After a few days apart, the malevolent aura emanating from these space pirates had returned to its original intensity. Li Ze silently absorbed all the malevolent aura around their bodies, then said calmly, "You guys are also very lucky to be alive."
The space pirate chuckled, "Your health isn't great, but your tongue is. Let me tell you the truth, the Empire has already agreed to cooperate with us, so you're useless now."
“Actually, it’s not useless. He has money, so we can have him procure supplies for us from the Empire,” another space pirate said.
"That's a good idea. But we need to ask the leader first."
"The leader is currently furious because fourteen energy stars were sent out, so I dare not go to him."
"I wouldn't dare."
"We'll talk about it later. Anyway, he can't escape."
In the end, these space pirates didn't do anything to Li Ze; instead, they told him to make sure he lived a good life.
After the space pirates left, Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan cautiously glanced at Li Ze. "Boss, is the Empire really abandoning us?"
Li Ze glanced at them and said, "Never think about relying on others. Only by being strong can you be invincible."
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan straightened up instinctively, their expressions tightening. "What the boss says is true, we've learned something."
Li Ze nodded in satisfaction and continued walking forward.
After walking for nearly half an hour, he stopped in front of a house that was almost half collapsed.
"Boss, are we going to stay here?" Chen Kaiyang asked.
Li Ze nodded. "There are living things inside."
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan's eyes lit up, "Food!"
“Not only that,” Li Ze replied, “there’s another living person under the rubble.”
Li Ze walked towards the ruins, pointed to the large stone slab in front of him, and said, "Move this aside."
Without saying a word, Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan immediately worked together to move the large stone slab away.
The stone slabs, walls, and ground formed a triangle. A boy was hiding in the corner, one of his legs pinned under a steel plate, blood pooling on the ground. His consciousness was fading. The moment the light shone in, he blinked and immediately saw the thin Li Ze in the sunlight.
There was no pity or sympathy on Li Ze's face; in fact, his face was completely expressionless. But that didn't stop the boy from looking at him with the eyes of a savior, pleading, "Save me."
“Isn’t this a rescue operation underway?” Chen Kaiyang replied.
“Your injury is a bit serious, and we don’t have any medicine,” Wang Duan said with a troubled expression.
"I...I have medicine," the boy said hastily.
Half an hour later, the boy changed into clean clothes, and his injured leg was bandaged. He lay on the single bed, curiously looking at Li Ze and the other two.
Li Ze had also changed into clean clothes and was now lazily burying himself in the sofa.
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan were still wearing the same clothes; they couldn't wear the boys' clothes anymore. One of them was simmering soup, and the other was roasting a chicken.
The chickens were raised by the boy. They were very plump, each weighing over 20 pounds.
Besides these, there was also rice. Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan, who were so hungry they were dizzy, cooked a large pot of rice in an iron pot.
After the food was cooked, Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan first served Li Ze a portion, and then prepared a portion for the boy on the bed. After that, the two of them ate like starving ghosts, wolfing down the food. In less than ten minutes, they had devoured the rest of the food.
"cough--"
Chen Kaiyang touched his stomach, "I'm finally alive."
Wang Duan slumped in his chair, saying, "I'm full from this meal, but I don't know where my next meal will come from."
"There are large shopping malls and many houses around here. Many people died in this Void Beast attack, and many things have become ownerless," the boy reminded him.
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan immediately understood what the boy meant. "Let's get some sleep for the night, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning. Now, you can do a little extra work and draw a map of the area for us, and remember to mark the supermarkets and pharmacies in particular."
The boy nodded. "No problem."
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan woke up before dawn the next day.
"Let's go find supplies first. Will you wait for us here?" Chen Kaiyang asked.
Li Ze opened his eyes, glanced at the two of them, grunted with a heavy nasal tone, and then closed his eyes again and fell asleep.
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan walked away, turning back every few steps.
Chen Kaiyang: "I still feel a little uneasy."
Wang Duan: "Me too. Although I don't have children, I feel that I would treat my own children no better."
Chen Kaiyang: "Isn't the big boss just like a child? Not only is he physically weak, but he also seems to know nothing. He might get scammed one day."
Wang Duan: "I guess it was because his health was too poor that the Li family didn't require him to learn too much."
Chen Kaiyang: "We'll just look around the neighborhood for a bit. If anything happens, we can get back as soon as possible."
Wang Duan: "Okay, let's do it this way."
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan walked away while talking.
At this moment, Li Ze suddenly opened his eyes, watching their departing figures, a hint of doubt flashing in his clear black and white eyes.
He had already said he would take them away from the Death Starfield; they didn't have to do that.
Li Ze fell asleep again. When he woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan had also returned and were sorting out the supplies they had collected.
Seeing that Li Ze had woken up, Chen Kaiyang gave him a set of toiletries. "Go brush your teeth and wash your face first. Breakfast should be ready soon too."
"Brother Chen, you and Brother Wang are so good to Brother Li Ze, taking care of him in every little detail, just like you're looking after a baby." The boy, Xu Zhou, laughed, revealing his sharp little tiger teeth.
Li Ze glanced at Xu Zhou, then walked towards the water tap without changing his expression.
Seeing that Li Ze wasn't angry, Chen Kaiyang felt relieved and whispered to Xu Zhou, "Don't say anything carelessly next time."
Xu Zhou stuck out her tongue. "I know. But I'm curious, why are you and Brother Wang both so respectful and afraid of Brother Li Ze?"
Chen Kaiyang gave him a meaningful look, "You'll find out later."
Hearing Chen Kaiyang's words, Xu Zhou became even more curious, and his gaze would frequently fall on Li Ze.
However, after observing for a day, he didn't find anything particularly special about Li Ze. Of course, being exceptionally beautiful or exceptionally delicate didn't count.
As evening fell, a group of space pirates suddenly appeared in front of the dilapidated little house. "Right here."
Li Ze was having dinner when he saw the space pirates. He frowned. "Is something the matter?"
“Our leader wants to see you,” the space pirates replied.
Li Ze put down the bowl. "Lead the way."
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan exchanged a glance, instinctively wanting to follow.
The space pirates stopped the two, saying, "The leader only said he wanted to see Li Ze."
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan panicked, "Big Boss?"
"Don't worry, it's alright." Li Ze remained calm and composed. After thinking for a moment, he added, "Since I promised to take you away from the Death Starfield, I will definitely do it."
Chen Kaiyang and Wang Duan's eyes welled up with tears. "Take care."
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