"Hello, classmates... Don't be afraid, I mean no harm!"
The door to Dorm 603 opened.
A boy about the same height as Shen Yi stepped out, though a bit fatter, with dyed blond hair.
"I heard you talking just now. Seeing that you weren't bad people, I came out to ask if you wanted to team up." Blondie smiled, seemingly trying his best to make himself seem friendly.
"It's the apocalypse now, after all. There's safety in numbers..."
"So? Want to team up, brothers?"
Neither Shen Yi nor the bespectacled boy spoke.
The bespectacled boy stood warily by the door. If anything dangerous happened, he could run back into the dorm immediately.
Who would trust a stranger and team up with one in a situation like this?
What a joke!
"Come on, we're all students from the same school. Do you really distrust me that much? Do you think I'd dare kill someone? I don't even dare kill a chicken. I'm sure you wouldn't dare kill anyone either, right? You'd go to prison for that." Blondie spoke helplessly.
Whether he was naturally that familiar with strangers or had ulterior motives, Shen Yi wouldn't trust him.
Anyone who did was an idiot!
But the bespectacled boy was clearly persuaded.
That made sense.
It was only the fifth day of the apocalypse. Most people still had their bottom lines and weren't crazy enough to kill.
"Um, do you have any water? I want to trade food for some water." The bespectacled boy cautiously asked Blondie.
At the moment, Shen Yi had a knife and was with someone else, giving him the greatest advantage.
The bespectacled boy was rather afraid of him. If possible, he would rather trade with Blondie.
At least Blondie didn't have a knife.
"Uh, I've already finished my water too. That's why I wanted to team up with you and leave the dorm together." Blondie scratched his head and spoke sheepishly.
"I see..." The bespectacled boy could only look at Shen Yi again.
The tall beauty beside this classmate was carrying a backpack. Maybe she had water.
Come to think of it, why was there a girl in the boys' dorm?
Could she be this guy's girlfriend?
She was so beautiful...
That figure,
those legs,
paired with those white mid-calf socks—she was practically straight out of an anime!!
The bespectacled boy restrained his gaze with great effort, barely stopping himself from staring at Xu Wanting's long legs.
Blondie had also sneaked several glances at her.
It couldn't be helped. Her figure was simply too eye-catching for men.
Shen Yi naturally noticed their looks. His vigilance rose further. After weighing things up, he decided that even if he could kill both of them with a knife, he might still get injured.
Getting injured in the apocalypse, without medicine, had a very high chance of being fatal.
There was no need to risk his life...
Besides, they showed no hostility toward him for now.
He could use this opportunity to build himself up.
He had originally intended to refuse the bespectacled boy's trade, but on second thought, he could agree.
If he refused, then once the bespectacled boy became unbearably thirsty, he might join forces with Blondie and fight him to the death.
But if they traded, as long as the bespectacled boy wasn't completely desperate, he definitely wouldn't team up with Blondie.
First divide the enemies, then defeat them one by one.
With that in mind, Shen Yi looked at the bespectacled boy and said, "My girlfriend and I don't have much water either. We only have one and a half bottles left, but we can trade you half a bottle."
"Okay, okay, okay! Thank you! Thank you, big bro!!"
The bespectacled boy nodded excitedly.
Half a bottle of water, if he rationed it carefully, combined with his own urine, could keep him going for at least several more days!
If he got lucky, he might even hold out until rescue arrived.
Shen Yi gripped his knife and walked over.
Xu Wanting quickly followed.
Blondie tactfully stepped aside.
However,
as he watched Xu Wanting's tall, slender back, he couldn't help licking his lips, a trace of desire hidden in his eyes.
Damn, she's fucking gorgeous!
Those legs... I could play with them for a whole year!
Naturally, he only thought those words to himself.
He had seen the knife in Shen Yi's hand. He wasn't stupid enough to go looking for trouble.
They entered Dorm 601.
A strange stench hit them head-on.
Xu Wanting couldn't help covering her nose with her hand, frowning as she wanted to complain.
How did this guy make the place smell so bad?
Did he shit in the dorm or something?
Compared to this place, Shen Yi's dorm could practically be called clean and hygienic.
He's ugly and such a slob too! Disgusting! Xu Wanting silently complained.
Luckily, Shen Yi liked keeping things clean.
Otherwise, she really didn't know whether she could stand it.
"Um, ahem, I haven't really cleaned the dorm, so don't mind it, okay?" The bespectacled boy gave an awkward smile.
He knew the dorm didn't smell very good.
There was nothing he could do about it. Water had been scarce these past few days, so he hadn't washed his feet, brushed his teeth, or washed his face. Then there were his bodily needs... In short, it was a little awkward.
Especially since such a beautiful woman had seen this embarrassing side of him. He was so mortified he could practically dig out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes.
Shen Yi said nothing, because at first glance, several potted plants on the windowsill had caught his attention!
He had no idea what plants were growing in those pots, but they had already bloomed, and the flowers were beautiful.
Yet what caught Shen Yi's attention wasn't the beauty of the flowers. At the center of one pink flower was a seven-colored fruit!
The fruit was tiny, only about the size of a pinky finger. Hidden in the center of the flower, it was inconspicuous.
Shen Yi quietly withdrew his gaze and pretended to inspect the dorm, concealing his excitement as he asked, "What food are you trading?"
"I have self-heating hot pots, instant noodles in all kinds of flavors, bread, spicy strips... What do you need?"
The bespectacled boy took out all his supplies and laid them on the bed for Shen Yi to choose from.
"Let me take a look." Shen Yi seemed to be choosing carefully, but he was actually thinking about how to get that colorful fruit.
If Ma Tianming hadn't lied, eating that fruit would most likely grant someone an ability!
Xu Wanting frowned deeply, covering her nose.
She really couldn't understand why Shen Yi had come here to trade for food.
They had supernatural powers anyway. If they wanted to eat something, couldn't they just create it themselves? Why trade for it?
And this guy had made everything stink so badly. Who knew if eating his food would give them diarrhea...
Having only just enjoyed half a day of good living, Xu Wanting had already started looking down on junk food.
"I'll take two packs of spicy instant noodles." After picking for quite a while, Shen Yi finally chose two packs of instant noodles with apparent seriousness.
"Wanting, get a bottle of water."
"Mm-hmm."
Xu Wanting obediently took out half a bottle of water from her backpack.
The bespectacled boy casually glanced over and saw that the beauty's backpack really only had one bottle of water left, though there were still plenty of snacks. It seemed this big bro hadn't lied to him.
What an honest guy!
He clearly didn't have much water himself, yet he was willing to trade with him. He was obviously helping him!
The bespectacled boy's favorable impression of Shen Yi immediately soared!
"Oh, right, classmate, these potted plants of yours look pretty good. Could you give me two? My girlfriend likes potted plants." Shen Yi suddenly said.
"Sure, no problem! They were my roommate's anyway. He probably doesn't want them anymore..." The bespectacled boy didn't think much of it and generously told Shen Yi to take whichever ones he wanted.
He couldn't keep them alive in the dorm anyway. He didn't have extra water to waste on useless flowers.
"Wanting, don't you like potted plants? Go pick two. We'll take them back to our dorm and raise them."
"Huh? Oh! Okay! I love potted plants..."
Xu Wanting was bewildered, not knowing why Shen Yi suddenly claimed she liked potted plants.
But she was quick-witted and understood that Shen Yi wanted the plants.
So she played along and stepped forward to choose them.
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