Chapter 599: Accepting Two Apprentices
"After Lightning has been promoted to the sixth level... I am looking forward to it!"
Wang Tao touched his chin and muttered to himself.
Lightning's current blood volume has reached 2 million, and it will double to 4 million after being promoted to level six!
At present, Wang Tao has never seen a life with more than 1 million HP except lightning. When Lightning reaches level 6 and has 4 million health points, how strong will it be? Maybe even stronger than giant zombies!
"Let's go."
call--
The golden eagle flapped its wings and flew upward.
"I don't know if other giant zombies will be attracted here in the future... If you have time in the future, you can come and have a look..."
Above the sky, looking at the deep pit at his feet, Wang Tao thought silently.
He didn't know why giant zombies were attracted here. There was nothing else in this crack except giant zombies... Anyway, just remember this place. He would come back when he had time.
After leaving the pit, Wang Tao did not leave directly. Instead, he asked the golden eagle to fly here twice more. After confirming that there were no giant zombies or other lord zombies, he flew towards the Shuizhe base.
In the afternoon, Wang Tao came to Shuize Base again.
Since he did not hide it deliberately, the huge size of the golden eagle was very conspicuous, so Yan Guoyi and others discovered it long ago and led a group of people to greet Wang Tao in advance.
"Mr. Wang, you're back! Just hope you're fine!"
Everyone was relieved to see that Wang Tao was okay.
Although Wang Tao has the ability to hunt giant zombies, there were too many giant zombies in Cangsong City in the past, and we don’t know what the situation is now. If Wang Tao is besieged by giant zombies, he will be in trouble!
They finally met such a powerful and kind-hearted boss, so naturally they didn't want anything to happen to Wang Tao. So now I am very happy to see Wang Tao return safely.
The happiest among them are naturally the minors Xu Quan and Lin Meng.
Although they were scared to death by Wang Tao before and even peed their pants, they really admired Wang Tao and regarded Wang Tao as their idol and pursuit target.
Especially Xu Quan, he is now an awakened one. All this was given to him by Wang Tao. If it weren't for Wang Tao, he might not be able to awaken in this life, and might even die during his next migration, so it's not an exaggeration to say that Wang Tao is his reborn parent!
"Mr. Wang!"
Xu Quan immediately bowed respectfully to Wang Tao.
"Awakened successfully! Not bad! You can protect everyone from now on!"
Wang Tao smiled and nodded.
"I will definitely protect everyone!"
Xu Quan clenched his fists, his face showing determination that was inconsistent with his age.
At this time, everyone discovered that Wang Tao was holding Lightning in his hand.
"Brother Wang, what's wrong with the dog?"
Lin Meng immediately asked with concern.
"It's fine, it's just about to be promoted."
"Huh? It's also a mutant beast?"
Wang Tao's words surprised everyone.
In their eyes, Lightning is just an obedient big wolf dog, like a military dog or a police dog, and does not look like any mutant beast. So they thought this was a big wolf dog that wasn't afraid of the cold, but they didn't expect it to be a mutant beast too!
But it's right to think about it. With Wang Tao's strength, there is a high probability that he will not bring ordinary animals with him, otherwise it may be a drag on Wang Tao.
"Wow! A dog is also a mutant beast! What kind of strength does it have? Could it be a third-level lord?"
Lin Meng exclaimed.
Their group had not seen many mutant beasts, but before the heavy snow, they had seen a third-level lord. They felt that the third-order lord was much more powerful than the lightning. However, considering that Wang Tao usually hid his strength, Lightning might also hide his strength, so they tried their best to overestimate the strength of this big wolf dog at the third level. After all, lightning looks too ordinary...
But Wang Tao shook his head.
"After being promoted, you will be a sixth-level lord."
"..."
Everyone was instantly petrified.
"Sixth, sixth level? Sixth level lord?"
They looked at each other, wondering if they had heard wrong.
Sixth level? Are there all sixth-level creatures now?
In their view, the fifth level was already out of reach, let alone the fifth level. Before Xu Quan had awakened, a fourth level lord was enough to make their entire base fall. The sixth level is an existence that they can't even imagine, and they have indeed never seen or heard of it.
But now... this seemingly harmless big wolf dog is about to become a sixth-level lord?
"Brother Wang, what level are you at?"
Lin Meng suddenly asked.
This is actually a bit impolite. In the apocalypse, people generally don't ask about the other party's strength. If you can see the opponent's strength, it means you are powerful. If you can't, it means your skills are inferior to others. It would be somewhat rude to ask directly.
But Lin Meng was young after all, so he didn't think too much and asked subconsciously.
They had previously speculated that Wang Tao should be at the fifth level of strength and the strongest person they had ever seen. This is already the limit of their knowledge, after all, they have never seen the sixth level.
But one of Wang Tao's dogs is already at level six, so Wang Tao's strength...
Sure enough, Wang Tao didn't hide anything and said directly:
"Sixth level."
"..."
Everyone fell into shocked silence again.
Since they moved to Shuize County, they haven't met any other humans, but this random person passing by turned out to be a sixth-level awakened person?
They had never seen even sixth-level zombies or monsters before!
Now there are humans who have reached the sixth level!
Have humans evolved so quickly? Evolution won’t take me?
Wang Tao was not surprised by everyone's shock. After all, they had not even had an awakened person before and were too weak.
"What are you going to do in the future?"
Wang Tao asked directly.
After hearing Wang Tao's question, everyone immediately came to their senses, and Yan Guoyi quickly replied:
"Didn't you ask us to wait for you to come back? We have already discussed it before. We will start migrating within a week after you come back..."
There are not many supplies in the Shuize base, and there are no supplies in Shuize County. It might get colder and colder in the future, so they planned to change places while Xu Quan was awakening. The place they chose was the county next door.
"Actually, I feel that if we go to the urban area, the supplies may be more abundant. But the urban area is also more dangerous. For the sake of safety, we decided to go to the next county to have a look..."
Yan Guoyi scratched his head in embarrassment.
This is not because he is cowardly. Since he is the leader of the base, he must be responsible for the lives of these one hundred people.
Wang Tao immediately shook his head.
"The county next door is probably not very good. Even if there are supplies, it probably won't take long. As far as I know, the army passed through the nearby counties at that time and took away many survivors and supplies. Plus the survivors later plunder...so this area is relatively barren..."
"ah?"
After hearing Wang Tao's words, everyone was instantly confused. Are there no supplies in the surrounding counties? Then we can only go to the city? But the city is so dangerous...
"Mr. Wang, please save us and show us a clear path!"
When everyone was confused, Yan Guoyi suddenly said respectfully to Wang Tao.
He is a smart man. Since Wang Tao takes the initiative to care about them, maybe Wang Tao will have some way to help them.
And facing a person of Wang Tao's strength, there is no need to be reserved, just shamelessly ask for help. Generally, people who have helped themselves will not refuse to help them again if they are able.
"It's actually very simple. Just follow me home."
Wang Tao said with a smile.
Although this group of people is weak in strength, they are still good in terms of character and potential. They can be brought back to the base to focus on training. After all, many people have the potential to awaken.
"go home?"
After hearing Wang Tao's words, everyone fell into confusion again.
Home? Where is home?
"That's where I live now, Changhe Base in Xizhou Province."
Wang Tao briefly explained.
"Xizhou Province! It's so far away, it's more than a thousand kilometers, right?"
Everyone was shocked again. The fact that they could walk ten kilometers in this apocalyptic environment is already considered extraordinary. This is more than a thousand kilometers, even if you have ten lives, you can't make it!
"Distance is not a problem, the main thing is whether you are willing. If you are willing, pack your things now and leave later."
Wang Tao waved his hand and said.
After hearing this, everyone subconsciously glanced at the golden eagle parked not far away.
If we were to fly there on such a mutated beast... would that really work?
Yan Guoyi didn't even hesitate and made a decisive decision:
"On behalf of our group of more than 100 people, I am willing to follow you back to Changhe Base!"
As the saying goes, an opportunity cannot be missed and the time will never come again. Since he chose to believe in Wang Tao, he will definitely believe it all the time. If Wang Tao really went to such great lengths to lie to him, then he would admit it. And with Wang Tao's strength, he can definitely kidnap them by force. If he really has any bad thoughts towards them, how can they have the right to refuse?
Xu Quan, Lin Meng and others did not refuse, and were even very happy. They obviously also trust Wang Tao.
"Very good, then you guys hurry up and clean up. I'll go out for a while and come back in an hour."
Wang Tao suddenly thought of the black fog monster in Shuize County. When Wang Tao saw it for the first time, he was so frightened that he almost fell into its hands. Later, Wang Tao became stronger, but also left, and the black fog monster was never seen again.
Wang Tao wants to know if that guy is still here. After all, until now, Wang Tao still doesn't know what kind of monster the other person is. He only knows that the other person is in a black mist. He was bullied so hard at that time, and now Wang Tao wants to regain his place.
"good!"
Yan Guoyi didn't ask any further questions. He immediately began to notify them and prepare to move.
Wang Tao took a golden eagle and searched Shuize County and nearby areas carefully.
Unfortunately, no trace of the black fog monster was found. Wang Tao felt that since the opponent was so strong in the early stages of the end of the world, it would definitely not be weak in the future. There is a high probability that it is not dead, but has left here. After all, there are no resources here, and mutant beasts have to survive.
Wang Tao once again visited his former nest - Xingfu Community. It was here that we witnessed the coming of the apocalypse and worked together with Ding Yuqin to persevere in the apocalypse.
The community hasn't changed much from before he left, it's just a little older. Obviously, after Wang Tao cleared the zombies here, no survivors and no zombies came in.
There were no changes in the room he rented. Since the doors and windows were sealed tightly at that time, not even snow came in, it was just a layer of ash.
After missing it for a while, exactly an hour later, Wang Tao came to Shuize Base again.
Yan Guoyi and the others are already waiting.
Since they were planning to leave soon, some things were packed, so they prepared quickly.
Wang Tao asked Yan Guoyi to count the number of people. After confirming that all 104 people were present, Wang Tao waved his hand.
"Let's go, go directly to Xiao Jin's back, don't be afraid, it won't attack you."
Looking at the huge golden eagle in front of them, Yan Guoyi and others were both nervous and excited. They never thought that they could still use mutant beasts as mounts in their lifetime! Although they were just passengers, maybe this was the only time in their lives, but this time they could brag about it for the rest of their lives! After all, this was a fifth-level lord!
After the group of people carefully walked up from the wings of the golden eagle, Wang Tao patted the big head of the golden eagle.
"Let's go back to Changhe Base."
There was no need to go to Zizhu Base for the time being, just go home directly.
Chirp——
The golden eagle slowly flapped its wings, and flew into the snowy sky amid the low exclamations of the crowd.
Since these people were too weak and might not be very cold-resistant, Wang Tao used the split cloak to make a windproof and snowproof cover for them to prevent them from freezing to death.
"Wow, what kind of ability is this... warm instantly!"
Lin Meng and the other little guys all exclaimed in a low voice.
Since meeting Wang Tao, I feel like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world, and I have been shocked.
"By the way, Mr. Wang, I forgot to ask, how many people are there in Changhe Base?"
At this time, Yan Guoyi suddenly asked.
The number of people means whether they can have enough food. The more people there are, the easier it is to be self-sufficient, and the more abundant the supplies will be. If there are fewer people, they can only go out to find supplies...
Others also looked over.
"We now have two bases. I will take you to the main base. The main base has 500,000 people, and the sub-base has less than 400,000. The total is about 800,000."
Wang Tao explained.
"..."
Well, I was shocked again.
While being shocked, everyone began to imagine what life is like in this main base. A big city with a population of more than 500,000! They were not expecting to return to the pre-apocalyptic level, but only wanted to find a stable job to support their families. They were already satisfied and did not dare to ask for too much.
As if sensing their thoughts, Wang Tao smiled and said:
"Our base is in need of people. Everyone can find a safe and stable job to support their families in Changhe Base, and they don't even need to go out for the rest of their lives, so you can relax..."
This immediately made the survivors excited and cheered.
Xu Quan whispered with Yan Guoyi, Lin Meng and others, and then he came to Wang Tao and whispered:
"Mr. Wang, when we get to Changhe Base, I want to follow you and do things for you!"
Since they can be guaranteed to support themselves by working in the base, there is no need for the awakened to protect them all the time. Yan Guoyi suggested that Xu Quan follow Wang Tao. If Wang Tao really doesn't like him, it's fine. If he does, then Xu Quan can hold such a thigh and he will definitely soar to the sky!
Not only Xu Quan, but also Lin Meng's group of little guys, even Yan Guoyi wanted to follow Wang Tao, but they knew that they were too weak, not even awakened, and the gap between them and Wang Tao was too big, so they didn't dare to say it.
Wang Tao looked at Xu Quan with a serious face and said with a smile:
"Okay, then you can follow me, just like accepting a little apprentice."
After that, without paying attention to the excited Xu Quan and Yan Guoyi, Wang Tao looked at Lin Meng and said:
"What about you?"
"Ah? I..."
Before Lin Meng could react, Yan Guoyi immediately patted Lin Meng's arm and urged in a low voice:
"Don't sit there stupidly, call Master!"
"Master, Master?"
Lin Meng was still a little dazed, her brain hadn't reacted yet, but out of trust in Yan Guoyi, she subconsciously called Master Wang Tao.
"Hey! Haha!"
Wang Tao smiled and touched Lin Meng's hair.
He likes this little girl very much. After all, she is obedient, sensible, has good character, and has great potential. She will be a super nanny in the future and is very worthy of training.