Oliver is still more than ten meters away from the muzzle of the gun, but he can feel the killing intent from strong man. He's very sure that if he makes any strange moves, the man will shoot him dead. So, as soon as the other side finishes speaking, Oliver immediately says, "Don't shoot..." As he speaks, he walks out from behind the stone with his hands raised.
The strong man sees that it isn't a zombie coming out and heaves a sigh of relief, but his gun is still pointed at Oliver. He has learned many lessons and knows that sometimes people can be more ferocious than zombies. He shouts, "Don't come any closer. Stand there, or I'll shoot."
Oliver can only do as he's told and says, "Okay, okay. I don't have any bad intentions. I don't have a gun, and I don't have any companions."
The woman comes over with a flashlight. After she makes sure that Oliver doesn't have any weapons in his hands, she carefully walks around to the front of the stone and checks again and again that there's no one else nearby. She says to the strong man, "James, put down the gun. There's no danger here." After that, she looks Oliver up and down.
Oliver is also looking at her. This woman has a very delicate face, fair skin, and her blonde hair is tied into a ponytail, looking very energetic. She stares at Oliver with suspicious eyes. She's wearing a tight windbreaker, and her figure is very sexy. Her chest is high, and Oliver thinks it's at least a D cup or above.
The two look at each other. Finally, the woman speaks first. "Why are you the only one here?" This question isn't easy to answer, but Oliver has already thought of an excuse. "My team members are all killed by zombies on the way. Only I manage to escape here." He smiles and says, "My name is Oliver. What's your name?"
Maybe because she meets a fellow human, the beauty relaxes her vigilance and says, "My name is Victoria." In this world full of zombies, after more than three years of cruel fighting, it's a happy thing to meet another person. So, Victoria Grace Kensington isn't as cold to Oliver on the surface.
When Oliver hears her name, he exclaims, "What a beautiful name. It's as beautiful as you." Victoria's face turns a little gloomy, and she quickly regains her cold expression. She sneers and says, "What's the use of being beautiful? In this end - of - the - world, if you don't have the ability, you'll either be played with by others or become a zombie. Beauty is not as useful as a pack of compressed biscuits." After that, she turns around and directs the others in the team to set up camp beside the stone.
It can be seen that the situation of this small team isn't very good. There are three old people in their fifties. Because they haven't had enough to eat for a long time, they're very weak. Climbing up this small hillside seems to use up all their strength. There are also three teenagers around fifteen or sixteen years old. Just like the old people, they don't have enough to eat, their faces are sallow, and they're so thin that they seem to be easily blown away by the wind. As soon as they reach the small hillside, without taking a rest, they take off the backpack from the back of the man with a leg injury and take out several thin and torn tents to set up.
They seem to have cooperated for a long time. Victoria and James are in charge of guarding, shining the flashlight to check around.
Oliver sees that they just stay close to him but don't form a single camp with you. Obviously, they still have doubts about him, so he sensibly steps back. After all this fuss, Oliver is a bit hungry. He looks at the noodles in the pot, which have already cooled down. He breaks a small branch from the side of the stone to use as a fork and picks up the noodles to eat with enjoyment.
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The smell of instant noodles is the strongest among all instant foods. You can smell it from far away, not to mention instant noodles cooked with cola. As soon as Oliver picks up the noodles, the smell spreads all around.
Oliver has only eaten two mouthfuls when he hears a rush of footsteps. Three old people and three teenagers rush over from their camp and desperately surround him. Their eyes are all fixed on the pot in front of Oliver. The smell makes their mouths water. They keep licking their chapped lips, and their breathing becomes heavy, as if they're trying their best to control themselves.
Victoria,James, and the injured man also come over and surround him. They also stare at the instant noodles in the pot, constantly swallowing their saliva.
The strong man，James suddenly points the gun at Oliver and growls in a low voice, "Hand over the food, or I'll blow your head off." In the end of the world, it's so difficult to find food. Either there are zombies blocking the way or it's been looted by other survivors. A small and weak team like this simply doesn't have the ability to find food.
Oliver looks at the James in astonishment. He thinks to himself, "It's just some instant noodles. Is it really necessary to be so exaggerated?" But seeing the muscles bulging in the him gun - holding arm, Oliver believes that he will really shoot. So he raises his hands and stands up, saying, "Don't shoot. I'll give you all the instant noodles."
Oliver steps back more than ten steps. Except for Victoria and James, the other seven people cheer. However, they don't rush to eat directly. Instead, they ask the injured man to divide the noodles equally and distribute them into the small iron bowls of each person. Two packs of instant noodles aren't much, and each person only gets a little bit. When seeing the way they lick the soup in the pot clean, Oliver understands how short of food they are.
Victoria and the James also get a share. The two swallow the instant noodles in one mouthful. Such a small amount of instant noodles can't make them feel full at all, but it's very lucky to have something to eat. After the instant noodles are all eaten up, James moves the gun away from Oliver and goes outside to stand guard.
A blush appears on Victoria's face. She walks up to Oliver and says a bit sheepishly, "I'm sorry. Just now we..." Oliver waves his hand generously and says, "It's okay. I understand you." Victoria says gently, which is rare for her, "We haven't eaten for three days, so we lost our manners. But we won't eat your instant noodles for free." She takes out a gold ring from inside his clothes and says, "Using this ring to exchange for your instant noodles should be enough."
Oliver instinctively takes it and feels like he's dreaming. He says, "Exchange this ring for my instant noodles?" Victoria thinks Oliver thinks it's too little. After hesitating for a while, she takes out a small bracelet and hands it to Oliver, saying, "Is this enough now?" Oliver can't believe that two packs of one dollar instant noodles, plus a few cans of cola, can actually be exchanged for a gold ring and a white - gold bracelet. It's really unbelievable.
But Oliver quickly understands. In the end of the world, there are zombies everywhere, and the fields are all deserted. It's extremely difficult to find something to eat. If you want to find food, you can only go to some villages and cities. Only there can there be a large amount of food. But there are also countless zombies there.
In the end of the world, paper money is like waste paper. Only precious metals like gold are the only trading currency. It can even be said that food is more precious than gold. With food, you can exchange for a lot of gold, but with gold, you might not be able to exchange for food. This is why Victoria uses a gold ring and a white - gold bracelet to exchange for two packs of instant noodles.
After figuring this out, Oliver suddenly becomes excited. You know, in his previous world, the ring and bracelet can be sold for at least a thousand dollars. The profit of these instant noodles is actually thousands of times.