"By the way, I have a companion here, do you mind?"
Seeing that the cooperation had been reached, Lu Ban continued.
"No problem."
Tiequan responded, as if he had expected it.
In the wilderness, although everyone else could be an enemy, few people actually act alone. If they were alone, they might die due to some minor troubles or injuries or because they couldn't get help. Therefore, most wilderness hunters travel in pairs.
In the end times when humanity has been annihilated, trust has become people's most powerful weapon.
And wasteland hunters like Iron Fist, who are centered around city-states, have taken group combat to the extreme. Unless they encounter some particularly powerful monsters, such a team can run rampant in the wasteland.
Lu Ban shouted, and Xia, who was hiding in the shadows, also came out.
Obviously, women are rare in the wilderness, let alone a clean and tidy girl like her.
Someone whistled, but quickly stopped under Tiequan's gaze.
Under the current circumstances, it would be the best option for him and Xia to follow this group into the underground exploration of the ruins. However, Lu Ban did not think that these people were truly trustworthy, because they had a deeper understanding of the ruins and seemed to be actively searching. In this case, these people might be believers of some evil god with bad intentions.
"This is my companion. You can call her the Mage."
Lu Ban introduced it and then said.
"There is one more thing, it's very important."
After hearing Lu Ban's words, Tie Quan's face turned serious.
"Please go ahead."
Since one can see the remains of a saint, it means that this person is not simple. Tiequan's tone became more respectful.
Maybe Lu Ban saw some monster that ordinary people could not perceive, or maybe there was some information about the underground ruins.
"My companions and I haven't eaten for a long time. Do you have anything to eat here?"
Lu Ban grinned.
"… prepare food for the two of you."
Tie Quan quietly clenched his fist.
…
Lu Ban originally thought that everyone in this wasteland lived on eating insects. Depending on the type of insect, there might be different kinds of insects, such as insect soup, roasted insects, fried insects, steamed insects, etc. Maybe every household uses a fence to keep several of those jumping insects. There might even be people from the Insect Protection Association calling on everyone not to harm insects and for people and insects to live in harmony.
However, Lu Ban found that he was extremely wrong.
The giants eat insects, probably because they are poor and have insufficient supplies, so they can only eat insects.
But there are actually other creatures in this world.
For example, the soup in Lu Ban's hand, with the meat and vegetables floating in it, had a refreshing aroma. It was definitely a delicious dish that was many times more delicious than insects.
Wumian, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
"This is the same meal as our boss's. Don't be ungrateful."
I don’t know if it was out of his competitive spirit or he wanted to give Lu Ban a warning when Wumian said this.
"Thank you so much, thank you so much."
Lu Ban hurriedly expressed his gratitude. Anyway, he had something to eat, so he didn’t mind.
Picking up the bowl, he took a sip of the soup first.
The rich flavor of meat and oil flowed into his throat along with the warm soup. The salty and fresh taste was far superior to those insect delicacies. Lu Ban took two more bites of meat. Although he didn't know what kind of meat it was, the tender texture was completely different from the jumping insect meat. Instead, it had a delicious feeling.
“It tastes great!”
Lu Ban felt that this kind of exotic food also had its own unique charm.
At the side, Xia also picked up the bowl, and after cautiously rubbing some magic, she drank it with confidence.
“It’s delicious.”
She gulped down the whole bowl of soup with meat in three seconds.
It turns out her sense of taste is also normal?
Lu Ban was suspicious.
While the two were drinking soup, the guy in white was elusive around them, sometimes appearing behind Iron Fist, sometimes imitating a wasteland hunter carrying things, and now he sat directly next to Xia, pretending to drink soup.
"What kind of meat is used in these soups?"
Lu Ban asked.
"What else could it be? Of course it's a bug."
Wumian answered decisively.
"puff--"
Lu Ban almost spit out what he had just drunk.
Picking up the white meat in the bowl, Lu Ban found it hard to connect it with the insects he had eaten last night.
From this perspective, perhaps the main food in this world is really insects.
Humanity has actually fallen to this level!
While condemning the end of the world, he ate everything in the bowl.
As long as it tastes good, it doesn't matter if there are bugs.
And according to some wilderness survival hosts, insects contain three times the protein of chicken and are more nutritious!
After convincing himself, Lu Ban even wanted to have another bowl.
At this moment, an explosion was heard from the cave.
"The door has been opened."
The scouts below reported back.
"door?"
Lu Ban was puzzled.
He followed Iron Fist into the passage. It was a narrow road, dug with unknown tools. It was spacious enough for three people to walk side by side.
In front of the passage is a more spacious underground hall where many supplies have been placed. On one side of the hall, there is a door that has been blown up.
"I wonder what was used to blow open the door?"
Lu Ban thought to himself that there had been explosions in the city ruins before, but it was obvious that these people didn't have things like gunpowder, so did this mean they had extraordinary abilities?
He was curious about whose supernatural power it was, so he casually glanced inside the gate.
Inside was another passage, which had not yet been lit up. It was pitch black and gave off a rotten smell.
Tiequan took out a piece of paper made of animal leather. On it was a complicated topographical structure map, which seemed to be the route of a maze or dungeon.
“Is this a map of this place?”
Lu Ban asked curiously.
Iron Fist didn't answer him, but looked at the others.
"Don't mess with the things here. The mechanism used to trap that guy is very ingenious. Any deviation may cause the seal to loosen."
He said so.
"Seal? Is it from the remains of a saint?"
Lu Ban glanced at Xiaya. The armored female mage snapped her fingers and spoke after a moment.
"The complexity of this place is beyond imagination. I haven't even explored one-third of the terrain."
The huge underground maze, which was probably more than three hundred meters long, reminded Lu Ban of the imperial tombs in those tomb-robbing novels.
He saw the guy in white clothes curiously walk around the food and weapons, then walk into the gate and disappear into the darkness.
“It went in.”
Lu Ban pointed at the door.
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