"If heâs so powerful, would you eat shit if he asked you to?"
Tu Long was suddenly at a loss for words.
Because Liang Yuan was right, manipulation superpowers werenât all-powerful.
It wasnât like Tu Long would just do whatever Hong Fu told him to.
Most of the time, the manipulation had to align with Tu Longâs own logic to be successful.
Sometimes it might lower his intelligence, like when he, a proud leader, went out to find food for others.
He didnât think much of it at the time, but looking back now, he felt like an idiot.
If Hong Fu had directly manipulated him to eat shit, he definitely wouldnât have listened.
His mouth moved, but he didnât know how to defend himself.
Liang Yuan said calmly, "If it werenât for the fact that you still have some use, do you think youâd still be alive?"
"Heh, as long as youâre with me, stay obedient. You canât escape my grasp."
Tu Long didnât dare speak, so he awkwardly smiled.
Back at Gouwu Pavilion, he knew Liang Yuan wouldnât spare him, so in a fit of defiance, he dared to stand up to Liang Yuan, ready to die.
But now, knowing Liang Yuan might not kill him, he didnât dare provoke him anymore.
Who wants to die if they can live?
At this moment, Zhao Kai and Ding Yan returned with two superpower users from the shelter.
These superpower users seemed somewhat fearful upon arriving at the Fire Bamboo Forest.
Some even secretly looked around, seemingly searching for an escape route.
More were anxious and uneasy.
"Brother Liang, the situation at Meihai Garden is a bit complicated."
Upon seeing Liang Yuan, Zhao Kai immediately reported on the situation at Meihai Garden, mainly about the sins committed by Li Yuefeng and Qin Xiaoyan, and Qu Mengju.
Liang Yuanâs face darkened after listening, "They really deserve to die."
"Brother Liang, what should we do about those plum blossom pigs that ate human flesh?"
Liang Yuan shook his head slightly, "Canât let people eat them. Bring all these plum blossom pigs over to me, and Iâll handle it."
Zhao Kai nodded, "Alright, Iâll take care of it."
Ding Yan also came over and said, "I didnât expect Meihai Garden to be in such a state. Seems like Li Yuefeng truly deserves to die."
Liang Yuan asked, "Whatâs the situation at Phoenix Temple?"
Ding Yan glanced at Tu Long and sneered, "Theyâre dirt poor. No food, no supplies."
"All the superpower users donât even have decent clothes, and they all stink to high heaven."
Liang Yuan looked at Tu Long, "What about your resources?"
Tu Long showed a helpless expression, "I have no resources. Everything at the shelter is managed by Hong Fu. All the food, I had to work hard to get it."
"The slightly better stuff, besides for myself, I had to prioritize Old Yang."
Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Old Yang?"
Ding Yan immediately said, "Itâs an old man named Yang Lin, also a superpower user, who can make bursting runes. Weâve brought him over."
"Ding Yan, who did you say? Yang Lin?"
As soon as Ding Yan finished speaking, Yang Mei, who was discussing something nearby, suddenly looked up in surprise and quickly asked.
Ding Yan turned his head, "Yes, Yang Lin. Yang Mei, do you know him?"
Yang Mei quickly asked, "Is this Yang Lin from Meishan Village? Is he a bit of an unruly old rascal?"
Ding Yan thought for a bit, then nodded, "Heâs a bit incoherent."
Yang Mei got excited, "Thatâs him. Heâs an elder from our village, in terms of seniority, heâd be like my grandfather."
Liang Yuan was surprised and asked Tu Long, "Is this Old Yang from Meishan Village?"
Tu Long quickly said, "I donât know. Everyone here is from Yangshan District."
"Later, this old guy awakened the [Imitation] ability, able to quickly replicate many things."
"Even runes, he can quickly copy and replicate. All our bursting runes are made by him."
"This old man is crazy, needs good food and drink to produce runes. Otherwise, he wonât do it. We had no choice but to keep him in a cave."
Liang Yuan immediately said, "Ding Yan, bring him here."
Ding Yan nodded, "Alright."
Then Liang Yuan looked at Tu Long and said, "Of the four shelters, only your Phoenix Temple is in this state. Canât you learn from others, like farming or raising livestock?"
Tu Long said, "We donât have anyone with farming skills. We tried raising mutant beasts before but couldnât. They consumed a lot of food."
"As for vegetables, there are many mutant plants on the mountain, and we donât know what is edible."
"We were all office workers before, no one knows this stuff. Some were desperate enough to eat wild vegetables and got poisoned."
Liang Yuan was speechless. He could see now that the Phoenix Temple camp was full of young men, no women.
They were probably all office workers before the apocalypse and didnât know how to farm or raise livestock.
If they had taken in some elderly or women, they wouldnât be so clueless.
In this doomsday world, surviving alone is tough. Ordinary people must unite to live.
Even superpower users lack basic life skills.
Running a shelter requires more than combat power; organizational skills and diverse talents are essential to strengthen the shelter.
Liang Yuan couldnât help but curse, "Then why the hell didnât you take in more people? You even drove us away?"
Thinking about it made him angry, and he kicked Tu Long a few times.
Tu Long lay down, covering the kicked spots, pretending to be in pain.
He muttered, "I had no choice. Hong Fu said if we took in more people, we couldnât sustain them. If we didnât, Wu Meng, Li Yuefeng, and Tian Wei would take them in."