Lam Pham smiled. Everyone has dreams. Even if he didn't want to admit it, he understood that the current apocalypse was indeed without order. Everyone wanted to use their own abilities to create a new world in this orderless apocalypse.
Regarding this, he had no particular thoughts.
If they wanted to think, then it was fine.
He had already left the satellite phone with them. If they encountered danger, they could call him.
This situation felt like a disobedient child from home, insisting on going out to start their own business, experiencing the harshness of society, and finally coming back with a bruised face, pulling their head back in dejection, saying bitterly, it's too dangerous outside, it's still safest to stay at home.
Tran Vo and Doan Nghe looked at each other.
They felt that the Lam Pham before them had a very advanced mindset, a feeling that was completely out of place with the apocalypse.
At the same time, they thought of what Ton Nang had said.
The other party was establishing rules in Hoang City, acting within the rules, just like ordinary citizens in the past. This was a very difficult thing in the apocalypse.
But in the other party's hands, it was very simple.
Perhaps this was the reason for his own powerful abilities.
When one's own strength reached a certain level, all ideas could be realized.
During the exchange, Doan Thanh Ho explained the situation of Hong Nhat Martial Arts School. When he learned that out of more than a hundred people, fifteen Awakened ones had appeared.
Lam Pham was very shocked.
The probability was frighteningly high.
"What do you guys usually eat?"
This was definitely not related to training. If a strong body could awaken with a high probability, then Brother Hang, Captain Lei, and the others, a group of professional soldiers, were definitely stronger in terms of physical fitness than this group of martial arts school students.
But the probability of Awakened ones appearing was still very low, even frighteningly low.
"Nothing special, just very ordinary food."
Doan Thanh Ho couldn't think of anything special.
Regarding this, Lam Pham didn't continue to dwell on this aspect. Perhaps it really was probability. After all, the thunderstorm had descended several times. Just like some people could win the lottery multiple times in their lifetime, while some people would never win even if they died.
Luck was very metaphysical.
If there was really a backend technology, that would be another matter.
"Mr. Lam, there's something I want to tell you. At the seashore, not far from the martial arts school, a ship is docked. It's a trading post, where survivors are traded as commodities."
Doan Thanh Ho pointed to the distance and said.
The existence of the ship trading post was always a mystery. No one knew who was behind this trading post.
They were very helpless about this kind of human trafficking behavior, but there was nothing they could do. In a special era, this was an unavoidable thing.
"Trading post...."
"Yes, it has existed for a long time. Many Awakened ones gather there. They exchange goods for goods, and at the same time, they capture some good-looking women as commodities and sell them for crystals."
Hearing these words, Lam Pham pursed his lips, his expression slightly solemn.
This was already a very common thing.
An era without order was very terrifying. People would act on their own ideas, regardless of whether it was good or bad. As long as they wanted to, they would do it.
Not all women were weak. There were also strong and resilient ones.
But such existences were a minority compared to men.
"Okay, I'll go take a look later. But before I go, I want to clean up around you guys first. When I came, there were quite a few zombies around you."
"This situation is not a good thing. You've read the Zombie Illustration Book, so you should know the abilities of some zombies."
"If you're targeted by a special zombie, the consequences will be very serious. A seemingly good city wall is just a child's toy under those circumstances."
He said patiently.
Sometimes, illustrated books could let others know the specific situation, but without personally experiencing it, there would be a slight deviation. This kind of deviation would only be instantly understood when things really happened, "Ah, so that's how it is."
Soon.
Doan Thanh Ho hurriedly asked them to call all the students out.
He had no other intentions.
He just had a premonition that something earth-shattering was about to happen.
Gradually, more and more students gathered on the training ground. Hearing that the headmaster was calling them, they all dropped what they were doing and ran over. In the apocalypse, each of them had things to do.
"The private Hong Nhat Martial Arts School has a vegetable garden and a breeding farm, raising pigs, goats, chickens, cattle, etc."
In the past, when students made mistakes, they were not met with corporal punishment, but were not allowed to sleep at night, using lights to go to the breeding farm to clean up the garbage inside.
Now, in the apocalypse, Doan Thanh Ho was very glad for his original decision. If it weren't for the breeding farm, where would they get food now?
At this moment.
The students all took ladders and climbed onto the wall, looking at the situation outside, chattering.
"What's the situation?"
"I don't know. Senior Brother Tran Vo called me out. I was just about to 'hehehe' with two pigs."
"You have to do this yourself?"
"No choice, the two pigs are too zen. They're always sleeping. I was so anxious I had to do it for them myself."
This group of survivors was very young, the older ones were seventeen or eighteen, the younger ones only thirteen or fourteen.
But they were all relatively mature.
Except at the very beginning, when the apocalypse made them a little at a loss, gradually, they became accustomed to the current situation. When they encountered ordinary zombies, they could also calmly kill them.
"Quiet," Doan Nghe spoke, and the students fell silent. The senior sister's authority still had to be maintained, "That is Lam Pham from Sunshine Shelter in Hoang City. Our martial arts school has reached a cooperation with the other party. Now the other party has to clean up the surrounding zombies for us. Watch carefully, watch seriously."
As Doan Nghe finished speaking.
The students covered their mouths and stared without blinking. If you wanted to say which strange survivor was most familiar to them in the apocalypse, it must be Lam Pham recorded in the Zombie Illustration Book.
They had discussed whether the content recorded in the illustrated book was true or false, and whether that Lam Pham was really so powerful.
Some students thought it was self-directed and self-acted, with a high degree of exaggeration.
But some students believed it was true.
Now that the opportunity to see with their own eyes had come, they all held their breath and waited.
Suddenly.
Lam Pham, who was at the entrance, turned his head and smiled and nodded at them. Amidst a cry of alarm, he instantly vanished without a trace. When speed reached its limit, the human naked eye could not catch it.
Tran Vo was stunned for a moment, then slowly explained.
"The speed is too fast for our naked eyes to see. But if you look closely, you can see dust swirling where he was standing just now. That's a sign of him taking off."
He was an Awakened one, always full of confidence in his own strength.
Now, seeing Lam Pham's performance, even without any external conflict with zombies, just his taking off made Tran Vo understand that the gap between them was truly day and night.
The students of the martial arts school looked on in shock, their eyes full of disbelief.
"So powerful. Just that take-off, I'm afraid we would have to learn for a lifetime."
"No, it's impossible to learn in this lifetime."
"Ugh..."
"I feel that this is not something humans can do. According to the first stage of an Awakened one's ability, even with several times the enhancement, it's impossible to reach this state."
The students whispered among themselves, and they could vaguely hear a dull rumbling sound in the air.
Just as they were talking.
Lam Pham, who had disappeared earlier, reappeared at the same position.
Everyone blinked, feeling a bit dazed.
"Mr. Lam..."
Doan Thanh Ho stepped forward, wanting to ask if he had forgotten something. Until he saw viscous blood dripping from the tip of the sword onto the ground, his heart trembled, as if he thought of something that had happened.
"Done. The number of zombies around is not considered large, so it was very convenient to clean them up."
Lam Pham swung Frostmourne, flinging off the blood staining it, "Has this place been cleaned up before, or have the surrounding zombies been lured away? When I was cleaning up, I found many zombie corpses."
Doan Thanh Ho said, "Yes, we have cleaned up before, for the crystals in the heads of evolved zombies."
Thinking of the cleanup situation before, to be honest, it was really dangerous. Ordinary zombies were very easy to deal with, but evolved zombies were very powerful.
Using the types introduced in the Zombie Illustration Book.
The strength of a strength-type zombie was very strong. Withstanding one impact was really unbearable. It was indeed very difficult at the beginning. Later, after seeing the use of crystals in the Zombie Illustration Book and raising the ability stage, dealing with evolved zombies became simpler.
While Lam Pham and Doan Thanh Ho were talking, Doan Nghe stared at Lam Pham without blinking. Not just her, everyone at the scene was the same, not seeing how the other party hunted zombies.
"But they understood that the other party had just used extreme speed to shuttle through, cleaning up all the surrounding zombies."
Their perception was completely opened up after seeing Lam Pham.
Even with the appearance of Awakened ones, they always thought that the relationship between Awakened ones and people was very close, the only difference being that they were a little more powerful.
Lam Pham's appearance completely shattered this perception.
"Crystals are indeed very important. They are essential items that can enhance abilities. White crystals are not difficult to obtain. Black crystals are a bit more troublesome. When I go back later, I'll send you some crystals."
Lam Pham said.
"Thank you."
Doan Thanh Ho's face showed gratitude.
Although the Awakened ones in their martial arts school cooperated with each other and could kill evolved zombies, and even obtaining black crystals was not too difficult.
But it was often a life-and-death struggle. A little carelessness, even for an Awakened one, would result in death at the hands of evolved zombies.
Lam Pham stared at Doan Thanh Ho, his expression serious, and stepped forward to pat his shoulder.
"Headmaster Doan, I am willing to give you crystals, hoping to enhance your abilities. When you have the ability to protect yourselves, if you encounter helpless survivors, I hope you can extend a helping hand. If you feel it's troublesome to handle, you can call me."
He thought of those survivors who did many evil things, and the first thought that came to his mind was to send them to Officer Hoang.
Thinking of the helpless survivors facing the cruel reality, dying without seeing a glimmer of hope, his heart would feel uncomfortable for the plight of those survivors.
Doan Thanh Ho looked solemnly at Lam Pham.
He nodded heavily.
"I understand, I can do it."
He knew that the other party was speaking sincerely, not like other survivors who were full of benevolence and morality but were actually thinking about how to harm others. There were countless such petty people.
Lam Pham smiled, just liking to communicate with people who had a conscience.
Simple, comfortable.
Doan Thanh Ho was also not deceiving Lam Pham. Before meeting him, just looking at the Zombie Illustration Book, he only thought the other party was not simple.
After meeting him, he understood that in the face of absolute strength, any inappropriate thoughts were just digging one's own grave.