Chapter 72: In the Apocalypse, Hooking a Mature Mother and Daughter

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: In the Apocalypse, Hooking a Mature Mother and Daughter

[Ding! Top-tier Goddess discovered: Congenital Mature Saintly Physique...]

Inside the basement, about three hundred-plus survivors had been let out.

They completely filled the entire space.

But Mengde, who heard the system’s notification, immediately found his target.

She was a woman with an extremely "ugly" face but an incredible body.

The reason it was so incredible...

...was because the woman’s proportions were simply astonishing!!!

Jiayi was dwarfed in comparison!

Even compared to a prime beauty like Sister Bai, she didn’t lose out in the slightest!

Oh, wait... If you looked at that tempting rear...

It was even more exaggerated than Sister Bai’s!

Definitely a top-tier frame for popping out kids!!!

Most importantly...

The woman was holding a little girl.

A mature woman!!

An absolute mature beauty!!!

The little girl wasn’t old, maybe four or five.

Her face was covered in dust, making her look like a mischievous girl who had just come home after playing outside.

But even so, it couldn’t hide her naturally adorable and beautiful features.

Logically speaking, if the daughter was so pretty, it was impossible for the mother to be so ugly.

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!

Mengde had at least learned the basic laws of genetics.

Combined with the system’s prompt, a woman who could earn the title of Goddess from the system couldn’t possibly look like Aunt Qiao, could she?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

So he quickly understood the reason.

’This woman is pretty smart!’

’She knows how to hide herself.’

A smile touched the corner of Mengde’s lips.

Just then, Jiayi, seeing him standing there silently as if in a daze, reached out and tugged his arm.

"Honey, what are you looking at?"

Mengde snapped back to his senses.

"It’s nothing!"

At that moment, all the freed survivors were staring nervously at Mengde up front.

"Ahem, everyone, no need to be nervous!"

"My name is Mengde. Like all of you, I’m also a survivor from nearby."

"I’ve established a Survivor Base."

"I came out this time to search for supplies and find other survivors."

Crickets...

Mengde didn’t expect to get absolutely no reaction from the crowd after he finished speaking.

’This is awkward...’

However, he knew that these people had just been rescued and were still extremely wary.

’It’s probably impossible to get them to follow me back right away!’

So, he shot a look at Lei Qiang, who was standing to the side.

Lei Qiang immediately understood and followed Mengde out.

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, Lei Qiang walked back in, carrying a large box.

From what Lei Qiang had said earlier, Mengde knew these people had had a very hard time in the basement.

That was without even mentioning the physical and psychological torture.

The problem of simply finding enough food and water was unbearable.

They barely got half a steamed bun per person per day.

Even water had to be begged from the guards stationed at the basement.

So when Mengde brought out a box of food, everyone’s eyes lit up.

Many of them could barely contain their eager hands.

"Everyone must be hungry. Go ahead and eat something."

Mengde smiled faintly, fiddling with the Desert Eagle in his hand.

The meaning was self-evident.

Fortunately, although everyone was starving, they hadn’t lost their senses.

They conscientiously formed a line.

Within about ten minutes, everyone had received a bun and a bottle of water.

They eagerly tore them open and started gnawing.

They didn’t even spare the crumbs that fell on the floor.

Mengde toyed with the gun in his hand, his eyes watching them quietly.

If anyone had dared to snatch another’s food at that moment, he would have sent them to see Yama without a moment’s hesitation.

Man or woman, it made no difference.

But thankfully, no one did.

Power is power.

The Soldier of Truth was still the Soldier of Truth!

Its deterrent effect was undeniable!

And there was a reason he only gave them one bun and one bottle of water.

The fluffy bread could quickly make a hungry person feel full.

But it couldn’t completely relieve their hunger.

This state of being half-fed but still hungry was exactly what Mengde wanted.

Otherwise, how could the show he had planned begin?

A little while later, while the survivors were still eating,

Lei Qiang led several people over.

There were men and women among them.

"Boss, they want to join our Survivor Base, but they have some questions for you."

Mengde nodded and smiled, gesturing for them to speak.

After his Affinity with Mengde reached ’Diehard,’ Lei Qiang had started calling him ’Boss’ automatically.

He already saw himself as one of Mengde’s subordinates.

So it was no problem for him to refer to it as "our Survivor Base."

"Um... I want to ask, where... where is the Survivor Base you mentioned?"

"What will we need to do?"

The speaker was a simple and honest-looking middle-aged man.

He was probably a farmer from a nearby village.

He stammered a little as he spoke, clearly nervous.

His eyes kept darting toward the gun in Mengde’s hand.

He was terrified of angering Mengde.

"Brother, no need to be afraid. You know Yulong Island, right?"

"The Survivor Base I established is there."

Being local villagers, they naturally knew of a famous place like the Yulong Villa District.

Not only did they know of it, they knew it had been developed into a high-end community!

At the thought of going to live in a villa district, the simple farmer’s face lit up with visible joy.

The people who came with him reacted the same way.

"As for what you’ll have to do, it’s also very simple. Just some farming work."

"It’s something you all can do!"

Hearing this, the few of them breathed a sigh of relief.

They were relieved he wasn’t asking them to do something like kill people or set fires.

Farming was something they had been doing their whole lives.

They couldn’t be more familiar with it.

After these two questions, the group’s Affinity with Mengde rose from ’Stranger’ to ’Friendly.’

[0-30: Stranger; 31-60: Friendly; 61-90: Loyal; 91-100: Diehard;]

[An Affinity below 0 represents Malice!]

"I... We have one more question..."

Seeing the middle-aged farmer speak up again, Mengde thought he had another major question and gestured for him to continue.

But he didn’t expect the farmer’s question to completely floor him.

"You... you won’t take us there and then... abuse us like the people here did, will you?"

........

Mengde was exasperated. This guy really was a simpleton.

He didn’t even need to say anything. Lei Qiang immediately acted as his mouthpiece.

"Hey, man, if my boss wanted to abuse you, would he be talking to you so patiently?"

"He could’ve just mowed you all down right here and been done with it!"

"Why would he bother taking you back?!"

Lei Qiang’s words were crude, but he had a point.

And they were very effective.

"Do you have any other questions?"

"No, no more!"

"We’ll go with you!"

Seeing this, Mengde gave a knowing smile.

He immediately motioned for Lei Qiang to give each of them another bun.

"As long as you follow me obediently, I can at least guarantee you’ll all have full stomachs!"

Under the influence of his "cash-ability," the smiles on their faces grew even wider.

Their Affinity also rose directly to the ’Loyal’ level.

A world without betrayal was thus achieved!

The basement was naturally echoey.

Plus, Mengde and the others hadn’t deliberately lowered their voices.

So, everyone in the basement could hear the conversation between Mengde and the small group crystal clear.

Hearing about the great treatment Mengde was offering, everyone else could no longer hold back.

They all surged forward.

"I’ll join!"

"Count me in! I’m a professional excavator salesman from Dongshan Lanxiang!"

"I can do anything! I’d even eat Jinkela!"

"..."

And so, Jiayi took charge of registering names and other information, while Lei Qiang maintained order.

Throughout this process, Mengde’s gaze kept drifting to the mother and daughter pair.

He wasn’t about to let the Goddess identified by the system get away!

’A mature woman the likes of which I’ve never tasted... that’s secondary...’

’Really!’

’I, Mengde, am a man of integrity!’

’The thing I hate most in life is saying things like, "Ma’am, you wouldn’t want XXX to happen, would you?"’

’It’s only because... this is all for the sweet, sweet... rewards!’

He watched as the number of survivors remaining in place dwindled.

The mature woman, who had been frowning and hesitating this whole time, finally walked forward with the little girl by her side...

Mengde flashed a crooked, Dragon King-style smile.

’The fish has taken the bait!’

—*I’m in the Apocalypse, Fishing for a Mother-Daughter Pair!*

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