Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 221: Doomsday Scene
This shout was repeated several times before it stopped.
After the shout, Ogata and A-machi looked at each other.
"It seems... Fenghe Village still maintains a certain degree of order..." Ogata spoke first.
"Yeah." Ating nodded, "Let's go take a look."
Both of them were very curious about the shouting just now.
On the one hand, the two wanted to see how many people were still alive in Fenghe Village, and on the other hand, they wanted to see how the so-called "breakfast distribution" was.
Ogata and Atachi moved slowly around the outskirts of Toyowa Village, looking for a suitable place to climb in.
Although there were torches for lighting in some places in Toyoma Village, there were not many torches, and there were many dark places that were not covered by light, so Ogata and Atachi quickly found a suitable place to climb in.
After breaking into Fenghe Village, the two of them immediately sneaked towards the source of the shouting.
In just a short while, the two found their target.
"A-Ming, look." Ogata pointed his chin forward, "We're here."
Ogata and Atachi are now hiding in the gap between two houses.
Such places are often dimly lit and few people come here, so they are particularly suitable as hiding places.
The two people hiding here only need to stick their heads out slightly to see a lot of people gathered in the open space not far away.
These people lined up in two lines in front of the two young men and received rice from them.
Whether it was these two young men or the young man who was queuing up to receive rice, they all looked the same as those guards whom Ogata and his companions had just encountered in the paddy field - pale and thin, and it was obvious at a glance that they had not eaten properly for a long time, and they might fall down if a gust of wind blew.
"There's so little rice..." Looking at the villagers who were collecting rice, Ating muttered, "I finally understand why the people here are so skinny..."
Although they were at some distance, both Ogata and Atachi could clearly see that a young man in charge of distributing rice picked up a handful of rice with four fingers and put it into the cloth bag of an old woman.
"They seem to distribute rice by household." Ogata echoed softly, "Anyway, we are all from the same village, and everyone knows who belongs to which household, so there is no need to worry about giving the wrong rice..."
Although rice was distributed per household, the amount of rice that could be obtained was very small, regardless of whether it was a large household or a small household. The difference between them was probably just a pinch of more or less rice.
Each household can only receive such a small amount of rice. It would be strange if the villagers' complexion and physical condition could improve.
——It’s just like what I thought…
Ogata thought to himself.
——The self-enclosed Fenghe Village practices "monarchy" and "rationing system", gathering all supplies together for unified distribution...
——Chikanosuke, the village chief of Toyonaga Village, should be the "monarch".
——From the current situation, that Chikanosuke should be quite popular and capable. After closing the village for such a long time, the village can still maintain a stable order.
Ogata had speculated before - if there were still living people living in Fenghe Village within the wooden walls, then this Fenghe Village must be practicing "absolute monarchy" and implementing a "rationing system" for important supplies such as food.
After all, in this almost apocalyptic environment, "absolute monarchy" that concentrates power in one place is the most efficient system and the one that can best lead everyone to survive.
Of course - the prerequisite for efficiency is that the "monarch" who is responsible for leading everyone is not an incompetent person.
After turning his gaze away from the crowd that was still distributing rice, Ogata said to A-Machi:
"Let's go, A-machi. Let's go find the village chief, Chikanosuke."
"Okay. Let's go." Atachi nodded. "There are many villagers collecting rice here now, which is convenient for us to sneak into Chikanosuke's house."
From the very beginning, Ogata and Atachi had only one target, and that was Chikanosuke, the chief of Toyoma Village.
As the ruler of this "world inside the wall", he must have the most information about cannibals, methods of leaving the island, etc. among all the villagers.
Ogata and Atachi turned their heads at the same time in tacit understanding and looked towards the most magnificent house in the village.
Before entering Toyowa Village, Ogata and Atachi noticed this magnificent mansion because it was too conspicuous. Other people's houses were ordinary low houses, but that house was the only one that was a magnificent mansion with at least three stories high.
Sokai had told Ogata and the others that Chikanosuke was not only the village chief of Toyowa Village, but also the richest man on the island, so his home was very grand.
Therefore, Ogata and the other man did not need to specifically ask other villagers where Chikanosuke's home was. They could immediately lock onto the target just by looking up.
While there were still many villagers collecting rice, Ogata and Atachi sneaked out from the gap between the houses and quietly approached the magnificent mansion.
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at the same time--
In a valley not far from Fenghe Village.
"Hey! New here!" Soutarou shouted to Shichiemon and the others, "This is our base!"
Shichiemon, who followed Soutarou and the others obediently, looked around.
This is a relatively secluded valley with high terrain.
There were people sitting or standing in every corner of the valley.
After Soutarou led Shibaemon and others into the valley, these people immediately cast various looks at Shibaemon and others.
There are happy eyes.
There are interested eyes.
There was... that kind of naked and obscene look.
Shichiemon, feeling uneasy at these glances, couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
"Don't be afraid!" Soutarou led Shichiemon and the others to the depths of the valley and said to Shichiemon with a smile, "Bullying is strictly prohibited here. As long as you obey orders, we will not do anything to you. Not only will we not do anything to you, we will also provide you with good food and drink and good treatment."
"Let me ask you a question..." Shichiemon asked Soutarou softly, "How many people have you gathered?"
"Including you newcomers, there are 42 people."
"42...?" Shichiemon raised his eyebrows. "Where do you get food from with so many people?"
"Of course, we have to borrow from the islanders here." Soutarou turned his head and grinned at Shichiemon, with a somewhat ferocious smile.
"Borrow... from the islanders ?" Shichiemon looked puzzled.
"I'll tell you the details later. We're here. Hey! Big brother! I'm back with the new guys!"
