"retreat!"
Charlotte gave a low shout, and four other masters of primitive gene primary cultivation raised light shields to cover the retreat of the people behind them.
They now know nothing about the situation in Xingyue Town, nor do they know the degree of genetic evolution of the other party. They don't know how many people are here, and whether there are any ambushes nearby. It's still too late to retreat quickly before the two sides have formed a deadly feud. .
The five people with bird and beast souls immediately transformed and jumped into the air. One of them was in the primary stage of cultivation and immediately fired two flaming feather arrows at the person who was shooting arrows in front.
The people on the other side seemed to know how powerful the flaming feather arrows were, and they immediately scattered to avoid them. The flaming feather arrows hit the snow and made a loud explosion.
The other four birds also fired arrows in mid-air, not hoping to hit each other, but only hoping that when the other side would avoid them, they could buy time for Charlotte and others to retreat.
When the opponent avoided, the attack decreased, and Charlotte and others quickly retreated and disappeared into the night.
In front of the gene store, under the orange light, a group of archers gathered together.
"Brother Tan, do you want to chase me?"
The tall young archer was called Tan Ge, his full name was Tan Fa, and he was the captain of the archery team.
Tan Fa said:
"There is no need to chase. Although the opponent is small in number, their cultivation is not weak. There are 5 masters in the primary stage of primitive genes, and their color is too dark. If we chase rashly, they will intercept and kill us. Everyone, just stay close to the gene store. Okay, everything will wait until tomorrow."
After Tan finished speaking, he turned and walked towards a nearby five-story house.
In the hall on the first floor, the charcoal fire was burning brightly. A dozen people were warming up around the fire, drinking wine and eating meat.
There are still all young people here. They used to be fishermen in Xingyue Town. They were young and strong. Later, after entering the apocalypse, they began to undergo genetic mutations.
Xingyue Town is right next to Xingyue Lake and relies on the lake for food. Even in the end of the world, there is plenty of food. The various large mutated fish fished out of the lake fully meet everyone's food needs due to genetic mutations. And it makes everyone’s mutation speed increase very quickly.
There are more than 500 people who survived in Xingyue Town.
Tan Fa sat down, took a glass of wine and took a sip. He picked up a piece of grilled fish from the fire, took a big bite, and chewed it.
"Tan Fa, what's going on?"
asked a man with a sinister face next to the fire.
His name is Tan Zong, he is the current person in charge of the Xingyue Town Gene Store stronghold, the boss, and is known as Brother Zong.
Tan Fa said:
"Brother Zong, I drove away a dozen people who came from Shashi just now. Damn it, even the people in Shashi smelled the fishy smell and came all the way to our Xingyue Town to dig ice fish. "
Tan Zong seemed to disagree and said with a smile:
"There are many people who want to come to Xingyue Lake to dig ice fish. Recently, people from all walks of life come to Xingyue Town almost every day. However, it's all in vain. As long as I don't open the teleportation array for them, they won't be able to dig. Kilometers of snowy road, without a teleportation array, I can only look at the vast Xingyue Lake and sigh, haha, come and have a drink."
In the past, in addition to fishing for a living, every household in Xingyue Town had the habit of brewing rice wine to get rid of rheumatism.
People here fish in the lake all year round and soak in the water for a few hours. The rheumatism is severe, so they have always had the habit of drinking alcohol to dispel rheumatism.
Although the cataclysm caused the collapse of most of the houses, most of them were 2-story bungalows. The wine jars of every household were buried in the cellar. Hundreds of jars of cellar wine were well preserved, making the survivors Still drink every time.
After the genetic mutation of the local people, they have a stronger ability to survive in the water. Some people have fish souls and can swim around and breathe underwater.
Thanks to the meat and genetic fragments provided by the large number of mutated fish, the level of genetic planning of more than 500 people in Xingyue Town is very high. More than 10% of the people have entered the primary stage of primitive genes. Fifty or sixty people have entered the primary stage of primitive genes, which is why they didn't take it to heart at all when they saw twenty or so people in Charlotte.
Tan Zong took a big sip of wine and said:
"After Mingliang, we will search for these gangsters who came from Shashi. If they don't listen to the advice, teach them a lesson. Ma Guihua, the king of Yuezhou, gave a death order, asking us to guard Xingyue Town and not allow anyone to enter Xingyue Town. Digging ice fish in Moon Lake.”
"Boss, there is a king in Tingsha City. Let's not go too far and just let them go. If we don't open the teleportation array, they won't be able to stay for long and will naturally leave," Tan Fa said.
Tan Zong chuckled and said:
"The King of Shashi? Can he compare with Ma Guihua, our King of Yuezhou? What resources does Shashi have? We own the entire Xingyue Lake. I attended Ma Ge's meeting in Yuezhou City. According to his wishes, as long as we keep Xingyue Lake, he will be able to enter the enhanced gene stage in half a year, and by then, ordinary kings will not be his opponents."
Tan Fa and others were a little puzzled and asked:
"Ma Guihua is evolving, shouldn't other kings evolve?"
"Stupid, you guys are really stupid, why can't you understand it? Is this the end of the world?"
"Yes." Everyone answered.
"Is it winter time?"
"Yeah." Everyone nodded.
"If we didn't have this Xingyue Lake, what kind of mutated creatures could we find and obtain genetic fragments?"
Everyone listened and fell silent for a while.
Tan Fa patted his thigh and said:
"I understand, others don't have ice fish resources, or there are relatively few ice fish resources, and there are not many other mutant creatures. Without resources, naturally they can't evolve, right?"
Tan Zong nodded and said:
"That's what Ma Guihua told us. So, now is our chance. Let's go to bed early and be careful to prevent enemy intrusion. Tomorrow we have to dig for ice fish."
...
Charlotte and Zhou Qiang led a team of 20 people and ran into the dark night. After running for more than ten minutes, they saw a house on the side of the road that had not completely collapsed.
Charlotte heard that there was no sound of chasing behind her, so she said:
"Brothers, it's dark outside and freezing cold. Let's spend the night in this shabby house for the time being."
Everyone entered the house. Zhou Qiang took out a lighter and lit a candle. After a brief inspection, he found that the house was quite strong and there was no problem in staying the night.
Everyone walked inside the house and arranged for two people to stand guard at the door.
Zhou Qiang and others gathered together some broken seats, wooden beds, etc. in the house and made a bonfire to keep warm. Everyone gathered around the bonfire, took out the barbecued meat they brought and put it on the fire to heat it up, and then started eating.
"Boss, people in Xingyue Town are already very familiar with digging ice fish, otherwise they wouldn't be able to see through our purpose at a glance."
Zhou Qiang asked.
Charlotte nodded and said:
"That's natural. These people are probably relying on the ice fish resources to continuously improve their evolutionary level. Therefore, you won't know until you come out. You will be shocked when you come out. The outside world is changing very quickly. This Xingyue alone guards Xingyue Lake. The overall level of the genetic project is not low, but if they want to monopolize the entire Xingyue Lake’s ice fish resources, it’s not that simple.”
"Then what do we do?"
"Let's rest tonight, and then go to Xingyue Town when it gets brighter, and get to know their details. At worst, I will take over Xingyue Town."
