Chapter 47: Exchange for breakfast

Lin Chen stared at the ice surface by the roadside, looked for a long time without finding any movement, just breathed a sigh of relief,

the system prompt suddenly popped up—【Current environment safe, no zombie and 'Shadow' organization signals, today can be judged as a safe day】. Three identical prompts stacked together, as if afraid he wouldn't see them.

"Finally can be steady for a day." He muttered, turning to feed the hamster. There were plenty of supplies in the storage room,

he grabbed a large bag of hamster food,

and took two bottles of water,

squatting in front of the cage and pouring it in. The hamster immediately gathered, small claws scratching the food bowl, eating very fast, its round body bulging.

After feeding the hamster, Lin Chen touched his stomach—only drank some cold water in the morning, now hungry.

He rummaged through the supply pile, all compressed biscuits and canned food, chewing on them hurting his teeth,

suddenly remembering the steamed buns and bean juice he often ate before, his heart craving.

"System, are you there?" Lin Chen tried to shout, no response. He raised his voice and shouted twice, and the prompt box in front of him popped up slowly—【What are your needs, host?】

"Can you exchange these compressed biscuits for steamed buns and bean juice?" Lin Chen pointed to the supplies beside him, "Not much, enough for the three of us to have breakfast."

【Cannot exchange, basic supplies only support same-category replacement, cannot cross-category conversion】 The system prompt returned in seconds, without giving half a point of room.

Lin Chen frowned: "Then what can be exchanged? I want to eat something hot."

【Detected that the host possesses exchangeable rare supplies AK submachine gun (system double reward issuance), 1 AK submachine gun can be exchanged for: 6 big meat buns, 3 cups of hot soy milk, confirm exchange?】

"Exchange AK for food?" Lin Chen was stunned for a moment—AK is a heavy weapon,

it can be very useful next time meeting 'Shadow' organization, but now the room is full of weapons,

missing one doesn't seem to matter, and the temptation of hot buns is really too big.

He hadn't finished pondering, the system prompt suddenly jumped—【Exchange window opened, countdown 10 seconds: 10, 9, 8...】

"Wait! Don't countdown!" Lin Chen was anxious, calculating rapidly in his brain: there are two new submachine guns at home, AK is temporarily useless, exchanging for a hot meal is not a loss.

"3, 2, 1..." The countdown was almost at the last second, Lin Chen hurriedly shouted: "Agree! Exchange!"

【Exchange successful! Supplies have been placed on the dining table, AK submachine gun has been recycled】

Just as the prompt disappeared, a "thud" sound came from the living room. Lin Chen ran over to look,

on the dining table were six steaming big meat buns, and beside them were three cups of soy milk in thermos cups, the fragrance drilling straight into his nose. He hurriedly shouted to Xia Nuan and A Kai: "Hurry up! Breakfast!"

Xia Nuan rubbed her eyes and walked out of the bedroom, A Kai also followed with a messy head,

the two saw the meat buns and soy milk on the dining table, instantly woke up, eyes wide. "This... where did this come from?" Xia Nuan walked over,

touched the thermos cup, it was still hot.

"Exchanged with AK." Lin Chen picked up a meat bun and took a bite, the juice overflowing, squinting his eyes in fragrance.

"What? Exchanged with AK?" A Kai suddenly raised his voice, "That's a heavy weapon that can shoot through a zombie's brain!

How can you exchange it for food?"

"Don't worry, there is stock at home." Lin Chen pointed to the storage room, "The supplies given by the system before doubled,

there are three submachine guns alone, missing one AK doesn't matter, fill your stomach first."

Xia Nuan and A Kai only then reacted, laughing awkwardly. Yesterday they were only worried about 'Shadow' organization,

forgetting about the doubled supplies. The two hurriedly picked up the meat buns and ate them in big mouthfuls, the hot food entering their stomachs, making their whole bodies warm.

After eating breakfast, A Kai leaned on the sofa, touching his stomach and saying: "Haven't eaten so fragrant for a long time,

this is the first time drinking hot soy milk since the apocalypse."

Xia Nuan was tidying up the dining table, suddenly remembering something, walked to the hamster cage and looked: "This little guy seems to have eaten too much,

it's sleeping in the corner."

Lin Chen walked over to look, the hamster curled into a small ball, its stomach round,

indeed looking like it had eaten too much. He smiled and shook his head, turning to open the laptop he hadn't finished watching before, finding a comedy movie: "Safe today,

let's relax too, watch a movie."

The three sat around on the sofa, Xia Nuan leaning beside Lin Chen, A Kai sitting on the other side,

the comedy plot on the screen made the three laugh from time to time. Watching halfway, Lin Chen remembered the chocolate he hadn't finished eating in the storage room, took it out and shared it with the two,

and added some water for the hamster.

In the afternoon, A Kai suggested playing cards—it was poker cards picked up from the residential area supermarket before, the three gathered together to play "Fight the Landlord," the loser having to perform a small show.

A Kai lost and learned zombie calls, Xia Nuan lost and sang a song, Lin Chen lost and was asked to smooth the hamster's fur, making the three laugh non-stop.

In the evening, Xia Nuan cooked a pot of soup with dehydrated vegetables and canned meat in the room, the three gathered around the small pot,

drinking hot soup, chatting about things from before, the living room full of long-lost warmth.

After dark, the three washed up and returned to their rooms to rest. Lin Chen lay on the bed, thinking about today's day,

his heart full of steadiness—no zombie roars,

no 'Shadow' organization attacks, only hot meals, movies, and the laughter of people around him.

He touched the ice-type energy crystal in his pocket, and looked at the system prompt in front of him—【Today's safe state continues, no abnormal signals】, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

But he knew clearly that such stable days wouldn't last forever, 'Shadow' organization would come again sooner or later,

and the rare supplies at the research institute had to be found as soon as possible. He closed his eyes, calculating in his heart: A Kai's wound should be almost healed tomorrow,

go to the research institute the day after tomorrow, try to find more rare supplies, improve abilities, reinforce defense.

Thinking and thinking, Lin Chen gradually fell asleep, only the light sound occasionally made by the hamster left in the living room, the sky outside the window still gloomy, but without the previous oppression. ===== CHAPTER 48 =====