Before Chen Feng could reprimand her, the pink-clad girl with pigtails raised her head, revealing a pretty face, and her clear voice was exceptionally cheerful.
"Freshly fried crispy chicken nuggets! Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, bursting with juice in every bite! Want some?"
The shout sent a collective shiver down the spines of the group.
One of the team members lowered his voice, his throat dry: "Captain, something's not right. Have the mutated fish in this river evolved new abilities? Can they create hallucinations now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man as thin as a bamboo pole beside him licked his chapped lips: "Hallucination? Who cares if it's a hallucination or not! Even if I die, I'll die with a full stomach!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed over, shouting as he ran, "Little sister, how much are your chicken nuggets?"
The girl blinked and said with a grin, "I don't want money. Just give me some fun things in exchange. I'm not picky."
The skinny monkey was taken aback, then began to fumble around on his body.
He pulled a fist-sized, jet-black fruit from his pocket, which emitted a faint purple glow.
"How about this? It was cut from a mutated tree that wanted to eat me. Isn't that fun enough?"
The girl's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly, "Great! This is beautiful!"
She deftly wrapped two piping hot chicken legs in oil paper and handed them to the skinny monkey.
The skinny monkey snatched it away and eagerly opened his mouth to bite.
The golden, crispy outer layer cracked open, and the scalding hot meat juices instantly splattered out.
An overpowering aroma of meat mixed with spices exploded in his mouth.
"Mmm, delicious, so delicious!"
He ate with gusto, his mouth greasy and his eyes wide open, feeling as if his soul had ascended to heaven.
The team members behind him, watching this scene, subconsciously swallowed, their stomachs rumbling louder and louder.
Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer and rushed over, yelling, "I want to change too!"
"I have the crystal core of a mutated beast!"
"I have a watch from before the war!"
The crowd instantly stirred, rushing towards the small fried chicken stand.
A gunshot rang out behind me.
Chen Feng's scarred face was as cold as ice, and the muzzle of the rifle in his hand was still emitting blue smoke.
"Get back here, all of you!"
The team members were stunned by the shot, their steps halting abruptly, but their eyes remained fixed on the fried chicken, their gazes filled with madness.
Chen Feng said sternly, "This thing is of unknown origin; it might be a trap! Do you all want to die?"
His gaze swept over the crowd, finally settling on the skinny monkey who was still wolfing down his food.
He strode towards the stall, his muscles tense, ready to respond to any unexpected situation.
I walked up to the stall and stared intently at the chicken pieces bubbling in the oil.
Its golden color and enticing aroma showed no signs of contamination, nor did it seem like a mere illusion.
But that's precisely why it seems so eerie!
After years of struggling in the apocalypse, food is a hard currency more precious than gold.
What base would be so extravagant as to use real meat to poison someone? That makes no sense at all!
"Hey buddy," the system girl said, puffing out her cheeks and looking at him with a hint of helplessness, "we're just out here setting up a stall to experience life. Do you have to treat us like some kind of monster?"
Chen Feng pursed his lips into a straight line, remained silent for a moment, then took out a small gold bar from his pocket and placed it on the stall.
"I'll give it a try."
The girl accepted the gold bar and handed him a serving of freshly cooked chicken wings.
Chen Feng took it, hesitated for only a second, and then took a big bite.
The next moment, he froze completely.
That piping hot and juicy texture was actually real!
He instinctively widened his eyes, and suddenly sped up his eating, swallowing the entire chicken wing in just a few bites.
Seeing their captain like this, the team members behind him could no longer hold back and instantly surrounded the fried chicken stand.
…
Amid the chaos, Zhang Hu noticed another stall nearby.
The stall was deserted, with only a woman in a plain white robe lounging leisurely on a bamboo chair.
On the table in front of her were only a few dozen ordinary wooden boxes.
Zhang Hu limped over and asked curiously, "Boss, what are you selling here?"
Yu Luo slowly opened her eyes, her gaze indifferent yet profound, as if containing the stars and the universe.
"What you desire most can be found inside," her voice was as clear and cold as moonlight. "But you'll need to exchange it for your most precious possession."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hu was taken aback at first, then let out a self-deprecating bitter laugh.
"What I want most is to get rid of this crippled leg! I don't know how many times I've held my brothers back because of this injured leg."
He patted his stiff right leg and shook his head. "But how is that possible? Even a god couldn't do that."
Yu Luo simply looked at him quietly, a smile playing on her lips.
"You can give it a try."
Those five simple words, seemingly imbued with some kind of magic, made Zhang Hu's heart skip a beat.
His teammates, who were listening nearby, all tried to dissuade him: "Tiger, don't be silly! It's definitely a scam!"
"Yes, don't trade your precious possession for a broken wooden box!"
But Zhang Hu seemed to be bewitched, staring straight at Yu Luo.
He took a deep breath and pulled out a jade pendant that had been rubbed until it was warm and smooth.
“These are my mother’s belongings.” His voice was hoarse, and his eyes were red.
“I always wear it on my body, and I always feel that she is still protecting me. This is my most precious thing, so I will exchange it for her!”
Yu Luo nodded slightly: "Put it down, and then pick one."
Zhang Hu solemnly placed the jade pendant on the table, his hand trembling, and randomly pointed to a wooden box.
"Tiger! Quickly get the jade pendant back!" a teammate shouted anxiously.
However, the next second, everyone's voices were stuck in their throats.
As soon as the wooden box was opened, it silently transformed into a soft green light, enveloping Zhang Hu like flowing water.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the scene.
Under the green light, the bone beneath the skin of Zhang Hu's severely deformed right leg was regrowth at a visible rate!
The scars, big and small, on my body are fading and disappearing rapidly!
In just a few breaths, the green light dissipated.
Zhang Hu stood there, stunned. He looked down in disbelief, raised his right leg, and then stomped it heavily on the ground!
The ground shook.
He jumped around and moved around, his leg as flexible as if it had never been injured.
He's fully recovered!
Captain Chen Feng stood there, stunned by the situation.
The surrounding teammates were also stunned.
What's going on?
Did a group of people have a collective dream?
But was this dream really that real? Why do they still feel such vivid pain in their bodies?
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