Chapter 194: So long Chapter 194: So long Although they had sneakily arrived at the supermarket at night,
the women living in a cave were shocked when they saw the supermarket early the next morning as they went out to work.
They went to check it together, and were even more shocked when they saw who was sitting inside the supermarket.
However, what shocked them the most was that the supermarket had a lot of things they needed, and these things could be exchanged for Crystal Cores.
At first, when Lin Murong said they would need to exchange Crystal Cores, they thought they would need at least a Level 10 Crystal Core or another high-level crystal core.
But unexpectedly, even a Level 1 would do.
Although a Level 1 Crystal Core didn’t exchange for much money, it was still money.
Little by little, they could eventually buy food and all sorts of things they desired.
They couldn’t get their hands on high-level Crystal Cores, but low-level Crystal Cores weren’t impossible.
So, that day, all the women who were supposed to be busy with their own things became chaotic.
They all stopped their original work and went out to find Zombies together.
After entering the supermarket, they were eager to go in and browse again, and Su Yinhe told them that they could go in to look even without buying anything.
She clearly saw that upon hearing this, they all swallowed nervously.
Desire filled their eyes; they really wanted to go in and see.
But they all refused.
“No, we are going to find Crystal Cores now, we’ll definitely come to buy things.”
Although they hadn’t fully entered yet, they could see just the tip of the iceberg from here, and could imagine how much stuff was inside.
But currently, they had no money and could buy nothing if they just walked in.
They could only look, and even if they really wanted something, they couldn’t buy it.
Better not to look at all.
They believed that if they worked together, they would definitely get Crystal Cores.
It was just a few Zombies.
They weren’t fierce, but they were numerous, just a few Zombies, they could handle them.
They asked and found out that the supermarket would still be open for a while, so they went out to find Zombies reassured.
They wanted Crystal Cores.
“Cuicui, I saw spicy strips inside,” Huahua whispered to Cuicui, pulling her clothes.
“I didn’t like spicy strips before, thought they were unhealthy, but when I just saw them, I suddenly liked them. They must be delicious,” Huahua swallowed her saliva.
“We’ll find Zombies, dig out some Crystal Cores, and then I’ll buy you spicy strips,” Cuicui patted her hand.
“Okay, get two packs,” Huahua held up two fingers.
“Alright, two packs it is,” Cuicui promised.
But Crystal Cores were not as easy to obtain as they had imagined; they had really been out of this for far too long, they had been spoiled underground.
The first time they found Zombies, even facing very low-level Zombies, which ordinary people could easily kill, they still encountered many surprises.
With so many people, someone was almost bitten.
The person who was almost bitten turned pale.
However, seeing a Crystal Core dug out from a Zombie’s brain, she didn’t care about fear or dirt, touching the Crystal Core and kept giggling foolishly.
The ideal is beautiful, reality is stark.
All these people, after bustling about for a day, only managed to get a handful of low-level Crystal Cores by dusk.
The money they got from exchanging these at the supermarket was very little.
It wasn’t even enough to buy a pack of rice.
They discussed and eventually decided to buy some noodles.
They bought a few packs of noodles, a pack of salt, and even a metal bowl, but couldn’t even afford oil.
Huahua wanted the spicy strips that Cuicui didn’t manage to buy for her, and Cuicui broke her promise, but Huahua was still very happy.
Because they could eat noodles now.
They only added a bit of salt to the boiled noodles without much flavor, but they ended up crying while eating.
They finally got to eat the noodles.
Once they had the noodles, with a bit more effort, wouldn’t instant noodles be within reach?
When they bought the noodles, they glanced several times at the instant noodles, reminiscing about the delicious taste of instant noodles in their minds.
Instant noodles tasted much better than the plain boiled noodles.
But instant noodles cost two fifty per packet, and that was only enough for one person.
Noodles were a better deal.
They believed the supermarket would continue operating; as long as they kept up their efforts, continued killing zombies, and found more crystal cores, they would have everything.
Instant noodles, and those packs of brilliantly white rice, canned meat, sausage…
Stop thinking about it, thinking more would lead to sleeplessness.
They still had to go out and hunt zombies tomorrow.
Su Yinhe’s supermarket reopened. Although the daily revenue wasn’t high, even quite low, she was still rather content.
Because the people who came to shop all wore smiles, and they were genuinely happy, which made Su Yinhe joyful as well.
They had struggled for more than ten days and gradually got the hang of it; they were killing zombies faster and finding more crystal cores every day.
They went to the supermarket every day to buy supplies, decorate their cave, and stock up on food, but they still hadn’t bought spicy strips or instant noodles.
Those were too expensive; buying bags of rice and flour was more worth it.
They were cheerful every day, filled with hope for life; they could eat their fill now, even more so than when they were underground.
And this food was obtained by their own hands.
It was tiring, but they were all very happy, truly happy.
Lin Murong, too, was quite happy, feeling again that he had done a good deed.
They had already sneaked out of Sweetheart Base, run outside to open a supermarket, and were having a blast doing so, but then Lin Murong forgot that there was still someone locked in the kitchen of the small villa.
Chen Yuan, starving once more, “…＃#*％$#％…”
When Lin Murong remembered, hastily bringing back food, Chen Yuan was already so hungry that he was gasping in more air than he could breathe out.
But it was a better state than last time.
At least he was still conscious, and this time there wasn’t going to be any splashing water.
He didn’t have that much water now; Chi Yan wasn’t with him, as Chi Yan and Galaxy were still in the supermarket, and it was only his good heart that brought him back to save Chen Yuan.
He had only brought a bottle of mineral water.
Chen Yuan ate up the rice Lin Murong brought, wolfing down the plain, slightly hard rice that was difficult to swallow.
Chen Yuan ate so hurriedly that his eyes rolled back, but he didn’t dare spit it out.
Lin Murong had been bringing him less and less food lately.
Chen Yuan went from initially disdaining the poor meals, to later being okay as long as he had enough to eat.
Now, he was okay as long as he didn’t starve to death.
His expectations kept getting lower.
But all he wanted was to stay alive; what was wrong with that?
Chen Yuan knew that the three of them had recently left the small villa; he didn’t care where they went, but what he cared about was why they still kept him locked up.
How much longer would he be locked up?
Could they really not let him go?
How many people had he sent over there anyway!
Why had it been so long, so very long…