The next day, after breakfast and a brief rest, Wang Luo and Zhao Qingxuan set out.
The horse king was still fast asleep, and Wang Luo didn't wake it, letting it enjoy its peaceful slumber. Besides, it couldn't be of much help right now.
As they rode their motorcycle past a villa, a person on the second floor waved at them and shouted, "Young man, do you have any food? I'm starving! I can pay with money, even just for ham sausage and bread!"
Wang Luo replied, "I'm just heading out to eat. Want to join?"
"This... there's food out on the street?"
"Yes, free food. Limited daily supply. I heard many people are queuing up! If you're late, it might be gone!"
"Never mind, I'm going to grab some steamed buns and a cup of hot soy milk first!"
"Young man, wait for me!"
However, Wang Luo had already disappeared from his sight.
"Damn it, running so fast. If I find out who you are, I'll kill you!"
On the Harley, Zhao Qingxuan held onto Wang Luo and chuckled, "You're truly a wicked one."
"Heh, what era do you think this is? Still trying to buy things with money!" Wang Luo shook his head.
"With the supplies we've gathered so far, who knows how long they'll last!"
"And who knows how long this apocalypse will last? A year, two years, ten years, or even longer?"
"All we can do is ensure we survive until there's a turning point!" Zhao Qingxuan nodded. She knew Wang Luo was right. If she hadn't met him, she would definitely be starving now.
"I heard that in times of chaos, sages emerge. Do you think a so-called sage will appear in this era?" Zhao Qingxuan asked.
"Perhaps, but it definitely won't be me!"
"Besides, sages need to eat too, don't they!"
Just as Wang Luo and Zhao Qingxuan left the villa area and zombies began to swarm the street, the sound of a motorcycle roared from behind them. In the next moment, "Ah! You son of a bitch, you've ruined me!" Wang Luo saw through the rearview mirror a speeding motorcycle directly charge into the zombie horde.
...
"Why is he riding so fast?"
"Maybe he's in a hurry for soy milk and steamed buns, or maybe he's so hungry he's lost his mind!" Zhao Qingxuan lightly pinched Wang Luo's abs and said playfully, "It's all thanks to you luring him out!"
"How can that be considered luring?"
"I'm just giving him a push. If I hadn't said that, he might not have even had the courage to leave the villa!"
"He can only blame himself for being rash. If he had been more cautious, he could have survived if he found a supermarket!"
Not long after, they found a supermarket nearby. It was a large and luxurious supermarket, and the quality of the fruits and vegetables inside was excellent. At this time of year, the vegetables were a bit wilted but not yet rotten, perfectly edible. As for the meat, flies swarmed over the pieces hanging outside the refrigerators. Though they were a bit unappetizing, Wang Luo still put them into his Eternal Space, storing them in a separate area. If he didn't want them, he could trade them with others in the future. They might not be worth much now, but in six months, they would be priceless treasures. Wouldn't it be great to exchange them for energy crystals? After all, some people were so desperate for meat that they even considered eating zombies. Cigarettes and alcohol were the same; they could all be traded in the future. Therefore, Wang Luo missed nothing!
Meanwhile, Zhao Qingxuan wielded a baseball bat, clearing zombies in the supermarket. After yesterday, she had completely adapted. Today, she wore a black tracksuit, her movements exceptionally agile. She swung her baseball bat with great force, darting between aisles and counters, taking down zombies with each swing. She single-handedly drew the attention of over a dozen zombies, allowing Wang Luo to collect supplies with peace of mind.
"As expected of a large supermarket near the villa district, it truly has all sorts of precious items!" Wang Luo exclaimed. The variety of goods here might not be the most extensive, but many items were rarely seen in ordinary supermarkets. There were various rare fruits and vegetables, such as pagoda cabbage, finger limes, white strawberries, dragon fruit, and apples like the 'World Number One' that Wang Luo had never heard of. Many things were completely unknown to him.
"Wang Luo, there's so much seafood here!" Zhao Qingxuan called out after clearing the nearby zombies.
"Coming right up!"
"Huh, abalone too?" Zhao Qingxuan rolled her eyes. "With so much seafood, how could you only notice the abalone first?"
"Shame, shame. I, old Wang, am ignorant and only recognize abalone among seafood!"
"I don't believe you. Don't you recognize the hairtail, lobster, and king crab?"
"No." Zhao Qingxuan pouted. She didn't believe him, but she was afraid that if she engaged further, the conversation might take a turn, and she'd be silenced.
"Is that a blue lobster?"
"Damn! Why are there only a few? So stingy?" Wang Luo complained.
"That's a blue lobster. Only one appears in every few million lobsters. It's one of the top five finest seafoods globally! These are usually delivered by reservation only. It's pure luck that we found them today, and you're complaining about the quantity?"
"So precious? My apologies for my ignorance!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. The lives of you wealthy people are simply unimaginable!"
"I, old Wang, feel happy just getting a lick of abalone sauce. How could I have seen such things?"
Zhao Qingxuan pinched his arm and chided, "Can you take a break? Stop driving the car every other sentence."
"I'm really not driving the car. I usually want to lick the plate clean when I eat abalone rice!"
"..."
"Hmph, I don't want to talk to you!" Zhao Qingxuan turned and walked away, leaving her back to Wang Luo. Wang Luo chuckled. The apocalypse was too oppressive; occasionally engaging in some banter helped relieve stress. He then began to collect all the seafood products into his Eternal Space.
After clearing the first floor, Wang Luo moved on to the second, third, and so on. Ham sausage, meat sausages, luncheon meat... everything was collected, leaving nothing behind. Also, clothing on the upper floors, and a lingerie store, where Wang Luo almost took the mannequins.
"Ah!" A scream suddenly echoed. Wang Luo's expression changed. That was a man's voice! He rushed towards Zhao Qingxuan and saw her standing there, trembling. In front of her lay the headless corpse of a man holding a cleaver.
"Wuwuwu! Wang Luo, I killed someone, I killed someone!" Seeing Wang Luo approach, Zhao Qingxuan threw herself into his arms and burst into tears. She was scared. She had only killed zombies before; killing a human was an entirely different matter.
"He said this area was already occupied by them and no one else was allowed here. He also said to let me stay with them, giving me a ham sausage and bread every day, or else he'd kill me!"
"So I... I really didn't mean to. I didn't expect him to be so fragile..."