Chapter 57 A Cannibalistic World
Bai Tang put down the pork tenderloin she had brought back, and then said to Bai Jiyang:
"A few days ago, when Gu Yu came to see me, he told me that our base is researching some new weapons and some rescue supplies, and we need to contribute points to buy these."
"If Gu Yu hadn't also worked in the base's research lab, we wouldn't have gotten this firsthand information."
Bai Jiyang: "So, how many contribution points do those newly developed weapons require? What about ordinary people?"
Bai Tang remained silent, and Gu Yanxu took over Bai Jiyang's question.
"That's just how the world is now. Do you think the country didn't take preventative measures against disasters? Otherwise, how could it have established rescue bases in various cities so quickly?"
Ordinary people just don't know it; those wealthy people have already taken refuge in the base.
The new things being researched at the base are definitely being distributed internally.
We can only gain access by giving favors and accumulating contribution points.
As for what to do with ordinary people, that's not our concern; we just need to take care of ourselves.
Even though it's the end of the world, people are still divided into different classes.
Those who have money and power, those who have resources, those who have weapons, and those who have connections are naturally the elite.
Having some supplies or inventory at home is considered moderate.
Those who have nothing at home and are destitute are naturally considered inferior.
Reality is cruel; in the apocalypse, without resources, weapons, or connections, you are nothing.
In fact, whether they are of superior, middle or inferior status, as long as they are human, they will do anything to survive.
Whether now or in the past, this world has always been a cannibalistic society, only the form is different.
In her previous life, Bai Tang had already witnessed far too much.
Then Bai Tang followed Gu Yanxu's words: "Although we have a lot of weapons and supplies in our space, it would be better if we also took a few of the new things that the base has researched as backups."
Moreover, the new technologies developed at the base will definitely be given to those with power and money first. We're new here and don't have any power, but we can try to accumulate more contribution points.
After listening to Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu's explanation, they both understood why they needed to exchange so many contribution points.
Lin Fan, still nonchalant, said, "Let's live one day at a time. What are we having for dinner tonight?"
Gu Yanxu pointed to the pork tenderloin on the table and said:
"Sweet and sour pork tenderloin, salt and pepper crispy pork, and sweet and sour pork tenderloin with pineapple. We'll make these three dishes for now. If it's not enough, we'll use the leftover food we made earlier."
Because the base sold mutated wild boar meat today, they can confidently prepare some meat dishes.
Lin Fan: "Wow, I'm so glad the boss is cooking again. I'm in for a treat today. I'm going to eat two bowls of rice."
The others also said, "We look forward to eating the boss's cooking every day."
Bai Tang teased, "So what? Is the food I stored in the space not good?"
Bai Jiyang laughed it off, saying, "The food at restaurants and hotels is delicious, but it's not as amazing as my brother-in-law's cooking."
Sister, you're so lucky! You should be grateful to have your husband around.
Bai Tang: "I'm always openly happy, what do you mean by secretly happy?"
Lin Zhou and Lin Feng said, "That's right! It's perfectly normal for my sister-in-law and my brother to show affection in public!"
They completely disregard the feelings of us single people.
Bai Tang: "If you guys think it's sour, go find a partner yourselves."
They all shook their heads repeatedly: "Forget it, it's hard to find a partner these days."
Who knows if they're being sincere or just want something to eat?
Let's wait until things settle down before making any decisions; there's no rush now.
As the eldest sister-in-law, Bai Tang naturally cared about the marital status of the group.
Unfortunately, she didn't have any close friends, except for Gu Yu, with whom she had a fiancé. The two were a perfect match.
Bai Tang thought to herself: Oh well, let's just take it one step at a time. It's not easy to find partners for them these days. They're not in a hurry, so I won't worry about it.
While they were talking, Gu Yanxu was already busy in the kitchen.
Because their yard is very large, when the houses were built on the site, it was taken into consideration that multiple households might share the rent, so there are three stoves in the kitchen.
After Gu Yanxu processed the pork tenderloin he needed, he turned on the fire on almost all three stoves at the same time.
Fortunately, Gu Yanxu had honed his culinary skills to win over Bai Tang's stomach.
So he can manage to operate three stoves at the same time. As expected, an excellent person excels at everything. Gu Yanxu is truly a virtuous wife and loving mother.
Not long after, he called Lin Fan and the others to bring out the dishes.
Bai Tang was worried that three dishes wouldn't be enough for the six of them, so she took out a pot of charcoal-grilled pig's trotters from her spatial storage.
They also provided plenty of rice and steamed buns for them to choose what they wanted to eat.
This dinner was entirely meat, with not a single vegetable in it.
Before dinner, Bai Tang also prepared dinner for Guan Tou, cutting up some fresh pork that she had stored in her space for it to eat with cat food.
Now, a canned food can feed a cat a pound of raw meat and bones plus half a bowl of cat food in one meal.
(P.S.: Adult cats usually eat about 80 grams of cat food per day, but our canned food is mutated, so it eats more, and it's also a large wild cat!)
This is because Bai Tang has a lot of stockpiled pets; otherwise, who could afford to keep pets like this?
During dinner, Lin Fan said:
"The thought of going to work tomorrow makes me feel uncomfortable. Although the work is not very tiring, I find that I really don't like a job that follows a set routine."
Gu Yanxu: "You guys are just used to my casual work style, so you're not used to it now, but you'll get used to it in a few days."
Lin Feng: "The boss is right. When we were following the boss, we never had to show up for work. Now we have to show up for work, and it's really hard to get used to it."
Bai Jiyang said, "Before, I was the biggest boss and I could work whenever I wanted. I was used to being free, so I'm finding it a bit hard to adjust now."
Bai Tang said, "I was right to have foresight. I just stopped working and stayed home doing nothing."
If you really can't keep going, then we'll quit. We won't force ourselves; we've stockpiled so many supplies so we can live comfortably.
Gu Yanxu and the others said, "Let's work for a while longer and see how it goes. Let's get used to it slowly."
If we really can't adapt, then we can talk about resigning. After all, our positions aren't indispensable.
Dinner was finished while chatting. After dinner, to get rid of the greasiness from the meat, Bai Tang took out several pineapples that had been processed and soaked in salt water from her space.
Let them eat some fruit to neutralize the spiciness. Although pineapple can be harsh on the mouth, Bai Tang really likes it.
Bai Tang has a fruit-like mind.