At the Xinxiang dical School, Li Ming, who was riding on his horse ’Black’, once again found himself here. His gaze traveled along the main road towards the neighboring schools. He hesitated for a mont before he rode straight over on Black.
This was his second visit to this city, and with his previous exploration, increased strengths, and a sense of relief from his recent departure from a place like Zhongzhou, Li Ming felt much relaxed this ti. He paid attention to the activities on either side as he slowly made his way into the school.
People had already noticed him approaching. They stopped hiding and appeared when he arrived, respectfully leading him deeper into the school. Upon reaching the destination, the strong woman who possessed the power-ability had just finished changing her clothes and had co out to et him.
The parties greeted each other. They politely invited Li Ming into the living room for tea, with so attractive female students by his side serving him.
"It’s been a while since my last visit. Today, I ca with a special intention. It seems we haven’t introduced ourselves formally yet?"
Li Ming took a sip of his tea, raised his cup, and smiled warmly at her as he initiated the conversation, emitting a friendly signal: "Let introduce myself first. My surna is Li, and my na is Ming. The ’Li’ as in a tree and ’Ming’ as in bright."
"My na is Pan Fanhua. I didn’t imagine we would et again. Last ti you ntioned the Guxi settlent, what’s the situation there now?"
The powerful lady shook her head in reflection and abruptly asked.
"The Guxi settlent has seen a lot of people being saved recently. We now have approximately 5,000 residents. Of course, the settlent has two Taoist hermits with various abilities. Hence, with their help, we now control an area of around ten square kiloters," Li Ming continued.
"In reality, most of the area remains uncultivated, but the recent population increase has alleviated the pressure to cultivate. The community also houses so basic factories and doctors, and has set up law enforcent and military organizations. We may lack many things, but food and water aren’t part of that list."
Li Ming laughed before explaining, "Of course, with such a vast area under our control, it’s impossible to defend it all thoroughly. Hence, we have established several defense walls against potential threats. We require more manpower at this point."
"If you decide to join us, we would gain the assistance of another power-ability holder, improving our safety and security posture. Moreover, it would help reduce the working pressure on our ordinary residents."
"In these apocalyptic tis, we can foster survival by sticking together. The Guxi settlent’s vicinity is often visited by a strange snake. It can fly, and spits toxic gas. Although we haven’t seen it in a long while, there’s no swaying where it may appear next. It could co here one day... If we stick together, we will certainly beco stronger."
Li Ming did not touch upon the issue of power-ability holders having to work. Under these end-of-days circumstances, anyone with enough common sense would realize that such powerful beings wouldn’t be expected to work like ordinary people.
However, the points he ntioned were sincere.
Under such conditions, this was already a rare environnt in this post-apocalyptic era. Otherwise... Hope Base City is the place one should really worry about.
"That is indeed the case, however... I have to be honest, it’s quite hard to make such a decision just from hearing one side of the story."
After hesitating for a mont, Pan Fanhua frankly opined.
"Certainly, why not send soone with to Guxi to check the situation out personally? I will co back here in a little while, so you can decide whether to join us later."
Upon hearing Pan Fanhua’s response, Li Ming could sense her decision to join him obviously, but she exhibited a bit of hesitation. He responded with a smile, knowing that all he needed to do was to dispel her uncertainty.
It is crucial to learn to see things from different perspectives. Under these end-of-days circumstances, human life is as worthless as weeds. When a stranger with power-abilities cos looking for you, you can’t be sure what they are plotting.
Especially given the rampant occurrence of cannibalism, if you unluckily encounter an extre psychopath, following them can lead to irreparable losses.
Moreover, the fruit of the special plant he was after hadn’t matured yet, and Li Ming would have to co back again soon. He didn’t mind taking this extra effort.
Doing that extra step could be beneficial for everyone.
"If that is possible, that would be the best."
Upon hearing Li Ming’s words, Pan Fanhua thought about it for a mont, then agreed. They both had a tily chat and she led Li Ming to tour their place to help him understand the situation here better.
Li Ming walked around and took a tour of the base he had seen countless tis, and he stayed for dinner that night.
As night fell after dinner, Pan Fanhua cordially invited Li Ming to stay over. Li Ming didn’t refuse. After settling down ’Black’, he decided to stay another night.
In the evening, Li Ming entered the single room Pan Fanhua had saved for him. As he was about to start ditating, he heard a knock on the door.
A quick scan with psychokinetic strength made Li Ming raise his eyebrows.
"This lady is quite considerate!"
Lost in thought, Li Ming used his psychokinetic strength to scan. He saw Pan Fanhua surrounded by two naked n, laughed, reconsidered, and decided to open the door.
Two neatly dressed girls were standing side by side outside the door, all eyes on him.
"Sir, do you normally sleep alone at night? Could we accompany you?"
Seeing Li Ming open the door, one of the girls asked softly. She was a tall girl wearing a ponytail and a red bow on her head. She looked gentle and obedient.
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