Chapter 38: After All, We Are Not From the Same World
Li Xingye had never felt such emotions before. Thinking about it carefully, it might be because in the beginning, he and Chi Wan could only hear each other's voices.
This made him unconsciously have a strange illusion that he was the only one around Chi Wan.
As he could hear more voices from Chi Wan's side, he suddenly realized that just like he had Qiangzi and others by his side, Chi Wan had just as many friends around him.
And among these friends, someone might become her boyfriend...
Li Xingye stared at the skewers in his hand. His eagerness to build a kitchen for Chi Wan because he wanted to see her happy suddenly cooled down.
Because he suddenly couldn't figure out why he cared so much about Chi Wan's feelings. Was it because she was the "Space God" who saved him, or was it because... he was simply attracted by Chi Wan's voice and smile?
Thinking of this, Li Xingye suddenly realized that just like without a kitchen, Chi Wan could still choose to barbecue or eat fast food or even go out to eat, his existence to Chi Wan might just be a spice of life.
Chi Wan, after all, is not from the same world as him.
To him, Chi Wan should just be a "space god" who carries the hope of saving the end of the world, nothing more.
This realization suddenly woke Li Xingye up from his overly good indulgence during this period of time.
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Seeing that Li Xingye didn't say anything for a long time, Chi Wan, who was waiting to hand him a new skewer, teased with some confusion: "Could it be that you were confused by the aroma of the skewers I carefully grilled? Brother Xingye? Brother Ye? Brother-Brother!"
Li Xingye came back to his senses and stuffed the cold skewers into his mouth.
The cold barbecue became hard and a bit greasy, but it was still a rare delicacy in the end times.
But to Li Xingye now, it tastes like chewing wax.
He tried to cheer himself up and wanted to praise Chi Wan, but was interrupted by a sudden voice behind him: "Woc! Brother, I told you that you didn't even eat, it turns out that the Space God is giving you some special treatment!!"
Qiangzi rushed over from behind with a bowl of instant noodles, grabbed Li Xingye's hand, and almost burst into tears: "I originally thought that instant noodles were a rare delicacy in the world, but when I saw the barbecue in your hand, I finally know who I am, brother!"
Li Xingye, who was originally a little melancholy: ...
"Speak human language."
"Brother, give me two. I'll secretly put them in instant noodles and give them to Qianqian to try. I'll make sure no one else knows. She's grown up and has never tasted what barbecued skewers taste like."
Before the apocalypse, I couldn’t eat it because I was too young. After the apocalypse, I couldn’t eat it even if I wanted to.
Chi Wan naturally also heard Qiangzi's voice through space.
She smiled and said, "Don't worry, I baked a lot today, enough for you~ Here, here, here, Brother Xingye, you eat first, and come to me for more when you're done."
Li Xingye took the skewers, gave a few to Qiangzi, and left some for Cheng Peng and the others. He sent them away, and then he quietly discussed with Chi Wan: "Wanwan, I just saw a water source in the space. I was thinking, I will go hunt for more high-level crystal cores in the next few days. After the space is bigger, can I... raise some animals in the space?"
Chi Wan had enough fun and handed over the kebab stall to Zhou Huaijin and Chi Yuanshan.
Hearing Li Xingye's words, she said without thinking: "I wanted to tell you before, I found that the chickens raised in the space seem to grow very fast, and they have grown a circle in just one day.
"When the soil covers a larger area, I'll get you some cattle and sheep to raise. Or you can dig the pit a little bigger and I'll buy you some fish fry. Oh, and grow some food. Then you can be self-sufficient."
Hearing Chi Wan's usual relaxed tone, Li Xingye should have agreed with a smile.
But he couldn't help but think: If one day he can be self-sufficient relying on the output in the space, then...what about Chi Wan? Could it be that Chi Wan suddenly disappeared after completing some task?
Just like she appeared without any warning.
It was just a guess, but Li Xingye, who remained calm even in the midst of a tide of zombies, suddenly felt a bit panicked.
"...If you want to raise something else, make a list for me and I'll find a way to get it."
Li Xingye opened his mouth, trying to suppress the uneasiness in his heart, and said in a low voice: "I have recruited another group of people, and there may be more people who need to be fed in the future, and I am afraid that the current space cannot provide enough.
"We can plant some crops like sweet potatoes and potatoes first, and raise chickens, ducks, and fish first. The growth cycle of cattle and sheep is a bit long, so we can try raising a few pigs to see the effect..."
While he clearly told Chi Wan what he needed one by one, he couldn't help but think: If Chi Wan's appearance was to save the apocalypse, how could he delay the development of space that could completely change the apocalypse situation because of his own selfishness?
The sooner the space can produce enough food, the sooner he can save more people.
However, the more detailed the space planning was, the more it could slowly supply the food needs of the base, but the hidden void in his heart became larger.
After Chi Wan wrote down all the requests raised by Li Xingye, he suddenly chuckled: "Brother Xingye, I don't know why, but I suddenly have a sense of mission to join hands with you to save the end of the world?"
She sat on the swing that Li Xingye had built for her, looking at the items on her phone's memo, and said seriously, "Before, I just wanted to keep you fat and white, but now looking at the development of the space, I suddenly feel that there seems to be more things I can do.
"I used to think that the end of the world was far away from me, and the superpower boss just sounded cool. But after hearing what your companion said just now, I suddenly realized that the end of the world is even more cruel than I thought...
"Fortunately, I can help a little~"
Whether it is Li Xingye who is struggling to survive, or "Qianqian" who his companions say has never eaten barbecue.
As she interacted more and more with Li Xingye, and from the fragments of life revealed in his words, Chi Wan realized that "the end of the world" was not a vague impression from the novels or movies she had read, but a real catastrophe happening to these flesh-and-blood people.
She was glad that she could do something for them.
When Li Xingye heard Chi Wan's words, he felt as if the softest part of his heart was touched.
Just like the memory of a tooth knocked out by bayberry, it feels sour and soft when touched lightly.
Seeing Li Xingye's silence, Chi Wan guessed that tough guys like them probably couldn't understand his inexplicable emotions, so he scratched his head and said, "Does it sound like I'm whining? Just think of it as me having drunk a little wine today and therefore speaking without restraint.
"I'll prepare what you need as soon as possible. Then, I'll go eat barbecue first~"
Before Li Xingye had the chance to tell Chi Wan that this was not just a complaint and that he was also grateful for her presence, Chi Wan had already closed the space and ran away.
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