Xu Qian, hearing his thoughts, pursed her lips and smiled, "I told you to take it, why so much nonsense."
She stuffed the crystal core into Mei Yuebai's pocket. "Go kill zombies quickly."
His eyes deepened, and he gazed at her for a long time.
"As you command, Master Xixi."
Mei Yuebai continued to kill zombies, while Xu Qian went from warehouse to warehouse collecting supplies.
Upon reaching the food section, she heard a commotion of women's voices.
"So much food."
"God, we have enough to last us half a year."
"This is wonderful!"
Xu Qian's gaze narrowed. It seemed some survivors had already discovered this warehouse.
In the apocalypse, there was no "yours" or "mine." Possession was nine-tenths of the law, so she never considered taking anything back from these people. She only took what she could carry.
Xu Qian avoided them and moved to other warehouses. She opened the warehouse doors with increasing speed, aiming to secure as many supplies as possible.
There were three small warehouses left. They had opened two and were discussing whether to bring in a truck when she had already opened the third and quickly taken its contents.
Finally, one person, in her excitement, noticed that the door to the warehouse next to her had been opened.
The woman froze. Hadn't it been closed just moments ago?
"Boss, how did this warehouse door open by itself? It wasn't open before."
A middle-aged woman with sallow skin came out to look. She scratched her scalp.
"It must have been open all along. Don't worry about it for now. The food in these two warehouses is enough for us to eat for a while."
Xu Qian saw that the boss's honest expression suggested she was a straightforward person, not greedy.
Perhaps... she should leave some for them.
Just as she was about to turn away, a soft female voice called out to her.
"Who are you?"
Xu Qian froze and turned back.
A young woman was staring at her. The other women, hearing the voice, also gathered around.
They all stared at the beautiful girl before them, momentarily stunned. Her white sportswear was stained with black blood, her hair was slightly disheveled, but her features were so beautiful they took one's breath away.
She looked like a helpless maiden.
"She's so beautiful."
"How is there a girl here?"
"Yes, she looks so young."
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes. How come everyone here was a woman?
There were old and young, but no men. All women.
The honest-looking middle-aged woman smiled and asked gently, "Little sister, haven't you eaten yet? Come, I'll give you a bag of bread."
The women beside her didn't stop her, allowing her to take a bag of bread from a nearby box and offer it to Xu Qian.
They had all been saved by Xie Ya Yun in this way. They saved any woman or child, but not men.
Hearing her thoughts, Xu Qian frowned. Why was it so strange that they only saved women and not men?
But it was none of her business, and she never meddled in others' affairs.
"No, thank you."
Xu Qian gave her a slight smile and turned to leave.
Suddenly, a flock of zombie birds swooped down from the sky. They had sharp beaks, bright red eyes, and their bodies were covered in feathers. Their diving speed was not to be underestimated.
The women had never encountered such zombie animals before, and they were momentarily stunned, not knowing what to do.
The girl leaped lightly into the air.
She swung her right arm and, in a few swift moves, dealt with all the zombie birds.
A pile of corpses fell from the sky, thudding onto the ground.
[Ding, side quest completed. Reward: 500 points. Total points: 1500 points.]
[Ding, new side quest initiated. Please help Xie Ya Yun establish a complete female base. Reward: 2000 points and a full set of defensive clothing.]