Chapter 397

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Chapter 397: Rebirth
After Zhang Mu and the others returned to the city, Hachikuju ordered the spreading of the fabricated news by Zhang Mu to reassure the people. Rumors spread that there were unidentified wild beasts outside the Ejin Horo Banner Sub-city, but the Red Flame Wolf Riders had not captured any yet.
Almost no ordinary people left the city, not even the Red Flame Wolf Riders caught any. Combined with the fact that a few children had indeed gone missing, no one was willing to leave the city to take the risk of getting extra food.
Everyone wanted to eat more and be full, but if it meant risking their lives, it wouldn’t be worth it. No one was that foolish, especially now when even the ten kilometers outside the city walls were not safe.
After all, the food distributed within the city was just enough for normal expenses.
“Er Gouzi, you clearly saw the abnormality of the cannibal, why do the adults say it was done by wild animals? Should we tell the adults? We might get rewarded with more food if we provide clues.”
Yang Hao looked at Zhou Erzhu squatting next to him, and asked in confusion.
The two of them successfully escaped last time and ran back to Era City. Zhang Mu and others felt guilty for only two teenagers surviving, so they arranged for their parents to be promoted to higher paying positions as compensation. As for whether the two teenagers would leak secrets, nobody worried because they were just from the lowest class civilian area.
After what happened yesterday, Zhou Erzhu and Yang Hao became true friends for life. Zhou Erzhu didn’t mind being called Er Gouzi now, and occasionally patted Yang Hao’s head to stop him from nagging.
“Are you foolish? The adults said it was wild animals. If you question them again, even if we are right, can we doubt the adults’ decision? Thinking about rewards? If I spare your life, that would be a blessing.”
“If you want to die, go ahead. Don’t drag me with you. We barely survived yesterday, and I want to live a little longer.”
After yesterday’s events, Zhou Erzhu’s mindset changed drastically. He yearned for more strength.
Only in desperate situations can one unleash their full potential. Yesterday, Lian San successfully brought out their hidden abilities.
“Er Gouzi, I have something to tell you. I’m going to participate in the selection of the Red Flame Wolf Rider’s reserve army. I felt an evolutionary ability awakening in me yesterday.”
“When I become a Red Flame Wolf Rider’s reserve, I will take you to eat delicious and spicy food.”
Yang Hao carefully watched Zhou Erzhu, even though he spoke in an exaggerated manner, he was afraid that his friend would distance himself because once he awakened his evolution ability, he would no longer be a normal person and would not live a normal life, resulting in less interaction between them.
Although he appeared cold, he was quite revealing.
What surprised Yang Hao was that when he turned to look at Zhou Erzhu, he saw a teasing expression on his face, which made him slightly annoyed. He activated his newly awakened ability from yesterday and eagerly showed Zhou Erzhu his entire right hand enveloped in an iron fist, which was a metal-type evolution ability.
“Do you think I’m joking with you? Look, it’s the awakened ability, right?”
However, when Yang Hao presented his metal-covered fist to Zhou Erzhu, Zhou Erzhu grinned at him, pointed at Yang Hao’s butt, and said, “Although your fist is iron, your butt is still flesh. Can you smell the meat fragrance?”
“Now that you mention it, there is indeed a smell.”
Hearing Zhou Erzhu’s words, Yang Hao instinctively took a sniff, sensing a meaty scent in the air, but the next moment, he jumped in pain.
“Wow, Er Gouzi, you jerk, you actually roasted my butt!”
Yang Hao was hopping around for a while until he put out the fire on his bottom. Sadly, his pants got a big hole in them. He looked at the hole sadly and said, “These were the new pants my mom made for me. Oh no, when I go back today she will definitely scold me. I can’t escape from it.”
Zhou Erzhu laughed scornfully next to him, “You’re worried about getting scolded by your mom even though you want to join the Red Flame Wolf Rider reserves? Don’t worry, when you get paid, you can just buy a new pair. The Red Flame Wolf Rider gets the highest salary in the whole Ejin Horo Banner Sub-city, even the reserves. Forget about one pair of pants, you can buy ten and wear them interchangeably.”
Watching Zhou Erzhu play with a flickering flame in his hand, Yang Hao finally reacted, unable to believe what he was seeing.
“Er Gouzi, you’ve awakened the ability to evolve too. Does that mean we can join the reserve of the Red Flame Wolf Riders together?”
Zhou Erzhu waved away the flame in his hand, having experienced a life-threatening situation, he now exuded an air of confidence as if he had been reborn with a renewed self-assurance.
“You lack ambition. Instead of just being a reserve rider, we should aim to be the best Red Flame Wolf Rider. We’ve worked hard to awaken our evolutionary abilities.”
Watching Zhou Erzhu looking spirited and confident, Yang Hao couldn’t help but mutter a few words.
“I want to be a Red Flame Wolf Rider too, but it’s not easy to become one. You need to wield a giant axe and tame a fiery mutant warhorse called the Flame Stallion. Without a mount, how can you be a cavalryman?”
“Our awakening abilities don’t just focus on weapons or strength. Besides being skilled with the axe in battle, we must also be able to tame the steeds. It’s said that even the reserves of the Red Flame Wolf Riders have to save up for months just to afford food at the stables. Plus, only those qualified to be promoted to a Red Flame Wolf Rider can get the chance to buy one. It’s not as easy as you think to achieve that.”
Zhou Erzhu patted his shoulder, pretending to be wise and serious.
“Hey buddy, it’s not right to not be able to lift a big axe for training. Who says only strong evolvers can handle a huge axe? And about the cost of taming horses, once we all become evolvers, won’t there be ways to make extra money?
“Hey buddy, you should broaden your thinking, don’t be so pessimistic.”
Yang Hao looked him up and down, and said doubtfully, “Er Gouzi, you’ve never been so mysterious before. What’s going on now?”
Zhou Erzhu ignored him, stood up all of a sudden, and shouted towards the sky, “Red Flame Wolf Rider, here comes Zhou Erzhu!”
This ghostly howl-like voice attracted the attention of several women cooking nearby, who started discussing animatedly.
“What’s going on with the second son of the Zhou family? He’s been acting strange these days.”
“And that chubby kid from the Yang family, following him around. The two of them stick together and don’t play with anyone else. Could they be the ones causing trouble? My daughter says she doesn’t know them too well.”
“No way, they’re so young. They must have been scared. Don’t you know that both sons of the Old Li family were supposedly eaten by that mysterious beast mentioned by the Red Flame Wolf Rider? Now they’re both back, crying and scared. Those two kids are really lucky, they went out together, said they split up to look for something, didn’t encounter the beast, and came back running around.”
“Hmm, maybe they got scared. Such nice kids, what a pity. It’s all because of that wild beast. I dare not let my brat play outside, for fear it might get snatched away.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”