Chapter 168: She Made a Very Good Point

Xiaoliuzi searched for a long time and finally found the person on the mountain.

Zheng Tian saw him poking his head around from far away, and after asking Liu Mu, he called the person over directly.

"Brother Liuzi, are you here to inspect the work?"

The place where they were was not within the excavation range originally designated by Pastor Kamp; although Xiaoliuzi was a bit afraid of Liu Mu, he couldn't help but come up to see what was going on at this moment.

Hearing Zheng Tian say that it was Liu Mu who wanted to excavate here, he was full of doubts, but he was tactful enough not to question it in front of the workers. Of course, he didn't go down the mountain to the road construction site to ask Liu Mu either.

Liu Mu had a three-day agreement with Kamp, and today was still only the first day, but Xiaoliuzi's heart was still with Kamp, so he went to find the real Boss.

After reporting all the details of the construction site from nearly the whole day, Xiaoliuzi bowed his waist, waiting for the next instructions from Haide Kanpu.

At this moment, Pastor Kamp was still in a priest's robe so clean there wasn't a speck of dust, standing straight beneath a statue of a goddess. Shedding his usual cold, unfeeling seriousness, his eyes gazed fervently at the face of the goddess statue. The "Bible" in his hands was flipped through gently; he didn't even look at it, yet his mouth accurately recited the scriptures upon it.

After a long while, Kamp closed the "Bible" and turned slightly, but he did not look at Xiaoliuzi, as if the person before him were some filthy thing, and looking at him for even one second more would pollute his spirituality.

"Continue to monitor. That group of people came together to seek a way to survive. As long as they devoutly offer their labor to the Master, they may be given enough things."

As he spoke, he paused, as if afraid Xiaoliuzi would not understand, "Equipment, food, and everything else are the Master's grace; you should always be mindful of the Master's kindness. Amen!"

Madaha, who had spent some time with Kamp, stood on the other side. Seeing the former press his chest in gratitude, he also crossed his hands over his chest and leaned his upper body forward, "Amen!"

Xiaoliuzi followed suit, but he only learned the superficial appearance and lacked devotion.

For people he didn't even think highly of himself, Kamp would never require them to believe in his Master; that would be disrespectful to the Master.

After driving the person away, Kamp was not truly as at ease as he had said. His gaze fell upon Madaha, and he asked in a voice full of majesty, "Xiao Ha, you are the child with the most spirituality among this group. In your opinion, can that woman become a believer of the Master?"

Being asked such an important question for the first time, Madaha was stunned on the spot. His brain reacted much slower, and soon this shock turned into embarrassment, and his face flushed with shame.

"Reporting to you, my Lord, I failed to observe carefully. I have failed your trust!"

His knees went soft, and he knelt down facing the goddess statue, "I repent."

"The Master will forgive a devout child. Go, go and tell her of the Master's grand vision; the Holy Land always welcomes capable subjects."

"Yes, I serve the Holy Goddess with my blood!"

Madaha crawled on the ground and kissed the tip of Kamp's shoe before retreating on his knees.

Walking out of the somewhat cramped Xiaojiaotang, Madaha's eyes wavered slightly; the aura emanating from Pastor Kamp just now made him feel subconscious fear.

Walking in the sunlight at this moment, he even felt that there were invisible eyes in the church behind him following him, making him unconsciously quicken his pace.

But he couldn't clearly say what he was afraid of; it shouldn't be Pastor Kamp, who helped his whole family, nor should it be the goddess statue with its kind face.

Madaha could not figure it out, his back gradually soaked with sweat, until he saw the curling smoke from cooking fires in the distance and his mother's smile appeared in his mind, and his heart gradually calmed down.

Before the disaster, he was a firm materialist youth, and even before meeting Pastor Kamp, he remained firm, but...

Kamp not only gave them life-saving food but also brought other things; it was that kind of thing that could be called a miracle that made him have to bow his head to the Holy Goddess.

He might have doubts in his heart, but whenever this thought emerged, a familiar fear would arise in his heart, suppressing it fiercely...

Seeing from afar that his mother was talking to the woman who had just arrived, Madaha felt a surge of anger; it was this woman who caused him to fail in his duty in front of Pastor Kamp today!

Liu Mu, who had learned from Ma Dajie that someone would deliver enough food and supplies every week, looked up and met the angry face of the young man surnamed Ma, and immediately felt puzzled.

"Does this kid have an Oedipus complex, unable to stand others talking to his mother?" Liu Mu muttered to herself, but she didn't take him seriously and continued to ask Ma Dajie what other Mutated Plants they had tried eating.

"The tofu greens we usually eat are from that mountain. Everyone is lacking vitamins now, so they often go to pick some. If you go over that mountain, there is a fairly large lake. There are also a few types of plants on the lakeside that can be eaten, but there are Mutated Eels in the lake. They are quite large and can even come ashore, so no one dares to go."

"Mutated Eels..." Liu Mu nodded, "Are there any Mutated Animals nearby that can be eaten? I see there isn't much meat in the warehouse; if we keep eating like this, we won't have the strength to work."

At this time, Madaha had already walked close and, hearing her say this, snorted coldly, "Meat is naturally provided by the church, safe and non-toxic; there is no need for workers to go hunting at all. If a serious injury or death occurs, can you be responsible?"

"I," Liu Mu didn't indulge anyone, let alone an adult, "can!"

"Big Sister, when I win the bet with that someone, I'll take people to get some fresh meat back to eat. Don't say, we few partners have eaten plenty of Mutated Animal meat; when the time comes, I'll teach you how to process it."

"That would be great, how good it is to have meat to eat." Ma Dajie rolled her eyes at her own son; she had been getting more and more annoyed with this "good son" of hers these past two days, "Xiao Ha, have some manners. When you see Auntie Mu, you should greet her. Where are the civilized manners I taught you when you were little?"

Liu Mu smiled, glanced at the incredulous Madaha, hummed a little tune with her hands behind her back, and exited the scene of a mother teaching her son.

After a full meal, work continued. Liu Mu leisurely finished inspecting the road construction and then walked up the mountain, looking not at all in a hurry.

Halfway there, she met Qi Kui, who was coming off his shift. She was far away and originally wanted to take a detour, but the man rushed over himself.

"Mu Liu, I ask you, are those people in your group?"

Afraid that this group of people would have problems while mining, Qi Kui had been so worried he didn't sleep all night. He rushed to the mountain to check as soon as he got off work today, but when he asked several people, they simply ignored him.

Just as he was coming down the mountain, he saw Liu Mu, so he hurried over to ask.

He considered himself to be the one recruited by Pastor Kamp personally to maintain order, so he naturally wasn't managed by others, and for this newcomer, Liu Mu, who was also a woman, there was no need to be polite.

"Yes," Liu Mu maintained her slow pace of ascending, and actually admitted it just like that.

Qi Kui acted as if he had caught some big handle and immediately questioned, "What kind of conspiracy do you have? Why do you want to come here?"

"To eat," Liu Mu didn't stop at all, as if this person were some kind of mentally disabled person, actually asking such an idiotic question.

"You still haven't said what kind of conspiracy you have?" Qi Kui couldn't stand a woman being so indifferent in front of him, making it seem like he was the clown.

"Hmph," Liu Mu stopped and glanced down at him from above, "Of course, it's to become a leader! To become the most valuable person to the company, earn the most money, enjoy the best treatment, and live a comfortable life as a superior in the apocalypse."

Then she continued walking, and Qi Kui was stunned on the spot. These words... perhaps, it seems, it appears... were very logical and made a lot of sense!