These people looked very weak. Li Ming measured that their average strength was only about 2, not as good as an ordinary civilian.
Among them, 9 are women. Seven of the women had bulges in their lower abdomens and seemed to be pregnant. There were two women with blood stains on their pants, which could be due to their menstrual period or miscarriage.
Judging by the color of the blood, miscarriage is more likely.
"Cough cough cough..."
"Ahem..."
Several women and men looked a little weak and had blisters on their hands, as if they had some sexually transmitted diseases or infectious diseases.
It is conceivable that these twenty people lived a quite promiscuous life in this basement.
These people live in darkness, muddle along, living as long as they can. Presumably today, Jiang Feng and others are the first humans they have seen outside.
Jiang Feng asked the soldiers to put down their guns and sit on chairs.
"Don't be afraid, we are not bad people." Jiang Feng reassured.
These people did not dare to look up at Jiang Feng or speak. They still could not control the fear in their hearts.
Jiang Feng noticed that one of the women, wearing a low-cut white vest, was timid and holding a worn notebook in her hand.
"What's that in your hand?" Jiang Feng asked.
The man didn't answer. Instead, he held the notebook in his hand tightly, his whole hand trembling.
Jiang Feng came to the woman's side, gently grabbed the corner of the notebook, and tried to take it away.
But the woman pulled the notebook hard, as if she didn't intend to give it to Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng grabbed the notebook with a little force.
After the notebook was taken away, she lowered her head in fear.
Jiang Feng flipped through his notebook, which contained some information on apocalyptic strategies.
Sure enough, the reason why they stocked up so much food was because they believed in the doomsday strategy and made preparations early.
Some people, if they have a doomsday strategy, will want to become the overlord of a party. Even if I can't be an overlord, I still want to be a mountain king, or a local snake or something.
And these people are actually just getting by, eating and waiting to die.
Jiang Feng glanced at the woman, which seemed to cause her misunderstanding. She suddenly hugged Jiang Feng's thigh and kept begging.
"Please, don't kill us, we are just ordinary people."
This woman had many dirty spots on her fair skin, many red spots and blisters on her plump breasts, and some pustules on her slender hands.
Jiang Feng was also a little worried that this woman would have an infectious disease. Just in case, he gradually increased his power to the maximum to maximize his immunity.
Jiang Feng helped the woman up and let her sit on the chair.
"You don't have to be afraid, we are not bad people. However, I'm afraid your life will change in the future. You can no longer live in this dark underground. This is not the life that human beings should have at all."
As soon as Jiang Feng finished speaking, those people suddenly started to refute him one by one.
"No, no, you shouldn't interfere in our lives."
"Yes, please, let us go."
"We just want to live safely in our own little world."
"Yes, yes, please."
These people all knelt on the ground, begging Jiang Feng to let them go and not interfere with them.
To be honest, Jiang Feng hated these people. They only wanted to protect themselves, were selfish and lived a dissolute life every day. Their existence brings no benefit to this world.
However, everyone has the right to choose. Jiang Feng cannot kill them or force them just because they are scum.
"If you want to live like this, I will not object or interfere. But I will requisition your food." Jiang Feng said seriously.
"Ah, you actually want to steal our food?"
"How could you do this?"
"What's the difference between you and bandits?"
These people say something to you and I say it endlessly.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Jiang Feng shouted, and they fell silent instantly.
"Listen to me, your food reserves are large and can last you for a year and a half. I am only requisitioning 90% of the food now, and the remaining 10% is still enough for you for one or two months. I will use it for a year or two Within the month, someone will send food."
"But what if you don't come?"
"Whether I come or not is my business, and whether you believe it or not is your business. Do you still have the right to choose now?"
There was some threat in Jiang Feng's tone, and these people immediately stopped talking and did not dare to say any more.
"Move the goods!" Jiang Feng shouted to the soldiers.
Amidst the noisy moving sounds, the woman holding the notebook suddenly stood up.
"Please take me away. I don't want to live like this anymore. I can't do anything every day. I'm so bored that I can only do men and women. I'm about to collapse. Take me away. I'm willing to be a new person." .”
"May I have your name?"
"My name is Zhang Fengling. I was originally a researcher at this scientific research institute. I am good at quantum mechanics."
Zhang Fengling?
Jiang Feng was impressed by this name. This person was one of the scientific research talents who developed the time machine.
I have already obtained Xiao Yu and Jiang Yifan before, and now I have met Zhang Fengling.
Great, as long as we can gather those ten scientific research talents, we will have the basic conditions to develop a time machine. However, now everyone has a strategy for the end of the world. The world is scrambling for these ten scientific research talents. It is not easy to gather them all.
It's really lucky to meet one in such a remote basement today.
"Zhang Fengling, please follow us from now on. I can provide you with a safe environment and continue your research."
"Really?"
"Well, of course." Jiang Feng extended his hand to Zhang Fengling.
Zhang Fengling also stretched out her hand, but halfway through, she suddenly hesitated. She looked at her blistered hands and was embarrassed to hold Jiang Feng's hand.
However, Jiang Feng didn't mind at all and took the initiative to hold Zhang Fengling's hand.
Zhang Fengling couldn't help but be moved by Jiang Feng's sincerity and said excitedly: "I will try my best to make my own contribution."
Afterwards, Jiang Feng asked Zhang Fengling to get medical care to cure his illness.
As for the other people in the basement, Jiang Feng left a small amount of food for them, and then closed the basement door again according to their wishes and stopped disturbing them.
The food obtained this time can be said to have solved an urgent need. Many hungry people have been replenished and no longer mourn as before.
However, after all, the population is too large, so all the food is divided so neatly, it is not even enough.
Some soldiers did not receive food, and neither did the leadership. Jiang Feng only gave Jiang Wei a braised egg, and he had nothing.
Several soldiers voluntarily gave up their food, saying they would give it to Cui Wei.
Cui Wei refused their kindness and lied that she was not hungry and that the soldiers were serving as guards and should take priority.
The soldiers were very moved and worked harder on duty after eating the food.
In a conference room, several senior executives gathered together to satisfy their hunger with mineral water.
"Everyone, a population of several thousand is really not a small number. Those packaged foods cannot solve the problem at all. Do you have any opinions?" Cui Wei asked.
"How about..." One of the soldiers hesitated.
"Just tell me."
"How about we kill zombies for meat? In fact, many of my soldiers are already secretly eating zombie meat." the soldier commander replied.
"I can't accept this." Cui Wei, who had never eaten zombie meat, looked disgusted.
"Actually..." Jiang Feng smiled and said, "If the zombie meat is processed well, it will taste quite good."
"Are you mistaken? Zombie meat is human flesh."
"Cui Wei, you have been in the Imperial Capital for two days. You don't really think that the meat you eat in the business district is animal meat, do you?"
"What's the meaning?"
"The population of the Imperial City is estimated to be in the millions. Can such a large population base be supported by farming? Haven't you ever thought about why there are so few zombies around the Imperial Palace?"
"No way. Is the meat we eat in the Emperor's Palace all zombie meat?"
"Yes, most of them are."
"Don't believe me, I heard that zombie meat tastes bad." Cui Wei looked at a soldier captain who had eaten zombie meat before defecting to Wei City.
The soldier commander replied: "Zombie meat is very hard and tastes really bad. But if it's stewed, it actually tastes pretty good."
Jiang Feng smiled and said, "The Imperial City has many talents. They invented a potion that can soften zombie meat. Their chefs are highly skilled and their seasonings are also of high quality, which is why the zombie meat you eat in the Imperial City is so delicious."
As soon as Jiang Feng finished speaking, Cui Wei's expression immediately turned ugly, but the most surprising thing was Li Ming. She gagged several times and almost spit out the water she drank.
"Li Ming, what's wrong with you?"
Li Ming held the wall with one hand and touched his chest with the other.
"How could this happen? I actually ate human flesh."
"Zombies are no longer human. Don't feel any psychological pressure, otherwise it will be very painful." Jiang Feng advised.
"Oh, I'll do my best." Li Ming frowned.
"Let's do this, we people here will vote." Jiang Feng said to everyone.
"What vote?"
"Thousands of people always have to be fed. Let's vote whether to use zombie meat. Raise your hands if you are willing."
The people in this room include Jiang Feng, Liming, Jiang Wei, Cui Wei, Meimei, Xinhun, Tianpeng, and five soldier captains.
All five captains raised their hands, but two of them lowered their hands after looking at Cui Wei's repulsive expression.
Jiang Feng raised his hand, and Tianpeng also raised his hand.
"Hey, do you really want to eat?" Xinhun asked Tianpeng.
"It's not like I haven't eaten it before. And let alone zombie meat, I like to eat any kind of meat."
"But……"
"Are you going to be hungry? Your stomach has been growling all day."
After hearing this, Xinhun struggled inwardly and raised his hand.
In the end, Li Ming, Cui Wei, Meimei, Jiang Wei, and the other two soldiers did not raise their hands.
The results of the voting are very troublesome, because the total number of people who raised their hands is 6, and the total number of people who did not raise their hands is also 6.
"No, it's actually a tie." Jiang Feng sighed.
Jiang Feng shook his head, expressing his helplessness.
Suddenly, Jiang Wei raised her hand.
"Jiang Wei...what's wrong with you?" Cui Wei didn't expect Jiang Wei to be willing to eat zombie meat.
"I'm starving to death, why do I care so much?"
"Hahaha, okay, it's decided. My suggestion is to set up a special slaughtering team, a team of cooks, and a team of chefs. They only produce finished products and don't let people see the process. Just lie to the common people and say they are ordinary animals." Jiang Feng said to everyone said.
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