What's wrong with being a little arrogant in the apocalypse just to support my wife?

Chapter 352 Decomposition Ability

So when he said he was in the period of awakening his superpowers, he was actually not only feeling guilty, but also a little sorry for his little niece, since he wasn't sure if she could make it through.

After listening to this, Chen Mingzhang remained silent, and Raine also fell silent. He did know that his situation was somewhat difficult for the Nanling Base.

In fact, Chen Mingzhang had already investigated all of this. Although he didn't know why, Lu Yize had given them orders to poach the Rennes family.

That's right. Including the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, Lu Yize never does business at a loss. There must be a reason why he issued this order.

If he remembered correctly, Rein's six-year-old niece was an absolute superhuman who almost controlled the entire Western Yue during the fifteen years of the apocalypse in his previous life, and was also one of the few strong human superhumans.

Moreover, Lu Yize took a liking to her special ability. This child's special ability was very interesting: deprivation and decomposition. It was said that in her previous life, because she was too young and her special ability was too strong, she accidentally killed her relatives.

She couldn't control her superpowers. When she was in a great mood, she would touch her relatives, which resulted in the decomposition of their genetic chains and even accelerated cell aging, indirectly absorbing their life force.

The first person she killed was her mother. Xi Yue labeled her as cursed. At first, her family protected her, but as her loved ones continued to die because of her, the child's mentality collapsed.

With such powerful abilities, wouldn't it be a shame not to have discovered them? Lu Yize believed that with Chen Mingzhang and Chen Ping's abilities, bringing such a child on the verge of awakening back to the base wouldn't be a problem.

"According to our base's regulations, a fourth-level ability user can bring eight family members, a first-level ability user can bring two family members, and a second-level ability user can bring four family members. That means your family has a total of fourteen slots."

"Your little niece, who is currently in the awakening stage, can be exceptionally admitted; the rest of you..."

There are 23 people in total. Subtracting the three who have superpowers and the one who is awakening his superpower, there are still 19 people left, but there are only 14 spots available.

It's easy to imagine Raine's dilemma. He wanted to bring his family to the South Ridge Base not only because of the good benefits, but also because there were healing ability users at the South Ridge Base, which would increase the survival rate of his little niece who was in the awakening stage.

But he couldn't bear to abandon his other family members. Chen Mingzhang asked him to discuss it with his family, which was also Lu Yize's idea. Chen Mingzhang knew that Lu Yize wanted to test the character of these people.

Raine originally thought that as long as the family was together, nothing would be a problem. At worst, everyone could stay in Xiyue. Although life would be a little tough, it was still possible to survive.

Unfortunately, although he had a good plan, his family members were not on his side. The thought of five people being unable to go caused them to become suspicious and scheming against each other.

Even Renn's uncle privately approached Renn's sickly niece, who was in the process of awakening, and asked her to give up her spot so that everyone wouldn't have to suffer together.

Raine's parents were naturally unwilling; they would rather stay in Xiyue than abandon their family and go to Nanling. But Raine's uncle and his family didn't think so; they had had enough of their current hard life.

Rein's grandparents had no peace for a single day because of the disturbances. What crossed Rein's bottom line the most was that rumors suddenly spread within the base that his little niece was a jinx.

To climb to a high-ranking position in Xiyue, Renn had a considerable network of connections within the company. He discovered that his uncle was the one pulling the strings behind the scenes, and his reason for doing so was to get Renn to abandon his family.

Upon learning these things, Ryan almost laughed out of anger. He and his uncle's family had a good relationship, otherwise he wouldn't have been dragging such a large family along in this apocalypse.

Of course, there's also the reason why his grandparents favored their youngest son, but now that things have turned out this way, even his grandparents are advising his parents to give up on their niece's family.

They say nice things, that it's for the greater good, that they're all doing it for their own good. But if that's really the case, why can't the whole family stay in Xiyue? They can't bear the current hardships.

But why do they suffer so much? Aren't they still being dragged down by such a large group of people? If Ryan were only supporting his own parents and brothers, he wouldn't be suffering like this.

Ryan, who survived the apocalypse and has made it this far, is no pushover. Excluding his uncle's family, there are fifteen people left. He has eight spots, his sister has four, and the three of them, including his niece, will not take up any spots. They can take all the remaining family members.

However, after this incident, Ryan lost all hope in his grandparents who favored his uncle's family. After telling them that he would not take his uncle's family along, his grandparents cursed him and expressed their true feelings.

For example, they always felt that Ryan had wronged his uncle's family because he had taken up a lot of resources, ate a lot, used a lot of resources, and didn't give the good things to his uncle's family.

When Ryan heard about these things, he was so angry that he was trembling. He had shared his resources with them, but instead of being grateful, his uncles and grandparents felt that he owed them something.

After coming to Nanling, he learned a saying: "A little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment." He had raised a bunch of ungrateful wretches.

He had originally planned to bring his grandparents to Nanling, but after hearing these words, Ryan decided without hesitation to cut ties with them.

We absolutely cannot let them come to Nanling with us. Moreover, once they arrive in Nanling, their family will have to be separated. Even without superpowers, they can survive here as long as they work hard.

After making his decision, Raine told Chen Mingzhang about his arrangements: he would only bring his biological parents and siblings over, while the others would remain in Xiyue.

They have lived in Xiyue for so many years, and they wouldn't actually be doing too badly if they stayed in Xiyue. There are many ordinary people in Xiyue, and as long as they live peacefully, survival is not a problem.

But after learning about Raine's arrangements, his uncle and aunt cursed him, thinking he was unfilial. They only realized the panic when Lu Yize and Xavier had finished negotiating the poaching and used their spatial abilities to pick up the person in Xiyue.

Rein's cousin, who was of the same level as the earth element, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I am an ability user, and I also have two slots. I am willing to bring my wife and children."

Chen Mingzhang found it quite amusing to watch the incredulous looks on the faces of Uncle Raine, Aunt, Grandpa, and Grandma, who had been abandoned. He glanced at the first-level ability user and politely but firmly refused his request.

A Tier 1 ability user? Sorry, their base doesn't really have that many.