BXBX NOVEL Chapter 169: 156, Who are they?_1
“Not humans, you shouldn’t omit words at crucial moments,” Wu Heng corrected.
“Oh, hehe!” Xiao Xiao laughed.
Wu Heng glanced distantly again. The other party was desperately waving a rag in their hand, trying to attract their attention.
They didn’t dare to come over directly.
Wu Heng knocked on the car door. Li Yahong popped her bag-covered head out, “What’s the matter?”
“There are two people over there who want to join us. You go and talk to them, confirm with them. If they want to stay, they need to obey,” Wu Heng said.
Li Yahong followed his gaze.
And saw the figures in the darkness.
“Prepare some skeletons for me.”
“Hmm.”
Wu Heng gestured, and several large Beastman skeletons walked to her side, directly protecting her.
Li Yahong nodded, confirming that she should be safe.
And walked towards the opposite side.
She stopped at a distance and, standing amongst the skeletons, ordered, “Come out, throw all your weapons to the side.”
The two in the dark hesitated and removed their bags and iron pipe knives from their bodies, throwing them to the side. Raising their hands, they emphasized that they were not a threat as they stepped into the light.
Li Yahong was watchful of the two, questioning, “Who are you?”
“We are from the Changying Area refuge. We’ve spoken on the frequency before, you should know us if you’ve heard,” the man with a stubbly beard emphasized.
“Were you the ones in the fleeing convoy before?”
“Yes, yes, we were chased by a horde of corpses and panicked.”
“What about the others?” Li Yahong glanced at the residential building beside them.
“They didn’t come down. We came to talk to you first,” the man vaguely replied.
Li Yahong nodded, and continued, “What do you want to talk about?”
Before, Li Yahong definitely believed that the more people, the better. Having more hands enabled them to complete Wu Heng’s tasks more efficiently.
But the previous incidents have changed her views.
More people means more management issues. Those with ambitions could cause trouble to the team if they are invited to join.
It could even lead to bigger problems.
So she no longer blindly pursues population size. At least she needs to confirm whether the other party is willing to listen to her and whether there are issues with their character.
“Are you from the auto repair shop?” the man asked.
Li Yahong’s eyebrows raised but she did not deny it.
The man was a little embarrassed. He stroked his messy hair and said, “If you are from the auto repair shop, I would like to take my people from the base and join you.”
Li Yahong kept her gaze on him, displaying a hesitant expression.
And the two men on the other side started getting nervous.
At first, they were considering whether to join, but now it seems that it’s another matter if the other side will even agree.
“How many people do you have?” Li Yahong continued to ask.
“About twenty or so.”
“And the ratio of the people?”
“Er…, about half are women and children. The rest are men who all have experience and courage in killing zombies. They won’t be a burden to the refuge at all,” the man quickly replied.
It felt as though they had returned to a job interview in the peaceful times.
Necessitated to state one’s advantages to gain the approval of the other party.
Li Yahong looked at the two men and said nothing.
The two went from being worried to somewhat embarrassed.
It seemed like they had nothing worthwhile to offer.
But that’s pretty much the case. The other party’s ability to control skeletons can completely provide a safe place.
If they were to go, it seemed they really couldn’t demonstrate much value.
After thinking about it, the man added, “Driving, lathes, fixing some electrical wires and water pipes, we have people who can do it.”
Li Yahong nodded slightly, “Are you their leader?”
“I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’m the leader. I’m just barely recognized by everyone to lead us to survival.”
“Hmm, we do indeed have a very safe refuge. But not just anyone can join.”
“Yes, sir, we understand.”
“If you want to join, one, you have to obey us. Any previous leader or boss, none of that will work here. Everyone needs to complete the tasks we assign. If anyone wants to cause trouble or has any other ideas, the outcome will not be pleasant,” Li Yahong said.
The two looked at each other and said nothing.
Li Yahong continued, “In return, we will provide a safe environment, an adequate amount of food. There’s no need to worry about danger or hunger. You think it over. If you can accept what I said, then you can stay.”
The two men turned and whispered a few words to each other.
The middle-aged man turned back, “We want to join!”
“Good, remember what you said today,” Li Yahong looked at them, “Okay, have your people come down. Throw away all the weapons in their hands.”
“Er, they evacuated to the original planned location during the day. I will bring them back,” the man said.
Li Yahong didn’t say much more, glanced at the sky, and said, “We’ll wait here till dawn.”
“Okay! Then we will go find them first,” the man said.
Li Yahong nodded, guarded by the skeletons, she returned to the swarm.
Meanwhile, the two from Changying Area disappeared into the night.
…
“How did it go?” Wu Heng asked.
Li Yahong stretched her stiff neck and said, “The people from the previous convoy want to join our base.”
“Did they agree?”
“I talked to them about conditions and responsibilities, they’re willing to accept, shouldn’t be any problems,” Li Yahong continued, “Their people have left before. They’re supposed to return here by morning.”
These people were originally seeking a new refuge.
Having seen the power of the Skeleton Army, there was a high chance they would choose to stay.
“Hmm, wait for them till dawn.”
“I’ll go check on that woman.” Li Yahong took a blanket from the car and walked towards the rear.
The skeletons started to clean up the battlefield.
Several Mutated Zombie corpses were dragged to their feet.
Four in total.
The decapitated ‘commander’ zombie, which is the Big Head Zombie.
Two Tank Zombies, one Gecko ‘Scary Claw Monster’ Zombie.
Not a single Mutated Dog that had been seen before was left behind.
After the death of the Big Head zombie, they escaped and vanished without a trace.
At that time, the zombie horde was in chaos, making it impossible to find those Mutated Dogs.
Wu Heng released the Bone Manipulation Skill one by one amidst unstable prompts.
Several skeletons stood up one after another.
[Skeleton Spirit Demon (Level 12)]
[Skeleton Warrior (Level 12)][Skeleton Warrior (Level 13)].
[Skeleton Scary Claw Monster (Level 14)].
The levels of the Skeleton Spirit Demon and the Skeleton Warrior had increased.
Wu Heng mainly focused his attention on the Level 14 Skeleton Scary Claw Monster.
After all, this creature had directly swallowed the Corpse Core of the Big Head zombie.
He compared it over and over again.
The basic attributes of the Scary Claw Monster, including intelligence and perception, had also reached above 20.
That is to say, these zombies were rapidly enhancing their own attributes after devouring the Corpse Cores.
The effect was similar to that when humans absorbed Corpse Cores.
It was killed just after swallowing the Corpse Core.
Otherwise, its level would be even higher.
“From now on, you will be called No.2 Big Head, you will be called Three heads, you will be called Four heads, and you will be called No.2 Scary Claw.” Wu Heng arbitrarily named them.
Several large skeletons walked out of the pile of broken flesh.
Wu Heng took out a stick and searched through the ground pile of broken flesh.
He found three Level 2 Corpse Cores. The Corpse Core of the Scary Claw Monster had even more blood vessels and had also begun to turn purple.
He found a plastic box, put all the Corpse Cores in it, and stored it in the Space Ring.
Then he instructed No.2 Big Head: “Go, lead some skeletons to clean up the battlefield over there, and bring all the corpses here.”
No.2 Skeleton started moving.
A dense crowd of skeletons began to transport corpses under the silvery moonlight.
…
The sky gradually lit up.
Wu Heng and Li Yahong were sitting in the truck waiting.
All the skeletons were carrying a corpse on their shoulders, drenched in blood.
Before long.
In the distance, a small group of people waved at them.
The skeletons parted a path, and the leading middle-aged man brought over around twenty people.
They weren’t carrying any weapons, only the necessary items such as clothes and food.
Li Yahong nodded and said, “Your cars are still parked there, let’s go back together.”
“Alright!”
The crowd passed through the group of skeletons.
They climbed onto the parked cars on the side of the road and carefully followed behind the truck.
They set off towards the direction of the repair shop.
“What about here?” Li Yahong asked.
“Today, I will accompany you to search the Changying Area, mainly shops and grain stores. We’ll take everything we can.” Wu Heng said.
“Alright!”
They returned to their living area.
Li Yahong immediately called for the original truck team.
Accompanied by a portion of the skeletons, Wu Heng began to scour the area they had cleared the night before.
They were transporting back truckload after truckload.
…
At dusk.
Wu Heng returned to the residential area.
Through the boundary door, he directly returned to his living place.
He went downstairs with Basen and Bawudong, and quickly, Bunny Girl Mini ran out from one of the rooms on the side.
She looked at Wu Heng who had come downstairs from above, then she looked at the first floor.
“Oh~! Master, you’re at home.” Mini said with a bit of surprise.
Wu Heng nodded, “Have you prepared dinner?”
“Oh, I’ll prepare it right now.” Mini briskly ran toward the first floor.
Humming a song, she started to busily prepare in the kitchen.
Soon, Fox Girl Wei’er also came back, walked in through the front door.
Seeing Wu Heng sitting in the living room, she slightly bowed, “Master.”
“Hm, how is the shop?”
“The shop was quiet for the past two days, but customers have been gradually increasing today. Some people have been asking about place orders and hoping to get some discounts.” Wei’er explained while standing in front of him.
Wu Heng thought for a moment, “If they reach a certain quantity when ordering, we can give them a reasonable price. You decide how much of a discount would be appropriate and we can discuss it together.”
“Alright, Master.”
The two of them had a short chat.
Mini served dinner on the table and called for everyone to sit down.
Just as they were about to start eating.
The front door was knocked again.
Mini quickly went to open the door.
She saw ‘Wen Mansha’, who was cloaked in a cape, standing expectantly at the door.
Seeing each other, they both paused for a moment.
“Who are you looking for?”
“Um, is Captain Wu Heng at home?” Wen Mansha asked softly, clutching her collar.
“Oh, the Master is at home, no, the Captain is at home.” Mini said.
The door was opened, and Wen Mansha walked in.
She glanced at Wu Heng, then looked at the two new Beastman girls.
She stood at the door and asked, “Master, who are they?”