Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 82 - 74: Squandering Precious Resources
Chapter 82: Chapter 74: Squandering Precious Resources
The giant bird known as “Moving Cloud” finally flew away.
The entire Wuyin Village felt as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Although the two people claiming to be from Qinghuang City seemed peaceful and without malice, the feeling of one’s life hanging entirely on someone else’s whim was truly suffocating.
In these end times, the most frightening thing is this complete loss of control and helplessness.
Su Lin clutched the precious Tier Two Treasure Meat tightly in his arms, turned his head to Su Can and Su Qi, and spoke with a hint of grievance:
“Grandfather, Second Uncle, do you dislike me so much that you can’t wait to send me away?”
The old man twitched his lips, flicked Su Lin’s forehead with annoyance:
“Ungrateful brat! A heavenly opportunity right in front of you, and you let it slip away!”
Su Qi’s gaze also fell on the red-wrapped bundle in Su Lin’s arms, a hint of undisguisable greed flickered in his eyes, and he asked in a low voice:
“That meat… what tier is it?”
“Tier Two.”
Su Lin answered, still marveling at the methods of the girl prefect, Ni Yan.
The voice that directly resonated in his mind was truly miraculous, like a legendary technique.
Practicing martial arts could actually reach such a level!?
Su Qi patted him on the shoulder and said in a deep voice:
“Keep it well, and don’t let any word of it get out.”
Su Lin nodded, then couldn’t help but ask:
“Second Uncle, that Ghost Hunter… and ’Ability’, what exactly are they?”
Su Qi, who was just about to step back to the village, suddenly froze.
After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke, his voice carrying a hint of rare difficulty:
“’Ability’… not everyone has it. Once your Tendon Lock is filled with Qi and Blood, and after I help you ’Open Qi’, you’ll understand naturally.”
What is Qi Opening?
Su Lin didn’t understand, lamenting that the mysteries of martial arts in these end times were far deeper than he imagined.
He also noticed a hint of fear deeply hidden in his second uncle’s eyes.
His normally stern and resolute second uncle was actually afraid?
Moreover, in his words, he only mentioned “Ability” but not the Ghost Hunter.
What terrible existence made someone like his second uncle unwilling to even recall the Ghost Hunter?!
Su Lin’s heart was filled with awe.
…
Back in the village, most of the hunters in the second team felt weary, their faces full of exhaustion.
First, they mentally strained to hunt a Tier One Mutant Beast, then encountered outsiders coveting them, finally returning fully laden only to run into that disaster-level giant bird and unfathomable city visitors at the village gate.
The day’s ups and downs had long exhausted their spirits.
Seeing this, Su Can raised his voice to boost morale:
“Take the meat to Old Liu first! Tonight, everyone come to Gouhuo Tavern for a feast! When I, Su Can, say something, I mean it—Treasure Meat, everyone in Team Two gets a share!”
“Oh——!!”
Upon hearing this, the team members instantly shook off their low spirits and erupted into thunderous cheers.
However, the village in front of them was in ruins.
After the storm wreaked by the flapping of the giant bird’s wings, there were broken walls, debris everywhere, and who knew how many people were injured.
Repairs and aftermath were urgent, leaving everyone with no time to rest.
…
The Su Family and others did not go home immediately but followed Liu Jun to the Gouhuo Tavern first.
Su Lin carefully handed over the Tier Two Treasure Meat given by Ni Yan to Liu Jun for safekeeping.
Liu Jun lifted a corner of the red cloth, and an indescribable fragrance instantly filled the room.
Just from smelling the fragrance, everyone’s Qi and Blood involuntarily stirred a bit.
Even Su Lin, the one with the lowest strength, felt a slight surge in his stagnant Qi and Blood!
“Is this… Tier Two Treasure Meat?!”
Liu Jun’s Adam’s apple rolled as he swallowed hard, his voice trembling with disbelief.
Su Can’s eyes also shone brightly, and he sighed:
“Just the aroma can stir an old man’s Qi and Blood! Without this damned poison injury on me, swallowing it whole might give me hope to directly assault the Bone Lock!”
“Perhaps not.”
Su Qi poured a bucket of cold water.
He reached out and completely uncovered the red cloth, revealing the full appearance of the meat block.
“What the ***?!!!” Liu Jun jumped and cursed directly upon seeing it, “Which damned brat just randomly bit into untreated Treasure Meat?! Such waste!”
The large piece of Treasure Meat was covered with dense, small teeth marks on one side, and from the shape, it seemed like half of the meat was missing?
Su Lin was also stunned, then recalled Ni Yan’s words:
“That Lord Ni Yan mentioned this meat was casually hunted by ’Xiao Yun’…”
“Xiao Yun?” The crowd was stunned.
Liu Jun pointed at the teeth marks, full of disbelief:
“That bird… seemed to be called ’Moving Cloud’ by that old man, right? Could ’Xiao Yun’ that Lord Ni Yan mentioned be…?”
“How could it be?” Su Can shook his head and pointed at the small teeth marks on the Treasure Meat: “This meat looks big, but enough to feed that bird? Not to mention these teeth marks clearly look like they were made by a child.”
He looked at the missing part with heartache as if his own heart’s blood had been bitten off.
Su Qi contemplated and said:
“Maybe there’s a child traveling with them who hasn’t been seen.”
“That might be possible, as the bird’s back is big enough to hold our entire village.”
Su Can agreed, but his gaze still lingered in sorrow on the incomplete Treasure Meat.
Su Lin was silent for a moment, then spoke up:
“Perhaps… this incompleteness is a good thing.”
Everyone’s eyes immediately focused on him.
Su Lin continued: “A complete piece of Tier Two Treasure Meat could drive any Tendon Lock Martial Artist with full Qi and Blood into madness, fighting to the death. Now that a piece is missing, its value is discounted, but its allure isn’t as deadly…”
He paused, hinting: “At least, it won’t attract from us the kind of coveting we cannot handle.”
Su Lin also did not forget that Ni Yan said not giving him anything more precious was to avoid well-intentioned misfortune.
Everyone’s expressions became serious.
Though it wasn’t explicitly stated, everyone could tell who Su Lin was subtly referring to.
Zhong Wubin!
In the past, before Zhong Wubin’s hidden motives and ambitions were revealed, everyone might have reluctantly given up the Treasure Meat for him to attempt a breakthrough in hopes of creating a Level 5 Safe House capable of facing crises together with the village.
After all, the mass production of hot weapons from a Level 5 Safe House would benefit the entire village, giving them a good chance in future village battles.
Especially with the bigwig from Qinghuang City personally seeking Yun Village, which added uncertainty and intensified pressure on the future situation.
However, Zhong Wubin chose to betray everyone’s trust and expectations.
He knew how many people in the village had blood feuds with Black Scale Village, yet for his personal gain, he insisted on collaborating with those ravenous tigers, placing the entire village on the cliff’s edge.
This heartlessness had already chilled everyone’s hearts.
As a Transmigrator, Su Lin privately cared more about his own interests.
He would never willingly hand over the opportunity he gained to someone who had repeatedly shown malice towards the Su Family.
Su Lin asked again:
“Although the grade of this meat has not been revealed, Ni Yan’s act of giving the meat was witnessed by everyone at the village entrance, including the sentinels.
“Plus, the news that we harvested two pieces of Tier One Treasure Meat this time can’t be concealed…
“Zhong Wubin will soon catch wind of it. At that point, how should we respond?”
Su Qi’s expressionless face hardened like iron, and he decisively gave his answer:
“Deny that it is just an ordinary Tier One Treasure Meat! We have our own plans for all meat distribution! If he dares…”
A glint of cold light flashed in his eyes:
“Let him try to turn hostile! Three years, I know all too well what kind of person Zhong Wubin is!”
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