151 The Transformation of Saintly Bai Luer!

Xue Feng offered a few more words of persuasion, assuring him that no one in his base would ever dare to discriminate against him.

Besides, given Chubby’s strength, he was hardly someone who would face discrimination.

Chubby shook his head with unwavering firmness.

Seeing that the sky was gradually growing dark, Xue Feng decided not to press the matter further.

He left behind a pile of food, including canned goods and instant noodles.

In the apocalypse, these were considered luxury items.

Upon seeing these provisions, Chubby’s eyes lit up.

He expressed his gratitude to Xue Feng over and over again.

He seemed even happier than he would have been upon receiving two tier-three crystal cores.

This reaction actually made Xue Feng feel a slight twinge of regret.

Had he known earlier, he would have simply offered a few cans of meat right from the start.

Chubby probably would have been just as thrilled.

Yet, this also made Xue Feng realize that Chubby still harbored a fondness for a high-quality lifestyle.

It was just that Chubby currently possessed a reclusive personality, and coupled with his prolonged lack of human interaction, he inevitably felt a touch of apprehension.

He preferred to be a lone wolf.

No matter, though; Xue Feng already had a plan forming in his mind.

As he was leaving, Xue Feng also learned that Chubby’s real name was Wang Jun.

Xue Feng did not head straight back to Jiangcheng.

Instead, he arrived at City Garden, where he discovered that the zombies here had already been largely cleared out.

The survivors were currently repairing the perimeter fences that had been knocked down by the horde.

The number of survivors who had managed to hide successfully was actually quite substantial.

There were a full fifty-plus people.

They had all managed to cheat death by hiding inside villas or cellars.

At this moment, they were all emerging to begin rebuilding their homes.

When they saw Xue Feng return, Hu Bo and the others were thrilled.

Hearing that Xue Feng was back, Bai Lu'er hurried over as well.

"Where is that monster?" Hu Bo asked.

"I've already eliminated it. What are your plans going forward?" Xue Feng replied.

"As for us, I suppose we'll start by rebuilding this place. After all, without a zombie horde, this area is relatively safe. It's just that we have to dispose of a lot of zombie corpses, though the silver lining is that our food supply is quite abundant," Hu Bo said with a bitter smile.

Yet, his expression appeared much more relaxed.

The food they had originally stored was enough to sustain five hundred people for over two months.

Although some of it had been looted by Zhang Tao and his gang, a vast amount still remained.

When the zombies breached the property management center, they had only mauled Elder Qin and the others to death.

They wouldn't destroy food.

Furthermore, the reason Hu Bo wore such a relaxed expression was that the demographic pressure had suddenly plummeted.

Coupled with the deaths of Elder Qin and the departure of the middle-aged woman and Zhang Tao—the very sources of conflict—from the base, the survivors would likely have no trouble making it through the winter.

Right now it was September; once October rolled around, it would be impossible to grow any vegetables in the ground.

That was when the truly difficult days would arrive.

"Well, keep persevering," Xue Feng nodded.

Actually, Xue Feng had considered whether he should recruit Bai Lu'er and her group.

Bai Lu'er possessed formidable strength, capable of dealing with hundreds of ordinary zombies all by herself.

Anyone who witnessed that would covet such power.

However, Xue Feng ultimately abandoned the idea.

This Bai Lu'er character was simply too much of a saintly do-gooder!

If she were brought into his base, there was no telling what kind of negative influence she might bring upon it.

Xue Feng also began to understand.

Why the system had only provided intelligence regarding Bai Lu'er's base.

Yet gave no prompt suggesting that Bai Lu'er herself could be won over and recruited.

Because having Bai Lu'er join his base would likely yield negative effects.

Conversely, Wang Jun was explicitly pointed out as a candidate who could be recruited and cooperated with.

"Are you leaving?" Hearing Xue Feng's words, Bai Lu'er realized that he was likely about to depart.

"That's right. This place isn't suited for me," Xue Feng nodded.

Hu Bo and the others all wore expressions of regret.

However, they could fully understand Xue Feng's reasons for doing so.

From Xue Feng's perspective, they were likely nothing more than dead weight.

A look of disappointment instantly crossed Bai Lu'er's face as well. Having witnessed Xue Feng's overwhelming strength, an idea had taken root in her mind.

"How about you become the leader of this base? I'll follow your commands from now on," Bai Lu'er said.

Having gone through the ordeal of the zombie horde, the entire base had nearly been wiped out completely.

Bai Lu'er had already realized that she was unsuited to be a leader.

The reasons went far beyond the zombie horde itself.

What was even more significant was what had transpired within the base in the aftermath of that horde.

So many people had fled!

Abandoning the base simply to save their own skins.

There were even those who occupied the safer houses and refused to let others enter.

It was an eruption of the ugliest sides of human nature.

Yet prior to this, Bai Lu'er had truly believed that her actions had deeply touched the others.

"Actually, I have companions waiting for me as well, so I won't be staying here," Xue Feng said, gazing in the direction of Jiangcheng.

"I see... but could you give me some advice?"

Bai Lu'er was completely lost now.

Her previous approach had already been proven entirely wrong.

"Hmm... Have you ever heard of Noah and the flood?" Xue Feng asked.

"Of course! God saw that wickedness was rampant on the earth, so He caused a flood to cover the land. Every living creature with flesh and breath perished, while the patriarch Noah, guided by God, built the ark and preserved the species," Bai Lu'er nodded.

She knew the contents of the Bible backward and forward.

Because Bai Lu'er had grown up in a devoutly religious family.

Ever since she was a child, she had memorized and explained passages from the scriptures.

Every week she would attend church and listen to the pastor expound upon their meanings.

"Then do you know about Moses and the Exodus?" Xue Feng asked again.

"Of course I know that too." Bai Lu'er was growing increasingly bewildered.

Why was Xue Feng bringing these things up again?

"So I can tell you right now: this notion that God loves the world is utter nonsense! If God truly loved the world, how could He create so much slaughter, and how could so many people die?" Xue Feng shook his head.

"There were reasons for all of that—because of sin and faith..."

Bai Lu'er had memorized the explanations for these things long ago.

They, too, possessed their own set of theories.

For instance, God destroying humanity with a flood was to cleanse the world of human sin.

Moses using divine power to slaughter countless Egyptian commoners was because they were heretics.

"What about this apocalypse, then? Is this also a punishment sent by God? Your parents were supposed to be devout believers, yet what happened to them?" Xue Feng pressed further.

Bai Lu'er froze completely.

There was simply no way to explain this point.

Ever since the outbreak of the apocalypse, Bai Lu'er had pondered this countless times.

She could never quite understand why her pious parents had been mauled to death by a pastor who had turned into a zombie.

Could this, too, be God's will?

"So your God is wrong. This is the apocalypse, and everyone can only save themselves! It's as simple as that," Xue Feng shook his head.

Bai Lu'er fell into a deep contemplation.

Even after Xue Feng had departed, she remained standing right where she was, lost in thought.

Seeing this, Hu Bo and the others could only sigh helplessly and return to their own tasks.

After a long while, Bai Lu'er abruptly opened her eyes.

In those eyes flickered a trace of resolute and chilling indifference.