Chapter 491: Chapter 491: No Natural Enemies

"It’s a long story. In short, we’re from the safety base and got caught and starved for a month, which is why we look like this."

Li Yan sighed, not revealing the whole truth.

There were many people coming and going at the gate. If others knew they had been captured by the Zombie King, it would surely cause another stir.

In the apocalypse, the thing that most terrified survivors was the Zombie King who looked exactly like a human.

If others knew they had been captured by the Zombie King, they’d surely worry whether they were carrying the zombie virus.

It’s inviting trouble to mention it.

"You’ve had a hard time, go and rest well!"

The gatekeeper patted Li Yan heavily on the shoulder, seeing the exhaustion in his eyes.

Though he didn’t know what Li Yan had been through, seeing his emaciated state, he knew he had suffered a lot.

"Uh, we..."

Li Yan scratched his head, embarrassedly pointing to the dozen people behind him, then to the safety base gate.

Entering the Yunhua Safety Base required two ordinary crystal cores. They had just managed to escape from Sheep Village and hadn’t had a chance to gather even one core; they were truly exhausted.

The Bai Family had saved their lives, so they felt bad about troubling them further or borrowing crystal cores.

"No worries, I’ve got you covered!"

The gatekeeper smiled with a heroic air, taking out a small cloth bag from his pocket. It contained some crystal cores, which he handed over to Li Yan.

Li Yan took the crystal cores and paid the "entrance fee" for the dozen superpower users, putting them directly into the box at the gate meant for crystal cores.

Once everything was done, the bus and garbage truck slowly entered the Yunhua Safety Base.

The Yunhua Safety Base had many people inside but was very quiet, unlike the hustle and bustle outside.

After entering the Yunhua Safety Base, no one specifically came to recruit the Bai Family to join the safety base.

Mainly because the Yunhua Safety Base didn’t value superpower users as much as the Fire Phoenix Safety Base did.

The Yunhua Safety Base had far more superpower users than the Fire Phoenix, and not everyone who entered was recruited.

Only when a superpower user had lived in the Yunhua Safety Base for a while and displayed abilities reaching a certain standard would the base take an interest in recruiting them.

They assessed based on strength and character.

"Brother Bai, over there is the residential area, where people specifically sell houses, both villas and regular apartments. If you want to join a task team in the Yunhua Safety Base, you can head to the mission hall. The mission hall area also has the base’s office building. Someone as skilled as your family will surely secure a good position here."

Recalling the Bai Family battling at Zombie King Li Mucheng’s doorstep, Li Yan still shuddered.

It was his first time witnessing such a fierce energy storm.

"We’re planning to keep a low profile and hope you can keep this secret." Bai Anhai smiled at Li Yan.

Li Yan was slightly startled but quickly understood the key point.

In the post-apocalyptic world, having great superpowers also meant danger, with everyone watching you.

But... Li Yan truly couldn’t think of anyone daring to target the Bai Family; it would be like courting death.

However, since Bai Anhai said so, naturally Li Yan and the others had to keep the secret.

If they didn’t, they’d likely be beaten to death by the formidable Bai Family!

"Alright, rest assured, we won’t say a word." Li Yan nodded seriously.

The superpower users behind him also nodded vigorously.

Besides the fact that the Bai Family were their lifesavers, they dared not casually talk about the powerful Bai Family to outsiders!

After watching the bus and garbage truck head to the residential area, Li Yan and the others didn’t follow. They bid farewell to the Bai Family and hurried into the residential area themselves.

In the apocalypse, farewells might be final, and they still had friends and family in the Yunhua Safety Base. Who knew if they were still safe after being missing for so long?

The Bai Family and Wang Liu had no plans to live in the houses provided by the Yunhua Safety Base.

Like the Fire Phoenix Safety Base, Yunhua also had designated areas for "commoners."

This area was even more crowded, with people sitting listlessly, their entire belongings piled beside them.

And those so-called belongings were just worn-out clothes and some unusable pots and pans.

No food, no seasonings; they couldn’t even cook a meal.

Some people, relatively "wealthy," had a tent or a vehicle to shelter from the elements.

They appeared a bit more decent yet still bore an expression of faint sorrow.

The arrival of the bus made the listless crowd slightly lift their heads, only to quickly lower them again.

They were just ordinary people who knew whom they couldn’t afford to offend.

"Sis, why do they seem less lively than the people outside?"

Bai Yifan looked at the somber crowd around him, slightly puzzled.

They seemed like ordinary people without superpowers, as were the ones outside without crystal cores entering.

But he felt the ones outside looked more energetic.

"That’s because they have no natural enemies," Bai Xiqin explained.

These ordinary people, after entering the Yunhua Safety Base, never ventured out again, fearing the zombies and zombie animals outside.

They muddled through each day within the Yunhua Safety Base, occasionally doing tasks ordinary people could handle to survive.

The people outside were different.

They were also ordinary, but living outside the Yunhua Safety Base meant they’d occasionally face zombies, no matter how safe it was.

To protect themselves, they couldn’t afford to be as complacent as the ordinary people inside.

If they did, they’d surely be eaten by zombies.

Falling behind meant getting beaten.

That’s why the ordinary people outside were more active and resilient than those inside.

Flowers in a greenhouse are ultimately doomed to wither.

This is also why the Bai Family didn’t stay within the safety base permanently.

Bai Yifan blinked, somewhat understanding his elder sister’s point.

Just like himself, constantly being around powerful figures; although he appeared the weakest, among ordinary people, he was still quite formidable.

The bus and garbage truck drove inwards until they stopped at a place separated from the outside by only a wall.

Like the Fire Phoenix Safety Base, no one was "stationed" here.

It was unsafe, being the first to be hit if zombies broke through the wall.

But the Bai Family considered it a great, rare quiet spot.

Once the bus stopped, neither Wang Liu nor the Bai Family got out to stretch but instead rested inside the bus.

They hadn’t slept all night and were utterly exhausted.

Bai Xiqin thought about checking out the Yunhua Safety Base, so she got off without sleeping, with Leng Yebai following her.

Their clothes were very plain but tidy.

Even so, they stood out a bit in the crowd, as good-looking people do no matter what they wear.

Moreover, their clothes were very clean, without a speck of dust.