Just a magical girl who picks up trash

114. Missing Person

Since we are establishing a survivor base, all kinds of preparations are naturally necessary, and the survivor base will naturally be the place to accommodate survivors in the future.

Yuhuan and Yu are not saints. Although they don't mind helping or being good people when they see some bad things in their daily lives, they obviously have their own rules when it comes to major issues.

As for things like the survivor base... to be honest, spending one's own resources to accommodate a large group of people is a good deed in itself, but this kind of behavior without expecting anything in return is obviously not something Yu would do. Therefore, since he wants to build a survivor base, Yu naturally has some other plans.

"How about the power of faith? Think of it as the 'rent' that survivors must pay to join us. We'll use this as 'extra income' for the base we've established."

They have no shortage of gratitude, and as for combat power, to be frank, all the superpowers in the world combined may not be able to hurt them at all. As for resources... with Yuhuan's transformation system, there is basically nothing that cannot be transformed. Even if there is, the power of creation can completely produce it.

Taking all the above into consideration, Yu Huan and Yu Zhuomu thought that establishing a base was a selfless act, but they both obviously did not like this feeling, so they changed their minds and simply turned their attention to faith.

Don’t you think this is a matter of course?

We provide you with food, shelter, and necessary protection, and what you need to pay is your own faith, which provides the power of faith and so on... It just happens that this can also be used to test the loyalty of the survivors who join in. After all, the two of them don't want to work hard to build a base, but end up being taken away by others even though it's just for fun.

How embarrassing!

I've strayed off topic, let's get back to the present... After having a 'sumptuous' lunch with Captain Qiangwei, Yu Huan and Yu Que did not go to the trading area to scout for talents as usual, but returned home early, which was a rare occurrence: to a villa that they had bought in exchange for three packs of instant noodles and two compressed biscuits.

I have to say that in the end times, compared to things like housing, the preciousness of food has grown explosively. Basically, as long as you can think of it, there is nothing that cannot be bought with food.

Of course, having food is one thing, but whether you have the strength to protect that food is another matter. After all, in this world, principles have long been a product of the post-Collapse.

"We've been observing for almost seven days now, and we've basically figured out everything we can."

In the bright and spacious room, even though it was just a temporary residence, Yu still showed her strong "wife" characteristics on the first day of moving in and cleaned it thoroughly, leaving no spot on.

Although it looks like a villa overgrown with weeds from the outside, once you walk in, it feels like you have returned to a peaceful era.

Fickle rays of sunlight streamed in from outside, and even so, under the bright lights that were still on, the entire villa was as bright as day. At this moment, Yu Huan and Yu Zai took a comfortable bath, after washing off the fatigue brought on by hunting zombies outside, and then snuggled together on the sofa in the living room to study the light screen in front of them.

The light curtain is a rough map of the surrounding area drawn up by the system after the two of them expanded in all directions with Hope Base as the center over the past seven days. It has a very wide range and one can see red dots representing zombies and green dots representing psychics, etc.

At the same time, the map, zoomed in countless times, clearly showed the general images of other bases, large and small, near the Hope Base. After examining them for a while, Yu stretched out his hand and pointed directly at a pattern that looked like a city outline in the lower right corner, the most remote of these bases. He said:

"Based on the current situation, this should be the city farthest from these bases."

Yes, the farthest!

The bases are not built too far away from each other. The reason for this is undoubtedly to maintain communication on the one hand and to keep in touch with each other on the other. After all, when the lips and teeth are gone, what humans need in today's world full of zombies is to stick together and stay united.

However, Yuhuan and Yu did not need it, so the close distance was completely unnecessary. Even the establishment of the survivor base was actually just to satisfy Yuhuan's little "architectural dream". In fact, if it were not for the significance of the survivor base itself and the idea of ​​collecting faith, Yuhuan and Yu even planned not to recruit people after it was built.

"As for supplies, I have my system mall and your system conversion ability, so it shouldn't be a problem to directly convert the city later. The crystal cores I've collected these days should be enough to serve as spiritual currency resources. If there's anything missing... I can use faith points to create it, and then make up for it when I have faith again."

If you want a high income, you have to invest first. Nothing can be obtained without hard work. Therefore, if you want your survivor base to become a goal that others yearn for and even generate faith in it, necessary security and so on are things that need to be considered.

"Yeah, yeah, it's all up to you!"

Yu Huan obviously didn't know as much about these as the battle-hardened Yu Liao, so he nodded decisively and handed everything over to his sister. At the same time, he looked at the densely packed red dots on the map, seemingly observing something. However, Yu actually knew that his sister was just in a daze.

"By the way, I've been looking for a few days. Are there any good ones?"

Now that the goal has been determined, the next thing to decide is undoubtedly the team of the first batch of city builders. This team is very important to Yu Huan and Yu. It can be said that it will be the backbone of the survivor base in the future, so naturally there can be no room for carelessness.

Putting aside strength and the like, at least one's character and personality must be affirmed.

Fortunately, with the help of Yu Huan's eyes, they didn't need to be too deliberate. After only a few days of setting up stalls in the trading area, the two of them had obviously discovered many guys with good "character".

Of course, discovering something doesn’t mean you have to win it over immediately. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that you are actively asking the other party to surrender.

Yuhuan and Yu will not deliberately look for some inexplicable partners just to fill the numbers. Even if the base is established, the people they recruit will be entirely other people's resources, and they will then choose.

In other words, anyone can come to their base upon hearing the news, and then say that they want to join one of the categories, and can only actually join after obtaining the consent of Yu Huan and others.

As for actively recruiting people...it obviously depends on whether the other party has the capital to make them interested.

Having strength and resources is obviously a matter of confidence for Yu Huan and others.

And what if their idea causes the plan to fail and no one comes?

What else can they do? If they come, others will make money, and if they don’t come, they will lose money. The Yuhuan sisters don’t care at all.

"Yes, I have!"

Facing Yu's question, Yu spoke without even thinking:

"Isn't that Sister Qiangwei?"

The fact that she was able to take the initiative to stand up and act as the "big sister" to protect women was enough to prove her character; and the fact that she was able to single-handedly pull together a team and make it a powerful force that cannot be ignored in the Hope Base was also a testament to her talent and wisdom.

Taking these three factors into consideration, it was obvious that this was the best teammate that Yu Huan and Yu wanted. Therefore, when Yu Huan said this, Yu nodded as a matter of course:

"Well, her words are indeed quite appropriate. Since you said so, sister, let's temporarily designate her as our successor after we complete our mission and leave."

That's right, the successor was so simply assigned to Qiangwei, whom they had only known for a week. If others heard this, they would probably be stunned and think that the two sisters were joking. However, the fact was... they were seriously evil.

Unlike Qiangwei and the others, Yuhuan and Yubu said that they came from the outside world and would have to return sooner or later. The fact that the city was built with a complete mindset made it obvious that neither Yuhuan nor Yu would have the slightest attachment to it.

But no matter how reluctant I am to leave, after all, this is something I built with my own hands. If possible, I naturally need to find a qualified manager to continue passing it on, so that this city will not be abandoned or taken away by people with ulterior motives!

So to sum up, a qualified 'successor' is still very important, but why choose Rose?

There is only one reason, and that is...

"I just like her. Although it's totally unnecessary, she did help us when we first arrived. It can be considered a kind of fate. So after the mission is completed, the base will be given to us as a parting gift."

Such casual words came out of Yu's mouth, and Yu Huan nodded nonchalantly. He had no intention of making a contract with the other party, but giving away a future base just because he liked the other party was obviously a very generous act no matter how you looked at it.

And at this point, all we have to say is that... Rose's momentary kindness created this future connection for herself.

Who made her meddlesome enough to see two beautiful girls appear in the city, and then she took the initiative to go forward to help, trying every means to drive away those people with ulterior motives for them!

This kindness... naturally needs to be rewarded accordingly!

115. Slums

The streets and alleys are filthy, with muddy or broken places everywhere, and some are even stagnant water areas covered with mud... In this era, there is naturally no role called "cleaner", and no one will sacrifice themselves to sweep the streets and pave the roads to serve the people.

On both sides of such muddy streets, countless ragged, skinny figures were huddled, sitting, or lying in the corners of the walls, barely surviving, looking at the passers-by with pleading, desperate, and numb eyes.

These people have neither superpowers nor the courage to go out and fight zombies. They can only rely on the little food distributed by the base to sustain their lives every day and survive.

In contrast, not far from this dark corner, there is an environment that can be described as full of lights and wine... Although the buildings also look old and dilapidated, at least they seem to be somewhat popular under the illumination of some lights.

The adventurer teams that come and go hang out in places like this. Some are looking for food, weapons, or various equipment that can be traded, some are secretly exchanging crystal cores for food, and some are repairing various firearms and props, and by the way, attracting some customers for themselves.

Similarly, there are inevitably a few other places where, under the open doors, although it is already the cool weather of autumn, people are still wearing revealing and sexy clothes. Some of them are thin and stand at the door, shivering but looking at passers-by with eyes that have no charm at all.

The purpose... is self-evident.

This is the end of the world, the true end of the world.

Although Yu Huan had also been to another doomsday, which was the so-called world of plant mutation, at least in that world, due to the difference in the system, the other party was able to survive under the fierce attack of the plants and built one real "base city" after another to fight against those plants.

Although Yu Huan didn't know whether such a situation would exist in the corners of that city, compared to the explicitness here, it was obvious that the world over there was much "safer" than here.

"How is it? Still feeling uncomfortable?"

Walking on such a street with Yu Huan in his hand, ignoring the gazes around him that were either surprised or malicious, Yu suddenly spoke so.

Yu Huan nodded without even thinking:

"Yeah, it's always like this no matter how many times I see it... It's okay."

After all, she is a person living in a peaceful era, and she is still a girl. Obviously, she has never experienced this kind of "darkness" because her life has been too smooth. Obviously, the impact of this world on Yu Huan is a bit too great. Therefore, although she has stayed in this place called the trading area for more than a week, Yu Huan still cannot adapt to everything around her.

Of course, the dark scenes in the corners are one aspect, but the most important reason is... Yu Huan's special ability.

By being able to see other people's emotions through the "line", Yu Huan certainly has the power to distinguish right from wrong and see through others. However, it is precisely because of this ability that almost every time he comes to the trading area, Yu Huan can see all kinds of negative emotions surging from all directions.

Anger, greed, desire, despair, numbness, fear, murderous intent, hostility... and so on. It can almost be said that this place is completely like a vortex of negative emotions. This is obviously not a good place for Yu Huan, who can observe emotions or souls through lines.

On the contrary, even when he first came here and felt such a huge dark vortex, Yu Huan almost took action to completely destroy this place.

Such a dark place... obviously has no value in existing anymore.

Fortunately, this thought only flashed through her mind. Although Yu Huan was a goddess, she also knew herself. The judgment of her so-called "God" was limited to those who believed in her, or in other words, those worlds that already belonged to her. However, Yu Huan had no right to touch the world in front of her that did not belong to her.

Although she is a god, her thoughts are close to those of a human being. Yu Huan is well aware that she has no power to control things that do not belong to her, let alone destroy them.

In view of this, Yu Huan gave up the idea of ​​saving or destroying this dark vortex, and decisively chose to ignore it. However, even if he wanted to ignore such a scene... it was not an easy thing to do.

"...Well, let's find someone as soon as possible and leave."

A week was enough time for the two to find the "talent" they wanted, so there was no need to wait here like before. The purpose of coming this time was obviously to find someone. If the other party was willing to go with them, they would take him/her in. If not, they would not force him/her. That was basically it.

Knowing that Yu Huan didn't like this place, Yu immediately quickened his pace. In the eyes of the people around him, which were obviously full of greed and desire, but deeper inside, there was a hint of fear. No one would forget where those human-shaped statues that were still placed outside the trading area and were taken away by some scientists for secret research came from.

The eyes that can turn people into stone are terrifying abilities. For most people in the trading area, even if they are attracted by the beauty of the two sisters, they are not destined to enjoy it. After all, although greed is very strong in the end times, there are obviously more people who are afraid of death.

The two sisters walked straight through the streets and alleys of the trading area, and finally came to the edge of a small area where dilapidated tents were built.

The person they are looking for... is right here.

“… Ding-ling-dang~~”

Before anyone arrived, a sudden loud noise rang out from inside. The sudden noise immediately made Yu Huan and Yu look at each other. Their keen senses naturally allowed them to hear what happened inside at the first moment. They couldn't help but look at each other, but it was Yu who spoke first:

"Sister, why don't I go!"

It wasn't a troublesome thing, but looking at the muddy streets in the tent area in front of her and the slightly foul smell in the air, even Yu was obviously a little unbearable, so she naturally didn't want her sister to set foot in such a place.

However, although Yu Huan also showed a frown, he still shook his head slightly and said:

"Xiaoyu, don't forget why we are here."

As she said this, Yu naturally had nothing to say. Saving people... was of course the best way to increase the other party's loyalty and faith. She knew this very well.

"Then...at least block your sense of smell for a while. I'm worried about you, sister..."

The smell could be smelled before entering, and who knows what it would be like inside. Yu Huan nodded slightly at Yu's suggestion. The system flashed and a faint light enveloped the two of them in the next second.

After doing all this, the two nodded to each other, then walked towards it on the isolated muddy ground.

Slum

Just like the name suggests, it is a place specially used for the "poor" to live. The people living here are basically the old, weak, sick and disabled. They have no ability to live or fight. They can't even do the most basic jobs. Even the base has completely abandoned them.

They have obviously lost their desire and expectation for life. When they walk in, they can see people lying in a mess inside or beside the tent. Each of them looks like a skinny figure with only skin and bones left.

They looked at Yuhuan and Yu pitifully with a bit of longing and pleading in their eyes, as if they hoped to get a little charity from the two sisters who were dressed obviously differently. However, under Yu's pull, Yuhuan had no time to look at these things and was directly pulled straight forward.

"It's all a trap, sis!"

Without even turning his head, Yu said to Yu Huan in such a calm tone:

"She's really thin, and really pitiful, but sometimes...pity can be a weapon."

As she said this, there was an inexplicable coldness on Yu's face, which seemed to be that she had thought of something. Looking at her sister like this, Yu Huan was obviously attracted to her in an instant. She did not pay attention to the "refugees" around her, but instead held her arm tightly with some heartache.

Yu Huan's ability was enough for her to see what the so-called 'traps' around her were, but she could only tell them after using her ability.

However, Yu does not have this ability, but can know all this in an instant. If you think about it this way, there can only be one answer... that is, she has suffered losses in this regard before!

After all, unlike herself, Yu has experienced so much, so much that it makes her, as her sister, feel extremely distressed.

And compared to his sister who is devoted to him, what do those pitiful yet hateful people around him matter?

With this thought in mind, Yu Huan squeezed his hands to show Yu that he was fine. Then he ignored the gazes around him and followed Yu into the room.

Almost at the same time, in the deep center of this civilian area, a strong man who looked like a crane standing out from the crowd of chickens stood in a small building in the middle of all the tents. He was biting a piece of thigh meat. After hearing the report from his subordinates, he spat out the minced meat in his mouth, and a sinister smile suddenly appeared on his terrifying face.

"Two top-notch girls, let's play with them first and then give them to the top brass at the base. They should be able to exchange for a lot of benefits!"

Who is the target of such self-talk... there is no need to guess.

"Go, gather some people to cordon off the civilian area. Call all the psychics. Don't be impatient... See what they're planning to do. Maybe we can find something useful from it."

Having said this, the subordinates around him nodded immediately and ran out to make arrangements without saying a word.

116. Hey, girl, do you want to...

Every place has its own little circles, and this slum is no exception.

Heidabian is the boss of the slum area in the Hope Base, and he is also a high-level psychic with high-level strength.

However, as a high-level psychic, it is obvious that Heida does not like to fight and kill zombies outside like those adventurers, just to earn some crystal cores or risk his life.

He likes power, is obsessed with control, and is immersed in strength!

So, relying on the powerful superpowers he possessed when he first awakened, he networked with some "like-minded" superpowers in the base and secretly organized himself in this small slum.