Chapter 24: Human Qualities

"Don't say these unhappy words, I'll go prepare lunch first." The merchant stood up and said.

"Let's take a shower first!" Meng Ying vetoed the merchant's proposal without question.

"Okay......" said helplessly, looking down at the short-sleeved undershirt that was almost clinging to the muscles.

When the sound of running water in the bathroom finally stopped, the merchant changed into a new set of clean clothes, but because of the weather, this time he was still wearing a short-sleeved undershirt.

The only difference is that the color has changed from white to light gray, and the tight-fitting design shows off all the muscles on the body.

Coupled with the slacks that outline the leg muscles and the contours of the upper parts, he looks more like a rich second generation who is ready to go out to the gym to exercise and fish.

"Are you going to wear this outfit to the kitchen?" Meng Ying looked at the rejuvenated business teacher, and his eyes flashed imperceptibly.

Although the merchant has long been immune to minor injuries such as scalding because of his ability, this does not mean that he is willing to endure the feeling of boiling oil splashing on his body, even if it is no longer painful for the current merchant.

"All I have is this outfit...... the merchant said embarrassedly.

Although for some unknown reason, this city, which should have been completely overrun by zombies in the eyes of merchants, has no problem with electricity supply at all.

Although there will be power outages from time to time, there is no problem in maintaining daily electricity.

Correspondingly, however, the water supply system, which was supposed to be much less affected than the power system, went wrong.

Although the frequency of water supply is also like electricity, there will be water interruptions from time to time, but this is not the most deadly, after all, the water use time can be completely adjusted.

But what's worse is that these tap water, which can be a little tsundere from time to time, even if it is constantly supplied, merchants dare not use it untreated.

It may be the cause of the cataclysm, the sudden appearance of zombies, or other mutated creatures that he doesn't know about, turning the originally clear water into a terrifying red like blood from time to time.

Naturally, such a water merchant would not dare to use it, even if he did not use it to drink, even if he did not use it for washing, who knows if there would be any special germs that would penetrate into the body from the skin through this water.

So in the absence of an effective solution, the merchant does not dare to use the washing machine to wash his clothes, because he is not sure when the potentially deadly red water will appear and then contaminate the water in the entire washing machine.

Therefore, businessmen generally wash clothes in a primitive way such as hand washing these days, even if this is not efficient and may not be clean.

Naturally, sometimes there will be such a dilemma as now, who let the eldest lady who lives here be an eldest lady from a private church school, and a Celestial Dynasty otaku who has not practiced anything.

Although because of the needs of the future, almost all of them will cook good dishes, make good desserts, and make a good pot of tea, but they will never do laundry.

"Okay, then I'll take care of today's lunch, you go do the laundry." Meng Ying looked at the merchant and was silent for a while, then sighed and said helplessly.

"Yes!" The merchant replied with a grin, and then picked up the clothes that needed to be changed and washed.

Time always flies quickly in the busyness, and by this time the merchant has already washed the clothes that have accumulated for several days, and has gobbled up the sumptuous lunch made with Meng Ying's cooking skills comparable to that of a high-class chef.

"It's worthy of my sister, no matter how many times you eat it, it's so delicious!" The merchant gently wiped his mouth and praised sincerely.

"If you like it!" Meng Ying chuckled.

"Then I'll go and get my clothes out first." The merchant looked at the basket of clothes not far away and said.

"Go ahead, I'll clean up here." Meng Ying said lightly, her gentle appearance is like a virtuous lady, and her graceful and luxurious appearance makes people feel like a spring breeze.

When the merchant heard this, a thin warm current lay in his heart, and a shallow smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Picking up the plastic basket, I walked to the entrance, opened the door that had not been opened for a long time, and soaked up the sunlight that I had not seen for a long time.

But then, the merchant closed the door again with a "bang". Because he saw the sight that made him have to close the door.

"What's wrong?" Meng Ying asked suspiciously.

"I think we're in trouble!" The merchant said with a wry smile, casually throwing aside the plastic frame in his hand, and not looking at the change of clothes scattered all over the ground.

"What the hell is going on?!" Meng Ying also stopped what she was doing when she heard this, as if she realized the seriousness of the problem, and her whole body became tense.

"We've got a guest here...... the merchant said with a wry smile, but there was a chilling glint in his charming eyes.

"Zombies?" Meng Ying asked, with expectant eyes, probably hoping that the merchant would deny her guess.

"No......" the merchant said, shaking his head.

"What's that?!" The expected answer did not make Meng Ying let go of her empty heart, but asked more nervously.

"Our compatriots ......," the merchant suddenly sneered.

"Then why ......" Meng Ying just wanted to ask, but immediately realized what was happening and was silent.

"Yes!" The merchant affirmed that although he did not have the ability to read minds, he knew his sister very well and knew what she was thinking at this time.

"Although this situation has been expected for a long time, it seems to be a bit difficult to do this time...... "The merchant said.

"Are there a lot of people?" Meng Ying asked.

"It's not just a matter of crowds!" The merchant said. For the two of them now, the number of enemies will not be a threat at all.

Not to mention that the merchant's own ability is completely capable of dealing with long-term group battles because of the effect of increasing physical strength, Meng Ying's new ability is as if it was born in order to face a large number of enemies.

Although it has no effect on the powerful individuals at this stage, for the battle group composed of ordinary people who need to come out in groups, Meng Ying's ability is simply a divine skill.

"Sometimes, human characteristics are really annoying...... "The merchant complained endlessly.

"Features?" Meng Ying was puzzled, there are many characteristics of human beings, and for a while, Meng Ying didn't think of what the merchant was talking about.

"Of course, human beings have always been proud of it, and it is considered to be the biggest characteristic that distinguishes human beings from other animals." The merchant said, opening the cabinet drawer in the living room and taking out the spotless silver pistol.

The biggest difference between humans and all other animals is that they already have the ability to use tools.

And not only that, over time, humans have become more accustomed to relying on tools to help them achieve what they should be able to do without them.

Although even in the modern age of advanced technology, there are generally biologists with various goals who believe that the dependence of human beings on tools stifles more possibilities for human beings.

But in fact, it is precisely because of this characteristic that human beings have been able to develop to this day.