harleyscars 46: Many people will die.
46: Many people will die.
Seeing Lin Yu's curious expression, Su Chen calmly took out his glasses case from his pocket and placed it on the table.
"I found it; it's just a pair of contact lenses."
This was a prepared statement he made long ago, and he responded without batting an eye.
Lin Yu was even more suspicious: "Gold-colored contact lenses?"
Su Chen declared confidently, "I'm just a bit of a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur)! Isn't this color perfect?"
"Huh? Chuunibyou?" Lin Yu blinked, not quite understanding at first.
Su Chen said seriously, "I'm twenty years old this year, which is the best age for 'chuunibyou' (middle school syndrome), is there a problem with that?"
"..."
Seeing that Su Chen clearly didn't want to tell the truth, Lin Yu didn't press him further, but she remained on edge.
For someone like her who had received the gene-evolution serum, her five senses were amplified to an almost exaggerated degree. It was this extraordinary perception that made her realize how dangerous Su Chen was today—the closer she got to him, the more her pores seemed to pop open like a startled cat!
I hadn't felt this way in the past few days.
That's why she couldn't help but ask a few more questions.
Lin Yu glanced at Su Chen again, and seeing that he still looked relaxed and casual, she knew that asking him again would be pointless.
The two chatted as they walked along the red brick path in the community. Along the way, they saw well-maintained fish ponds, vegetable gardens with tilled soil, and grain planting areas, where residents were busy working enthusiastically.
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm and initiative in building the community, Su Chen had a preliminary impression of Captain Chen's abilities.
Lin Yu grew increasingly angry as she watched, and finally couldn't help but mutter a curse under her breath:
"This neighborhood supervisor on rotation is absolutely incompetent!"
Hearing her scold so directly, Su Chen's heart stirred.
He wasn't really sure what Lin Yu thought was wrong, but since he was going to pretend to be a "survivor" like her, he at least had to be in sync with her in terms of thinking.
So he casually added, "Yeah, this is definitely the worst management team I've ever seen."
Now he wasn't exaggerating when he said that—the primal energy from his Witcher profession constantly enhanced his physique, and with the Gatling gun he'd just acquired from the rescue kit, he was confident that his combat prowess was on par with that of any other survivor.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu subconsciously looked at Su Chen, her heart pounding with surprise.
"The worst class I've ever seen"?
How many cycles of reincarnation must he have gone through?
Could the "prehistoric civilization" he mentioned before just be one of the worlds he reincarnated in?
If that's the case, why did Su Chen look like an ordinary person without any enhancements before?
Is it because his reincarnated world lacks enhancement methods? Or did he use some method to conceal his strength?
Or... is there some special reason?
Lin Yu was lost in thought when Su Chen asked a question that seemed to have been deliberately obscured:
"Lin Yu, if you were in charge of managing this community now, what would you do?"
Lin Yu snapped out of her daze. She knew this question inside and out, and answered it immediately:
"Then we should definitely establish a complete defense system first!"
Su Chen didn't speak, but gestured for her to continue with her eyes.
Lin Yu already had a complete plan in mind, and was just worried that no one would listen, so she immediately started talking:
"Everyone knows that the public housing system in the property management office can not only be used to buy water and electricity with public survival points, but also to pay for protection fees and exchange for various public buildings."
"But what about them? They've poured all their money into fish fry and seeds. If they're all dead tomorrow, what good will all that stuff do them..."
Upon hearing this, Su Chen's eyelids twitched.
If even buying food in a personal home is ridiculously expensive, then by that logic, how much more expensive must those fish fry be?
And those grain seeds...
Su Chen felt increasingly uneasy as he thought about it—tens of thousands of fish fry, plus all sorts of seeds, how many points would that cost?
So, does that mean all the stock in the community has been used up?
Lin Yu became increasingly angry as she spoke, and her speech quickened considerably:
"They must have spent all of that one and only public points bonus before the monster siege!"
"These idiots! Instead of using their points to build defenses, they're wasting them on this useless thing! They're absolutely stupid!"
"What's the difference between this and just throwing points into the sea? If I were in charge..."
As the conversation progressed, the topic shifted to "what if I were the administrator."
She spoke eloquently, and Su Chen simply listened, occasionally nodding and praising her for making sense.
Lin Yu got even more excited and spoke with even more fervor.
As Su Chen listened, he gained a clearer understanding of Lin Yu's personality—sure enough, this girl genuinely loved being the "boss."
After listening to Lin Yu's passionate plan, Su Chen gained a more thorough understanding of the role of the public system and a clearer vision of his future development path.
However, he still calmly interjected:
"Farming is an instinct ingrained in our bones. Look how enthusiastic the residents are about these industries. Besides, they are all ordinary people, not survivors, and they don't have the foresight to plan ahead, so it's normal for them to want to survive and develop first."
Lin Yu was getting into the swing of things when Su Chen interrupted her, which calmed her down by half, but she still frowned.
"I still don't think it'll work! The first monster siege wasn't too difficult, but this isn't a video game; there's no tutorial!"
She looked at Su Chen intently:
"If we make a mistake, many people will die! These residents are useless now, but if we can withstand a few sieges, they can be transformed into a reliable force."
"So Su Chen, we need to create some crisis situations to raise their awareness! Otherwise, if the monsters really attack, too many of these foolish residents will die, making it even harder to defend!"
After listening, Su Chen roughly understood what Lin Yu meant—she wanted to manage the community in a militarized manner, and the reason she said so much was to try to get him on board.
But Su Chen simply shook his head calmly:
"You can give it a try, but I won't participate."
Seeing Su Chen's indifferent attitude, Lin Yu became a little anxious:
"If we let them deal with the siege like this now, many of us will die! Isn't this just wasting our strength?"
"The subsequent sieges will be increasingly difficult. If we don't build up our strength now, you won't be able to hold out alone once our common home is destroyed!"
Su Chen looked at her with his golden eyes.
The side effects of being a Witcher made it difficult for him to show his emotions, but even so, Lin Yu still felt an invisible pressure.
Finally, Su Chen simply said four words:
"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
Lin Yu quickly called out to him, "Wait!"
Su Chen stopped in his tracks: "Is there anything else?"
Seeing that Su Chen didn't want to talk much, Lin Yu smiled bitterly to herself—this guy is too cautious, he won't reveal any information.
She stopped beating around the bush and asked directly with a serious expression:
"Did you go into that dark forest yesterday?"