The closer they got, the clearer the chanting and the rhythmic "dong dong dong" of wooden fish could be heard from inside.
Xu Qian carefully peeked through the window. Inside were nuns and monks, sitting upright in meditation.
Her mind was filled with confusion.
It was the apocalypse, and they were still in the mood to chant Buddhist scriptures?
Xiang Jintian also stood up and took a look. He could understand the idea of having Buddha in one's heart and treating all things as empty.
But what did they eat?
Suddenly, a wail was heard.
"Buddha, the cold wave is coming, bestow upon us some cotton quilts and food!"
"Save us!"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Jintian's brows furrowed, displeased.
This was blasphemy.
"Hush."
A voice, deep and calm as a bell, echoed, and the entire Buddhist hall fell silent.
The two exchanged a look and turned to leave.
Around the Buddha statue, besides the exquisite and ornate wooden temple structures, there was a bamboo forest. However, many of the bamboos had been cut down, leaving only a few sparse stalks.
The two avoided the crowd and walked to the foot of the Buddha statue, where they truly felt what it meant to be like an ant.
They were not even as tall as the Buddha's foot. Looking up, the entire Buddha statue seemed to stretch endlessly.
"System, where is the entrance to the laboratory?"
"Ding, the system has no data."
Xu Qian: ...
"Jintian, the island is too big. Why don't we grab someone to ask?"
This place was too bizarre. It was her first time seeing so many living people in the apocalypse.
Xu Qian couldn't help but wonder if those meditating monks and nuns were actually from the laboratory.
Otherwise, in the second year of the apocalypse, what would they live on? Even if there was water, what about food?
Without space ability users, all food would have spoiled, and then there was the land.
The land could still grow some crops in the first year, but as it became increasingly polluted later, nothing could be grown.
In the end, people could only seek refuge in bases for a way out.
Xiang Jintian agreed. This island was not as small as Xi'an Sea Island. One could walk for half a day without covering this area.
As they spoke, they acted. They went to the nearest meditation room and captured a young monk.
Of course, the two were very polite.
They worked in perfect coordination: one kicked the door open, one grabbed the person, one stuffed an apple, and one tied him up.
The young monk's hands and feet were bound and secured to the back of a chair.
He was scared and whimpered, unable to make a sound.
*Save me!! Who are these people!!*
The young monk was not old, his face was sallow, and he was thin and small.
No older than fifteen, he was at an age where he was easily coaxed.
He looked terrified, yet he was reluctant to spit out the apple in his mouth.
God knew how long it had been since he had eaten such a good thing.
*How does she have such a good thing as an apple!*
Xu Qian's eyes narrowed slightly, and she took the apple from his mouth.
The young monk was about to cry for help, but he was stopped by her words.
"I'll just ask you a few questions, I don't mean you any harm."
The girl's voice was as clear and cold as pearls, striking his heart one by one.
The young monk immediately calmed down and swallowed the sweetness in his mouth.
"What do you want to ask?"
Master said, life is the most important thing!
Everything else is not important.
Xu Qian had a thought, and another red apple appeared in her hand. She placed both apples on his lap.
The young monk's eyes flickered, but he made no other move.
*What do they want to do!*
The girl sat directly opposite him. Behind her stood a man dressed remarkably similarly to her.
She wore a mask, revealing only a pair of beautiful but indifferent dark eyes.
Xu Qian was not foolish enough to directly ask about the laboratory, but she still needed to understand the basic situation of Gaji Island.
"Have you been on the island since the apocalypse?"