As soon as Elder Li finished speaking, an evolved being exclaimed in joy, "That's great! I didn't want to go to Lu Zhou in the first place. It's possible that we'll all be wiped out if we meet some freakish monsters on the way. Besides, do you think the situation will improve when we reach Lu Zhou? "
He shrugged. "After all, no one knows what will happen in the future."
This sentence resonated with many evolvers, and some of them nodded secretly.
If a large number of troops stayed, it meant that in the future, they could still rely on the military to gain at least 1,000 points of vitality energy every day. Where else could they find monsters like the giants?
For example, a large number of zombies could be killed with a single cannon shot. There was no benefit to killing the zombies while the evolved beings could not benefit from it either.
How could it be as satisfying as chopping down the giants that could not resist after being blown up?
Elder Li looked at the crowd with a heavy heart.
There were not many soldiers who were willing to leave. At this time, the evolved beings were an extremely important force. If all the evolved beings stayed, the journey would be filled with danger. There was no guarantee that they would be able to reach Lu Zhou successfully.
More than two thousand soldiers could not protect all the civilians. Even if only 100,000 people were willing to leave together.
The entire auditorium was filled with chatter. Judging from the atmosphere of the conversation, it was already a foregone conclusion that most of the evolved beings would stay.
At this moment, someone stood up.
Lin Xi looked over and saw that it was the muscular man in his thirties wearing a military uniform. The man clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. He said, "My name is Xiao Qiang. I've drawn a Three Star Arcana: Explosive Flesh and Rigid Body.
"The effect of this Arcana is to directly mobilize every muscle fiber. It can even cause the muscles to mutate and produce explosive strength."
Xiao Qiang actually explained his ability in detail. Many people were surprised. Even if he wanted to introduce himself, there was no need to be so thorough. Was this guy brainless?
However, although the Three Star Arcana was far from being comparable to the Six Star Bloodline, it was still good enough and surpassed most people.
"First of all, I would like to tell everyone about my dream."
"When I was young, I had a once-in-a-lifetime dream. That was to become the strongest man on Earth. In the eyes of others, this was a very ridiculous and childish dream, but even when I was in my thirties, I never forgot it. "
Someone could not help but burst out laughing.
Xiao Qiang ignored him and continued to speak in a deep voice, "Before the apocalypse, I practiced wrestling, Sanda, Judo, Karate … all for this dream."
"Maybe you don't know this, but I was once the champion of this city's mixed martial arts, and I even participated in a provincial competition, but … I was defeated. I'm not discouraged. Dreams are dreams because it's never too late to realize them even if it takes a lifetime! "
"Even if I can't achieve it in my lifetime, at least I tried."
As he looked around at the crowd, his eyes shone with a solemn and respectful light. This kind of atmosphere also infected the others. The person who had laughed just now revealed a somewhat ashamed expression.
"When the apocalypse came, I became an evolver and obtained the Exploding Flesh and Rigid Body. Although this is only a Three Star Arcana, I finally have the possibility to realize my dream."
"For more than a month, every day, I have been training my body, my muscles. When most of you followed behind the army, picking up alms and killing the giants who could not resist, I was fighting with the giants with my life."
"With more than 100 kilograms of weight, I ran, jumped, punched, and only rested for three hours a day. The Exploding Flesh and Rigid Body is a special ability, but it lacks martial arts. I used the moves that I had practiced before, and even the skills in fighting games, to create my own fighting martial arts."
"So what if it's only Three Star Arcana? Even if someone obtained the bloodline of Superman, I still firmly believe that one day, I will become stronger than Superman! I will become the strongest man in this country, in Asia, and even on Earth! "
"Even if I didn't obtain the Three Star Exploding Flesh and Rigid Body, even if it's only one star, I will still think of using all methods to become stronger."
"There are no trashy abilities, only trashy people!"
Xiao Qiang, whose eyes were as cold as fire, looked around at all the evolvers. "I'm not saying all this to give you chicken soup for the soul with some childish and ridiculous words. I'm telling you what the source of your heart is."
"Do you still remember the words you heard when you became evolved and in Destiny?"
"No matter what you get, if you become arrogant and complacent, and stop moving forward, then you will be completely eliminated on the path of evolution."
"What is evolution? Is staying in Pearl City forever, following behind the army to kill the giants, evolution? "
Xiao Qiang's tone became more serious, and the muscles on his face were a little twisted. He let out a deep roar. "If you don't face strong enemies, experience danger after danger, and fight between life and death to surpass yourself, how can you achieve true evolution?"
"Yes, as an evolver, at least you don't have to worry about food if you stay. Staying in Pearl City is definitely safer than going to Lu Zhou. But I won't stay. I think those with pride won't stay either."
"Along the way, I will face strong enemies and defeat them. I will challenge myself again and again to surpass my limits and become the strongest. Or, on the path to becoming the strongest, I will fight until I die. This is the life I want."
After saying all this, Xiao Qiang's face became expressionless again and he sat down.
The auditorium was silent for a moment. Then, a young girl of eleven or twelve years of age dressed in a wide-sleeved gown broke the silence with a crisp voice, "What a chuunibyou uncle … But I've been infected. I've made up my mind. I'm going to Lu Province. Let me see what challenges await me along the way!"
"I've also chosen to leave. But Mr. Xiao, I'm very interested in your strength. I hope we can spar when there's time." Wu Yan nodded elegantly and gestured to Xiao Qiang. Her eyes were shining with a green and white light.
"Also, the three brothers of the Beast Squad. My mace is thirsting for blood!" The man with the bloodline of the boar man made a funny snorting sound and raised the spiked mace in his hand.
"Damn it, the iron ball on my chain mace is going to drink blood again!" The dog-headed man bared his teeth and revealed a strange and evil smile.
The minotaur lifted the three-meter-tall bluestone totem pole and slammed it against the ground, causing the entire auditorium to shake. He roared loudly, "Let the monsters of the other cities have a taste of this grandpa's stick. I've long wanted to change it after using this thing to smash giants all day long."
In the hall, Elder Li looked at the crowd excitedly. The other officials looked unfriendly. After being encouraged by Xiao Qiang, many of them who wanted to stay were now leaving.
Behind Lin Xi, Mai Shiranui, who was wearing a black robe, lowered her head and whispered into her ear, "The people of this world are really interesting … Young master, what do you think?"
"Even without him, I would definitely leave."
How could he, who had the talent of 'evolution', stay in a boring city with giants?
After the chaos, Old Man Li did a headcount. There were a total of 13 evolvers who were willing to follow the two thousand soldiers to Lu Zhou. Only 10 of them chose to stay, which was much better than what he had expected.
The military had a lot of things to do. They had to reorganize the soldiers of the four academies, prepare the supplies and food, and report the new relocation decision on television so that the people could choose and gather. In the end, they decided to leave three days later.
The thirteen evolvers agreed to have a meeting before they left.
Lin Xi and Mai Shiranui were about to return to the Faculty of Finance and Trade when Wu Yan, the most powerful evolver among them, stopped him, "Hello, Lin Xi. I've heard about you from Commander Liu. You can fly. Not bad."
Wu Yan was young. Although he had the blood of the Star Spirit Clan, which made his face different from ordinary people, it was easy to tell that he was only twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
He smiled at Lin Xi and said, "I've also tried flying. In theory, using psionic energy, I can fly into the sky and even fly out of this planet and into the universe. However, my spiritual energy is not strong enough, and I don't have enough control. I hope that one day, I can be like you."
"Hello."
Lin Xi was a bit reserved when facing strangers, so he didn't say much after greeting him.
"Let's talk again in the future." Wu Yan nodded and walked toward Xiao Qiang. The two were probably going to have a private competition. Lin Xi was very curious, but he didn't have an invitation, so it was not appropriate for him to go.
After returning to the school and the three beauties' temporary home, Lin Xi told them about the division of the four academies. Some people left, and some stayed.
"You … can't stay? It's so dangerous outside, it's better to stay in Pearl City. " Even if Wang Feifei's parents were not in the city, she didn't want to leave. Her current life was far worse than before doomsday, but it was much better than others.
He Rui and Ning Shuixin didn't say anything, but from their eyes, it could be seen that they also didn't want to leave.
After all, they weren't evolved people. Now that they had a stable life and unknown dangers, it wasn't hard to guess what they would think. Moreover, Pearl City was their hometown.
"I've decided."
Lin Xi's mind naturally wouldn't change because of the three girls. He thought for a moment and said, "If you want to stay, I can ask the army to take care of you."
The girls shook their heads, showing a frightened expression. They wanted to stay, but how could they dare to? Everything they had was given by Lin Xi. Without him, they would sink in the face of a storm. Let alone the army, even if it was another evolved person, they wouldn't trust him.
Wasn't Zhang Lei an example?
In the next two days, besides hunting the giants, Lin Xi also searched for some food, including a lot of rotten meat, which was the Tyrant's food. In addition, he got some chocolates and candies from the army. Actually, it wasn't much, just a small box.
At night, when he returned to the school, he met Commander Liu, who was accompanied by a girl.
"Lin Xi, I was going to look for you. This is the evolved person who contacted us this afternoon. She has a five-star talent, and she also wants to leave. I brought her to you, so she can be your teammate."
Seeing the girl's face, Lin Xi was slightly stunned.
"It's you!"
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