Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 351

Chapter 351: Chapter 351: Not Free

In his view, the people who ran the shops, pawnshops, and cafeterias here were actually the invisible managers of the base.

Theyntrolled the prices within the base andntinually attracted survivors to stay by using the word “freedom.” In the end, the wealthy would bme wealthier, and the poor would bme poorer.

The survivors who went out daily to scavenge for supplies and kill zombies were, in essence, working for these people. They exchanged their cheap labor for a meager amount of food, while the owners of the shops, pawnshops, and cafeterias had access to the best resources, like an endless supply of mutated crystal nuclei.

“Put plainly, the people here are being indirectly ruled, they just don’t realize it yet.”

After hearing Lu Hao’s words, the family all agreed.

“What kind of Freedom Dawn Base is this, if not hidden exploitation?”

Lin Xiuyuanmmented that even in the apocalypse, these profiteers were still keen on making money.

Su Jin also lost interest in the base. They simply gave up on the remaining half of their journey and headed straight back to the dormitory building.

“There are zombies up there.”

When they arrived at the base of the dormitory building, Mao Qiqi looked up and said.

“One, two, three…”

It wasn’t Mao Qiqiunting, but rather, in one area of the upper floors, people werentinuously turning into zombies.

“…”

So,uld people still safely live here?

As a noisymmotion erupted, a manvered in blood at his neck ran down from upstairs, and Lu Hao quickly shielded Lin Yunguo and Li Xiuying with his body.

“Save, save me!”

The man’s hand clutching his neckntinued to bleed profusely; it was clear that he was beyond saving.

Whoosh!

A wind blade struck the back of the man’s head, silencing him forever.

Wan Peng came down from the upper floors, approached Su Jin and the others, and asked, “Are you guys alright? Weren’t scared, were you?”

“…”

Scared?

Did they look that fragile?

“Zombies?” Lu Hao asked.

“Yes, but don’t worry, things like this happen almost every few days in the base. They’re just survivors who return from the outside and get bitten. Just kill them, and it’s fine.”

Wan Peng talked about the situation as if it werempletely normal, seeminglympletely unaware of the dangers.

Bang!

A figure fell from the upper floors to the ground behind the crowd.

“…”

“This happens every few days?” Su Jin asked incredulously.

Lin Xiuyuan quicklyvered Li Xiuying’s eyes, fearing that the gruesome scene would leave a scar on the elderly woman’s psyche, and Lu Hao also stepped in front of Lin Yunguo.

“Ahaha, no big deal, no big deal. A space element ability user willme by later to clean it up,” Wan Peng said.

“…”

The group noticed that, apart from Wan Peng, some people who returned from outside also merely shook their heads and sighed upon seeing this scene, and some even glanced over and went inside, indicating this indeed happened often.

“Where’s Ah Wang?”

Su Jin asked, thinking that Wan Peng would always bring the dog wherever he went.

“He might have been taken out for a walk by my sister. Do you guys want to eat? It’s my treat,” Wan Peng said with a smile.