Chapter 56: Self-knowledge
Chi Wan, who had no idea that Li Xingye was secretly gritting his teeth, wrote down the number of gift boxes needed, and then said briskly, "By the way, Brother Xingye, didn't you say last time that many people in your area have never eaten barbecue?
"I asked my dad to customize a batch of large barbecue grills. They are all ready and will be delivered tomorrow. I will go buy you some ingredients suitable for barbecue tomorrow. Just consider it a celebration of your better days ahead~"
Chi Wan was thinking about this when he delivered barbecue to Li Xingye. Especially when he heard Qiangzi say that his sister had never eaten barbecue, he felt that the children in the end times were really pitiful.
All she could do was try her best to feed them, so that at least they wouldn't have to worry about food anymore.
As for barbecue or snacks, they do seem a bit out of place compared to those real life-saving foods when food is scarce.
Now, Li Xingye's base is on the right track. Not to mention anything else, the crystal core energy facilities he gave himself have become more diverse, and there are even electrical appliances that simply improve the quality of life.
After solving the problem of basic food and clothing, maybe having a barbecue party occasionally can make everyone have more expectations for the future?
Li Xingye was stunned. He didn't expect that Qiangzi's casual words before were remembered by Chi Wan, and he even did everything quietly.
He couldn't help but soften his voice: "Wanwan, thank you."
Chi Wan listened to Li Xingye's unnaturally gentle words of thanks, while thinking in his heart that it was a foul to speak like that! On the other hand, he was a little confused: "What is there to thank for? Is there any difference from stockpiling goods before? Could it be because..."
Listening to Chi Wan's heavy breathing, Li Xingye's heart suddenly tightened, worrying that he might have been too obvious and she might have noticed something.
Unexpectedly, Chi Wan continued, "Is it because you really like barbecue? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll grill more for you next time~"
Li Xingye: ...
Every time he felt Chi Wan's gentleness and thoughtfulness in every detail, his heart would soften incredibly. Those dark memories that had accumulated in the end times seemed to become less heavy because of Chi Wan's appearance.
Li Xingye smiled half disappointed and half relieved, and did not continue the topic: "I'm still outside right now, preparing to look for a new base address. What a coincidence, the barbecue party you prepared can be used as a celebration of our move."
Chi Wan was happier than Li Xingye when he heard this: "Are you moving? Just let me know if there's anything you need me to prepare. No, if you're outside the base, there will be zombies, right? Don't talk to me, and be careful."
After saying that, he didn't dare to bother Li Xingye anymore, for fear that he would be scratched by the zombies because of his lack of concentration.
Li Xingye laughed and was too lazy to explain that ordinary zombies could not hurt him.
On the contrary, with his current aura, even low-level zombies with only instincts would avoid him out of fear.
He wanted to move the base here, so he deliberately restrained his special abilities along the way in order to hunt down and kill those wandering zombies to pave the way for subsequent migration.
Unfortunately, zombies above level 6 should have their own means of sensing, and this kind of convergence does not seem to be able to fool them.
Anyway, Li Xingye hasn't encountered a level 6 zombie for a long time, which is obviously abnormal for the zombie swarm that is getting closer and closer to the center of Rongcheng.
But...the high-level zombies are self-aware and dare not provoke him.
But some people don't.
Li Xingye looked at the empty street ahead and smiled faintly.
The streets of the flower and bird market, which were not very spacious to begin with, are now littered with all kinds of dried-up potted plants. Some of the plants are strong enough that they did not die in such an environment. Instead, they became mutant plants and occupied a piece of land.
But when these plants encountered Li Xingye, who had wood-related abilities, they had no choice but to surrender. Their roots deeply buried in the ground have now become Li Xingye's scattered "eyes and ears".
Under the ground of the street, countless tiny sprouts are quietly coming out through the cracks. The gray-black sprouts blend into the cracks in the ground and do not attract any attention at all.
Li Xingye seemed to be tired, so he randomly found a small shop with shelter and leaned back.
A chair made of vines instantly appeared behind him and held him steadily. He picked an apple from the fruit tree in the space, then slowly cut it into slices with a knife and put it into his mouth.
The juicy, crisp and sweet apple is cut by a knife, and the slight "crackling" sound can easily touch the fragile nerves of every doomsday survivor who is tortured by hunger.
Just by hearing it, you can imagine how delicious the apple will be in your mouth.
“Gudong——”
This is the sound of uncontrollable swallowing.
"Damn it, I can barely afford to eat, how can this idiot eat so well?! That's an apple! Even when I was living the most luxurious life, I couldn't even dream of eating a fresh apple, and he was still pretending to cut it with a knife and eat it! Fuck, boss, just go for it, there must be a lot of food in his space!"
The man called the boss whispered, "Why are you in such a hurry? We are already very close to the center of Chengdu. If this man dares to go deep into the city alone, he must be very tough. When will you change your impulsiveness?!"
"Boss, we have been following him for so long. His vines are powerful, but they look like they are only level seven at most. You are level seven fire type, and we have lightning ability, both of which are very effective against wood type. It shouldn't be a problem for the five of us to take him down."
"I know, but I always feel that something is wrong. At a time like this, this man dares to walk alone towards the city center. Look at his face and then look at your own. Don't you think there is a huge difference?"
"Boss, this is boring. Why are you still attacking my appearance? It's not my idea that I'm not good-looking."
"...Silly boy, what the boss meant was that his skin was shiny and he didn't look dehydrated or hungry. Even his clothes were clean."
"But, doesn't this just prove that he must have a lot of reserves in his space? But Boss, this is the first time we've seen someone with dual abilities along the way. It's normal for such people to live a better life, right?"
"You're right. No matter what, we have to 'borrow' some food from him, otherwise Xiaoliu won't be able to hold on. Let's get ready!"
"But Boss, you said that he was heading towards the city center with such a clear goal. Did he know something?"
"No matter what he knows, it has nothing to do with us. The only thing we have to do is to grab the food and escape quickly before those lunatics from the imperial capital come over."
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