The camp was bustling with activity as it was dinnertime.

Many people came forward to greet Chen Yu when he returned.

"Old Chen, where have you been these past few days? I was so worried about you!" Niu Ke shouted.

"Hehe, really? Old Niu, I didn't expect you to care about me so much?" Chen Yu said with a half-smile.

"What are you talking about? What kind of relationship do we have? Of course I care about you. If you don't come back, who will take me back to Haidu?" Niu Ke stared wide-eyed and said in an exaggerated manner.

"Hehe." Chen Yu smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Niu Si Ke's words.

Then, he lowered his voice and asked Niu Ke, "Have you managed to get any useful information out of Qi Heng these past few days?"

Upon hearing this, Niu Ke's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and replied in a low voice, "Qi Heng is too vigilant. Perhaps he has sensed something. He hasn't contacted me these past few days. Even when I ran into him in the cafeteria, he didn't give me a friendly look."

Chen Yu nodded upon hearing this. After all, Qi Heng was a soldier, and a high-ranking officer at that, so it was not surprising that he was so vigilant.

In any case, Niu Ke had managed to extract some useful information from Qi Heng, so it wasn't a complete loss.

Moreover, he has now cut off the Academy of Sciences' food supply, so it's only a matter of time before he subdues them. When that happens, the Academy's hidden secrets will naturally come to light.

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Inside the camp canteen, Yang Yue's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when she saw the sumptuous dishes. Just what kind of conditions did this "Tianyu Base" have that allowed her to eat so well even in this extremely cold apocalyptic world? Compared to the food here, the food in her third resettlement area was practically dog ​​food.

However, soon, something even more shocking happened that shattered her worldview.

"Hee hee hee~ Big Black, Second Black, Little Black, time to eat." Niu Si Ke called out to the three big black dogs, who were holding three large bowls filled with chicken legs.

After arranging food for the three big black dogs, Niu Si went to the cafeteria to get food for the five kittens.

"Okay, I take back what I said before. It should be that the food in the resettlement area is worse than dog food," Yang Yue thought to herself.

However, her heart was soon replaced by a surge of anger.

She put down her chopsticks, stood up abruptly, and walked angrily toward Niuske.

"Smack!" She slammed her hand on the table in front of Newsk and said angrily, "Newsk, I know you are a rich man, but with natural disasters happening now, supplies are scarce, many people are starving, there are cries of despair everywhere, and countless people are dying of starvation. How can you waste food like this!"

"What do you mean by wasting food? I sympathize with them because they don't have enough to eat, but what does that have to do with me? It's not my fault." Newsk shrugged and responded dismissively.

Seeing Niu Ke's attitude, Yang Yue turned pale with anger. She pointed at the three big black dogs and kittens that were eating heartily, "What about these cats and dogs? Why do they get to eat so well? So many people outside can't even get a hot meal, and you're feeding them chicken legs. Isn't that a waste?"

Newsk was also displeased upon hearing this. He frowned and said, "A dog's life and a cat's life are lives too. Why do you think feeding them this is a waste? They are carnivores. Do you expect me to feed them porridge?"

"Brother Niu, calm down. Yueyue was just anxious and said some harsh words." Lin Lele stepped forward to smooth things over.

Then, she told Niu Keshen about the food she was eating in the third resettlement area of ​​Nandu City.

"Uh... is it that bad?" After hearing Lin Lele's description, Niu Ke's expression also became serious.

Although he knew that the external situation was difficult, he did not have a direct sense of the extent of it.

After all, ever since he followed Chen Yu, he had been eating lavish meals every day and hadn't suffered at all. Even before he met Chen Yu, the kind villager who imprisoned him had treated him well, giving him the illusion that the world was still a prosperous one.

After seeing Niu Ke's change in attitude, Yang Yue's anger subsided considerably. She looked at the remaining chicken legs in the dog and cat bowls and felt a pang of pain in her heart. She wanted to chase away the cats and dogs to reduce waste, but seeing their innocent eyes, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, then turned to Niu Ke, her tone much gentler: "Niu Ke, I understand your feelings for your pets; they are your companions, and it's your duty to take care of them. However, we can't ignore the situation outside. Many people are starving and freezing. Shouldn't we cherish and allocate our existing resources more equitably?"

“Hmm.” Newsk nodded solemnly, then looked at his pets and said seriously, “Starting tomorrow, your daily meat intake will be reduced by one-third.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Yue's anger, which had just subsided, was reignited. She snapped, "Are you playing me?"

"How did I trick you? How can you be so unreasonable, little girl? I've already reduced their meat intake by a third, what more do you want from me?" Niu Ke looked at Yang Yue with a helpless expression, his voice filled with fatigue and confusion. "You're an outsider, yet you're meddling in the affairs of our 'Tianyu Base,' and you're so self-righteous about it. It's really hard to understand."

"You..." Yang Yue was speechless for a moment after being choked by Niu Ke's words. Her eyes widened and her chest heaved violently, clearly her emotions were reignited.

But this time, she didn't explode immediately. Instead, she took a few deep breaths and tried to calm herself down.

Seeing Chen Yu walking towards them, she immediately ran over to him and said, "Chen Yu, when did this Niu Si Ke become one of your 'Tian Yu Base' people again?"

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