NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 6 - The [Unknown]
Early in the morning, the Lan City Shelter was bustling with activity. Everyone was marching in neat steps toward an office building.
Chu Ran was wearing a pair of tight jeans today, a loose white T-shirt on her upper body, and slender high-heeled shoes on her feet.
The heels clicked on the stone slabs, making a ‘clack clack clack’ sound.
If it weren’t for the purple wavy long hair on her head, her outfit would be very much like the girl next door.
However, this pure and charming style made her attract the attention of the people around her even more.
“Captain! Do you know why the instructor called us over?” Chu Ran turned her head to look at Mo Yun beside her.
Mo Yun shook his head, “I don’t know either. Ever since the instructor came back from the small supermarket yesterday, he has seemed a bit mysterious.”
At this time, the three young men beside Mo Yun also gathered around, with interested expressions on their faces.
“Captain, Sister Ran, do you think the instructor can win over the supermarket owner to our [Slayer] camp?”
They three and Chu Ran and Mo Yun belong to the same squad.
There are a total of five combat squads in the Lan City Shelter, three Spirit Realm squads, and two Battle Realm squads.
The five of them are one of the Spirit Realm [Slayer] squads. As for the remaining dozens of people in the shelter, they all belong to the logistics department.
Such as the intelligence department, the material department, and some service personnel.
After listening to his teammates’ words, a trace of anticipation also flashed across Mo Yun’s resolute face.
The steak yesterday made the glutton in his stomach run wild. Whenever he thought of that delicious food, his mouth would unconsciously drool!
“The boss’s identity is a bit mysterious, and his strength is also unfathomable. I think even the instructor may not be able to invite him!”
Mo Yun recalled the scene in the small supermarket at that time and gave a more on point answer.
After hearing this, the three teammates looked shocked. “The instructor is a Extreme Realm expert! Could it be that the convenience store owner is also a Extreme Realm expert?”
“When did the Extreme Realm become so common?”
Chu Ran nodded unconsciously, “That’s really hard to say! Think about it, according to the instructor’s character, if the boss is really a Battle Realm Awakened, the instructor will definitely try to win him over with emotion and reason to join the [Slayer] camp.”
“Even if the other party disagrees, in extreme cases, in order not to let those foods fall into the hands of the [Killers], even if it means tying him up, He will bring the boss back!”
“But yesterday the instructor came back alone! What does that mean?”
“It shows that even the instructor is not absolutely sure that he can suppress the other party!”
Mo Yun nodded and agreed with Chu Ran’s analysis because he also thought so in his heart!
“Forget it, don’t think about it! Let’s see what the instructor called everyone together for!”
While speaking, the group walked into the building side by side.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion among the crowd, followed by a cry of surprise!
“Oh my god! Is this true?”
“Look! It’s instant noodles!!!”
“And sausage!”
“Is this a dream?”
As the noisy sound continued, a middle-aged man with a smile on his face walked out from the end of the line. In his hands, he tightly grasped a bucket of instant noodles and a sausage.
Because his fingers were too forceful, the instant noodles in his hand had slightly deformed!
“It’s Old Zhang from the intelligence department!” Chu Ran said in surprise when she saw the person coming.
Then Mo Yun grabbed Old Zhang who walked to his side and said, “Old Zhang, what’s going on? Where did your instant noodles come from?”
Old Zhang couldn’t hide the excitement on his face and said, “The instructor gave it out, saying that the brothers have been working hard, and gave out some benefits to reward them!”
Mo Yun’s expression froze, “Just this?”
Chu Ran also looked incredulous. They couldn’t possibly not understand what a small packet of instant noodles represents in this apocalyptic world. That is an extremely luxurious thing!
It is a non-renewable resource!
In normal times, only those who have won extremely high honors will be rewarded with some food other than energy bars, but now, it is given out as a welfare for no reason?
And it’s for everyone!
Chu Ran thought of a very big possibility!
Then she tugged on Mo Yun’s sleeve and whispered, “Could it be that the instructor was tricked by the boss?”
Mo Yun nodded slowly: “If the instructor’s brain is not broken, then he must have been tricked by the boss!”
“Oh, by the way! Let me remind you, you must remain serious after you go in!”
Mo Yun and Chu Ran were stunned at the same time, and said in unison: “Why?”
Old Zhang frowned and said, “I think this welfare distribution ceremony is a bit sacred because the instructor also specially lit a candle…”
After Old Zhang finished speaking, he left, leaving everyone with a head full of question marks.
Chu Ran gently supported her forehead, “What exactly did the boss do…”
Time passed slowly, and more and more people received the benefits and walked out of the building happily.
In a blink of an eye, only Mo Yun’s group of five who came to the building last, and an old man with white hair in front of them were left.
The white-haired old man looked a bit hunched, and he was also holding a cane in his hand.
Chu Ran moved a chair from the side and placed it behind the white-haired old man, and said softly, “Uncle Li, your health is not good, so you don’t have to come in person. Or I can take it for you and send it to your dormitory later?”
This white-haired old man’s name is Li You Tian. He is an old man in the shelter and has been in the intelligence department all his life, diligently pouring tea and water.
The people in the shelter respect this old man very much.
Uncle Li turned his head and showed a kind smile, “oh, It’s Xiao Ran, thank you!”
“Although I am old, I am still a member of the shelter, how can I be special!”
“It’s just that this body is getting worse day by day, I’m afraid it won’t be long before…”
Just then, a logistics staff member walked out of the office in front of them with a bucket of instant noodles and sausages in his hand. After saying hello to a few people, he left the building.
Seeing this, Uncle Li walked tremblingly towards the office with his cane, and then the office door closed again.
Chu Ran muttered: “The instructor is too! It would be better to distribute the benefits directly, why do you have to ask them to come and receive them in person?”
Inside the office.
Huang Zhongshi sat at his desk. Seeing Uncle Li coming in, he smiled and said, “Uncle Li, please sit down!”
At the same time, the corner of his eye swept over the candle on the desk without leaving a trace, and he secretly muttered in his heart.
Seeing that everyone was almost gone, why hasn’t this Soul-Revealing Candle reacted at all? Could it be that the supermarket owner is really a liar?
Huang Zhongshi’s face remained unchanged, and he continued to ask with a smile: “Uncle Li, how long have you been in the shelter?”
Uncle Li sighed, as if recalling, and then said: “I have been here since you were still the captain of a Spirit Realm squad. Now that I think about it, it has been almost 30 years…”
Huang Zhongshi glanced at the candle that had burned nearly half again, and his heart no longer held any hope. He didn’t want to waste any more time.
“Uncle Li, you have worked hard for so many years. Take this food back to relieve your cravings!”
As he said, a bucket of instant noodles and a sausage, as well as two bags of small bread given to him privately by Su Xiao appeared on the desk.
“Thank you, Xiao Huang!” Uncle Li said thanks while walking towards the desk.
But before he took a few steps, his body suddenly began to tremble, and then wisps of gray aura begin to emanated out from his body.
Uncle Li’s originally turbid eyes suddenly became sharp, and his body retreated rapidly.
At the same time as he retreated, the candle on the table suddenly began to burn violently, and in just an instant, it had burned out, finally rising a faint wisp of green smoke.
After these green smokes appeared, they seemed to have spirituality, and all rushed towards Uncle Li, finally enveloping him in it!
Huang Zhongshi’s pupils shrank, and then a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth!
Finally, I found you!!!