"Why? Do you think I'm too cruel?"
Qin Yourong put the pistol back into the holster, glanced around, and continued to move forward with Chen Yan, speaking softly.
Her shot obviously scared the other survivors around her.
The survivors who were still standing by to watch immediately scattered like birds and beasts after Qin Yourong fired that shot.
Those who lived next to their own sheds immediately hid back in their sheds.
Others who were not living next to their own sheds hurriedly ran away, fearing that Qin Yourong would shoot them as well.
"No, it's just... I wasn't mentally prepared. In my time and space, killing someone means going to jail or even paying with your life, so I have to get used to your attitude towards human life."
Chen Yan spoke the truth.
Qin Yourong smiled and explained, "I'm not a bloodthirsty person. Although there are many people who kill for fun in this rotten wasteland, I have no interest in killing people at random. That woman just now was actually testing you, because compared to us, you are too clean.
This kind of cleanliness refers not only to your body, but also to your eyes, temperament, and even the smell of your body. So that woman wants to see if she can get some benefits from you. Once she finds out that you are a pure little lamb, believe me, she will eat you up immediately.
She's not alone. Behind her lies a powerful force that controls people like her. I must act tough and dangerous enough to scare off the people behind her. Remember, if you want to survive here, you must act dangerous enough. The more dangerous you are, the safer you will be.
Chen Yan listened carefully and nodded slowly to show that he understood.
He subconsciously looked back at the woman's body, and saw that other survivors were holding knives and cutting up the woman's body.
"What are they doing? If they want to bury the dead, shouldn't they dig a grave and bury them?"
Chen Yan asked instinctively.
Qin Yourong also looked back, without much explanation, but just stretched out his hand and pointed to the right front.
Chen Yan looked in the direction Qin Yourong pointed and found that it was a simple butcher shop.
It was also a shed, but the side facing the road was like an open room with no obstruction. Dozens of iron hooks were hung upside down in a row. A few of the hooks were empty, and most of the hooks were hung with thick and coarse strips of meat.
Qin Yourong then spoke up, "Only when a heavily contaminated body dies will it be incinerated. This is because every piece of flesh and bone of a heavily contaminated body is covered in densely packed tiny cysts and pustules, making it completely inedible. However, when a lightly contaminated body dies, no one will waste it."
Chen Yan shuddered when he heard this, his eyes widened slightly, and after swallowing hard, he said with difficulty: "You mean, the meat in the butcher shop..."
Qin Yourong nodded and said, "That's right, it's just what you think. However, the meat of mutants is occasionally sold, but in comparison, the risk of hunting mutants is too great.
In addition, it is said that in some large settlements, it is possible to buy artificial meat. This is because the forces that can rule large settlements have basically inherited some cutting-edge technology before the Great Cataclysm broke out.
After fifty years of continuous research since the Cataclysm, many cutting-edge technologies have been refined to better meet the needs of the apocalypse. Of course, none of this is visible in the survivor camp right now.
Because this survivor camp is relatively small. The Blackthorn Company that controls the camp is so weak that even the genetic potions you can only buy in the camp are level three at best, and they are expensive.
While Qin Yourong was explaining in detail, he led Chen Yan into another narrow road.
Soon, a shop appeared in front of Chen Yan.
Compared to the numerous simple shacks in the camp, this shop is not only square and built with red bricks, but also has a real door and glass windows facing the road.
Qin Yourong pushed the door open and walked in. With a creaking sound, Chen Yan saw the situation in the room clearly.
A bed, a table, a large wardrobe, and an electric device that should be an upright freezer.
The furnishings were very simple. There wasn't even a mattress on the wooden bed. There was only a pillow that looked black and was made of some unknown material.
The room was about 50 to 60 square meters. A man of unknown age was sitting by the bed, picking at his toes.
The man had a head of hair that was as messy as a pile of grass. It had been unknown how long since he had washed it, and it was tangled in clumps.
The clothes on his body were relatively clean, but the exposed skin was covered with various keratinous layers.
Although Chen Yan had barely gotten used to the pungent smell in the air during the journey, the sudden fishy smell that hit him in the face after entering the room still made Chen Yan uncontrollably retching a few times.
Such a reaction immediately caught the man's attention.
Suddenly, an unpleasant laugh rang out in the room. The man put down his blackened feet, stood up from the bed, and said in a frivolous tone: "Qin Xiaoniu, where did you find this virgin? She's absolutely top-notch..."
While he was speaking, the man had already limped in front of Chen Yan, leaned forward slightly, put his nose close to Chen Yan's neck and sniffed hard.
Chen Yan instinctively took a step back and looked at the man with a vigilant look.
The man didn't care about Chen Yan's reaction, but an incredible expression appeared on his face. He asked in great surprise, "What's going on? Qin Xiaoniu! I... Why can't I smell any contaminated smell on him? Is he an awakened one? No... That's not right!
Even those who are awakened are not affected by pollution. Although they can expel most of the pollution in their bodies, there will inevitably be trace amounts of pollution remaining! And he... he smells so fresh and clean, like a baby!
And only babies born from Awakened or even Dominant pairs can have such a fresh body odor! If it's an ordinary survivor, even one who wasn't seriously contaminated, the baby they give birth to will still smell like pollution!"
Qin Yourong did not answer the man's question, but stretched out her hand and placed the bag of crystals in front of the man.
He said in a cold voice with an expressionless face: "Li Quezi, have you forgotten the rules of the transaction? Bring me one of the first and second level gene potions. The rest of the matter has nothing to do with you."
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