Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Chapter Si Qi didn’t have any…
Si Qi had nothing in the research institute, even his clothes were the ones Si Ruxu gave him later, so he simply went there empty-handed.
While walking on the road, Si Qi subconsciously wanted to avoid the crowd, but Si Ruxu gently led him to the main road in a daze, saying that the scenery on the main road was nice.
Perhaps because the massacre had just ended and everyone was busy gathering resources, there were more people on the road today. Many looked at Si Qi and Si Ruxu in different ways. Some were surprised, some were respectful, and some wanted to approach but hesitated.
Si Qi turned her head and bared her teeth at the woman closest to her who was trying to get close to her.
But this made Si Ruxu chuckle: "Why are you so fierce?"
The woman wasn't frightened at all. She was stunned, as if she hadn't expected this to happen. It wasn't until she saw Si Ruxu's eyes that she hurried over and said, "Miss Si, am I a psychic under Captain Luo Ji?"
Hearing the names of Luo Feng and the base, Si Qi calmed down a little, nodded slightly, and let her continue speaking, being frugal with words, like a cool cat.
"When you left our base a few days ago, you left a place for some puppies and kittens to stay. My mom has been taking care of them ever since. She's been wanting you to come over and take a look. I wonder if you'll have some free time during your visit to the base this time..."
The woman spoke gently, but her eyes showed her hospitality, as if if Si Qi refused to go, she would forcefully pull him away.
"Yes, I will go." When talking about those cats and dogs, Si Qi's eyes lit up slightly. She had divided her points into several blocks, some for the elderly, some for children, and some for stray animals.
She had no idea how many points those points were worth, and she hadn't held out much hope that they would be enough to support the animals for their entire lives. She had only hoped to keep them alive for a little longer. But she hadn't expected them to still be around after all this time, and seemingly doing well.
"Did anyone donate points to them later?" After hesitating for a while, Si Qi still wanted to ask. If she let the elderly raise them themselves, she would feel a little guilty.
"Hmm? The points you left behind are enough for them to eat for decades, so you don't need donations from others." The woman must have gone out on a mission. She left these words in a hurry, waved to Si Qi and left.
Si Qi was left confused. He blinked his eyes, and finally slowly turned his head to look at his boss Ruxu with smiling eyes.
"How many points did you give me back then?" For some reason, Si Qi felt uneasy when he asked this question. He felt like he was going to have a hard time in the future.
"Our points are shared and universal." In his sight, Si Qi cracked at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Don't you know that when you arranged your funeral and divided your will, you divided out all our joint property?"
Si Qi felt guilty and glanced at Si Ruxu secretly.
Two years, a full two years' savings were just given away by her.
Then, could Si Ruxu still support her? Should she volunteer to go out and work to earn points?
After a while, he finally made up his mind: "I will work to support you."
Si Ruxu curved her eyes and said softly, "Yeah, okay."
What Si Ruxu said was true. Indeed, all the points had been allocated to Si Qi. It was also the first time that she had no money to buy things.
But she couldn't let Si Qi go out to work. This man was obviously very afraid of pain, but when he encountered something, he would rush forward regardless of his life. She was afraid that Si Qi would come back with injuries again for those few points.
She will feel sad.
She wondered if she could sell some of her superpower cores. They were scarce now, so if she could sell a little, she could buy some milk for Si Qi. She would keep the rest, just in case Si Qi overdrew his second superpower...
The gate was not strictly guarded. A few earth-type mutants were leaning against it to eat, and they greeted Si Qi enthusiastically when they saw him.
"Hey, isn't this a hero? Quick, open the door, Si Qi is coming to play!"
The door opened in response. Si Qi's ears felt a little hot, and he hid behind Si Ruxu.
"Hero, the base has just discovered that multi-grain pancake. It's in Area A. Remember to eat it!"
The psychic guarding the gate called out to Si Qi in a familiar and cheerful manner.
Si Qi nodded vaguely and walked inside.
Si Ruxu took out a bracelet similar to the one on her wrist and put it on Si Qi. After carefully checking it, she held her hand again: "Don't throw it away again, okay?"
Si Qi was stunned for a moment and nodded.
People greeted them along the way. Si Ruxu followed the map and went to the resource exchange first. The two of them were penniless now, so even if Luo Feng and the people there provided them with food and drink, it would still be inconvenient.
For example, that multi-grain pancake. Although Si Qi walked fast, Si Ruxu felt that she paused slightly. She must be wanting to eat. Si Ruxu remembered that Si Qi used to like eating.
When I was a child, I was thin because I had nothing to eat. When I grew up, I once gained more than 20 pounds in a month, and then I kept losing weight.
But Si Qi likes to eat and wants to try everything. He is not picky about food at all. Many times, things that Si Ruxu doesn't like to eat will be left on the table for a while and then eaten quietly by Si Qi.
She would try whatever Si Ruxu liked to eat. Sometimes, after she finished her own food, she would look at Si Ruxu eagerly, which made her laugh and then give her some more.
Arriving at the material exchange center, Si Qi suddenly stopped, feeling awkward and embarrassed. She gently tugged at the corner of Si Ruxu's clothes: "No need for collateral, I'll go do odd jobs for daily pay..."
Si Ruxu smiled softly, "Wait until the apocalypse is over and your injuries are healed, then go out and work to support me, okay?"
"I still have a lot of crystal cores. Let's go and mortgage some of them first. I kind of... want to eat those multi-grain pancakes they mentioned."
Si Qi pursed his lips and nodded embarrassedly.
Actually, she wanted to eat it, and she knew it. Si Ruxu had never had high expectations for food, and something like a multi-grain cake would probably not catch Si Ruxu's eye.
The two people walked into the exchange office. The person at the front desk was an ordinary person. When he saw Si Qi, he stood up suddenly, then sat down slowly, just staring at her, secretly expecting something.
Si Ruxu walked over before Si Qi and asked, "Excuse me, can we exchange our energy cores for points here?"
"Yes, that's right. Here, the first-grade superpower core is 100 points, the second-grade is 300, the third-grade is 1,000, the fourth-grade is 2,000, the fifth-grade is 4,000, the sixth-grade is 10,000, and the seventh-grade is 20,000. Which grade of superpower core would you like to exchange for?"
The power core is more expensive than expected, but Si Qi thought of the long string of zeros she had squandered, and how many power cores would it take to buy them back?
Si Ruxu finally picked and chose and exchanged for fifty first-level ones and ten second-level ones, and the remaining balance became eight thousand points.
Si Qi was not very clear about the current prices. Before, a bowl of coarse rice cost her ten points, and a piece of dry bread cost her one hundred points.
Si Ruxu originally wanted to leave, but turned back and mortgaged a sixth-level supernatural core, and the points on the bracelet became 18,000 points.
For ordinary people, this can sustain them for more than half a year, but it is far from enough for Yang Siqi.
Prices in Luofeng and the base were slightly lower than elsewhere, but even the cheapest scarce food still cost a few hundred or even a thousand points. She couldn't just take Si Qi and eat coarse rice.
The two of them walked all the way to Area A. The people here were mostly wearing coarse cloth, and there was no fluctuation of supernatural powers in their bodies. They should be ordinary people.
The living environment of ordinary people is much better than that of ordinary people in Scarface’s base. At least they have food and drink, good clothes to wear, and they don’t have to be bullied by people with special abilities.
The sun hung like a mere ornament in the clouds, slightly obscuring half its body. The sky was low in the apocalypse, but at this moment it wasn't oppressive. Ordinary people came and went, hawking their wares, some selling coarse rice, others selling fruits and vegetables.
In order to avoid being recognized by many people, Si Qi specifically asked Si Ruxu for a mask to wear on her face. Fortunately, in the apocalypse, there are all kinds of strange people, and her wearing a mask does not stand out in the crowd.
Si Ruxu walked over to a small stall and squatted down to look at the peppers that looked pretty good. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes: "Aren't you going to hand these over to the base?"
"Hand over 80 percent, and we'll eat the rest ourselves, or trade freely. The land has been well-maintained by those psychics over the years, and the seeds have been well-cultivated. You're from another base, right? Would you like to buy some to take home?"
The old man's voice was cheerful. The intrigues and hail of bullets outside did not seem to have much impact on the people inside.
They were well protected inside by Luo Fenghe with a protective shield.
"How many points are these?"
"Chili peppers are five points each, you can choose yours, girl."
Si Ruxu squatted down, picked twenty peppers, paid one hundred points, and continued walking forward with Si Qi in his hand, as the old man looked at him as if he was welcoming him to visit again.
Scarce items like milk still have to be bought in regular markets, but Si Ruxu came here just to take Si Qi shopping and buy some multi-grain cakes to take back.
“What are you buying chili for?”
Si Qi wondered, were they going to eat the chili peppers raw? But this thing did seem cheaper than other options… Remembering that it was him who had caused Si Ruxu to sell the crystal cores, a hint of guilt crept into his heart.
"I'll eat less."
Si Ruxu didn't know what Si Qi was thinking about. There was a hint of doubt in her amber peach eyes, and they quickly curved up.
"Go buy some more meat and make you some stir-fried pork with chili peppers. Buy some rice and we'll cook, okay?"
Si Qi blinked and didn't react for a moment.
"Aren't you chewing on green peppers?"
"Why do you want to chew green peppers?" Si Ruxu slowly blinked her amber eyes, and then she understood why Si Qi had sighed quietly just now.
She seemed to have misunderstood something. Although the two of them didn't have much money, Si Ruxu wouldn't let her eat green peppers.
Si Qi curved his eyes and said, "Then go home and cook."
The light from the setting sun spread out in circles on the clouds, and only a little bit was cast on Si Qi's bright profile.
This is Si Qi's original appearance, the one Si Ruxu once loved deeply.
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The author has something to say: A few chapters of daily life
Si Qi: Just making some arrangements for the funeral [dog head holding a rose]
Si Ruxu: Wake up and start from scratch
That's why Si Ruxu lives a tight life. She can't even bear to drink the nutrient solution, and has to go outside to fetch water to drink when it's extremely hot [scatter flowers][scatter flowers][scatter flowers]
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