Chapter 59: Light
After Jiang Rong and Zhao Runguo collected the goods on the surface of the mall, they groped their way to the mall's warehouse, which was behind the inner wall of the mall. The space in the warehouse was about half of that outside, but the amount of inventory was several times that of the outside.
Ju Jiangrong estimated that all the supplies here should add up to tens of thousands of boxes, and they are neatly arranged and classified in an orderly manner.
This makes it convenient for Jiang Rong.
Just like outside, except for a few individual items, Jiang Rong basically only took half of everything else.
"Someone is coming, at least hundreds of them." At the end of the message, Zhao Runguo's face suddenly became alert.
His special ability is to control the nearby soil.
Therefore, the slight vibration caused by humans walking on the ground could not escape his perception at all, not to mention the loud movement of hundreds of people.
Jiang Rong had just finished collecting the last batch of things when he heard this. He nodded and made an instant judgment in his mind.
With so many people, it is probably a temporary team of supernatural users in the county.
Before the end of the world, the permanent population of Xinan County was about 160,000. According to the evolution rate of 1%, there were about 16,000 people with special abilities in the county. In addition, considering the impact of the doomsday prophecy on humans in this life, the number of people with special abilities who died at the end of the world should be greatly reduced. So now Jiang Rong estimates that there are at least 10,000 people with special abilities in the entire county.
And they had hardly seen any other psychics on the way here, so Jiang Rong guessed that most of them had probably gathered in groups and gathered in places Jiang Rong and the others didn't know.
I just don't know how much official power there is among this group of people.
"Uncle Zhao, let's go out."
Jiang Rong felt that there was an 80% chance that those on the opposite side who dared to appear here, and in such large numbers, were all people with special abilities.
With her and Uncle Zhao's current abilities, there is no way they can avoid the other party's detection. She doesn't think that among the hundreds of people on the other side, there must be an earth-type mutant, or other mutants with detection abilities.
Instead of waiting for those people to come over, it would be better for them to go out on their own.
After Jiang Rong and Zhao Runguo went out, they did not go straight to meet them. Instead, they put things into the backpacks behind them as they walked. Most of them were food. Only after the backpacks were full did they finally meet the group of people who had also come out from the ground.
Judging from the size of these people, Jiang Rong felt that there should be at least several earth-type mutants in this team.
The hundreds of people on the opposite side formed a black mass and walked towards Jiang Rong and Zhao Runguo aggressively. At the same time, many flashlights shone on Jiang Rong and Zhao Runguo's faces and bodies, which was very dazzling for a moment.
Jiang Rong subconsciously stretched out his hand to block the light in front of his eyes, frowned, and looked a little unhappy.
Zhao Runguo was also standing vigilantly beside Jiang Rong at this moment.
The two sides confronted each other for a while. Seeing that no one from the other side came forward, Jiang Rong did not take the initiative to talk. He turned around and pretended to leave.
At this time, one of the people in the front row opposite spoke.
"etc."
Jiang Rong was not really planning to leave, so of course she stopped. She was still hoping to learn about the current situation in the county from these people.
After all, this is their apparent purpose for coming out this time.
"Are you two also superpowers?"
The voice of a young boy sounded in the dimly lit shopping mall. Jiang Rong looked at the man opposite him. He was not very old, probably around 20 years old, with a buzz cut, a delicate face and a bit of handsomeness. His temperament was also quite amiable and he was not likely to disgust people.
Jiang Rong did not hide the fact that he and Uncle Zhao were both people with special abilities.
Because only in this way can she, Uncle Zhao and the people opposite them be on the same level.
"Why are you here?"
"We finished eating at home, so we came out to find something to eat, but there were too many mutant beasts outside, so we fled in a hurry and ended up here." Jiang Rong said half-truthfully.
"Did you just get here?" the man asked in surprise.
Jiang Rong also shook his head.
"I came here the day before yesterday and haven't dared to go out since."
Nan Er listened to Jiang Rong's explanation and nodded. He thought so too. He also felt that the two people on the opposite side did not look like they could make such a big noise. And judging from the scene outside, he estimated that even if the leader of their headquarters came, he would not be able to do that.
They were also a step late. When they arrived, they could only see the soil was full of the dead skin of the mutant earthworms.
Originally, this area had been occupied by those mutated earthworms, and even they only dared to search for supplies at the edge of this area.
Because the mutant army on the ground is too powerful, they can only organize and go to various places underground to collect supplies.
However, due to the existence of these mutated earthworms, they are basically unable to set foot within a radius of about one kilometer, so no one has come here to collect supplies so far.
But not long ago, their people discovered that the mutated earthworms underground suddenly died. Almost in an instant, the mutated earthworms that were still expanding their territory suddenly shriveled up and died, leaving only a dead skin in the soil.
In response to this discovery, they immediately organized a team of about a hundred people with special abilities to investigate.
It was only now, based on the accounts of the psychics who originally lived nearby, that I learned that there was a large underground shopping mall here.
Then I met these two people as soon as I arrived.
"Are you residents living nearby?" Nan'er sniffed with preconceived notions.
Jiang Rong nodded when she heard this. It happened that the house she had asked Xin Jue to buy was also nearby. So she answered: "Yes."
"Then wait a moment."
During the question and answer session, Nan Er felt that the two people opposite should not be a big problem, and it was not good to let so many people in his team wait, so he said, then turned back to the team and gave a few instructions to the others.
Soon after, hundreds of people dispersed, each holding a very large snakeskin bag, and began to collect nearby supplies.
After giving the instructions, Nan Er turned around and walked over again to continue talking with Jiang Rong.
"Are you people with earth-related abilities?" Nan Er asked casually.
"This is my neighbor Uncle Zhao. He is an earth-type mutant. If it weren't for Uncle Zhao, we wouldn't be able to get in here." Jiang Rong explained cooperatively.
"Didn't you encounter those mutated earthworms underground when you came here?" Nan'er asked tentatively.
Jiang Rong shook his head and asked with a puzzled look: "What mutant earthworm?"
"Those are the ones outside in the ground. You came here yesterday. They should still be there."
Jiang Rong shook his head again: "We didn't come from underground. Uncle Zhao's strength couldn't last long underground. We came from above. Later, there were more and more mutant beasts above, so we came from underground to this mall."
"Up there?!" Nan Er's voice shrilled for a moment when he heard that, and his expression became even more incredulous.
In his opinion, it is more dangerous above than underground.
But after a while, he thought again, didn't these two people say they lived nearby? Maybe they were very close to here? If that was the case, it didn't seem impossible.
"Where is your home?"
"Xijiao Community." Jiang Rong gave an approximate location.
After hearing this, Nan Er suddenly realized that if it was the Xijiao community, then it would be within this area, so it made sense.
"It's indeed quite close. If you don't mind, our people can send you two home later. Also, do you have any idea about joining us?" After asking about the basic situation, Nan Er began to win them over.
"You guys?" Jiang Rong asked in confusion following Nan Er's words.
"Well, if you two have not been out here, you may not know that now most of the superpowers in the county have joined three forces. Our Guangming is one of them, and it is also the largest and most powerful one. At the same time, it is linked to the official. The boss of our organization is Zhao Yongheng. Do you know Zhao Yongheng?"
Jiang Rong shook her head when she heard this. It had been too long and she really didn't know.
So she turned and looked at Zhao Runguo.
Zhao Runguo explained to her in a low voice.
Jiang Rong nodded after hearing this. It turned out that he was the highest-ranking official in the former county.
"What about the other two?" Jiang Rong asked curiously.
When she returned after much hardship in her previous life, she had never heard of these three forces, and the entire Xinan County had fallen at that time. She only knew of the Shangqing Base in Shangqing City. At that time, there was no one named Zhao Yongheng among the leaders of the Shangqing Base.
When Nan Er heard Jiang Rong asking the other two, his expression instantly turned bad. It seemed that a lot of conflicts had occurred between these parties.
"The other two are Skeleton and Ice."
"The Skeletons have few people, weak strength, but very inhumane. You'd better not join them, and stay away from them as much as possible. As for the Ice, there are not many people, but according to them, they just don't like to have anything to do with the official, so we haven't been able to recruit them for a while. All in all, we are Guangming, with a large number of people, strong strength, and strong background. It is the best choice for you to join us." Nan Er strongly recommended himself.
Hanbing has been developing quite fast recently. Although it is far less than their Guangming, it should not be underestimated. Nan'er naturally does not want to be overtaken by other forces, so whenever he meets a new psychic outside, he will try his best to persuade them.
Jiang Rong shook his head at this.
She curled her lips slightly, trying to appear kinder. After all, if she had to reject someone, it would be best to do it peacefully and not offend others because of such a small friction and create an enemy.
"Thank you for your explanation, but I have no intention of joining any forces for the time being."
She and Uncle Zhao still have to go home.
"Why? If you join our Guangming, your safety and supplies will be more guaranteed in the future." Nan Er was puzzled.
For him, becoming a mutant is something that makes him very happy, but being able to join the Light makes him feel proud and at ease. He feels that the Light is now a solid backing for him, and he really doesn't understand why someone would not want to join.
Jiang Rong's response to this...
"I just simply don't like being bound. If necessary, I might consider joining in the future."
"Well, if you ever have an idea, you must join our Light. Don't go to those Skeletons and Ice. There is no future in them." Nan Er said with some disappointment, and at the same time did not forget to criticize the other two forces.
Jiang Rong smiled and nodded when he heard this.
I don’t know whether it’s because the brainwashing ability of the bright forces is too strong, or the guy opposite hasn’t gotten over his second year of high school yet, but the way he looks right now makes it hard not to think that he has joined some kind of pyramid scheme.
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