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After that, Liu Yang ignored the so-called celebrity and walked over to the dining table with Tang Mengting and He Yushi. He brought out the food and began distributing it.
Each of them received one sausage, one bottle of milk, and one loaf of bread.
This was lunch for the three of them today.
With food in short supply, they had to ration everything carefully.
Even though it was a modest meal, Tang Mengting and He Yushi looked at it with overwhelming anticipation.
They carefully peeled open the packaging and bit into the soft bread, expressions of utter bliss spreading across their faces.
Delicious! It was incredible!
In the apocalypse, even ordinary bread tasted like a rare delicacy.
The savory aroma drifted through the air, catching Su Xiao's nose.
She involuntarily sniffed.
It smelled so good!
She wanted to eat so badly!
"Grumble..."
Her stomach betrayed her with a loud growl.
As a famous celebrity, her daily diet had always been strictly controlled and planned.
Because she had recently accepted a role in a new drama, she had been aggressively dieting to keep her weight down.
As a result, she was far hungrier than anyone else, with barely any body fat reserves left to lean on.
Now, smelling the rich scent of baked bread, she felt like she was about to lose her mind.
Her stomach twinged with unbearable pain, as if countless ants were biting at her insides.
She looked over at the group eating with hungry, longing eyes, only to find that not a single person was paying attention to her.
A top-tier celebrity like herself was being completely snubbed and ignored.
Unable to handle such a steep drop in status, a sudden wave of indignation rushed over Su Xiao, and her eyes instantly turned red.
Liu Yang paid no mind to the weeping celebrity.
After finishing his meal, he initiated Future Deduction once again.
This was his final deduction attempt for the day.
He had to make the most of it. Once the simulation proved successful, he would head out to scavenge for supplies.
If this deduction failed, he wouldn't be able to search for food for the rest of the day.
Liu Yang was a cautious man.
Without testing a plan through deduction first, he would absolutely not step outside the villa.
After all, he was bound to a system now. He was destined to rise to the top and become a supreme powerhouse.
Besides, he had several beauties by his side whom he hadn't even fully enjoyed yet.
If he suffered an unexpected death right at the start, wouldn't that be a tragic waste?
"Deduction begins."
Liu Yang approached the entrance of the villa once again, cracked the door open slightly, and used ice needles to pick off five zombies.
After waiting out the fifteen-minute cooldown, he eliminated another five.
By the time he finished off all twenty zombies, forty-five minutes had passed.
Since Future Deduction could only look one hour ahead, Liu Yang had only fifteen minutes remaining. He needed to collect the food and return to the villa before time ran out.
Fortunately, the convenience store was very close by. Under normal circumstances, as long as nothing went wrong, fifteen minutes was more than enough-he wouldn't even need five.
Liu Yang darted out of the villa, staying low as he sprinted toward the convenience store at full speed.
Nothing unexpected happened along the way, and he slipped inside smoothly.
However, once inside, Liu Yang immediately sensed that something was off.
A noticeable amount of food was missing from the shelves. He and Tang Mengting had scavenged here before, and at that time, the shelves were fully stocked. No one else had been there, and Liu Yang remembered precisely how much they had taken.
For this much food to be gone meant other survivors had made it to the store!
Liu Yang's brows furrowed.
"It seems hunger is driving people to take risks and search for supplies. More and more survivors will probably come here soon. I need to haul away as much food as I can!"
Liu Yang immediately started stuffing food off the shelves and into his backpack.
He focused on high-calorie, easily portable rations.
After a quick minute of gathering, his backpack was stuffed to the brim, the zipper barely closing.
Only then did he head for the exit.
Once he was about ten meters away from the convenience store, he turned back, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it at the store's glass storefront.
"Crack!"
The sharp shattering sound instantly drew the attention of nearby zombies. Three of them turned and charged straight toward the convenience store.
Satisfied, Liu Yang made his way back to his villa.
With three zombies guarding the store, other survivors wouldn't dare enter to take food.
As for himself, three zombies were no threat at all. With his current strength, he could kill them effortlessly.
He was simply raising the difficulty bar for everyone else.
All the food in that store belongs to me. Anyone who wants a piece will have to get through those three zombies first, Liu Yang thought to himself.
Having successfully gathered the supplies, Liu Yang ended the deduction.
He then executed the plan step-by-step according to the simulated timeline.
After finishing the real run and returning to the villa, he dumped out the contents of his backpack.
When He Yushi and Tang Mengting saw the massive pile of food, their eyes lit up.
He Yushi stared with wide eyes and asked, "Wait... Liu Yang, you went out for food again? Weren't there over a dozen zombies right outside the gate? How did you manage to leave?"
"By killing them all first. How else?" Liu Yang replied matter-of-factly.
"K-Kill them all? That was more than a dozen zombies!" Both Tang Mengting and He Yushi gasped in shock.
Even Su Xiao, standing off to the side, looked at him with an expression of complete disbelief.
"Is it really that hard?" Liu Yang shrugged dismissively.
Ignoring the women's stunned, admiring gazes, he began counting the supplies.
Once finished, he addressed them: "This trip netted 12 loaves of bread, 58 sausages, and 21 packs of beef jerky. From now on, I can add a pack of beef jerky to each of your meals."
"Wow! We get extra food? That's amazing!" He Yushi cheered, her face glowing with delight.
"Thank you, Liu Yang! You're so good to us!" Tang Mengting added happily.
She used to be the proud class monitor who looked down on Liu Yang at every turn. But now, she realized he was entirely different from the person she had assumed he was.
He was a powerful warrior with a brilliant mind and a fearless attitude-a truly exceptional man in this apocalyptic world.
Gradually, her past disdain was morphing into genuine admiration and affection.
Meanwhile, Su Xiao watched from a distance with conflicted emotions, her mind locked in a bitter struggle.
Am I really going to submit to a lowly security guard?
No way.
He's just a guard!
I'm a famous celebrity!
...But if I keep starving like this, I'm going to die of hunger sooner or later.
Sigh... What am I supposed to do?
"Sob..."
Su Xiao covered her mouth and began weeping silently once more.
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