We want food, we want rice!

The people of the Hope Convoy looked at the tiny pieces of chocolate they had been handed, their expressions souring.

They were all trapped here now, and if things went badly, people might go missing again tonight.

This might even be their last meal before they met their maker.

And this was all they were getting?

Many of them glared at Wang Xufei with resentment. In their eyes, he had pocketed the food supplies and was deliberately withholding food from them.

Minister Qian alone had more than a dozen pieces of chocolate, and even the woman beside him had quite a few.

What about everyone else?

Just one tiny piece each.

Why?

"Captain Wang, is a single piece of chocolate all we're getting for lunch today?"

"We brought plenty of supplies with us before. They should have lasted several days, right? And now they're gone?"

"The supplies I brought were enough to keep me going for five days. Aren't you going to explain yourself, Captain Wang? Why should my supplies be shared with other people?"

"What are you all arguing about? We're all in the same convoy. Isn't it only right to divide the supplies equally?"

"Exactly. You're a grown man with working arms and legs. If you're hungry, go outside and find your own food. Why are you making a fuss here?"

"..."

Wang Xufei stood beside Minister Qian, slowly savoring a piece of chocolate.

He deliberately ignored what everyone else was saying.

Was this his fault?

The food would be distributed fairly over these three days.

But the convoy only had so much food. At first, everyone had thought the Hope Convoy offered real hope. What about now?

Every last one of them had started complaining.

Even these scraps of chocolate were the last of their food. Once they finished them, they would have to find a way to get more.

"Come outside and look! The Survival Rules Convoy is stir-frying meat. It smells amazing!"

Suddenly, someone ran in from outside.

The moment the door opened, the aroma of meat drifted in with the chill of the pouring rain.

In an instant, that aroma caught everyone's attention.

They all felt that the chocolate in their hands was garbage.

Gulp-

The sound of swallowing rang out. Many people got up and went to the doorway, craning their necks to look outside.

Under the rain shelter, bowl after bowl of meat dishes was tipped over rice, leaving the people of the Survival Rules Convoy eating with grease all over their mouths.

"Xiao Wang, I feel like having some meat. Go bring me a bowl."

Minister Qian spoke as though it were only natural. "We're all human. Tell the people in that convoy to show some sense and share their food with everyone. Once we reach the North, I'll report their contributions to the higher-ups."

Wang Xufei froze for a moment. The aroma had tempted him too, but reason told him he couldn't approach the people of Survival Rules.

That bunch was definitely not to be trifled with.

Never mind the others-their captain alone had two Anomalous Objects. He was bound to be someone you shouldn't cross.

The other two were no different.

Especially that sickly-looking White-Haired Man. The chainsaw on his back was an Anomalous Object too.

If Wang Xufei provoked him, he would probably be in trouble himself.

And the other three from his own convoy had now chosen to leave the Hope Convoy. His side no longer had an advantage.

With only himself to rely on, even surviving was uncertain.

"Look, isn't that Shen Qingqing? She's got a bowl of meat and rice too. There's grease all over her mouth. What a waste!"

"And that Wang Meng-is he eating out of the Iron Basin? If that were shared out, it could fill several people's stomachs."

"Why do those few get to eat? We're going over there too!"

"Exactly! We're all people. If we ask them for food, they ought to share some with us!"

"..."

Watching ladle after ladle of meat being served made them seethe.

It was as though, in their eyes, all that meat belonged to them and was now being stolen by other people.

Once the first person stepped forward, the others swarmed after them, all heading toward the rain shelter. Even Wang Xufei followed along.

He wouldn't have dared come alone, but the crowd gave him courage.

When the women serving food beneath the shelter saw this, they picked up lids and covered the prepared dishes.

The other men in the convoy immediately stood up, grabbed their weapons, and rushed over to block the front of the shelter.

The meal could wait, but the troublemakers had to be stopped!

The sight piqued Lin Yi's interest too. Carrying his basin, he got out of the vehicle and came over to the shelter.

Captain Liu Chuan hurried over with Ji Qingcang, both glaring at the people from the Hope Convoy.

"What are you doing? What do you want?"

Liu Chuan held the Loudspeaker, his voice booming out at five times its normal volume from close range. The blast was something else, shaking the people of the Hope Convoy so badly that they didn't dare advance.

Well, damn. That loudspeaker could double as a weapon?

"We want food!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, immediately prompting the others to join in. They stood in the rain, refusing to leave.

"We want food! You have to hand it out to us!"

"Exactly! We're all people. Why should you get to eat so well? It's a complete waste. Only if we share it equally will everyone have a chance to survive!"

"You're being selfish! Minister Qian is an official. Once he reaches the North, he can report you!"

"Hurry up and bring out all your food. Let Captain Wang distribute it! And you Sequence Transcendents, stop eating too. Hurry up and find a way to get us out of here!"

"..."

Listening to their self-righteous demands, it wasn't just Lin Yi and Ji Qingcang who were angry.

Even Liu Chuan, the convoy's resident good Samaritan, laughed in anger.

Distribute it fairly?

Sequence Transcendents weren't allowed to eat?

Had the folds in their fucking brains been ironed flat? How could they say something so utterly brainless?

Liu Chuan couldn't be bothered arguing with them. Instead, he looked at Wang Xufei, the Hope Convoy's captain. "Captain Wang, you brought your people here to surround us. Is this your idea?"

"Captain Liu, we're all human, and none of us has it easy right now. For the sake of survival, you ought to be more generous."

Wang Xufei wore a genial smile. "Besides, you have plenty of food here. There's no harm in bringing it out and dividing it fairly, is there?"

Their Hope Convoy had always distributed things fairly. That was how everyone could have hope of surviving.

Before Liu Chuan could start cursing, Shen Qingqing stepped forward.

"Like hell! Wang Xufei, try acting like a decent human being!"

Shen Qingqiu pointed at Wang Xufei and cursed him out. "They're a convoy on the same Migration and Flight as us, but they have their own rules. Everyone pulls their own weight and finds a way to get their own supplies. If they don't get any, they go hungry! Now look at the Hope Convoy. What fucking hope does it have?"