Chapter 84 Analysis of Qingli
Qingli sat on the bench closest to Ye Shang and said, "Something's been off about this village ever since they invited us in. What kind of time is this? Inviting strangers into the village now, aren't they afraid of being murdered and robbed?"
So much time has passed since the apocalypse, most of the food must have been eaten up. Even if this is a village, don't forget that not a single drop of rain has fallen since the apocalypse began. Even the base relies on a large number of water-type and ice-type ability users to maintain basic living conditions.
Even if someone in these ordinary villages awakens supernatural abilities, it's still far from enough to sustain the basic living conditions of so many people in the village.
Not to mention that the crops had long since withered and the rivers had dried up. Their water source was probably because one of them had awakened a water-based ability, which was barely enough to sustain a few people.
Of the crowd I saw upon entering, there were only three women. Where were the others? It's impossible that they all left, right?
There's only one answer: the two plates of meat on the table, and the missing children, elderly people, or even younger women.
At this point, Qingli's throat became a little dry. He took out a bottle of lemonade and drank it down. He continued, "If I'm not mistaken, one of the three women who stayed behind must have awakened a water-based ability, right?"
A faint smile played on Qingli's lips as she looked at Ye Shang expectantly: "Ah Shang, was my analysis correct?"
Looking at his praising expression, Ye Shang couldn't help but reach out her right hand and touch his head. His hair was indeed as soft as she had imagined.
Surprise flashed in Qingli's eyes, then she moved her head and rubbed it against Qingli's palm.
When Liang You saw that the sound had stopped, he looked at them.
Ye Shang noticed the gaze and calmly withdrew his hand: "That's right, your analysis is correct."
Seeing that she had already withdrawn her hand, Qingli looked slightly regretful, wondering why she hadn't lingered a little longer.
He continued, "If I'm not mistaken, the fact that you're so hospitable to passersby suggests that those people have already met with misfortune."
Meng Qiulan suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She realized that something she had seen earlier was wrong. She pointed at the women and said, "I was wondering why all of you were so strong and healthy, without any signs of malnutrition."
She had seen many people, whether they were superhumans or ordinary people, but most of them looked malnourished and hungry, and she rarely encountered anyone with a rosy complexion.
Aside from the powerful figure in front of her, both of them were strong in spatial abilities and were adept at storing resources.
However, no one in the village looked like that. Apart from three women who were a bit thin and pale, the young men all looked quite well.
Thinking of this, Meng Qiulan couldn't help but shudder. These people actually ate people—how were they any different from zombies?! They were even more depraved than zombies!
There was a constant knocking on the door.
The people outside kept knocking on the door, and when no one answered, the wooden door was kicked open.
One of the women looked at Ye Shang and his group with a cold expression. When she saw the woman behind them who was tied up like a dumpling, she looked disgusted but said nothing.
A large group of young men rushed in, and the one leading them was the same man who had greeted them with a smile when they entered the village.
He looked at the people inside with a cold gaze, then swept his eyes over the untouched dishes on the table: "It seems you know quite a bit."
The food had been spiked, but they didn't touch it, which means they noticed the problem early on.
He continued, "You have guts."
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