Getting Along

Li Mu Chuan carried the supplies upstairs bit by bit, running back and forth until he was drenched in sweat.

Once all the supplies had been moved upstairs, Li Mu Chuan hurriedly found a blowtorch in the jewelry store and carried it up to the second floor.

At that moment, the corner of the second-floor room was piled high with supplies.

Li Qingxiao looked at Li Mu Chuan with a complicated expression.

"You brought all these supplies back to use with me?"

Even now, she still looked at Li Mu Chuan in disbelief. She could not understand why he was doing this.

In an apocalyptic world, Li Mu Chuan could live very well with these supplies.

Even if Li Mu Chuan lacked women, he could simply use a little food to get a woman to sleep with him.

She had already witnessed that sort of thing countless times before.

After the apocalypse came, she sometimes followed her team into the city to search for necessary equipment and rescue people trapped there along the way.

Back then, she had seen many women willing to cast aside their dignity for a little food and water.

There were simply too many cases like that.

And Li Mu Chuan had clearly found a well-stocked warehouse. With an entire warehouse to himself, there was no need for him to share his food with anyone.

"Yeah."

Li Mu Chuan nodded frankly.

In just over ten days, he would be leaving this place anyway, and he had already found all the food he needed.

If he could do something before leaving and earn himself a few Interference Points, why not?

The more Interference Points he had, the better his chances of survival would be the next time he traveled through worlds.

Li Qingxiao's expression was complicated, but she quickly hid it.

Li Mu Chuan did not concern himself with that. After securing the doors and windows, he set up an iron pot and poured in Mineral Water.

Then he began heating the pot with the blowtorch.

The blowtorch burned at an extremely high temperature, and before long, the water in the pot began to boil.

"Put in the noodles and ham."

Holding the blowtorch, Li Mu Chuan gestured for her to add the instant noodles.

Li Qingxiao opened the packet of instant noodles and put the noodles in.

Once the noodles had loosened, Li Mu Chuan put down the blowtorch.

"It doesn't seem fully cooked yet..."

Watching this, Li Qingxiao could not help saying it.

"Hey, you can't cook instant noodles all the way through. Once they've just loosened up, they're ready. Take them off the heat and let them steep in the hot water. By the time you start eating, they'll be perfectly cooked. The noodles will be chewy, and they'll taste great."

Li Mu Chuan had a wealth of experience cooking instant noodles.

With the heat controlled properly, cooked instant noodles tasted far better than soaked ones.

Li Qingxiao was a little dazed as she listened. She had never cooked this stuff before and did not know the tricks involved.

The instant noodles came out perfectly, and the aroma of ham mixed in with them was enough to make anyone drool.

Li Mu Chuan took a bowl without ceremony, walked to the side, and began slurping them down in huge mouthfuls.

After being hungry for more than three days, that first bite tasted unbelievably good!

In a few bites, Li Mu Chuan had finished all the noodles, then drained every last drop of soup. His entire body relaxed in contentment.

Glancing at Li Qingxiao, who was wolfing down her food beside him, Li Mu Chuan asked, "So? Aren't instant noodles cooked this way really delicious?"

Li Qingxiao shot Li Mu Chuan a glance. She wanted to praise him, but the words changed as they reached her lips.

"When someone is starving, anything tastes delicious."

Li Mu Chuan was speechless. He had brought her food and even cooked for her, yet he did not get a single word of praise.

After getting nowhere, Li Mu Chuan stopped talking. Feeling that he was still not full, he dug out a chocolate bar and ate it.

Li Qingxiao slowed her eating, vaguely regretting what she had just said. Why had she said something like that?

But Li Mu Chuan was not thinking about it at all. His mind was entirely occupied with figuring out how to talk her into giving him something that could make him rich.

Earlier, he had noticed that her small workbench was covered in high-tech equipment. That convinced Li Mu Chuan that this world's technology was more advanced than that of the original Earth.

As Li Mu Chuan pondered this, Li Qingxiao had already finished her instant noodles. After tidying up, she went back inside to continue researching the serum.

Li Mu Chuan could not make heads or tails of it, so he turned his attention to other matters.

It would be great if he had a computer. Maybe he could find some useful information.

Then again, even with a computer, what use would it be without electricity? It was not as if he could sit there playing offline games.

With a sigh, Li Mu Chuan cast the thought aside.

He had also picked up a map earlier. Judging by the road signs outside, he was still on the outskirts of the city center.

After searching the map, Li Mu Chuan finally confirmed his location.

There were quite a few Residential Areas nearby, but compared to elsewhere, the population density was much lower.

That meant there should be fewer zombies as well, unless someone deliberately lured them over.

As long as he kept his head down, he would be able to leave this place safely in a little over ten days.

Thinking that way put Li Mu Chuan more at ease.

He sorted the supplies into piles, then began cleaning the room.

Li Mu Chuan had not slept well last night because there was no bed or anything like one here.

This time, he had also brought back bedding from the supermarket.

After cleaning the floor, he could spread it out directly on the ground and sleep on it.

The only downside was that it would be rather hard. After thinking it over, Li Mu Chuan searched around and laid several thick cardboard boxes across the floor.

That would make sleeping a little more comfortable.

Afterward, Li Mu Chuan went downstairs and set up a few simple warning devices.

Once he had finished all that, Li Mu Chuan looked at the gold in the jewelry store and could only sigh.

What a shame. If his storage space were a little bigger, how great would it be to carry all this gold back with him?

Even just this once, Li Mu Chuan felt he could become filthy rich overnight.

After returning to the second floor, Li Mu Chuan secured the makeshift weapons he had made earlier once more.

He probably would not need them again, but it was still better to secure them properly in case he needed a handy weapon later.

Before long, Li Mu Chuan had finished securing the weapons in his hands.

By then, night had fallen. Li Mu Chuan washed the pot and casually threw together a simple dinner.

Under the circumstances, a few packets of Pickled Mustard Tuber and some noodles were already incredibly delicious.

By the time he was done cooking, the sky had grown dim.

Li Mu Chuan called out softly, signaling that Li Qingxiao, who was still conducting research, could come out.

Hearing him and realizing it had already grown dark, Li Qingxiao disinfected herself before coming out.

The moment she stepped outside, she caught the scent of food and swallowed softly.

Supplies at Blackstone Base had already become scarce. No one's daily rations were this lavish.

Food boiled with water like this was something they saw less than once every half month, since water was an extremely precious resource.

Yet here, it seemed as though there was no need to worry about water at all.