This Zhang He in front of him was only 12, just a kid
Yet he had courage and principles that was lacking in some adults. While the river was bountiful, and many survivors gathered, few dared to venture in, to actually fish. Since Yue Zhong wanted to gain a foothold in SY County, he naturally required someone who knew the workings on the ground.
He had already made friends with the upper echelon of society like Wen Peishan, Lu Chenguang and Tai Yiyan these people, he also needed someone on the ground.
Zhang He had courage, and his own resolve. Yue Zhong admired that and did not mind helping him out.
Zhang He’s eyes grew bright, with an expression of hope and asked: “You can really let me eat my fill?”
Truthfully, with regards to a large number of the survivors in SY County, as long as there was food, they would be willing to do things. Zhang He had wanted to even join gangs, but those gangs did not want scrawny brats without attacking strength or combat power.
Tong Xiaoyun walked to Yue Zhong’s side and eyed the little beggar-like boy and spoke on Yue Zhong’s behalf: “How would Brother Yue lie to you? Our rations are really beyond comparison.”
Zhang He looked at the pretty Tong Xiaoyun and the group of special soldiers behind Yue Zhong, and immediately kneeled in front of Yue Zhong and swore: “Benefactor, I don’t ask for much, just for my younger brother and sister to eat their fill. I’m willing to give my life for you!! Whatever you ask of me, I would do it!”
Zhang He was young, but mature. Those who could pull out such a troop was definitely not a small power in SY County, and he would only benefit from relying on him. His conditions were not outrageous as well, as long as his younger siblings could eat, he would be willing to slave for Yue Zhong.
In times like this where human lives weren’t worth much, for the price of a meal, countless survivors were willing to sell themselves. It was just that in this cruel world, even if you are willing, you may not find a buyer.
Yue Zhong curiously asked: “Get up! I want to know, near this river, why won’t those people go and fish?”
The river that surrounded SY County’s borders, was a huge treasure in Yue Zhong’s eyes, and the water was extremely beneficial in the growth of the plants and even aquatic life. If the river was made use of well, providing a constant source of food for a few ten thousands of people would not be an issue.
Since the upper brass of SY County were not idiots, there must be a problem for them to not make use of the river.
Zhang He hesitated: “How do I address you, benefactor?”
“I am Yue Zhong!” Yue Zhong replied in a deep voice.
Zhang He swiftly continued: “Boss Yue, the fact that this river has many aquatic life is not false, but similarly, there are all sorts of fearsome beasts in there. There are snakes that grow over tens of metres, there’s a big black fish that can swallow a person whole, and there are some huge crabs that can cut a person in two with just a claw! At first, there were many people fishing, but very quickly, they were all preyed on by these wild beasts! After the death count hit over hundreds, very few people are willing to fish anymore!”
A few hundred people had died in the river, the rest of them had been frightened off. Naturally no one was willing to fish anymore in those waters. Therefore, even though there was a river surrounding the county, the people of SY County were still lacking.
Yue Zhong continued: “Didn’t the government or army make any moves to deal with those Mutant Beasts?”
The Mutant Beasts might be extremely terrifying, but they were not invincible. Since SY County had so many survivors, there would definitely be experts within the government and military, dealing with those Mutant Beasts should not be an issue.
Zhang He thought for a while, before replying: “There were indeed some experts who stepped forward to deal with those Mutant Beasts, and they did manage to kill a few, but after that, the Mutant Beasts got even fiercer. Even those experts were eaten, now there are few experts willing to come and hunt these monsters.”
Experts were after all a rare resource, with every death meant one less expert. There were simply too many Mutant Beasts hiding within the river, and after the government and military lost over 20 powerful Enhancers, they halted all assaults on the river Mutant Beasts. The price was too heavy to bear.