A hint of awkwardness flashed across Slanting Bangs' face; the last time Zhong Ge invited him, he had been extremely enthusiastic.
At that time, he had refused very straightforwardly, making Zhong Ge a bit unhappy.
Coming over now, under these circumstances, was indeed a bit awkward.
However, he thought, as long as he could achieve his goal, what was face worth?
In just a few seconds, Slanting Bangs had clearly thought out how to respond: "Zhong Ge, before, I was blind and didn't know what was good for me. Now, I know I was wrong, and I want to join you, Zhong Ge."
Zhong Ge's expression softened slightly, but he still had some doubts: "You said before that you were doing quite well over there, so why do you suddenly want to join us?"
At the mention of this, Slanting Bangs lowered his head: "This matter, it's a long story…"
Slanting Bangs approached Zhong Ge and told him some of the things that had happened recently, though he omitted some details.
He merely created a misconception that there were still many supplies in Liberation City, all of which had been snatched by some vagrants. Additionally, there was another group with many supplies, and their strength seemed quite weak.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Ge's eyes lit up.
So he spoke: "We are such good friends. Originally, when I asked you to join us, it was because I was short on people. Now, as you know, food is scarce, so for you to join, I need to ask Mr. Wang."
Slanting Bangs was a bit confused and asked: "May I ask who this Mr. Wang is?"
"Mr. Wang is our boss, but he prefers us to call him Mr. Wang," Zhong Ge said.
"Oh, this Mr. Wang, the boss, must be incredibly learned! He sounds very cultured. If I get a chance to meet Mr. Wang, I must learn from him," Slanting Bangs said with emotion.
Zhong Ge's expression was a little subtle. He and Slanting Bangs had known each other for a long time; everyone called him by his nickname: Slanting Bangs.
Hai Ge, this person, his mouth is quite sweet.
"Alright, I'll take you to see him. As for whether you can stay, that's up to Mr. Wang," Zhong Ge said somewhat helplessly.
Earlier, if Slanting Bangs had joined, he could have made the decision himself, but now it was a special period, so they had to be more cautious.
"Mm-hmm! And also my two brothers, I wonder if they can come along..." Slanting Bangs glanced at the two men following behind him.
They had encountered all sorts of difficulties along the way and had endured them together.
If they could join together, they would also have someone to look out for them.
Zhong Ge looked troubled and said: "Those who join must have value. I recommend you to join, and Mr. Wang might not be too strict because of my face. But for those two, I don't know what contributions they can make."
Uh...
Value, huh?
Slanting Bangs racked his brain but couldn't think of anything for the moment. As for combat power, they were much weaker than him. Other skills?
Does being especially good at praising people count?
Alas...
Sorry, brothers, but you're not of much use.
Slanting Bangs showed a helpless expression.
Then he followed Zhong Ge out of the small town. They didn't live in the town but in a farmhouse nearby called He Park.
He Park was originally converted from farmland.
It was enclosed by iron fences, occupied a large area, had a river running through it, and also had camellias, rapeseed flowers, and other plants planted inside.
It had water sources, land, and houses. It could be said that it was very suitable for survival.
The only major drawback was that because the place was somewhat large, and when it was built, it was simply enclosed with iron fences, the height was less than 2.5 meters.
It could provide some protection against zombies, but it was difficult to defend against people.
There was a zombie horde once, and it was breached. Many of them died that time, which is why Mr. Wang later relaxed the conditions, and then Zhong Ge thought about recruiting some new people.
It was just that Slanting Bangs hadn't agreed back then.
Now the sun was so strong, and after such a long drought, the river that ran through He Park had already dried up.
Now, in the fields, except for drought-resistant potatoes, all other crops were basically dead.
Their current base was also in a very difficult situation. Although they could grow some things themselves, they had consumed a lot in the past month or so.
The two men following Slanting Bangs saw that Zhong Ge and his group seemed not to be taking them along, and they became anxious, starting to shout: "Hai Ge, what should we do?"
Slanting Bangs turned back with some guilt, wanting to speak but hesitating.
Finally, he caught up with Zhong Ge's pace, wanting to try and persuade him again, but Zhong Ge's expression was already very impatient.
Slanting Bangs sighed and finally said nothing.
The two men stood rooted to the spot in despair. Suddenly, they exchanged glances.
"Should we, uh, follow them?"
"Exactly what I was thinking."
Leaving aside this side, He Park was also at the border of two provinces, but it belonged to Min Province.
And about 3 hours' drive from them was Qiancheng City.
At this moment, City Center, Liberation City, was in complete chaos.
In the rooms inside, some zombies still roamed at night.
There were only some broken bones and scorched walls.
Telling people what had happened here.
A small town around Xin City, less than 10 kilometers away from Li Yu's base.
Captain Lü and his group.
At this moment, they had just experienced a night.
Everyone's mood was a bit low, and sadness permeated the space.
Last night, they had gone through a melee. From the original 32 people, they had lost 8, now only 24 remained. Last night, several of Captain Lü's team members, as well as some of their family members, had died in the mouths of zombies.
They finally understood why no one had thoroughly searched this building.
In a place not far from this building, that was where zombies gathered; it was an ancestral hall.
At 2 AM, these zombies smelled humans and began to crawl over. Even with vehicles blocking the way, the zombies' mobility increased drastically at night, and they crawled directly from under the cars.
A battle ensued!
Captain Lü and his group didn't know how they survived the night.
They retreated from the second floor all the way to the top floor, and by relying on the narrow staircase on the top floor, they finally reduced the pressure.
After resisting for a night, everyone's eyes were bloodshot.
Yesterday, they had clearly checked every room, but zombie problems still appeared.
They only considered the inside of the house but didn't think there would be problems outside the house as well.
Someone was already on duty yesterday, but when these zombies arrived, they were still caught off guard.
In fact, they had always stayed in the safe Liberation City, which was considered a sturdy shelter.
Now that they had left, they realized how difficult it was to have a safe place where they could sleep peacefully at night!
In this apocalypse, even though the weather was hot during the day now and zombies rarely came out, what happened last night harshly told them: this is still the apocalypse, and zombies are still terrifying!
Especially... when it's deep into the night.
