Published: January 31, 2025
Sun Ruixing sighed as he drank an entire cup of white liquor after hearing Mayor Li's words.
“Since we have now pledged our allegiance to Mayor Li, we will naturally follow his arrangements, but I hope Mayor Li can treat everyone equally.”
Seeing Li Quan'an making loud promises, Sun Ruixing directly left the hall.
“Mayor Li, should we find an opportunity to...” One of Mayor Li's subordinates quietly gestured.
“Ha ha.” Li Quan'an smiled and shook his head. “Humans, once they become vested interests, tend to forget their original intentions. Don’t be fooled by how selfless Sun Ruixing seems right now; people can change. Once he tastes the benefits, he will protect his own interests. When the time comes, if you ask him to wash vegetables, cook, or clean toilets, do you think he will do it?”
“No need to rush; Sun Ruixing's strength is considerable. Just one of him is worth more than ten others.”
“By the way, let's arrange some accidents and clean out the useless people who have recently joined the camp. They are eating too much.” Li Quan'an calmly issued the order for the clean-up, while his trusted aide was already accustomed to such matters, having been done since the camp was established.
“Big boss, big boss.” A patrolling team member rushed into the room and whispered to Li Quan'an, “The guy with the big dog is back again.”
...
Wen Yu circled around and finally found the location of Li Quan'an's camp.
The scene on the road made Wen Yu's heart grow heavier. Aside from some zombies trapped in houses, there were very few moving things on the streets outside.
Wen Yu even saw several vines directly invade a house, strangling the zombies inside.
For these burrowing creatures, the camp's defensive capabilities had already been greatly weakened.
Moreover, once the zombies and mutated creatures were all dead, it was already clear who would be next.
After all, the evolution of mutated plants also requires nutrients.
Suppressing the unease in his heart, Wen Yu led his one-eyed companion directly to the entrance of Li Quan'an's camp.
From a distance, Wen Yu saw Li Quan'an standing at the camp's entrance, with Sun Ruixing beside him.
Upon seeing Wen Yu approach, Li Quan'an greeted him directly.
“Brother Wen Yu, welcome, welcome! By the way, I thought you were leaving Birch Forest Town? Why are you back?”
Although Li Quan'an was all smiles, his words inadvertently revealed his nervousness, fearing that Wen Yu would come back to seize his position as the leader of the gathering. If Wen Yu had such an idea, Li Quan'an would be powerless to stop him.
Wen Yu glanced at Li Quan'an and directly replied, “I originally wanted to leave, but the current situation is that I can no longer leave, and neither can you. The entire Birch Forest Town is already surrounded by a large group of mutated plants. They are slowly making their way here, and it won't be long before the entire town is invaded by them.”
“Wen Yu, you can't be joking, can you?”
Li Quan'an forced a smile, fearing that what Wen Yu said was true.
For a clever person like Li Quan'an, if the entire Birch Forest Town was overtaken by mutated plants, then he and his people would end up being herded like livestock, which would be the best outcome.
“Mayor Li can send someone to check it out. To be honest, after I left today, I tried to find a way out of the town in at least dozens of directions, and all had these mutated plants. That’s why I came back to find you—more people means more strength.”
Wen Yu deliberately lowered his voice.
“On my own, I can’t break out, and when I came here, I found that the mutated creatures and zombies in Birch Forest Town are almost dead. Who will be next? I don’t need to say, right?”
Seeing Mayor Li deep in thought, Wen Yu directly said, “Today, Mayor Li can send someone to check the situation. I have some small methods. When Mayor Li decides to charge outside, we can discuss it.”
“Alright, I’ll send someone to check. Since Brother Wen Yu is here, come inside the camp to sit a while. I have plenty of food and drink.” Li Quan'an waved grandly and said to Wen Yu.