The three filthy men, who were already parched and thirsty, opened a bottle of water and drank it carefully.

After drinking the water, I carefully put the lid back on with a blissful expression before starting to heat up the self-heating meal.

Now everything is rotten, and all the surrounding resources have been looted. They haven't eaten rice in a long time and have almost forgotten what it tastes like.

The three of them stared intently at the self-heating rice in front of them, as if afraid it would disappear at any moment.

As white smoke began to drift out and the aroma wafted into the three people's noses, they swallowed hard.

After the self-heating rice was cooked, the three of them opened the package and wolfed down the long-awaited meal, almost bursting into tears.

"It's so delicious!"

"It's been such a long time."

"Rice is still the best! I really have a hard time choosing dog food and cat food."

Junjue, Wan'er, Yuechi, and Yueying, watching the three grown men wolfing down their food and almost bursting into tears, said somewhat speechlessly:

"You guys eat first! You can bring any more red crystals you have to trade with us next time. We're going back to our rooms now."

After saying that, without caring whether the others heard him or not, he led Wan'er into the room.

The crystal cores of mutated animals are completely free of impurities and can be absorbed directly, making them far superior to the crystal cores of zombies. If others have them, he wouldn't mind exchanging them for physical items.

Yue Chi and Yue Ying didn't go in to be a third wheel; it was better to stay outside and keep watch than to disturb the captain.

The three men, who were eating, noticed that the boy's backpack was already half empty. They knew that the boy had given them quite a lot, and they continued eating contentedly.

"Woo woo~" The two national treasures got up and followed their master into the room when they saw him leave, leaving only the five people in the hall.

Not long after Junjue and Wan'er entered the room, another group of men and women came up the stairs.

When the group went up to the second floor, they saw the bespectacled man, the tattooed man, and the irritable man eating delicious self-heating meals, and the air was filled with their aroma.

When he saw that there was bread and water next to the group, he swallowed hard.

The bespectacled man and the tattooed man were enjoying the delicious self-heating meal, their faces beaming with satisfaction.

Suddenly, a group of emaciated people walked over, their eyes gleaming with greed as they looked at their food.

So much time has passed since the natural disaster, they haven't eaten rice in a long time.

Yesterday, a group of people went looking for food, but they came up empty-handed, leaving them exhausted and hungry.

Seven or eight men and women exchanged glances and walked over to the group of men eating.

"Brothers, we haven't eaten in a long time, could you give us some?" a thin man pleaded.

The bespectacled man and the tattooed man exchanged glances. The tattooed man frowned but remained silent.

The bespectacled man stared coldly at the group, showing no kindness whatsoever.

"I refuse. This is food we finally got. Go find it yourselves." The bespectacled man coldly rejected their request.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. The group of disheveled people showed expressions of anger and disappointment, and they began to loudly complain and curse at the man with glasses and the man with tattoos.

"How can you be so selfish? We are all human beings, what can't we share?" a woman asked angrily.

"We don't even have enough to eat for ourselves, how can we give it to you? Have you lost your minds?" the tattooed man retorted angrily.

"Exactly, we're facing a severe food shortage, we're starving to death, and you think you can have our food? What a pipe dream!" the irritable man sneered.

"You men have no compassion at all!" a young man shouted in rebuke.

The bespectacled man and the tattooed man wouldn't listen to any reasoning; they felt that the pleas and accusations of these people were irrelevant, and only their own stomachs mattered.

They looked at those people with disdain and continued to enjoy their self-heating meals.

In the end, the group could only helplessly find a place to sit down, their hearts filled with anger and helplessness.

They complained to each other about these cold-hearted men, filled with resentment towards the bespectacled man, the irritable man, and the tattooed man.

In this world, everyone strives for survival in the face of natural disasters and man-made calamities. But some people become indifferent and heartless, only caring about their own interests, and no one will lend a helping hand anymore.

The bespectacled man and the tattooed man continued to enjoy their delicious self-heating meals, the aroma filling the air, completely unconcerned about those who had been rejected.

In this cruel world, only oneself is the most important thing; the pain and sorrow of others are insignificant to them.

Yuechi and Yueying didn't say anything; they just watched the commotion.

Three men who had finished their self-heating meals saw a group of people still arguing. The irritable man said angrily:

"Are you guys ever going to stop?!"

The bespectacled man, listening to a group of women waiting and complaining, said impatiently:

"Stop talking nonsense. We traded these things for the red crystals on the heads of the mutated animals. If you have any, you can trade with the couple in the room."

"Are you telling the truth?" Upon hearing that the red crystals could be exchanged for items, the five women and seven men who came together exchanged glances and took out the red crystals they had collected over the past few days.

"Of course it's true, the couple likes these things, and there's plenty of food."

"Go exchange them yourselves, don't bother us anymore," the bespectacled man said irritably.

"knew."

After one of the girls finished speaking, she excitedly grabbed her two best friends.

Three pale and thin girls stood anxiously in front of the villa, holding the mutated animal crystal cores in their hands.

Their clothes were tattered, their hair was disheveled, and they exuded an aura of exhaustion.

This gate was their only hope; the men said they could exchange mutated animal crystals for food and water here.

The girls exchanged glances and nervously and expectantly knocked on the door of the cottage.

The door slowly opened, and three pairs of eyes turned to the entrance.

Before them stood a tall and handsome young man.

The boy was dressed in a clean and neat black tracksuit and looked very handsome.

His gaze was sharp and piercing, revealing a sense of confidence and power.

His indifferent expression gave him an aura completely different from the ruins, as if he were a bright spot in this desolate place.

He captivated the three girls, drawing their attention and leaving them completely mesmerized.

Wan'er, who was tidying up the room, felt very displeased when she saw several pale and thin girls, whose clothes were so bleached they were almost colorless, staring intently at Junjue.

The Duke looked at the several disheveled girls standing in front of the door, their eyes gleaming with desire, and asked coldly:

"Is there something you need?"

Three pale and thin girls clutched the mutated animal crystal cores in their hands, their eyes filled with anticipation.

This had been their only hope for days: to obtain some food to fill their stomachs.

They heard their stomachs rumbling and licked their peeling lips with difficulty.