Chapter 11: What Color Sack Do You Prefer?

“Brother Ze, are you going to the mixer?”

“Of course I’m going, why wouldn’t I?”

“Then I’ll tell the class rep that our whole dorm is in, hehehe…”

Prince Xin let out a lecherous laugh.

Sun Bin, who slept in the next bunk, smiled much more gracefully.

Yet that guy had a girlfriend, so he really had no need to attend a mixer.

They did not stay in the dorm for long.

Su Ze mainly wanted to inspect the dorm environment.

In case, after weighing everything, he chose the campus as his doomsday “spawn point.”

A comfortable bed and quilt were necessities; he could not do without them.

Remember.

Once doomsday arrived, the sun would soon vanish and the temperature would plummet.

Therefore keeping warm was also an important consideration.

After confirming the dorm was livable,

Su Ze left quickly; once outside the university, he hailed a taxi to look at apartments.

As a quasi–tier-1 city, Su City did not have cheap housing prices.

Even a rich guy like Su Ze could not simply “buy, buy, buy.”

Besides, renting was more convenient than buying.

What he needed was to secure the use of a place quickly so that he could stash the supplies he bought inside.

All afternoon, Su Ze busied himself preparing for the safe house.

That evening he arrived at the convenience store earlier than usual because he needed to stock up on supplies.

He actually had experience in this; after taking over the store he had met the suppliers himself.

If he wanted to purchase goods, he only needed to talk to the suppliers directly.

As for exactly what to store, Su Ze had no extravagant requirements.

It boiled down to water and food, and he could prepare a little less water.

After all, according to the previous simulations, for some Safe Zones obtaining water resources was not difficult.

So food was the priority, with a focus on long-lasting items, and ready-to-eat products were also good.

“Speaking of which, the official news appeared in yesterday’s simulation too…”

Remembering the content of yesterday’s simulation, Su Ze stroked his chin and pondered.

Since the authorities could airdrop supplies to other Safe Zones more than 40 days after doomsday, it was possible they had already stabilized the situation.

Only then would they have free hands to help other people.

Yet things might not be that rosy.

After all, according to the intel Su Ze had, the area of a Contaminated Zone was far larger than that of a Safe Zone.

Moreover, Safe Zones were basically surrounded by Contaminated Zones, like high ground that could only be defended; if one wanted to leave a Safe Zone, one had to pass the trial of a Contaminated Zone.

Under such apocalyptic threats, government operations were bound to be arduous.

“Hey, Little Su, something urgent came up for me; can you take over?”

The store manager’s voice pulled Su Ze back to reality.

“Mm…”

After thinking for a moment, Su Ze nodded and agreed.

There were still more than 20 minutes before the shift change, but this manager he had hired lied about a family emergency because he was in a hurry to play mah-jong.

While answering, Su Ze used his Talent to eavesdrop on the man’s thoughts.

“Great, the end of the world is coming.”

After the manager left, Su Ze snorted to himself.

What amused him was that seeing people like that die in the apocalypse would feel quite refreshing.

Aside from the manager, the other part-timer actually had decent character, but unfortunately Su Ze had no intention of being a saint when doomsday came.

If he did not become a marauder in the apocalypse, others should thank the heavens.

…

Time passed.

Soon night deepened.

The moment the simulator’s cooldown ended drew ever closer.

“Ding…”

A new customer walked into the convenience store.

Playing with his phone, Su Ze looked up at the customer.

“Huh, isn’t that the high-school girl who came in yesterday?”

Su Ze remembered the girl clearly; yesterday several girls had come together, chatting and laughing.

Without staring at her directly, Su Ze shifted his gaze to the counter monitor.

On the screen he saw that the girl had her hair tied in a simple ponytail; she wore a school uniform skirt below and a thick, solid-color sweater above.

Beneath the sweater, her curves were full and proud.

It was a beautiful sight he had missed yesterday.

“…”

Without a word, Su Ze looked up again and kept observing the girl.

In front of the shelves, the girl pressed her pink lips together; her face, free of makeup, held a pure beauty, and her long fine lashes fluttered slightly, setting off clear, spotless eyes.

At least a 9.

Su Ze did not hesitate to give her a high score in his mind.

Then he belatedly remembered that he still had not found a doomsday companion.

『Why hasn’t that guy left yet…』

Just as Su Ze debated whether to use a gray sack or a black sack to carry off the inexperienced girl before him, he suddenly heard her inner voice.

Only then did Su Ze notice the store entrance.

A middle-aged man was lurking at an in-between distance, peering into the store with a lecherous expression.

『That man has been following me, s-so scary, what should I do…』

So she had come into the store to avoid that stranger.

Now Su Ze understood.

Apparently, because she was unsure whether the man outside was a pervert, the girl had not asked him for help directly.

『What should I do…』

『If only Mom and Dad were still here, sob sob…』

While listening to the girl’s thoughts, Su Ze made an unexpected discovery.

The girl’s parents had apparently died not long ago; there was no one else at home, and even finding someone to pick her up was difficult.

Asking classmates was impossible because she did not want anyone to know about her family’s misfortune.

Seeking help from a Teacher or calling the police was doable, but she was afraid of troubling others.

And she still did not know if the man outside was really a pervert.

So she froze inside the store and pretended to browse.

“Hoo…”

After eavesdropping on the girl’s thoughts, Su Ze stood up at once.

He walked straight out of the store.

“Why the hell are you staring at my girlfriend? Go home and look at your mom!”

With that simple threat, he drove the middle-aged man away.

When he returned, he saw at a glance that the girl was gazing at him with starry eyes full of gratitude.

『So handsome…』

Please don’t be so shallow and state the obvious, thank you.

“Thank you, about that man just now…”

The girl thanked him, her voice trembling a little; she must have been badly frightened.

“You can sit in the store for a while; if you’re still uneasy, I can walk you home, you live nearby, right?”

Su Ze deliberately glanced at the school uniform she wore.

Since she was a day student, she probably lived close by.

“O-okay, then I’ll sit for a bit.”

Slightly more awkward than he had expected, the girl sat nervously on the stool behind the counter.

Su Ze said no more.

He maintained his persona as a cold, handsome guy.

『This little brother is really a good person…』

Not that good.

This little brother is currently wondering what color of sack you would prefer.

『I saw this little brother yesterday too; is he a college student? With a profile that good, he must have a lot of girlfriends…』

Heh…

Take your time admiring Brother’s sexy profile.

『When he chased that creep away, why did he say… my girlfriend…』

“Because I wanted to squash any evil intentions he had,” Su Ze answered without warning.