Chapter 41: An Accident

“I secretly took Tu You out of Miao Mu Base and gave him the medicine. It’s not a big deal. I’ll head back to Haishi first.”

Lu Min nodded, tapped on the keyboard a few times, and then began to print.

Sang Chu asked, “Did you find your parents?”

Lu Min shook her head. “I checked the Wanderers’ Base, but they weren’t there. I also asked around—someone said there’s a capable person surnamed Lu in Xinshi. I remember my dad was a doctor before the apocalypse, so there’s a chance he’s with my sister. Once things settle down, I’ll go look for them.”

“If you need anything, let me know.”

“Alright, I won’t be polite with you!”

After chatting for a while, Sang Chu leaned against the window, lost in thought.

“A’Chu, A’Chu, wake up!”

“What’s wrong?”

Sang Chu was woken up, still groggy and confused. The car had stopped, and Lu Min was no longer in the vehicle.

Tu You said, “Ying’s awake, but her condition isn’t good.”

“What?!”

Sang Chu hurriedly got out. Aunt Ying’s eyes were bloodshot, and she looked like she’d attack anyone who got close!

“Auntie, it’s me, A’Yi. Do you recognize me?”

“Auntie, what’s wrong?”

Yi and Yu looked at the now deranged Aunt Ying, hearts aching but not daring to get close—every time they tried, she lashed out.

Sang Jingwen asked, “Sis, do you have any ideas?”

He was powerless now, and didn’t dare approach. Aunt Ying seemed different—anyone who got close was attacked by her abilities.

Yi said, “Sis, what’s going on with Auntie? Why does it seem like she has powers? Every time I get close, my head hurts terribly.”

Lu Min explained, “Didn’t your brother tell you? She might be a psychic. Earlier, she controlled the little L who came to your house to catch him. That little L was from the same group as your brother. But now, it looks like Auntie’s psychic powers are out of control!”

Yi didn’t know about this. He turned to Yu, dazed. “Little L?”

Yu nodded, eyes red, voice trembling. “It’s Jian. Jian wanted us all dead. After that, Auntie lost control. She awakened her powers after the apocalypse—psychic and spatial abilities. From then on, she always felt Dad was in danger, and that Jian was behind everything. She sensed Xinshi was dangerous, so she tried to quietly gather supplies and leave with me.

“At first, she wanted to take Jian too, thinking it was all her imagination, that there was no real evidence. But after that incident, Jian’s true nature was exposed, and Auntie couldn’t take it anymore. She blamed herself for being too soft, for letting things get so bad. She felt she should be punished.”

Yu lowered her head, tears falling as she spoke softly, “If only I had powers, if my powers were stronger, maybe none of this would have happened. It’s all my fault.”

Tu You squatted on Sang Chu’s shoulder, watching Aunt Ying’s psychic energy flare up, and whispered in her ear: [A’Chu, why don’t you try using your spiritual thread?]

Sang Chu paused, then nodded.

“Brother, I might have a way, but I need you to distract her for a bit.”

She spoke quietly to her brother. Sang Jingwen immediately nodded. Even though he was a spatial ability user, he quickly took out some fresh fruit from his storage.

“A’Yi, what does Auntie like to eat? I’ll try to lure her with food.”

After the apocalypse, nothing attracted people more than food.

Yu told Sang Jingwen, her eyes unconsciously following his hands. When she saw him take out a handful of fruit, her eyes went wide.

She kept licking her lips, swallowing hard.

The sound was so loud that everyone nearby heard it...

When Yi arrived, he was stunned. It was Lu Min, who had been standing next to Yu, who snapped back to her senses and said, “If you’re hungry, let Jingwen give you some. We’ll have plenty once we get back to the base.”

When they arrived at the base, Lu Min was dumbfounded. She had brought a bunch of people back—Yi’s family, who were technically outsiders.

Her base wasn’t even finished yet!

What should she do?

She quickly looked at Sang Chu, who, after a brief moment of surprise, nodded to show she understood. She handed Tu You the building device and told him to find Mu Xue, trying to stall for as much time as possible along the way.

Dr. Li had said that building a large city would take a month, so building a small city should take about ten days to half a month.

When Sang Jingwen threw the food to Aunt Ying, she tried to avoid it at first, but after smelling the fruit, she squatted down, drawn by the scent.

“Auntie!”

Seeing this, Sang Chu quickly extended her spiritual thread toward Aunt Ying.

As soon as Aunt Ying picked up the fruit, she collapsed. Yi rushed to catch her. “Auntie, what’s wrong?!”

“Auntie’s psychic powers are out of control. My thread can slowly help sort it out, but during this period, she’ll have to stay asleep. Otherwise, if she wakes up, she’ll go berserk again like just now.”

“Then I’ll leave her to you!”

Yi said solemnly, while Yu, her mouth stuffed with food, could only nod frantically in agreement.

The next second, Yu also fainted.

Yi looked at Sang Chu in confusion, and she explained, “Auntie fainted so I could treat her. As for Yu, I wanted to discuss something with you about the base.”

Lu Min said, “A’Chu can handle this. It’s safer if Auntie and Yu don’t know about it for now. The base isn’t finished yet. If we bring everyone in now, there’s a risk of exposure.”

Sang Jingwen nodded. “Right, I understand what happened in Xinshi. There are powerful ability users there, ruthless people who’ll do anything for their goals. The fewer people who know about the base and Sang Sang, the better.”

Yi said, “Alright, I understand. So what should we do now?”

Sang Chu handed the blueprint to Sang Jingwen. “Brother, this building device is from the Monsterized World. Its layout is similar to that world, so I’ll have to trouble you to draw up a plan…”

She was the architect, but she couldn’t see the blueprints herself…

Sang Jingwen smiled and gently patted her head. “Alright, let me see what I can do.”

Sang Chu said, “The materials are also light-energy materials and some special stones. So, as for the scale, I think we should keep it small, and the height should be controlled. Otherwise, it’ll be too conspicuous. Ideally, we can build downward.”

Following Sang Chu’s instructions, Sang Jingwen quickly drew up a draft: the main structure would be underground, with only a small part above ground as a cover—one floor for living, two floors for storage, but the real core would be below."