Xiao Wen and Wen Le withdrew their thoughts and looked at the people sitting in the lobby.
There were many more people than they expected. They thought there were only a dozen or twenty survivors, but from the scene, there were at least hundreds of people.
“Big Brother Yan, these two are the people Xiao Tao saw, Brother Xiao and Brother Wen. This is our Big Brother Yan.” Jinzi brought Xiao Wen and Wen Le in front of a man who was about thirty years old.
The man looked refined and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. Even though he was sitting down, his slender physique gave people an inexplicable sense of pressure.
Wen Le narrowed his eyes and leaned towards Xiao Wen.
Xiao Wen nodded calmly to the man, but his aura spread out…
“Hello, Xiao Wen.”
Leaning against Xiao Wen, Wen Le looked at the man sitting next to him again in the familiar aura and spoke with Xiao Wen, “Hello, I’m Wen Le.”
Lin Yan’s smile remained unchanged, and his eyes behind the lenses narrowed imperceptibly as he carefully examined Xiao Wen and Wen Le.
Compared with Xiao Wen’s aura that was on par with his own, Wen Le seemed slightly weaker, not just in terms of physique, but also in a feeling. However, Lin Yan wouldn’t underestimate this handsome young man who clearly relied on Xiao Wen. For some reason, Lin Yan’s first impression told him that this person was probably not easy to deal with either.
The silence didn’t last long, and Lin Yan stood up and reached out to Xiao Wen.
“Hello, I’m Lin Yan.”
Xiao Wen shook Lin Yan’s hand, and at the same time, he slightly blocked Lin Yan’s hand that was also reaching towards Wen Le.
Tension rose in the air at the moment when Xiao Wen blocked Lin Yan’s hand, and many people sitting down looked at Xiao Wen with unfriendly faces.
Lin Yan understood.
So they were a couple!
After waving his hand, the atmosphere relaxed again.
“Please sit here. Would you like tea, water, or perhaps some alcohol?” Lin Yan made way for them to sit with him at the same table.
“Water, Coke, thank you.” Since Lin Yan asked, Xiao Wen didn’t hesitate to speak up.
Wen Le pursed his lips, the Coke was clearly meant for him, but come on! Could Xiao Wen be a bit more restrained in someone else’s territory?!
Lin Yan was good-natured enough to just smile and send someone to get the drinks.
“You two aren’t from X City, are you?” It was a question, but it was spoken with a tone of certainty.
Xiao Wen shrugged. It was obvious, given how different their accents were.
Wen Le took the mineral water and Coke that Jinzi brought over and thanked him, and Jinzi smiled and waved his hand.
“With us being stuck here for over a month, we have no idea what’s happening outside. If it’s convenient for you, can you tell us about the situation outside?” Lin Yan asked politely.
However, Wen Le couldn’t help but sneer at the seemingly polite request. “What a nice way of putting it, ‘if it’s convenient’… Can’t they just not say it if it’s not convenient?”
Ignoring Wen Le’s expression, Lin Yan saw it as a form of speaking art. “Yes, we are stuck here. We can leave if we want to, but there are still many people here who can’t be taken with us, so we have to stay.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wen looked around and noticed that most of the people present were young adults. He understood the situation immediately and asked, “Why not send someone out to scout?”
Upon hearing Xiao Wen’s question, Lin Yan did not answer, but changed the topic.
“Where did you come from?” he asked.
Xiao Wen didn’t ask for details either. “X City Military Region,” he replied.
Lin Yan thought for a moment. “Has a safe base been established there?”
“No, but it’s similar. It’s a relief station. Before the snow disaster, they organized a unified evacuation of X City survivors. Don’t you know?”
Lin Yan nodded. When the end of the world first broke out, although it was chaotic at first, half a day later, the city sounded an air raid alarm, and all broadcasting systems announced the military’s evacuation route. However, at that time, he was in another part of the city. When he returned to his parents’ house here, the army had already evacuated. He had to stay with his parents and wait for the opportunity to evacuate again, but he didn’t expect to be hit by such a big snowstorm.
“How are the conditions over there?”
Wen Le almost laughed out loud.
Conditions? If the conditions aren’t good, are you not going to go over there? Waiting here for the zombies to evolve for a second time?
“What’s up?” Lin Yan looked at Wen Le strangely, who had a smile on his face.
Wen Le waved his hand, indicating that it was nothing, and asked them to continue.
Xiao Wen, on the other hand, understood why Wen Le wanted to laugh. “To be honest, the overall conditions aren’t great, and they’re definitely not as good as what you have here, with food, drink, and heating. However, I have a suggestion for you. Go to the rescue station as soon as possible.”
Lin Yan raised his eyebrows. “Why? You said our situation here is much better than over there, so why should we go?”
Xiao Wen shrugged nonchalantly. “It’s just a suggestion. It’s up to you whether you listen or not. We just think that the apocalypse won’t end anytime soon, and there’s strength in numbers. They have the military over there, which at least provides some security.”
Lin Yan clasped his hands on the table and tapped his index finger slowly on the surface, remaining silent for a while.
“Are you not part of the military?” he asked.
Xiao Wen nodded.
“Are there any other companions?”
Xiao Wen nodded again.
“Do you want to team up with us?”
This time, instead of nodding, Xiao Wen smiled at Lin Yan.
Wen Le also looked at Lin Yan in surprise. What was he doing? Trying to win them over?
It was funny to think that they were always thinking about kidnapping others, but now someone wanted to kidnap them?
“Consider it, and let’s get to know each other tonight,” Lin Yan invited, not taking Xiao Wen and Wen Le’s silent rejection to heart.
Wen Le looked down at his watch and estimated the time it would be dark. “Sorry, it’s getting dark soon, and we have training tonight. We originally came here to collect supplies, but since there are people here now, we’ll leave it.”
As he spoke, Wen Le stood up, and Xiao Wen put down his water.
“Hey!” A muscular young man next to another table shouted, reminding Xiao Wen and Wen Le not to be too ignorant.
Lin Yan also stood up with Wen Le, but didn’t say a word about the trend of many brothers coming over.
Xiao Wen walked openly to Lin Yan’s side and patted him on the shoulder, while Wen Le smiled and gestured to Lin Yan.
“There are quite a few ability users, but to be honest, it’s not enough! Think it over~”
Lin Yan didn’t respond to Wen Le’s teasing and hesitated for a moment. He waved his hand behind him to stop the approaching group of people.
“I advise you to evacuate to the rescue station as soon as possible. You people are really not strong enough in the apocalypse. It may not sound good, but that’s all we have to say.” Wen Le turned around and said seriously to Lin Yan before leaving with Xiao Wen.
Lin Yan remained silent.
“Oh, by the way, the army is currently searching for survivors in X city. You can go find them, and they will send people to assist you.” Before going downstairs, Wen Le raised his voice and said, then did not look at the reactions of those people, and left with Xiao Wen.
It had nothing to do with him whether they decided to leave with them or not. He had said what he could, and he believed that Lin Yan was a person who preferred to believe rather than doubt. After all, Lin Yan gave him the same feeling as Han Ya, but Lin Yan, who was a few years older than Han Ya, was not as good at acting as Han Ya.
“What a wasted trip.” Before climbing out of the small window they came in, Wen Le said dejectedly.
Xiao Wen caught Wen Le as he fell down and pinched his nose.
“Are you addicted to collecting things? Why don’t you become a hamster? You’re so good at making nests.”
“Hmph!” Wen Le ignored him and ran back, with Xiao Wen following behind. Whenever a zombie appeared, Xiao Wen would shoot it, as if clearing the way for Lin Yan and his group.
Lin Yan stood upstairs, watching Xiao Wen and Wen Le swagger away from his sight.
“Brother Yan, why do you want to pull them in?” A burly young man reminded Xiao Wen not to be ungrateful as he walked behind Lin Yan and asked.
“Xiao Tao, what do you think of those two people?” Lin Yan asked back.
After thinking for a moment, the young man replied, “Their strength is good, they have courage, and that guy named Xiao Wen feels similar to you, a leader.”
“Why do you say that?”
“I think people who run around alone in the end of the world must not be too weak, and they have the courage to take risks. As for that Xiao Wen, when he first spoke, his aura was strong, and the young man named Wen Le seemed uncomfortable with the pressure you gave, so Xiao Wen dispersed his aura to protect him.”
Lin Yan smiled, “Do you think Wen Le is weak?”
The young man scratched his head, “Not really, but definitely not as good as Xiao Wen.”
Lin Yan turned his gaze back to the window. Just when the young man thought he wouldn’t speak again, he said, “When Wen Le leaned toward Xiao Wen at the beginning, it wasn’t to find a dependence, but to subconsciously show weakness. From start to finish, he didn’t show any tension when facing us. Compared with Xiao Wen’s calm analysis of my words, he didn’t care at all from the beginning. Only when he advised us at the end did he take it seriously. If I’m not mistaken, this person is already used to showing weakness, and will definitely stage a big comeback at a critical moment.”
The young man looked at Lin Yan in shock. He didn’t doubt Lin Yan’s words. Since he had known Lin Yan, as a psychologist, Lin Yan had never been wrong in analyzing people. But he really couldn’t believe that Wen Le, who looked delicate and obedient, was the wolf in sheep’s clothing in Lin Yan’s mouth.
“So, Brother Yan, are you letting them leave directly?” Jinzi had been listening to the conversation between the two and now leaned in.
“Yes, if it weren’t for Wen Le, I would let everyone have a showdown with Xiao Wen, not to threaten them, but to let them know our strength. I do see potential in these two people and it would be best if we could team up with them. But with Wen Le around, I can’t be sure if he’ll understand my intentions like Xiao Wen did. If he misunderstands, I’m afraid I’ll mess things up and detonate this bomb.”
While Lin Yan and the others were discussing Xiao Wen and Wen Le, as soon as the two returned to their temporary residence, they told Han Ya about what had just happened.
“Han Ya, you wouldn’t know, but when Lin Yan smiles, he looks just like you, cunning like a fox!”
The others remained silent, except for Xiao Wen and Wen Le, who dared to tease Han Ya without being retaliated against.
Helplessly, Han Ya met Xiao Wen’s amused gaze. He had been trying his best all this time, but how did he end up with such a reputation?
But jokes aside, Han Ya carefully asked about the situation that had just occurred.
“Okay, let me think.” For the things that Han Ya wanted to know, Wen Le carefully began to recall. Using spiritual power to observe the environment had an advantage over memory. It was clearer than what was stored in memory. Like now, Wen Le could completely replicate the previous scene in his mind.
“Besides, Lin Yan has 137 people aged between 20 and 50, all male, and among them, there are eleven supernatural beings. Lin Yan’s ability is fire-based, and definitely stronger than Chen Ye and Han Yifeng’s abilities. He can be considered as one of the stronger supernatural beings of his generation, like Huang Yao. There’s also another fire-based ability, but it can’t compare to the two we have. There are three water-based abilities, one ice-based ability, one earth-based ability, three metal-based abilities, and one wind-based ability. Except for Lin Yan, who is noteworthy, the others are average.”
“Metal-based?” Qi Rui asked curiously. The other supernatural abilities could be guessed roughly from their names, but what about metal-based? What kind of supernatural ability does it produce?
Wen Le thought for a moment and held back a laugh.
“The five basic supernatural abilities are wood, water, fire, earth, and metal. Wood-based abilities can control plants, water-based abilities can control water, fire-based and earth-based abilities are the same. Similarly, metal-based abilities naturally control metal. However, metal-based abilities are considered to be a freak among the five basic abilities because it has many branches. Do you still remember that guy who can manipulate gold? He is a gold-based metal user. He can control gold and even generate it. Otherwise, how could he emit so much golden light from his head? There are also other metal-based abilities, the main characteristic of which is that they can generate the corresponding metal and attach a solid layer of metal outside the body to resist damage when in danger.” Before Wen Le finished speaking, everyone stared at him with wide eyes.
“He can turn gold out of thin air?” Zhao Xiaogang asked enviously.
Wen Le is speechless.
“He can generate one or two a year!”
Cut!
The others put away their envy and looked down upon him.
Generating one or two a year? What good is that?! It’s not enough to feed oneself for a day!
Han Ya didn’t join in their idle thoughts, but quietly pondered over the group of people led by Lin Yan.
If they looked at it from a different perspective, what if it wasn’t Lin Yan who had pulled people over to their side, but rather they had pulled Lin Yan’s people over to theirs?
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Thanks for the chapter!