Nan Muran walked at the front of the team, using her psychic powers to constantly investigate the situation inside the village.
What we saw was just a small corner of the village. The village was built on a large natural platform against the mountain. Most of the houses extended directly into the cracks of the mountain and were not easily noticed.
So when they looked from the foot of the mountain just now, the entire village seemed to be hidden among the mountains, with only some of the building tops visible.
There are about twenty small courtyards in the village, connected by a winding path to a hot spring in the deepest part of the mountain. Nan Muran couldn't help but sigh that these people knew how to survive in the end times and found a perfect place.
There were a lot of people in the village at this time, men and women, old and young, there were more than 40 people in total, but there were only five young men and a slightly older man guarding the gate.
Nan Muran and the others walked all the way to the entrance of the village. Looking at the heavy steel-framed and wooden door, they couldn't help but sigh. They thought that this thing might be of no use in the apocalypse.
At He Yifeng's signal, Squirrel went straight to the door and knocked: "Is anyone there? We are just passing by and would like to stay overnight."
After hearing the squirrel's sound, several young men looked nervously at the old man in the middle of the yard.
"Village chief, should we let them in?" Several young men who were guarding the village gate looked at the old man with uneasiness in their eyes.
They have tried their best to build such a place in the mountains. What if these people come in with bad intentions?
The old man stared at the door for a long time: "Ning An, go and inform everyone in the village to stay at home tonight and don't go out."
After a man in his thirties left, the old man looked at the young man guarding the gate and said, "Weng Bao, let them in."
Judging from the speed at which these people climbed the mountain, they were not easy to deal with. Moreover, in this end times, in addition to those with skills, there was also a kind of people with supernatural powers. No matter which kind it was, this person and that wolf outside, no one in their village could afford to offend them.
Upon hearing this, several young men opened the door directly. Nan Muran, who was standing at the front of the door, made the young men slightly stunned.
"Hello, we are from the West City Security Base. It's getting dark, so we'd like to stay overnight in your village. Don't worry, we are not bad people, and you can pay for the room with food." The Third Prince looked at the vigilant people in the yard and explained hurriedly.
The old man looked at them in silence for a while, then stood up and turned to walk into the village: "Weng Bao, take them to the innermost room to rest."
The young man closest to Nan Muran nodded readily: "I understand, Village Chief."
Then the young man looked at Nan Muran and the others and said, "I am Weng Bao. There is only one empty room in our village. It is at the back. I will take you there."
Nan Muran and others hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
"You're welcome. Since the village chief has agreed to let you stay, you are guests of the village." Weng Bao's slightly darkened face was filled with enthusiasm.
The group followed Weng Bao's steps and walked into the village. Just after they walked a distance, a wave of heat hit them in the face.
"It's so warm." Xiaobai shivered unconsciously. It was indeed a bit uncomfortable to go directly from minus 40 degrees to around 3 degrees.
Weng Bao smiled and turned back: "There is a huge hot spring deep in the cave. The house you live in is not far from the hot spring, so it is warmer."
Nan Muran nodded with a smile, but her mental focus was attracted by the people in the houses on both sides, as well as the vegetable garden and chicken, duck and goose coops behind the houses. This small village had completely returned to the farming era in the last days and achieved self-sufficiency.
After sending them to the place, Weng Bao pointed to the place two rooms ahead and said, "This house has not been occupied for a long time, you need to clean it up by yourselves.
My home is in the house in front, if you need anything, come and find me directly."
"Thank you very much, thank you for your trouble." Qinglong thanked him while taking out sausages and instant noodles from his backpack and stuffing them into Weng Bao's hands.
Looking at the thing in his hand, Weng Bao was obviously stunned: "This is too valuable."
"Take it. It's your reward for bringing us here." Xiaobai said with a smile.
Weng Bao thought for a moment and put the things away: "Thank you."
After he left, Nan Muran and the others entered the house. It had two bedrooms and a living room. The living room in the middle looked to be about 25 square meters, and there were two rooms on the east and west sides, less than 15 square meters.
There was some simple furniture inside, but it was covered in dust.
"The people in this village are very vigilant." After everyone closed their doors, they cleaned up the room first and lit a bonfire in the middle.
Nan Muran shook her head slightly when she heard this: "Don't you think their attitude towards us is strange?"
"You mean they let us into the village and arranged guest rooms for us?" Si Ye looked at her.
"Yeah." Nan Muran nodded.
Jiawu smiled, as if he was lost in memories. He was born in a war-torn place, so he could understand the anxiety and helplessness of these people: "They should have found a way to hide the exposed roof of the cave, but we just happened to find it today.
As for letting us in so smoothly, it was just a gamble."
"Bet, what to bet on?" He Yifeng was also a little confused.
Jiawu sighed, his voice deep: "Bet we are the good guys."
The group of people were not stupid and understood the meaning of Jiawu's words after a little thought. There were obviously many people living in this village, but they did not find any fluctuations of supernatural powers along the way.
This means that the entire village is full of ordinary people, and they are unwilling to accept outsiders, but because of their own weak strength, they dare not anger the other party. In the end, they can only let them into the village.
"Indeed, it is too difficult for ordinary people to survive in the end times." Qinglong sat down in a bad mood.
He Yifeng reached out and patted his shoulder to comfort him. Since the end of the world, he was the only one left in Qinglong's family of six, so he could best understand the difficulty of survival.
While they were lamenting the difficulties of the last days, Weng Bao had already gone to the village chief's house at the entrance of the village with instant noodles and sausages.
"Did they give you this?" The village chief was a little surprised when he looked at the instant noodles and sausages on the table. In fact, the village had solved a lot of food problems by growing vegetables and raising poultry relying on the hot springs.
It’s just that everyone’s food rations have always relied on potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and vegetables, and we haven’t come across such food for a long time.
Weng Bao nodded: "They said it was my hard work fee. Village chief, do you think these people are good or bad?"
The village chief looked at the things on the table for a long time and sighed: "It's a noble person." He was proficient in divination and realized a few days ago that the village might welcome a noble person, perhaps this group of people today.
"Noble?" Weng Bao was a little puzzled, and the young men beside him were also a little confused.
The village chief didn't say much, but just reminded: "Don't light the lights near the canyon entrance tonight. You should fix the location of the cave entrance as soon as possible to avoid being discovered by others.
Those bunkers cannot be taken down for any reason from now on."
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