Dark Moon Era - Chapter 113

Chapter 113: Information

The memories flashed over, and they were not exactly beautiful ones. They even felt a little strange.

Looking at Tang Ling beside him, who was taking big puffs from his cigarette but kept getting choked by the smoke, Andy could not help but ask, “Tang Ling, how do you always eat all the things before those vampires come to rob us?”

It was the question that troubled Andy for a while now. He wanted to mimic Tang Ling and become a rascal, but he was not able to finish a week’s worth of food in a single meal.

Tang Ling said without being too concerned, “Calculation. Whenever the resources are distributed every week, the seniors get their own share at the same time. According to the rules, we get ours first before them, plus the time that they used to travel to our cave… Hmm, if you calculate it carefully, there’s always a way to keep them from getting anything.” Tang Ling was fierce with his reply.

He would never admit that he used his Precise Instinct to calculate all this as it was a little embarrassing.

“Oh.” Andy sat beside Tang Ling and he looked through the infrared binoculars. The battle at night was fiercer than the day since the monsters were mostly active during the night.

The people of this era had better eyesight than the old civilization, so they could see clearly despite the dimmest of light.

Otherwise, it was tough to imagine the cost to equip the warriors with night vision goggles.

No matter how fierce the fight with the monsters was, as long as nothing happened to that crevice, it would be safe.

As their general instructor, Thuja once told them about the terrifying mortality rate. After that, in the battle technique class, he also acknowledged that the mortality rate had something to do with the crevice, especially when something happened to it.

Andy was very afraid that something would happen to the crevice.

It had been six hours since their shift started. The sky was turning bright. The Purple Moon was darkening and even the stars had somehow dimmed. The bright light started to rise from the horizon in the east.

Tang Ling carried his compound war bow and wanted to go for another patrol so that Andy could rest, but the latter held him back.

“Tang Ling, if you aren’t going to play well with the vampires now, why did you submit to them the first time?” It was the question that troubled Andy since the first day. His faith in Tang Ling almost crumbled when Tang Ling offered his resources. He felt like he was wrong about Tang Ling as he thought that the latter was a soft person.

If it was not for Tang Ling bringing them into the forest after that and managing to fill their stomachs, hence helping them make it through the week, his faith in Tang Ling almost disintegrated.

However, in the second week, he realized Tang Ling was a rascal to the core.

“You must know how to endure the new environment. Get things straight before you do anything. Measure your actions with consequences. That is how I do things.” Tang Ling then suddenly turned around to Andy. “Didn’t you notice? Even if I don’t have anything to offer, those vampires can’t do anything to me. I spent a whole week realizing that.”

Motherf*cker! Andy cursed in his heart. Tang Ling was really a shameless person.

“Tang Ling, Andy, your shift is up.” Right after the two of them finished their conversation, an honest-looking veteran warrior came over with a wide grin.

Tang Ling immediately looked a lot softer as he took a cigarette from his little pouch and handed it to the veteran warrior.

“You cunning little rascal.” The veteran warrior tapped Tang Ling’s shoulder and accepted the cigarette. “If you can, try not to miss guard duty in the upcoming days. There’s a hundred-men regiment tasked to clear up Area 8 of the ruins. The terrain is simple and it seems to be a storage facility of the old civilization. You might be able to get some things from the old civilization to exchange for some Hope credits. Kill some zombies and you might even get yourself some energy crystals. The warriors on guard duty are required to support the regiment.” After that, the veteran warrior borrowed Tang Ling’s flint and lit the cigarette.

“Thank you, Brother Beard.” Tang Ling removed the compound war bow from his back, put his hand on Andy’s shoulder and left the Patrol Ground.

The veteran warrior known as Brother Beard grumbled, “Where are your manners?” Still, there was a smile on his face when he said that. Tang Ling might be cunning but he was likable. He then saw Tang Ling and Andy off.

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“Tang Ling, if you don’t want to give an offering to the seniors, why would you share with the common warriors so generously? You do know that the seniors are going to become Purple Moon Warriors one day, don’t you?” Andy had endless questions in his mind, so he asked one when they were on the way back.

“Are you stupid? We are going to become Purple Moon Warriors ourselves! While we are currently at the lowest ranking in the list, it’s because we are still new.” Tang Ling was not bothered.

“But…” Andy did not actually agree because Tang Ling was the last one on the list. As for Yu and Amir, the two of them had surpassed two seniors and managed to earn themselves the ninth and tenth spots from the bottom.

“No buts! Where do you think I get my information on our first week?” Tang Ling stubbed out the cigarette in his hand and looked around. He suddenly said to Andy, “Going back from the main war passage is boring. Let’s go back from the farm. I like the fresh air there.”

“I’m not going.” Andy suddenly looked irritable.

“Are we still brothers? Am I still your dear big brother?” Tang Ling was also unusually grouchy.

“Since when did you…” Before Andy could finish, Tang Ling dragged him towards the farm.

Tang Ling liked the farm on the roof. At the highest level, there were many types of vegetables and fruits planted across the farm, unlike the lower level which were all boring potatoes and yellow grains.

Standing under the apple tree, Tang Ling excitedly instructed Andy to pluck the apples while he acted as a lookout.

Andy tried to weep but shed no tears. He really did not need the apples anymore. Although the apples were delicious and he liked them, he could already fill his stomach. He really did not understand how could Tang Ling, who was in the last place on the ranking list, could simply drag him into the farm.

Was it because he was agile and his strength was not great? It seemed like Andy had to train his strength even more.

Announcements were echoing throughout the farm while the two of them were stealing apples.

“Tang Ling has finished his shift. All farms, enter class 1 defense readiness!”

“What?! That guy who is scarier than a Mizhi David bird?! Hurry up, everyone, patrol the farms!”

“Be careful of his accomplices as well. None of them are easy to deal with!”

Andy was on the brink of crying out loud. Should it be considered an honor to be recognized by the whole farm and plantation?

It was actually the consequences after Tang Ling and the others raided the farm in the first week.

Right, what is a Mizhi David bird? Andy was still confused about the bird that the announcement mentioned.

“What’s a Mizhi David bird? I heard that it can eat 50 apples in one go. Let’s catch one and roast it the next time.”

Tang Ling was not overly bothered under the tree. He even had the mood to chew on an apple. It was only a short while, but he had eaten three apples that were bigger than his fist.

His appetite was really something.

“Ha! I found you, Harsheen bo-…” While Andy was disheartened and crossed at the same time, a sweet and charming voice of a female suddenly appeared.

Andy’s face turned pale. The voice belonged to… Cai Xukun!