Novel Full Chapter 104: Sharing Joys and Sorrows
Chapter 104: Chapter 104: Sharing Joys and Sorrows
Adding water and reducing the fire—such menial tasks naturally didn’t require Lin Lang’s attention.
He gave a command.
Zhang Dabin and He Gong then directed the workers below to start working together—
The workers received the water, lined up, and walked up to the feeding platform.
Orderly, like ants moving house.
That incredibly clear water.
Thus, bottle by bottle, it was poured into the giant medicine cauldron.
Whoosh!
It made the onlookers swallow hard—
Water!
That was water!
In the apocalypse, the true source of life!
Just for a sip of water, they were willing to work like beasts of burden!
But no matter how hard they labored, the water they obtained was only enough for survival!
Truly pitiful!
And this Lin Bulang!
Used so much water all at once!
Just to refine some unknown elixir?!
What a waste!
So much pure water!
Enough to satiate a hundred people!
Their eyes were red with envy!
Grinding their teeth, they wished they could dive into that alchemy furnace!
…
There is strength in numbers.
Before long.
The workers had poured in half a cauldron of water!
Lin Lang indicated that was enough.
Zhang Dabin then called the workers to stop.
And shouted:
“Those who worked, come and collect your supplies!”
Then.
Zhang Dabin gave each worker who participated in the water task a bottle of pure water.
When overseeing work, he was very strict with the workers.
But when distributing rewards, he was very generous.
“Long live Bin!”
The workers were very happy!
Already parched, they couldn’t wait to unscrew the caps!
Carefully, they savored a sip!
“Wow!”
A rush of coolness down the throat.
They felt at ease and delighted!
They couldn’t help but exclaim:
“This is amazing!”
“Wow! Why didn’t I realize before that water is sweet?”
“Yeah! If I had known, I should’ve drunk eight cups of water every day before!”
…
But those watching could only swallow hard!
Unable to resist cursing out of envy:
“Damn! They each get an entire bottle of pure water? That’s way too extravagant! I worked my ass off carrying bricks all day and only got a cup!”
“Sigh! We temporary workers just can’t compare to them, the regular workers!”
“Comparing ourselves to others is maddening!”
“If I had known, I would have tried to become a regular worker! The work is easier, and the resources are more!”
“Do you think you can just go whenever you want? All the regular workers were carefully selected by He Gong! Each and every one of them is an elite!”
“Pah! For just pouring water, what kind of skills do you need? Can’t I pour water?”
“No choice! Expertise is a barrier! Even in the apocalypse, it’s the same!”
…
At this time.
Lin Lang walked up to the ingredient platform.
And took out about five hundred low-grade Superpower Fruits from Space!
The crowd was dumbfounded at this sight:
“Damn! How does he still have more?”
“How many Superpower Fruits does he have in stock?”
“One Superpower Fruit is equivalent to one Superpower User!”
“Up until now! He must have used nearly a thousand Superpower Fruits, right?”
“What kind of elixir is he planning to refine that could be worth more than a thousand Superpower Users?”
…
They didn’t know.
To Lin Lang, this amount of consumption is like a drop in the ocean!
In his Space.
There are still mountains made of low-grade Telekinesis Fruits!
No matter how much he takes, those mountains remain undiminished!
…
Gurgle gurgle—
After the water in the alchemy furnace boiled.
Lin Lang threw all five hundred Telekinesis Fruits in at once.
Soon!
The Telekinesis Fruits gradually dissolved in the water.
The liquid in the alchemy furnace turned a blood-like color!
“Making soup now?”
The crowd was puzzled.
Isn’t alchemy supposed to use fire?
How come water is being used now?
But actually.
Lin Lang was merely seeking a gentle method.
To maximize the release of all the energy from the Telekinesis Fruits!
The fire method is too intense.
So he tried this “water refining” method.
…
Lin Lang instructed them to keep the flames at a medium level.
The “broth” in the alchemy furnace simmered, almost boiling.
Steam swirled around.
According to the method of alchemy, Lin Lang had to wait until this large cauldron of water completely evaporated before proceeding to the next step…
Simmering the broth on low heat.
It has to boil down completely.
This promised to be a long and tedious process.
Consequently.
The onlookers gradually became bored.
Some started heading home one by one.
Lin Lang stood there, leisurely waiting…
…
Patek Square.
Café.
The women of the Queen’s Hall were having a meal.
On a clean and tidy dining table.
In a delicate white porcelain plate with gold trim.
Were a few pieces of cut-up compressed biscuits.
The women pretentiously extended their slender jade fingers.
Picked up a small piece, put it in their mouths, chewed slowly, savoring it carefully.
Then, they stretched their necks, bulged their eyes, exerted all their strength!
Finally, they swallowed it!
No way!
The biscuits were too dry!
They felt as if all the saliva was sucked away!
After struggling to eat a few bites.
They couldn’t help but complain:
“Those men are damned! How dare they defy the rules set by the Queen’s Hall to hand over supplies!”
“They haven’t handed over supplies for so long, forcing us to eat this crap!”
“How can this be eaten? Is it even for humans?!”
“No way! We are the noble queens, how can we eat this coarse food meant for those lowly men?!”
…
In these days.
The status of the Queen’s Hall at Patek Square had plummeted!
The men who once blindly obeyed them.
Now dared to openly defy the orders of the Queen’s Hall!
Not only did they stop handing over supplies!
But they also frequently broke into the inner area of Patek Square!
Trying to live here!
But how could Yan Lan tolerate sharing the same air with those lowly men, her noble self?!
She repelled the invaders again and again!
She even took actions as a warning to others!
Unfortunately!
Without Leng Wei, who used to be their combat power, the authority of the Queen’s Hall continued to decline, unable to maintain its former glory!
…
“Soup’s here!”
At this moment.
A woman brought a pot of soup over.
The women’s eyes lit up at the sight:
“That’s right! How can you eat such dry things without soup?”
But when the woman placed the soup on the table.
The women realized.
It was a pot of wilted vegetable leaf soup!
Their expressions changed instantly.
Until!
A woman managed to hold her anger, took a sip…
And immediately spat it out!
“Is this even for humans?!”
She couldn’t bear it any longer!
The taste of the soup was extremely bland!
Just wilted leaves boiled in clear water, without even a pinch of salt!
Anyone who didn’t know might think it was vegetable washing water!
“We are supposed to be queens! But our current living conditions are even worse than those lowly men outside!”
“I refuse to eat this stuff!”
“I want cake, vegetables, fruit!”
She said angrily!
The rest of the women looked equally upset and nodded in agreement!
“Sigh!”
The girl who brought the soup sighed.
“Let’s just endure for a while longer!”
“It’s a special period right now, the men refuse to hand over supplies, and our reserves are running low!”
“We can only cut back on food, work together to get through this difficult time!”
“Even Ms. Lan and Chuchu are following this standard!”
Upon hearing this.
The women stopped complaining.
After all, their leaders were leading by example, sharing the struggle with them, what else could they say?
But what they didn’t know was…
In a simple and quiet room.
Shen Chuchu and Yan Lan.
Were eating steak and sipping red wine—
“Are those women outside trying to rebel?”
“It’s good enough they have something to eat, and they dare to voice complaints?”
“The supplies stored in the warehouse are the guarantee of our quality of life, how can we easily share them with them?”
Yan Lan said disdainfully while cutting her steak.
“Exactly!”
Shen Chuchu also looked proud!
Thinking, did those women really think they were all queens?
The real queens of the Queen’s Hall!
Were actually just her and Yan Lan!
Even!
In the future, it might be just her alone…
“The men outside are becoming increasingly arrogant!”
“However…”
“Let them be arrogant for a while longer!”
“When the Queen’s Hall’s trump card returns, we’ll drive them back into the sewers!”
Yan Lan’s eyes were filled with intense hatred!
“Ms. Lan, wasn’t Leng Wei the trump card of the Queen’s Hall, could she actually return?”
Shen Chuchu couldn’t help but ask.
Yan Lan’s lips curved up:
“Leng Wei? How can she compare to a trump card! Our trump card is…”
But at this moment!
A woman hurriedly burst in:
“Ms. Lan, something’s wrong…”
But!
She suddenly saw—
On the dining table in front of Shen Chuchu and Yan Lan.
It wasn’t expired biscuits and wilted vegetable leaf soup like theirs!
But red wine and steak!
She was instantly stunned!