Chapter 703: Chapter 703: Dependent on Each Other (2nd Update)
“And once mutated, it’s all over, which is why I risked my life fighting the Demon Wolf, just to get a cup of clean water!”
“As for my knife skills, it’s an ability that awakened last year, and I have no idea how it happened.”
Xue An fell silent after listening.
With a little thought, one could envision what Ah Tu meant by “clean water.”
It was probably what would be called hazardous waste water on Earth.
But here, it was a precious resource essential for survival.
Ah Tu’s words also confirmed Xue An’s thoughts.
The knife technique he used was a type of innate ability, unrelated to Cultivation Level and Spiritual Energy, and entirely self-generated.
But Xue An always felt that this kind of talent was more like a mutation.
“Do you have a sister?”
Ah Tu nodded, a happy smile appearing on his face, “If you don’t mind, you can follow me home and take a look! My sister is very beautiful!”
Xue An smiled lightly, “Okay!”
Behind the streets was a vast expanse of continuous shantytown.
These shacks were built from various kinds of waste materials, and could hardly be called houses, at most providing some shelter from the sun.
Xue An followed Ah Tu through the complex paths of the shantytown.
Ah Tu greeted the people around him from time to time.
If they could still be called people, that is.
Since this place was closer to the wilderness, the radiation was more severe.
The lack of any shelter meant that many of the people living here had begun to mutate severely.
Especially the elderly and children who didn’t have the means to obtain clean water sources, their mutations were even more serious.
As Xue An followed Ah Tu, many people looked at him with awe and fear.
After all, it was rare to see someone as clean and tidy as Xue An in this place.
Just after turning a corner, a thin boy, one hand mutated into something resembling a tree branch, suddenly blocked their way.
“Ah Tu, you’ve had a big haul today, haven’t you!” the boy said with a greedy look at the large bundle on Ah Tu’s back.
Upon seeing this boy, a look of disgust flashed in Ah Tu’s eyes, and he snorted coldly, “This is the reward I earned working for this Second Rank Samurai, sir! Yao Xiaofei, what do you want?”
Second Rank Samurai!
This title made Yao Xiaofei’s face change, he looked at Xue An with great respect, then turned and ran away.
“This guy wanders around here all day, and often steals food from me and my sister! Just like a hyena in the wilderness, utterly disgusting!” Ah Tu spoke with clear displeasure.
They had now arrived at a ramshackle shack on the edge of the shantytown.
This shack was perhaps the most dilapidated in the shantytown, leaning and twisted as if it were about to collapse at any moment.
It was also situated at the very edge, directly facing the harsh radiation outside.
But as Ah Tu got here, a gentle expression gradually appeared on his face.
“Sir, this is the home of my sister and me!”
Saying this, Ah Tu stepped forward and pushed open what could barely be called a door.
“Little sister! I’m back!”
Following Ah Tu’s call, a young girl groped her way out from inside the shanty.
“Brother, is that you?”
With that, Ah Tu excitedly took the big bag of things inside.
At this moment, the girl treasured the piece of fire scorpion jerky in her hand, slipping it into her pocket, then said softly, “My lord, was my brother in great danger at that time?”
Xue An was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, “Yes! If I had been a moment later, he would have died!”
The girl was silent for a while, then said lowly, “Silly brother, I advised him not to go, but he insisted on going. I just smelled the blood on him, but I didn’t dare to say it!”
“Actually… I know he did it for me, but I don’t need to drink first-grade water and eat jerky with every meal. Though water from puddles tastes awful, I’ve grown used to it! Really! I just want my brother to survive!”
The girl’s voice was very calm, a calm that bordered on cruelty.
Xue An didn’t speak, but just listened quietly.
At this time, the girl said quietly, “My lord, my brother is very capable and sensible, if you need an attendant, could you take him with you? Don’t worry about me, I can live on my own!”
Just as the girl was about to continue.
Ah Tu walked out excitedly, holding a bowl of water in his hand.
“Little sister, come, drink some water!”
“Brother, I’m not thirsty, I’ve just had some….”
“Drink!” said Ah Tu, in a stern voice.
The girl obediently took the bowl and sipped a small mouthful, then froze.
“Hehe, tasty, right?” Ah Tu said with a grin.
“This… what is this…?”
“This is the top-grade pure water that my lord gave me! Drink up!”
The girl shook her head, “Brother, this water is too precious. You should exchange it for something else!”

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