I Am a Good Person

"Even being a permanent free resident in a Base City, it's impossible to eat such pure and delicious food."

"The earth has completely changed. Although the nutrient solutions we eat every day can sustain a day's activity, the taste, full of radiation and mutation, compared to this delicious food... I already feel nauseous."

"This lord doesn't seem cruel at the moment, and we get to eat food like this... What's the harm in being his slaves? We'll live better than the permanent free residents in the city!"

"He must be a very powerful Gene Evolver, otherwise he wouldn't have the refined taste to use such old relics for entertainment, and be able to produce such precious, unpolluted food... I can't even imagine how advanced the potions he uses must be."

"I can't believe there are still unpolluted things in this world. Didn't the previous nuclear crisis mutate and change all matter globally?"

"Maybe a cutting-edge laboratory developed new technology and had an unexpected breakthrough..."

"Do you think that lord is monitoring our brainwave communication... My respected master."

"My respected master..."

The intense communication in their minds didn't affect their eating. Chang Yanyan and Yu Dong stood on the rooftop, frantically chewing the food in their containers. The taste of the fresh meal filled their taste buds, giving them a feeling of happiness that made them want to cry.

This made them recall the warm scenes from before the apocalypse.

"Woo~"

Chang Yanyan's tears really started to flow. She quickly wiped them away to prevent her contaminated tears from falling into the food, sobbing and gobbling down the meal in front of her.

It wasn't just her; even Yu Dong, a man, was a little choked up. In the twilight, the two of them continuously shoveled down the fast food Li Yang had bought from a roadside stall. Besides the occasional sobs, there was only the sound of them eating and breathing heavily.

They finished one box of food in just five minutes. Finally, they stuck out their tongues and licked every last drop of the remaining sauce clean before reluctantly putting away the containers. Their eyes, full of emotion and longing, looked at the things in front of them, then turned with gratitude towards the camera overhead.

Li Yang, inside the gold store, had a strange expression.

Why, after enslaving them, did he feel a bizarre sense of righteousness?

I enslaved them for their own good?

So, I'm a good person?

"Take this Drone back, and by the way, prepare to sell this unpolluted food on what you call the Base Network in the future."

"Furthermore, collect more technological data, make backup storage, and when I need it, I will notify you."

The temptation of gene evolution was undoubtedly immense, especially for Li Yang. But to achieve gene evolution, he first had to confirm that the Genetic Potion could be used. Therefore, he had to sell the food through them to exchange for money and buy equipment.

But what was the most important resource in a technological apocalyptic world?

It was knowledge.

The Exoskeleton Armor the two slaves made themselves was something Earth's technology couldn't even come close to achieving. Therefore, there must be many other areas of knowledge that far surpassed Earth.

If he had the two slaves collect all the knowledge they could, even if it was just a little bit brought back to Earth, wouldn't his life in the Real World become completely carefree?

For example, this very inconspicuous Model One Battery... Such a small battery could support such powerful exoskeleton operation for a hundred hours. If this were brought to Earth, it would definitely cause an energy revolution.

What a stir it would cause then...

Of course... before he became powerful enough, Li Yang didn't plan to act rashly. After all, he didn't want to work hard only to benefit others and become someone else's money bag.

"Understood, my respected master!"

After eating, the two slaves respectfully agreed. They didn't question Li Yang's requests at all, their attitude doing a complete one-eighty. If there was such a thing as a favorability rating, their numbers must have already exploded...

"Go."

Li Yang shook his head and said, then landed the Drone on the rooftop and stopped it from flying, but the video surveillance and speakers remained on.

Through the still-on monitor, he watched as the two slaves picked up the Drone, took the food he had sent with the agricultural Drone, and skillfully left the rooftop. They continued on, finally stopping at a location about five kilometers away from Li Yang's map marker in a straight line.

Upon arrival, the two respectfully placed the Drone on a table behind the door of a hidden dwelling. It seemed for safety, they didn't choose spacious rooms but lived in a dark basement.

However, the room seemed to have been modified, and it wasn't small. There were many things inside that Li Yang could roughly guess the purpose of, even making blind guesses.

After returning to the room, the two placed the food Li Yang had given them next to a button. Immediately, waves of cold air enveloped all the food, starting the preservation process.

This must be a high-tech version of a refrigerator...

Then the woman walked to a seemingly very comfortable reclining sofa. She closed her eyes, and a round orb next to her ear began to glow...

This should be something similar to a computer?

It's not too far away...

Li Yang looked closely and found that many things in the room were incomprehensible, so he gave up on further observation. Then he looked at the distance displayed by the positioning system next to him and muttered to himself.

It seemed many of the features he had specially customized before weren't wasted...

After doing this, Li Yang temporarily closed the screen. Then he looked around, confirmed that the two hidden Genetic Potions were safe, and with a thought, he disappeared from the gold store.

The matters here were temporarily settled. Next, he had to deal with things in the Real World.

Heyang City, suburban house.

Li Yang's figure appeared out of thin air on the second floor. He looked around, saw that everything was normal, and breathed a sigh of relief.

His gaze fell on the Exoskeleton Armor to the side. After hesitating for a moment, he still felt it was inappropriate to leave it here. After thinking for a bit, he reached out and picked it up.

The two hundred pounds were a bit heavy for Li Yang, but within a manageable range. Five years of squats hadn't been for nothing. He carried the items downstairs, opened the car's trunk, and placed them directly inside.

The car trembled slightly, then he closed the trunk lid, went to the driver's seat, started the car, and drove towards the villa where he lived.

While driving, Li Yang was also thinking about how to prepare for the Apocalyptic World.

"I wonder what price pollution-free food can fetch. If it's high enough, maybe I won't need a company or anything..."

The idea of starting a grain and oil company flashed through Li Yang's mind, and he felt a bit hesitant. If he started a company, it would be easy to attract attention.

Thinking it over, he still decided to try buying a few bags of rice and flour privately first.

If it worked well, perhaps he could meet his current needs without so much trouble.

If he had greater needs, it wouldn't be too late to register a company then