Lu Sheng told her to throw away the half-eaten jerky, took out a few mochi breads from his space to share, and gave Shi Nian an extra bottle of fresh juice.
As the group munched on their chewy mochi bread, they suddenly noticed Xu Jing carefully wrapping the dried meat and water in a handkerchief and stuffing it into her backpack.
"Why aren't you eating?" Shi Nian asked with clear eyes.
Xu Jing forced an awkward smile onto her thin, sallow face. "I'm not hungry. I'll save it to take back for my daughter."
They had seen the standards of the canteen in the outer area of the deep space base; even plain boiled cabbage was a struggle to get a bite. Xu Jing was so thin her bones were protruding; it would be a lie to say she wasn't hungry.
Lu Sheng glanced at her, then turned around and collected the leftover jerky and water from the group.
"You eat that piece, take these back for your daughter." Lu Sheng pushed the things toward Xu Jing.
When Lu Sheng was a child, his family was poor. His parents scrimped and saved to buy a house in the capital. Whenever there was something delicious, Lu Sheng's mother would say that she was not hungry and save it for little Lu Sheng.
Mothers all over the world are probably the same.
"Thank you, thank you all." Xu Jing's eyes reddened with emotion.
After they had eaten enough, just as everyone was getting ready to leave, a faint groan suddenly came from behind Lu Sheng and the others.
Someone shone a flashlight in the direction of the sound.
A young woman in a dirty down jacket was crawling weakly toward the crowd, her voice trembling as she cried out for help, "Help me..."
The woman was in her early twenties, and even covered in mud, her stunning beauty was undeniable. Her fair skin, delicate features, and oversized windbreaker made her appear even more pitiful.
"Our entire squad has been wiped out, and I'm injured in the leg. Please, save me!"
Sun Lu was the first to jump up alertly, raising her gun and aiming it directly at the woman's head.
"Don't shoot! Don't shoot!" The young man next to Sun Lu hurriedly stopped her. "This person looks familiar. I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."
Several people nearby stared at it for a while, "It looks like Zhang Miaomiao?"
Zhang Miaomiao was a pure and innocent female celebrity who was extremely popular before the apocalypse. She had a very high level of popularity among the people, and various media outlets called her the national goddess.
"Who cares what kind of seedling it is? What good seedlings can sprout from this place!" Sun Lu raised her gun without saying another word.
But the men beside her kept stopping Sun Lu, saying, "This is clearly a living person. How can you just kill people like that?"
"Exactly, women shouldn't be so jealous, okay? They see a woman prettier than themselves and immediately say she's not a good prospect."
"With so many of us, we're not afraid of anything. Let's see what happens first."
Sun Lu's female teammates immediately retorted, "What are you talking about? Who's jealous? Our Captain Sun is a top student from the National Elite Talent Program. Why would she be jealous of a pretty face?"
"A bunch of lust-driven idiots, they won't even know how they died!" Sun Lu simply threw down her gun and led her team to the other side.
Lu Sheng and the others remained seated by the fire, watching silently as the male team members helped Zhang Miaomiao up.
Zhang Miaomiao's leg had a large chunk of flesh bitten off by something, and the wound was a bloody mess that had begun to fester. But even in such a wretched state, her face remained breathtakingly beautiful, and even a slight furrow of her brow evoked pity.
"The entire squad was wiped out. It's a bit unbelievable that she managed to escape alone with a leg injury," Sun Tiantian said in a low voice to the others after glancing at the scene.
Zhang Xiaojuan clicked her tongue and shook her head, saying, "Men understand men best. You should know that the romantic sentiment of rescuing a damsel in distress is ingrained in every man's bones. Now that there is a chance to save his dream goddess, he will automatically ignore the danger even if he knows there is one."
Han Rui was speechless. "Then you might as well say that all men are animals driven by their lower bodies."
"You can also understand it this way. After all, there are only one bushel of good men in the world. The people here already account for eight bushels. The remaining people share two bushels. You can calculate how many there are left based on the probability."
After Zhang Miaomiao joined the team, she immediately became the center of attention.
After Zhang Peng had Zhang Miaomiao's blood tested and confirmed that she was not infected with the zombie virus, he also became her sycophant.
Beauty is always a powerful weapon, especially stunning beauty.
The previously somber atmosphere of the team even became more lively because of her arrival. Many male team members surrounded Zhang Miaomiao, occasionally asking her about interesting anecdotes from the entertainment industry.
In the end, Sun Lu lost her temper and forcibly placed Zhang Miaomiao at the back of the line, which temporarily calmed everyone down.
After walking for a while, someone suddenly shouted anxiously, "Have you seen my brother?"
The speaker was from the Falcon Squad, named Zhang Tuo. He and his brother Zhang Ran were of the metal and wood element, respectively.
Upon hearing the news, everyone stopped and searched the group, only to find that Zhang Ran was indeed missing.
Suddenly, a petite girl with glasses in Sun Lu's group spoke up timidly, "Have you guys noticed that more than one person seems to be missing from the group?"
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