Chapter 27 Li Zhiqiang's Supplies

"Ding, you killed a Mutant Human*1 and earned 5 Points."

Liang Yuan paused on the stairs and glanced back at the corridor.

"Is Li Zhiqiang considered a Mutant Human? Did he eat Mutant Fish?"

Liang Yuan was surprised. He had never understood the difference between Mutant Humans and normal humans.

Li Zhiqiang was such a coward, and he mutated too?

Five Points. Liang Yuan looked at the Lottery Disc.

Hesitating for a moment, he didn't immediately draw.

The 1-Point Lottery Disc mostly had common daily necessities, with very little food. He didn't want to waste his Points.

"I'll wait until I have 10 Points and make a big draw."

As he went upstairs, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Decisive enough."

Liang Yuan looked up and saw the door to Li Zhiqiang's house.

In the darkness, a blurry figure leaned against the door.

Liang Yuan recognized the figure from the silhouette—it was Ding Yan.

He walked up and said, "You saw it?"

"Mm, I thought you'd at least scold him a bit. I didn't expect you to just... Haha."

Liang Yuan remained expressionless and asked, "Why did you follow me out?"

Ding Yan shrugged. "Couldn't stand it. Li Zhiqiang was clearly going to retaliate against you guys. Since you weren't going to kill him, I came instead."

"But it seems now that I was redundant, haha."

Ding Yan grinned, her eyes shining as she stared at Liang Yuan.

Liang Yuan frowned. This woman was a bit off.

He didn't say anything, knocking on the door. "Don't say anything reckless."

"Don't worry. Li Zhiqiang went missing, and we don't know anything. Maybe some desperate guy stabbed him, haha."

Cai Zhi peeked through the peephole and, seeing Liang Yuan and Ding Yan, opened the door.

The two entered the room. Liang Yuan asked, "Is the room divided?"

Cai Zhi nodded. "Our family will stay in the master bedroom. My wife is tidying up. Old Ma and his group will stay in the south-facing guest room."

"Xiaoding will stay in the north-facing study."

Ding Yan said lightly, "I live alone. I don't need that much space."

Liang Yuan glanced at Ding Yan. He had been to that north-facing room. Not only was it smaller, but it had no balcony, just a window.

In terms of safety, that smaller room was actually safer.

Ding Yan also glanced at Liang Yuan. The two shared a look of understanding and then looked away.

Liang Yuan looked at the house and said, "This is a four-room apartment. How do you plan to use the remaining room?"

Cai Zhi said solemnly, "I know someone who has a blood feud with Liu Erlong. If I talk to him, he will definitely join us."

"You want him to move in? Is he reliable?"

Cai Zhi nodded. "Reliable."

"Alright, you handle this side. I won't ask too much. Let's discuss how to deal with Liu Erlong."

Ding Yan, Cai Zhi, and Ma Guocai's expressions turned serious, and they all sat down.

Liang Yuan said, "Now our two families are directly opposite each other, so we can look out for each other at any time."

"If Liu Erlong's people show up in the corridor, if they attack either of us, we must retaliate together."

"With both sides attacking, he won't be able to establish a foothold on the 32nd floor."

Cai Zhi nodded. "That's right. Our alliance is meant to support each other."

Ma Guocai said, "The corridor is narrow, and there isn't much space to stand. They can't send many people up at once. If we both act together, we can defend our homes."

Ding Yan raised her hand and asked, "What about weapons? We only have daggers and kitchen knives, which require close combat. They're all big men. We should have long-range attack methods."

Cai Zhi immediately said, "I saw a mop in the house. Maybe we can make a spear."

Ma Guocai said, "We can also use beer bottles as throwing weapons."

Ding Yan remained silent. As a woman, she wasn't good at these things and couldn't think of any good attack methods for the moment.

As they were discussing, Cai Zhi's wife, Wu Qian, called out, "Old Cai, everything is packed. Come see if there's anything useful."

They all got up and walked over at her words.

A variety of items were placed on the floor in the living room.

A pile of clothes aside, the most eye-catching items were two boxes of instant noodles and half a bag of sausages.

Wu Qian said, "I found these in the belly of a figurine in the master bedroom, hidden deep."

Cai Zhi laughed, "It seems this should be Li Zhiqiang's last stock."

Ma Guocai swallowed and cursed, "That bastard had food and still wanted to sell his wife!"

Ding Yan chuckled, "He obviously didn't want to share the food with more people."

Cai Zhi said, "Let's cook some instant noodles later."

This suggestion immediately won cheers from everyone, especially the young girl Cai Yao.

She was already drooling over the instant noodles.

Wu Qian couldn't help but say, "There are only two packs, Old Cai. We should save them."

Cai Zhi nodded, "I'll think of a way to get some more fish later."

"I'll go with you," said Old Ma.

Liang Yuan's mind suddenly raced. "You have a way to get fish?"

Cai Zhi nodded. "The people under Liu Erlong's command aren't very disciplined. They guard the tenth floor and sometimes fish themselves. They don't turn all of it over to Liu Erlong and keep some hidden for themselves."

"They trade these fish with other people."

Liang Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Trade for what?"

Old Ma replied, "Young, beautiful women. For a fish, they can sleep with one. But they also need salt, spices, drinks, and cigarettes."

At this point, Ma Guocai said, "I still have two packs of cigarettes. Xiaocai, let's open one and trade for fish."

Liang Yuan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly asked, "Are the fish alive?"

Cai Zhi: "Yes, they're alive. Dead fish aren't easy to preserve, and we can't dry them properly now. If you want, we can get one more for you to try. But tonight, you and Yang Mei can come eat with us."

Liang Yuan thought about it. "Okay."

Suppressing his thoughts, he looked at the other items.

The clothes and such were automatically ignored by everyone.

These things were basically only useful as fuel, not very practical.

But Liang Yuan's gaze fell on the stockings and underwear, and he immediately said, "I'll take Sister Mei's clothes later."

Cai Zhi and the others didn't mind; it was originally her house.

At this point, Ding Yan suddenly came over and bent down to pick up an elastic band from the pile of miscellaneous items.

Everyone was stunned.

An elastic band is used by fitness enthusiasts to exercise and increase resistance.

"Xiaoding, you want this elastic band?" Cai Zhi asked.

Ding Yan nodded. "It's useful."

Ma Guocai asked, "Are you going to exercise? Xiaoding, without food, exercising will consume more energy and make you hungrier."

Ding Yan shook her head. "It's not for exercise. I want to make a long-range weapon with it."