[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned-":3,"chapter-apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-40":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalypse: Resources Consumed by Women Returned Ten Thousandfold",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},596149,845,"Chapter 40: What Do You Have to Win Me Over?","apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>Lin Lang looked at the mature woman in the crowd, squinted slightly, and a piece of information appeared in his vision:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tang Lingyu]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Appearance: 9 points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Recharge: 0 times]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Loyalty: 10%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Return Multiplier: 200]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Combat Power: C]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Superpower: Instant Teleportation (Level 3)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Gu Fei in Xingfu District, there was actually another 9-point beauty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang vaguely remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had indeed seen this Tang Lingyu in the district before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t very interested in mature women, so he didn’t pay much attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already had three different types of top-notch girls at home, and he had a keen insight into this field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And thus, a few other thoughts emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lingyu appeared slightly panicked and met Lin Lang’s deep scrutiny, instantly feeling overwhelmed with pressure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she hurriedly defended:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shen Chuchu, what are you talking about, I won’t kill anyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their gaze to Shen Chuchu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And upon hearing Tang Lingyu’s words, Shen Chuchu looked surprised and furious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Lingyu, we’re all girls, how can you not help me?! Are you just going to watch me get bullied by this scumbag Lin Lang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who bullied you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From start to finish, it seems you’re the only one here in your own play!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Bulang? Fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lingyu? Whatever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply don’t want to bother with you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone also understood, this self-proclaimed woman of Lin Bulang was just a lunatic, like a mad dog biting everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There aren’t many opportunities for Lord Bulang to organize a trade fair!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman still comes to mess things up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a waste of everyone’s time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So someone shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have something, wait until the trade fair is over to talk, okay? Don’t waste everyone’s time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, exactly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who does that, being so shameless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shen Chuchu hysterically shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’s being shameless?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re all in cahoots with Lin Lang! You’re all conspiring to bully me, a weak woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to post all of you online, expose you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after shouting for a while, she couldn’t even find her phone, let alone expose them online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she looked around at the people angrily and then strode towards Tang Lingyu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Lingyu! Didn’t you say before that you wanted to get rid of Lin Bulang? Now is a perfect opportunity! We women must stand up! Don’t worry, women all over the world will be on our side!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t talk nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tang Lingyu kept retreating to avoid getting too close to Shen Chuchu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even wishing to shout in fear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Don’t come any closer!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the woman so embarrassed she wanted to hide in a hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang somehow found her a bit cute, so he smiled slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your name is Tang Lingyu, right? Would you like to come with me? I offer room and board!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gasped!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chuchu was even more stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang actually wants to find another woman?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly already has three!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he still wants more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one he’s looking for this time is a thirty-year-old woman?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he crazy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An active twenty-year-old youthful beauty he doesn’t want, insisting on finding a thirty-year-old woman?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chuchu felt her worldview collapsing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the others present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the men!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Lin Lang, their eyes seemed to be gazing at a god!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s a man’s role model?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s a founding master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in front of three top-notch wives, he still dares to charm another woman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t he afraid those three women will get jealous?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon taking a closer look!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those three women, unbelievably, looked completely accustomed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A touch of helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a bit of anger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they all so understanding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their group already has three people, and if they were to get jealous, they would have long been saturated amongst themselves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what does one more matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, everyone felt sour inside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Lin Lang, their gaze inevitably carried more resentment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop it, bastard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you planning to take all the beautiful women in the world?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least leave us one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lingyu was momentarily stunned by Lin Lang’s words, and then frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only know Shen Chuchu by chance, we’re not that close! I wouldn’t do anything bad for her! Don’t just listen to her side of the story!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought Lin Lang had believed Shen Chuchu’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she assumed he was deliberately teasing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Lang shrugged and said frankly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has nothing to do with anyone else, I just simply think you’re very beautiful, so I want you to be my woman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was shocked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Lord Bulang really talk so straightforwardly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obviously, he’s driven by lust, but when it comes from Lord Bulang’s mouth, it seems justified!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Masters always go straight to the point!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take notes! Hurry, take notes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Chuchu looked at Tang Lingyu in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thirty-year-old woman actually rejected Lin Lang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doesn’t that mean—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing even a thirty-year-old woman doesn’t want, and I still can’t get it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Tang Lingyu is in cahoots with Lin Bulang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their purpose is to humiliate me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, her gaze towards Tang Lingyu gradually turned hateful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bad people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re all bad people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all deserve to die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Tang Lingyu was completely oblivious and only said to Lin Lang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I just came to exchange some supplies, and I’ll leave once I’m done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She has always been a proud woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are very few men who catch her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, she wouldn’t still be single at thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she has the right to be this picky—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A well-off family background!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Appearance that rivals Gu Fei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A curvaceous and enchanting figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incredibly seductive mature charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been countless men vying to be her bootlicker!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s not what she wants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she truly wants is a man strong enough, a man who can conquer her from all aspects!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Bulang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’s been in the spotlight recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he’s just a young guy in his early twenties!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No vision, no experience, no connections?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What can he use to conquer her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just relying on the little supplies he has stored?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much supplies he has, they’ll run out eventually, not to mention he’s foolishly found so many women to consume them with!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only real strength is the true reliance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lin Lang slightly raised his chin, making a spendthrift gesture:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, what supplies do you want to exchange for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lingyu thought for a moment, and took out a very beautiful gemstone brooch from her pocket:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a brooch from the Xiangnai’Er anniversary, it’s quite valuable. I want to exchange it for some purified water and food...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd saw this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all shook their heads slightly in secret, sighing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A brooch? Even if it’s worth a million, what’s the use of it in the apocalypse? It probably can’t even be exchanged for a bottle of water!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were also smart people who saw through everything:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If someone else held this brooch, they definitely wouldn’t get anything from Lord Bulang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Lord Bulang has clearly shown interest in this woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this moment, are brooches or anything else important?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it was a wildflower picked casually from the roadside! Lord Bulang would still spend extravagantly just to make her smile!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So! This brooch is sure to break transaction records!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what price Lord Bulang offers, nobody should be surprised!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone suddenly understood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder such a big shot can find so many women!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out this is the difference!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And evidently, Tang Lingyu also thought of this aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smirked slightly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid just said he wanted to woo me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, he’s definitely going to put on a show, offering a wealth of supplies to exchange for this brooch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make me look at him differently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinks he can move me this way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh, still such a naive young mindset!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I that easily moved?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll just take advantage of your mindset, keep you on the hook, and get more supplies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ll end up losing terribly in this tug of war!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This brooch, to others, might not be of any use, but to me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, as everyone expected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Bulang looked at Tang Lingyu with gentle eyes and a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s of no use at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re bringing this out to exchange for supplies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You won’t get anything in exchange!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll starve to death sooner or later!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1434,"2026-05-30T17:16:31.237Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","77ffd572ed8a3f05d2bacb2db0cc6d62ab5d8a03c52b0b3bed50c37300597aa0","apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-41","apocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--chapter-39",264,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-resources-consumed-by-women-returned--cover.jpg"]