Chen Wenjing frowned with disgust.
"I told you we don't need it, can't you understand!"
[Hmph, this little brat is quite arrogant! If it weren't for your sister covering for you, I would have thrown you out long ago!]
Chen Wenjing clenched his fists, all sorts of reprimanding voices echoed in his mind. Just as he was about to lose it, Hai Changfeng put an arm around his neck.
"We really don't need these. You guys have plenty, just keep it for yourselves."
"But..."
"Brother, I'm not trying to lecture you, but someone in your team is injured. As the leader, shouldn't you go and check on the injured?"
Four people had been scraped by debris when they rushed in earlier. One of them was more seriously injured, losing a piece of flesh and their clothes torn open.
In this weather, torn warm clothing could be fatal in minutes.
[A bunch of good-for-nothings! What a waste of my energy.]
Guo Tao left with the supplies.
Liu Ting muttered, "Ungrateful fools, they deserve to starve."
Chen Wenjing also mumbled, "Who cares about your things."
"That's what I thought, who would care about a couple of compressed biscuits."
They had eaten their fill before setting out and were still full, so they didn't care for these items.
Juanzi dragged several broken wooden planks and a tattered bedsheet from a corner.
Daidai, from who knows where, hung down a stainless steel washbasin.
Though dented, it was still usable.
The two cats carried the wood and cloth inside. Daidai spewed a breath of fire, and it immediately warmed up.
Chang Kai Tong and Hai Changfeng also found some wood, adding it intermittently to keep the fire going.
Everyone huddled together, feeling warm, their faces flushed red from the heat.
Liu Ting also tried to start a fire for warmth.
Unfortunately, while broken wood was easy to find, the lighters had all frozen and were unusable.
After finally managing to ignite some kindling, the wood was too dense. The kindling burned out without igniting the wood.
Liu Ting stared dejectedly at Daidai, a surge of inexplicable anger rising within her.
She picked up a piece of wood and threw it at Daidai.
"Stupid thing!"
"Meow!"
Both cats leaped out, baring their teeth and bristling, their fangs exposed at Liu Ting.
"What are you doing! Trying to kill someone!"
"Daidai, don't move, let me see."
An Nuan picked up its head, stroking its brow with concern.
"It's alright, it's just a little red. Be good and go back, don't cause trouble!"
Liu Ting retorted unhappily, "Mutated beast, only you would treat it like a treasure."
"I do treat them as treasures, so if you harm my treasure, I won't let you off easily either."
An Nuan strode quickly to her.
Before Liu Ting could react, a sharp pain erupted on her forehead.
An Nuan used the piece of wood Liu Ting had used to hit Daidai to strike Liu Ting on the head, immediately drawing blood.
The crowd immediately stirred. Guo Tao quickly used wind blades to separate them.
An Nuan was unimpressed. With a casual wave, she dispersed the wind blades, turned, and kicked Guo Tao several meters away.
A few ability users tried to surround An Nuan, but their feet were suddenly entangled by thick vines that pointed towards their heads.
"Don't move!"
Guo Tao shouted.
Luoluo stroked Daidai's head, staring at them coldly.
Guo Tao understood their gaze; these people had killed before and would not hesitate to do so again!
Moreover, that woman had managed to shatter his wind blades with her bare hands; she was no ordinary person.
[Damn it, this is the real big shot. I tried to curry favor with the wrong person!]
Chen Wenjing sneered. Idiot, you only realize it now, it's too late!
An Nuan flicked the dust off her clothes.
"For the sake of us being humans, I didn't kill her. But if there's a next time, don't blame me for being inhumane."
After speaking, An Nuan ignored Guo Tao's expression and returned to her small team to sit down.
Daidai licked her face, coiling its tail around her and resting its head in An Nuan's arms, acting spoiled.
Following the right master, every day is a happy day.
Guo Tao's team no longer dared to harbor any ill intentions towards An Nuan.
After listening for a while, Chen Wenjing wrote a few lines on the ground with a piece of wood.
Everyone then realized that Guo Tao's group was not searching for survivors at all.
Instead, they were going to the southern shelter to gather people and resources.
Initially, people could enter the shelter smoothly.
As more people arrived, entering required a price.
Food, water, supplies, even sanitary pads, were all forms of currency; enough quantities would grant entry.
Within the base, there were also small factions. Whichever faction had more people and resources held more sway.
An Nuan understood Guo Tao's actions and even considered him a far-sighted person.
Unfortunately, his character was too poor, and An Nuan disliked him.
Liu Ting only suffered two fractured ribs, not a life-threatening injury.
A girl from their team placed her hands on Liu Ting's body and it took quite a while to heal her injuries.
This healing ability was child's play compared to Hai Changfeng's.
Chen Wenjing wrote on the ground: Healing, Wind Blade, Speedster, Hundred Treasures Pouch, Radar Eye, Water Spitting, six abilities.
"Wenjing, you're amazing!"
Hai Changfeng gave him a thumbs-up.
The ability to hear sounds was very convenient. As long as the other person was thinking, Chen Wenjing could obtain information.
After burning through several batches of firewood, the entire cave was warmed. Guo Tao's team also benefited from this, and no one complained anymore.
Another tremor came from outside. A man from Guo Tao's team opened his eyes and said.
"Old Guo, it's another avalanche. There's still a strong wind outside, we can't go out tonight."
This was the radar man, capable of scanning the situation within a certain distance.
"It's fine to sleep here for the night. We'll go out to scout tomorrow. Raise your hand if you're willing to scout."
Five people nervously raised their hands.
Liu Ting took out a few sausages, bread, and a meat bun from her Hundred Treasures Pouch and distributed them to them.
Scouting was a dangerous task, with a high probability of not returning.
Those willing to go this time were all people with families to care for, who had to take risks for their loved ones.
While the idea of earning rewards through labor was not wrong, it was the end of the world, survival of the fittest, and the weak submitting to the strong was the way of survival.
However, their methods were disgusting.
Because the ability users did nothing, yet they received ham and beef jerky.
They presented themselves as benevolent saviors, yet they actively divided people into higher and lower ranks. Such hypocrisy made them uncomfortable.
Juanzi wagged its tail and let out a loud, but not smelly, fart at them...
An Nuan heard a rumbling sound from Xiaolong's belly.
She smiled, "Hungry?"
"Not hungry, not hungry. Xiaolong can endure, it's fine for three days without eating!"
"With me here, how could I let you go hungry for three days!"
An Nuan turned her back and took out several self-heating meals and the dumplings prepared at noon from her clothes.
There was a lot of snow, which, when melted, became water. After a while, the rice would be cooked.
Fish-flavored shredded pork rice, braised beef rice, twice-cooked pork rice...
Guo Tao's team's eyes turned red with envy.
Without comparison, there was no harm. Now, their hearts had suffered ten thousand points of critical damage...