Chapter 25 Shelter
"I..."
Yang Lazi stammered, unsure of what to say. She had witnessed the terrifying power of the falling celestial bodies.
"More fragments will fall onto this planet in the next six months. The land is no longer suitable for growing crops. At least, within a radius of two hundred miles, it's deserted.
If you leave, are you going to starve?"
"Well..."
"Just stay. I'm not chasing you away. You'll have food and drink here, as long as you listen to me..."
"Huh?"
Yang Lazi's beautiful eyes widened, and she raised the iron rod in her hand.
"I mean, you're so skilled. You can teach us all how to practice here.
The shelter's food will run out sooner or later. We'll have to go out and compete with other survivors for food and territory. If our combat abilities aren't up to par, won't we be easily slaughtered?
We've been through thick and thin together. Can you bear to see us get killed?
These people,"
Karen pointed to the sinner slaves,
"You rescued them yourself. Do you want to watch them die again?"
Karen used both soft and hard tactics, finally convincing Yang Lazi to stay.
"Alright, everyone, you were sinners, slaves. I took you in. Of course, I'm not saying this to make you feel indebted, but to tell you that we must unite to overcome this difficult time.
Now, the apocalypse has arrived. You may not fully understand the cruelty of the apocalypse. The apocalypse is a world where people eat people. If you want to live well, someone else has to die painfully.
If you want something to eat, you have to snatch it from others.
Similarly, if others know there's a shelter here, they'll definitely try to seize it from us, even if it costs them their lives.
Shelter spaces are limited. You are the first group of people here. If you want to live here, unity and loyalty are essential. And most importantly, you have to prove your value, prove that you are indispensable.
So, you must put all your effort into strengthening yourselves. Don't complain about the training being hard. Sweat more now, bleed less in the future.
If you are stronger than others, you will get more.
Now, tell me all your previous occupations. I will determine your value based on your usefulness.
Not just now, but even if we grow stronger in the future, this rule will never change. Value determines status and resources!"
The sinner slaves looked at each other. The leading sinner stepped forward and said,
"I am a sinner..."
"Bullshit! From now on, there's no distinction between sinners and good people. You are no longer slaves. You will become the strongest warriors in this shelter, the pillars of support. When our team grows strong, you will all be in core management. Put away your slave mentality. None of you are slaves. You are all warriors.
Men and women alike are warriors. Bring out your aggressiveness."
At this point, Karen's tone softened,
"You all escaped with us. When we become stronger, we will divide you into different levels based on value, but I don't want to divide you into different classes. We are our own people.
Alright, now tell me your occupations."
"I am a farmer."
"I am a blacksmith."
"I am a sinner... an ordinary woman."
"I'm good-looking."
"What good is being good-looking, damn it!"
Karen roared,捂住his forehead in a headache. These people were really useless.
"I... I am a cook. I used to cook for the kind people. I'm good at killing fish and chickens, grinding rice and flour..."
A slightly sturdier person raised his hand and said cautiously.
"Oh, you're a cook? That's great. That's a good profession, you can make a big contribution. I'll leave the meals to you in the future. Come with me later, I'll teach you how to open the granary door. The kitchen is over there, I'll take you there later."
Karen seemed to have discovered a new continent. A cook was so precious in the apocalypse.
At least, they wouldn't have to eat boiled rice every day.
Wan Lei also wanted to say that he could cook, but seeing that someone else could do it, he stopped talking and decided to focus on practicing martial arts and exercising.
"What's your name?"
"Replying to you, sir... my name is Zhuo Jiu."
"Don't call me sir, call me leader."
"Yes, leader."
"Alright, come with me. Everyone else, disperse and find your own bedrooms. Rest for the night and wash yourselves thoroughly, you stink.
Everyone starts training after breakfast tomorrow morning."
"Yes."
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu walked towards the wall, thinking of finding any room, but Karen pulled them to the very end and arranged them next to his bedroom.
The reason was that these people couldn't be trusted yet, and Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu had to protect his safety nearby.
Pushing open the door of bedroom number two, Fang Xiaoyu immediately changed into a different person and ran in excitedly.
This was a small bedroom of about thirty square meters. The entrance led to the bathroom, which had a shower, a bathtub, and a toilet that Wan Lei didn't understand.
Outside, there was a sofa and a coffee table, and the innermost compartment had a large bed and a wardrobe.
There weren't many things, just ordinary hotel furnishings, but that was enough to excite Lei Yu, who had been exposed to the elements for so many days.
"I want to take a bath, I want to take a bath, I stink so much after so many days."
Fang Xiaoyu ran excitedly into the bathroom, looking at the white bathtub in front of her, lost in thought.
"What's wrong?"
"Where's the water? Where do we get water?"
The two were now in trouble. They couldn't understand how to fill this European medieval-style bathtub. The two former gods, now people from the ancient Eastern world, simply didn't understand.
"Huh? There's a pipe above, is this for filling water?"
"It should be. Karen said that there's a reservoir with a stream flowing through it above the shelter. It's running water and can be pressurized..."
Fang Xiaoyu forcefully turned the valve, and clear water immediately flowed out.
"Let's take a bath after taking off our clothes. Huh? Why are you taking off your clothes? Get out, I'll wash first."
"Oh, I'm very dirty too, let's wash together."
"No, you pervert, you lecher, get out."
"We're an old married couple, what are you being so shy about? Turn around, I'll scrub your back later."
"Are you sure you're just scrubbing my back?"
"What else? Can I do something else?"
"If you're not going to do anything else, why would I wash with you?"
"Oh ~ you're so bad, I like it so much..."
"Ah, the water is so cold."
"Let's just make do with it today, heat some water tomorrow for a bath."
"Okay, let's take a bath first, don't touch me..."
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