Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 538 - 534: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 69 [Mass Release 63]

Chapter 538: Chapter 534: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 69 [Mass Release 63]

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"Brother Hai, it’s going to rain soon." Yan Jinsu’s voice was crisp and cold but made it sound gravely serious to the father and son beside her.

"Going to rain...?" Zhou Guoqing repeated in a daze, scratching the back of his head in contemplation.

The autumn harvest in their village had long been completed, even the grains meant for tribute had all been submitted!

Were they worried about the rain making the ground wet?! It’s not fire after all...

Zhou Guoqing was still young, and didn’t immediately grasp the crux of the matter, but the older Zhou Weihai caught on immediately as he thought of the checkpoints around the village, especially those with open fires!

"Damn, the bonfires are the loopholes!" Zhou Guoqing took a few minutes before he figured out the key point.

Yan Jinsu glanced at him unexpectedly and nodded.

"You rascal, when it comes to studying you’re like a block of wood, but your reactions to these things are really quick!"

Zhou Weihai felt heavily worried, but upon hearing that his younger son had quickly figured out the crux in just a little time, he felt somewhat proud for a moment; then he thought of the disgraceful report cards that the cheeky boy had brought home, and he couldn’t help but wish to revamp him!

An utter disgrace, failing three subjects!

As the group approached the entrance of the village committee, they saw Xie Jingqiang also there tugging at his sleeves by the doorway, and after nodding to each other, they sat down in the office.

"Village chief, Captain Zhou, our primary defense task right now is to ensure that the bonfires at each checkpoint can withstand the downpour. In my opinion, the Wild Wolf will definitely take advantage of the rainy weather to attack!"

"Tonight?"

"Yes, you’ve also noticed that. The Wild Wolf has been sending scouts every night, clearly not giving up but rather intending to seek vengeance thoroughly."

At these words of his aunt, Zhou Guoqing gloomily touched his nose. It was all because he was useless, burdening the whole village with enmity.

"There’s no mistake, always around two o’clock they come around for a check, those rows of eerie green eyes cannot be mistaken," Zhou Weihai nodded.

"Then, once the rain opens up the gaps, the pack of wolves will surely attack. I think it’s necessary to involve the young men of the village in the defense, at a minimum, we must lock down the area of wolf invasion! We cannot let them disturb the peaceful sleep of women and children in our village."

"It’s almost time to switch shifts, I’ll go have someone stay on duty," Zhou Weihai said immediately; before he had finished speaking, he was already rushing out.

"Then hurry over." Seeing no one else was around, Xie Jingqiang softly leaned toward Yan Jinsu and asked:

"Sister-in-law, there won’t be any problems, right?"

"No, Brother Qiang, eventually it comes down to your supervision. This pack of Wild Wolf is just about ten or so. Currently, in our village alone, just counting the able-bodied men, we have nearly sixty, with a six-to-one ratio, as long as they’re not cowardly or scared, there won’t be any serious injuries."

Xie Jingqiang couldn’t help but laugh and cry as he looked at Yan Jinsu’s indifferent little face, the thought of her saying ’just about ten or so’ made him feel weak all over.

The misunderstanding between him and her has existed from the start!

For the fiercely strong Yan Jinsu, stronger than even the men of the Great Han, what are Wild Wolves to her?

Yan Jinsu glanced at her cousin and added: "Village chief, we have quite a few local dogs around, let them scatter at the foot of the mountain. As long as there’s any disturbance, the dogs with their sensitive noses will definitely respond more quickly than us!"

"That’s a good preemptive measure!" Xie Jingqiang’s old eyes shimmered brightly, a look of satisfied agreement appeared on his face as he waved at Zhou Guoqing’s little head peeking in again.

"Village Chief Grandpa~~" Zhou Guoqing was both fearful and respectful towards this elder.

"Go, tell your dad to bring out all the strong dogs from the households, and distribute them at the checkpoints at the foot of the mountain. And at the bonfire site, place a couple more!"

"Okay, I understand." Hearing this, Zhou Guoqing’s eyes brightened, and he ran off after responding.

"Sister-in-law, see if there’s anything else you’d suggest, let’s get everything prepared together."

"Village chief, we can prepare salt and spicy water!"

"What?" This time, Xie Jingqiang was truly puzzled.

"Don’t need anything special, just use salt and chili peppers, chop the peppers finely and mix with salt, then dilute it in water. It’s basically a simple chili water! This stuff, as long as it touches the eyes, they won’t open for a short period!"

Yan Jinsu detailed the ingredients to the village chief, then shifted her tone:

"Don’t think this is easy to make, but once it hits, it really damages the eyes. Once the majority of wolves get sprayed, they’ll be too irritated to open their eyes – then they’re at our mercy."

"Hmm, makes sense! Alright, I’ll immediately have someone prepare it, you sit for a bit and wait."

Xie Jingqiang, thinking that with this chili water, they wouldn’t need to get close to fight the Wild Wolf anymore which would greatly reduce injuries.

People just need to avoid getting close to the Wild Wolves, they can handle it pretty well with the spraying method.

"No need, village chief, I’ll go check the bonfire sites myself, everything else is negotiable, but that spot is closest to residential areas and is a critical point of defense!"

"Alright, then let’s each do our part." Xie Jingqiang directed several people to follow Yan Jinsu and listen to her instructions, then he turned around to go home, waking up his old wife and daughter-in-law among others, instructing them to start making the chili water.

This wasn’t difficult; rural people knew that chili can be spicy, but ordinary people wouldn’t think of using chili as a weapon.

This is because there was no anti-wolf agent yet! Anyone with knowledge from the future would know that whether it’s chili or pepper, as long as it’s used properly, it can be weaponized.

Yan Jinsu patrolled the terrain site by site, making sure the person in charge at each site added a rain canopy over the bonfires.

At every location, Yan Jinsu left behind a person to help. By the time she reached the fourth bonfire site, she had run out of people to assist, so she had to lend a hand herself.

After all this busyness, when Yan Jinsu looked up at the sky again, the moon was no longer visible, and the pitch-dark night was so thick one couldn’t see their own hand in front of their face. Looking into the woods in the distance, nothing was visible, only the occasional dog barking from within the village broke the overly quiet and oppressive atmosphere.

"It’s about to rain." The cold wind hit her, not only carrying the chill but also the sudden drop in temperature mixed with moisture, within at most another ten minutes, it would rain.

Yan Jinsu knitted her brows, looking towards the distant woods; her keen ears picked up the echoes of rapid movement coming from the opposite hillside–

"Ah? Then let’s hurry, we can’t let the rain soak the bonfires!"

The man on guard, alarmed, shouted loudly, his eyes darting around, obviously thinking of improvising a rain canopy onsite before anything else, however—