CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40: AMBITIOUS IDEALS

Lu Xi’an was astonished. The person who was on the verge of death actually recovered with just a little bit of food, just like the Holy Healing Skill.

He wondered if he, as a Neo-Human, possessed such an ability?

"I’m all right now, thank you, thank you."

Luo Ping suddenly jumped up from the ground, lively and spirited, completely different from his previous lifeless state, and said, "How about it, how’s my ability?

"I’ve relied on this skill to fight those bastards to the death during this period.

"They couldn’t kill me no matter what, they’re probably going crazy now."

Lu Xi’an nodded repeatedly, saying, "Impressive, impressive."

Luo Ping boasted proudly, "How about it, envious? My B-type Neo-Human is quite rare, I’ve only seen one other like me in my whole life."

Lu Xi’an nodded again, "Envious, envious, only it’s tiring to always be critically injured. I’d rather be able to crush everything and be unbeatable."

Yao Wei nodded in agreement with Lu Xi’an’s words.

"..."

Luo Ping was silent for a moment, "You really don’t know how to talk."

Lu Xi’an didn’t continue the topic and asked, "Didn’t you say you were going to hide for a few days? Why did you end up fighting with them?"

Luo Ping’s face darkened, "They stole my car and killed my hard-found companion. I can’t just let that go!"

Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei were a little confused; when did he have a companion?

Luo Ping glanced in the direction of the county, took a deep breath, and said, "Can you give me some food?

"A B-type Neo-Human relies on food for full recovery. I used up all the food I brought for avenging my companion.

"I don’t have anything on me now, but I killed everyone in Gaojiazhuang, and the people in the county have been dealt with a few times, they’re too scared to come out now.

"To be safe, I didn’t wait for death there. Now it seems like coming here was the right choice.

"There’s some supplies at their base, but unfortunately no food. I can trade their supplies with you.

"If you trust me, take me there to get the supplies. If not, you can wait here. What do you want? Weapons or tools? I’ll bring them for you."

Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei exchanged a glance and made up their minds.

Yao Wei said, "There’s no room in the car, you can hang outside."

Luo Ping grinned, "Okay."

So Lu Xi’an started the car, Yao Wei sat in the passenger seat. Luo Ping hung outside, stepping on the pedal, clinging to the window frame, while being held at gunpoint by Yao Wei, and they headed together to Gaojiazhuang.

This guy still had a lot to say, being held at gunpoint outside the car and buffeted by the wind didn’t stop his chatter. Without Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei needing to ask, he explained what they wanted to know:

"I hid in a cave for a while, didn’t expect someone else to live there. Not a Neo-Human, but ambitious and willing to be my companion.

"He was smart, had ideas, could probably achieve many things.

"After hiding for two to three days, I guessed those two groups were too distracted to care about me and wanted to bring my new companion back to the base with me.

"But as we reached the gas station outside the county while refueling, we were ambushed by people from the county.

"They took my car, my supplies too, but that’s nothing. I can always get more of those.

"But they shouldn’t have killed my new companion!"

Yao Wei could sense the immense sadness and rage from this Sharp Brother but chose to ignore it, still aiming her gun at Luo Ping.

Meanwhile, Lu Xi’an held the steering wheel and said, "My condolences."

"Mourn? I just want to kill now, not mourn!"

Luo Ping said through gritted teeth, "This world is crawling with vermin, everyone living like beasts. Do you know how hard it is to find someone like him?

"I’ve gone out from the base countless times, east, west, north, south, covered many places, met many people, yet found so few companions!

"People I met were either ruling their turf or wandering in search of some oasis. Hunting for supplies, fighting over supplies, losing their sanity for a little bit of it.

"Why can’t they realize, the old world ended many years ago, they’ve been searching for years, has anyone found an oasis?

"Those supplies are remnants of the old world, they will run out one day, what will they do then?"

Yao Wei was momentarily stunned.

Lu Xi’an said, "So, you want to build an oasis yourself?"

Luo Ping’s eyes lit up, he shook his head to flick away the hair blown into his mouth by the wind, and looked at Lu Xi’an with bright eyes, "I knew it, you two are like me!

"The environment of this world is very different from the old world, far more harsh.

"But no one thinks about how, in this world with extreme cold and heat, different geology, animals and plants still thrive robustly, growing luxuriously after severe cold, unaffected.

"People from the old world studied plants, domesticated animals, produced food for the old world. We focus only on old world stuff, not considering in this new era, can these things continually provide new food for us?

"Supplies are remnants of the old world, an oasis just a fantasy of the old world. We shouldn’t dwell on the past, focus on the future, start from the ground up!"

Lu Xi’an exhaled lightly, "You’re quite the speaker."

Luo Ping chuckled.

But just then, Yao Wei suddenly spoke, "People have done this before, but they were annihilated."

Lu Xi’an glanced at Yao Wei, uncertain if she was referring to her mother.

Luo Ping nodded, "I know. There were several groups who tried, not just once. But they all failed, too focused on ideals, forgetting those rampant people who have become beasts, who’ve turned vicious.

"Before they could achieve much, they were torn apart by the beasts."

"So now, I have to do this differently. I need to grow fangs."

As he spoke, the car drove into Gaojiazhuang.

There were bodies lying everywhere, it appeared indeed a battle had taken place, everyone had been eliminated.

Luo Ping got out of the car, came back shortly after with two guns, his pockets bulging with stuff, holding two hefty machetes.

"One gun for you, one for me, same with the blade. I need the bullets, can only give you a few, how about ten? In exchange for your three packs of instant noodles.

"If we don’t use all three packs, I’ll return the rest when we meet again."

Lu Xi’an let Yao Wei take the guns, bullets, and blade, then took out the remaining three packs of noodles from the backpack and handed them to Luo Ping.

"Thank you."

Luo Ping thanked, immediately opened one pack, devoured it quickly.

Earlier he only ate a small piece of a noodle cake, not fully recovered. After finishing a whole pack, he seemed fully rejuvenated, asking, "How about giving me a lift ahead? Drop me near the county."

Yao Wei said, "Hang on yourself."

"Thanks."

Luo Ping thanked again.

Then Lu Xi’an drove out of Gaojiazhuang. Yao Wei still pointed a gun at Luo Ping.

When they could see the white flag flapping on the county’s statue, Luo Ping jumped off the car.

"See you around."

He spoke with his back to Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei, then marched towards the county with his gun in hand.