End of the World Cycle

From the woman, Xie Qin learned why these people drank human blood. At first, it was the earth-type supernatural being who killed someone because of lack of water and drank blood to save his life, but he accidentally discovered that human blood was helpful in restoring his supernatural power.

After meeting these people with special abilities, he told them about this matter, and they hit it off and formed a base. They tricked a lot of people into living in the base. As they drank blood every day, they found that human blood was only good for restoring special abilities, but had little effect on improving them.

But the wood-type superpower, Tang Dingshan, was particularly concerned about improving his superpowers. He could not find any other way, so he almost ate human blood, which gradually worked. Then he was promoted to the second level.

Xie Qin released everyone and took them outside. He directly cut Aunt Wang's neck with the dagger in his hand and threw her into the pile of corpses.

Others asked them to leave on their own, but they stayed here for a few days and saw that there was electricity and water here. Many of them knew Liu Bo, and thought that even Liu Bo, a fool, was willing to stay, so they wondered if they could stay here and ask for water to drink.

Xie Qin saw what these people were thinking, wiped the dagger in his hand and spoke.

"I am a coward, and I like to kill people when I am scared. I am giving you a chance to leave. If anyone comes to my house to scare me again, their fate will be the same as theirs."

These people had seen the little girl's terrifying abilities, and they didn't think she was joking at all. If they returned to the town, the water in the underground river would last for a while, but if they stayed here, they might die. They pushed and shoved and left the yard.

After everyone left, only the woman was left standing there. With a thud, the woman knelt on the ground.

"Please let me stay." The person the woman was kneeling to was Xie Qin. She finally understood that the person who made the decision for this family was this ten-year-old girl in front of her.

Xie Qin said nothing, but waved towards the door, signaling the woman to leave. The woman knelt closer in panic.

"Please, I just want to survive. I can do anything. I will be of use to you. Please."

"Oh? Then tell me, what use are you to me, a weak person with no skills and no supplies?"

"I can take care of you. You see, your mother is injured, isn't she? I can do the laundry, cooking, and cleaning. By the way, I can teach your brother to read. I am a teacher, an elementary school teacher. I can teach everything. Leave me here, and I will take good care of you. Just let me live and give me the opportunity to go to the rescue station in South China. I can do anything." The woman's eyes were red when she spoke, but Xie Qin saw a familiar look in the woman's eyes, that is, the desire to live.

Teacher, she does need it. Her brother is already eight years old, but due to physical reasons, he has not even started first grade. In addition, he is a psychic, so he cannot do without an active brain.

My younger brother is smart. Although he knows a lot of words under my guidance, he is still far behind professional teachers.

“Why do you want to go to South China?”

"My child is still there, he's still so young... I. I'm going to go find him."

"Tell me everything about you. I can keep you. I need someone who is absolutely obedient and loyal. If I find out that you are lying or doing something bad to me and my family, I will kill you immediately."

"Thank you, thank you. I absolutely will not lie to you. My name is Zhou Lili, I am 28 years old, from Bitan City, married in South China, and I have a four-year-old son. I was going to bring him back to visit my parents during the summer vacation, but he caught a cold and had a fever before leaving, and I didn't bring him because I was only back for a few days.

I took the high-speed train back alone. When the high-speed train was about to arrive, it was forced to stop at Anxian Station due to heavy rain. I originally planned to go to Bitan City after the rain stopped, but the rain lasted for half a year, all transportation stopped, and the roads were flooded. I was trapped here and lost contact with my family.

My husband and son were the first to be flooded in southern China. In the first month of the rainy season, I received a signal that my husband and son did not go north, but went to a relief station. So I want to stay alive and go back to find my child. "

"I'll give you three days to let me see your value, otherwise you still have to leave here." Deep down, Xie Qin wanted to keep this woman. This woman looked well-educated, flexible, and very tactful and thoughtful in her handling of things.

As a teacher, she really needs someone to help take care of her mother and brother. After all, her mother's injury will definitely not heal in a short time, so if this woman is easy to discipline, keeping her is the best choice.

"Thank you! Thank you, Miss."

"My name is Xie Qin, just call me by my name."

"Okay, thank you, Xie Qin."

Xie Qin walked around her house, frowning. The three clean bedrooms were now very dirty, especially the big room where her mother and her family lived. The whole room was filled with a foul smell, and the condoms scattered everywhere were even more disgusting. Zhou Lili stood at the door and whispered

"Tang Dingshan has been living here with me for the past few days. Give me one night, and I will make sure this house is spotless."

"You can use the water as you like. There is disinfectant in the attic on the top floor and clean sheets and quilts in the closet. Those that others have slept on have been thrown away."

"Okay. I understand. Don't worry, I will make sure it is cleaned up."

Xie Qin brought the corpse crystals back and took five large water buckets to soak all the corpse crystals in. The corpse crystals will not deteriorate, and it will not cause any harm if you eat more at one time. I am afraid that my brother and Uncle Liu Bo will have to rely on this for a while in the future.

After counting the food in the attic and clearing out a small area, I put the barrel of corpse crystals in place and locked the door before moving into the RV with my mother, brother, and Uncle Liu Bo. Fortunately, the RV was big enough, and with the diesel generator, it was no worse than living in a house.

The next day, Zhou Lili knocked on the door at 8 o'clock. Zhang Mingfang opened the door and saw Zhou Lili holding two plates of pancakes, a plate of sauce, some fresh bean sprouts and pickled cabbage, and finely chopped pork with sauce. It smelled especially good.

"Sister Zhang, are you all awake? I'm here to teach Xie Ran."

"come in."

Except for Liu Bo and Xie Qin, everyone else in the family was awake. Zhang Mingfang wanted to cook noodles for the children in the RV, but Zhou Lili came with breakfast. In comparison, Zhou Lili's cooking skills were indeed much better.

Liu Bo woke up after smelling the aroma. Two plates of pancakes were not enough for four people. Seeing this, Zhou Lili thought about going back to fry some more.

"No need, this is enough for breakfast. Have you eaten?" Xie Qin asked.

Zhou Lili nodded cautiously, "I've eaten."

"What to eat?"

"Compressed cookies."

"You brought it yourself?"

"Well, Tang Dingshan and his team also brought some supplies when they came, such as biscuits and instant noodles..."

Xie Qin didn't say much, nor did he express his opinion. He asked other questions.

"So how are you going to take care of us and educate my brother in the future?"

"This is the menu. I've been to the attic before and I know what supplies are there. I've made a menu based on the supplies. You can tell me what you want to eat one day in advance.

I will prepare breakfast on time at 8 o'clock every morning, lunch at 12 o'clock noon, and dinner at 6 o'clock in the evening. If you need it, I can also prepare supper around 11 o'clock. After dinner every day, I will clean and wash clothes. You can call me at any time if you need me at other times.

This is Xie Ran's study schedule. He studies the main subjects from 8:30 to 10:30 every day, and arranges art subjects such as music, physical education, art, and calligraphy from 1:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon."

Xie Qin was so surprised that she took the two handwritten schedules and menus handed over by Zhou Lili. Her handwriting was very beautiful, neat and regular script. Looking at the densely packed menu, the supplies in the warehouse sounded nutritious and delicious after she matched them like this.

In an instant, this woman became much more useful in Xie Qin's eyes. She arranged things in an orderly manner, and looking at her brother's class schedule, it seemed that she was a versatile person.

"Just do as you say. But how can you, a teacher, cook so many dishes?"

"My grandfather, father and my brother are all chefs. Our family runs a restaurant, so I've learned a lot from them since I was young. Plus, my children like the food I cook. As teachers, we have a lot of holidays, so if I don't take the children out, I will cook for myself. So I know how to cook a lot." Speaking of her children, Zhou Lili's eyes seemed a little moist.

"Do it well and I'll let you live."

Zhou Lili nodded, reached out to hug Xie Ran and went back into the house.

For three consecutive days, Xie Qin really felt that this woman was amazing.

He has a gentle personality, speaks appropriately, is proactive, and is quick and agile. That kind of affinity seems to be innate, and the more you get along with him, the more comfortable you feel.

Xie Ran, in particular, regarded Zhou Lili as his teacher from the bottom of his heart, and respected and liked her. Even the shy Liu Bo now followed Xie Ran and sat next to Zhou Lili to listen to her class.

Such a perfect woman, who is so weak that she can't even tie a chicken, is really capable of surviving the apocalypse in a strange city alone.

On the third night, Zhou Lili cleaned up her room and knocked on Xie Qin's door. Xie Qin knew why she came, so she opened the door but didn't let Zhou Lili in.

"I am very satisfied with your performance these days. I have one condition for you to stay. As long as you do it, I can not only let you live here, with food and drink, but also take you to find your son after the extreme weather passes."

"Really? You tell me! I will do it."

"No lies or betrayal. You can treat us as a team. Unless you see my dead body with your own eyes, you can't join any group or rely on anyone. Once I find out that you don't do it, I will kill you no matter what the reason. Can you do this?"

"You'll let me live, won't you?"

"As best as I can."

Zhou Lili took a deep breath. It was good here. There was food and drink, and dignity. Even though she was just a child, she would really protect herself. After hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded solemnly to Xie Qin.

"I can do it."

"Welcome to join us, Teacher Zhou." Xie Qin extended her hand towards Zhou Lili.

"Thank you, Xie Qin." Zhou Lili held Xie Qin's hand in return. Although the hand was small, it gave her hope of life.

Zhou Lili stayed and cleaned up a new room on the second floor. Although it was not as big as the other rooms, Zhou Lili was very satisfied. It was clean, safe and had air conditioning.

Xie Ran and Liu Bo took a whole week to finish the more than 1,000 corpse crystals. At first, Zhou Lili didn't know what it was, and just thought it was a round jelly. Seeing that the child was having trouble eating it, she found some jam and syrup, and then chilled it to make something like ice powder.

When Xie Qin first discovered this, he was a little angry, fearing that it would be ineffective after such treatment. However, after observing for a night, he found that this did not reduce the effect of the corpse crystal, so he just let them do as they pleased.

With Zhou Lili's help, Xie Ran and Liu Bo enjoyed the meal very much. After the meal, Liu Bo even pulled Xie Qin's clothes and asked him to take him to dig ice jelly.

Xie Qin twitched her lips in embarrassment. Seeing the sturdy man who had just broken through the third-level power system pulling at her clothes to ask for ice powder was really a bit irritating.

However, he also found that Liu Bo had indeed spoken more during his class with Xie Ran and Zhou Lili this week. When he had just broken through the third level this morning, Xie Ran told him that Liu Bo's IQ was now that of a six-year-old. Simple communication should be no problem.

As for his younger brother, he had not yet reached the third stage because he did not eat as much as Liu Bo, but he was almost there. They were short of some corpse crystals and it was time for them to set off.

This time, Xie Qin was afraid that something might happen to her mother if she left her behind, so she planned to drive the RV and go with five people. She would stay there longer to see if she could get rid of all the zombies nearby.

In addition to the big bed at the foot of the bed, the bed at the forehead and the sofa, the car was filled with gasoline and supplies. She wanted to collect as many corpse crystals as she could while she could go out during the dry season.

When the cold wave comes and the temperature outside drops to minus 60 or 70 degrees Celsius, they will definitely have to stay at home.

The roof of the car is covered with solar panels, and the remaining solar panels in the house are powered on, which is just enough to supply the power grid on the wall and the refrigerator at home.

Everything was ready, and Xie Qin set off with her mother, brother, Liu Bo and Zhou Lili.