CHAPTER 14: CHAPTER 14: GRATITUDE

"Wait a minute."

Zhou Yingting listened to the other person’s words, and couldn’t help but sigh.

The only ones who actively wanted to enter this scenario were a few elderly people like Song Qingyun, as for the others, none of them wanted to come in voluntarily.

And he naturally understood the other person’s desire to survive.

After all, he had just experienced what the other person had gone through.

Upon hearing Zhou Yingting’s shout, the woman paused and turned back, looking at Zhou Yingting with confusion.

She didn’t understand why Zhou Yingting stopped her.

Zhou Yingting did not hesitate, taking a portion of food from the dining table on the side, and then tentatively went to the side of the boat.

As Zhou Yingting extended his hand, the food in his hand was smoothly passed out.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yingting felt relieved at once; fortunately, he was able to take the food out.

"Here, the food in Wali Town is all contaminated. This food is not contaminated, you can eat your fill and then go, so you can reduce some harm."

Upon seeing this, the woman was immediately delighted.

She also knew that eating the food in the town would decrease her Life Value, so she hadn’t eaten anything until now, hoping to reduce the deduction of her Life Value a bit.

Getting clean food from Zhou Yingting would be the best!

Zhou Yingting placed the food on the ground and retracted his hand, signaling her to come over and take it.

The woman didn’t mind, as Zhou Yingting’s cautiousness was understandable. After all, she had seen someone trying to grab a ticket from Zhou Yingting before.

Moreover, they even attempted to forcibly board the boat afterward, but unfortunately, they failed.

If she had gone through such experiences, she would be cautious too.

The woman came forward, immediately sat down, picked up the food on the ground, and started stuffing it into her mouth.

Mad with hunger, she couldn’t care too much anymore.

Zhou Yingting watched her devour the food ravenously, realizing that it must have been a long time since she last ate.

Seeing her starving look, he couldn’t help but feel a sigh.

It was his first time witnessing someone go mad from hunger in such a manner.

Zhou Yingting patiently waited, ensuring that the food wasn’t contaminated. If he found out it was, he would replace it with another portion.

However, the woman ate quickly, finishing all the food in front of her within a few minutes.

After eating her fill, the woman wiped her mouth and gave Zhou Yingting a grateful smile.

"Thank you. If I have a chance to make it out alive, I’ll definitely repay today’s meal!"

The woman bent slightly, expressing her gratitude to Zhou Yingting.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yingting waved his hand, "No need, it was just a small effort."

After a brief thought, Zhou Yingting added, "For the next few days, this small boat might stay here. If I’m around, you can come here to eat, as the food onboard is free."

The woman was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then her gaze was full of gratitude as she looked at Zhou Yingting.

"My name is Cen Kewan."

Cen Kewan looked at Zhou Yingting as if she wanted to engrave his appearance in her memory.

Then she turned and left.

Zhou Yingting watched her leave and then withdrew his gaze.

He didn’t take her words to heart. Once they left this scenario, in the vast sea of people, who knows where they would be or about repaying gratitude.

Zhou Yingting turned around, and his eyes fell on the note on the dining table.

If the Wali People can acquire things for zero cost, does that include the items on this boat?

With this thought, Zhou Yingting immediately walked up to the note, staring intently at it.

Then, Zhou Yingting reached out and started to yank at it.

It was not like a safe or ticket machine, just a note, so it should be quite easy to remove.

Grabbing onto the note, Zhou Yingting felt as if his hand was holding onto something tangible.

As Zhou Yingting lifted it, the note started to peel away from the table, but the food on the table also began to gradually disappear.

Hmm?

If the note disappears, will the food follow suit?

Seeing this, Zhou Yingting’s brow furrowed.

He hoped that after removing this note, he could put it back; otherwise, they’d all be going hungry. He had just promised Cen Kewan to provide meals for the next few days.

"Forget it, the note’s not going anywhere. I’ll just take it when I leave."

Having thought this, Zhou Yingting stopped his actions immediately.

"Swoosh..."

As a light sound echoed, Zhou Yingting suddenly noticed the boat slightly moved, then felt it began to drift forward.

Perceiving movement, Zhou Yingting hurriedly went to the side of the boat to check and discovered that the boat was sailing into the distance.

In his confusion, the boat stopped halfway through.

"What’s going on here?"

Looking around, Zhou Yingting only then realized that the boat had stopped away from the dock.

This action left Zhou Yingting somewhat puzzled.

Was it to prevent people from constantly boarding and disembarking?

Zhou Yingting was puzzled; if it was to prevent this, did it mean he could still get off and back on the boat?

The problem was, once off the boat, the Plasma was deadly, and no one would want to just wander off the boat, right?

"Forget it, doesn’t matter."

To Zhou Yingting, wherever the boat stopped was fine as long as it wasn’t affected by the Plasma.

The boat had stopped a bit far, and by now, Wali Town in the distance had darkened, appearing pitch black from afar.

Occasionally, some lights flickered through Wali Town, briefly illuminating parts of it, but it quickly returned to darkness.

After watching for a while, Zhou Yingting found he couldn’t see much, so he looked around inside the cabin, found a suitable spot, and lay down to sleep.

Although there wasn’t much entertainment onboard, it was enough for Zhou Yingting.

Moreover, the boat was warm, so he didn’t have to worry about being cold, unlike anywhere else in Wali Town, which couldn’t compare.

While Zhou Yingting comfortably slept on the boat, on the other side of the water, the town seemed restless.

The scarcity of Blood Gold, coupled with the realization that frequent contact with the town’s items would rapidly deplete one’s Life Quota, had already incited selfish desires in some people.

Originally a united group, they began to have disputes, as no one wanted to risk their Life Quota to seek Blood Gold for the group.