Chapter 197: Chapter 188: The Shelter’s Predicament (2-in-1 Chapter)

Even if he’s very strong, he’s still just one person, and he’s got a burden with him, so it’s hard to run around recklessly.”

At this point, Yang Tian paused, looked at Sister Qin, and reminded her:

“He’s quite approachable, but don’t push him too far. If he gets angry, his methods are extremely brutal.”

“Ha ha, don’t worry, I understand. I don’t go out much, so I won’t have much interaction with him.”

Sister Qin chuckled, thinking of Xiaoyueyue’s cute and delicate appearance, and her smile grew wider:

“That little girl is very adorable. Xiaoxue doesn’t have many playmates either. You should check later if she can come over to play with Xiaoxue.”

She reached out and gently lifted Xiaoxue’s chin, “Xiaoxue, do you want to play with that little sister from earlier?”

“Yes!”

Xiaoxue said shyly.

Clearly, she’s very interested in Xiaoyueyue.

“Haha, Yueyue is really cute and very likable.”

Yang Tian laughed heartily. He also really liked Xiaoyueyue.

From their conversation, it’s obvious that his relationship with Sister Qin is definitely not as distant as he told Wang Hao.

It seems he tells Sister Qin everything.

Their relationship seems quite unusual, and Yang Tian even seems to be following Sister Qin’s lead.

This is very unlike Yang Tian!

He’s someone who doesn’t like to be second, going to great lengths to deal with Zhao Hu for this reason.

Let alone being second to a woman.

“What’s the situation outside now?”

Yang Tian’s face turned serious.

“I was just about to talk to you about this.”

Sister Qin’s expression also became serious as she put down the comb in her hand and looked at Yang Tian:

“For some reason, a large number of monsters have gathered outside and they don’t seem to be moving anymore.

Some monsters have also come into the sewers, but they’ve mostly been devoured by the rat swarms, so it’s not a big problem for now.

However, trying to go out to find food, I’m afraid, is not possible.”

“This…”

Yang Tian furrowed his brow.

He didn’t understand why this situation was happening.

He originally thought with Wang Hao here, they could make a big move.

But now it seems they have to continue to lay low!

“Wait, did you say those rats would eat monsters?”

Yang Tian asked, a little surprised.

“Yes! They’ll eat anything, even the bodies of their own kind.”

Sister Qin nodded, her face slightly pale when mentioning these mutant rats:

“These mutant rats aren’t just simple zombie rats turned by biting. They might have drunk water containing corpse poison, or eaten monster meat.

The zombie virus has caused some sort of mutation in them. I witnessed an incredible scene in a corner where mutant rats were actually breeding.”

“What?”

Yang Tian was even more surprised: “Those things still retained the ability to reproduce?”

“Yes! Rats are incredibly adaptable and naturally carry a lot of viruses.

These mutant rats aren’t much of a threat individually, but there are so many of them and their breeding capability is terrifying. Their numbers will grow vast.

Even second-level monsters would be quickly devoured if they encounter them.”

Sister Qin’s words made Yang Tian instinctively swallow.

“If they keep reproducing endlessly like this, it will likely cause a huge disaster in the future.”

“That’s beyond our control. In this post-apocalyptic world, surviving ourselves is already good enough.”

Sister Qin shrugged, not too concerned about the mutant rat problem.

As long as they don’t come here, it’s fine with her.

“That’s true! The lives of others have nothing to do with us, right?”

Yang Tian chuckled. He was never a good person, so he naturally wouldn’t worry too much:

“How much supplies do we have left?”

“My supplies aren’t too much anymore. Before, some people went out to get food and it was quite easy.

But ever since the changes at Purple Gold Mountain, it’s not possible. There are too many monsters, and those who went out didn’t return.

Now no one dares to go out, and we’ve been living off our reserves.”

Sister Qin sighed deeply, pressing her fingers to her forehead. Talking about supplies was a headache for her.

A safe and comfortable environment, along with ample food and water.

These are the basic conditions for survival.

Having just a safe and comfortable environment is useless.

When food and water run out, they’ll starve or die of thirst.

“Food is indeed troublesome, even without the monster surge, getting food now is not easy either.”

Yang Tian said, feeling a bit frustrated.

This area is a business district, with lots of office buildings and some big malls, but mostly they sell clothes, shoes, and accessories.

Of course, there are also restaurants inside, but most ingredients in the restaurants have rotted after such a long time.

The edible ones have already been scavenged by others.

To find food, we must go further, which greatly increases the danger.

Even if we find food, transporting it is another big problem.

At this point, the disadvantages of being underground become apparent.

There’s no land here, no sunlight, making it almost impossible to grow vegetables or grain.

Raising livestock is even more impossible.

They can only keep searching for food.

But food is limited!

The further it goes, the harder it will become, and eventually, all the food will be exhausted.

There are so many people here, and even if they save as much as they can, they still consume a large amount of food every day.

“Maybe we should migrate.”

Yang Tian suggested a bold idea.

If they leave here and go to the steel factory, many problems could be solved.

Although he didn’t know exactly what superpower Sister Qin had, the steel factory doesn’t have such sewers.

But if not, he can have people dig!

There’s no shortage of cheap labor.

If that doesn’t work, they can go to a nearby busy district and maybe find similar sewers.

There must be some way to make it work.

“Migrate? To your steel factory?”

Sister Qin raised her eyebrows.

“Yes! I have many people there too, with ample supplies. We’ve also planted vegetables and raised chickens and ducks, so we can be self-sufficient. Moreover, we’re far from the city, it’s very safe.”

Yang Tian said with a sly grin.

“Even if I wanted to go with you now, conditions probably won’t allow it.”

Sister Qin looked at him with some regret:

“There are monsters everywhere outside, not just ordinary ones, but second-level ones, and even the kinds you mentioned, like the Mantis Monster and the Muscle Monster.

Never mind someone like me without much combat power, even you won’t be able to move an inch.”

Yang Tian had mentioned the steel factory to her before.

But she refused.

Here, she’s the boss; once she leaves, it’s Yang Tian who calls the shots.

She didn’t want to be controlled by others.

Plus, she didn’t want to migrate over long distances; it’s too dangerous outside.

Having stayed in a safe place for so long, she didn’t want to venture out.

Yang Tian shrugged, took up the teapot, poured another cup of water, drank it down, and said indifferently:

“Then we can only take things step by step. Later, I’ll meet with Wang Hao. He’s a capable person with a good mind, maybe he can come up with something.”

Here, food is a bit tight, but it doesn’t affect him much.

He’s a Superpower User, so he won’t live like ordinary people; his meals are the same as Sister Qin’s, three times a day, and not small in quantity.

Calculating according to the food reserves, eating for another month isn’t a big problem.

By then, the monster surge should be over, right?

Thinking of this, a glint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

If it comes to that point, those people outside won’t be off-limits either.

“Yeah, keep in touch with him, let me know if you need anything, and upgrade his meals to match ours, three times a day, same goes for Xiaoyueyue.”

“Alright!”

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