Chapter 535: Not Knowing What to Do |
The sheep that had been swapped thanks to Gong Yong's shamelessness was ultimately slaughtered by the convoy.
As for why they didn't just raise it, let it keep breeding like the meatworms until it became a whole flock, so the Fair Convoy would never lack for meat and their supplies would be a bit richer?
Unfortunately, the sheep sent by the Shepherd Convoy was just the most ordinary breed.
Without a Superhuman from the Breeder Sequence, this sheep simply couldn't survive.
Under normal circumstances, most livestock couldn't survive this constant nomadic life.
And their reproduction cycle was too long.
If this were peaceful times before the apocalypse, such an ordinary breed wouldn't have mattered.
But now it was the apocalypse...
What's more, the Shepherd Convoy only sent one sheep. To get another one from them, they'd have to trade Ideal Grain Seeds or other food.
But when it came to Ideal Grain Seeds, never mind whether Ding Dong would be willing to part with them.
Even Chu Che wouldn't agree.
Ideal Grain Seeds were hard currency. The hardest currency possible.
And to prevent the Shepherd Convoy from discovering the existence of Ideal Grain Seeds, Ding Dong had even stopped planting them.
She'd even issued a gag order within the convoy.
This was the first time the Fair Convoy had eaten mutton in all this time.
Xue Nan had the sheep quickly butchered.
Maybe it was because the fodder had been plentiful, but the sheep was very fat.
When they split open its belly, they didn't find anything wrong.
But Chen Ye still harbored suspicions about the sheep.
The survivor handling the sheep kept drooling throughout the process.
Even with the strong gamey smell hitting his face, he still found it unbearably delicious.
Following Chu Che's instructions, Xue Nan also distributed a leg and some offal to the convoy's regular members.
This move instantly stunned the survivors from the Shepherd Convoy.
"You... they... how can they share meat with you guys?"
The Shepherd Convoy survivors stared at the Fair Convoy survivors who were joyfully starting to cook the mutton soup.
They were dumbfounded.
"What? Your convoy has so many sheep, you're lacking mutton?"
The Fair Convoy survivor who was asked was also confused.
Seeing how these people looked, they seemed like they hadn't eaten meat in days.
Those few were practically drooling.
"Sigh... Although our convoy has a lot of sheep, us ordinary folks can't eat any of it. Those are all prepared for the Great Ones!"
After interacting with the Shepherd Convoy, the Fair Convoy survivors also understood who they meant by "Great Ones."
In that moment, the Fair Convoy survivors realized just how kind and good-natured their own Superhumans were.
There had been some dissatisfaction among the convoy's survivors before.
Even though they didn't dare voice it openly.
In private, that resentment had definitely existed.
But at this moment...
Without comparison, there was no clear understanding.
A big pot of mutton soup was quickly ready.
Iron Lion, that big lug, was already standing by the pot, bowl in hand.
With his four arms, two of them holding a massive bowl and the other two each gripping a pair of chopsticks.
Even Mad Lion had awakened. Both of the big guy's heads were staring intently at that big pot of mutton soup.
When the Shepherd Convoy people saw Iron Lion looking like that, they were so scared they didn't dare look in his direction.
Even Little Fish was staring at the pot with eager eyes, her expression of utter craving like a cat waiting for a fish.
Since Sun Xixi had always been the convoy's top fighter, Little Fish received preferential treatment from the Superhumans.
She could usually eat special meals together with them.
Of course, it was also because Little Fish was really adorable.
And because Little Fish had a very small appetite.
Even though the little girl always tried her hardest to eat, she still couldn't manage much.
According to Sun Xixi, Little Fish had been a picky eater since she was little, taking three or four hours to finish a meal.
Maybe that's why she earned the title of Driver Pioneer for her unmanned driving.
Gong Yong was also standing by with his bowl, guarding his spot.
After all, the fact that they got this fat sheep was mainly thanks to him.
Tonight, he was going to eat his fill.
In contrast, Chen Ye looked completely uninterested.
It wasn't that Chen Ye had no interest in a bowl of mutton soup.
Rather, he simply didn't believe a single word that centaur had said.
He had personally seen those sheep...
Of course, Chen Ye couldn't tell if the sheep now in the pot was one of the ones from that herd last night.
But just thinking about that scene made Chen Ye feel deeply resistant to the aroma of the mutton soup.
Even though they hadn't found anything strange when they cut open the sheep's belly.
Maybe that centaur was telling the truth.
Chen Ye wasn't the only one. Squad Leader Chu Che felt the same.
The two exchanged a glance but ultimately said nothing.
Both men were deep thinkers and sly as foxes. They tacitly understood each other and both decided not to touch tonight's mutton.
Even though they were eighty percent sure the sheep was probably fine.
They still weren't going to touch it.
They had originally planned to tell everyone about this.
But looking at the expressions on everyone's faces...
They hesitantly dropped the idea.
The Pink-haired Girl glanced at Chen Ye, then at Chu Che.
"Yezi, is there something wrong with the mutton?"
Chen Ye thought for a moment, then explained the matter to Sun Xixi.
Sun Xixi slowly set down her bowl.
Xu Lina was a new member of the Superhumans' special meals group.
She sat quietly beside Chen Ye, looking very much like his little wife.
Chen Ye's unusual behavior naturally caught her attention.
The woman also set down her bowl without a word.
Even though she really, really wanted to eat that bowl of mutton soup.
Her trust in Chen Ye helped her suppress that craving.
"Alright, dig in!"
The cook put down his ladle.
Before Sun Xixi could go pull Little Fish away, Little Fish had already joined the battle group.
Watching Little Fish with a piece of mutton clamped between her teeth, looking like a little lion guarding its food, Sun Xixi finally withdrew her hand.
She stood up, grabbed her sword, and walked away!
This was the apocalypse.
This bowl of mutton was precious beyond measure - you couldn't trade a mountain of gold for it.
Even though Chen Ye said it was eighty percent likely fine, just thinking about that remaining twenty percent possibility made Sun Xixi feel deeply uneasy all over.
If she simply threw this pot of mutton soup out, it would instantly trigger an unprecedented riot throughout the convoy.
A single piece of bread could buy a human life, let alone this pot of soup.
She didn't know how to handle this.
So she simply went to practice with her sword.
Chen Ye and Chu Che weren't touching it either, all because of that twenty percent chance.
Just thinking about it gave both Chen Ye and Chu Che a deeply uncomfortable feeling, from the inside out.
The apocalypse had pushed many people past their limits.
To survive, people would do anything.
But...
At tonight's dinner battle, Iron Lion stood alone against all comers.
His four arms were moving so fast they were a blur, even leaving faint afterimages.
A faint golden glow even appeared on his arms.
Little Fish was no slouch either. The girl practically threw herself into that big pot.
Gong Yong had also scooped up a huge bowl, the meat piled high above the rim.
And Ding Dong. That woman usually looked calm and indifferent.
But after spending so long with the Fair Convoy and eating with these people, it all came down to one word: "Snatch."
The principle of "fast hands get it, slow hands miss out."
Ding Dong understood this very deeply.
"Yezi, you... you don't like mutton?"
Iron Lion, with two heads and four arms going crazy scooping food, mumbled through mouthfuls as he held two massive bowls.
Something was off about Chen Ye today. And Squad Leader Chu. And Xixi.
Xu Lina was also quietly swallowing her saliva.
Chen Ye forced a smile: "I don't like it. You guys go ahead."
"Oh..."
Little Fish lifted her head from her bowl, glanced at Chen Ye, and threw him a dirty look. "Hmph, weirdo!"
Then she ignored him.
Ding Dong even filled a bowl for Zhou Xiaoxiao.
No one objected or said anything.
It was normal for a master to take care of her disciple.
Chen Ye wasn't worried about the Shepherd Convoy poisoning the food.
After all, the Fair Convoy's members weren't simple people.
Especially Iron Lion. With his physical constitution, most poisons were useless against him.
Even if they used a poison specifically designed for Superhumans, Iron Lion could still withstand it for a bit.
His terrifying physical condition was already beyond what ordinary Superhumans could match.
The two convoys might not see eye to eye, but they hadn't reached the level of mortal enemies.
Gong Yong felt that this meal was the fastest he'd ever eaten.
After shoving the last piece of mutton into his mouth, when he got ready to scoop another bowl, he saw the iron pot was completely empty.
Gong Yong froze: "Wait, it's all gone?"
