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13: The Discovery of the Superpower Fruit!

“Classmates, hello… don’t be afraid, I mean no harm!”

The door of Dorm 603 swung open.

A male student about as tall as Shen Yi but a bit heavier stepped out, his hair dyed blond.

He smiled and said, “I just overheard you talking and realized you aren’t bad people, so I came out hoping we could form a team.” The blond boy tried his best to appear friendly.

“It is the apocalypse after all; safety lies in numbers…”

“So, brothers, how about teaming up?”

Neither Shen Yi nor the bespectacled boy replied.

The boy with glasses stayed at the doorway, ready to retreat into his room at the first sign of danger.

In times like these, who would trust strangers enough to team up with them?

What a joke!

The blond sighed and said, “Come on, we’re schoolmates, you don’t have to be this wary, right? Do you really think I’d dare kill anyone? I can’t even kill a chicken, and I believe you wouldn’t kill either, otherwise you’d go to prison.”

Shen Yi could not tell whether the blond was naturally this forward or had ulterior motives, but he would never trust him.

Only an idiot would believe him!

Yet the boy with glasses seemed persuaded.

After all.

It was only the 5th day of the apocalypse; most people still had some bottom line and would not murder.

“Um, do you have any water? I’d like to trade food for some.” The bespectacled boy asked the blond cautiously.

Right now Shen Yi held the knife and had a companion, giving him the strongest position.

The bespectacled boy feared him more; if possible, he preferred to deal with the blond.

At least the blond had no knife.

The blond scratched his head and said awkwardly, “Uh, I’ve finished my water too, so I wanted to team up and leave the dorm together.”

“I see…” The bespectacled boy could only look back at Shen Yi.

The tall beauty beside this classmate carried a backpack, so she might have water.

Speaking of which, why was a girl in the boys’ dorm?

Could she be this classmate’s girlfriend?

She is so pretty…

That figure, Those legs, And those mid-calf white socks… she looks straight out of an anime!!

The bespectacled boy forced himself to avert his eyes so he would not stare at Xu Wanting’s long legs.

The blond also stole several glances.

No man could help looking at a figure like that.

Shen Yi noticed their gazes at once; his vigilance rose as he weighed the risk and thought that even if he could kill the two of them with his knife, he might still get hurt.

An injury in the apocalypse, without medicine, was likely fatal.

There was no need to risk his life…

Besides, they currently showed no hostility toward him.

He could even use this chance to grow stronger.

He had meant to refuse the bespectacled boy, but on second thought he decided to agree.

If he did not trade, once the boy got desperate from thirst he might join the blond and fight him.

But if he traded, as long as the boy was not at the end of his rope, he would never side with the blond.

Divide the enemy first, then pick them off one by one.

With this in mind Shen Yi looked at the bespectacled boy and said, “My girlfriend and I don’t have much water left… just 1½ bottles… but I can give you half a bottle.”

“Great, great, thank you, big bro!!”

The bespectacled boy nodded excitedly again and again.

Half a bottle, if he rationed it and mixed in his own urine, could last him several days!

If he was lucky, rescue might arrive before he ran out.

Shen Yi gripped the knife and walked over.

Xu Wanting hurried after him.

The blond wisely stepped aside.

However, As he watched Xu Wanting’s tall back, he licked his lips, desire flashing in his eyes.

Damn, she’s freaking gorgeous!

Those legs… I could play with them for a whole year!

Of course he only thought this.

Seeing the knife in Shen Yi’s hand, he was not stupid enough to cause trouble.

They entered Dorm 601.

A strange stench assaulted their noses.

Xu Wanting covered her nose and frowned, wanting to complain.

How could this guy make the place smell so bad?

Did he relieve himself right in the room?

By comparison Shen Yi’s dorm was practically clean and hygienic.

Xu Wanting muttered inwardly, “Honestly, ugly and sloppy… disgusting!”

Thank goodness Shen Yi liked cleanliness.

Otherwise she doubted she could stand it.

The bespectacled boy coughed and smiled awkwardly. “Uh, the room’s a mess, don’t mind it.”

He knew the place smelled awful.

But he had no choice; with no water these days he had not washed his feet, brushed his teeth, or cleaned up after himself, so it was embarrassing.

Showing such a side in front of a beautiful woman made him want to curl his toes through the floor.

Shen Yi stayed silent, because at first glance he was drawn to several potted plants on the windowsill!

He did not know what was planted in those pots, but they had blossomed and looked beautiful.

What caught his eye, however, was a tiny multicolored fruit nestled at the center of a pink bloom!

The fruit was only the size of a little finger tip and was inconspicuous amid the petals.

Shen Yi quickly shifted his gaze and pretended to inspect the room while hiding his excitement. He asked, “What food will you trade for the water?”

“I have self-heating hotpots, instant noodles in all flavors, bread, spicy sticks… whatever you need.”

The bespectacled boy laid all his supplies on the bed for Shen Yi to choose.

“Let me see.” Shen Yi appeared to deliberate seriously, but in fact he was wondering how to get that multicolored fruit.

If Ma Tianming had not lied, eating that fruit would probably grant a superpower!

Xu Wanting frowned deeply and kept her nose covered.

She truly did not understand why Shen Yi wanted any of this food.

Since he had a superpower, couldn’t he create whatever he wanted to eat? Why bother trading?

Besides, this place stank; who knew if eating the boy’s food would cause diarrhea…

After barely half a day of good living, Xu Wanting already looked down on junk food.

After a long selection Shen Yi finally picked two packets of spicy instant noodles and said, “I’ll just take two packs of the hot-spicy flavor.”

“Wanting, hand him the bottle.”

“Mm-hm.”

Xu Wanting obediently took out half a bottle of water from the backpack.

The bespectacled boy glanced casually and saw that the beauty really had only 1 bottle left, though plenty of snacks, so this big bro had not lied.

What an honest man!

His own supply wasn’t plentiful, yet he was still willing to help… clearly he was doing the boy a favor!

The bespectacled boy’s goodwill toward Shen Yi soared!

Shen Yi suddenly said, “By the way, classmate, your potted plants look nice. Could you give me two? My girlfriend likes them.”

“Sure, no problem! They belong to my roommate anyway; he probably won’t want them back.” The bespectacled boy agreed readily.

He could not keep the plants alive in the dorm; he had no spare water for useless flowers.

Shen Yi added, “Wanting, you love potted plants, right? Pick two so we can raise them in our room.”

“Ah? Oh! Sure! I love potted plants the most…”

Xu Wanting was puzzled at first, wondering why Shen Yi suddenly claimed she liked plants.

But she caught on quickly, realizing he wanted the pots.

So she cooperated and stepped forward to choose.

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