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Chapter 221 A World Full of High-Value Animal-Eared Girls

This was actually a foreseeable situation: a large number of people suddenly appearing in the wilderness, along with the ever-present nuclear radiation and seemingly permanent permafrost...

It seems all the debuffs have been gathered. It's normal for the harsh environment of this world to cause widespread famine in winter, and judging from their appearance, many of them seem to have been hungry for a long time.

Despite this, they don't seem ugly like people suffering from hunger and disease on Earth. Instead, they all seem to have a built-in "high-value" filter, and the average appearance of refugees in this post-apocalyptic nuclear winter world is frighteningly high.

This actually shows that their level of evolution is very high, at least in terms of progressing towards a similar "King" appearance, unlike in the old Demon Emperor's world where everyone looks strange.

Like the old Demon Emperor, whose true form resembles a combination of a humanoid lizard and a centipede, his appearance is abstract and "brutal," making anyone who sees him for the first time think that this thing is not a good person. This is also why Xue Dinglu was convinced of his identity as a "Demon King" when he first met him.

Amid the refugee unrest, and as Xue's law continuously gleaned language models from their whispered conversations, a young girl, also wrapped in a coat, stepped out from the crowd. She seemed to be the leader of this group of refugees, looking exactly like a sickly, beautiful young woman, even coughing as she walked.

"Your Excellency, I am the leader of this polluter team. May I ask you to come in and have a proper talk with me?" She stared at Xue Dinglu. Although she looked sickly, the threat in her eyes was obvious.

Xue Law: "..."

……

He led the dragon girl, who was looking around with the curiosity of a child, to an abandoned village.

This appears to be the stronghold of the group known as the "Polluters." Campfires of all sizes are lit throughout the village, and everyone huddles around them, struggling to survive, hoping the flames will dispel the cold from the outside world.

Upon arriving here, he discovered that he was actually a hostage.

That sickly-looking young girl was definitely not the kind person she seemed to be. Instead, she immediately tried to find out about his family history, like she was checking his census records, and she subtly hinted that "you should get your rich young master's family to bring money and supplies right away, or we'll kill him."

Xue Dinglu realized why he had been brought here by this group of people. It was because his clothes and Xiaolongniang's clothes were too clean, and their faces and hair were too neat. In this world, they looked like people who had been pampered in a noble family.

Therefore, this gang of troublemakers seemed to think they had caught a lone noble young master and young lady, and then they were a little polite, but their meaning was obvious: "Young master, you should quickly send a message to your family and provide enough supplies. Please be kind and help us who are struggling to survive. We will guarantee your safety and not take action against you. Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite. Everyone will lose face."

But in Xue's observations, he discovered that no matter who they are, they all have more or less the characteristics of "beasts".

Just like the scales on the little dragon girl's body and the wings on her back, he saw that among the refugees at this moment, some had horns, some had ears that were clearly those of animals, and some had scales or fur all over their bodies...

In short, this place is like a paradise for orc lovers. Although he couldn't recognize many of the animal features, which seemed to be unique species found only on this planet, the high level of attractiveness that everyone had completely mitigated the discomfort caused by this inhuman feeling.

Perhaps unaware of his true background, these people seemed quite polite to this "noble young master," and appeared to be hoping to swindle some supplies from him to get through the harsh winter.

The old Demon Emperor was also frowning deeply. In fact, he was trying his best to learn the native language of this world so that he could understand what the natives of this world were saying.

Otherwise, they would be completely in the dark and could only guess at their purpose and why they had been brought to this village.

"These people don't have magic power in their bodies, unlike that dragon girl who has normal magic power. These natives have strange energies in their bodies, and I don't even know how to rate their strength." The old demon emperor told Xue Luding the information he had sensed.

"I think I've figured it out too, but I'm almost able to decipher their world's language. Watch me negotiate later," Xue said confidently. Although he had previously felt that Alaye's blessing had tricked him, he now saw that these refugees, whose eyes were shining, were still being polite to him. He wondered if the blessing's effect of increasing basic goodwill was at play.

At this moment, the "sickly and beautiful girl" who was in charge seemed very confident in her strength. She didn't even bring any guards with her. She sat down in the campfire and asked directly, "I don't know which noble family's young master you are. You just need to bring the food for 1000 people, and we guarantee that we won't harm a single hair on your head."

"Don't worry, we have professional messengers. You just need to provide the information and news, and we will naturally have a way to convey your situation to the family in the city-state. Your family head only needs to hand over the food, and I will immediately let you and this young lady leave. I mean what I say."

She lifted her straw hat and coat, and Xue Dinglu saw that her ear, which was more than 30 centimeters long, was hanging down on the top of her head under the hat, and that there seemed to be something connected to her spine on the back of her head...

Tumor?

As a semi-medical student, Xue Lude could only describe it like this: it seemed to be a protruding organ, as if it were integrated into the body, connecting part of the back of her head to her spine like parallel connections on a circuit board—it was quite horrifying. Xue Lude hadn't noticed it under the straw hat and coat, but now, seeing the tumorous appearance of her condition, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

This stems from the human body's instinct: an aversion and fear of "disease." Seeing something with obvious lesions evokes nausea and vomiting. It has nothing to do with morality or willpower; it's an aversion to "disease" written into the underlying code of any living being.

Trypophobia is one of the aversions and fears associated with this condition, to the point that it can be considered a separate symptom of a psychological disorder.

This makes the sickly young girl, who originally looked very beautiful and delicate from the front, feel terrified as if she were seeing a demon if she saw her tumor from the side or from behind.

Little Dragon Girl clung tightly to her arm behind her back. She seemed startled by the lesion on the droopy-eared beast girl's body. At this moment, Cat was huddled furtively behind Xue Dinglu, looking like it was about to bristle.

“I can provide food and clean water,” Xue Dinglu said, which brought a smile to the face of the sick girl opposite him.

"However, I need you to provide enough intelligence in exchange. I need information about the area outside the city, or information about the area inside the city that you know. What is the situation in other cities and regions of this world? Are there any myths or anything like that in the ancient era of this world? All information can be brought to me in exchange for water and food..." Xue Dinglu no longer concealed his sharpness and directly stated his demands.

The ailing girl was taken aback, perhaps because she was the leader of the refugees, and she immediately suppressed her joy.

It seems that this young nobleman is not satisfied with simply being blackmailed, but rather wants to obtain some information to offset the losses from being blackmailed. Therefore, it seems that they have a high chance of getting more supplies.

For these refugees living in the wilderness outside the city, supplies are everything that allows them to survive.

“Sure, young master, you can give us a list of any information you want. We have people from all over the country who can give you some unexpected news.” She seemed to immediately raise the price and wanted to use her cleverness to extract enough benefits from Xue Luding.

Xue Luding was speechless. He hated this kind of scheming and probing situation. He might not have any ill will towards these refugees who seemed to be fighting for their lives, but he also didn't want to go through a complicated plot.

In short, skip this.

He didn't want to follow the plot, didn't want to go through the motions, didn't know where he was, didn't know who he was, and didn't know what to do next. He just wanted to get the information and get through it quickly.

Xue Dinglu immediately stood up, and with a snap of his fingers in the eyes of the diseased girl, countless pieces of bread fell from the sky, along with countless bottles of mineral water.

The girl's eyes immediately went blank, and the pupils that had been filled with cunning and cleverness seemed to be replaced by question marks.

Upon seeing the mountain of bread and mineral water beside Xue Luding, the dragon girl excitedly abandoned Xue Luding and, like Tom the cat jumping into the sea, plunged into the pile of bread, grabbing a piece of bread of unknown origin and starting to gnaw on it.

“You…” The diseased girl with droopy ears was immediately stunned. She looked at Xue Dinglu with her mouth wide open, unable to speak.

"Isn't that enough?" Xue Dinglu immediately responded with a glance, and the next moment, he crossed his arms, his aura becoming incredibly imposing.

Countless branches sprouted from behind him, which astonished the little dragon girl swimming in the pile of bread. Xue Luding, however, showed no intention of stopping. Soon, the branches that had grown out completely turned into bread, and more bread, an endless stream of bread growing from the branches. At this moment, it seemed as if the intelligence of this diseased girl had been strengthened.

This caused her brain and consciousness to completely shut down.

Then, the tree that sprouted bread seemed to rise from the ground, and right before the naked eye, it transformed into a bread man more than ten meters tall, with sizzling cream oozing from his body. He also had a baguette more than ten meters long serving as a spear and a flatbread several meters in diameter serving as a shield.

Like the most steadfast guardian, this bread-shaped figure, over ten meters tall, stood behind Xue Luding, holding up a sesame seed cake shield and a baguette spear.

This scene was like a divine miracle, leaving the natives present speechless and wondering if they had been hallucinating from eating too many mushrooms at noon.

How could bread appear out of thin air, and a tree suddenly spring up and turn into a bread man? Why would I have such a dream?

(End of this chapter)