Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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The truck pulled up to the entrance, and the guards in the security room hurriedly opened the door.
Before, when there was no electricity, the sliding doors had to be opened and closed manually, but now that the power was back on, they only had to flip a switch in the security room.
Otherwise, on this rainy day, the truck wouldn’t have been able to get out. They didn’t stop at the checkpoint but drove straight to the Exclusive Restaurant.
They backed the truck under the eaves, blocking it from the rain, and a group of people jumped out.
“Fu Ke,” Lu Xun yelled at the Exclusive Restaurant’s glass door. Fu Ke sat up from the bed, observed with her psychic power, and then slowly descended from upstairs.
“Why are you here?” She opened the door and let the people in.
Fu Ke knew, of course, that humans couldn’t touch this rain as because no one had come to her place since the rain started, so feeling curious, she used her psychic power to observe the base and realized they couldn’t touch the rain.
But she didn’t keep an eye on them after that. Besides watching the zombies, she played games and read novels.
So when she heard the sound of the truck, she ignored it. But the next moment, Lu Xun’s voice was heard, and she came down from upstairs.
Xiao Bin looked at Fu Ke: “Fu Ke, we’d like to ask for your help.”
There was no shortage of food for now, but the quilts needed to be in place. And the people who were at the checkpoint before, it had been two days, they must be starving.
After Xiao Bin explained, Fu Ke suddenly understood: “That’s fine. But how many crystal cores are you planning to pay me?”
If Long Ge were alone, Fu Ke wouldn’t have said that. But with a group of people coming, and for the sake of the entire base, that was a different story.
“Crystal cores?” Xiao Bin looked at Fu Ke in disbelief. “We just want a favor, is this necessary?”
“Why not?” Fu Ke looked at Xiao Bin with a sly smile. “Whether it’s necessary or not is none of your business. I’m happy as long as I’m happy.”
Because of Du Weiwei, Fu Ke had never had a good impression of Xiao Bin.
Xiao Bin had never come to eat alone, but when she cooked for everyone in the school, Xiao Bin and Du Weiwei would also eat. But she allowed it out of consideration for the crystal cores and Zhang Zhongmin’s face.
She had previously said she would never accept crystal cores from Xiao Bin and Du Weiwei, nor would she cook for them individually.
In Xiao Bin’s impression, Fu Ke was a relatively easy-going person. Of course, he didn’t interact much with Fu Ke. It was because Zhang Zhongmin and his friends often came to see he, so he knew about her a little.
But he hadn’t expected Fu Ke to still be talking about crystal cores at this moment. Didn’t she know that saving people was like putting out a fire?
“Okay, how many crystal cores do you want?” Xiao Bin didn’t have many crystal cores. He wasn’t just looking after himself; he also had Du Weiwei, so he would often trade them for food. Exchanging them for food with Fu Ke was too expensive, so he usually just ate at school.
“Your school seems to have four or five thousand people, right?” Fu Ke said with a smile. “Not many, two crystal cores per person will be enough.”
Two per person, that’s almost ten thousand crystal cores!
Lu Xun opened his mouth to say something, but Jian Yiluan stopped him. He shook his head at him, and Lu Xun fell silent for a moment.
While Qin Long leaned against the glass door, his arms folded. Seeing Lin Yiyi trying to speak, his fierce eyes glared at her, startling her so much that she shuddered and froze in place, her mind going blank. She even forgot everything she had been about to say.
“Fu Ke, why don’t you just go and rob it?” Xiao Bin couldn’t help but exclaim.
Fu Ke shrugged. “Since we can’t come to an agreement, don’t ask me for help. Let Zhang Zhongmin come and talk to me.”
Zhang Zhongmin seemed kind, but he was definitely not a saint, someone who understood the concept of equal exchange. But this Xiao Bin… she shook her head. He seemed more of a saint. Had he even considered why she should help him?
Rolling her eyes, Fu Ke thought. She wasn’t even human anymore!
But these people didn’t know that yet.
“Squad Leader Zhang got caught in the rain while moving food for the school, and he’s still unconscious and has a fever,” Lu Xun blurted out, ignoring Jian Yiluan’s attempts to hold him back.
Fu Ke glanced over in surprise. “When did this happen?”
“Yesterday.” Lin Yiyi tried to ignore Qin Long’s gaze and summoned her courage to speak. “Fu Ke, and Feng Han. She’s still stuck at the checkpoint. It’s been two days. There are blankets, but no real goods…”
“Tsk,” Xiao Bin said angrily. “Alright, stop talking nonsense. I think she’s just blackmailing us. There’s no real solution. Come with me!”
With that, Xiao Bin turned to leave. As he walked out the door and looked back, no one was coming out.
“Fu Ke, can I give you all my crystal cores?” Lin Yiyi had always saved money, and now she needed crystal cores to eat at Fu Ke’s place.
Private transactions at the base also involved crystal cores; they were like currency. So she instinctively wanted to save them.
“Okay, then let’s go rescue Feng Han and the others first.” Fu Ke didn’t even ask how many crystal cores Lin Yiyi had before, as she made the decision.
A smile immediately crossed Lu Xun’s lips; she knew Fu Ke couldn’t be so cold-blooded.
Lin Yiyi was also deeply moved, her eyes sparkling with excitement. “Thank you, Fu Ke! I knew you were the best.”
Xiao Bin’s face darkened, showing a hint of disbelief. What did she mean by “Fu Ke was the best”? It was clearly only after Lin Yiyi paid the crystal core that Fu Ke agreed to help!
So how could she be thanked for that?
Xiao Bin felt a tightness in his chest.
“I’ll go get the truck.” Qin Long glanced at Xiao Bin, who stood frozen in the doorway, and headed out.
Jian Yiluan glanced at Xiao Bin. “I don’t think Fu Ke’s request is excessive. Perhaps we can go back and ask. Those who need blankets can pay for the crystal core themselves.”
Several people emerged. Xiao Bin froze but finally stepped out silently.
Fu Ke didn’t get in the truck but walked straight into the pouring rain.
“Fu Ke!” Qin Long’s heart tightened. Without a second thought, he rushed over to grab Fu Ke, but it was too late; they were both caught in the drenching rain.
Those who hadn’t yet boarded the truck stared at the two people in stunned silence.
Fu Ke looked at Qin Long and smiled, winking.
Then he realized it was as if there was a natural barrier around them, and the rain automatically avoided the two of them.
“How is it possible!” Xiao Bin looked at them in shock.
Qin Long’s heart rose and fell fiercely. He didn’t know why he was so nervous about this girl in such a short time.
But he was really scared just now, but now everything was fine. He breathed a sigh of relief, but looking at the smiling Fu Ke, it felt as if a breath was stuck in his chest, and said unhappily: “What are you laughing at? Do you know that it was very dangerous just now? What if you really got caught in the rain!”
Qin Long’s face was grim, and he was obviously very angry. He wanted to poke Fu Ke with his finger but was afraid of hurting her. So for a moment, he felt even more depressed.
Fu Ke blinked, took Qin Long’s hand, and coquettishly said, “Brother Long, I’m a water-based psychic. I can control anything that’s water!”
She could thus completely avoid the rain and the puddles on the ground.
Qin Long was still upset, “But I didn’t know. Don’t you know I’d be worried?”
“Next time, I’ll definitely tell Brother Long before I do anything!” Fu Ke promised solemnly, making a solemn gesture.
“Next time?” Qin Long glared, his expression particularly terrifying.
“No, no!” Fu Ke shook her head like a rattle.
Seeing Fu Ke, unperturbed by his harsh words, still showing her adorable dimples and smiling sweetly, Qin Long felt his frustration instantly dissipate, and he could no longer be angry.
Lin Yiyi, however, exclaimed in surprise, “Aren’t water-based psychics supposed to only provide water? How can the water power be used like this?”
The group was stunned by Fu Ke’s move. They had always believed that water-based psychics were only capable of providing water, like Qiu Yingying.
Qiu Yingying had previously wanted to practice, seeing if her water-based abilities could be used to attack others like in novels, but after practicing for a long time, she’d always failed.
If Qiu Yingying were here now, she’d probably be even more aroused.
“Who says water-based abilities can only supply water?” Fu Ke asked, narrowing her eyes. “As their abilities grow, water-based abilities can control all water, including the water in the human body.”
She smiled, “For example, if I wanted to deprive you of all the water in your body, you wouldn’t have a single drop of resistance.”
A chill ran down Xiao Bin’s spine, as if Fu Ke’s words were directed at him.
He glanced at Fu Ke warily but didn’t dare speak again. He was genuinely afraid Fu Ke would kill him if she got angry.
Water made up about 70% of the human body. Once all the water was sucked away, the person would simply become a dried corpse.
Qin Long suddenly felt like laughing, for some reason. He had a feeling that Fu Ke couldn’t possibly do such a thing, arbitrarily depriving someone of their water.
He felt as if he truly understood Fu Ke, and the feeling was becoming increasingly apparent.
Fu Ke was deliberately trying to scare people. Qin Long laughed inwardly, rubbed her head, and turned to get on the truck. Fu Ke had been controlling the water to not let it get close to Qin Long all the time.
She waited until Qin Long got on the truck.
Originally, everyone thought that they had to touch Fu Ke to avoid the water, but now that Qin Long got on the truck directly and the rain didn’t get close to Qin Long at all, this gave everyone a new understanding of Fu Ke’s supernatural power.
Lu Xun’s eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at his hands. Then he got on the truck.
Jian Yiluan was a little dazed and got on with his hands and feet. Seeing that they were all on the truck, Lin Yiyi also climbed on neatly.
Only Xiao Bin looked at Fu Ke, said nothing, and got on last.
The truck moved slowly forward, matching Fu Ke’s speed and arriving at the checkpoint. Then as if it was a tunnel, the rain divided a passage.
Feng Han opened the door and looked at Fu Ke in astonishment.
“Let’s go, stop looking. Take all the quilts inside.” Fu Ke waved her hand.
The people in the checkpoint opened the door and walked out. They were so hungry that they couldn’t stand it anymore while holding the quilts. They all looked pale and thin, just like refugees.
After picking up the people and going to the teaching building, Xiao Bin and Qin Long and a group of people went to inform everyone to go back to the dormitory.
As long as everyone returned to the dormitory, the problem of food and quilts would be almost solved. Except for Du Weiwei, everyone had stored food, so it was no problem to support them for two or three days.
However, those who wanted to go back had to pay the crystal core to ensure their safe arrival at the dormitory.
Lin Yiyi took Qiu Yingying and a group of people to eat something, after all, they had been hungry for so long.
Jian Yiluan took Fu Ke to the classroom where the group of unconscious and feverish people were imprisoned. Everyone in the classroom was lying on the ground, as no one had the energy to take care of them.
T/N: Xiao Bin and Du Weiwei really deserve each other…. a holier than thou hypocrite and a bi*ch….
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