CHAPTER 416: CHAPTER 416: SNOW DRIFTS IN THE TIANSHAN MOUNTAINS (4 UPDATES)

Yang Xiao naturally had no sentiment for these pieces of furniture, especially when he remembered the time he accidentally knocked his head against a teacup, he couldn’t help but feel annoyed and said with a laugh:

"I have a question for you all. Which is more important, the survival of the Shenming Mountain Sect or these pieces of furniture?"

"Needless to say, of course the survival of the Shenming Mountain Sect is more important."

"Good. If dismantling these pieces of furniture could save the Shenming Mountain Sect, would any of you still oppose it?"

"This..."

"But how can dismantling these pieces of furniture save the Shenming Mountain Sect?"

"Eating raw meat makes all of you queasy and it’s also hard to digest. After battling fiercely today, we urgently need to replenish our strength and recover our Qi. The meat of the Tibetan mastiff is exceedingly nourishing to begin with. If we have a few meals of roasted meat and everyone recovers, we can go out and kill a few more in a few days. How long can the Tibetan mastiffs outside withstand our repeated assaults? Today’s battle is actually the turning point in our stand-off with the Tibetan mastiffs. In the past, we were on strategic defense. From now on, we’re at the stage of strategic stalemate and soon, we will enter the stage of strategic counterattack."

Everyone listened, dumbfounded, then turned their heads to look at Lan Xin.

Lan Xin was the senior sister. Without her saying a word, nobody dared to take apart the things left behind by their master and seniors.

Lan Xin said with a smile:

"So you just want to have stewed and roasted meat? You’ve brought up all tactics of defense, stalemate, and counterattack. Let’s roast the meat!"

"Yay!"

Cheers erupted among the crowd.

There were six bookshelves inside the cave, and everyone immediately cleared out two of them, carrying the shelves to the center of the hall.

Then everyone looked at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao was startled.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Lan Xin said with a smile:

"This disgraceful and unfilial idea was proposed by you, so naturally, you’re the one to carry it out."

Yang Xiao: "@#￥%"

Truly a woman’s heart, stinger on a wasp’s tail, how poisonous!

"Fine then, although I am a disciple of the Shenming Mountain Sect, I’ve never met any master or grandmaster, so let this crime of unfilial conduct be on me. But you all have to remember my kindness!"

The crowd laughed and teased, "Hurry up, stop dawdling. We’re waiting to eat grilled meat."

Yang Xiao rolled his eyes at them and stomped a few times, breaking the two large bookshelves into pieces, then piled some of the wood together.

"Is the meat prepared? There’s limited firewood, so everyone should start roasting while the fire’s good. Don’t waste it."

Thus, Lan Xin organized everyone to bring over several large chunks of meat.

Yang Xiao said:

"Slice it thinner. If it’s too thick, it will take a long time to cook."

Upon hearing this, they saw reason and started to slice the Tibetan mastiff meat into strips about 2 to 3 centimeters thick, so it would cook quickly on both sides over a strong fire.

The group cut tens of pounds of meat into long, thin strips, and as Yang Xiao started the fire, everyone gathered around to grill the meat.

Yang Xiao also took out the last packet of salt from the backpack on the ground; the few packets of salt he brought this time were almost used up.

The most surprising thing was that there were still two packets of spicy dried fish in the backpack, which were given to him by Xia Luo and the others last time.

Everyone received a piece of spicy fish jerky, holding it like a treasure, unwilling to eat it for a long time.

Some girls just lightly licked it, savoring the spiciness, and then took a bite of grilled meat.

Yang Xiao smiled and said:

"Once we get out, I’ll take you to Nanmu City, where you can eat your fill."

Xiao Lan and the others immediately responded happily:

"Sure, you must keep your promise."

"Of course, it’s a promise. As long as you’re willing to go, you can even live in Nanmu City for the long term."

As soon as Yang Xiao said this, everyone was stunned.

The apocalypse completely changed everyone’s life, as well as their expectations and dreams for the future.

Before the apocalypse, this place was a paradise on earth, with a beautiful environment, no worries about food and clothing, electricity, TV, internet, mobile phones, computers, and days spent carefree, practicing every day, always knowing about the outside world through the internet, and going down the mountain once a month to buy daily necessities, etc.

But after the apocalypse, survival became an issue, starting with food. Now everyone relied on a portion of stored food, then it was wild food and the meat of hunted Monsters.

Originally, all this was fine, but the recent attack of the Tibetan Mastiffs made everyone suddenly feel the insignificance of their own strength.

The entire Divine Mountain wasn’t just home to the powerful Mutation beast, the Tibetan Mastiff, but also snow leopards, Snow Wolves, and even more Monsters at the foot of the mountain. As their Genetic Evolution levels increased, humans were no longer their match and were not suitable to live here long-term.

Furthermore, now there were only sixteen sisters including Lan Xin, making their power even more fragile. If they continued living here after defeating the Tibetan Mastiffs, their future lives would still be a cause for concern.

Seeing everyone silent, Yang Xiao said:

"In Nanmu City, we have more than 20,000 people, and Shanyun City also has more than 20,000 people, more than 50,000 people in total. I am the King of both cities. We have more people, and relatively more Evolution resources compared to you. If you’re willing to come to Nanmu City, I believe my friends would all welcome you.

In Nanmu City, safety is absolutely not a problem. We have dozens of Genetic Stores there, and there are houses nearby that are protected under the Defense Light Screens of the Genetic Stores. Sleeping at night is absolutely reassuring."

Lan Xin, holding a piece of grilled meat, glanced at Yang Xiao and said indifferently:

"Let’s decide after we defeat the Tibetan Mastiffs."

Yang Xiao felt a surge of joy inside. Hearing her tone, Lan Xin had basically wavered.

Everyone enjoyed a delicious grilled meal and also used the remaining campfire to roast the meat for the next day. Although cold grilled meat wasn’t tasty, it was still much better than raw meat.

After finishing the grilled meat, Yang Xiao continued to cultivate. This time, Lan Xin began teaching Yang Xiao the Light Skill Heart Method of Divine Mountain Snow.

"Yang Xiao, your Genetic Evolution level is much higher than ours. Just speaking of the Agility Attribute, your speed is very high. What you lack is the correct application of Agility to bring out its greater effectiveness. The Shenming Mountain Sect’s qinggong will give you a more free body, allowing you to fly higher and run faster, significantly enhancing your survival ability in combat."

Yang Xiao nodded.

First was the memorization and understanding of the Light Skill Heart Method of Divine Mountain Snow, then Lan Xin guided Yang Xiao in channeling Qi, letting Inner Strength flow into his legs, using the output of Inner Strength to allow his body to jump and fly easily.

Lan Xin had everyone clean up the cave, piling all the miscellaneous items into the center, clearing the surrounding space for Yang Xiao to practice running along the edge of the cave.

After three days, Yang Xiao could already run a full circle without touching the ground.

By the fifth day, Yang Xiao could run five continuous circles without touching the ground.

In addition to practicing the Light Skill Heart Method, he also practiced Internal Cultivation Methods every day. Yang Xiao basically rested only 5 or 6 hours a day, spending the rest of his time cultivating these two fundamental Martial Arts.

Yang Xiao couldn’t help asking once:

"Why don’t you teach me Swordsmanship?"

Lan Xin smiled and said:

"With your Bronze Divine Sword being so sharp, why do you need to learn Swordsmanship? Just wielding the Longsword and slashing wildly is enough."

(End of the fourth installment)