Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus-Chapter 149 - 141: Reading Books to Better Chop People?

Dangling bamboo leaves, occasionally scattered by the wind, rustle softly, carrying a unique sense of otherworldliness, tranquil yet full of distinctive charm.

In the air, there is a faint scent of bamboo leaves, refreshing and invigorating to the senses.

On a May day, the sun shines in the middle of the Bamboo Forest.

Amid the dense bamboo, the green leaves shade the harsh sunlight, leaving only patches of gentle, warm sunlight sprinkled randomly on the ground, creating a dappled bamboo shadow, picturesque and poetic.

In the center of the Bamboo Forest, there is a pavilion.

Two horizontal couplets: "At the edge of the sky, horses begin their journey; amid the crowd, a dragon stands out."

Beside it are some massive rocks, and in the center of the pavilion are some stone benches and chairs.

A person sits there leisurely, slightly leaning back against the railing of the pavilion, holding a book in his hands and quietly flipping through it.

On the table, there is also a pot of tea, containing slender leaves that likely belong to Longjing tea.

As Song Min slowly approaches, she recognizes the person in the Bamboo Forest as Li Yu.

Li Yu also hears the noise, looks up at Song Min and the others, and nods slightly as a greeting.

Song Min, with Li Yuan pushing the wheelchair, approaches Li Yu.

Li Yu doesn't say much, and after greeting them, he ignores them and continues reading the book in his hands.

Actually, Song Min feels a bit embarrassed, as if she has disturbed Li Yu, so after greeting him, she has Song Qi push her wheelchair out of the Bamboo Forest.

Inside, Song Min is somewhat confused; it's the apocalypse!

Yet here is someone leisurely brewing a cup of Longjing tea in the tranquil Bamboo Forest, enjoying the natural breeze, and casually lying back reading a book!

Just now, she also sneakily glanced at the book in Li Yu's hands. It appeared to be an old, thread-bound book from a second-hand bookstore, slightly yellowed, with four characters on it: "Appreciation of Song Poetry."

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Song Min can't understand it; in her mind, Li Yu has always been someone who values efficiency and practical results, decisive in action, and cold and ruthless outwardly.

Yet now, he seems to enjoy reading books?

Beside her, Li Yuan perhaps notices Song Min's confusion and actively says, "I once asked my brother why he still insists on having the kids read books, even encouraging us to read more too. I don't understand either; in the apocalypse, what's the use of reading books?"

Song Min nods in agreement, sinking into deep thought; she too is unclear why Li Yu insists that everyone read books.

"My brother said that reading books helps calm his mind after killing."

He also said, "This world holds too much beauty, which people often fail to notice.

A person must have their own notions and not be part of the mindless crowd; focus on yourself and those around you.

And sometimes the beauty of life is in reading useless books, doing pointless things, living finite years, making life truly flavorful.

With limited life, see unlimited scenery, so one must always be on the move."

"This way, there is something to look forward to in life, and one does not lose oneself."

These words had a tremendous impact on Song Min.

These words told her why Li Yu chose to keep living in the apocalypse, what the meaning of living was, and how one should live.

Since the outbreak of the apocalypse, Song Min had also faced countless zombie attacks and moments of despair; sometimes she even thought of suicide, life was too hard.

Apocalyptic life was too harsh, she felt that the saying "better to live badly than to die well" was nonsense, but whenever she saw her sisters beside her, she would eventually set aside these emotions and stop thinking about it.

But this matter, unresolved, always lingers in the background, occasionally piercing Song Min.

Too tired. Sometimes feeling dull, sometimes feeling exhausted, not knowing what the point is in continuing to resist.

As the saying goes, a full belly leads to sinful thoughts.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, human needs comprise physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.

These needs can be divided into two levels, among which physiological, safety, and social needs are lower-level needs, which can be satisfied through external conditions;

While esteem and self-actualization are higher-level needs, they can be met through internal factors, and one's needs for esteem and self-actualization are endless.

For Song Min, although she has not read many books, she feels that not having enough to eat is not too much of a worry; as long as one maintains a good mentality, one can still live happily. She would think it's all nonsense.

Hungry and still talking nonsense here?

Yet in life, many people who have a lot are still unhappy. Why? Because their hearts are empty. Sudden riches, perhaps due to demolition or winning the lottery, make them unable to control themselves, lavishly spending their fortune.

That's because their thoughts haven't matured to that stage; the money in their hands will also be lost skillfully.

That's because their hearts are too empty, only by continuously indulging in material desires can they temporarily alleviate the emptiness.

Dr. Sperry conducted a split-brain experiment, showing that humans have a left and right brain, with the left being rational and the right emotional.

Between the left and right brains, there is conflict. Many of us spend our lives fighting against this dual nature.

Life is fragile, yet moving moments are ever-present.

Song Min didn't quite understand, but she had some comprehension. Maybe, for Li Yu, after solving the food crisis, killing too much, reading might be a way of decompressing.

In her eyes, Li Yu is so ruthless, killing without blinking, meticulous in thought, but the scene just now touched her:

Perhaps, only someone like him, nourishing his soul with the essence of books, perceiving the myriad worlds within them, could mold an incredibly vast inner world, enabling him to kill many without disturbing his conscience or affecting him in any way.

Song Min thought a lot, but Li Yu on the other hand, didn't think as much.

He simply felt that the poems and verses written by our ancestors were really interesting.

Anyway, everything that needed to be done was proceeding in order, and those who needed to be killed were still in preparation. Being tense all the time was too exhausting.

Humans, in any situation, always need to find some amusement for themselves.

Finding joy amidst suffering is also a way to create happiness.

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Meanwhile, Li Tie and others had packed up everything from the building where Song Min and their group had been, loaded the stuff into a truck, and those like Ding Jiu who were strong and robust, moved things very quickly.

Then, they also packed up the supplies hidden by the national highway into the truck, and Li Tie and his group began to head back to the base.

On the way back, Li Tie, following Li Yu's instructions, kept watch for any followers, then skillfully covered their tracks.

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When Li Tie and his group returned, Li Yu gathered everyone.

Included were Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Uncle, and some other relatives from the base, some elderly elders, whose occasional suggestions might be of some interest.

Song Min and others arrived too.

Meeting.

The meeting centered on one topic: how to annihilate the Salvation Army!

How to annihilate? When? Where?