Chapter 126: Meeting
Underground Air-raid Shelter
When Sang Chu and Han Song arrived, Elder Yan opened a small opening to the side: “Just, just let that girl come in by herself.”
Looking at the dog hole-sized opening, Sang Chu glanced at Han Song and sighed deeply: “Okay.”
Sang Chu was slender and weak, so the opening was just right for her to crawl through. Han Song, with his large build, couldn’t fit. Elder Yan breathed a sigh of relief seeing that Sang Chu didn’t seem displeased.
Seeing that she didn’t look like someone lacking food, Elder Yan allowed her to enter the air-raid shelter.
Upon entering the cave, it was even more heartbreaking than the photographs seen before.
Looking at the filth covering the ground, Sang Chu’s voice softened.
“Elder, do you all eat this here?”
Elder Yan said with a wry smile: “As long as it fills our stomachs, it’s fine. I’m sorry, daughter, for making you crawl through a small hole. It’s just that we can’t trust the supernatural ability users outside.”
“It’s alright, Elder. How many people are here in total? I need quite a few Crystal Cores. If everyone has them, I can exchange food for you.”
Upon hearing this, everyone present ‘whooshed’ and stood up, their eyes fixed on Sang Chu.
Elder Yan: “My surname is Yan, and everyone calls me Elder Yan. Daughter, it’s not that we don’t trust you. We have Crystal Cores, but food?”
Sang Chu casually took out a Seed and accelerated its growth: “I am a Wood Element Supernatural Ability User. Don’t worry, Elder. As long as there are enough Crystal Cores, there will be no shortage of food for everyone.”
“Sister, if we don’t have Crystal Cores, can this be exchanged?”
A little boy held a piece of Tree Bark in his hand, looking at her with anticipation. Seeing the child’s frail appearance, her heart ached. Seeing Sang Chu remain silent, Elder Yan quickly pulled the child to his side.
“Mu Mu, this Thing can’t be exchanged. Be good. Grandpa will give you something to eat later.”
After comforting the child, Elder Yan said to Sang Chu with a hint of apology: “Daughter, I’m sorry. The child is young and doesn’t understand. The Crystal Cores are here, follow me.”
After speaking, he patted Mu Mu’s head and said softly with affection: “Mu Mu, Sister needs Crystal Cores. Keep this Thing yourself and wait for Grandpa here. Be good, understand?”
“Mhm, I’ll be good. Grandpa, you have to come back quickly.”
Despite saying he would be good, Mu Mu didn’t let go, tightly clutching Elder Yan’s clothes, as if afraid he wouldn’t return after leaving.
Seeing this, Elder Yan could only gently pry his hands open: “Grandpa isn’t going out, just taking this Sister to see where the Crystal Cores are stored. Don’t worry.”
At this moment, a Woman walked over, holding Mu Mu’s hands: “Mu Mu, don’t worry. Grandpa Yan isn’t going out. We’ll watch Grandpa from here, okay?”
“Aunt Liu, really?”
“Really. Auntie will stay here with you to watch Grandpa. If he goes out, Auntie and you will grab him together, alright?”
After much persuasion, Mu Mu finally let go of his hands, staring at Elder Yan with longing eyes.
Elder Yan, leading Sang Chu deeper into the cave, said: “Mu Mu’s parents went out to find Food and Crystal Cores and never returned. That’s why he has a severe trauma regarding leaving to find Food and Crystal Cores, fearing he’ll never come back after leaving.”
Sang Chu: “I can understand looking for Food, but they were looking for Crystal Cores, were they trying to awaken Supernatural Abilities with them?”
Elder Yan nodded: “Although we don’t know if it’s feasible, we have to try every method. What if, you know?”
After walking for a long time, they arrived at a room resembling a Warehouse. Pushing open the heavy door, they saw Crystal Cores of all sizes piled on the floor.
Seeing this small-scale Crystal Core warehouse, Sang Chu’s pupils widened slightly in shock: “Elder Yan, how do you have so many Crystal Cores here?”
Elder Yan walked in: “These were all saved by everyone. In the beginning, everyone thought they were useful, so they hoarded them madly. But who knew that awakening Supernatural Abilities is innate. Even with Crystal Cores, if you can’t awaken, you can’t awaken. Over time, more and more were accumulated.”
As he spoke, he walked to the side and looked at the Crystal Cores scattered on the ground, some even with blood on them: “Daughter, see how much Food these Things are worth. If possible, can you give us more?”
Sang Chu took a rough look. This pile must have tens of thousands: “How about this, I have Seeds for Apples and Tomatoes, so for now, I can only accelerate growth for these. However, my friend is a Space Supernatural Ability User, and she has cooked food on her. Why don’t I take you all out to find her?”
Upon hearing this, Elder Yan’s eyes immediately became wary as he looked at Sang Chu: “We won’t go out. Apples and Tomatoes are fine, but you have to give us the corresponding Fruits.”
“That’s not a problem. However, Elder Yan, don’t you want to take them away?”
As Sang Chu walked, she roughly observed the people in the air-raid shelter. They were mostly Elders, Children, and Women. Seeing this situation, it was clear that someone had been helping them survive, otherwise, after so long in the Apocalypse, they would have died long ago.
Especially with so many covetous Supernatural Ability Users outside.
The air-raid shelter had also been modified, meaning Supernatural Ability Users frequented this place, and this Supernatural Ability User was likely someone from Elder Yan’s side.
This was also why he had a say in the entire air-raid shelter.
Elder Yan stared intently at Sang Chu, as if trying to see through her: “What do you want to do?”
“Our Airplane is parked outside Qing Liu City. If you want to leave with us, I can arrange for you to go first.”
“We can’t get out of Qing Liu City.”
Elder Yan’s tone was clearly dejected when he said this. He then walked to a window and looked at the sealed pane, sighing: “You used to be able to see outside from here, but now it’s all sealed up. We can’t get out of Qing Liu City.”
“I have a way to get you out. It’s up to you what you decide. I’ll accelerate growth of Fruits here. You arrange for people to come in and collect food. Come in one by one, and I’ll give each person two Apples and two Tomatoes. Any extra Crystal Cores afterwards, I’ll convert them into food and leave them here for you.”
Elder Yan didn’t know what she intended to do, but as long as she stayed in the air-raid shelter, he wasn’t afraid of her causing trouble: “Okay, I’ll go arrange it now.”
Sang Chu nodded slightly and then got to work, accelerating growth. People came in one by one to collect food, each picking up two Crystal Cores to exchange for food with Sang Chu.
Finally, it was Lu Linlin’s turn. Holding her Daughter, she tremblingly pushed open the door, walked nervously and awkwardly to the side, picked up two Crystal Cores, and slowly approached Sang Chu.
Seeing the Woman who looked the same as in the Photograph, Sang Chu glanced at the closed door and took out a Photograph. The person in it was none other than Lu Min Feng.
“You”
“Shh!”
Sang Chu made a shushing gesture and said with a gentle smile: “I am Lu Min Feng’s friend. He is also in Qing Liu City, and we are here to pick you up. But we searched all over Qing Liu City and couldn’t find your father. Do you know where he is? As soon as we find him, we’ll leave immediately.”
