Chapter 41
On the grass, a medical kit was opened, and blood-stained bandages fell to the ground. Jiang Zihan bandaged the injured war deer and patted its back: "It's done."
Zhanlu stood up with difficulty, lowered his head towards her, and then walked towards the mountains and forests.
The greenery in Area E continued to spread, and the former cement factory was constantly covered with vines. The surrounding area had become a playground for war beasts, where they swung on the swings and climbed high, and from time to time, figures flashed between the leaves.
The war beasts that left after receiving treatment left a lot of precious materials on the ground. Jiang Zihan picked them up one by one with a smile. He wondered if they had any way of communicating with each other. Otherwise, why would they all come to ask for help with gifts at the same time?
A big black tail hung down from the treetop. She glanced at the sleeping Shunying and shook her head helplessly.
The newly acquired Area E is not small in size. The factory occupies one third of the area, and the rest is all woodland.
The strange plants nearby may have sensed the presence of spiritual power and traveled across mountains and rivers to approach this side overnight. She was a little worried and decided to go over and take a look.
The rustling sound of footsteps was getting closer and closer, and Lu Chenyuan's figure came out from the shadow of the bushes. Jiang Zihan was using her mental power to check the deformation of a vine, and those vines suddenly straightened and suddenly protected her in the encirclement.
"It seems that no one in this range can pose a threat to you." Lu Chenyuan looked at the alien plant that aimed its thick vines at him and couldn't help but sigh, "The defense here is much stricter than the gathering place."
Jiang Zihan blinked: "Why are you here?"
Didn’t he take the team out early in the morning to deal with the anchor issue?
Lu Chenyuan shook the lunch box in his hand, with blood stains still on his cuffs: "Come to pay tribute."
Jiang Zihan rolled his eyes and directed the vines to retrieve the lunch box.
I didn't feel that hungry at first, but after opening the lid, the salty aroma of meat mixed with the spicy smell of wild onions spread out. Before my nose could react, my stomach started growling.
It's quite a feast with bamboo shoots fried with bacon, cold wild vegetables and wild onion pancakes.
Lu Chenyuan sat down, took out a small knife and began to peel the fruit. "On the way back, I went to the west and found a wild fruit forest. Kui Feng is probably making jam now."
The crispness of the pancake and the aroma of scallions filled his mouth. Jiang Zihan's eyes almost narrowed, but he didn't forget to ask the main point: "Have those anchors been dealt with?"
"They said they want to see you." Lu Chenyuan placed the fruit slices on a plate and handed it to him. "After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, those who hold scalpels are always more merciful than those who hold guns."
Jiang Zihan sneered: "Then this wishful thinking is wrong."
The mental power went up along the tip of his knife and climbed along his skin. Lu Chenyuan's throat moved, and he struggled between resistance and obedience. He lowered his eyes in just a second.
Jiang Zihan carefully investigated and found that this trip did not cause too much fluctuation in the distortion value, so he withdrew his mental power with confidence.
She ate all the food and then checked the surrounding alien plants along the way.
These alien plants formed a circular defense line. With them there, the group of anchors in the north had no choice but to send people over to discuss the matter with them.
The two of them walked back slowly along the path. Before they got close to the open space, they saw a group of gathering members surrounding the group of anchors like hawks staring at chicks. The backs of the anchors in the middle were shivering in the wind.
Lu Chenyuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "It seems that our partners can't wait to ask the 'guests' to leave."
Jiang Zihan pouted, and Didi and the others immediately ran over and rubbed against her feet.
These anchors surrendered faster than she expected. It seemed that the people behind them no longer wanted to care about them.
Su Su turned around, calmed the restless crowd, and quickly approached them: "If you come back any later, Zhao Ming will probably use potions to 'invite' them out."
Jiang Zihan: "What's going on? Didn't you say you wanted to see me?"
"Tsk, when we first arrived, there were only Zhao Ming and I here. When they saw we were few in number, they rolled their eyes." Su Su was quite amused. "Then Zhizhi gave them a claw, and they became much more obedient after seeing blood."
Although Zhizhi is small, she has a bad temper towards outsiders. Zhao Ming was standing there and trying to coax her.
"I guess they're here to discuss cooperation." Su Su lowered her voice and pointed to the north. "I heard that supplies are rationed every day now, so they can continue to move inward. But other regions, for the sake of overall strength, definitely don't want to accept so many low-level anchors, so they want to come here to bargain down the price."
"The supplies those people airdrop every day are barely enough to feed their own war beasts." Lu Chenyuan leaned over, his breath a little hot. "Without a source of food, the captive hyenas will eventually need to find a new owner."
If he hadn't brought people to check this time, he wouldn't have known that these people still had hidden cards.
Jiang Zihan frowned: "Do they also have war beasts?"
Lu Chenyuan: "Don't worry, it's not as much as yours. The highest level is probably B."
Jiang Zihan narrowed her eyes. The land of exile is a place where the strong prey on the weak. Every mutant base is trying its best to expand. If she hadn't been lucky enough to meet Lu Renshuang and the others, she would probably be hiding in the mountains now.
One more mouth means one more share of resources. Perhaps, she can get some useful information from these abandoned pawns.
Jiang Zihan crossed his arms over his chest, and the war beasts tacitly surrounded the group of anchors, with pale faces reflected in their pupils.
"I heard you guys wanted to discuss cooperation? That's perfect. I have some questions and I hope you can answer them."
The tall and thin anchor in the lead stepped forward and said, "We want to exchange inhibitors for daily necessities." The eyes of the people behind him flashed with calculations, and they were obviously certain that they would not give up this cooperation.
She raised her eyebrows and raised her voice slightly: "What? Our inhibitors are running out? Is Xiao Zhao's efficiency so low?"
Zhao Ming, who was rooted in the pharmacy, sneezed inexplicably. What happened? Was the temperature dropping?
"That's enough. There's still a lot in the pharmacy." Qiu Min immediately responded, "Why don't we just drive them away?"
The hosts' faces turned green, and their leader, anxious, quickly said, "Wait! We...we still have a lot of live streaming points!"
"But we're not short of points." Jiang Zihan said apologetically, "The war beasts have been quite popular recently, and we're running out of points to spend."
The anchors looked at the war beasts with shiny and sleek fur, then looked at the nutritious meals in the bowls not far away. They ate better than them, and they couldn't help but fall silent.
Jiang Zihan's expression was indifferent: "Since you can exchange for supplies, why bother to cooperate with a small force like us?"
Now the group of people were silent.
The platform has recently raised the exchange rate for supplies, which is more than double the previous rate. If they can reach a cooperation with Area F, they can exchange it for a lower cost of living, which can help them save nearly half of their points.
But who knew that they were not moved at all!
"We...we can also exchange information!" one of the anchors suddenly shouted.
Jiang Zihan's eyes flickered: "That depends on whether your intelligence is of such value."
"Water resources!" the leading anchor lowered his voice. "A mutated virus has been released into the outer springs..."
Before he finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the gathering place changed.
The scalpel in Jiang Zihan's hand flashed with a cold light: "Continue."
The leader swallowed and said, "This news came from Area D. They said that if we can capture the Wolf King, Area D will open up a few spots for us to enter."
There is an independent drinking water system in the inner area, so even if the water source outside is completely polluted, it will not affect them.
This news was like a huge thunder ringing in Jiang Zihan's ears, completely making his eyes darken.
The gathering place was rooted in the periphery. If the surrounding water resources were truly polluted, they wouldn't be able to sustain themselves for long, not to mention the war beasts and exotic plants. They couldn't rely on live streaming to exchange for supplies forever, could they? This kind of eternal dependence on others and the loss of the right to choose was not what she wanted to see.
Jiang Zihan: "So how do you control the evil beast?"
One of the anchors said, "Those beasts have a keen sense of smell. Area D gave us an attractant. We just need to apply the liquid on the cliff to lure the beasts over."
They first locked up the evil beasts and starved them for a few days, so that when they were released, they would rush madly in the direction they were lured to.
Lu Renshuang's eyelids twitched and her expression changed instantly.
It is not so easy to gather evil beasts, and those inducers should not be cheap. It is too cost-effective to use them to gather evil beasts bit by bit.
Her throat tightened. "Are you using living people and war beasts that haven't been completely deformed as bait?"
The leader hurriedly explained, "Those are already in a highly distorted state, and there's no hope of saving them! And the people in Area D said this is the most efficient way..."
“Get out!”
Jiang Zihan's pupils shrank into needle-like shapes. The three words were not spoken loudly, but they froze the air instantly.
Her stomach churned, and the feeling of nausea kept coming up. Even her mental strength was a little out of control. Just looking at them made her feel that this land was dirty.
She initially chose to stay in the gathering place because the people here supported each other and would not give up easily even if some members were highly deformed. This respect for life gave her a sense of belonging in this other world.
The group of people in front of her chose another path. Although there was nothing wrong with working hard to survive, it was not the way she liked. And she was a person who could not tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes.
The anchors felt an inexplicable pressure in the air and broke out in cold sweats.
The leader spoke out under pressure: "The agreed exchange..."
"Give them the things and then throw them out." Jiang Zihan turned around, gritted his teeth, and walked towards the clinic without looking back.
Lu Renshuang threw the package to the ground. In her opinion, she didn't want to give it at all.
No one knows the pain of severe distortion better than her. Her brain was contaminated by the distorted energy and she was in a daze. If she hadn't been given her last breath by the tomato seedlings, she might have died long ago.
But it was that tone that made her feel particularly deeply about that dark situation.
Being in a highly distorted state is like being wrapped in a sealed cocoon, and you can hear the sound of your own flesh and blood rotting every second.
How painful it must be for those trapped deformed people.
When the group of anchors picked up the supplies and rushed back to the north under disgusted stares, Lu Chenyuan walked into the clinic.
"Want to go up the mountain and take a look?"
Outside the door, everyone's eyes were focused on it at the same time.
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