Wang Qi, who returned to the base, was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.
The relationship between [Night Walker] and ordinary survivors aroused his curiosity.
It is almost certain that there are no traces of survivors' activities in his activity area and visually accessible places. At least no traces of survivors' footprints or traces covering their footprints were found within a week after the snowfall.
He built the ice wall until noon. It would take time for outsiders to cross his range of activities in the deep snow, so most likely they would be active during the day.
Extrapolating from the activity time, the outsiders are probably similar to the humans we knew in previous lives.
Is there any way for them to identify [Night Walker]? What about attitude?
In fact, even though Wang Qi's identity is [human], he has no understanding of the relationship between the survivors.
As we all know, when natural disasters or wars cause production resources to dry up, human beings cannibalize each other is not a rare event, but a historical law that will reappear stably. Going back to the tribal era, it was even more commonplace.
In this world full of monsters, it is doubtful whether the survivors can communicate at the tribal level.
Out of such suspicion, Wang Qi was somewhat worried that by retreating with his neighbors at night, outsiders would mistake him for a "father and son with little resistance", thus giving the other party the illusion that they could fight back.
In order to avoid unnecessary self-harm among human races, Wang Qi felt that it was necessary to meet the other party face to face.
He doesn't care whether the other party regards [Night Walker] as a human race. The concept of human race is much broader than what the public thinks. Chimpanzees also belong to the human race. [Night Walker], whose hand and foot functions and joints in the body have almost zero difference, must also belong to the human race. There is no doubt that he is similar to the human race.
After making good plans, he went up to the observation point and stared outside for more than an hour to make sure that outsiders would not follow him at night, and then went downstairs to take a short rest.
When I got up two hours later, the credited plug-in points were not moved, so my left hand was still on. In case of an accident during the meeting, it could be used as a contingency, such as adding [anti-cut].
Before going out this time, he stuffed a chest protector under his coat...actually it was just a steel plate.
In addition, it carries a few steel bars with a length of 90 centimeters and a beveled tip. This steel bar is only half the thickness of the main weapon steel bar and has a specification of 12 millimeters. It can barely be used as a javelin.
I don’t know if it will hit or not, but it’s enough to scare people. Given the current conditions, the survivors probably didn't want to risk getting hurt if it wasn't necessary.
Once prepared, including drinking water bottles and various bits and pieces from backpacks and pockets, the weight to carry when going out is close to fifteen kilograms.
It's a bit stressful, but it's not a big problem for Wang Qi, who has enhanced attributes, and it doesn't affect the battle.
Follow the original path to the residential building where the outsiders are hiding.
The sled they left behind is still there and hasn't run away yet.
Wang Qi did not try to break open the unit door, but waded away and eliminated the small footprints left by his neighbors. He squatted at the broken unit door of a residential building of the same size on the other side of the alley.
Waiting for a long time is a very difficult thing for ordinary people in the information age. Fortunately, he often stands at the observation point for several hours recently, and he seems to be getting used to waiting.
Daybreak was very late, and outsiders did not come out early. Perhaps there was the legendary night blindness, which is a common disease caused by trace element deficiency and needs to be alleviated by eating fish and fruits.
The sled was not a suspicious formation. When it was dawn, two figures came out of the unit farthest from the sled, less than 20 meters away from Wang Qi.
The bearded man saw him first, and the atmosphere froze. The short-haired woman only reacted later.
Wang Qi's location was under the eaves in front of the unit. The two buildings were completely flush, and it was impossible to see him from the other's corridor.
At this time, Wang Qi was holding the steel bar and did not make any attack movements, but just looked at them.
The bearded man observed the surroundings vigilantly, and probably confirmed that he was the only one there. He said something, but he couldn't understand it anyway.
Wang Qi learned from Li Xiang, don't speak if you don't understand, silence is golden.
The two of them were on guard with their weapons and did not make any attack moves. They slowly retreated facing Wang Qi, and the woman looked in other directions from time to time.
When they arrived at the sled, the two hesitated, but in the end they did not give up the sled, and the woman did the pulling.
Until the shadows of the two people and the sleigh disappeared around the far corner of the residential building, Wang Qi did not move, just like a sculpture.
After waiting for ten minutes, he followed and checked the sled marks to make sure that the other party was determined to stay away. He also began to evaluate the situation on the other side.
Wearing several layers of clothing, the muscle lines of the body cannot be seen. From the condition of the face and a few necks, as well as the size of the skeleton that inevitably appears when moving, one can give a comment: a sallow complexion and thin muscles.
Moreover, they are not of the same nature as the victims who have been hungry. Their frames and hands are relatively large, which is a characteristic of years of hard work.
Maybe he is the cannon fodder among the survivors who is responsible for exploring the path, so he eats less?
Overall, the threat to Wang Qi's life was limited. If he couldn't break through the fourth floor barrier silently, at least two or three people would have to be seriously injured to threaten him.
Intrigue is really annoying, it is too naive and easy to give away.
When the others disappeared again, Wang Qi continued the stand-up meeting and stopped by the bookstore to pick up two books with pictures and text and take them home.
Return to the base and continue to click on the [Nutrient Absorption Rate] added in the plan, and sit at the observation point to think about things.
The neighbor's situation is a bit strange. According to the previous inference, the adult of Li Xiang's family has lost his mobility or simply died. The time of the incident should not be far away.
Thinking of the existence that woke me up last time, and the reality that I had no memory of when I traveled through time. The dissipation of the body's predecessor's consciousness and the death or paralysis of the neighbor's adult may have originated from the same incident!
Whether this guess is correct or not, we will see later. Wang Qi is even more worried that Li Xiang will sneak out again and be in danger.
In the wasteland-like world before him, a child who has never seen intrigues is most likely to become a comrade he can trust in the future. For this reason alone, he should not let him die easily.
I need something that can attract Li Xiang's attention enough to keep him at home.
Toys are not good. Given Li Xiang's vigilance towards the outside world, he might skip toys.
Books are different. Books cannot hide traps. Even if they are poisoned, you only need one glove to avoid accidents.
He did it as he thought and took out the books he had searched from the kindergarten in the back area of the mall in order to learn the language.
He had already memorized these books. Calculating the word count in the three books combined was less than 200 words, so it didn't take him much time.
Two were placed in the supplies room on the fourth floor, and one was placed in the stairwell on Li Xiang's side of the underground garage.
Next he organized it in the supplies room.
Weapons and tools are on the side of the corridor, garbage is moved to the corner, and survival materials are placed opposite the mirrored wall, connecting the open spaces together.
I ran several times upstairs and downstairs to move my sand table set to the supplies room.
There is still some time before noon, so let’s do some carving.
He had never done any carving in his previous life, but during this period of time, he could give it a try by chopping wood to get some feel for the sand table.
Carve two figures, one big and one small. The big one holds a stick and the small one holds a crossbow.
I can't say that they are very similar, and there are almost no human figures. It is a bit surrealistic and abstract. The structure of the weapons is simple and relatively clear, and the meaning can be seen.
The scale of the sand table is 1:200, and the two little figures are about 1:10, which is very conspicuous.
Place two wooden figures on the box representing the base building. If he goes out in the future, he will first place the figures in the planned direction.
After finishing it, I went to the observation point and stared at the compound for a while. I spread it with the dust collected from the roof earlier and recorded the traces on the snow with my fingers, so as to avoid someone fishing in troubled waters while I was sleeping without knowing it.
