CHAPTER 344: CHAPTER 323: GET READY, SCREW THEM!

Time went by day after day. During these days, everyone trained relentlessly. To maximize their strength, they all increased their workout load, doubling their previous daily exercise.

Normally, with other things to do, this wouldn’t work, but now, the ordinary people of Healing Village knew the Neo-Humans were preparing for the big battle in a month, a fight that also concerned their survival, so they threw themselves into handling all the daily chores with determination.

——Of course, these tasks were originally theirs too, but they weren’t as organized nor as desperate as now, so their efficiency was much lower.

The organization came naturally from the teaching of Luo Ping and the others, and the desperation was because, during these days, the ordinary people of Healing Village truly saw the Neo-Humans who were willing to communicate with them so kindly and warmly.

This had never happened before. Even the master... namely, Mr. Lu, couldn’t do it to this extent.

Moreover, these people — including Mr. Lu — were willing to stand before them, preparing to fight stronger, more terrifying people in a month.

Seeing the Neo-Humans training so hard, the people of Healing Village thought, how could they not give it their all?

During this time, the villagers of Healing Village did their best to ensure ample food supply for all the Neo-Humans. For this, they were willing to eat less and endure hunger themselves.

——This was unlike in other places in the past where they were forced to starve while the good food was prioritized for the Neo-Humans, and they could only eat leftover scraps that weren’t even worth calling leftovers.

So now, it was already considered good for them.

With logistical support ensured, the Neo-Humans could focus all their energy and devote themselves fully to preparing for battle.

Lu Xi’an taught the training method of Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin to Tang Er and Chou Nu.

Both of them belonged to Type A, so they could try this method by cooperating with each other.

However, Tang Er was only half a Type A Neo-Human. Though he relied on previous training methods from the booklet to catch up to the normal Type A Neo-Human’s strength, Chou Nu, also trained according to the booklet, ended up much stronger than Tang Er.

There was some gap between the two, and they weren’t quite a match.

Fortunately, there was Liu Hua, a Type C Neo-Human who could train according to the Type C booklet and also help Tang Er to some extent, allowing Tang Er to keep up with Chou Nu.

After some time of this, both Tang Er and Chou Nu made noticeable progress, with their improvement speed far surpassing the past.

After one training session, Tang Er couldn’t help but marvel, "The effects of these exercises are really impressive, Mr. Lu. I’ve never felt my progress to be this obvious."

"With past exercises, I felt like I was just realizing my body’s potential without actual improvement at the base level. But with this set of exercises and training with Chou Nu, I feel like I’m progressing little by little, and my potential keeps growing."

It seemed he had been studying well at home, since his vocabulary had expanded quite a bit, and he used it more skillfully than before.

Chou Nu nodded repeatedly and asked Lu Xi’an, "Mr. Lu, how did you come up with this set of exercises? It’s fantastic!"

Lu Xi’an then briefly explained his and Yao Wei’s adventures going south. Luo Ping and others thus learned that there was another Neo-Human in the south.

But that Neo-Human was still too young and hadn’t officially joined them, so there was no need to drag that child into this battle.

Luo Ping lamented, wondering why B-type, Type C, and D-type didn’t have similar advanced exercises, otherwise, their strength could also improve faster.

Lu Xi’an said there was no solution for that, suggesting Luo Ping could try to come up with something himself, and maybe he’d find something effective.

Luo Ping chuckled and said, "Better not, or we might mess ourselves up. There’s a saying in martial arts novels about going mad. If we go mad, we’re done for."

In high spirits, he took the chance during a break to tell everyone stories from martial arts novels. He was brilliant at storytelling, almost like a professional storyteller, and even ordinary people came over to listen during their rest.

However, his bad habit crept in, and as he went on, he drifted off into inappropriate jokes, steering the martial arts stories off course.

Afterward, Lu Xi’an thought that after overcoming this hurdle in Healing Village, there might be a baby boom.

...

Time continued to pass day by day, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed. It had been almost a month and a half since the battle that killed Yang Shuxia.

Northern County, in the old days, was just an underdeveloped small county that looked utterly rundown.

But nowadays, the size of the city made little difference. It was merely a matter of more or fewer collapsed and dilapidated buildings of various heights.

The best-preserved building among them was an armed forces department.

The armed forces department was empty now, but those occupying it still wielded the military power of the greater Northern County area.

"Is everyone nearly settled?"

In a large room on the second floor, around an oval table, people sat and stood haphazardly. The person in the main seat was a stout man with a short stubbly beard.

He asked a question, looked around the group, and seeing no response, turned to ask the exceedingly plump woman beside him, "Xu, are you ready?"

Xu replied, "I’ve been ready a long time, it’s up to them now."

Only then did the others start to speak in pairs or threes:

"Ready."

"I’m ready too."

"I’m about done, should be ready by tomorrow."

The stout man asked again, "The latest by tomorrow, no problem?"

Everyone responded, "No problem."

The stout man nodded, saying, "Alright, then we’ll set off tomorrow. I never thought the east would gather so many Neo-Humans; I hope they have Fungus Stones in hand."

The mention of "Fungus Stones" excited everyone, and someone even licked their lips, saying, "Then we can feast again!"

...

Meanwhile, in Healing Village, everyone was having a feast.

Lu Shou found Lu Xi’an and Luo Ping to say he estimated he’d finish digesting in three more days, and judging by his situation, the Neo-Humans in Northern County should also be done digesting by then.

So, this big battle was right in front of them.

Lu Xi’an and Yao Wei no longer saved as usual and took out all the reserve grain from the vehicle to prepare a big meal for everyone, ensuring they ate and drank their fill to get in the best state for the impending battle.

Lu Shou was stunned by the meal because he never imagined the provisions stored in Lu Xi’an’s vehicle were so plentiful and delicious.

But none of that mattered.

The important thing was that although he was still in the digestion phase and couldn’t exert his full strength, he had to adjust himself to the best state and risk his life.

"Come on, let’s shout a slogan before battle to boost our spirits."

Having eaten and drank their fill, Lu Xi’an said.

Luo Ping nodded vigorously, asking, "What should we shout?"

Lu Xi’an pondered and said, "Victory?"

Luo Ping scratched his head, "It doesn’t feel strong enough."

Lu Xi’an asked, "Then what do you think?"

Luo Ping scratched his head again, "Let me think... Let me think..."

Lu Xi’an asked, "How about we shout something crude for a rush?"

"That works too."

Luo Ping grinned, "Let’s go with ’Fuck it!’"

"Fuck it!"

Everyone shouted in unison.