The twins’ eyes flickered with unease as if Luo Xiao Le had spotted their meager provisions. They hastily zipped up their backpacks.
With a somewhat honest smile, they turned to Luo Xiao Le.
"Ah..." Luo Xiao Le finally understood. These twins, seeing how few people favored her, probably felt pity for her and thought she was a bit pathetic, thin and pale. That's why they were ready to share their scarce food with her.
Luo Xiao Le crossed her arms, her expression becoming inscrutable.
Even before the apocalypse, many people were accustomed to observing others' reactions and preferred to stick together when facing situations, fearing becoming outcasts.
It was already quite evident that everyone was openly showing their disdain for her.
Yet, these twins, disregarding the others' glances, had unhesitatingly offered her help?
This was truly... rare!
Luo Xiao Le smiled back at them, feeling a sense of joy in her heart.
She had seen so many morally questionable things along the way. Encountering one or two people like this was truly... a little touching...
"Classmate, you..." The twins exchanged glances, a bit surprised. This girl looked like she hadn't eaten in days, yet she showed no excitement upon hearing about food...
Most importantly, they detected a sense of appreciation in her eyes, as if she was thinking, "You guys are pretty good!"
What kind of look was that!
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it for now. However, we have some extra food in our trunk. Please wait for me for a moment." Luo Xiao Le, smiling, took the lead.
"Huh?" The two brothers were a bit taken aback. So she *did* have food. But they quickly waved their hands, "No need, no need. It's good that you have food. If you give us your food, your companions might not be happy, right? We don't want to make things difficult for you."
Luo Xiao Le gave a mental thumbs-up.
These two brothers were so considerate!
"It's fine, they won't mind." Zhou Shoushan and Mo Chen, they still relied on her for delicious meals!
Who would mind!
Luo Xiao Le was in a good mood and jogged back to the trunk.
Before long, she returned with a bulging small backpack, carrying it with some effort.
With a "thump," the backpack landed on the ground with a solid sound.
"Open it and take a look," Luo Xiao Le said, clapping her hands.
The twins exchanged a look and unzipped the bag with resolve.
They were instantly stunned by its contents.
What? Dried pork? Chocolate bars? Several fresh apples? Imported Danish cookies?
Were these things available at a time like this?
The brothers looked at Luo Xiao Le, then at the exceptionally full bag...
She could just give them this bag of food so casually? How much did their reserves actually contain!
Terrifying, truly terrifying!
They had misjudged her!
Indeed, one shouldn't judge a book by its cover!
The exclamation marks in their hearts were evident on their faces, and Luo Xiao Le saw it all clearly.
"Alright, wipe your drool," Luo Xiao Le said, a little amused.
"Like you said, we're about to enter the base soon, and our supplies won't be needed anymore. So don't worry, just accept it."
This small bag of food had only cost her a few hundred yuan, less than what she earned from selling a single weapon. She could afford this small gesture of goodwill.
"Then... thank you very much!" The brothers' eyes turned slightly red. They hugged the bag of food tightly and no longer politely refused, accepting it promptly.
This girl was so generous; what she possessed must be far more than they had imagined.
They wouldn't be pretentious and refuse.
"Don't worry, from here to the Luocheng Base, we will do our best to protect you as repayment." The two brothers were very sincere.
"Haha, thank you in advance then." Luo Xiao Le did not refuse their good intentions.
"By the way, do you need any weapons?" Luo Xiao Le remembered the "freshly reinforced" weapons she had on hand.
She had originally intended to sell them at the base, but these two young men seemed good-natured, and trading some with them seemed like a good idea.
"How did you know our bullets were all used up..."
"But I don't have a gun right now, only these." Luo Xiao Le picked out a few weapons from her small pocket that were suitable for long-range attacks.
"As for their power... you can try them out first." She was always an excellent merchant.
"My goodness...!" The two swung at a nearby tree, and it immediately split cleanly in two!
They instantly knew they had struck a bargain!
Seeing that the two brothers didn't have much else on them, Luo Xiao Le had them pawn their depleted electronic watches and two still-functional mobile phones...
She traded them 14 weapons.
[Your account has received 14000, balance 115035 mall coins]
The twins' sense of security soared!
They couldn't believe that their useless items could be exchanged for such powerful weapons, and they didn't know how to thank Luo Xiao Le enough.
The people nearby witnessed everything. Their noodles suddenly lost their flavor, and they stared blankly at the scene, their water almost boiling dry...
"My god... that tree trunk! That weapon, isn't that the kind they were talking about earlier, the one that's incredibly effective against zombies?"
"Isn't it! Oh god! This little sprout... actually has such weapons! And so many of them..."
"If we had these weapons, wouldn't we be making a fortune... and... how does she still have so much delicious food?"
"This..."
The others regretted their earlier judgment.
This girl could produce so many weapons; no wonder they hadn't seemed to suffer much along the way...
Who would have thought...
And so, a crowd of people started to gather around again, just like before.
However, their attitudes were completely different from before.
"Uh, classmate, do you have any other weapons for sale? We'll buy them, we'll buy them all!"
"We need food too!"
Two shifty-eyed individuals, who had initially harbored malicious intentions upon seeing the weapons and food, quickly backed down when they saw the imposing presence of Qin Mingyang and Zhou Shoushan, realizing these were tough nuts to crack. They could only watch as others transacted with Luo Xiao Le.
"..." More and more people surrounded her, and Luo Xiao Le felt like a sandwich being squeezed, on the verge of suffocation.
The sound of a car starting echoed, followed by a pair of strong, slender hands that seemed to gently push the crowd aside, then grabbed her arm.
With a gentle pull, she was effortlessly extracted from the throng.
"Oh my god! So handsome!" Two girls among the survivors frantically pinched each other's arms, mesmerized by the sudden appearance of Mo Chen...
"Get in the car." Mo Chen's tightly pursed lips uttered two words.
"His voice is so nice too!" They were almost screaming.
The next second, Luo Xiao Le was lifted with ease and placed into the car.
As the car door closed, the world became quiet again.
"Little friend Xiao Le, you're quite popular," Zhou Shoushan even teased her!
It seemed they were indeed close to the base, and everyone's mood had relaxed.
"Rumble!"
Just then, the sound of car engines suddenly came from behind.
Everyone turned to look.
Several military-style off-road vehicles were driving towards them with imposing authority.
"It's the patrol troops from Luocheng Base!" someone recognized them.
"Quick, quick, get in the car! Following them to Luocheng Base is definitely safe!"
Unexpectedly, the military vehicles stopped when they saw the scene ahead.
Then, all the soldiers, holding military firearms, disembarked from their vehicles.
They surrounded Zhou Shoushan's car!