Free Web NovelChapter 39: Chapter 39: Master Food in the Game! Master Gold in Reality
In the world of After the Apocalypse, two unexpected guests had arrived at the Qingfeng Tea Shop—and they were a set of twins.
They were discovered the moment they entered the Qingfeng Tea Shop. Now, they were in a standoff with Lin Jiao and Xu Bin, the air thick with tension.
Lu Feng had anticipated this situation.
He had made a huge commotion earlier when he dealt with that Mutant Beast. If there were other people in the Department Store, they would likely be drawn to him.
"Lu Feng, you’re awake?" Yang Qingxue had also woken up. She wrapped her arms around his neck, the feeling of her skin bringing him back to his senses.
The two shared a warm moment before getting up to wash and dress.
But when Lu Feng looked back into the game world, the Qingfeng Tea Shop was in chaos.
Lin Jiao and Xu Bin were fighting with the two intruders.
To his surprise, all four of them were moving incredibly fast. Their strength and agility were clearly beyond that of a normal person, making it look like a scene from a movie.
A normal person would have been taken down in an instant against that level of power.
But clearly, anyone who had survived this long in the Department Store was no weakling. Neither side could get the upper hand.
While Yang Qingxue went to make breakfast, he pretended to go to the bathroom, closing and locking the door behind him. Then, with a single thought, he entered the game. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
To his surprise, however, when he arrived, the fighting had already stopped.
Lin Jiao and Xu Bin were once again in a standoff with the two men. It was clear both sides had just been testing each other.
His sudden appearance out of thin air made the twins stare at him, their faces filled with astonishment.
"Who are you?" Lu Feng frowned at the two brothers.
Lin Jiao immediately ran to Lu Feng’s side to report. "Boss, these two are Chen Tao and Chen Hao. They used to be the leaders of a small mercenary team, but all their men died here in the Department Store. They said they wanted to see you."
Lu Feng frowned at the two. "Reason?"
It was as if Chen Tao and Chen Hao had been waiting for Lu Feng, and they replied at once:
"We want to get out of this Department Store alive, of course!"
"We saw you when you dealt with that Mutant Beast. We don’t know how you caused such a huge commotion, but if you can get out, we want to follow you."
Lu Feng nodded. That was indeed a very reasonable explanation.
Why were these people trapped in the Department Store? It was because the ground floor and the area around the building were completely surrounded by zombies, not to mention the threat of Mutant Beasts.
And that was the truth.
As long as the Mutant Beast was still around, Chen Hao and the others wouldn’t dare make a big scene trying to clear out the zombies.
Early on, some people had recovered their wits and tried to organize such an effort, but after a Mutant Beast was drawn over, they were all goners.
However, Lu Feng didn’t give an answer. Instead, he looked to Lin Jiao, his gaze clearly questioning.
Of all the people here, the only one he deeply trusted was Lin Jiao. The reason was simple: in the beginning, she could have easily stolen both pieces of bread, but she had returned one to him.
In the apocalypse, that was more than enough.
It showed that she at least still had a conscience.
As for Xu Bin, over the past few days, he had also slowly earned a bit of Lu Feng’s trust.
As for these twin brothers who had come to him, he had no idea what kind of people they were, but Lin Jiao obviously knew them from before.
Lin Jiao said, "Boss, these two brothers have a decent reputation. If you still need more people, you could let them stay for now."
"Mm." Seeing that Lin Jiao had spoken for them, Lu Feng turned to the twin brothers. "Then you can stay for now."
He glanced at the tea table.
The bread and mineral water he had brought in earlier had already been finished by Lin Jiao and Xu Bin.
Then, with another thought, he vanished from the Qingfeng Tea Shop and exited the game world.
Chen Tao and Chen Hao watched Lu Feng vanish into thin air once more, their faces again showing utter astonishment.
Seeing the brothers’ reaction, Lin Jiao said, "Don’t be so shocked. The boss is one of the rumored Ability Users."
An Ability User?
The twin brothers’ eyes widened slightly.
They had, of course, heard about Ability Users, but they had never met one.
Perhaps now they understood how he had been able to cause such a commotion and take care of that Mutant Beast.
By this time, Lu Feng was back in the bathroom. When he came out, Yang Qingxue had finished making the noodles.
After they finished eating together, he drove Yang Qingxue back to her dorm to change. Otherwise, if she went to work like this, even after showering, her clothes would still carry a tell-tale smell.
After dropping Yang Qingxue off at work, Lu Feng went back to his old rented apartment.
The new house was ready to be moved into, and he had a few things to move, but it was just some clothes and nothing valuable.
He parked the car and, on the way, stopped by a 24-hour convenience store to buy a bag of plain bread and some mineral water.
The items were simple, but in the apocalypse, these two things were lifesavers. Most importantly, with a convenience store right downstairs, it was incredibly convenient!
Back at the apartment, he locked the door and, with another thought, entered the game world.
Lin Jiao, Xu Bin, Chen Tao, and Chen Hao were no longer in a standoff, but they were still on opposite sides of the tea shop, a clear distance between them.
Lu Feng’s appearance once again drew the attention of the four. He tossed the bag of bread and mineral water he brought with him directly to Lin Jiao.
Lin Jiao caught it and habitually took out a piece of bread and started gnawing on it.
Xu Bin also immediately went forward, grabbed a piece of bread and a bottle of mineral water, and began stuffing his face while chugging water. He ate with great relish.
This scene, naturally, caught the attention of Chen Tao and Chen Hao.
The twin brothers almost subconsciously swallowed, and their stomachs rumbled betrayingly.
Food was a scarce resource for survivors in the apocalypse.
The brothers had only managed to survive this long through sheer luck, having discovered a store’s warehouse in the Department Store that still had food.
But even so, that food had run out. For the past two days, they had eaten almost nothing but half a small cracker.
This was also why they had been in such a hurry to find him.
If they didn’t leave the Department Store soon, they would starve to death.
Now, watching Lin Jiao and Xu Bin eat without a care in the world, the two brothers could only feel envious.
Chen Tao couldn’t help but ask, "Excuse me, could you spare some food for my brother and me?"
Lu Feng looked at the two brothers with a faint smile and said deliberately, "You’ll have to ask Lin Jiao and Xu Bin. This food is their pay."
"Pay?"
The two brothers, Chen Tao and Chen Hao, were stunned.
Lu Feng said with a half-smile, "That’s right. They’re my employees. They work for me, so naturally, they get paid. And their pay is food."
Hearing this, the two brothers said almost in unison, "Then we can work for you, too! We’re stronger than they are."
This remark instantly displeased Lin Jiao and Xu Bin, who glared at the two brothers like tigers watching their prey.
Xu Bin even added, "Have you forgotten who was crying like a baby after one punch from me?"
Seeing this, Lu Feng just laughed. He looked at the two brothers and asked, "Are you sure you want to work for me?"
"Boss!"
"Boss!"
The two brothers immediately took the hint, calling out in unison. But their eyes remained fixed on the bag in Lin Jiao’s hands.
Lu Feng felt a sense of déjà vu.
Wasn’t this exactly how it had been with Xu Bin?
The moment food appeared, they submitted.
Indeed, in the apocalypse, controlling the food supply was no different from controlling the Gold supply in the real world.
And now, he could be the one who controlled the food in the apocalypse and the Gold in reality.
