Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Unlike yesterday’s process, today there was no chanting or brainwashing speeches.

Guo Dacheng was seen pushing the director slowly into the crowd. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Director!"

"It’s the Director!"

"The Director himself has come!"

"Haven’t seen the Director come in person in a long time!"

"So happy, the Director actually came himself tonight!"

"..."

A chorus of calls echoed through the crowd, evidencing the Director’s status in everyone’s hearts.

Ji Wanwan and Xu Siming stood in front of the window, coldly watching the crowd’s cheering and excitement.

What made these people so loyal to this Director?

Hypnotism?

No, that wouldn’t be it.

So many people, he couldn’t have hypnotized them all one by one.

So what could it have been?

As they wondered, outside by the bonfire, the Director slightly raised his hand, and the crowd instantly fell silent.

He first greeted everyone with a smile, then casually began to speak as if chatting about everyday matters, "As you all know, I’m not in good health, and under normal circumstances, I don’t much like to go outside."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people looked at each other, a tense atmosphere silently spreading among the crowd.

Was something big about to happen in the refuge?

Their place of survival wasn’t going to encounter any accidents, right?

After a slight pause, the Director announced some good news with a smile, "Yesterday, a new superpower awakener joined our refuge, and not just that, but his Superpower Level is very high, which you could say adds a powerful new bastion to our refuge!"

The crowd burst into an uproar, their joy evident in their words.

As long as the refuge still stood, as long as nothing went wrong with it, then everything was good, everything was a reason to be happy!

But the crowd was also puzzled.

Besides Lin Changhe and Guo Dacheng, whom everyone was familiar with, there was no one else by the Director’s side. So, who was this person he was talking about?

By the window, Xu Siming’s lips twitched as he muttered softly, "Why do I feel like he’s talking about me?"

Ji Wanwan shrugged, "Isn’t that obvious?"

Xu Siming: "..."

Sure enough, the next second, the Director’s gaze moved over the crowd and looked in the direction of their humble abode, while Lin Changhe, who was already quite perceptive, walked towards them.

Accompanying Lin Changhe’s advancing figure, the Director said cheerfully, "My family, let us welcome our new companion together!"

With that, he was the first to start clapping his hands.

Soon after, everyone else also began clapping.

Xu Siming’s scalp was already tingling and his toes were curling, and just as Lin Changhe knocked on the door, Xu Siming’s stiff back collapsed...

Ji Wanwan kept her mouth tightly shut, barely stifling her laughter.

Under the immense pressure of all eyes on him, Xu Siming was forced to leave the small earthen house and walk through the crowd towards the Director.

Eager to share the joy, he conscientiously brought Ji Wanwan along with him.

Upon reaching the Director’s side, he smiled with satisfaction, "The younger generation is indeed fearsome. Seeing how young you two are, I really feel both envious and moved."

Xu Siming laughed dryly, "You flatter us. Let the superpower move me, and you don’t have to be moved."

The lame man: "..."

After a brief silence, he expertly ignored Xu Siming’s sarcastic tone, "Haha, true heroes emerge from the young indeed. You’ve just arrived, and normally I shouldn’t assign those arduous core tasks of the refuge to you. But Zhan Yu has highly recommended you, saying you are very capable and trustworthy. Therefore, I plan to entrust those core tasks to you."

The crowd was stunned once again.

Core tasks!

These two had just arrived and were already so highly valued—it was clear the director really liked them!

But to Ji Wanwan’s ears, the words held another meaning—

Zhan Yu is in our hands now. If you don’t do as we say next, don’t blame us for not being kind to Zhan Yu.

How Zhan Yu fared was actually of little concern to Ji Wanwan. She was not foolish; how could she not see that Zhan Yu was using her? But she still wanted to use Zhan Yu as a lead to find out more truth about the refuge. So, she decided to go along with their plan.

She blinked at Xu Siming, who got the message, and nodded to the director, "You trust us this much? Then may I know if there’s any money for doing the tasks?"

The director laughed at such frank words, "Of course, there is. Do well, and there’s plenty of money to be had!"

Xu Siming was very satisfied, "That’s good!"

The director smiled and nodded, "Do well, I have high hopes for you two! You definitely must not disappoint me!"

Xu Siming also offered a forced smile, "Sure thing～"

Having received a satisfactory answer, the director turned his eyes to the crowd, "Let us thank the Lord for His blessings. As long as we are devout enough, such blessings will only continue to grow, amen!"

The crowd’s voices of devotion coincided, "Amen!"

Blessings, huh?

Looking at the devout expressions on the faces below, Ji Wanwan found it laughable.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Guo Dacheng pushed the director’s wheelchair, slowly departing, while Lin Changhe looked at Ji Wanwan and her companion with a sly smile, "Let’s go, it’s time to assign your tasks."

Xu Siming and Ji Wanwan exchanged a glance and then followed Lin Changhe’s pace.

Following behind Lin Changhe, they drew closer and closer to the back mountain, a fact which surprised them, though they did not show it.

Unsure of what Lin Changhe was plotting, they decided to wait and see how things would unfold.

As they walked up the mountain path, Lin Changhe suddenly spoke, "Are you two familiar with this place?"

Xu Siming abruptly lifted his eyelids.

Striding lazily, Ji Wanwan indifferently said, "No, never been here. Not familiar."

Lin Changhe snorted with laughter, silently thinking:

Keep being stubborn, but let’s see how long you can keep it up once you’re inside the Corpse Refining Factory!

Soon, the three of them arrived at the entrance to the Corpse Refining Factory.

The entrance had military-grade blast-resistant and bulletproof doors, utilizing electronic and mechanical dual-lock systems that could only be opened by specific individuals.

Likewise, once inside, unless a specific person escorted you out, with your mere strength, you would not be able to leave the facility built within the mountain.

No wonder Lin Changhe and the others were so confident.

By now, Ji Wanwan had roughly figured out their intentions.

Huh, so they intended to kill and silence us. Not clever, simple and brutal, but very effective.

Too bad, that sort of trick wouldn’t work on her and Xu Siming.

Lin Changhe stopped in front of the door, his mocking gaze sweeping over the two of them, "What’s the matter? Still refusing to admit it?"

With a giggle, Ji Wanwan feigned ignorance, "Admit what? I don’t understand."

"Humph!" Lin Changhe chuckled disdainfully, "Then don’t blame me for not being polite!"

As Lin Changhe spoke, the two guards at the doorway aimed their guns at Ji Wanwan and her companion.

"Whoa!" The two immediately raised their hands, "Let’s talk this out, eh? Aren’t we here to do a task? What’s all this for?"

Lin Changhe opened the door, "The task isn’t easy to do. I’m afraid you might want to run halfway through, so I had to take this measure. Sorry about that."

Though he said ’sorry,’ Lin Changhe’s tone clearly didn’t carry a hint of remorse...