Xu Ben glanced at a few villagers who were his confidants: "Remember, in this world, strength is everything, whoever has a big fist has to listen to whom, Wang Lu is strong, we have to be honest in front of him, in fact, it is not difficult, as long as you don't eat zombie meat in front of him, you won't mess with him." ”

The villagers sighed: "People are more popular than people, and Wang Lu doesn't know where the luck came from, in just two years, it has grown like this, we don't dare to go out of the vicinity of the village, but they are all over the world, and we have to pretend to be smiling when we beat us." ”

Xu Ben said leisurely: "So, strength is the last word." He suddenly said, "Bring me a knife." ”

Although the villagers didn't understand why Xu Ben's old village chief suddenly asked for a knife, someone still handed him a hand, only to see Xu Ben take the knife, turn the tip of the knife, aim at the palm of his left hand, and suddenly stabbed down, everyone present exclaimed in unison, just about to rush forward, Xu Ben yelled: "No one is allowed to move!" ”

After Xu Ben stopped the villagers, he slowly raised his left hand with a sharp knife, let the blood flow down drop by drop, and shook it in front of the villagers like an exhibition. There was no pain on his face, on the contrary, there was a bit of mockery.

The expressions of the villagers were different, some stared at the sharp knife in Xu Ben's hand as if they were enchanted, while others flashed their eyes, not surprised by the bloody scene in front of them.

Xu Ben retracted his hand and slowly drew out the knife, his expression still moving. His eyes stared at the villagers in the house without blinking, and he said in a deep voice, "Don't tell me, you can't do such a thing. Hum. Some people may still feel a little pain, but I believe that if you had a violent attack on the barn just now, the swords and guns in the hands of the Yashan caravan would not have been able to stop you, and if you had not hit the head, you would not have died. ”

"This is the side effect of eating zombie meat for a long time. I lied to Wang Lu, I only told him that we were not afraid of zombies, but I didn't tell him that our bodies were becoming like zombies little by little. If we really fight to the death of the Cliff Mountain Caravan. Although they have heavy machine guns. But it won't let them settle down. ”

"However, I am not complaining that you will not be saved, in fact, you are doing the right thing. Before we're strong enough, we've got to be human with our tails between our legs – if we're human. I know. Not everyone in our village has this ability not to be afraid of pain. People who have this ability. The degree is not the same, so we have to endure. We will continue to eat more zombie meat until one day, we will become as powerful as zombies. ”

At this time, a villager stepped forward, took the knife in Xu Ben's hand, and stabbed the same knife in his palm, without blinking: "Old village chief, you are right, we can't expose our strength yet, but don't worry, we will definitely become stronger." Hey, isn't it just that you can mutate by eating more zombie meat? Lao Tzu eats one a day, and if he can't eat, he can hold on, and he is not afraid that he will not become stronger. ”

Xu Ben nodded, and said: "It's just that I didn't expect that in the outside world, eating zombie meat is still a very rare thing, otherwise, with Wang Lu's knowledge, he wouldn't be so surprised when he saw the zombie banquet." Hey, I thought it was a very common thing to eat zombies to survive. I used to think that when we interacted with the survivors of several small settlements in the surrounding area, we didn't see those guys eating zombie meat, simply because they had enough supplies, so they didn't have to eat zombie meat that was hard to swallow. But I didn't expect that those guys had never thought that zombies were also food, and eating zombies could make people have special abilities. In this way, our village stumbled by mistake, but it broke a way in this last days. ”

One of the villagers suddenly asked, "Why did Wang Lu leave us 20 zombies?" Could it be that he noticed something unusual? ”

Xu Ben shook his head: "No, these 20 zombies are the goods I ordered from Wang Lu, and in the future, the Yashan caravan will continue to provide us with more zombies from other places." ”

The villagers were puzzled: "Old Village Chief Xu, if you want to eat zombies, we will go directly to the outside of the village to catch them, and we can catch as many as we want, anyway, zombies will not resist when they encounter us." ”

Xu Ben shook his head: "You don't understand, you don't understand." He paused: "Actually, I've been secretly observing the abnormal changes that this zombie-eating corpse has brought to our bodies. At first, I didn't find any pattern, everyone was eating zombies the same, some people ate more bites, some people ate less, some people like to eat meat on their butts, some people like to eat offal, some people like to eat grilled, and some people think it's delicious to eat it when it's cooked. Everyone is eating zombies the same, but the changes in the body are not the same, not that the more zombies you eat, the faster the body changes. Until one day, it occurred to me that the different changes in my body had something to do with the types of zombies we ate. So for a while, I consciously allowed myself to change and eat the same kind of zombies, eating male zombies for a month, female zombies for a month, and child zombies for a month, but no matter how I changed and ate, there was no prominent change in my body. Until one day, I ate a zombie from out of town. ”

"As you all know, the director of the Comprehensive Management Office of Dajiahe Industrial Park is a veteran, his hometown is in Yunnan, and after serving as a soldier in Yonggang City, he stayed after being discharged. I used to deal with him a lot, because there was always a bit of petty theft in the industrial park, and some workers from other places thought that the work was too hard, so they left after a while, and before leaving, they often took the sheep by the hand, not only stealing things from the industrial park, but sometimes stealing to the surrounding villages. The director of the comprehensive management office was born as a soldier, and he was the best at treating those petty thieves, and he and I drank a few times, and even patrolled together and caught thieves. A strong man like him has also become a zombie. That day, after I found him in the zombie group, I thought that with his character, I must not want to wander around without people and ghosts for the rest of my life, so I thought that I would simply send him on the road, which can be regarded as a friend. I took it home with me and ate it very quickly. Then, I realized that my ability not to be afraid of pain has increased a lot. That's when I thought about it. Whether or not the growth of our abilities is related to the origin of the zombies we eat. ”

"Speaking of which, the villagers of our Jinglan Village have lived here for several generations, and the genealogy records that our village has been there in the Ming Dynasty. This eats zombies to evolve. If you don't do it, it has something to do with this bloodline. That's right. You young people also like to talk about genes, and the zombies in this area, because they are from the same origin, have similar genes. But zombies from other places. There are definitely differences in blood and genes. The more new bloodlines and genes we eat. The faster we evolve, the faster. ”

"So from that time on, I consciously picked out foreign zombies to eat, fortunately. There are a lot of migrant workers in Dajiahe Industrial Park, and I really can't find a few. And the result - you can see it, old man, I believe that I am the one who has changed the fastest in the village. ”

Xu Ben raised his hand that was still bleeding and shook it at the villagers: "This is the reason why I asked Wang Lu for foreign zombies, Wang Lu is still in the dark, he doesn't know, the more foreign zombies the Yashan caravan provides us, the faster our bodies will change, until one day, we don't have to be afraid of them anymore, we are stronger than them." At that time......" Xu Ben paused, because he didn't need to say the next words, in the house, the eyes of all the villagers were faintly glowing green, and legend has it that only those who have eaten people have eyes like this.

The Yashan caravan moved forward in the dark, and after leaving Jinglan Village far away, they found an open area and settled down.

The team members were busy setting up the cart and setting up tents, but Wang Lu was wearing a thin blanket and guarding a fire, sitting blankly, not caring about anything.

Feng Haiqi sat beside Wang Lu with a kettle, put it on the fire, and after boiling, he took out two packets of instant coffee, brewed a cup for himself and Wang Lu, and handed it to Wang Lu.

Wang Lu smiled bitterly and took it: "Lao Feng, don't you like to drink coffee?" ”

Feng Haiqi took a small sip: "People are old, if you don't drink something hot at night, you won't be able to sleep." "Coffee is for sleep - Wang Lu is speechless. He actually knew that this was Feng Haiqi's use to talk to explain himself.

Wang Lu raised his glass at Feng Haiqi and expressed his gratitude: "You say, like Xu Ben in Jinglan Village, how many people live by eating zombies?" ”

Feng Haiqi thought for a moment: "It shouldn't be much, after all, eating corpses is a great psychological barrier." Even if some people will eat zombie meat in a desperate situation, once they are out of danger, they will immediately refuse zombie meat. Unlike the villagers of Jinglan Village, because of the extreme lack of materials, they actually use zombies as their staple food. ”

Wang Lu sighed: "In the past, maybe it was like this, but if more people like Xu Ben and them found that eating zombie meat can change their physique and not be attacked by zombies, I'm afraid there will be more and more people who eat zombie meat." ”

Feng Haiqi didn't know what to say, it was disgusting, but if--just if, if the remaining human beings now, if they ate zombie meat, they would no longer have to be afraid of zombies, and they would never be attacked again, then ...... Feng Haiqi suddenly stood up and strode away from Wang Lu's side, it seemed that Wang Lu's words just now were like the sizzling sound of a poisonous snake, but this poisonous snake carried the antidote of the last days. Feng Haiqi was afraid, afraid that he would not be able to resist the temptation and lose his bottom line as a human being.

Wang Lu looked up at the galaxy that looked brilliant without light pollution, perhaps, he should turn back, and with his strong force, he killed all the villagers of Jinglan Village, and buried all the secrets of their evolution by eating zombie meat underground, but is it useful to do so? Sooner or later, in another remote settlement, another survivor will discover the secret. More importantly, who said that the corpse eating evolution method is a crooked way? Wang Lu didn't dare to say that the abilities that he couldn't control so far were the correct way to evolve, so why did he say that Xu Ben was a heretic, just based on the ethics and morality of the old world?

I don't know when, Wang Lu wrapped in a blanket, guarding the fire and fell asleep, he slept soundly, maybe in his dream, he could finally escape from this black and white world.

The next day, the Yashan caravan continued to go, and Sha Lin and Ding Wei were arranged to go out to reconnoitre.

Shalin had not yet recovered from the nausea of eating zombie meat, and he had barely eaten a bowl of porridge in the morning, and participated in the reconnaissance mission, which made him feel better to be able to avoid the inquiring or comforting or curious gazes of everyone in the caravan.

The reconnaissance mission is actually easier, the zombies under Ding Wei are the best scouts, and Shalin just plays the role of a microphone. Summarize the information collected by Ding Wei through the zombies, and then report it to Wang Lu in the rear through the walkie-talkie.

If you weren't surrounded by a group of ugly zombies, this job would be no different from stepping into the green, but Shalin also knew that he still relied on zombies for personal protection, and if there was a sniper in the distance, these rotten and smelly zombies around him would help him block the deadly bullets. In a way, zombies are their comrades. However, look at their hideous faces and wounds that perpetuate corpse fluid. Sarin didn't like it at all. "Seeing the fucking ghosts, there would be someone who could eat such a monster, Lao Tzu felt sick and sick to his stomach just by looking at them."

Ding Wei suddenly said to Sha Lin: "There is a situation ahead. ”

Sha Lin subconsciously flashed behind a few zombies, and squatted down slightly. Nervously said, "What? Enemies? ”

Ding Wei shook his head: "There is a car on the road ahead. ”

Shalin breathed a sigh of relief. couldn't help but glance at Ding Wei: "You can see abandoned vehicles everywhere along the way." What are you talking about? ”

Ding Wei was not angry: "It's a tank." ”

A tank.

A tank, indeed. Shalin stood in front of the tank with the barrel raised and felt around curiously, "Good fellow. How did this tank run up the road? ”

The tank was rusty, there were signs of smashing on the equipment on the surface of the car, and the anti-aircraft machine gun on the roof was gone, as if it had been removed.

Ding Wei opened the top cover and got in, but soon came out again: "There is nothing in it, it has all been looted." ”

It was an empty shell, empty rejoicing, and the tank gun was still intact, but if there were no matching shells, it was nothing more than a thick metal tube.

In any case, the discovery of tanks is still a big deal, Shalin reported to the rear through the walkie-talkie, and Wang Lu immediately ordered to stick to it and wait for reinforcements, the enemy situation is unknown, and it is not allowed to attack at will.

After a while, Wang Lu rushed over with all the members of the fully armed caravan, panting, and when he saw the big steel guy in the middle of the road, he immediately blurted out: "Type 03 amphibious tank, this is an amphibious tank." ”

Shalin scratched his head: "No wonder I think this tank looks weird, the front of the car is a bit like the bottom of the boat, but it's strange, why didn't I see the propeller?" Without a propeller, how can this big guy drive in the water? With tracks? ”

Wang Lu said: "Ignorant guy, this is the latest amphibious tank, which uses waterjet propulsion and does not use propellers. ”

Sha Lin said with a smile: "It's still Captain Wang who is well-informed, let's pick up this big guy, and we're really rich." ”

At this time, Feng Haiqi had already drilled into the cabin to inspect it, and poked his head out to Wang Lu and said: "The communication and observation equipment have been removed, and the engine and clutch are still there. The ammunition and light weapons are gone. ”

Wang Lu had expected that this abandoned tank would definitely be looted by the survivors, but after listening to Feng Haiqi's words, his heart was still empty, and he said strongly: "Can this car be repaired?" ”

Feng Haiqi frowned and said: "If you can drag it back to Yashan and let Li Bo and them repair it well, it should be no problem to use it as a fixed battery, but this cannonball ......"

Wang Luchang sighed, yes, there is a JB with a barrel and no shells, it is just the same as the eunuch's goods, and it is useless, and Yashan has been very difficult to reload ordinary bullets so far, not to mention the production of professional tank shells.

Wang Bi'an, Lu Kai, and Xie Jian had already excitedly drilled into the inside of the tank, and they were making a while of tinkering inside, boys, there is no one who doesn't like these big steel guys, Wang Bi'an poked his head out of the driver's observation window in front: "Dad, shall we get this tank back to Yashan?" With this big guy here, it's not like eating a plate of bean sprouts to turn over zombies? ”

Wang Lu didn't answer, only bent down and groped for the tracks, buckled them with his hands, took out a piece of blackened meat from the crack of the track, sniffed at the tip of his nose, and put on a look of disgust, he raised his hand and threw the piece of meat in front of Wang Bi'an: "This is the meat of the zombies sandwiched in the tracks of this tank - a fully armed tank car, and finally needs to rely on the tracks to crush the zombies, and run alone to this place where there is no village and no store, the crew does not know where to go, and the tank is abandoned in place and becomes an empty metal shell - this lesson, Can't we warn you yet? ”

Wang Bi'an scratched his head: "Dad, I know, the armored troops without sufficient logistics support, in the face of endless zombies, once they run out of bullets, it will be the end of this turtle shell." Although our Yashan is electrified, the foundation is still very weak, and it takes a lot of effort to get such a tank back, and it can only be seen as a sample. ”

Wang Lu nodded: "It's good if you understand, don't take everyone in the world for a fool, this empty tank was thrown on the road, who doesn't know its benefits, but the tank is almost rusty when thrown here, and no one wants it, which means that this tank is really useless." Don't just play around, check the tank to see if there is any valuable information inside. ”

Wang Bi'an and the others retracted the tank and searched carefully, without mentioning it, Wang Lu asked Feng Haiqi softly: "Where do you think this tank came from?" I don't think there are any amphibious tank camps in this area? (To be continued......)