Bartering

Yang Wei and two other classmates stood behind Yang Chengyi.

Their expressions were all extremely grim.

They were classmates with Li Chen and should have had the most to talk about.

But now, no one was willing to speak.

They all felt somehow inferior to Li Chen!

Before the apocalypse, he was someone they looked down upon.

How did he become the Commander of a shelter?

This made Yang Wei's heart ache as if it had been burned.

"You must all be tired of waiting. Why not come into the base with me for a tour?"

Li Chen knew exactly why these people were here.

He casually extended an olive branch.

Immediately, Yang Chengyi and the others' eyes lit up!

They exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

Li Chen walked in front.

Behind him were Yang Chengyi and his group.

Twenty android warriors walked at the very end.

Although their dark muzzles were pointed at the ground.

Everyone present knew that if they dared to make any rash moves.

Those muzzles could instantly aim at their foreheads!

The lift platform slowly descended.

Li Chen led the group to the 7th floor, the residential area.

"Commander, you're back."

Some passing residents cast respectful glances at Li Chen.

Li Chen nodded slightly.

He extended his hand, gesturing to Yang Chengyi and the others: "This is the residential area of the shelter."

"Let's go to the restaurant and talk."

Following Li Chen's footsteps.

Yang Chengyi and the others' mouths never closed!

As far as the eye could see throughout the entire shelter, everything was made of heavy metal.

Yang Chengyi even tried knocking on the wall.

Solid!

Even with cannons, it might not be possible to penetrate it.

On the way to the restaurant, they happened to pass by the atrium.

Looking at the dense elevators and the unfathomable atrium, Yang Chengyi and the others were stunned.

A question arose in their minds simultaneously.

How many floors does the Star-Level Shelter have?

Li Chen looked at their reactions with satisfaction and calmly led everyone to the cafeteria.

This was exactly the effect he wanted!

When they were seated in the cafeteria, Yang Chengyi and the others were stunned again.

"It's not mealtime right now, so there aren't too many things. Please bear with it and make do," Li Chen said with a smile and snapped his fingers.

Immediately after, several people in white chef uniforms brought out dishes on plates.

There was fish and meat, but most of it was vegetables!

There was even Boiled Cabbage in Supreme Broth, a dish only made by imperial chefs before the apocalypse!

Although Yang Chengyi and the others knew that Li Chen was showing off, they couldn't help themselves at this moment.

"This is incredible. There's a lot of skill involved in this Boiled Cabbage in Supreme Broth."

"It usually requires a huge amount of vegetable ingredients to make just one bowl!" President Liu smacked his lips and said in shock.

What was most precious after the apocalypse?

Food.

And among food, vegetables were the most precious!

After all, meat could be preserved in deep freeze, but vegetables couldn't!

They would wither within a few days.

Yet, the vitamins and dietary fiber needed by the human body had to be supplemented by vegetables.

Therefore, after the apocalypse, vegetables became a scarce commodity.

Only a very small number of people could enjoy them...

Now, Li Chen not only used vegetables to entertain them, but also Boiled Cabbage in Supreme Broth, which consumed a lot of ingredients.

"May I be so bold as to ask, just how many supplies does the Star-Level Shelter have?"

Yang Chengyi finally couldn't hold back.

Think about his private base.

Even the water problem hasn't been solved yet.

Here, Li Chen could eat meat and vegetables as he pleased.

Li Chen said generously, "Beyond your imagination."

That's right, the Star-Level Shelter indeed had a lot of supplies.

If you wanted them, you could only exchange them for Zombie Energy Cores!

If anyone had any ill intentions, hehe, Secretary Chang had set a good example for them.

Everyone present swallowed their saliva.

This meal left everyone feeling uneasy.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the waiter brought tea.

"Since you've come here, I presume it's not just to take a look, is it?"

Li Chen was the first to open the conversation.

"Haha, Mr. Li is indeed a straightforward person."

Yang Chengyi laughed heartily, "My son mentioned at home that he had a high school classmate at the Star-Level Shelter, and he was worried about him. That's why we made this trip."

As he spoke, Yang Chengyi waved at Yang Wei, "A Wei, come, come, didn't you keep mentioning Li Chen to me before? Now that you've seen him, why aren't you saying anything?"

Yang Wei's face was pale.

But he still had to obediently walk up to Li Chen.

At this moment, he felt his heart was full of torment!

Li Chen glanced at Yang Wei with a meaningful look but didn't respond.

Before the apocalypse, the relationship between Li Chen and Yang Wei was something they both knew clearly in their hearts.

It seemed Yang Chengyi, this old fox, wanted to use this connection to increase his leverage.

"I came here to exchange some supplies with the Star-Level Shelter."

President Liu was much more direct.

However, his words were slightly modified.

When he came, he wasn't planning to exchange supplies.

Instead, he intended to check out the situation at the Star-Level Shelter.

If it wasn't well-armed, it wouldn't be impossible to just take things by force.

It was only after witnessing Li Chen's prowess that they switched to trading.

Li Chen nodded, "What do you want to trade for? The Star-Level Shelter doesn't have much else, but it has plenty of supplies."

"We want to trade for some medicine."

"As you know, with the apocalypse here, medicine is a scarce commodity."

"Anyone who gets a fever or a minor illness becomes a disaster!"

After President Liu finished speaking, the others also brought up the supplies they wanted to exchange for.

"I want some weapons, preferably halberds or large sabers."

"That's right, I need that too. Guns and cannons still need ammunition, which is hard to come by. Cold weapons are more practical."

"It's the apocalypse now, and zombies are our common enemy. Surely Mr. Li won't make things difficult for us?"

The old foxes lamented their difficulties while simultaneously flattering Li Chen.

Before the apocalypse, they had stored a lot of dry food, so they weren't short on food.

But weapons and medicine were a matter of life and death.

Before the apocalypse, firearms were prohibited.

What they had in their hands now were still homemade shotguns.

They were fine for hunting wild boars, but useless against zombies.

Firstly, the accuracy wasn't enough.

Secondly, the power was insufficient.

Zombies don't feel pain. If you can't hit them in the head with one blow, it's like tickling them.

Even without guns, they didn't have many cold weapons either.

After all, before the apocalypse, anyone who dared to buy a large number of sabers or similar items would be directly locked up.

In addition, medicine was also a scarce commodity.

They had indeed stockpiled some before the apocalypse.

However, medicine was also under control, and they didn't have much.

Hearing the needs of these people, Li Chen smiled with satisfaction.

Weapons?

Heh, he had more than he could use!

Medicine was piled up like mountains.

"No problem," Li Chen crossed his hands, "Everyone, please rest assured, the Star-Level Shelter has abundant supplies. We can satisfy whatever you want."

President Liu's eyes immediately lit up.

"However, you have to trade something for it."

"At a time like this, money is just waste paper. If you want weapons and medicine, you have to trade Energy Cores for them."

Li Chen continued.