Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 123 - 111: Unexpected Gains
Chapter 123: Chapter 111: Unexpected Gains
The news of Black Scale Village’s destruction was like a massive stone cast into stagnant water, stirring waves of shock in the hearts of the leaders of the East District villages.
At this moment, everyone couldn’t help but entertain a single thought in their minds:
The East District is about to change!
Su Can’s poison injury has healed, his strength fully restored, and with those six pieces of treasure meat in hand, breaking through to the First Transformation is almost a certainty!
Even more astounding is that Wuyin Village is now producing talents rapidly. Just among the openly known Tendon Lock realm masters, there are five.
They are yet unaware that Zheng Weimin and Zhao Yaxin have also advanced.
But among these five, apart from the captains Liu Jun and Ye Xin’an, three belong exclusively to the Su Family!
Su Can, Su Qi, Su Lin!
Grandfather, father, and grandson, all are Tendon Lock, each with strength far surpassing others of the same level!
It’s terrifying indeed!
Although they still lag in numbers compared to Quanzhou Village’s eight Tendon Lock masters, the quality that these Su Family Tendon Lock practitioners display is enough to form an overwhelming force.
The first Level 5 Safe House in the East District is already within easy reach for Wuyin Village.
The leaders of each village had flickering gazes, each with their own thoughts.
They drooled over the six pieces of treasure meat in Wuyin Village’s possession, yet no one dared to make a move under Su Can’s imposing might.
Lanfeng Village’s leader Chen Xinting was the first to step forward, cupping his hands and saying:
“This time, eliminating the demon’s lair of Black Scale is entirely thanks to Old Su leading the charge with integrity! I, Chen Xinting of Lanfeng Village, thank the Su Family on behalf of the suffering villagers of the East District!”
Lanfeng Village’s strength was second only to Wuyin and Quanzhou present, and Chen Xinting himself was an expert with eighty percent of his Qi and Blood in the Tendon Lock realm.
Seeing this, the other leaders also stepped forward, all vying to congratulate the soon-to-soar Wuyin Village.
For a moment, the scene was harmonious, as if the recent slaughter was a joint “righteous deed.”
Although Su Can had a straightforward nature, he was also well-versed in the ways of the world.
As long as there was no outright falling out, he was happy to save face for everyone.
As for what happens in private, that’s another matter entirely.
Seeing his grandfather handle the situation with ease, Su Lin no longer paid attention to the pleasantries in the field.
Though the treasure meat of Black Scale Village had already been divided, their accumulated wealth was far more than that.
As the main contributor to Black Scale’s downfall, the right to scavenge Zhang Shuo’s Level 4 Safe House naturally belonged to Wuyin Village.
Su Lin turned to Song Yiren beside him and invited:
“Miss Song, would you like to go in and take a look? If you see anything you fancy, feel free to take it.”
He knew well that the ease of this battle was mostly credited to Song Yiren.
Without the “Snakehead Ground Daisy” she brought, Su Can would not have recovered.
As for the initial “transaction,” the benefits all went to the Su Family, yet she received no tangible rewards.
It seemed she was not truly afraid of Black Scale, but more like she was finding an excuse to give the antidote to the Su Family…
The reasoning behind this, even Su Lin couldn’t fathom for the moment.
Song Yiren’s lips curved slightly, and she gracefully bowed:
“Invited by Young Master Lin, how could I refuse?”
The two stepped into Zhang Shuo’s Safe House together.
The owner was dead, and no matter how high-level the Safe House was, it lost its protective power of rules, becoming just a regular building.
Su Lin stroked the surface of the Build Table, smooth and cold, it appeared intact but had lost its magical ability to create tools.
“The Power of Rules is truly mysterious and unfathomable, isn’t it?”
Song Yiren’s footsteps were light as she walked to his side, a faint elegant fragrance wafting along.
Su Lin then noticed that even after a fierce battle, her blue dress remained spotless, and even the shoes on her feet were as clean as new, as if this village-destroying battle was merely a leisurely stroll for her.
“Indeed magical.” Su Lin replied casually, his gaze sweeping the room, “But for humans, whether it’s a blessing or a curse is hard to say. Isn’t this post-apocalypse itself brought by rules?”
Song Yiren’s beautiful eyes sparkled as she gazed at him, suddenly asking:
“Then has Young Master Lin ever thought about where these rules… originate from?”
Su Lin was taken aback.
The origin of the rules?
He shook his head: “Never delved deeply.”
It’s not that he was unwilling to think about it, but the traversing, the cheat abilities, the apocalyptic rules…
So many wonders came one after another, if every single one required investigation, his mind would likely be burnt out.
“Is that so?” Song Yiren softly sighed with a hint of indescribable melancholy, “I suppose so. In this apocalypse, surviving is already a blessing, how many have the leisure to ponder the source of these rules.”
As they conversed, they didn’t halt their search for valuable items in the house.
Su Lin said: “If one truly wants to contemplate this, there might only be three or four answers, right?”
“Oh?” Song Yiren’s eyes brightened, smiling as she asked, “And what might those be?”
“Aliens, Heaven’s Will, Brain in a Vat, Gods. What else could it be? But these things are too far from us, thinking deeply about them only brings unnecessary fear.”
“…Indeed.”
The smile on Song Yiren’s face deepened.
At this moment, Su Lin pushed open the door to an inner chamber, and his eyes instantly lit up.
The room was piled with various materials like a mountain, and on the shelf beside it, there were schematics laid out!
He quickly approached and picked up the schematics for inspection. Naturally, Zhang Shuo couldn’t leave anything too valuable behind, but Su Lin still found one quite practical.
[Rare Level·Bamboo Pole Blade Forging Diagram]!
The blade is thin and straight, five feet and four inches long, with a total length of six feet, precisely the size he desired!
Looking at other materials, Su Lin was even more pleasantly surprised to find aromatic wood needed to build the Smoked Meat Room, and the quantity was considerable, enough to meet the need!
“Has Miss Song found anything she likes?” Su Lin, in good spirits, asked again.
Song Yiren’s gaze wandered around the room for a moment, then she smiled slightly, her slender fingers picking up a shimmering red gemstone:
“Then I shall take this, thank you Young Master Lin for your generosity.”
Su Lin glanced at it, recognizing it to be just an ordinary red jade, perhaps valuable before the apocalypse, but now merely for decoration.
He said nothing more and turned to call in others to carry things out.
This battle not only removed a major threat but was also an unmitigated great harvest!
…
When the Wuyin Village Hunting Group returned triumphantly to the village entrance with the spoils, the long-waiting villagers erupted in thunderous cheers, their voices soaring to the heavens!
The entire village was immersed in immense joy and raucousness.
This exhilarating victory firmly established Wuyin Village’s dominant position in the East District, allowing the villagers to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Old Su’s recovery meant that the daunting challenge of hunting the Lord Level Shadow Beast at month-end was no longer a despairing ordeal.
If the Su Family could ride this east wind and upgrade the safe house to Level 5 before month-end, then even the terrifying Night of Survival would no longer be a dreaded event!
However, amidst this sea of elation, several suppressed sobs abruptly sounded, like cold water dripping into boiling oil.
Su Lin, holding Su Tongxi, followed the sound with his eyes.
In one corner of the crowd, several stretchers were laid, covered with white cloth.
Villagers who lost loved ones knelt beside the stretchers, their shoulders shaking violently, tears silently falling, soaking the cold cloth surface.
The joy of victory was real, but the price paid was also a heavy weight on the heart.
The smile on Su Lin’s face slowly faded away.
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