Di Xiu pinched the bridge of his nose, shifting his attention from the mountain of supplies to the ten acres of spirit fields planted with fruits, vegetables, and melon vines.
The variety is quite complete, but the fruits and vegetables from different seasons and regions are placed together, which looks a bit awkward, although they do look quite good.
After learning about the situation inside, Di Xiu withdrew his divine sense and searched through the original owner's memories for information about other bases after the apocalypse, mainly to see if there were any reliable people there.
According to the regulations of the Time and Space Administration, he cannot take this space with him, and he has no use for so many supplies. It would be a waste to keep them here, so it would be better to hand them over.
Yes, generously using other people's money without any burden.
He twirled the silver bracelet in his hand. After he made a contract with it, the bracelet seemed to have become more ornate and radiant. It should have originally had a spirit, but it must have encountered something that shattered its spirit.
Looking at the refining method and materials, they couldn't possibly be from this world. Perhaps when Ximen Hui was reborn, he was just swept up by the spacetime turbulence and somehow formed a contract with him.
"First, how is Chu Rongrong doing?"
"It might not be good. Zhou Shuai has recently found two more girls."
001 projected a light screen, inside which Chu Rongrong was performing a charade to win favor with someone. It was nighttime, and the scene was—"Your Majesty, Consort XX has a headache and wishes you to come over."
001 and Emperor Xiu: "..."
Zhou Shuai is a lower-budget version of Ximen Hui, but Ximen Hui is at least good-looking, generous to women, and can basically treat them all equally.
But this guy, not only not pretty, has all the desires, and he's also incredibly stingy. He thinks he's a superhuman and should be surrounded by beautiful women, and a couple of days ago he couldn't resist the temptation and accepted a beautiful woman's advances.
That woman wasn't as pretty as Chu Rongrong, but she was more outgoing, had a sweet tongue, was versatile, and was willing to lower herself. Zhou Shuai was very satisfied with her.
With a new love interest, his interest in Chu Rongrong, who always had a forced smile, waned considerably, and he gave her even less food. As for Chu Yang, who was merely an accessory to him, he couldn't even fill his stomach.
Chu Yang was starving, and for some reason, whether he saw Zhou Shuai as a lifeline or genuinely considered him his brother-in-law, he caught him being intimate with another woman and felt that Zhou Shuai had betrayed and abandoned his sister. However, he didn't dare to confront Zhou Shuai directly, so he turned around and got into a conflict with the woman, resulting in him being accused of indecent assault.
It's not exactly slander.
Chu Yang was indeed somewhat interested in that beautiful woman, and being at the age where his blood was boiling, he easily hooked up with her and started groping her.
The woman was alluring one second, and the next she grabbed his hand and started yelling "You pervert!" which stunned him.
Zhou Shuai, enraged for the sake of Chu Rongrong, beat him up and crippled his two hands. He also warned Chu Rongrong to keep an eye on her younger brother. Only then did Chu Rongrong realize that her position was not secure, but she did not dare to cause trouble.
Although 001 doesn't agree with certain viewpoints, she has to admit that it's not good to be nice to someone like Chu Rongrong; it's more appropriate to give her a beating first and then a treat.
She treats Zhou Shuai much better now than she treated Wang Hao in the previous timeline.
She acted like an ancestor in front of Wang Hao, pretending to be a chaste and virtuous woman, but she was a servant in front of Zhou Shuai, coming when summoned and leaving when dismissed.
After she came to terms with reality, she stopped resisting Zhou Shuai and lived a relatively good life for a while.
With a powerful backer, everyone treated her much more politely and stopped being so picky. Zhou Shuai would occasionally bring her some snacks, which made her feel flattered and overwhelmed, as if they were worthless.
She gradually numbed herself, becoming complacent with the status quo, until she encountered a competitor.
She didn't like Zhou Shuai; in fact, she always found his ugly and sleazy appearance, his vulgar and rude speech, and his nightly acupuncture treatments disgusting.
When she discovered his ambiguous relationship with another woman, she was actually relieved, but only if it didn't threaten her position and interests.
She felt threatened again and began to be jealous and try to please him.
She thought that since she had lowered her stance, Zhou Shuai would get rid of that woman, but instead, while the two of them were fighting fiercely, Zhou Shuai slept with another woman.
Zhou Shuai discovered without being taught that the more women there were, the more they would try to please him in order to win his favor. Moreover, watching three pretty girls scheming against each other for him greatly satisfied his secret vanity.
However, he knew his own limitations; supporting three women was already a struggle, so he only took in three. Apart from Chu Rongrong, the other two didn't have any children yet.
In conclusion, the Chu siblings are now living hand to mouth, with their sense of security fluctuating between hunger and insecurity. It would be better if they had none at all, and they would have to work even harder than before to please Zhou Shuai.
After comparing the two people's quality of life before and now, Di Xiu continued to choose not to interfere.
001 checked the route and let out a soft exclamation: "I didn't pay attention to their route before. Why did they take three long detours? At their current speed, they'll most likely miss Shang Ximen Hui."
It doesn't really matter whether the two groups of people make a mistake or not, it's just a little strange.
Di Xiu often had to multitask to keep an eye on the surveillance from 001, so he wasn't surprised by this: "There are nearly 40% fewer people than in the timeline, and half as many superhumans, which is normal."
The "few" includes those who died and those who joined other teams, with each accounting for about half. Some people joined along the way, but generally, the losses outweighed the gains. Judging solely by the final result, this team was not good enough.
Captain Chen, a fire-type ability user, couldn't control hundreds of people with their own agendas, including various ability users who were becoming increasingly arrogant.
He tried to get everyone to Base Five alive, but his abilities were insufficient, and the team's cohesion and unity were lacking. Other superhumans were unwilling to sacrifice their personal interests to support him and help others, so his efforts only made people more and more scattered.
It's not that the other people in the group are unkind, but when people are struggling to survive themselves, it's hard for them to overcome their survival instinct and help others.
Originally, there would have been another gullible person in the team, Wang Hao, who would have supported Chen Yingxiang. Moreover, Wang Hao could do many things that the team leader couldn't do, such as distributing the supplies he collected to others without worrying about others saying he was unfair.
One person may seem insignificant, but sometimes, the absence of just one person can bring about countless changes.
Admittedly, Wang Hao can be considered a saint, but who wouldn't like a saint who always takes the lead, benefits others, and can also manage his own troublesome family members without harming others?
001 silently reviewed the situation and realized Wang Hao's importance in the team, feeling extremely distressed: "It's really not worth it for him."
He helped so many people, yet when he was cheated on, no one ever reminded him.
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