Chapter 172 Linked Together (12) - Hungry and Thirsty
Ning Shu looked at the yellowish sun in the sky and felt very hot. She brought up the game panel and took a look.
It was already past 1 p.m., and she had been walking all morning, even past noon.
Perhaps because they had traveled this route before, Si Zhong knew the way, so he moved very fast, which made her seem to feel nothing despite not eating or drinking along the way.
After a tiring morning, she suddenly felt incredibly thirsty, and her stomach started growling again.
So hungry, so hungry—
So thirsty, so thirsty—
She wanted to eat and drink, but the place was barren, with not even a blade of grass to eat.
Suddenly, she remembered something, sat up abruptly, and looked at Si Zhong with shining eyes: "Could you get that trash can out?"
Sizhong: "?"
He saw her finally calm her breathing, then her eyes were lifeless, and she looked utterly hopeless. Suddenly, as if she had a moment of lucidity before death, she stared at him with hopeful eyes and asked him this question.
He didn't even bother to ask why; he simply took out the trash can she had given him and threw it in front of her.
Unexpectedly, when Ning Shu saw him throw the trash can, she rushed over and caught it, treating it like a precious treasure, as if afraid he would break it.
He couldn't understand why she treasured this trash can so much. What, had she fallen in love with it?
After hugging the trash can, Ning Shu muttered a complaint under her breath: "How could you be so rough? What if you hurt the fruit?"
She didn't expect that she was right. They couldn't take out food from the space now, but they could take out props.
The food placed in the props can be taken out, so they have food!
The game is terrible, but she can exploit bugs. How is she so amazing? (Hands on hips)
Ning Shu was lost in self-admiration.
Fruit? Is that what he thinks it is? Si Zhong looked at Ning Shu in confusion.
Seeing Ning Shu carefully open the lid of the trash can, first looking inside with a look of surprise on her face, then swallowing hard, she pulled out a plump and juicy... fruit.
He was truly shocked by what he saw.
It really was fruit, he hadn't misheard, but why take it out of the trash can? It was truly blinding.
Ning Shu had already opened her "blood-red mouth" impatiently, ready to make a move, but she stopped just before she was about to bite down.
She looked up at Si Zhong and found that he was indeed staring at her. She knew he was craving it too!
Considering that the trash can had already been given to him, she wondered if what she was doing now counted as taking "his" things without asking.
She certainly didn't think it counted, since she had brought the trash can and fruit herself, but it was also true that she had given them to the other party, so she still had to be mindful of that.
What if he took it personally and made things difficult for her like he did when he roasted the bird? So she gave him a fawning smile and handed him the fruit in her hand.
"Um, you go first."
Seeing the fruit that had almost gone into her mouth and was now covered in her saliva, Si Zhong felt a little disgusted.
He didn't take the fruit from her hand. Instead, he took the trash can from her arms, stuffed it into his own pocket, and started rummaging through it.
Ning Shu looked at him like this, her heart sank deeper and deeper, fearing that he would only give her this one fruit.
She lost all interest in eating the fruit in her hand and quickly explained, "Um, as I said before, this trash can is for you, but the fruit inside..." is mine!
"They're all mine." Si Zhong made the final decision, shattering Ning Shu's illusions.
She knew it! This guy... is as despicable as a game!
Si Zhong took out the largest fruit from inside, wiped it on his clothes, and took a bite.
The juice burst in his mouth instantly, it was very juicy, and he was very satisfied. Although the taste wasn't great, it was very thirst-quenching.
He was actually covered in sweat from the long journey, and his thirst and hunger were no less than Ning Shu's, but he didn't show it.
Si Zhong had never eaten this kind of fruit before. He had never lacked food and drink in the dungeon, and even more so in the safe zone, so he would never buy something that only players with very few points would eat.
Ning Shu was somewhat stunned to see how elegantly he ate. Her eyes were admiring the beautiful sight when she was suddenly interrupted by the rumbling of her stomach.
Damn it, if she doesn't eat quickly, she'll cry her eyes out if this guy finishes it all.
She quickly finished the fruit in her hand, and without asking Si Zhong, she reached directly into the trash can.
She thought that Si Zhong was so shameless, if she didn't ask, she might be able to eat a couple more fruits, but if she asked, she probably wouldn't get any.
Si Zhong immediately brushed her hand away: "They're all mine. Consider that one a gift from me."
How could he be so shameless?!
"Why! I picked all these fruits. I accept giving you the trash can, but how could you be so unreasonable!" Ning Shu complained indignantly.
Si Zhong didn't take it seriously and continued eating the second fruit. He had just taken a bite when he said, "You still remember that you gave it to me? I thought you had forgotten. Also, your attitude right now is not good."
Ning Shu glared at him: "You were the one who insisted that I throw it away. If I had really thrown it away, we would all be dying of thirst now. You should be thanking me."
Si Zhong: "Thank you."
Ning Shu: "..."
She didn't expect the other party to thank her so readily, but their attitude was not sincere at all, and was very perfunctory.
She continued to appeal to her emotions and reason: "These fruits are all thanks to me, so you can't keep them all!"
Si Zhong nodded: "You're right, so I've decided to give you another one, but you'll have to beg me."
Please, my foot!
Ning Shu ignored him and lunged at him, her claws reaching for the trash can again...
Si Zhong had a height advantage, so when he saw her rushing over, he simply lifted the trash can up without lifting it too high for her to reach.
While the two were playfully bickering, the players standing near the pillars were initially taken aback, but when they saw the gnawed fruit in Si Zhong's hand, they instantly understood.
One of the onlookers said to another, "I'm starving too. Why don't we go rummage through the trash cans? Maybe we can find something to eat, just like they did."
Another player: "But where have you seen a trash can along the way?"
The player in front said, "...There must be some, look at how badly they've fought."
Ning Shu didn't actually fight much, mainly because her combat skills were too low; she was no match for Si Zhong.
The onlookers thought the "fight" was very intense because Ning Shu was being unilaterally defeated.
Finally, she gave in and could only look at Si Zhong pitifully, pleading with him: "Please, give me the fruit."
She begged; she was faking it.
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