MMB Chapter 203 One Person, One Strange Head
Chapter 203 One Person, One Strange Head
Fu Xiaojian's rib wound throbbed with pain, which seemed to spread all the way to his heart.
The firelight flickered between his deep, thoughtful brows.
Looking at the white-haired old man in front of me, and then at the joyful figures around the bonfire not far away.
The children's laughter was very soft, definitely being deliberately suppressed, but it was exceptionally clear in the desolate silence of the apocalypse.
"The grass in the valley...wasn't it planted by Niu Niu?" he asked in a low voice.
Grandma Xin nodded slowly, her expression somewhat forlorn.
"Yes, we can't grow these plants. You didn't notice when you first arrived, but the growth cycle of these shrubs is getting longer and longer."
Moreover, in some areas, no shrubs can grow anymore; perhaps in a year, perhaps in six months, this valley will be abandoned!
In fact, Grandma Xin was also gambling, gambling on human nature and on kindness.
She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to wait for the next convoy, and she was also afraid that the next convoy wouldn't treat the children well.
She had been observing the convoy ever since they showed up.
Everything couldn't get any better by now.
She could rest easy if she could hand over these four children to this convoy.
Fu Xiaojian remained silent.
He wasn't without compassion.
But reason was pounding on him.
Although he is already at Sequence 3, he still has little combat ability. If he represents the caravan's military strength, then he will definitely give it a try.
However, taking on these children meant that the burden of caring for and supporting the team would be too heavy.
It's unfair to the convoy's combat personnel.
But the words of refusal stuck in my throat.
"This matter..." Fu Xiaojian finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
"This isn't a decision I can make alone. I need to discuss it with other people."
Grandma Xin's eyes brightened for a moment, then dimmed again, but she kept nodding, "It's my pleasure, it's my pleasure... Thank you, Brother Fu, thank you..."
Fu Xiaojian stood up, the sharp pain in his ribs making his movements slightly sluggish.
He walked toward the largest campfire in the center of the convoy, where Xu Si, Su Su, Ta Shan, Chen Pei, Wang Hu, Shao Bing, and others were either sitting or standing, clearly waiting for him.
"That's the situation. Let's all share our thoughts!" Fu Xiaojian cut to the chase without any preamble.
"We can take the person away, but this is strange! We can't just kill them!" Shao Bing said first, his stance as a soldier was very clear.
Even he knew how precious things that could reliably produce resources were.
The campfire crackled, and for a moment no one spoke.
Actually, they didn't feel that the addition of these children was a big burden.
Whether you're herding one sheep or a flock of sheep, it's all the same. Adding four more won't make a big difference.
"I think... we should bring them if we can. They're all kids, and I have plenty of room in my car! It's just a few more mouths to feed, right? We can't possibly go hungry, can we?"
"Have you all thought that bringing them along might not be a burden, but rather an opportunity?"
"If that little girl can form a contract with this vortex bull, can she also form contracts with other strange creatures?" Jiang Li proposed a new idea.
Even Xu Si's eyes lit up.
If this little girl were to form contracts with ten or eight level 3 monsters, even he would have to give her a wide berth!
"What kind of strange contract is this?" Fu Xiaojian swallowed the sweet potato and choked hard.
"However, this is probably not an easy task, is it?" Li Miao was also shocked.
"Why don't we bring her here and ask her!" Fu Xiaojian had lost his appetite for roasted sweet potatoes. If this were to be accomplished, the convoy would soon be filled with strange creatures!
"Let's call that little girl over and ask her," Xu Si finally spoke, his voice unusually calm amidst the crackling sparks.
"If her contractual abilities are truly that special, it might be a good thing for our team. As for that vortex bull..."
He glanced at the vortex cow, his words already sealing his fate.
"Let's ask for more details!"
If you really can't take it with you, then you'll have to kill it.
I just hope that the drop will preserve his "habitat" characteristic.
But the little guys might hate him!
Seemingly sensing someone's nagging, Niu Niu paused while eating.
The two tentacles turned slightly toward Xu Si, seemingly noticing nothing unusual, and then continued eating.
Fu Xiaojian nodded and called out, "Dou Dou, can you come here for a second?"
DouDou, who was sharing a bag of biscuits with sausages and bean buns, looked up, blinked her big eyes, and looked a little confused.
But he still licked the crumbs off his palms, and after asking Grandma Xin for permission with his eyes, he jogged over.
Master Wei followed silently half a step behind her, like a little bodyguard.
"DouDou! Can you tell me how you made a contract with that vortex bull?" Fu Xiaojian tried to soften his tone.
If Contract Bull is replicable, then DouDou's strategic position might be even higher than XuSi's, or even the hope of all mankind.
"Huh?" Dou Dou didn't know what to say for a moment, and her little face was slightly red.
"I don't remember. I just remember it spitting everywhere when it came to our village and destroying a lot of houses."
I avoided its saliva and somehow climbed into its shell. When I woke up, I had become a Divine Contract Master! I even contracted Niu Niu with me!
DouDou explained as she recalled the events.
"Didn't you say it was a forced contract?" Xu Si asked, thinking he had misremembered.
"Oh, that's what we say to outsiders. Grandma Xin said that saying it this way will make outsiders more wary of us!" Dou Dou's face turned even redder.
"You mean after you awaken your sequence, you'll be a Sequence 2?" Fu Xiaojian, however, noticed something else.
"Oh, really? Aren't you guys like that?" DouDou said dismissively.
This not only made everyone's faces darken, but heaven knows how much suffering they had endured.
Seemingly realizing she had said the wrong thing, DouDou immediately lowered her head and clutched the hem of her clothes.
"It must have contracted a level 3 monster and advanced to sequence 2 on its own!" Fu Xiaojian said, his tone filled with envy.
"So what characteristics do you have now?" Fu Xiaojian became even more eager. If you can contract a level 3 weirdo with a sequence 1, then wouldn't you be able to take off immediately with a sequence 2?
"Characteristics?" DouDou scratched her head, trying hard to remember.
"I now have three abilities. One of them is called 'mental bridging,' which means I can have simple conversations with Niu Niu... but he can't understand what I'm saying, and I can't understand what he's saying either."
She paused, then counted on her fingers and continued, "There's also something called 'contract reinforcement,' which makes the contract more secure. If it's not reinforced, the contract will gradually loosen."
"The last one... is 'forced contracting,' where the contracting party must be in a restricted state! Either unable to move, or unable to refuse!"
When the last four words were spoken, everyone around the campfire paused slightly in their breathing.