Chapter 12 A Hearty Meal

At noon, Chen Luo instructed them to make more delicious food, not because of Meng Yin.

Those who went out with ten crystals lived it up in style, but what about those who stayed home and got nothing? That wouldn't do.

Everyone who stayed behind got an extra half a jin of beef.

From time to time, they had to improve their meals to show the leader's benevolence, right?

Shu Yun led Meng Yin into a room.

The room had been cleaned and tidied, far cleaner than Meng Yin's room, which hadn't been cleaned in over two months.

Meng Yin stared blankly, then pleaded with Shu Yun, "Sister, let me go."

Shu Yun touched Meng Yin's head and said kindly, "I wouldn't dare. Besides, it's good for you to stay with us. Just stay here peacefully; no one will hurt you."

Shu Yun wondered what Chen Luo had brought her back for. She even wanted to run away, but he had specifically told her to be nice.

She was a pretty little thing, but she was far from Mi Li.

Shu Yun said, "I'll get you some food."

Meng Yin pouted. "Don't bother. I, Meng Yin, would rather starve to death than eat his food."

Meng Yin lay on the soft bed, rubbing her stomach. She was so hungry.

Chen Luo told them to give Meng Yin something good to eat, so Shu Yun brought a bowl of potato and beef, a bowl of steamed sausage, a portion of rice, and a few bottles of soda and potato chips.

Meng Yin's nose twitched. What smelled so good?

Shu Yun put the food on the table and said with a smile, "Get up and eat. We can't mistreat our stomachs, can we?"

Meng Yin immediately got up and looked at the food on the table. Potato and beef, sausage?

Just looking at it, Meng Yin subconsciously swallowed. She used to eat it all the time before the apocalypse, whenever she wanted.

But it had been over two months since the apocalypse, and her stomach hadn't seen a drop of oil.

Meng Yin stammered, "Where did you get this stuff? It's impossible, right?"

Shu Yun smiled. "Don't worry about it. Just eat."

Shu Yun was afraid that Meng Yin wouldn't feel comfortable with her around, so she left. They weren't mortal enemies, and Shu Yun didn't believe Meng Yin wouldn't eat.

After Shu Yun left, Meng Yin swallowed again and subconsciously approached the table.

Meng Yin suddenly realized, *Don't I, Meng Yin, have any pride? I said I'd rather starve than eat, so I won't eat.*

That person was too bad. He forcibly brought her here, dragging her by the ear the whole way.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Meng Yin lay back on the bed. She said she wouldn't eat, so she wouldn't eat.

But Meng Yin's mouth subconsciously made chewing motions.

Meng Yin murmured, "I won't eat, I'll just drink a soda. Drinking doesn't count as eating."

Meng Yin struggled to grab a bottle of sugary soda, gritted her teeth, and opened it with a snap. She took a small sip at first, then began to drink in large gulps.

Ugh, why was she getting hungrier the more she drank?

Chen Luo looked at his lunch, which included braised pork, and said, "Send a portion to the little girl we brought back today."

He had promised to bring her back for good food; he couldn't go back on his word, could he?

Mi Li volunteered to go. Meng Yin looked only two or three years younger than her.

Seeing the rosy-colored braised pork, Meng Yin finally broke down.

This braised pork had no side dishes; it was just pure meat. This kind of braised pork was a little sweet and not greasy.

Before the apocalypse, meat lovers would have found it very appetizing, let alone Meng Yin, who hadn't tasted meat in over two months and loved to eat it.

Mi Li chuckled and offered a few words of comfort before closing the door.

Meng Yin was really drooling; it was dripping onto the floor.

"Braised pork, my favorite."

To starve or to eat?

Ah, never mind! What's pride worth in the face of delicious food?

Unable to resist the temptation of the braised pork, Meng Yin immediately picked up a piece.

*Wuwuwu,* it was so delicious.

The taste of braised pork spread in her mouth, and Meng Yin shed tears of emotion. How could it be so delicious?

It wasn't an illusion. Meng Yin had eaten meat.

She had dreamed of eating meat countless times at night, and today she finally got to eat it. Could it be a hallucination?

She devoured it like a whirlwind.

After Chen Luo finished his meal, he came to see Meng Yin. He wanted her to submit willingly; bringing her back by force was just a last resort.

He couldn't miss out on her, could he?

Chen Luo remembered that Meng Yin was the first natural-type ability user he knew of who could improve seeds.

The survival rate of ordinary seeds was very low, and maintaining their normal growth required a lot of natural-type ability.

The seeds Meng Yin improved had a high survival rate, low consumption, and high yield.

The base where Meng Yin was located made a fortune by selling the seeds Meng Yin improved.

But without the strength to match their wealth, they were just a piece of fat meat.

If others couldn't get it, they would destroy it. She was assassinated by someone who was jealous.

So, the survivors' lives were getting harder and harder, largely due to infighting.

When Chen Luo entered the room, he saw Meng Yin chewing voraciously.

Meng Yin was stunned. She had said that she would rather starve to death than eat Chen Luo's food. What was this?

Meng Yin wanted to spit out the meat in her mouth, but it was too delicious; she couldn't bear to.

At this time, wasting food was a deadly sin.

Chen Luo teased, "Who was it who said, 'I, Meng Yin, would rather starve to death than eat your food'?"

Meng Yin's face turned red. "Wasn't I not dead yet? Of course I'll eat if I'm not dead."

Chen Luo chuckled. *Oh, her skin is quite thick.*

Chen Luo left the room and entered again after Meng Yin finished eating. He said seriously,

"I'm sorry for bringing you here by force. I saw you using your ability on trees, and I guessed that you were a natural-type ability user. My base is very short of natural-types, so I brought you here."

"As long as you can grow vegetables, eating meat every day will definitely not be a problem."

Meng Yin reluctantly believed Chen Luo's words. If he wanted to harm her, he wouldn't have given her so much precious food. There were so many pretty young ladies here; he wouldn't be interested in her.

Meng Yin thought to herself, *I'll observe a little longer. If it's really good, I'll have him bring Xiao Yu over.*

This was much safer than her and Xiao Yu being alone, and Xiao Yu wouldn't have to rely on stealth to find supplies.

Chen Luo threw a pile of potato seeds at Meng Yin and asked her to try to improve them. Before level four, the quality of the natural-type ability wasn't high enough. Having only quantity wouldn't allow her to cultivate the land.

Chen Luo remembered that there were still three new members, probably spies, so he took a trip with some rice.

*Damn it,* they really were three spies.

Chen Luo ordered, "Drag them down and beat them. If they don't talk, beat them to death."

Who wasn't afraid of death? Or were they die-hards, warriors?

There really wasn't anyone who wouldn't talk.

Two were sent by Ye Gaofei, and one was actually sent by Qi Lin.

They wanted to probe his situation?

*Heh,* he'd get them to report their situation first.

The two men sent spies mainly because Chen Luo had killed Zhou Mingliang in the street and only recruited level three members, which had attracted their attention. Ye Gaofei had more people, so he sent two.

...

Xiao Yu, Meng Yin called her Little Fish, was a dark-type ability user who possessed attack and the rare ability of stealth.

At least stealth was quite rare at this stage.

Relying on stealth, Xiao Yu could easily search for supplies. It was actually not good for her to go out with Meng Yin.

Zombies' noses were a little more sensitive than normal humans, but they were far from being able to sniff out human breath. Could you sense someone approaching by smell?

Xiao Yu spent an afternoon actually sneaking all the way over. She remembered the license plate number of Chen Luo's large truck.

After many twists and turns, she arrived at Chen Luo's place without any mishaps.

The truck was parked outside the residential area. Xiao Yu judged that Meng Yin was likely in the villa area, and it would take some time to find her one by one.

Xiao Yu first found a place to restore her ability and walked into the villa area openly.

Xiao Yu was extremely worried. *Had Meng Yin been xx00'd?*

*Please don't! Meng Yin, I'm here to save you!*

In the evening, most of the rooms were lit up.

Xiao Yu tiptoed and ran quickly, first looking on the first floor.

Normally, if Xiao Yu appeared near the French Bulldog, the French Bulldog would be able to smell a stranger if he sniffed carefully, but didn't he have the toy Little Red now?

The French Bulldog wouldn't just sniff for no reason.

It just so happened that Xiao Yu found Meng Yin.

At this time, Meng Yin was eating the whole Family Bucket of fried chicken that Chen Luo had given her for dinner, and it was so delicious.

Chen Luo had almost forgotten about this stuff. With a cook, who would still eat this? Eating it once a month would be good enough.

Meng Yin was eating with a mouth full of grease, a happy smile on her face.

Xiao Yu stared blankly, her mental state collapsing.

She couldn't help but shed tears.

*I'm worried about you, but you're eating and drinking luxuriously?*