Chapter 224: Wise Cat vs. Cunning Blue
"Alliance." said Heiyun.
The world has changed, the wise chief said.
Humanity is no longer at the top of the food chain. The collapse of social order has left every individual facing danger alone—dangers both within humanity and from other creatures. Having lived in urban civilization for so long, individuals are clearly no longer adapted to the predatory laws of the jungle. Many are unable to protect their belongings, their loved ones, their children, or even themselves.
"Even if powerful awakeners continue to appear, you, the entire human race, are still weak."
Qiao Lan blinked and said nothing, but she knew in her heart that the black boss was right.
She was the most qualified person to weigh in on this topic. After all, she had been reborn, having lived through four years of the apocalypse in her previous life. Back then, she'd watched helplessly as the space for human survival dwindled, cities and towns becoming desolate and vanishing one by one. By the fourth year, outside of human bases, she could sometimes walk for ten days or even half a month without encountering a single living person. Meanwhile, other organisms—animals, plants, microorganisms, bacteria—were flourishing, and species were flourishing.
Humanity had technology and industry. Yes, Qiao Lan remembered it, starting around the second or third year. In the post-disaster environment, some human bases began to revive industry, agriculture, scientific research, and so on, and living conditions seemed to have improved slightly. But it was a drop in the bucket. The speed of civilization's recovery couldn't keep up with the overall decline, not to mention the murderous and destructive forces like Saint Yes. In short, humanity had fallen from the top of the species, its advantages no longer existing.
At that time, the official base conducted a census, counting the populations of all the bases and settlements that could be contacted at the time. Shockingly and despairingly, the population of our country, which had been over a billion before the apocalypse, was reduced to a mere tens of millions.
There may be some lone travelers or people living in remote and secluded places who have slipped through the net and have not been counted, but there won't be too many.
The official statistics released by the World Federation of World Organisations show that the world's population could be counted at less than 200 million. This figure is not accurate, but it does illustrate the difficult situation of humanity at the time.
When Qiao Lan died in the earthquake and tsunami, a large base nearby was organizing urban reconstruction efforts. They planned to expand the small town where the base was located into a city, rebuild railways, airports, and a large commercial center. Unfortunately, a series of earthquakes wiped out all those efforts within a few days. By the time Qiao Lan died, more than half the base's inhabitants had also perished.
The remaining people seemed to be calling for disaster relief and reconstruction, and for revitalization. Qiao Lan didn't know what the outcome was, because she died.
She only knew that in the end times, life was too difficult, too hard, and too painful.
Humans are fighting among themselves, mutant beasts are difficult to deal with outside, and there are many natural disasters. It seems as if God simply doesn't want this race to continue existing.
If she hadn't brought a space with her and stocked up on supplies early on, she really wouldn't have had the mood to continue living in the apocalypse. She really didn't want to suffer anymore.
And because of this space, she and her friends have a pretty good life.
She also encountered one surprising thing after another.
Generally speaking, things are developing in a positive direction.
For example, the arrival of the Black Cloud Legion was a huge surprise compared to the difficulties and darkness of the previous life.
"Yes, we humans are indeed very weak. You are right, boss." Qiao Lan frankly admitted this fact to Heiyun.
It is now, and it may be in the future.
"But if I could form an alliance with you, perhaps things would be better?" She smiled at him. "Similarly, forming an alliance with humans would also be of great benefit, don't you agree?"
"Yes." Heiyun nodded.
Qiao Lan raised her eyebrows and looked at Hei Yun with even greater respect.
It's really smart!
The alliance does not mean that the human survivors are unilaterally relying on the mutant beast army.
The Black Cloud Legion is indeed very powerful, at least within the current radiation range of City C, not counting those armed zombies, this group of mutant beasts is the most powerful existence.
But compared to the entire biological world, they are still weak, just like humans.
It's the entire biological world that prospers, not just any single species. In fact, in the apocalypse, no single species can dominate the world, and everyone is struggling to survive.
If two ethnic groups form an alliance, benefit each other and get what they need, and unite to face the dangers of the whole world, they will of course be much safer.
Heiyun started talking about "alliance" instead of relying on his own strength and treating humans in a condescending manner, which made Qiao Lan admire him very much.
However, a pair of kittens nearby looked at their dad in confusion, clearly not understanding the benefits of forming an alliance with humans. Of course, forming an alliance with Blue Mama would be beneficial; Blue Mama had plenty of delicious treats! But, forming an alliance with other humans? Meow? They expressed confusion.
Da Zhuang, in particular, narrowed his azure eyes as he gazed disapprovingly at the human survivors of Blackwater Town. "Meow, except for Lanlan's mother and the others, the rest are just stupid humans!"
Heiyun raised his large paws and scooped the two cubs at his feet onto his back. He deliberately locked eyes with his son for a moment, reminding him to listen carefully.
"Our combat effectiveness is very strong." Heiyun said to Qiao Lan.
"But if you want to maintain this combat effectiveness, you need a lot of food. Relying on hunting other animals and mutant beasts, or even hunting humans for food, is very dangerous and not a long-term solution. If other mutant beasts are not hunted, but join you instead, your tribe will become stronger and stronger." Qiao Lan said.
"Well, so, I need your human breeding technology."
"Yeah, yes, our technology for raising animals for food is very mature. Don't worry, there will be no problem with this." Qiao Lan thought to himself, how come they even know about breeding? What kind of magical big cat is this?
Heiyun said: "We still need weapons."
Qiao Lan touched his chin. "Well... I don't know much about making weapons. I can help you find relevant information or technicians. However, the industrial system for manufacturing weapons is probably not perfect. The storm was so severe that many factories were destroyed. So I can't guarantee that I can give you full support on this matter."
Heiyun narrowed his eyes and seemed to be smiling.
"Don't worry, I have no intention of letting the mutant beasts wield guns to counterattack humans. I just want to get some weapons so that we can protect ourselves when you humans attack us with guns."
Qiao Lan chuckled twice and passed it off vaguely.
The boss had clearly noticed her concerns, but she couldn't easily agree to give the mutants weapons. What a joke! The mutants were already so powerful, and if they were armed with guns, would they leave anyone alive? Wouldn't that be just as dangerous as armed zombies?
After all, Qiao Lan was still human. Even if Hei Yun was a friendly force, she couldn't easily give up her bottom line. Besides, she didn't have much ammunition in her space, so she kept it for herself for now.
Cunning and selfish Blue is here.
"In addition, I hope that our tribe and you humans can divide the territory around this city and not invade each other." Heiyun stated another condition.
Buzz buzz buzz...
Suddenly, the night sky rang with the sound of mechanical wings flapping. It was still very soft, but Qiao Lan and Hei Yun, with their sharp hearing, heard it.
Qiao Lan took out a telescope and looked into the distant sky where the sound came from.
A huge mechanical bird, larger than any Qiao Lan had seen before, was approaching rapidly.
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