"I don't think your friend would be happy to see you taking something from her." A cold voice came from outside the door. When Liu Juan saw that it was Li Yanqian leading the way in killing the monster, she immediately let go of her hand holding the bag.
"But..."
Liu Juan still wanted to explain something, but reason made her choose to shut up.
"Oh, it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding," the man in the white shirt quickly intervened, fearing that these young people would drive them out and they wouldn't be able to collect food anymore.
"You can come along, but no fighting or causing trouble. And Teacher Guo is with us. If you can't abide by the rules, please return to your own room." Li Yanqian helped Guo Rongrong up and looked at Liu Juan as she spoke.
The statement that Teacher Guo was with them touched Guo Rongrong. It was the first time she experienced the feeling of being supported by her own students.
"Of course, don't worry. We won't cause any trouble, and there won't be any more fights. You carry on, continue." The man in the white shirt mediated for everyone.
Li Yanqi glanced at the man in his twenties. She remembered that when he introduced himself, he said his name was Cui Shuyang. It seemed he worked as an insurance salesman.
Liu Juan was also persuaded by Cui Shuyang to leave. She cast a reluctant glance at the suite. She knew her friend liked hoarding goods, including food, and there was an unused utility room inside with piles of woolen cloth.
But seeing Li Yanqian and the others watching her, she didn't dare to stay any longer. She had to leave with Cui Shuyang.
"Thank you for your words. Actually, we're not short of food. I was just angry and didn't want to let her have it." Guo Rongrong said.
"Teacher Guo, you're right. We don't lack food right now, but if things continue like this outside, food will become scarcer and scarcer. So I think any materials we can find are the most valuable." Li Yanqian said. When they were killing zombies, they intentionally or unintentionally waited for Guo Rongrong to collect the supplies, so they immediately noticed when someone was fighting.
"You, don't mention the knife. Go help collect the supplies." Fu Ying pointed at Gao Yuan, feeling that her patience had reached its limit.
Gao Yuan had been vomiting while they were killing the zombies. He continued vomiting as they searched for gems. Even when he accidentally stepped on a zombie's corpse, he kept vomiting...
"Alright, President Fu, I'll do whatever you ask without complaining!" Gao Yuan threw himself on the ground with the others, realizing that he needed to do something. After hearing the command, he immediately went to find a storage bag to hold the supplies.
At that moment, several people who were about to continue killing zombies heard Guo Rongrong's exclamation. It turned out that Guo Rongrong had found a utility room.
Inside, they found the room filled with materials piled up to the ceiling—paper towels, instant noodles, laundry detergent, ham sausages... It was no less than a small warehouse.
"Whose place is this?" Gu Yao looked at the scene in surprise.
"Yanqian, these are all similar items. You can store them in your backpack." Guo Rongrong said in astonishment. She knew that Li Yanqian's backpack could hold up to 99 similar items.
Li Yanqian nodded. She had plenty of these items in her Taoli warehouse, but she still collected some duplicates like tissues and instant noodles. After she finished collecting, Gao Yuan returned with a large black storage bag.
Zhang Tao's eyes gleamed. He also knew that Li Yanqian's backpack had a function. Seeing those things disappear in front of him, he couldn't help but feel amazed.
After a busy night, the group had harvested a considerable amount of supplies. At least their food problem had been solved for the next few days.
"Wow, it's so difficult! I'm sorry, but when will we reach 100%?" Gu Yao and Fu Ying shared a room with Li Yanqian that night. The three of them eagerly waited for Li Yanqian to upgrade their backpacks, but it remained at only 7%.
"Let's stay here in Gao Yuan's district for two days," Li Yanqi suddenly suggested. She recalled that in her previous life, one of the three rescue teams in Nancheng City started from Xinliang District.
Of course, Nancheng University was also a starting point for a rescue team, but she knew that the rescue efforts there didn't go well. Only a few students were saved, and some of the rescuers were also lost.
In her previous life, she was rescued by Ji Cheng from Nancheng University. In this life, she didn't want to be too closely involved with him.
"I have no objection, but what about Gao Yuan..." Fu Ying contemplated, concerned about Gao Yuan. She wanted Gao Yuan to undergo training, but if he followed them, he would inevitably discover Li Yanqian's backpack. She hesitated.
"It's okay. A backpack with ten slots won't make anyone jealous or go crazy," Li Yanqi smiled.
In her last life, when others learned about her backpack function, they were initially amazed. However, when they found out she could only store ten items, their interest gradually waned. They only found her slightly useful.
"I understand, but I'm also curious. How many slots will your backpack be upgraded to? Twenty?" Fu Ying lay on the bed and wondered. Having 20 slots would be great, as she could store up to 99 of each item...
"I don't know. We just have to work hard during this time," Li Yanqi said. After experiencing this world once, she deeply understood the importance of teammates. Especially with her backpack function, it would be difficult to reach 7% alone.
"I'm here to see you, not to hear these words." Gu Yao remarked. Yanqian was their guide and mobile storage, and she killed more zombies than any of them.
"Alright, let's sleep. We'll reach 17% tomorrow," Fu Ying yawned, already feeling sleepy.
The next day, Gao Yuan reluctantly picked up the steel knife made by Fu Ying using their numerous stainless steel pots. After being forced to kill a zombie, he finally vomited until he had nothing left to vomit.
At that moment, Li Yanqian walked over from the window and said, "We might be going out for a while."
"Really? Where to?" Gu Yao looked at Li Yanqian with excitement.
"I'm not certain, but there's a group of hundreds of people passing by. They might be survivors escaping from danger," Li Yanqi replied. She wasn't sure if they were from the rescue team, but if it was the team from Xinliang District, she couldn't miss the opportunity.
The Xinliang District rescue team was different from the other two. Their main focus was killing zombies, not rescuing people.
This was the rescue team Li Yanqian admired the most. Instead of taking shortcuts, their commander chose the most difficult path. Yet, the death and injury rates of the Xinliang District rescue team were the lowest among the three teams, and they rescued as many survivors as the others.
At that moment, Li Yanqian had only one thought in her mind: follow them and collect crystal cores~