stjorthotic 139. Chapter 139 Famine Is Coming, Longhai City!
139. Chapter 139 Famine Is Coming, Longhai City!
Chapter 139: Famine Strikes, Longhai City!
[Your good brother Hong Yuxun coincidentally had a breakthrough and reached the Manifested Saint realm in his martial cultivation! He triggered the talent "Heaven Thief," which evenly splits the benefits. He gained half of the increase in martial cultivation, with a +60 increase in martial cultivation, +5 in spiritual power, and +10 in soul strength.]
Not long after leaving Jinmen City, Liu Zimo heard the sound of Hong Yuxun's breakthrough to the Manifested Saint realm in his ear.
Not bad!
He actually broke through to the Saint level so quickly and became a Saint-level powerhouse!
Liu Zimo was in a great mood and happily accepted the large amount of martial cultivation and spiritual cultivation that Yuxun had contributed.
With this, there was now a Saint-level martial artist in the capital city, so there was no need to worry about safety.
Moreover, with the assistance of Qi Guochang, an intelligence-based evolver, Liu Zimo believed that the martial and technological level of the capital city would advance far beyond the previous life.
If they were lucky, the communication problem between cities might be solved soon.
"Master, where are we going next?"
Little Feihong stood behind Liu Zimo, pouting and asking in a sweet voice.
"When can we go home? I'm starting to miss Master Gong!"
"Me too, me too!" Lou Xiaoxiao chimed in, joining in the excitement. "Not only do I miss Master Gong, but I also miss my mom and dad!"
"I'm already at the peak of the Golden Body realm now, I must have surpassed my dad!"
"My dad said that when my cultivation surpasses his, he will give me a mysterious gift!"
As she said this, Lou Xiaoxiao's face was filled with anticipation, as if she was imagining her father's expression when he found out that she had broken through to the peak of the Golden Body realm.
These two kids!
They've only been away from home for a few days, and they're already thinking about going back?
Liu Zimo shook his head slightly.
Especially when he heard about the agreement between Xiaoxiao and her father, he couldn't help but sigh.
This girl is probably going to be disappointed.
Her father is the future Jade Morning Martial Saint, with talents and opportunities far superior to ordinary people. How could it be so easy to surpass him?
In fact, two days ago, Lou Yuchen had successfully reached the Grandmaster realm.
Not only did his martial aptitude increase by ten points again, but his martial cultivation also directly increased by sixty years!
On the other hand, Xiaoxiao had just broken through to the peak of the Golden Body realm, and her realm was not yet completely stable. It would take a long time for her to break through to the Fetal Breath realm and catch up to her father.
"No rush, let's travel to all the nearby cities first before going back!"
Liu Zimo comforted his two beloved disciples in a soft voice.
They had only found one of the top ten spiritual energy sanctuaries so far.
Cities like Longhai, Jinhu, and Shunrao had not been explored yet.
There was also another thousand-year-old sect, the Dragon Tiger Mountain, that they had not visited.
More importantly, the main purpose of this wilderness trip was to kill the Soul-Devouring Insects and improve his own soul cultivation.
Now that he had only killed a dozen or so insects and his soul cultivation had only increased by less than one-tenth of a thousandth, why rush back?
With the presence of Zhuan Yuan, the Sage of Wisdom, in Luozhou City, and the support of several masters from Dalin Temple, there was no need to worry about safety. There was no need to return early!
"Hmm? The city ahead should be Shantang City, right?"
Liu Zimo glanced over and looked down at a city below, saying to the two disciples, "Let's go down and take a look. Maybe we can find some delicious food and fun for you!"
"I've heard before that the mountain candy here is extraordinary and delicious!"
After all, they were still children. Being enticed by Liu Zimo like this, they quickly forgot about missing home and eagerly followed their master into Shantang City below.
With the experience of entering the city a few times before, Liu Zimo immediately released his spiritual domain as soon as he entered Shantang City.
In this way, they began to bait and fish, enticing the lurking devouring spirit insects in the city to voluntarily reveal themselves and fall into the trap.
After completely exterminating these easily caught devouring spirit insects, Liu Zimo started to stimulate Yao Lingling, who was in seclusion in his sea of consciousness, asking it to come out and "help" by exposing the smaller, more hidden bugs.
After these operations, eleven devouring spirit insect crystals were obtained.
Liu Zimo's spiritual cultivation once again increased by three thousandths, and his sea of consciousness expanded by over a thousand meters as a result.
Afterwards...
They toured the entire city, binding all the "good brothers" and "good sisters" who had a purple or red glow above their heads.
Then they gave them martial arts techniques, spiritual pills, and various opportunities and benefits to enhance their cultivation.
Once everything settled, they left all the corresponding martial arts manuals, management strategies, collection manuals, and the recipe for the "Boundary Breaking Pill" at the military headquarters.
Only then did the master and disciples bid farewell to the grateful and respectful military officials and leave.
In this way, in just one month, they traveled through more than half of the Great Xia Kingdom, experiencing over thirty cities.
On average, it was almost one city per day!
And this doesn't even include the time they spent searching for spiritual energy sanctuaries.
If they didn't find a spiritual energy sanctuary, Liu Zimo would have Little Fei Hong and Xiao Xiao meditate and cultivate next to the spiritual spring for a night to consolidate and enhance their own cultivation. They could have been even faster!
After more than a month of accumulation and stability, Little Fei Hong's Grandmaster realm had completely stabilized and reached the perfect state of the Initial Stage of the Embryonic Breath realm. She could break through to the Mid Stage of the Embryonic Breath realm at any time.
The same was true for Lou Xiaoxiao. His realm was stable, his cultivation was perfect, and with a suitable opportunity, he could instantly break through and advance to the Grandmaster realm!
Of course, the one who made the greatest progress was the old turtle that had been sleeping silently on Liu Zimo's shoulder.
Almost every time they discovered a spiritual energy sanctuary, Liu Zimo would give half of the "Earth Vein Spiritual Spring" to feed this old turtle.
As a result, after more than a month, the old turtle's spiritual energy and blood had greatly recovered and improved!
Now, it had reached the peak of the Manifestation Saint realm and could step into the Divine Connection realm at any time!
As for Liu Zimo himself, there was no need to mention it.
Whether it was Little Fei Hong, Lou Xiaoxiao, or the long-lived turtle, they were all "good employees" under his command. Every step they took would provide Liu Zimo with a large amount of cultivation benefits.
Even if he didn't cultivate for a day, his martial arts cultivation would skyrocket.
Now, although his spiritual cultivation realm was still at the Initial Stage of the Spiritual Abyss realm and progress was not very obvious, his martial arts cultivation had already soared to the peak of the Divine Connection realm. He was not far from truly entering the Saint realm!
On this day...
After wandering and hurrying, they finally arrived at Longhai City, located in the coastal area.
This once super first-tier international metropolis, comparable to the capital city before the cataclysm, had now lost its former prosperity.
Many landmark buildings were completely destroyed, and seventy percent of the high-rise buildings in the city had become ruins, in a chaotic state.
Although there were quite a few pedestrians on the streets, most of them were pale and thin, clearly having gone hungry for quite some time.
There were even some elderly people who were trapped in their homes, so hungry that they were skin and bones, and could only drink water to alleviate their hunger.
"Lack of food, huh!" Liu Zimo sighed softly as he floated above Longhai City, observing the survival conditions of the military and civilians.
Now, half a year had passed since the cataclysm, and the food reserves in major cities were starting to run out one after another.
The first famine after the apocalypse had quietly arrived!
And according to the experience of the previous life...
This food shortage and famine situation would only become more severe in the future.
In every city, there would be cases of people starving to death almost every day, every month, and every year.
It was not that the managers of the major cities and gathering points were not doing anything, but they simply had no food. Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.
The wilderness was full of demonic beasts, and the farmland had been destroyed. The farmers who used to live in villages or towns were unable to avoid and defend against the sudden demonic calamity, and nine out of ten of them perished.
These survivors in the city, not to mention that there is no arable land available, even if there is land, they may not be able to grow food.
But in Longhai City, because they responded promptly at the beginning of the disaster, there are millions of survivors in the city!
With so many people, so many mouths to feed, it is already quite impressive that they can hold on for half a year before starting to panic about food shortages.
"If only my 'Satiety Pill' had been refined!"
Liu Zimo couldn't help but think of the formula for the 'Satiety Pill' that his junior brother Liu Zihao was researching before leaving Luozhou.
Taking one pill can keep you full for a month, it is definitely a holy item for disaster relief.
But I don't know if there has been any progress on Zihao's side after such a long time. Has the 'Satiety Pill' been refined?
"Master, they are so pitiful, so many people are still hungry!"
Xiao Feihong and Xiao Xiao also saw the thin and pale crowd in the city below, their eyes showing a hint of pity.
"It's strange, there are so many monsters outside the city, don't they know to hunt and roast a few to eat?"
Liu Zimo shook his head and said, "Even if they have the strength to go out of the city to hunt monsters, they also need to know which kind of monsters are edible and which parts of the monsters can be eaten!"
"They haven't been taught the knowledge of gathering, nor do they have the experience and means to identify and avoid toxins. Eating monster flesh recklessly is like seeking death."
It should be noted that almost 99% of the foreign monsters are highly poisonous.
Especially the low-level monsters, they are full of toxins and have no value for gathering and consumption.
As for the high-level monsters, although there are some parts that can be eaten, without the corresponding means to distinguish and gather, it is still a matter of life and death, and the effect is not guaranteed.
Moreover, even if they master the skill of gathering monster corpses, not everyone can do it.
Even the flesh of the most common warrior-level monsters can only be consumed by martial artists above the Body Tempering Realm.
Otherwise, if ordinary people eat it, there is a risk of being burst by the spiritual power in the meat.
Therefore.
Food is always the most scarce and indispensable strategic resource for major cities and gathering points of the human race!
In the three years of the apocalypse, why do residents living in the lower levels of society desperately want to become martial artists?
Not only because they want to become stronger, but also because only by becoming martial artists and stepping into the martial path can they eat some monster flesh and blood, and no longer suffer from food shortages like before!
"Oh, I see!"
The two girls nodded in understanding at the same time.
Before coming to Longhai, they had not encountered such a widespread famine in other cities in the north, so they were not so concerned about the issue of food.
Instead, they were a little curious why every time they passed through a city, their master would instruct them to teach the skill of gathering monster corpses that they had mastered.
It seems that several months ago, the master seemed to have anticipated the current situation and had been preparing for it!
"Take this and go to the military office first, and hand over the prepared martial arts secrets and gathering manuals to the person in charge of the military office, and let them implement it as soon as possible!"
"In the apocalypse, martial artists should not and do not need to compete with ordinary people for food!"
Liu Zimo took off the martial arts consultant badge from his chest and handed it to Xiao Feihong, while instructing the two girls.
This was not the first time he had done this.
Since discovering that the martial arts consultant badge was very useful, and the person in charge of the military office in various places really only recognized the badge and not the person, Liu Zimo learned to be lazy.
In order to save time, every time he arrived in a new city, he would let his two disciples deal with the people in the military office.
He himself would cover the entire city with his mind and focus on fishing out all the devouring spirit bugs hidden in the city!
"Yes, Master!"
Xiao Feihong and Lou Xiaoxiao respectfully responded, and then took the martial arts consultant badge from their master's hand and flew down, heading straight for the residence of the military office in Longcheng City!
"Longhai City!"
"A frontline city with a population of over ten million survivors, I hope it won't disappoint me!"
Liu Zimo swept his gaze across the entire Longhai City, and with a thought, he directly released a spiritual fluctuation no weaker than the Linghai Realm.
Throughout his experience, he knew that the Linghai Realm was the most exciting and irresistible spiritual cultivation realm for these devouring spirit larvae.
Because the spiritual cultivators in this realm generally had a sea of consciousness space of about ten thousand meters, which happened to be the limit where the devouring spirit larvae rooted in the spiritual network, making it most tempting for them.
Swish!
As his spiritual consciousness swept through, his spiritual power continuously overflowed.
In an instant, Liu Zimo became a delicacy in the eyes of the devouring spirit larvae. In just a moment, fifteen streams of light invaded his sea of consciousness like lightning.
Seeing this, Liu Zimo couldn't help but grin and feel delighted.
In the instant when the fifteen devouring spirit larvae entered his sea of consciousness, he decisively raised his willpower butcher knife and slaughtered them in batches!
In the blink of an eye, fifteen First Stage Spirit Crystals were obtained, and Liu Zimo's sea of consciousness expanded by another fifteen hundred meters!
"This is a disaster!"
"How many waves have there been already?"
"Oh ancestors, please open your eyes!"
"If you don't descend into this world soon, your descendants will be slaughtered by this abnormal human race!"
In his sea of consciousness, Liu Zimo had successfully advanced to become a King-level Yao Lingling.
Seeing that fifteen of his own kind had died tragically this time, Liu Zimo's sea of consciousness expanded again due to the nourishment of the spirit larvae, expanding outward by another fifteen hundred meters.
Is there any more despair?
"Ah ah ah! So annoying!"
"When will this end?"
"These idiots, can't they be smarter? Why do they always fall into the trap like this?!"
"And those five guys who are hiding and have already grown wings, didn't they see that fifteen of their own kind died one after another?"
"Why are they still so oblivious, not even knowing how to conceal their aura?!"
"They're simply seeking death!"
"They probably don't even know that this human freak in front of them not only can sense their presence, but also strikes with precision!"
"In these past few months, this bug hasn't seen this freak make a single mistake!"
"..."
Hearing Yao Lingling's habitual complaints, Liu Zimo couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.
Very good!
Unexpectedly, besides the fifteen devouring spirit larvae that had already been eliminated, there were still five second-stage winged devouring spirit larvae in Longhai City!
Not bad, not bad!
It seems that today will be another big harvest!
Without any hesitation, Liu Zimo swiftly followed Yao Lingling's sensing and "hints" to uncover the five second-stage devouring spirit larvae that were hiding even deeper.
Among them, Liu Zimo unexpectedly discovered two outstanding warriors and spiritual cultivators with purple locks on their heads, which made his mood even better!
"Binding successful! Your good brother Zhu Quan is online, currently available for binding (79/100)."
"Binding successful! Your good sister Qiu Jiuer is online, currently available for binding (80/100)."
That's right.
Even though Liu Zimo had already traveled to more than thirty cities across the country and bound at least forty new people, the number of people he could bind had always hovered around (80/100).
There was no way around it, the end of the world was full of crises.
Those golden lock and even red lock warriors he had previously bound would occasionally die within this month, causing the number of people he could bind to constantly fluctuate.
(End of this chapter)