Flight Attendant Clarissa

Just as Henry had anticipated!

Henry wasn't afraid that people using chef's or fruit knives would quickly grow in strength by killing zombies and potentially become a threat to him. Because knives wear out, especially when used to chop zombie heads.

It's not as simple as slicing vegetables, as portrayed in movies. A chef's knife, as its name suggests, is meant for cutting vegetables and meat. There's a special kind of knife for cutting through bone called a cleaver, which, although shaped like a chef's knife, is bigger and heavier.

Using a chef's knife on a zombie's head might not only get it stuck in the skull but also cause it to roll at the edge—essentially, it's a consumable item!

Thus, what was thought to be the scarcest items in the apocalypse—pure water and sausages—didn't sell. Instead, Henry's weapons sold out completely!

Ah, trading food for Energy Cores?

Survivors aren't fools; anyone who has Energy Cores knows they enhance physical strength. Who would give up such an item unless absolutely necessary?

Warren indeed had a geographical advantage initially, but he greatly underestimated the intelligence of other survivors. In such extreme apocalyptic conditions, people become highly alert and perceptive. After all, the less intelligent survivors are usually the first to die when zombies appear!

Moreover, Warren made a fatal mistake by openly selling food and water.

It didn't matter that Henry sold knives; others might think he's in a hardware store. A person armed with weapons isn't easily provoked, and few would dare to trouble him.

Warren, however, was different. He had food and water, essentials for survival. Likely, many survivors have already set their sights on him, and he might not even be aware of it.

What a fool!

Trying to show off in the apocalypse is just asking to die quickly.

Not understanding the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down," how can one survive?

After selling his weapons, Henry's resources were now plentiful. He decided to check the auction for anything he might need.

This time, he didn't filter his search and just casually flipped through the pages, encountering items like women's underwear, hats, down jackets, ceramic bowls, and more. If it weren't for the fact that he was in the apocalypse, he might have thought he was browsing an online shopping site. Truly, there was nothing you couldn't find!

Henry quickly skimmed through more pages until suddenly an item caught his eye.

[Bloodstained Keys]*5, looking for food or water, price negotiable!

[Map of Sun City], looking for food or water, price negotiable!

[Sun University Campus Layout], looking for food or water, price negotiable!

These three items were all posted by a girl named Clarissa. Clarissa was a very beautiful girl, dressed in a flight attendant's uniform, with notably long legs that caught the eye. However, Henry's focus wasn't on Clarissa's looks or figure, but on the items she was selling.

Keys?

Seeing this, Henry's eyes lit up. He focused on the keys. Soon, a tooltip popped up.

[Bloodstained Keys]: After cleaning, these can be used to open corresponding rooms at Sun University. The rooms include: the school cafeteria storeroom, the security surveillance room, a locked girls' dormitory building, the management department teachers' office, and the school medical room.

While the other rooms didn't catch his attention, the cafeteria storeroom might contain a lot of well-preserved food!

Henry's eyes gleamed. This was definitely a treasure trove!

He immediately sent Clarissa a private message.

"I've seen the items you posted, I want all of them, name your price!"

Soon, Clarissa replied:

"Really? You want all these items?"

"That's great, could I exchange them for some water?"

"Just one bottle... is that okay?"

When she asked this, Clarissa clearly felt a bit guilty. The importance of water goes without saying. But keys, maps, and the like... their usefulness is quite limited! For most people, just not being discovered and devoured by zombies is lucky enough!

Who would really follow a map to explore? As for the keys, who can be sure which key opens which door of which building?

In her view, the value of these items wasn't even as much as an ashtray made of tempered glass on the table. Asking for a whole bottle of water was indeed a big ask!

Actually, Clarissa was just trying her luck; even if she couldn't get a full bottle, getting half a bottle, or even a sip would still be a win. Otherwise, she couldn't trade these items for anything at all!

Henry shook his head and quickly replied:

"A whole bottle is too much, I have a little less than half a bottle left over."

"If you agree, we can make the trade right now."

So, not really enough?

Clarissa clearly hesitated for a moment, then said uncertainly:

"Just less than half a bottle?"

"And it's leftover from you drinking it..."

"This..."

Normally, only couples would share each other's water.

Clarissa, who studied to be a flight attendant, hadn't even had a boyfriend yet.

To start off by drinking water left by Henry...

That seemed a bit too intimate!

"I don't have any other empty bottles either, but if you have one, I could try to transfer the water directly,"

Henry continued.

"I don't have any empty bottles either; I'm currently in a security room!"

"There are zombies all around, and I dare not step outside!"

"These items were found on the body of a security guard in the room..."

Clarissa said with a shudder.

After a moment, she sighed deeply and said:

"Ah, never mind, at times like this, there's no use fussing over these things!"

"Let's... go ahead and make the trade then!"

Ding! Clarissa has sent you a trade request!

Accept!

Soon, a trade window appeared in front of both of them.

Henry placed the half bottle of pure water he had left into it.

Clarissa put up the [Bloodstained Keys]*5, [Map of Sun City], and [Sun University Campus Layout] all at once.

Both clicked confirm.

Ding! You have lost half a bottle of pure water and gained [Bloodstained Keys]*5, [Map of Sun City], and [Sun University Campus Layout]!

"Thank you! You're a good person!"

Clarissa sincerely said.

In her view, Henry buying these items meant not only might he need the map to confirm his location, but also, it certainly was because Henry was a good person!

Previously, many had contacted Clarissa not really interested in the items. These people had food and water but wanted Clarissa to pay with her body in exchange!

They wanted to trade a little bit of food and water for Clarissa's intimate photos, or even asked her to record a compromising video to send to them.

Clarissa immediately blocked such people out of disgust.

Henry was so far the only one who actually traded items with her—and without any nonsense!

This made Clarissa develop a favorable opinion of Henry...