Borrowing Food

The room the sisters rented was small, a two-bedroom suite with a living room, kitchen, and bathroom.

Meng De lived right next door to them.

The room was small, but it was still Meng De's only home in this big city.

Fortunately, Meng De usually cooked for himself to save money, so he had stored up quite a bit of food.

He still had staples like rice and flour, as well as potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, and some meat.

There was not much, but if he rationed it carefully, it could last more than ten days.

"Oh, right, water!"

In the apocalypse, people could go seven days without food, but without water, they would be done for in three at most.

Meng De guessed that the tap water would be cut off within a few days.

Thinking of that, Meng De immediately filled every container in his room with water.

He even filled the bathtub next door that the sisters used for bathing.

When people were starving and thirsty, who cared whether the water was clean!

As long as it could save a life, it was holy water!

Besides, it was water the Goddess had used. Alright, that was a little perverted. After filling every container, Meng De plugged in several power banks and phones, not even sparing his laptop.

Electricity was a scarce resource in the apocalypse too!

Once he had finished everything, he suddenly remembered something.

"It seems like the sisters next door don't have a habit of stocking food!"

Just as Meng De had thought, after a night of rest, the sisters had finally accepted the reality that the apocalypse had arrived.

But after discussing it, they suddenly discovered a serious problem—their food would not last long! It made sense. Neither sister knew how to run a household; they were both the type whose hands had never touched housework.

The older sister, Chen Jiayi, was a workplace elite. She rushed out to work every day, sometimes even working overtime. How could she have time to cook? She almost always ate out.

Or she ordered delivery. Meng De, as a deliveryman, had brought food to the sisters more than once.

The younger sister, Chen Jiayao, was still a student. She only had time to come home on weekends and usually did not stay here.

On top of that, she studied dance and had to pay special attention to managing her figure. She had to watch even foods with a little meat in them, so there was no way she would buy rice, flour, or vegetables.

The only food they had ever bought was a few cucumbers. Even those had been bought for skincare; otherwise, they would not have had even that.

Fortunately, the sisters liked snacks and had bought quite a few, but at most, they had enough for a day or two. They could not hold out for long at all.

"Sis, are we not going to make it until rescue comes?"

Realizing their situation, Chen Jiayao looked at her sister dejectedly.

Yesterday, their phones had received a text telling them to stay home and wait for rescue. That was also an important reason they had managed to recover after one night.

After all, they had hope, didn't they?

But after that text, there had been no further news about rescue.

They had called the police too, but the line would not go through.

They had planned to wait until they woke up and see what happened, but when they checked that morning, their newly bought Fruit 999 Phones had no signal at all.

That meant they might have lost contact with the outside world.

Chen Jiayi pursed her lips and said nothing.

Now, it was not merely a question of whether rescue would come. Whether they could hold out that long was an even bigger problem!

Go out and look for food? Chen Jiayi immediately rejected the idea.

She thought of what she had seen yesterday.

Even a grown man had been gnawed clean.

If the sisters went out, they would not stand a chance.

Going out alone was unrealistic too, but if it could keep her younger sister safe, then her death would be worth it. The problem was that even if she encountered those terrifying zombies herself, she would be helpless. There was no way she could bring food back.

As the older sister, Chen Jiayi understood their predicament clearly, but she still forced a smile onto her face.

"Don't worry. Rescue will come. Your sister will make sure you survive. There are still some snacks here. Eat them first."

Though she was pessimistic inside, she still gave her sister hope.

"If there's really no other way, I'll go borrow some from Meng De."

"After this disaster passes, we'll pay him back double."

Hearing her sister's words, Chen Jiayao smiled sweetly.

"Mm-hmm. Brother Meng De is so nice. He'll definitely be willing to lend us some."

Chen Jiayi lovingly rubbed her sister's head and pushed all the snacks toward her.

"Be good. Eat more."

In the blink of an eye, two days passed. It was now the third day since the apocalypse began! Meng De had lived quite comfortably these past few days. He did not need to work or struggle for that meager paycheck, and he felt more relaxed than ever before.

There was still plenty of food left. If he rationed it, it would not be a problem to hold out for another week.

Meng De had not wasted these days either.

Instead, he had been actively familiarizing himself with the Apocalypse Starter Pack rewarded by the system!

"System, open my panel!"

The moment he spoke, an illusory panel called the "Goddess Compendium System" appeared before him.

Host: Meng De

Goddesses Lit: 0

Equipment: Desert Eagle Pistol ×1 (unlimited bullets), Tang Sword ×1 (mastery)

Skill: Virus Immunity (can immunize against Zombie Virus up to First Tier higher than the host)

Ability Level: Not yet advanced (already strengthened by the Body Strengthening Agent; physical condition has reached the human limit. The next step is to break through the limits of the human body and awaken an ability, becoming a First Tier ability user)

Meng De was very satisfied as he looked at his status panel.

The pistol, Tang Sword, and Zombie Virus immunity skill had all been gifts from the Apocalypse Starter Pack.

There was also the Body Strengthening Agent, which Meng De had downed in one gulp. These past few days, he had been adapting to the changes in his strength.

By his estimate, with his current physical condition, let alone three or five burly men, even a king of special forces would be no match for him. He would definitely beat them into submission.

"Once I get more familiar with the Tang Sword, it'll be time to head out and search for supplies!"

He did not want to keep living miserably and suppressing himself even after the apocalypse had come. Now that he had strength, he had to live a freer life.

Having no worries about food and drink was only the bare minimum.

As for the rest, he definitely would not let his little brother suffer either.

He wondered whether those supreme webnovel authors had been telling the truth.

A packet of instant noodles could be exchanged for a woman?!

As a failed writer, he felt it was necessary to test that out! At that thought, he suddenly realized he had not seen the sisters next door for several days.

He had rarely left his room these past few days. He had been exercising in his room and adapting to the changes in his body, so he had neglected the situation with the sisters next door.

"They haven't starved to death, have they?"

Meng De muttered to himself. He was still counting on getting rewards through those sisters.

The moment he finished speaking, someone knocked on his door.

When Meng De opened it, it was Chen Jiayi. "Meng De, can you... lend me some food?"