I Don't Want To Be Reborn

After the two of them had dinner, Ye Xuan took out a box of washed strawberries from the space. He put it on the table in the living room, and said, “Let’s get down to business first. I know more about the situation outside than you do so I’ll tell what I know and then the two of us will decide what to do in the future. Is this is okay?”

Ling Jiaze nodded and said, “Senior, please tell me.” After the apocalypse, he basically never left the school. He knew that when the apocalypse came, the whole world was caught up in the disaster of zombies, but his knowledge of the outside world was indeed inferior to that of Ye Xuan. It was indeed the right thing to listen to him first and then make a decision afterwards.

“First of all, in terms of supplies, the things I have in hand are enough to the two of us for a lifetime, not to mention that there are things which belong to no one outside that we can get as long as we want to. The two of us don’t need to worry about eating and drinking. You can rest assured of that.”

Ye Xuan paused for a while and then said, “As far as I know now, human beings are constantly evolving. You may not feel your ability as you just awakened but after you use it and absorb crystal nuclei more often, you will find that the level of your ability will be constantly rising. However at the same time, the zombies are also constantly evolving. The zombies I encountered outside today are much stronger than the zombies I encountered when the apocalypse first came. I have a hunch that since ability users can evolve and advance, then the zombies are also likely to evolve in sync with humans.”

Ling Jiaze hadn’t used his ability except for the time when he first awakened. He tried to condense a small ice ball out, felt the ability in his body, and said, “Is this just like a game that after accumulating a certain level of experience your power will be upgraded, and the monsters encountered after the upgrade will also increase in strength? The only difference would be that one is controlled by the game designer, and the other is controlled by nature, right?”

“It can be said that this is a game in which monsters are automatically upgraded with no resurrection mechanism. The zombies are constantly evolving, and right now these zombies are wandering outside. Many humans are currently hiding at home because they still have some food supplies. Maybe the zombies will one day gain the ability to break in. Although there are few people in the villa area, after the zombies have eaten all the people in the city, they will follow the attractive smell of humans and come here. The idea of staying here forever is unrealistic.”

“Will the country establish a security base? It might be difficult to build bases in cities, but it is still very possible to establish some in sparsely populated places such as military regions, factories and county towns outside the city.”

“When I went out to search for supplies previously, I met an army stationed near City C which was also out to collect supplies. I heard that they are preparing to build a safe area outside the city, but the construction has not been completed yet. I think it will take a while but in time, they will organize the people in the city to migrate there. After all, although there are many supplies in the city, there are too many zombies, and it is impossible to clean up all of them.”

The story of going out to collect supplies and encountering the army was made up by Ye Xuan, but the construction of the safe zone was true. It was also true that the army would organize citizens to migrate after the snow melted. These were all his experiences from his previous life that had happened. Now that the notice about the safety zone had not yet come, he could only lie to Ling Jiaze about a chance encounter.

Ling Jiaze did not doubt what Ye Xuan said about this chance encounter. Ordinary survivors dared not go out to collect supplies, but there were weapons in the army, and their combat capabilities were not at the same level as ordinary people. They would definitely come out to gather supplies while the zombies were not particularly strong. He recalled the situation of the army near C city, and said a little disturbed “I remember that there are not many troops stationed near C city. If it is as senior said, the zombies are still evolving, and there are more and more internal conflicts developing among human beings. With both internal and external troubles can this base hold up?”

Building a base was a difficult task. City C was located on a plain, and there was not even a base that was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although there was already a ready-made military area, it was the place where the army was trained and stationed before the apocalypse and not a place suitable to defend against foreign enemies. If a large group of zombies really surrounded it, defending it would definitely be a big problem.

Not to mention that there would be fights for supplies and conflicts between ordinary people and ability users within the base. Ling Jiaze felt that it would be really difficult for a small base to handle all these problems.

Ye Xuan was a little frightened by his acuity. He had spent more than a year in the C city base in his previous life, and with time the base became more and more chaotic. The city B base, which was already quite large at that time, was considered to be more stable. Now Ling Jiaze had guessed the situation of these small bases with only a few words. He really had to admire his discerning skills.

He nodded and said: “I plan to follow the army to the base first, and then go to other large bases to settle down after learning about the current situation from there. At present, I prefer going to capital City B. Although there are many people in the capital, the surrounding political and military forces are also strong, so it should be possible to establish a safe zone. In addition, I would like to inquire about the situation in the northwest area. If a safe zone is also established there, it should also be a good place.”

Ye Xuan had been staying at the City B base in his previous life. There were many survivors in the City B base, and there were many strong people who had gathered there. However, they would always be conflicts in places with many people. The official forces of City B and the ability users had been fighting for several years. Until Ye Xuan was forced to be reborn, there was still no resolution. Although he felt that he would be able to live a good life by staying neutral again, he didn’t really want to think about the days of infighting in those few years.

He had never been to the Northwest Base, but when he occasionally cooperated with some people there, he had heard a lot of news from it. In the beginning, there were few survivors, but there were also very few zombies present. In addition, the upper echelon of the base had courage and deterrence, and it was considered to be the most stable one among the major bases. If possible, Ye Xuan actually wanted to settle down there early in this life. Even if it was a bit difficult to settle down there, he still wanted to see the northwest base.

Seeing Ling Jiaze’s strange expression, Ye Xuan added, “Of course, this is just a suggestion so don’t take it too seriously. I remember you said before that you have other family members, and if you want to go to other places, I can also go with you. Both of us are ability users so we can live well wherever we go.”

“No, I think the two options you mentioned about City B base and Northwest Base, are very good. I just remembered some things about home.” Ling Jiaze lowered his eyes and said, “My grandfather and eldest uncle are both in the northwest while my uncle, my father and his family are in City B, which are exactly the two places you mentioned, senior.”

The expression ‘father and his family’ was very interesting, Ye Xuan skipped this part and said: “Well, after we arrive at the nearby base, we will find out the situation of these two bases, and then go to them. What do you think of this?”

“Okay. In fact, I’m not too worried. My grandfather’s family is in the military region. After the apocalypse occurred, unless they became zombies, they should generally be safe.”

His family was in the military region? Ye Xuan looked at Ling Jiaze carefully, and found that whether he was sitting, standing, or making some inadvertent small movements, he was indeed a little like a child from a military family. However since he was soft in front of him, Ye Xuan had just ignored this.

Thinking of Ling Jiaze’s wealth, Ye Xuan asked casually, “What are your grandfather and uncle’s names? If I know their names, I can find someone to ask them.”

After the apocalypse, there were a lot of popular people among the officials in the bases. If Ling Jiaze’s family was prominent before the apocalypse, then as long as they were not unlucky enough that most of them turned into zombies, they should still have a place in the base. Ye Xuan might not only know their names, but also know their situation after the apocalypse.

“My grandfather’s name is Shen Ancheng, my eldest uncle’s name is Shen Qing, and my younger uncle’s name is Shen Ping. From my grandfather to my cousin, all three generations are in the military.”

People who didn’t pay attention to military news before the end of the world may not know about Shen Ancheng, but after the apocalypse, there are really few people who didn’t know about the Shen family who had the final say in the Northwest base.

However Ye Xuan remembered that something had happened to Shen Ping in the early days of the apocalypse, and his body was affected. Although he successfully awakened his ability, he had failed to survive the next step. He was the only one who passed away after the apocalypse occurred.

Of course, this was only the case as no one knew that the Shen family had a grandson who had an accident in the early days of the apocalypse. Ye Xuan had no impression of the name Ling Jiaze in his previous life. He was not sure whether the Shen family had sent out the task of finding him, or by the time the northwest base was stabilized, they already knew the news of Ling Jiaze’s death, and this matter became a scar in their hearts that no one brought up.

Ye Xuan looked at Ling Jiaze, who was worried about his family, and thought that he had accidentally abducted a relative of the person in charge of the northwest base home yet he still thought stupidly about where to settle down. Was this still a choice?

Ye Xuan couldn’t tell Ling Jiaze that his grandfather’s family was fine. He could only comfort him by saying, “Since they live in the military area, they should be relatively safe. If you’re worried about them, let’s wait for the snow to melt and the army to clear some of the roads. Then the two of us will set off.  Since travelling in these times would be more difficult, it would take a little more time to get there. Instead of worrying about them all the time, it would be better to improve your strength as soon as possible, so that you can go to them faster. “

Ling Jiaze also knew that it was useless to be anxious, so he adjusted his emotions and said, “I see. Senior, thank you for comforting me.”

Ye Xuan looked at this sensible child, sighed, and changed the subject.