Food

Scarface heard this.

He let out a heavy snort through his nostrils, but did not lose his temper yet.

West City Shelter was indeed suffering from a severe food shortage.

Otherwise, they would not have resorted to eating Two-Legged Sheep.

Even high-ranking people like Scarface had to eat Two-Legged Sheep.

One could only imagine how the ordinary residents of the shelter were faring!

"Fifty Energy Cores won't buy us jack shit!"

"Damn it, are we supposed to starve to death?"

Scarface said irritably.

When he had first seized West City Shelter from the miners, Scarface had been immensely pleased with himself.

He had thought he was at the peak of his life, and had even been grateful for the arrival of the apocalypse.

But as time passed, Scarface realized

that managing a shelter was no simple matter.

There were so many mouths to feed.

Even if he ignored the ordinary residents, he still had to look after the brothers who followed him, right?

Scarface was even starting to consider leaving.

At that moment, one of the managers spoke up.

"Actually, when I went to scout out Star-Level Shelter before, I saw its commander."

"He was just a young guy, baby-faced. He looked so frail he could barely withstand the wind."

"Since we don't have Energy Cores to exchange for supplies, why not go back to our old trade and just rob them?"

Before the apocalypse, everyone present had at least a few lives on their hands.

Their moral bottom line was far lower than that of ordinary people.

Now that the apocalypse had arrived, their thinking became even simpler.

The strong preyed on the weak. Whoever had the bigger fist had the right to live.

Thus, everyone agreed with the suggestion.

"Yeah, we can just rob them."

"When the time comes, we'll pretend to exchange supplies first, then enter Star-Level Shelter. Once inside, we'll catch the commander off guard and take control of him!"

"Oh, that's a great idea! From what I saw on Star-Level Shelter's forum, those lowlifes are living pretty comfortably. It's about time us brothers got to enjoy ourselves too!"

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions.

They actually came up with a good plan.

Scarface was no good person himself, so he immediately gave his approval.

"Good! We'll do as you say!"

"Old Liu, hurry up and contact Star-Level Shelter's commander. Tell him we want to exchange supplies!"

"Bring out a box. Put glass at the bottom, then place fifty Energy Cores on top!"

They wasted no time.

Some of them hurried to contact Star-Level Shelter.

Others arranged the box.

At first glance, Energy Cores looked little different from glass marbles.

Besides, they would be hidden underneath. Who would know?

When the time came, they would only open the box and let Star-Level Shelter take a look. Surely they would not notice anything.

Soon, Scarface of West City Shelter arrived inside Star-Level Shelter with several dozen men.

"West City Shelter? I've heard much about you."

Li Chen greeted them with a faint smile.

Jiang Tiancai and the others had escaped from West City Shelter.

So when he learned that people from West City Shelter were coming today, Li Chen told Jiang Tiancai and the others not to show themselves yet.

"Not at all, not at all, hahaha." Scarface gave a polite laugh. "Mr. Li, we came today mainly to make a big deal with you."

As he spoke, Scarface waved his hand.

Signaling the others to carry out the box.

They placed a waist-high iron box on the ground.

Scarface proudly flipped it open.

It was packed full, and the top layer of Energy Cores was almost blinding!

Scarface believed that with a whole box of Energy Cores like this, Li Chen would definitely be tempted.

But who would have thought...

"Just this much?" Li Chen said disdainfully.

Shelters of all sizes throughout Donghai City.

Had all come to the Star-Level Shelter to exchange for weapons and supplies.

Li Chen had seen more Energy Cores than Scarface and his men had eaten grains of rice!

And they dared call a single box like this a big deal?

Besides, Li Chen had noticed something.

There was something fishy about the Energy Cores in the box.

Apart from the top layer, everything underneath reflected light. It was probably glass or something similar.

But Li Chen did not expose them.

He wanted to see what the people from West City Shelter were trying to pull.

Were they planning to use glass marbles to deceive people and swindle supplies?

Or something else?

"Hehe, I know Mr. Li is knowledgeable and well-traveled, and you don't think much of our little bit of Energy Cores."

"But no matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. We at West City Shelter have sincerely come to exchange for supplies."

Scarface's face immediately darkened.

Yet he still maintained a fake smile as he spoke.

After entering the Star-Level Shelter, they still had not found the warehouse.

Once they found it, they would immediately take control of Li Chen!

"Fine, then what do you want to trade for? Shall I take you to have a look?"

Li Chen had originally intended to turn around and leave.

But after reconsidering.

He stopped.

"Good, good, good. We need weapons and food. Thank you, Mr. Li."

Scarface rubbed his hands together, his face full of delight.

The others exchanged glances as well.

They had not expected things to go so smoothly!

Li Chen pretended not to notice their silent exchange.

He led them to the storage area.

As they walked, he introduced it. "Let's take a look at the food first."

"We have all kinds of vegetables and poultry, all kept chilled, so they won't spoil."

As he spoke, Li Chen opened a warehouse door.

Inside was a massive freezer.

The oncoming cold air made everyone shudder.

But when they saw the mountains of meat piled up inside the warehouse.

Their eyes filled with greed!

"Th-There's this much?"

One of them stammered.

Scarface unhappily shoved the man, then said with a smiling face, "The Star-Level Shelter truly has deep reserves. Mr. Li, would you mind taking us to look at the instant foods? Instant Noodles, bread, anything like that would do."

"Sure. Follow me, then."

Li Chen readily agreed.

A cold smile appeared on Scarface's face.

Once they reached the warehouse area, no one remained by Li Chen's side.

This was the perfect time to make a move!

But after seeing that pile of meat, Scarface changed his mind.

He decided to scout out all the warehouses before making a move.

That way, he would not panic later and have no idea what to take.

Just as Scarface was daydreaming.

They arrived at the warehouse for instant food as well.

The door was pulled open.

It was still piled high like a mountain.

Everyone from West City Shelter could not help swallowing.

There was simply...

Too much!

"How is it? Satisfied?" Li Chen asked with a smile.

"Satisfied. More than satisfied!"

Scarface's eyes were practically glued to it.

"Anything else you need?"

Li Chen continued.

Scarface leaned closer with a smile. "I need you to cooperate."

Then.

Whoosh—

A knife pressed against Li Chen's throat.

Scarface whistled. "Brother, I think your Star-Level Shelter has too many supplies. Keeping them would just be a waste."

"Why not let us take them back and distribute them to survivors who can't get enough to eat or stay warm? What do you think?"

Li Chen did not move. "Oh? Would you really distribute them to the survivors?"

"I heard that West City Shelter is big on raising Two-Legged Sheep! How do they taste?"