brother Jun, and you don't answer properly when asked."
Yang Jun smiled upon hearing this and didn't reprimand the person speaking for him. "Jiang Dongcheng, don't speak to our guest like that. Guests are guests, and we should show some hospitality."
"Alright, I'll listen to Brother Jun."
The two spoke as if no one else was there, but their eyes were fixed on Lu Heng, observing his reaction.
Lu Heng didn't pay attention to what they were saying. He was concentrating on listening to the true thoughts of the people present.
Soon, he understood the situation of these people.
Like countless survivor bases in the apocalypse, some people, after gaining power, tasted the benefits it brought.
They ruthlessly suppressed others in the base, wanting to gain more resources by exploiting other ability users. The most important of these resources were crystals.
The administrators here had reached an agreement with the zombies in the caves outside the city.
They would periodically release humans to be food for the zombies, allowing them to safely search for living supplies in certain areas.
And when searching for supplies in other regions, they would abandon some humans in exchange for the right to survive from the zombies.
Lu Heng sat in his chair, his arms resting on the armrests, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.
These people, they must be killed. They deserve to die!
It had been a long time since he had felt such strong killing intent towards humans. Lu Heng remembered the last time he wanted to kill someone was when he faced the ruler of the predecessor of Wuming City.
As if sensing danger, everyone, including Yang Jun, stopped talking.
They looked at Lu Heng, sensing a dangerous signal from him.
"Heh heh, what's wrong, Brother Lu?"
"Nothing, you have quite a few people here."
"Alas, don't look at the numbers. Most of them are ordinary people who can't evolve. They're useless except for wasting food."
The man who had been arguing with Lu Heng spoke again.
"Is that so? I think some ability users are also quite useless. What's your level? How many zombies have you killed?"
Lu Heng disdainfully looked at the man who had been targeting him.
This person wasn't of high level, a fifth-tier ice-element ability user.
"I'm talking to you out of respect for Brother Jun. You just arrived and you're already causing trouble and talking nonsense. You..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Lu Heng raised one hand, and the man's face showed a look of terror.
The man instinctively reached for his neck, where a trickle of blood began to seep out.
"Trash!"