Lily's Gut Check!

A night passed. The woman fell into a deep sleep. Jake was still radiant and energetic, not feeling the slightest fatigue. As his Overall Constitution increased, his need for sleep also decreased. He took a nap for 30 minutes, then got up full of energy. It was dawn.

Jake took out 5 cartons of milk and 1 dozen braised eggs and started eating. This was also the influence of his increased Overall Constitution. His food intake increased significantly. If it were other survivors, they might have starved. Jake didn't care either. He would never lack food.

After eating his fill, Jake took out his phone. It took him a long time to get online. The signal was getting worse and worse. He received private messages from over a dozen women:

"Handsome, can we chat?" "Room and board included big brother, do you think I'm okay?" "Fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged myself. As long as you give me an instant noodle every day, I'll do anything you want! Guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

...

Food was getting scarcer. Many people had broken their bottom lines. Jake scanned through them. The scores were very low. Not a single one met the system's requirements, so he blacklisted all these women.

After the death incident yesterday, the Fortune Center group also quieted down quite a bit, with few people speaking all night. Only Aunt Agnes was in the group chat cursing at Dr. Quincy, saying he caused her grandson's death. She posted hundreds of messages. Dr. Quincy only retorted once at the beginning, then stopped speaking.

Jake also saw Jenny seeking to buy black lychees in the group chat: "Jenny? Isn't she that rune mage with Chris?" Right, she must have seen Chris gain an ability after eating a black lychee, and then made that guess. Jake frowned slightly. He had known for a long time that the secret of black lychees couldn't be hidden for long. Because he also saw the news online. It was probably already spread in many places. But now someone was competing with him, which still annoyed him. He looked at Apartment 1708. A man and a woman were cuddling together, sleeping. The woman's outline looked like that rune mage with Chris. Her figure was quite good. The man's outline looked a bit familiar. Looks like that locksmith? How did these two hook up again? Jake thought about it for a bit, but didn't pay them any mind.

Bidding is bidding. If Jenny buys it, and I snatch it from her later, won't that be even simpler? Jake made up his mind. He was too lazy to bother with them and put them out of his mind.

Just then, a message automatically popped up on his phone.

Cpt 2104, Bldg C "NotReallyAFox": ["Do you have diarrhea medicine? I want to buy some medicine."]

Diarrhea? Jake looked at Lily on the 21st floor. He saw her lying on the bed, curled up in a ball, her light very faint. Suddenly, she crawled up and rushed to the bathroom...

Room and board included: ["You have diarrhea?"]

Cpt 2104, Bldg C "NotReallyAFox": ["Mm."]

Jake frowned. Is there still hope for diarrhea now? He didn't know either. Before, diarrhea was just a minor illness. But now it's different. Viruses are also rapidly mutating. Who knows if old medicine is still effective. Also, how did she get diarrhea? If she's infected with some terrifying virus, then Jake would absolutely turn around and leave, not even glancing at Lily. Just don't infect himself.

Room and board included: ["What happened?"]

Cpt 2104, Bldg C "NotReallyAFox": ["Yesterday I ate half of my instant noodles, left the other half and froze it in the fridge. I thought it would be fine, so I ate it, and then..."]

Jake was speechless.

Room and board included: ["You brilliant one!"]

Jake also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it's not some virulent virus. Maybe there's still hope of saving her.

Cpt 2104, Bldg C "NotReallyAFox": ["Big brother, please, you must have medicine, right?"]

Lily clutched her stomach, struggled to stand up from the toilet, moved to the room, and fell weakly onto the bed. Continuous diarrhea was quickly dehydrating her. Getting sick at this time made her utterly desperate.

Room and board included: ["I have antibiotics and children's Smecta."]

Lily was surprised and delighted.

Cpt 2104, Bldg C "NotReallyAFox": ["I'll buy! I'll buy! I still have a diamond necklace."]

Jake scoffed: "What's a piece of rock worth? Wait for me, I'm coming right away."

Jake found the medicine from his Portable Space. His body sank into the floor. Soon, he jumped into Lily's room, landing directly by her window. Lily saw Jake strangely phase through the floor. She was completely scared senseless:

"You, you, you!"

Jake was too lazy to waste words with her and took out two boxes of medicine. Lily didn't care about her fear, and said delighted: "Thanks, big brother!"

Jake said calmly: "Don't play games. What's a verbal thanks worth? You want medicine, fine. What can you offer?"

Lily was annoyed: "Taking advantage of someone in need!"

"Taking advantage of someone in need?" Jake smiled: "In a supermarket, a bottle of water is only worth one dollar. But when you're trapped in a desert, a bottle of water is worth a fortune! Different things naturally have different prices at different times and locations. I am a very reasonable person. A trade is a trade. If you don't agree, I won't force you. But don't expect me to save you."

Lily clutched her stomach, and said weakly and angrily: "Human lives can also be traded?"

Jake looked at her with cold eyes: "Don't morally blackmail me with human lives. I don't fall for that. Besides, when have pharmaceutical companies ever lowered prices for patients who couldn't afford medicine? Why don't you go curse at them? Don't waste time. Give me a straight answer."

Lily despaired: "I, I, I..."

Jake wasn't in a hurry at all, calmly looking at Lily. Lily's stomach cramped again with pain, and she said painfully: "Okay! I agree! Quick, give me the medicine!" She stretched out her hand, very eager.

Jake sneered: "Are you mistaken about something? Now you're asking me to save you. Is this how you ask for help?"

Lily's eyes turned red: "How can you be like this! Do you have any compassion left!"

Jake sneered. Compassion? In the apocalypse, the more compassion you have, the faster you die. "Don't pull that crap on me. Before, did you ever sympathize with beggars on the street? No, right? Then what right do you have to judge others? Everyone's pretty much the same. Now, in my opinion, you're no different from a beggar on the street."

Jake bent down, stared directly into Lily's eyes, and said word by word: "I give you medicine, you can survive. I don't give you medicine, you'll die. Do you think you have any right to negotiate with me?!"

Lily broke down: "Please, give me the medicine!"

"Hahaha." Jake laughed: "That's right, now that's a good girl!"

He threw the two boxes of medicine to Lily. Lily quickly tore open the packaging and swallowed it. Just then, she again couldn't endure the abdominal pain and stumbled into the bathroom. Only then did she weakly walk out leaning on the wall a few minutes later. It seemed her diarrhea was very severe. Jake didn't know if she would survive. The rest was up to her luck.

Jake left a few boxes of Snickers, cola, and other high-energy foods, as well as a few cases of purified water, before leaving. Lily watched Jake phase into the floor and leave. Besides envy, she couldn't help but feel mixed emotions.

...

The day passed very peacefully. Jake also didn't go out. He quickly downloaded offline maps and some important data. The internet would be gone soon. This information would be very valuable. He fed the husky twice more. Jake became more and more confident in taming White Eyes. He simply brought it into the apartment. But he only let it stay in his rented room, not allowing it into Olivia's apartment.

At 7 PM, Jake noticed that Lily's light had recovered significantly. It was basically like a normal person's. It seemed her diarrhea was mostly cured, and she had replenished enough energy and water. She looked much more energetic.

Jake said nothing. He just looked at her indifferently. Lily didn't dare play tricks and could only say: "Wait for me to get ready."

The scene of Jake crushing Chris to death intimidated everyone. Jake said casually: "No need. Take all your things with you." After saying that, he walked around the room. Wherever he went, things quickly disappeared.

Lily watched, dumbfounded: "This, is this magic?"

Jake glanced at her: "This is my ability: Space. So, if you just follow me, you won't have to worry about food and drink anymore. I've already collected enough food."

Lily was surprised and delighted. Her resistance also decreased significantly. Taking Lily, they could only use the stairs. The two returned to Olivia's apartment.