Is there anything wrong with being like me? Elizabeth was stunned and curled her lips: I think I live a happy life every day.
The village chief's eyes twitched slightly when he heard this.
Village chief, what infection are you talking about? Zhao Sida felt that she had found the opportunity to cut into the topic. She looked at Elizabeth, who looked confused, and slightly adjusted the bionic skin on her face to reveal a puzzled expression: Does she have any disease?
disease? If you really want to say that, you are crazy, right? The village chief shook his head and looked at the blue-haired girl with a somewhat complicated expression. I believe you can also see it, little girl. Her thoughts are very different from those of normal people, so she usually It also makes people feel crazy. Maybe she doesn't even know it, but people who stay with her for a long time will become more and more like her in terms of speech and thinking.
? ? ? ? Elizabeth tilted her head in confusion. She still didn't understand what the old village chief meant, and Zhao Sida nodded and asked.
Subtly assimilate others?
The village chief's eyes lit up: Yes, yes! That's what I mean! But this is not the main reason why she is feared. The reason why the villagers are afraid of her is that sometimes she will suddenly go crazy and suddenly shorten this assimilation process, which will make the wild bugs become tame and laugh and jump around us, which is harmful to us. The malicious skeletons will suddenly become insane. One moment they want to kill us, and the next they will giggle like her. They will also bring many people who look like her, and then they will form a crowd and rush towards the insect swarm and the skeleton army.
Nowadays, there are even some young people who swear that they saw Elizabeth turning others into her likeness little by little. Such ridiculous rumors
It can be seen that the village chief is trying hard to describe the weird scene, but due to the lack of vocabulary, it is difficult to describe the scene where animals, bugs, skeletons and even living people are assimilated by Elizabeth, and the scene is full of Elizabeth.
Zhao Sida turned to look at Elizabeth in astonishment. The village chief's description reminded her of the time when the latter copied and pasted his mind to create a lot of different varieties of Elizabeth through his connection ability.
The blue-haired girl smiled and touched the back of her head: Huh? Is there such a thing? Hey, hehe, I don’t remember. If that’s really the case, then why aren’t you afraid, village chief?
I have lived for more than seventy years, and have experienced so many thrills during the great turmoil. I have long been able to put aside matters like life and death. The village chief smiled, as if he remembered something happy. Besides, I know , you wouldn't do that kind of thing
Elizabeth nodded and said something in understanding, and Zhao Sida asked: Village chief, from your description, you seem to have seen her before. The doll girl pointed to the blue-haired girl next to her, and then said: "I have seen her." Taking people exactly like her to fight against large-scale insect swarms and skeletons?
I've seen it several times, twice from a distance.
Elizabeth's eyes lit up: Can you tell me in detail! I feel like this might help me recall some things!
No problem, because I was about to talk about this when the village chief smiled and nodded.
After that, we stayed here, relying on the supplies we could collect to survive the initial chaos outside. It was also such a winter at that time, the weather was very cold, and although the electricity supply was cut off soon, The supply of tap water lasted for a long time. There was clean water and a lot of supplies stored during the New Year. In addition, uncles and aunts collected a lot of briquettes from nowhere. We didn’t live like that that winter. Many people died like that in the next few winters
We relied on the supplies we found at the beginning to survive the initial chaos. At that time, an uncle had a lot of foresight. After the power was cut off, he said that we could not just stay here and wait for others to come to the rescue, but also need to proactively save ourselves. , everyone should take action and contribute their own strength. He also said that those who do not work will not be able to eat.
In short, the uncles and aunts had a lot of noise that day, but most people still agreed to his plan. After that, we cleaned up the clothes in several units in the community; went out to collect supplies and mineral water from nearby small supermarkets and shopping malls; blocked several entrances and exits with wooden boards, iron wires and bicycles; and divided the work among ourselves to find survivors in need of help. Collaborate, unite as one, and everyone contributes their part to overcome difficulties
On New Year's Eve, uncles and aunts
I made a reunion dinner for everyone using the cans, biscuits, expired bread and some quick food found in the supermarket. Everyone sat in the room around the candlelight and listened to the flapping of the wings of insects on the street. Sound, crying while eating this special New Year’s Eve dinner
That night was also the first time I saw her, and them.
The old man's cloudy eyes looked at Elizabeth. The churning water vapor made her beautiful face become hazy and unreal, overlapping with the blurred face in the old man's memory.
You lay dying at the only entrance to the community, and were discovered by people on duty. A few people carried you back, and you woke up just in time for us to have New Year's Eve dinner. The first thing you said when you woke up was to ask us if you could give us something to eat. of
When Elizabeth heard this, she looked away in embarrassment and whispered: Why don't I remember this?
I think so, after all, it has been too long, and it may not be you. The village chief woke up from his memories, paused and continued, anyway, you, the person who looks very much like you, ate a lot of our food, and the aunt in charge of supplies feels sorry for you. It's tight, I keep asking you to eat slowly so you don't choke. After eating, you finally regained some energy and offered to help us.
Could it be to help clear out the surrounding insect swarms? Zhao Sida muttered in her heart, roughly guessing the next development.
You said you would help us clear out the surrounding threats. Sure enough, the village chief's words confirmed her guess. At that time, the uncles and aunts thought that you had been stimulated and were crazy, and they all tried to persuade you not to do stupid things. But what happened later made them feel that they were the ones who were crazy. people.
Elizabeth immediately became interested. She instinctively felt that this might be related to her lost memory, and immediately asked: What happened next?
You have become more.
ah?
I don’t know how to describe that scene. You obviously walked out of the room alone, but after you left the door, you became two people. When you walked in the corridor, you became four people. When you went downstairs, you became eight people. There are more and more people like this, and by the time you walk out of the gate of the community, there are already dozens of people who look exactly like you.
Then dozens of you rushed out from the main entrance of the community to mingle with the insect swarms, leaving many insect corpses behind. The village chief said, and muttered with a strange expression: It's a pity that no one dared to eat these insects at that time. Otherwise, the meat on those bugs would be enough for us to eat for a long time.
In short, when they went out to search for supplies on the second day, the uncles and aunts discovered that the insect infestation around the settlement had almost disappeared. Even before the beginning of spring, not many insects appeared again. The settlement that had just started at that time also survived in this way. Come down.
As for trying to plant crops to ensure self-sufficiency, repair water pipes and build rainwater collectors, further strengthen fences to prevent pests and robbers, open rooms to add housing, etc., these are all things that are done after gathering many survivors. After that, the earth will stop Come on, night never comes again
The blue-haired girl looked blank after hearing this, and the expression on her face changed continuously. How could I have done such an amazing thing? Why don't I remember that these words were written on my face, and Zhao Sida also fell into deep thought.
The insect broth soup was ready. The aroma of the meat in the pot had become more intense. The village chief carefully fished out some of the foam mixed with some soup, poured it into the bowl, took a sip and nodded: Yes! So delicious! Come on, come on, let's eat first, and let's talk about the rest while eating. Don't waste the charcoal. This wood is extremely valuable. It's all young people who go to the forest to avoid bugs and risk infection with cordyceps. chopped
As the village chief spoke, he filled a bowl of broth with a ladle and scooped out a few pieces of meat. Elizabeth's eyes lit up as soon as she heard about eating, and the things she couldn't figure out were immediately forgotten, and she also followed the village chief's lead. Like serving soup.
Zhao Sida did not move. Although she could eat like an ordinary person, if she stretched out her hand to serve soup, she might expose her special features, and might even scare the old man in front of her. Just when she was thinking about what excuse to use, Elizabeth smiled and handed over the bowl.
I'll serve it for you! Take it and eat it!
Thank you. Looking at the blue-haired girl with a smile on her face, the doll girl hesitated for a moment, and finally accepted her kindness. She still hid her hand in her sleeve and took the full soup.
He took the bowl, nodded and thanked her, then scooped out a piece of stewed white and crystal-clear insect meat, cooled it slightly and put it into his mouth.
Tender! fragrant!
The stewed insect meat melts in your mouth, and the delicate and tender taste is reminiscent of fish. Although the old village chief tried to add a few seasonings, it only added a little more flavor and aroma to the soup. In terms of aspect, it is completely supported by the meaty aroma of the ingredients themselves, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.
Zhao Sida, who is often in charge of cooking, commented on the advantages and disadvantages of the broth in her mind, but when she saw the village chief sipping a piece of insect meat as if he was savoring a delicacy, she also realized that for people who can’t even eat enough, Speaking of which, being able to see some meat and drink a sip of hot broth in the winter is already a luxury.
However, Elizabeth was still the same as before, wolfing down food for fear that someone would snatch it from her, and refusing to stop and eat slowly even if it burned her tongue.
After eating a piece of worm meat and drinking a few mouthfuls of soup to satisfy his craving, the village chief continued to talk about his experiences in the village. He had peaceful and peaceful pastoral times, but also encountered thrilling crises, and met Elizabeth several times. Of course, most of those experiences started with her begging for food, and ended with her splitting into more and more parts of herself to expel insect swarms, bandits, and skeletons. People can't help but doubt the authenticity of this cookie-cutter story.
A few people were chatting while eating, and not long after, the little girl who was scared away by Elizabeth came back again.
This time she held a garland in her arms and ran all the way to Elizabeth. Holding the garland, she asked cautiously with a look of hope in her dark eyes.
Sister, can I exchange this for some soup?
Elizabeth, who was devouring her food ravenously, was startled. She turned around while biting half a piece of meat, and saw the flowers on the wreath glowing with bright colors in the bright sunshine. She looked at the blooming flowers, and the flowers hidden in the wreath. Touching the stem with some plant sap, she immediately realized that this had obviously been made by the little girl.
Then the blue-haired girl stuffed half of the meat into her mouth, and showed a smile that made people feel warm and sunny.
OK!
