Luo Xiaole was stunned.
"Mo Chen?"
As her voice, like silver bells, whispered out.
Mo Chen finally retracted the killing aura around him for a moment. As if understanding something, he awkwardly sheathed his twin blades and tucked them into their scabbards at his waist.
"I thought..." His eyes returned to the silent abyss.
"Thought I had gone stiff, right? Haha, I guessed it." Luo Xiaole touched her nose.
"Don't you only go stiff when you're in danger now?" His observation was still so sharp, his reaction speed often left Luo Xiaole speechless.
"Yes, I was just about to tell you." Luo Xiaole continued, "When I enter the space to get food, or put things away, I seem to go stiff too."
She trusted Mo Chen.
Mo Chen should know about these new changes, otherwise, Mo Chen would always misunderstand her "stiffness" when she wasn't actually stiff.
If she were to truly go stiff in the future, and they didn't react then, it would be terrible...
"Understood." Mo Chen nodded and turned, about to leave.
"However..." Luo Xiaole paused, "If I need to enter the space to get something in the future, I'll tell you in advance."
Luo Xiaole didn't know why she added that sentence.
It felt like she was reporting, how strange...
Unexpectedly, Mo Chen... inexplicably...
Smiled with a hint of satisfaction.
The alluring curve of his lips seemed even more captivating under the moonlight.
Captivating?
Luo Xiaole suddenly jumped up.
How could she associate those three words with the Great God!
The Great God had always been an insurmountable powerhouse in her heart, someone who could save her life at critical moments, her pillar of support!
To have had a moment where she harbored improper thoughts about her pillar of support, Luo Xiaole felt she must have been corrupted by the Great God's beauty...
"Right, why did you come to find me just now?" Luo Xiaole shook her head vigorously, forcing herself back to the present, not to think about such trivial matters.
"Oh, I came to tell you that they've changed their clothes and are out."
"Let's go, I'll make you something good to eat tonight to calm your nerves."
...
The soldier tidied the slightly messy dining table.
Everyone sat around the table in silence.
Indeed, after experiencing such an ordeal, anyone would feel lost and helpless.
"Tell me... what do you want to eat." Luo Xiaole's gaze was incredibly sincere.
She understood that even after escaping a predicament, the mind and body often remain stuck in the moment of harm, requiring time to truly accept reality, calm down, and then welcome a new life.
And all she could do for them now was to offer the lure of delicious food, to awaken their taste buds.
"Spicy pickled bamboo shoots and chili chicken rice noodles, thank you." Mo Chen seemed to have adapted to Luo Xiaole. He readily accepted, without a frown, instantly blurting out his desired dish.
Someone had to break the silence for others to follow.
"Then... a pot chicken set meal, if you would, young friend Xiaole." Zhou Shoushan still favored his health-conscious Chinese cuisine.
The other girls stared blankly at Mo Chen, then at Zhou Shoushan.
They were all utterly stunned.
What pot chicken and chili chicken could there possibly be to eat these days!
Even the cooking pots were nowhere to be found!
Were their saviors truly normal people? Were they certain they didn't have any mental illnesses? Like delusions, perhaps?
Or was this some new form of self-deception...
But to their surprise, before they could think further.
A subtly fragrant, yet slightly pungent smell of spicy pickled bamboo shoots and chili chicken, and the wholesome aroma of pot chicken...
Instantly assaulted their nostrils...
This illusion was too real!
One of the girls suddenly understood. Their benefactors must possess abilities like illusion magic!
In the next second, Luo Xiaole emerged from the back room, carrying a large plate of spicy pickled bamboo shoots chicken rice noodles and a pot chicken.
She placed the food before the two of them and then set a plate of fragrant brown sauce cakes on the soldier's table.
These were the dishes they had just ordered.
"Gulp..." Though the girls felt grief in their hearts, the intensely stimulating aroma caused their stomachs to react before their minds.
"And for you all?" Luo Xiaole turned to them.
Waves of emotion surged within them.
They were deeply touched that this girl could help them once with illusionary magic.
Illusion or not, they decided. Even if they were to die, they would die with a full stomach!
Their internal struggle was instantly resolved.
"I want spicy and fragrant pot..."
"Can I have a matcha ice cream? I used to love it."
"Are grilled skewers okay."
Luo Xiaole took a step back. Sisters... they had quite heavy tastes...
But after what they had just gone through, eating nothing but nutritious liquid food every day, suddenly eating such rich food would be detrimental to their digestive systems.
These things should be given to them later.
She sighed and brought each of them a bowl of very light, yet incredibly fresh and nutritious abalone and seafood congee.
The girls were shocked and marveled.
As they scooped spoonful after spoonful, feeling the deliciousness slide down their throats and warmth fill their stomachs,
They truly realized that this was not an illusion!
They were indeed in the apocalypse, in this villa where bloody battles had once taken place, calmly eating... abalone and seafood congee!
In an instant, the stark contrast of this bowl of congee created a profound tear with their past memories.
They could finally breathe a little easier and feel that perhaps the pain they had suffered was truly over...
They were truly... saved...
Several girls immediately embraced each other, weeping.
Yet, in their sobs, there was a sense of new beginnings.
...
Luo Xiaole threw the bowls and chopsticks into the food stall within her space.
These bowls and chopsticks were manufactured by the system, so they could be easily disposed of.
To her now, these foods were not expensive.
She felt it was worth using a little money to help others.
"Right." Luo Xiaole took out several weapons she had selected, which were more suitable for these girls.
She placed them before them respectively.
"These are weapons developed by the military, which are particularly effective against zombies. You can use them for self-defense."
The girls, with red-rimmed eyes, looked at Luo Xiaole and the others with immense gratitude.
They had heard of these weapons before, and for them, who were penniless, these weapons were not cheap.
"The price is negotiable. Just give me anything you have on you. It can serve as a deposit," Luo Xiaole thought, the system had only said that a single item could not exceed 1000, but it hadn't specified the minimum price.
"This..." The girls exchanged glances and then respectively took out the tokens they had hidden in their rooms and kept for themselves.
Their eyes were firm, and they handed them to Luo Xiaole without hesitation.
Luo Xiaole looked at the student IDs, even a plush toy, and other items she received.
She nodded in acceptance.
This time, she didn't let the system absorb them and convert them into store credit. Instead, she put everything that could fit into her pockets, and for larger items, she reinforced them into weapons, shrunk them, and put them in her pockets.
Since these were items that could prove their identity, she decided to keep them with her. Who knew if they might help them find their families later? 138 Reading Network
She needed to trade, but she needed large-scale transactions.
She was not lacking in money.