Chapter 6: Stimulating Superpowers
Wen Le chose the more difficult to catch sand rabbits. On the one hand, he wanted to give himself motivation and a goal to move forward. On the other hand, it was probably because of his own psychological effect. Every time he saw a huge rat weighing almost 100 to 200 kilograms being carried back from afar, Wen Le's fragile little heart trembled.
It was so scary just to look at it, let alone eat it. To be honest, he would rather eat the delicious and juicy white sandworms than the meat of gray rats. However, with his current ability, he could only eat white sandworms, and he couldn't catch gray rats.
But it smells so good... Wen Le sniffed and swallowed quietly.
Many people around him were like him, silently swallowing their saliva, their green eyes fixed on the pieces of roasted meat, clearly greedy. Compared to Wen Le, these people were much more unlucky. Unlike Wen Le, who had only been here a week, most of them had grown up in this place, and some had gone years without eating a piece of meat. They were lucky to have a full meal on weekdays.
This is also one of the reasons why the average life expectancy of people on the abandoned planet is not high. The living environment is harsh, and they are not well fed or clothed, and they have to live in fear all day long. Even though the average age has reached 300 now, people here are considered long-lived if they can live beyond 60.
The little thing in Wen Le's arms also smelled the aroma of the barbecue, and couldn't help but arch its back in his arms, sticking out its furry little head, staring at the fragrant pieces of meat without blinking, drooling.
The little thing was really starving. It hadn't eaten for almost a day since it fell on the abandoned planet, and it was already starving by now.
"Meow~ Woo woo... Meow~" I'm hungry... I want to eat, I really want to eat... I'm so hungry...
The little thing was wriggling around in Wen Le's arms greedily, communicating with Wen Le through its mind, telling him that it was hungry and wanted to eat barbecue.
Wen Le smiled bitterly. He couldn't even eat the barbecue himself, let alone feed his pets. If the little thing hadn't helped him today, he would probably have gone hungry again. He had been buried in the sand many times before while digging holes, so every time he went out, he was lucky enough to have a half-full meal.
Wen Le couldn't help but think, "It would be nice to have a backpack with storage space. This system is so stingy, it doesn't even give me a backpack slot. If I could, I could hide some things in it." Perhaps he could air-dry the white sandworms and feed them to the little creatures? He'd tried it before, and the air-dried white sandworms tasted a bit like unprocessed, dehydrated beef jerky. While the flavor wasn't great, it at least had a meaty taste. Perhaps the little creatures would like it.
The system and Wen Le were in tune with each other. When it knew he had this idea, it pretended to be dead. Not to mention that it had no space backpack for him to carry things, even if it was beaten to death, it would not let Wen Le carry those reptiles. That would be too insulting to its noble status.
Of course, it would never tell Wen Le about this. As for the other little creature that shared Wen Le's heart, when it learned that Wen Le was planning to let it eat those dried insects, it immediately became unhappy. It didn't want to eat those nasty insects, so it nudged itself even harder in Wen Le's arms, bombarding him with its thoughts: Don't eat insects, don't eat insects, don't eat insects...
This was repeated countless times until Wen Le was bombarded into surrender.
Wen Le sighed and touched the little thing's furry head in embarrassment, feeling a little distressed: "Little thing, you have such bad luck that you actually ran into me. It's a pity that I don't have much ability. I can't even get the barbecue you want to eat."
I don't know if it's because the system particularly likes small things, but after hearing Wen Le's words, it actually said: "Actually, after level 5, you can open the system store, which has a lot of food. Food for this kitten is not a problem at all. So dear, work hard to level up, yo yo~~"
It's level five again. He is only level two now. By the time he reaches level five, it will be too late. This little guy would have starved to death.
Wen Le couldn't help but roll his eyes. He mentally communicated with the system, "Can you be a little more reliable? After all, you risked your life to let me raise this little thing. You should at least give me some cat food or something, right? If you don't give me anything, how can I feed this kitten?"
Wen Le only just remembered this. For various reasons, he had forgotten to ask the system for benefits while he was out there. Now that he remembered, he couldn't let the system go. However, the system played dead whenever it encountered this kind of situation. Wen Le wouldn't let it go. He quickly urged, "Don't play dead! I know you heard me. Give me an answer!"
As a result, the system still pretended to be dead and ignored Wen Le.
Wen Le cursed in anger, but there was nothing he could do about the system. It was determined to play dead with him, and he really couldn't do anything about it.
Wen Le was secretly complaining, but the people next to him noticed what he was doing. Especially when they saw the little thing hidden in his arms, their eyes suddenly glowed green.
A living cub, this is a good thing!
The cub looked pretty good. Even if it had no fighting power, it could be kept as a pet. Although this was a slum, there were still many people who could afford pets. The relatives of the managers were especially fond of these adorable little animals. If they offered this creature to the higher-ups, they might even receive some care in the future.
Thinking of this, the gazes those people cast towards the little thing suddenly became extremely passionate. In the slums, if someone could truly catch the eye of the administrators and receive even a little bit of care, their future life would be much better. These people had suffered too much and yearned for a better life. A life with a place to sleep and enough food to eat was absolutely tempting to them.
At the same time, Wen Le also noticed the malice of several people around him towards him and the little thing in his arms. He was suddenly shocked and felt annoyed that he was too careless just now. He was only concerned about asking the system for benefits but did not consider the trouble that would be caused to him after the little thing was exposed.
Although he has a healing system, with his current physique and abilities, if he really gets into trouble with these people, crushing him to death would be as easy as crushing a bug.
Whenever Wen Le thought about this little thing being snatched away and handed over to those managers, he felt a little unwilling. He really liked this little thing and wanted to raise it, and he really didn't want others to snatch it away from him.
However, the most urgent task now is to find a way to solve this current problem as soon as possible.
The men had obviously noticed Wen Le's anomaly. Knowing that he had discovered their intentions, they stopped trying to hide their intentions. They exchanged glances and surrounded Wen Le. The leader, a short, middle-aged man, raised his chin at Wen Le and said, "Kid, hand over the little thing in your arms, and I'll let you live."
The implication is that if Wen Le refuses to cooperate, then he will be dead.
Although there was an unwritten rule between them that fighting was forbidden in the safe zone, it was still allowed under special circumstances. For example, today, Wen Le was holding an adorable cub in his arms. As long as they handed it over, the higher-ups would get a reward and would definitely not bother them.
The little creature whimpered in fear in Wen Le's arms, hiding in his clothes. Wen Le pursed his lips and stared at the men warily. Although he knew that if he didn't hand over the little creature today, there would be no peace, but he really didn't want to do that. In his opinion, since he had promised to take good care of the little creature, he must do so at all costs. As for handing the little creature over to keep himself safe, it would be a betrayal.
Although Wen Le is not noble, nor is he a caring person who is particularly fond of small animals, he will risk his life to protect the things he believes in, commonly known as protecting one's own shortcomings.
Holding the little creature in his arms, Wen Le stared warily at the people surrounding him, trying to find a loophole to escape. However, these people were clearly part of a hunting team, and their tacit understanding was so strong that Wen Le couldn't find any loopholes to break through.
The middle-aged man in the lead, however, was immediately enraged when he saw Wen Le's refusal to cooperate. He grinned and said, "Since you're not going to take my toast, then brothers, come on, beat him to death. Be careful with the little thing in his arms, don't hurt it."
After receiving the order, the other few people also grinned grimly and surrounded Wen Le, ready to deal with him.
Wen Le wasn't stupid, so he wouldn't just sit there and wait for them to attack him. He took advantage of the situation and struck first. His first target was the team leader. Taking advantage of his distraction, he pounced on him like a predator, biting him hard in the neck. If the team leader hadn't reacted quickly, Wen Le would have torn off a chunk of flesh from his neck.
Even so, Wen Le still bit his skin.
Wen Le thought about the frustration he'd endured over the past few days, and a surge of resentment welled up in his heart. This team leader had clearly become his punching bag. Now that the fight had gotten out of hand, it was either the other person or him who was doomed. Even if he died, he had to take someone down with him.
The team leader screamed, clutching his bleeding neck, and shouted at his teammates, who were clearly frightened by the sudden change, "Are you all dead? Beat this brat to death!"
The other few people suddenly came to their senses and immediately surrounded Wen Le with fierce looks on their faces, punching and kicking him. Wen Le was in so much pain that he almost fainted.
But at this moment, the system suddenly screamed: "Warning, the host's Qi and blood value is lower than the safe value, please seek treatment as soon as possible! Warning, the host's Qi and blood value is lower than the safe value, please seek treatment as soon as possible! Ding! Automatic defense activated, emergency rescue measures activated..."
Wen Le had already fallen unconscious, but the little thing was still tightly held in his arms. Before the men who were punching and kicking him could react, they were flung away by an invisible force. Then, in front of everyone's astonishment, Wen Le, who had been curled up in the air, covered in wounds, saw his wounds heal at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Even if these people had never seen the world, they knew after seeing this situation that Wen Le had activated his supernatural powers at the critical moment!
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