Title: A Fake Holy Mother in the Zombie Apocalypse
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Chapter 202 - Who was he calling wife? (1)
After leaving the main road and going onto a side road, they soon saw houses within a large verdant grove.
One of these houses had large grounds with open green space in the front yard and the back yard. It had a colonial style architecture with a high metal fence around the property that would be a good defense against zombies.
Lu Xingchi drove the jeep to the front entrance.
The metal gate was half-open. Lu Xingchi raised his hand, and the gate opened wide.
Bei Nuan felt a bit guilty. "Does this count as breaking and entering?"
Lu Xingchi curved his lips. He drove the jeep into the property. "Are you having fun? Is it exciting?"
It was pretty exciting.
The house was very big and luxuriously decorated. There were several rooms on both floors.
The door wasn't closed, but there was no one inside. The valuables were still there. From the staircase to the first floor, there were obvious signs of fierce fighting from the fallen furniture and skewed rugs.
The owners of this house weren't lucky enough to avoid disaster. Where had they gone after becoming zombies?
Most importantly, this place had a complete solar power system as well as a water system that was supplied by a well. This setup was probably due to the house's remoteness. There was water and electricity. Nothing was missing.
Tang Tang was very happy. "We don't have to go to the safe zone. We can just stay here. It's so comfortable here. This house has everything we need."
Jiang Fei smiled. "This house is too conspicuous. If we stay here, we'll be slaughtered like fat sheep.
He was right. This house had a crucial problem. It was too easy for people passing by to notice it.
Even so, Lu Xingchi decided that the group would stay here for two days.
Bei Nuan wasn't feeling well. This place was cozy and comfortable, very suitable for her.
After drinking the sweetened ginger water that Jiang Fei had prepared and eating the painkiller that Du Ruo had recommended, Bei Nuan felt much better.
After resting under a blanket on the bed for a while, Bei Nuan couldn't resist heading downstairs.
Lu Xingchi had already reinforced the windows and doors with metal that he had found. He had welded and sealed all the appropriate spots. The reinforced house looks sturdy and safe.
The group was about to play Werewolf. Bei Nuan couldn't stand being bored and joined in.
The rules were different from when it was just Lu Xingchi, Du Ruo, and her playing. Everyone would choose a card. There was a wolf card, a witch card, and three normal villagers. The witch only had access to poison.
(T/N: In the standard variant, the witch has access to a potion and a poison. This witch and the seer are villagers with additional powers.)
Since there wasn't a moderator, they set an alarm to signify when the night phase was over and people could open their eyes. Pushing the cup in front of someone during the night phase meant that person had been killed.
If the villagers identified the wolf, they won. If the wolf killed two villagers, the wolf won.
Lu Xingchi was amazing at this type of game. He could easily figure out everyone's roles as if he could see the other side of the cards.
Everyone deeply suspected that he was deliberately concealing who the wolf was for his own amusement.
In addition, Du Ruo found out that Bei Nuan was quite good at this game when there were more people.
When the three of them had played Werewolf outside of Ningcheng, she had lost so miserably that her face was covered in post-its. That was because there was only a wolf, a seer, and a villager. Du Ruo was familiar with Lu Xingchi. By figuring out Lu Xingchi's role, he could always determine Bei Nuan's role.
Now that there were more people, Bei Nuan's skill at Werewolf could shine. She acted the same way whether she was a villager or a wolf. Du Ruo couldn't tell at all whether she had a villager card or a wolf card.
Next was Jiang Fei. The way he played the game was odd. Whether he was holding a wolf card or a villager card, he gave off the feeling that he was the wolf. Even when Jiang Fei was clearly an innocent villager, he was treated as the bad guy.
His behavior was baffling. It could be considered a fresh, unique style that confused others.
And so, Du Ruo and Tang Tang were the most pitiful ones.
These two simple people couldn't conceal anything and lost miserably against the three treacherous and cunning people.
This time, they didn't stick post-its on the losers' faces. Bei Nuan suggested that they start using gaming chips to track the winners. She cut a stack of circles, wrote numbers, and thoughts about the particulars for a while.
Du Ruo extended his head over to look. "What's wrong?"
"The paper is too thin. The tactile sensation doesn't feel nice. There's no sense of accomplishment from winning." Bei Nuan picked up a paper circle. "You don't know it, but the gaming chips in the casino are round and heavy. They feel really nice when you hold them."
Lu Xingchi was a bit speechless. She had only gone to the casino once and still thought fondly of her first-time experience.
Du Ruo got an idea. "Bei Nuan, didn't you buy a lot of baked cassava chips? Don't those look about the same as gaming chips?"
Bei Nuan's eyes lit up. Those baked cassava chips were about four to five millimeters thick. They were dry and round. They really did resemble gaming chips.
Bei Nuan took out a bunch, wrote numbers on them with a pen, and distributed them.
After playing for a while, Du Ruo and Tang Tang lost all their gaming chips.
Holding her gaming chips, Bei Nuan sighed. "It would be great if these were real. I could buy another ruby."
Du Ruo surreptitiously whispered to Lu Xingchi, "Your wife likes to gamble too much. Don't let her go to a casino again."
Bei Nuan glared at Du Ruo.
Who was he calling wife?