Chapter 568: Big Ants
The man's last sentence was spoken impolitely, with a hint of anger.
He was a grade 4 earth ability user and was on par with Gu Cheng. In fact, if he wanted to be the Village Chief, that was possible as well.
But he was lazy and disliked overseeing such things, so he did not quarrel with Gu Cheng on that position.
The strong were respected in the apocalypse, and even though Gu Cheng was much older than him, many villagers revered the man as well.
Gu Cheng knew he had gotten angry and had a bitter look on his face, so he consoled the man, "Ye Zi, it's not that I don't want to go back, but we don't have any more crystal cores in the village. Prices have increased recently, and we don't have a choice.
"We found M-City with great difficulty and it's the place most suited for us. If we look for other places, it'll take us a couple hours, and that's not even considering the possibility that we might not find anything at all," Gu Cheng continued, pouring out his grievances.
Seeing that the men were calming down slightly, he added, "It's a big city. I don't believe that all the zombies simply disappeared. They must be hidden somewhere."
He had to get the zombies. Otherwise, tomorrow…
The man called Ye Zi saw his troubled village chief and understood that he was genuinely concerned for their village. Upon thinking about it, he replied apologetically, "Village Chief, we are not to blame. I just feel that continuing to search will waste our time.