The End of the World: I am a rent collector in a shelter

Chapter 131 Believe in the Lord and Get Eternal Life

"what?"

This nonsensical question left Ji Wanwan completely confused.

God? Refuge?

No matter how you look at it, these two things are completely unrelated.

Suddenly, Ji Wanwan thought of something.

She looked at the increasing number of people outside and asked solemnly, "So, these people outside are all believers of God?"

Zhan Yu looked at Ji Wanwan in surprise, and said with deep emotion: "You hit the nail on the head, Miss Ji! You are so smart!"

Ji Wanwan snorted and didn't respond.

She had read in a book that Christians believed that humans were born with original sin and that Jesus, the Son of God, atoned for the sins of mankind with his death.

After atoning for sins, Jesus was resurrected and ascended to heaven, and will bring the final judgment on all mankind in the world. When the end of the world comes, only those who believe in God and Jesus can be saved and gain eternal life.

At the end of the world, the social order on which human beings depend for survival collapses. In the cruel reality of blood and flesh flying everywhere, people urgently need a spiritual sustenance to calm their panicked souls, which creates opportunities for those with ulterior motives to seek benefits.

For example now...

I could see more and more people gathering.

A compassionate voice came: "Family members, the Last Judgment has arrived, let us begin to repent! Only those who truly repent to the Lord can receive the Lord's forgiveness and go to heaven to gain eternal life!"

As the words fell, bursts of chanting came from the crowd.

The dancing flames reflected on the faces of these people.

They are extremely pious and fear that God will not see their sincerity and they will eventually fall into hell and never be able to recover.

Ji Wanwan turned her head to look at Zhan Yu beside her. The man was looking at the crowd outside with a complicated expression, his red lips tightly pursed, and his hands hanging by his side were clenched into fists in restrained expression.

Ji Wanwan raised her eyebrows and looked at Liu Jian silently.

The latter looked out the window. Although he did not go out, his expression became much more serious and his body straightened instinctively.

Ji Wanwan weighed the matter in her mind and silently withdrew her gaze.

The chanting lasted for nearly ten minutes before it ended.

The compassionate and deep voice from before appeared again: "Family members, is there anyone willing to dedicate their body to the Lord, so that their soul can go to heaven and gain eternal life?"

There was a commotion in the crowd, and soon a young man and a half-grown child came out.

The moment he saw the child, Zhan Yu's breathing became heavier and the suppressed emotions in his eyes became more intense.

But until the crowd dispersed and the two men were taken away, Zhan Yu still did not react.

Ji Wanwan felt strange. After Liu Jian took Xu Siming to visit the shelter, she couldn't help but ask Zhan Yu: "Brother Zhan, what does this dedication of the body mean?"

Zhan Yu lowered his eyes to suppress his troubled thoughts. He was silent for a while before answering: "The shelter will have a secret mission every few days. The mortality rate of the mission is very high, but the reward for coming back alive is also very high.

People are afraid of death. After all, when you die, you lose everything. That’s why people in the shelter say that believing in the Lord will give you eternal life.”

Ji Wanwan found it incredible: "Are they willing to believe such words?"

Zhan Yu curled his lips with a smile, his eyes showing the coldness of seeing through the world: "Why don't you believe it? There must be brave men under a big reward. Someone came back alive and got enough supplies to enjoy for a lifetime. Who wouldn't be tempted?

Besides, it seems that someone as smart as you would understand the truth that “rumors can melt metal”.

This small shelter is a small society. The more a rumor is spread, the more people will believe it.

Under the dual influence of spirit and matter, it's not surprising that someone would stand up, right?" Ji Wanwan sighed in her heart.

From an outsider's perspective, she certainly thought this crude method was ridiculous, but humans are inherently stupid.

Everything in the world can blind one’s eyes.

If she were to take away her identity as an outsider and the shelter system, and if she were to find herself in it, she might not be able to see things clearly.

But she was very curious about what kind of secret mission would offer such a reward?
After a brief thought, Ji Wanwan asked: "Since the establishment of the shelter, how many missions like this have there been? And how many people have returned alive?"

Zhan Yu said: "The shelter was established more than a month ago, but its scale has only grown in the past half month. I was one of the first people to enter the shelter.

At the beginning, this kind of secret mission was carried out every seven or eight days, and only one person was needed each time. It was carried out twice in total. Later, as the scale of the shelter grew, the mission was changed to be carried out every three or four days, and the number of people required for the mission also became two to three. Including today's mission, it has been carried out five times in total. "

As he spoke, Zhan Yu frowned slightly: "Speaking of which, this mission is only two days away from the last one, so the time is shortened again."

Although he was puzzled, Zhan Yu did not delve further into the matter: "The mission was carried out seven times in total, with fourteen people going there, but only two returned alive."

The mortality rate is so high?

Ji Wanwan couldn't help but twirling her fingertips.

Logically speaking, even if it was the most dangerous zombie killing method, the mortality rate was only 30 to 40 percent, so this shelter must have some unspeakable secret.

Ji Wanwan's mind moved and she looked at Zhan Yu.

Although he knew that there was little hope, Ji Wanwan still asked: "Brother Zhan, do you know what this secret mission is?"

Zhan Yu shook his head with a gloomy look: "It's a secret mission, how would I know."

Ji Wanwan chuckled: "That's also..."

The crowd had dispersed and peace had returned to the shelter.

Looking at the bonfire that had not yet completely burned out, Ji Wanwan asked again: "Brother Zhan, can you take me to see the two living people tomorrow? I can just take a look from a distance, no need to go up and say hello."

Zhan Yu nodded: "Okay, I don't have any tasks tomorrow."

Seeing Ji Wanwan looking at him hesitantly, Zhan Yu changed his posture and stood by the window: "Miss Ji, if you have anything else to ask, just ask directly. I will tell you everything I know."

Although she felt that Zhan Yu was too frank and there was a high chance that he was lying, Ji Wanwan still did not give up any opportunity to find out the truth.

She smiled gratefully: "Thank you, Brother Zhan."

She pointed to the bonfire outside and said, "Brother Zhan, was the person who just spoke the director?"

Zhan Yu shook his head: "No, the director rarely shows up, and the person who just spoke was his deputy Lin Changhe.

Lin Changhe is the director's ears, eyes, and mouth when he travels outside, conveying all orders and instructions to the director."

"Oh..." Ji Wanwan nodded thoughtfully: "Is that so..."

As they were talking, Liu Jian and Xu Siming came back.

Ji Wanwan thanked Zhan Yu again: "Brother Zhan, thank you so much for today. It's getting late. You should go back and have a rest. See you tomorrow."

Zhan Yu nodded slightly, stood up straight and prepared to leave: "See you tomorrow."

Xu Siming who just came back: "?"

What's going on?

I was out for just a short while and my house was robbed?