Chapter 425 - 309: Astonishing Appetite, Dusk Blood Feast (Part 2)

Chapter 425: Chapter 309: Astonishing Appetite, Dusk Blood Feast (Part 2)

The next second, her wide eyes lit up.

’It smells so good...’.

For a child who considered dry, hard, and moldy steamed buns a delicacy, a meal like this was the most delicious food imaginable.

But she didn’t dare to take much, because the environment she had grown up in had made her extremely sensitive.

She was afraid that if she took too much, the man across from her would get annoyed.

So she secretly took out her half of a steamed bun, planning to dip it in the sauces left on the plates later.

But just then, a large piece of beef suddenly landed in her bowl.

"Eat up. This stuff doesn’t taste good when it gets cold!"

Staring at the steaming piece of beef in her bowl, the little girl looked up at Wu Liangchen, her heart filled with astonishment.

But Wu Liangchen didn’t even look up. His chopsticks were a blur of motion, continuously sweeping up the food on the table.

The little girl suddenly felt a sting in her nose, and her vision began to blur.

’Am I crying?’

She couldn’t remember the last time she’d cried. It seemed to have been a long time ago, after her father had broken two sticks beating her. She hadn’t felt this familiar sting behind her eyes since then.

She quickly rubbed her eyes, then lowered her head and started to eat in silence.

Wu Liangchen noticed this and sighed inwardly.

Without a doubt, this was a child who had lived a hard life.

She had grown up like a weed, utterly insignificant, someone anyone could step on.

But despite it all, she was still resiliently surviving.

Moreover, her eyes held an unyielding toughness, a refusal to give up, which stood in stark contrast to those who had grown completely numb.

It was this look in her eyes that had moved Wu Liangchen to offer her a helping hand.

Normally, someone in the girl’s condition shouldn’t eat such rich, heavy food. They should start with something easy to digest to let their stomach slowly recover.

But people who grew up in the garbage district couldn’t afford such niceties.

Hadn’t he just seen plenty of people eating food no better than pig slop?

In this place, you needed an iron stomach to survive. Otherwise, you wouldn’t even last two days.

The girl was clearly no exception. She devoured the large piece of beef in just a few bites and then began to eat boldly.

Wu Liangchen smiled at the sight, but his chopsticks didn’t pause for even a moment.

The moment the meat entered his stomach, it was instantly converted into surging Qi and Blood that flowed into his body.

As for the woman who served the food, her initial shock gradually turned to numbness.

At first, she had been secretly delighted, certain she was going to make a killing. After all, one hundred Alliance Points was a huge sum for a small shop like hers.

But she never expected the man and the child to have such monstrous appetites.

The stack of empty plates was already piled high, yet the pair showed no signs of stopping.

Finally, when Wu Liangchen had devoured the last plate of meat, the woman stood before him, her face pale, and said with a voice full of panic and dread,

"S-Sir, we’re out. That was all the meat we had in stock. Should... should I go buy more?"

"That won’t be necessary!"

Going out to buy more ingredients would take who knows how long, and time was the one thing Wu Liangchen lacked most.

Fortunately, while the meal wasn’t enough to make up for his massive loss of Qi and Blood, it had at least restored a sliver of his strength.

And right now, every sliver of restored strength meant a greater chance of survival.

He stood up and said to the little girl across from him, "Are you full?"

The little girl glanced longingly at the sauces left on the plates.

Even though her belly was stuffed completely full, if she could, she would have licked every plate clean.

This food was a delicacy she wouldn’t have even dared to dream of before.

But she didn’t dare to hesitate in answering Wu Liangchen’s question, so she quickly stood up and nodded.

"Alright, let’s go."

When they stepped outside, it was already dusk.

The streets were bustling with people coming and going—the scavengers were all returning.

"Where do you live?" Wu Liangchen asked.

The little girl stretched out her hand and pointed into the distance.

"Can you get back on your own then?"

Right now, Wu Liangchen could barely take care of himself, so he certainly couldn’t bring her along.

Upon hearing his words, the light in the little girl’s eyes visibly dimmed, but she still nodded.

"Alright, goodbye then!" With that, Wu Liangchen turned and left.

The little girl stood motionless in the dusk, staring blankly in the direction Wu Liangchen had gone. After a long while, she finally tore her gaze away, slipped into a nearby alley, and silently vanished.

「Night fell.」

Zhu Biao finished his day’s work and strode down the main road, filled with self-satisfaction.

Today’s haul had been good. He had found more than a dozen high-value old chips alone, not to mention his other finds.

At this rate, it wouldn’t take more than a few years to save up enough for body modification.

Once that happened, he’d be able to get this entire garbage district firmly under his control.

Zhu Biao had a very clear understanding of his own position. He knew the only reason he could control the scrap heaps now wasn’t because he was so powerful, but because the area was too insignificant.

So much so that the big shots in the city wouldn’t even deign to look at it.

Even the neighboring gangs couldn’t be bothered to recruit new members here.

Because in the minds of most residents of Qing Province, the people living in the garbage district were just talking animals, not even human. How much could you possibly squeeze from them?

Only Zhu Biao knew just how much profit there was to be made here. He couldn’t say it was a massive fortune, but it was more than enough for him to live comfortably.