Meng Xia was unaware that she was being missed by that scumbag again. With An Ge by her side, she slept soundly through the night.
Early in the morning, Chengtian packed his things and, with the food Ange had given him, bid farewell.
"Thank you, my benefactor. From now on, my life belongs to you, Chengtian." Chengtian wanted to follow Ange, but he knew he was not strong enough and had a family. Even if the big boss was generous, he wouldn't want a teammate like that.
This was the most peaceful night he had experienced since the apocalypse began. He never imagined he would feel safe in a place teeming with zombies and strange plants.
"What would I do with your life? Alright, hurry back, your family is waiting for you." An Ge was about to wave him away when she suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, if you ever need food, you can come to me. I'm planning to open an inn around here, what you call a hotel."
"Huh?" Chengtian was taken aback, thinking he had misheard. "You... run an inn?"
"What, is that not allowed?" An Ge raised an eyebrow.
"No, no, no, I'm just so happy." Cheng Tian was so excited that he couldn't speak coherently. Although he didn't know why the big boss would have such a strange idea, at least his family's lives were guaranteed where the big boss was.
Chengtian decided that no matter how bad the living conditions were, he would definitely bring his family to seek refuge with him.
After Chengtian left, the courtyard returned to its tranquility.
Meng Xia looked at An Ge with emotion. She knew that An Ge had the right to open a branch store, and she wanted An Ge to help this dimension, but she hadn't asked for help. Even though she knew that if she asked, An Ge would most likely agree, she didn't expect An Ge to bring it up first.
"Little Ge'er, you're so kind. It's another day you want to get married. No wonder you've been a bit quiet since yesterday. So you were planning to open a branch. I thought you would just send everyone to the inn through the space portal at most."
“That dimension is not suitable. The reason for opening a shop here, apart from the fact that I do have a bit of a saintly heart, is more importantly because I am a businessman. Here, the investment is small and the returns are large.”
Meng Xia tilted her head and smiled brightly, "Really?" Although she was a businesswoman, An Ge was not at all like a typical businessman who was calculating and petty.
An Ge wasn't trying to comfort Meng Xia. This place was close to the portal and not far from the largest human base, making it a good location to open a shop.
It helps the people here and I can make money at the same time, so why not?
Having made up their minds, the two began selecting a location for the inn.
At this moment, Chengtian was also quickly moving towards the Hope Base with his bag full of harvest.
Within Hope Base, dwindling supplies and increasingly stringent rules are suffocating ordinary people, and even those with superpowers are feeling the pressure.
In the dilapidated shantytown, a little girl dressed in tattered clothes with two pigtails kept looking into the distance.
"Congcong should go home." The gaunt woman wiped away her tears, and looking at her daughter, she finally found the courage to live on.
The little girl shook her head. "No, I want to wait for my dad to come back."
The woman could no longer hold back and covered her mouth, bursting into tears. The agreed time had passed, and if her husband returned, the outcome would likely be dire.
Yesterday, members of the cleanup team reported seeing two figures fleeing in a disheveled state, with the howling of zombies following behind. Those two were the same people who had gone out with their boss. It's obvious why the zombies didn't chase after them.
The woman didn't blame the cleanup team for not taking action; if there really were a horde of zombies, no one could stand a chance against them.
But those two! Thinking of this, the woman's eyes hardened; if she saw them again, she would definitely get to the bottom of it.
"Daddy!" The little voice interrupted the woman's thoughts. She looked up and saw her husband return in a disheveled state, but with a big smile on his face.
"Wife, my dear daughter, I'm home!"
The family was reunited, and the small, dilapidated house was filled with joy.
"By the way, this is all food given to me by my benefactor. I heard that my benefactor is going to open a hotel, so we'll go and seek refuge with him then."
Chengtian recounted his experience, and the woman, Fang Wanhua, was extremely grateful to An Ge and the other man. After listening to her husband's words, she hesitated only for a moment before nodding.
Life at the base is becoming increasingly unbearable. As long as their family is together, they can go anywhere.
"It smells so good!" Congcong stared at the food. The little girl knew that food was hard to come by, so she just swallowed her saliva.
Chengtian looked at the little guy with a heavy heart, "Eat up, this is what our benefactor gave us."
He had just finished speaking when he suddenly remembered something, "Honey, let's quickly put away the extra food, the smell..."
Fang Wanhua suddenly snapped out of her reverie, distracted by the aroma, and quickly hid the food. Despite their speed, the smell of the food was still detected by people nearby.
However, Chengtian is a superhuman, and most of the people living here are ordinary people. No matter how curious they are, they don't dare to barge in.
But everyone has their limits, and when they're desperate, they don't care whether someone has superpowers or not. A quick-thinking person glanced at the Chengtian family, preparing to find a time to inquire about the situation.
After so long in this apocalyptic world, people have almost forgotten the aroma of food. The taste just now was definitely not ordinary food.
An Ge led Meng Xia around the area a few times before finally choosing a spot.
This is a square, very large and spacious.
Meng Xia was just about to say that this place was too conspicuous when she saw a group of zombies running towards them with their mouths open, like starving ghosts.
They didn't consider the zombies at all when choosing their location, so it's perfectly normal that they attracted so many monsters.
"Small fire!" An Ge had barely finished speaking when a small flame appeared out of thin air. "It's up to you. Remember to burn it clean. I'm going to open a shop here, and I can't let it pollute the environment."
Meng Xia looked at An Ge speechlessly, wondering if An Ge's focus was a little strange.
Little Fire received the order, happily circled around her, and then charged straight at the zombie horde. Moments later, the zombie horde seemed to vanish as if it had evaporated.
"That's really clean and efficient. Using a strange fire to clear out zombies seems like a waste of its potential." Meng Xia swallowed hard, looking at the strange fire with awe.
An Ge shrugged. "This is the most effective method. Besides, Xiao Huo is having a lot of fun."
Meng Xia wisely kept her mouth shut; she, a nobody, couldn't possibly fathom the thoughts of a big shot like him. She had only joked with An Ge about coming to the apocalypse for tourism, but unexpectedly, following the big shot had turned it into a real vacation.
"I'm really looking forward to the opening of the branch. I wonder if it will be the same as the inn in the ancient martial arts world." Meng Xia rubbed her hands together, looking excited.
An Ge was also looking forward to it, saying, "Some things that aren't part of the inn's upgrade might not be included, but everything else should be the same."
Opening a branch requires a lot of points and reputation points. At this rate, it wouldn't be unreasonable to simply move the entire inn over.
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