Apocalyptic Calamity: My Proficiency Panel-Chapter 99 - 88 Malicious Chosen._1

Chapter 99: Chapter 88: Malicious, Chosen._1

Chapter 99: Chapter 88: Malicious, Chosen._1

Like Ba Duan Jin and Tai Chi, which Xu Xiu practiced when she was in college, many people have practiced these exercises.

Although she has forgotten most of it after not practicing for many years, she quickly picked them up after learning them twice from Zhang Yuan and Chen Li.

However, what surprised her was that she felt a lack of strength after doing the exercises just three times!

“It can’t be, Ba Duan Jin is considered a health regimen exercise, but I have not heard of such effects before.”

Xu Xiu was surprised but remained calm. She didn’t voice her doubts immediately. Instead, she thought if zombie-like monsters and superhumans are popping up, then perhaps it seems reasonable that Ba Duan Jin, the traditional Qigong exercise passed down since ancient times, could somehow change.

“It may be a good thing,”

Xu Xiu thought to herself before heading to the living room to rest. However, Liu Fang brought over a bowl of freshly prepared milk powder for her: “Xu Xiu, drink this bowl of milk, quick.”

“Milk powder?”

Xu Xiu froze for a moment, surprised. Liu Fang explained, and Xu Xiu accepted the bowl with a clearer understanding, then she drank the milk powder with some curious thoughts swirling in her mind.

After finishing, Xu Xiu volunteered to wash everyone’s bowls. When she came out of the kitchen, Zhang Yuan cheerfully started chatting with her and Chen Li, while Yinyin quietly watched them.

“Xu Xiu, did you say you used to work on solar power generation?”

………

“Vroom~”

After picking several outfits that he thought Xu Xiu would be pleased with from a roadside store and placing them in the car, Li Ming drove from the Linjiang villa area to the gathering spot atop the canteen. He parked the car and saw Chen Qiang leading four men, including Cao Li, waiting for him.

Li Ming chuckled when he saw them and they all greeted him, with even Cao Li attempting to win his favor with nods and smiles.

On the other side, Liu Li stood with three women, beaming brightly.

“Alright, everyone gets in the car. I need to recruit ten more people to work today. Just wait around for a bit.”

Li Ming waved his hand and paid no mind to whether Cao Li was Chen Zhuang’s subordinate, it didn’t really matter. The only ones that mattered were Chen Zhuang and his minions.

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“Alright, go, just call your husband over.”

Li Ming glanced at Liu Li and chuckled. She seemed eager to move to a house in that area and live with her husband and wanted him to also be able to work there. He agreed readily, his eyes twinkling.

Building a reputation and forming a group at this gathering site is important, but there also had to be a gradual migration of individuals to his own spot to build strength.

What’s more, he needed more hands for work, so he was more than happy to accommodate Liu Li’s slight demands.

“That’s great to hear, thanks Brother Ming, muah~”

A radiant smile lit up Liu Li’s face. Now that both of them had jobs, it meant they could continue living decently. She leaned over and kissed Li Ming in her excitement, then ran off laughing to fetch her husband.

Li Ming shook his head and climbed the stairs. Along the way, he saw the people who guarded the stairway. He greeted them with a nod, and soon enough, Liu Li came back with a bespectacled man by her side.

The man respectfully greeted Li Ming, who waved him off and allowed them to leave. Liu Li leaned over and gave Li Ming one more peck on the cheek before departing joyously with her husband.

“Fellas, I need to recruit ten more men. That guy earlier doesn’t count. What do you think, want to join me?”

After Liu Li left, Li Ming looked towards the men guarding the stairs and casually suggested, his eyes flashing.

He could sense something different about these four men, which was probably why they reacted the way they did when he first arrived. If these guys understood what was really going on, he wouldn’t mind getting closer to them.

Moreover, his plan for the day involved heavy physical labor. He needed to cut down many trees to clear a straight path from Huajiang to the villa area.

This would entail chopping down trees, which would in turn require people with strength. The only strong people in this place were the ones wielding weapons. Instead of recruiting the inexperienced from upstairs, he might as well recruit these gatekeepers.

“Us?”

Upon hearing Li Ming’s words, Sun San, the lead man, hesitated, then glanced at his brothers in silence and said, “Brother Ming, we have to guard this place. We can’t leave.”

“Anyone can do the job of guarding,”

Having read Sun San’s attitude, Li Ming said no more on the topic, just leaving him with that comment before continuing upstairs towards where people were gathered.

Most of the people inside the gathering place had nothing to do. Although Li Ming arrived early, many people who got up early were also there. As he entered the building, many pairs of eager eyes were cast towards him.

After the discussion with Chen Zhuang yesterday, Li Ming’s reputation was set and everyone was aware of his presence.

“Brother Ming, are you here to recruit workers?”

A bold woman approached and asked Li Ming as soon as he walked in, her question leading others to think about Li Ming’s intentions as all the people he had previously recruited were gone, and their eyes glistened with anticipation.

“Yes, I’ll need to recruit six more men later. Everyone can line up.”

Li Ming smiled and announced to people inside the gathering place. The woman who had initially approached him, sighed disappointedly, but there were murmurs of excitement around her as people started to form a line.

Li Ming left a word unattended then asked where Brother Zhuang was before he walked straight towards Brother Zhuang’s house.

“Could you just tell him that Li Ming has something to discuss with Brother Zhuang.”

Once at the doorway, seeing someone was on guard, Li Ming immediately started speaking kindly to the guy outside. The man nodded respectfully upon hearing Li Ming’s words, then knocked on the door to announce Li Ming’s arrival. A moment later, the door was opened, and Chen Zhuang voluntarily came out of the room.

“Brother Ming, ah. Do you have some free time to chat today?”

Chen Zhuang, just out of the room, focused his gaze on Li Ming and opened his mouth with a smile.

“Not really, I still have many tasks waiting to be handled. But I am here to request a couple of guys from you, Brother Zhuang.”

Li Ming laughed, sweeping his hand around and then pointed towards the staircase, “I quite like the look of the four guarding the stairs. I hope to have them, what do you think Brother Zhuang, would you let them go?”

“Sure, why wouldn’t I? Wang Jun, you go, swap those Sun San brothers guarding there, let them rest after their task is done.”

Chen Zhuang waved his hand without a care, randomly called someone, and Li Ming thanked him for his generosity. He then excused himself and went forward to recruit.

Chen Zhuang watched Li Ming’s leaving figure with a smile, then he turned back to his room with satisfaction.

This conversation made everyone present realize the harmonious relationship between Brother Zhuang and Brother Ming, which relieved them.

No one wants to see a dispute between their boss and someone like Li Ming who is willing to work hard, especially when they view Li Ming as their fallback option.

When Chen Zhuang was back in his room, drowned in a sea of women with nothing on, he leisurely pulled the white-legged woman manager into his arms, reminiscing about the amiable conversation with Li Ming.

He chuckled softly: “Manager Yang, did you figure out how to kill Li Ming and the little monkey?”

“Spread the little monkey’s dirty deeds to Li Ming, first leave an impression that the little monkey is not a good man. Then make a way to get the little monkey’s sister-in-law and cousin to Li Ming for a while. Once the little monkey finds out, he and Li Ming will become enemies.”

Manager Yang hurriedly replied. Satisfied with her answer, Chen Zhuang then pondered: “The first part is doable, but it’s tricky to get the little monkey’s sister-in-law and cousin on Li Ming’s side. We’ll have to think about it.”

“I won’t rest easy until they’re both dead. External mutant beasts are dangerous enough, but we can’t have any threats from within.”

“Especially that damn little monkey, who ran so fast. I have to chop him up after killing him and let his sister-in-law and cousin tear on his finger while I have my fun.”

“It’d be perfect if they killed each other. Perfect!”

“No one would even suspect me then. They’d just think they killed each other given that I’ve been so good to them…”

“Let’s wait a bit more, until he finishes his work, everything is settled…then let him die!”

“Everyone who threatens me should die!”

Chen Zhuang’s eyes got more and more fiery as he talked. Afterwards, he took a slice of meat and stuffed it into Manager Yang’s mouth, full of excitement.

Manager Yang was trembling, her face pale and angry at the man above her.

………

“Did you hear that, Zhou Cheng? Brother Ming wants six men, and you definitely can do it.”

When Li Ming’s words stoked up the assembly space, in the living quarters, Sister Lin turned on her side in Zhou Cheng’s bed, glanced outside, then looked back at Zhou Cheng and said,

“Zhou Cheng, listen to your sister. As long as we work hard for him, we’ll survive, understand?”

Sister Lin gazed at Zhou Cheng, reminding him gently: “You go out with your Brother Zhao, whoever lands the job, get it. Your sister will be waiting in bed for you, alright?”

Sister Lin’s voice was very gentle, seeming to soothe everything in her tone, accepting anything. Zhou Cheng took a deep breath looking at the woman in front of him.

He breathed deeply, like he wanted to let everything that had happened before go. He looked at their shabby shelter, knowing that the past had passed, and he needed to start anew.

“Sister Lin, I might sound selfish, but I hope you understand. Brother Zhao could have a broken arm, he can’t do heavy manual labor. If we go to work together, we will not earn the same amount.”

“If I earn more, you can’t sleep with Brother Zhao anymore.”

Zhou Cheng looked at the woman in front of him, suppressed his emotions, and spoke in a stern and serious tone, “Let Brother Zhao treat you as married to me, and I’ll provide for you. If he is in difficulty and I can help, I will. Do we have a deal?”

I…”

Sister Lin looked at Zhou Cheng with her mouth slightly agape, somewhat speechless. She pondered, and finally nodded tacitly in a short moment.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Cheng gave a little laugh, leaned over and kissed her, then crawled out of bed, got dressed, and went into the crowd to get in line. On his way, he lined up with Zhao Wen and briefly explained the situation to him.

Zhao Wen was taken aback, then after thinking about it, he frowned and said, “I won’t touch her anymore, but I have to keep the role of being part of her family. The food I get in the assembly has to be mine.”

“Alright, then Sister Lin can just sleep and stay at my place. Just bring her daily necessities to my place, Brother Zhao. If you need any help in the future, just let me know.”

Zhou Cheng nodded, and Zhao Wen reluctantly agreed. Then they waited in line together.

Soon, Li Ming walked up to the front to pick people. Zhou Cheng watched him silently until Li Ming looked at him.

“You, and the one behind you, come on up.”

Li Ming casually pointed at Xu Xiu’s husband and the man behind him. Both lighted up and quickly came forward.