Chapter 166

Ji Rong, responsible for guarding the rear, walked out from the iron gate and closed it behind her.

“This is the survivor settlement of Xiangze City, also known as the Underground City. Here, survivors help each other and overcome one disaster after another together.”

A group of children ran over from a distance, chattering and calling “Sister Rong.”

The seemingly cold and aloof Ji Rong actually showed a rare smile, raising her hand to touch the hair of one of the girls, which was wet with sweat.

“Good, you go play first.”

The girl looked a little shy, hiding behind her and sizing up Lin Qianhuan and the others.

“Sister Rong, will these older brothers and sisters live with us from now on?”

Ji Rong used her sleeve to wipe the sweat from the girl’s forehead: “Not necessarily, it depends on what they want.”

“Then Sister Rong, are we going to move? I heard those uncles and aunts say that the Underground City is no longer safe, and we are about to leave here. Is this true?”

Ji Rong seemed to have thought of something, her expression became a little serious, but she still gently comforted the timid little girl in front of her.

“Don’t be afraid, you just need to grow up healthy, we’ll take care of everything else.”

After speaking, she got up and patted the little girl’s back, signaling her to leave quickly.

The sound of children laughing and playing rang out again, adding a bit of vitality to the cold Underground City.

Lin Qianhuan stood in place: “Can you answer my question now? Why did you say, if we don’t want to die, we should go with you? What would have happened if we had stayed in that convenience store?”

Ji Rong was a little taller than Lin Qianhuan, looking down at her slightly, she said faintly: “You would die. Do you know why I could tell at a glance that you are outsiders, not from Xiangze City?”

Lin Qianhuan hesitated and shook her head.

“Because no survivor in Xiangze City would spend the night above ground.”

Her eyebrows and eyes were sharp, and her beauty was very aggressive.

“After entering Xiangze City, didn’t you notice anything unusual?”

Lin Qianhuan frowned slightly: “What unusual thing?”

“Didn’t you notice that there are no birds singing in Xiangze City? Now is spring, which should be the most active time for birds. But have you heard a single bird call?”

Ji Rong took out a bottle of white wine from her waist, opened the cap, and took a sip: “Today’s Xiangze City is the world of mutated birds. Their numbers are so large that they can cover the sky and the sun, especially at night when they are most active. The locals all know this, so no one dares to spend the night above ground after dark. But you dared to rest in the convenience store, and even turned on the lights, isn’t that courting death? I could tell at a glance that you weren’t locals.”

Lin Qianhuan suddenly understood, and even felt a little scared when she heard this.

A single mutated bird is nothing much, even ordinary survivors can easily deal with it using cold weapons.

But this thing likes to hunt in groups.

The number is so large that it is impossible to resist, and as soon as this batch is killed, the next batch will quickly make up for it.

Encountering zombie birds basically means only one thing: death.

They will fight in shifts, constantly exhausting the survivors’ physical strength and supernatural abilities, and then divide them up and eat them.

“You moved underground because of the zombie birds?”

Lin Qianhuan asked, and Ji Rong nodded lightly.

“Yes, the ground is dominated by them.”

“Then why don’t you leave Xiangze City?”

Lin Qianhuan was a little puzzled: “Since you have the ability to build a base underground, and can find supplies under the noses of the zombie birds. Then why not leave Xiangze City and settle in other places? Even if you don’t go to an official base, it would be good to find another place to survive.”

“You think we don’t want to?”

Ji Rong chuckled, raising her hand and taking another sip of wine.

“The more people there are, the easier it is to attract the attention of zombie bird flocks. Their hearing is sensitive, and we can only walk when we go out to search for supplies, we don’t even dare to drive. Tell me, how can we escape? So many old people, children, and patients. Are we going to abandon them and seek survival alone?”

Lin Qianhuan blinked, feeling that something was wrong.

Since zombie birds are so sensitive to the sound of cars starting, they should have attacked when their group entered Xiangze City.

But why hasn’t she seen a single zombie bird yet?

Her eyes moved slightly, and she put her hand in her pocket and rubbed the little bamboo.

It was probably its credit again, high-level mutated animals have a great suppression effect on low-level mutated animals.

This is also why in Lingqing City, that zombie rabbit didn’t dare to resist at all, and only dared to run away.

Thinking of this, Lin Qianhuan instantly lost her nervousness.

With Bamboo, she is equivalent to having a trump card bodyguard, who dares to act presumptuously?

Lin Qianhuan suppressed the smile that was about to appear: “Can the Underground City lead to many places?”

Ji Rong nodded: “Yes, you can go to the botanical garden, the city center, Xiangze University, and other places. If you want to search for supplies, I suggest forming teams of two. Four people at most, otherwise the zombie birds will notice your whereabouts.”

Lin Qianhuan shook her head slightly: “I want to ask, who here is most familiar with the situation in the botanical garden? I need a guide to take me to find some things in the botanical garden.”

Ji Rong raised her eyebrows slightly, and tightened the bottle cap of the wine bottle: “I am most familiar with the botanical garden. Before the apocalypse, I worked here.”

“Oh? Then can you be my guide? Don’t worry, I will give you a high reward, and I will never treat you badly.”

Lin Qianhuan extended an olive branch to her.

Ji Rong raised her hand and touched her chin: “Okay, but what can you find in the botanical garden? It’s nothing more than some rare trees and flowers, which are not edible.”

“I’m not looking for flowers, plants, and trees, I’m looking for a place that is very abrupt or unusual for the botanical garden. Just like the underground passage like the Underground City.”

Ji Rong frowned slightly, feeling that Lin Qianhuan’s words were confusing and made her a little confused.

“How could there be such a place in the botanical garden? Did you find the wrong location?”

“I won’t find the wrong place, it’s in the botanical garden.”

Lin Qianhuan said, “You take me to find it, and if you can find it, I can give you 5 bottles of tetanus shots.”

Hearing the reward she offered, Ji Rong’s eyes lit up.

In the apocalypse, injuries and bumps are common.

Many survivors died because of wound infections.

5 bottles of tetanus, which can be said to be priceless, and can save lives in times of crisis.

“Okay, but I have to check the goods first. After all, I don’t like taking empty promises.”

Lin Qianhuan nodded to show her understanding, and took out 5 bottles of tetanus from the space.

After checking the date and completeness, Ji Rong’s hanging heart finally fell.

“Okay, I’ll take you there when it’s light tomorrow. But tonight you must find a place to stay, or would you like to go to my house first?”

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