Chapter 258

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Chapter 258: A Change Is Coming
Zhang Mu patted Wang Liang on the shoulder, saying, “Find someone to take care of your wife and this child, we will go meet the second-ranked Era Sub-merchant now.”
Without thinking, Wang Liang obeyed Zhang Mu’s orders, and he noticed Zhang Mu’s tone left no room for questioning. He looked at Lin Cong beside him and said, “Ah Cong, take the wife and child to the courtyard before Brother Mu’s place, for food, use the best available in the gathering spot now.”
After speaking, Wang Liang looked apologetically at Zhang Mu and said, “Brother Mu, the courtyard has been cleaned before, but the food here is really not good. Even the best we have is just thick vegetable porridge, or maybe upgraded to vegetable rice.”
“It’s okay, you mean well,” Zhang Mu nodded slightly, and chuckled, saying, “Many people can’t even have a bite of vegetables, and here you are being picky. I haven’t seen any fresh vegetables outside.”
Seeing Wang Liang’s bitter expression, Zhang Mu chuckled, knowing that Wang Liang was speaking the truth.
Meat, Wang Liang didn’t have, but he did!
He raised his right hand, the Era Merchant Ring glinted, and several well-preserved mutant beast carcasses fell heavily to the ground, each one weighing tons of meat.
The evolvers around them had green lights gleaming in their eyes, many were already swallowing saliva secretly. Zhang Mu told Lin Cong, “Brother Lin Cong, just cook them a meal casually, as per what Wang Liang said earlier. They have been eating greasy food on the road, they need something light for their stomachs.”
As for this meat, it’s to satisfy their cravings, just appetizers. Everyone here can have a share. For the others in the gathering spot, we will distribute after Wang Liang and I come back.” Lin Cong still couldn’t believe the sight of the piled up mutant beast meat before him. Zhang Mu meant they would all get a portion, he was about to decline, but when he met Zhang Mu’s gaze, he swallowed his words back.
Zhang Mu spoke quietly, but loud enough for everyone present to hear. A thought popped into everyone’s mind – they were finally going to have some meat to eat.
A while back, they used to hunt scattered mutant beasts outside the city and even the City Guard’s selections brought in a good harvest. However, when it came time for everyone in the gathering place to share, it didn’t last long.
As the beasts realized their companions were missing, they became alert and stopped moving alone. They no longer gave the humans in the city a chance to take advantage of them.
After those who left the city didn’t return, no one was willing to go out anymore. They would rather have a meal of plain rice to fill their bellies.
Almost going hungry is better than being eaten.
Zhang Mu softly whispered in Yuan Rui’s ear, “Wait for me here. By the time you finish eating, I’ll be back soon.”
Yuan Rui trusted in Zhang Mu’s strength and immediately picked up Hao Hao, following Lin Cong back to where they had stayed before. She remembered the place, but Lin Cong had received orders to take her there, so there was no choice.
Among the remaining people, with Wang Liang’s approval, more than ten burly men came forward rubbing their hands eagerly. They hoisted up the heavy mutant beast corpse thrown by Zhang Mu and hurriedly carried it towards the kitchen.
At present, even if the food didn’t taste good, just boiling it in a big pot made them able to devour it eagerly. The days of eating thin porridge were too hard to bear. With Zhang Mu’s arrival, the tough times were finally over.
In Shan Xi City, Long Qi, who has ice powers, found some meat stored in an underground icehouse and used his powers to keep it cold.
Even after searching all of Luo Yang City, it’s unlikely to find more than a few ice-type evolvers. Even if they find an icehouse, the food inside is probably spoiled by now.
Zhang Mu patted Wang Liang’s shoulder and said, “Come with me, let’s handle this and then enjoy a meal of cooked meat when we return.”
Wang Liang followed Zhang Mu towards the district where Era Store was located, still puzzled.
While Zhang Mu was strong and could fight off many people at once, could he withstand attacks from hundreds or thousands of enemies at the same time?
Wang Liang was not very confident in his plan to protect Zhang Mu and enter Era Store, as Luo Yang City was small, heavily guarded, and the outside forces could be mobilized at any time, including their leader who now seemed to follow someone else’s orders.
“Stop right there! You two are entering a restricted area!”
Indeed, as they approached the area near Era Store, the security measures became stricter.
Especially when they saw the leader of the opposing faction accompanied by a mysterious stranger, an evolver behind a wire mesh fence ordered Zhang Mu and Wang Liang to halt.
Zhang Mu, not paying attention to a small threat, kept walking with a steady pace. Wang Liang stayed silent too, not knowing why Zhang Mu had brought him there.
Hoping for a way out if things didn’t work out, he regretted telling the truth too early. But Brother Mu seemed calm. Let’s just take it step by step.
As Wang Liang worried, the evolver behind the wire fence turned unfriendly. “Wang Liang, we’re not on the same side now. Don’t make it difficult for me.”
Wang Liang noticed the person talking to him and Zhang Mu ahead. He whispered to Zhang Mu, “Brother Mu, this person is from one of the five groups we mentioned before, seeking refuge in the old city.”
Zhang Mu raised an eyebrow but continued walking without looking up. He clapped slowly and crisply.
The evolver couldn’t see Zhang Mu’s face clearly but noticed his mocking and disdainful gestures. Unfazed by Wang Liang and Zhang Mu’s silence, he sneered, “You must be new here, unlucky and blind to allies. Found a weakling for protection, huh?”
Keeping a distance of about fifty meters from the wire fence, the man changed his tone and said, “I, Huang Liang, received orders not to let anyone unauthorized approach. If you come closer, don’t blame me for ignoring our past friendship. Wang Liang, think about the consequences of opposing our leader.”
Zhang Mu finally showed interest and glanced at the arrogant evolver.
Just that glance silenced the evolver, as if someone had choked him, unable to speak anymore. He clearly recognized Zhang Mu’s identity.
And he will never forget Zhang Mu in his entire life. His boss is like the toughest of all tough guys Zhang Mu encountered in a deal. He was turned into a dried corpse by Zhang Mu using Blood Lotus directly. He was lucky to escape unharmed because he didn’t lay a hand, but Huang Liang, who witnessed the whole process, was deeply affected.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Mu and the two of them arrived at the front of the wire fence, gently pushing aside the iron net blocking the way, continuing forward as if they hadn’t seen the presence of dozens of people.
Without receiving orders from Huang Liang, and with Wang Liang there, the remaining people didn’t dare to act rashly.
After a long time, an evolver hesitated and looked at Huang Liang, finally couldn’t help but ask, “Brother Liang, are you really not going to stop or chase? If something goes wrong, that big shot will blame us, and all of us together can’t afford the consequences.”
Huang Liang seemed to not hear his little brother’s words and murmured to himself as he looked at the gray sky.
“Luo Yang City is about to change.”