Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 711: Invitation to a Dinner Party

Mr. Qiao led the Heart Talk Team into a European-styled courtyard, which was also two-storied, but each floor was exceptionally tall. Upon entering, the luxurious decorations inside had everyone unable to refrain from expressing their admiration.

"The Nickle Family advocates hedonism, so even during the Apocalypse, they are willing to spend a great deal of manpower and resources to build houses,"

Mr. Qiao said.

Mr. Qiao also introduced two servants from Country Y—both were black women dressed as maids, which made Nie Qing look again and again, even wanting to go up and touch their skin to see if it was painted with any dyes or oils.

"Mr. Qiao, thank you for your kindness, but we’re not used to having someone serve us alone, we can manage by ourselves, is that okay?"

Su Jin was a bit embarrassed, as it was their first time having maids offered to them.

"But Miss Su, with their help, things would be much easier for you,"

Mr. Qiao still wanted to insist.

"I’m sorry, Mr. Qiao, but everyone in our family, aside from Su Jin, doesn’t understand foreign languages, and it would be uncomfortable,"

Lu Hao also said.

They were not used to living with strangers, nor did they need any services.

Seeing everyone on the Heart Talk Team sticking to their position, Mr. Qiao had no choice but to give up, and he let them know that he and David would be living in the residence on the right. If there were any matters, they would inform the Heart Talk Team, or the Team could come to find them as well.

"Oh, by the way, there’s a banquet at Xius’s place tonight at 7 o’clock, and it might trouble you to attend,"

Mr. Qiao said before leaving.

Once Mr. Qiao had left, Nie Qing could no longer hold back his question: "Those two maids just now, why was their skin so black?"

Lu Guanhai, sitting with one leg crossed over the other on a European-style sofa, said, "It’s from being sunburned."

"Uncle Lu, you can’t deceive people like that. By the way, Su Jin, what were they saying just now?"

Lin Xiuyuan asked eagerly, feeling like that man and woman didn’t seem very friendly towards them.

"That woman called Lina said that there are some old folks in this base who have mentioned us before, and that Xius, seems to be something like the head of this place’s family,"

Su Jin recalled and explained.

They believed they had never had any contact with people from Country Y, but it seemed that the people here were very familiar with them, which was truly strange.

"I think we can ask Mr. Qiao sometime; he probably knows a lot, and I believe he would tell us,"

Lu Hao said. He had also heard Lian Jiyue mention some things about Country Y, where customs highly valued those ancient great families, and those families held a significant part of the country’s power.

However, within these families, there were also many side branches, so private struggles within the family were not uncommon. The side branches were far less esteemed than the main line, and some family heads could even kill off members of the side branches at will without facing legal repercussions from Country Y’s law.

"So that Xius, he must be from the so-called main line of the Nickle Family?"

Su Jin speculated, while Mr. Qiao very likely was an undervalued side member.

"This is complicated like some ancient palace drama,"

Su Xiangzhe thought of those palace and mansion dramas Lin Tianhui had watched, which were all about conflicts between the legitimate and illegitimate offspring.

"Pretty much, now that we’ve become involved, we do need to know a bit,"

Lu Hao said.

"Right, Xiao Jin, you go have some food first. For this evening’s banquet and such, it’s better if you don’t touch anything,"

Huang Yunxiang remembered Lin Tianhui’s teachings. It wasn’t about disliking other people’s food but rather everything here was too foreign, and what if someone wanted to harm them by tampering with the food.

"Mhm, I just went up to the second floor, there’s also a formal hall there. How about we have dinner there first?"

Su Jin suggested. If they ate on the second floor and someone came in, they could clean up right away. As for the banquet, it would be enough to just listen and observe; they would be better off not eating anything.

...

It turned out that the family’s decision was very correct. The so-called banquet consisted entirely of large platters of meat from mutant animals, some of the meat still even oozing red blood, causing Su Jin to feel somewhat unwell just by looking at it.

"How come, our Nickle family’s meals don’t suit your tastes?"

Although Xius asked with a smile, Su Jin still detected the displeasure in his tone.

"The thing is, we were quite fatigued from travelling all the way here, so we couldn’t help but have some dinner at our residence. We’re not hungry anymore, Mr. Xius needn’t worry about us,"

Su Jin explained.

"You do save our Y country some supplies, hahaha,"

Xius pointed at them and laughed.

Su Jin nodded slightly and continued to sit in the Heart Talk Team’s designated seats. However, the family had not touched any of the food laid out in front of them.

"Tsk tsk, such idiots, to actually pass up such sumptuous food,"

"Yeah, probably got intimidated by our luxurious main course and dare not eat, haha,"

"Now only our Nickle family can afford to enjoy such a feast. They’ll realize this once they leave,"

"..."

Whispers reached Su Jin’s ears, but she paid no attention and continued chatting with Qiao beside her.

"Miss Su, do you really have a way to exterminate the Zombie Cockroaches? Are you a Fire Element Ability User?"

Lina, who sat opposite, suddenly asked, and everyone else looked over.

"I am a Wood Element Ability User,"

Su Jin replied.

"What?! How is a Wood Element Ability User going to kill Zombie Cockroaches?"

Not just Lina was surprised, everyone else also started talking amongst themselves.

"Lina, Miss Su is now a Level Seven Wood Element, her Wood Element Ability is also very impressive,"

Qiao quickly clarified. Although he had only seen Su Jin’s wooden spikes, he had also heard some rumors from S Base, where it seemed that everyone held a great deal of respect for Su Jin.

Level Seven?

Lina couldn’t help but widen her eyes. She was only a Level Four Ability User herself. How had someone reached Level Seven?

"It must be from constantly forcing plants to grow, that’s how she leveled up,"

Lina asserted confidently.

"No, no, no, Lina, Heart Talk’s Mr. Lu is also a Level Seven Fire Element, and Mr. Lin is Level Six Ice Element. The others are all outstanding individuals among Level Fives,"

Qiao said with a smile.

All of a sudden, the food in Lina’s plate seemed to lose its taste. She had heard before that the Heart Talk Team was formidable, but she hadn’t expected their levels to be so high.

"So, can the Heart Talk Team start the mission to exterminate Zombie Cockroaches tomorrow?"

Xius put down his knife and fork and asked seriously.

"Yes, we’ll need someone to guide us. Let’s start with the five major Zombie Cockroach nests in your country,"

Su Jin nodded as she spoke.

The five major Zombie Cockroach nests?

Is she joking?

"Miss Su, perhaps you could start with trying out the Zombie Cockroach nests in some smaller towns nearby, the Cockroach Nests are far too dangerous,"

An older Y country man sitting beside Xius suggested.