Following Wu You's instructions.
Garma climbed to a drain cover, where the drain holes were now like faucets, pouring rainwater that had accumulated on the ground down.
With the lightest movement and the greatest force, I quietly pushed the lid open and closed, the pressure of the accumulated rainwater making the lid seem ten times heavier.
"Sizzle..."
The opening and closing of the cover made a slight sliding sound as it rubbed against the roadbed, making Garma's already restless heart beat even faster.
However, this little sound was completely drowned out by the "pitter-patter..." of the rain.
As the lid is opened, the water flow, which was originally like a tap, instantly becomes like a small waterfall.
The water flow washed over Garma's entire body.
The immense impact in a short period of time nearly sent him tumbling down the metal ladder.
It gripped the metal rod tightly with both hands, and its tail was straightened behind it to support the other side of the cave wall.
The Blue Star People do not use cement as their infrastructure material. It looks more like asphalt, but after drying, its strength is no less than that of cement, and its temperature and weather resistance are also better than that of asphalt.
As the force of the rushing water gradually weakened, Garma cautiously poked half its head out, looking around to the east and west.
Wu You felt a bit annoyed looking at Garma, who was peeking around.
Didn't I already tell you there's no danger outside? You ignored Kunkala's mother's words?
However, Wu You did not interrupt Garma's actions. This guy seemed to have a very strong instinct to cherish his life. In this dangerous world, it was good to develop stealthily.
Wu You couldn't always be by Garma's side to guide him. After all, it wasn't easy to gather 10,000 Azure People. It wouldn't hurt to let Garma develop or maintain a habit of being cautious in everything.
As the heavy rain continued to fall, the surrounding temperature also continued to drop.
The rate and magnitude of temperature changes on the Blue Planet seem to be much greater than on Earth, perhaps because the air composition is different, resulting in a lower specific heat value.
And there's more good news: those alien zombies infected by the aberrant virus not only have enhanced mobility, but they've also shown signs of reversion to their ancestral traits in other aspects.
For example, they begin to resemble the habits of cold-blooded reptiles.
The Blue People may have evolved from lizards and geckos, but they are now true warm-blooded humanoid beings.
While the blue zombies may not have completely become cold-blooded, they are much more affected by temperature changes than normal warm-blooded animals.
They are quite different from the zombies in Resident Evil movies; they are not corpses, but rather a kind of living creature.
“Garma, my child, these monsters are afraid of the cold. The low temperature makes them slow. Remember this!”
Upon hearing the voice of Mother World in her mind, Garma nodded subconsciously.
Now that he has confirmed that the surrounding area is temporarily safe, he slowly climbed out of the manhole.
Having spotted the location of the closed shop ahead, I quickened my pace and made my way there.
The entire city was dark and quiet because the planet's use of electricity was inadequate, and nighttime lighting mainly relied on things like candles or oil lamps.
In this situation, as long as the surviving individuals haven't had their heads caught in a door, they certainly won't set fire to expose themselves.
It took a little time to get to the store.
Garma saw that, just as Mother World had said, the mechanical lock pick on the door had not been removed by its owner.
He knew the store because it was not far from his home, so he and the owner were neighbors.
The shop owner must have just returned from traveling elsewhere.
It seems that when the disaster struck, the shop owner had just inserted the lock pick and hadn't even had a chance to enter the shop before he either fled or was killed.
The locks on the Blue Star are different from the mass-produced locks on Earth.
Although they have some general similarities, each door lock is different and has a unique lock pick. Even if an ordinary person has a lock pick, they may not be able to open the door.
Because the lock pick itself is also a small and precise mechanical tool.
This is one of the advantages of Garma being a mechanic; he can quickly understand the structure of a lock pick and deduce how to use it.
While Garma uses his nimble hands and tail to deduce and use the lock pick.
Wu You is also releasing the senses of the observer state.
As the heavy rain fell, the activity of the alien zombies decreased. Conversely, some signals of normal life, which had been hidden beneath the noise and chaos, began to become clearer.
It seems there are still quite a few survivors in this city, most of whom have temporarily escaped thanks to luck and clever hiding places.
Should we send Garma to rescue some of them?
After sensing and observing the nearest few locations, I found scattered alien zombies in almost every building.
Garma had already opened the shop door, and after entering, closed it from the inside.
He didn't dare turn on the lights, but quietly surveyed the store before sitting down, tearing open a box of food, and starting to wolf it down.
The guy who was just saying he wasn't hungry in the sewer now wants to eat an entire shelf.
"Galma, my child, someone needs your help!"
The serene and ethereal voice of Mother Earth echoed in my heart once more.
To Wu You's surprise, he thought he would have to use a lot of persuasion to convince this guy, but Garma only hesitated for a moment before deciding to go and save people.
This may stem from an awakening of courage and responsibility, or it may be from a desire to avoid loneliness.
Wu You watched with satisfaction as Garma used the shop's goods to make weapons and tools, instead of rushing out thinking he had a savior buff.
Currently, this buff is just an empty promise; aside from its psychological effect, it only provides Wu You with some auxiliary reconnaissance capabilities.
This fully demonstrates that this thing still has some potential.
...
The Chido brothers were two steam engine drivers who worked together to operate a large steam transport vehicle.
The steam engine had no electrical system inside; it was all manually operated and consisted of complex mechanical structures.
Generally, a motorcycle requires three skilled drivers, but the Cheetos brothers have excellent teamwork and rich experience, so two people can handle the job.
The two men's imposing physiques translate to 1.7 meters tall and 60 kilograms in weight, making them extremely large for the slender Blue Star people.
These two big guys were shivering in fear in a public toilet on the third floor of a round residential building.
Before nightfall, Big Cheetos and Little Cheetos, who were using the toilet together, witnessed the outbreak of disaster.
Screams and cries echoed almost simultaneously throughout the building.
Through the crystallized window, they saw the hellish scene outside and the man-eating monsters.
They also witnessed how ordinary blue-haired people, after being injured, would transform into new monsters within a certain timeframe.
They locked the toilet door.
Even when there were desperate cries and knocks on the door, they dared not go to open it.
They could only tremble and blame themselves in a corner. The Blue People, who had no developed film industry or fantasy works, could not normally imagine such a terrifying disaster.
Now, the torrential rain has begun.
The two burly, azure-blue figures began to worry about their escape route.
The toilet contained only foul-smelling excrement and a bucket of water for public handwashing; there was no food, tools, or weapons.
Daqiduo couldn't help but open a "book" made of a material that looked like hemp. The cover was covered with the words "Chapter of Truth" written in dark blue official script.
"Is this the end of the world! Mother Kunkala, please come back and save us!"
A strange feeling suddenly arose in the minds of all the beings, large and small.
That feeling brought them peace.
It was as if a barely audible voice gave them an intuition—someone was coming to rescue them!
"Chito! Don't you have a feeling after I took out my mother's compilation?"
"Yes, Brother Qiduo, I thought it was just my imagination!"
"Kunkala's mother!"
"Kunkala's mother!"
The two blue-skinned people, both named Chido, whispered with excitement; they were devout followers of Kunkara.
Wu You has already decided to temporarily cultivate the image of Garma as the savior.
Therefore, telepathic communication cannot be used on all Azurefolk; it will be exclusive to the Savior. Other Azurefolk will be persuaded to believe in the existence of the Mother of the World and the Savior through methods such as telepathic suggestion.
I hope Garma will have a good start. Sigh, everything is difficult at the beginning, young man, that's all I can do!
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