"Thanks!"
"Thank you, hero."
"You are truly our savior!"
The residents rushed over and bowed to Li Yu in gratitude.
Tears mingled with rain, gratitude mixed with reverence.
Several elderly people were in tears, staring intently at Li Yu, muttering to themselves.
It's unclear whether they're thanking God or praising Li Yu's 'kindness'.
Even though they are residents of Zhongzhou, they still need money to buy food, even the most basic and cheapest algae sticks.
Get it for free? That's something out of mythology.
Before Li Yu arrived, this was the first time they had ever been given food by their parents for free!
Even today.
Until this person appeared.
People finally came to believe that Li Yu was the hero of Zhongzhou, and that he had come to save the people of Zhongzhou.
Everything that's been rumored is true!
Many people's attitudes completely changed after seeing the large number of algae logs in the box.
They who had just been bowing now immediately knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude.
Many residents rushed over, but instead of fighting over it, they started helping to carry it and spontaneously began distributing the remaining box of algae sticks.
Such a large quantity is enough for them to last until the next trading team arrives.
The children looked up at Li Yu with gratitude in their eyes, but also with an indescribable longing and determination.
It is a belief, and also a silent vow to become someone like Li Yu when I grow up.
Rainwater washed over the town.
This harmonious and touching scene.
Zhao Dezheng, who was watching everything from inside the 'cage', almost popped his eyes out.
What is he looking at?
What are they doing?
This was a scene he had never seen in his entire life.
Li Yu, such a powerful Awakened One, had just done all this without any airs, making these residents worship him.
Zhao Dezheng seemed to understand why Li Yu could become a hero of Zhongzhou.
The way those residents looked at Li Yu... they weren't looking at a person at all, it was as if they were looking at a living god!
However, he seemed to have seen those boxes of things Li Yu took out in Jincheng...
Zhao Dezheng hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't resist the surging curiosity in his heart and crawled out of the cage.
He first approached the resident, bent down, and carefully examined the algae logs in the box.
Zhao Dezheng frowned, puzzled:
Why is it red?
He reached out and picked one up, sniffed it, and then pinched it with his fingernail.
Then, his expression became extremely strange.
His pupils dilated slightly, as if he had seen something incredible.
After repeatedly confirming that everything was correct, Zhao Dezheng put the algae stick back, turned around and approached Li Yu, asking in a low voice:
"Li Yu, why are you carrying so much pig feed with you when you go out?"
"Pig feed?"
Li Yu also picked up an algae stick and examined it. After confirming that it was just an algae stick, she turned her head in confusion:
Are you sure?
Seeing Zhao Dezheng's confident expression, Li Yu threw the algae stick in her hand to Zhao Dezheng, wanting him to take a closer look.
Zhao Dezheng took it, and seeing Li Yu's disbelieving look, he immediately put the algae stick in his mouth and took a big bite.
"Click".
Then, without hesitation, he took a big bite of the piece.
The rough texture, with an indescribable taste that is a mixture of algae and synthetic nutrients, spreads throughout the mouth.
Zhao Dezheng's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, as if he were eating something extremely difficult to swallow.
He tasted it carefully again, and finally nodded very firmly, then spoke to Li Yu once more:
"That's right, it's pig feed."
Zhao Dezheng's voice carried a certain confidence that "I have a lot of experience":
"Although there aren't many pigs being raised now, I did eat pig feed in Jincheng before."
He tilted his head back, a look of almost pride on his face, as if he were recounting some remarkable past event.
Seemingly afraid that Li Yu wouldn't believe him, he added:
"I've eaten dog food too, not just pig feed."
"I've eaten everything, from rat meat paste and moss cakes to synthetic protein blocks."
Zhao Dezheng smacked his lips, as if trying to dispel the unpleasant taste in his mouth, his face bearing an expression mixed with memories, and then commented to himself:
"Rat meat paste is sour and tough. When it's crushed and mixed with a lot of salt, eating too much of it will make your eyes swell and your throat burn."
"Moss cakes taste quite similar to pig feed. Some moss cakes even have added flavorings to make them taste like roasted meat or fresh fish. Swallowing them feels like swallowing sand, and they also have a musty, fishy smell that you can't get rid of."
"Synthetic protein blocks sound high-end, but they look like just regular pale yellow cubes, smell strangely sweet and fishy, and taste like biting into a piece of oil-soaked rubber foam."
Zhao Dezheng shook his head and spoke with great conviction:
"These things, actually, don't taste that great."
"My stomach felt heavy after eating, and I had acid reflux for several hours."
He weighed the half-broken algae stalk in his hand one last time and concluded:
"If we're talking about the best-tasting food, canned dog food is definitely the best. It smells better than these, not to mention how delicious it is. Plus, I've tried all the different flavors."
"......"
Upon hearing this, Li Yu paused slightly and gave a forced smile.
If someone else were to say that he had eaten pig swill and dog food and then shamelessly make such a comment, he would absolutely not believe it.
But looking at Zhao Dezheng's completely abnormal mental state...
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