Chapter 17: Lin Meng invites the wasteland team to a big meal

The medicine Lin Meng gave greatly exceeded Ye Heng's expectations.

After taking the medicine, only a moment later, aside from a few with extremely serious injuries, most people became vigorous and lively.

If Lin Meng saw this scene, she would surely be shocked speechless.

What kind of physique do these people of the wasteland era have? Their response to this ordinary medicine is astonishing; to them it's truly a holy medicine!

At nightfall, Lin Meng rested early, lying in bed recalling that cup of hot milk.

She flashed into the space; the hot milk on the small table remained unmoved, suggesting that without her speaking, Ye Heng would not touch the extra things that appeared in the space.

She tested the temperature; the hot milk's temperature was almost unchanged from when it was first placed inside.

It seems the time flow in the space is extremely slow; perhaps the space's flow is even static, allowing food to be stored indefinitely without spoiling.

However, she hasn't done strict calculations, nor does she have the time to verify this.

In any case, upgrading the space is a good thing; next time she'll ask Ye Heng to see if he can get her two more crystals.

After the upgrade, the extra door that appeared remains tightly shut and cannot be opened; Lin Meng no longer obsesses over it.

Anyway, when the time comes, it will surely be opened.

At that moment, Lin Meng sensed Ye Heng's mental power fluctuation and quickly greeted him.

"Ye Heng, you've arrived? What time is it where you are? I've just entered night."

It was Miss Lin's voice; Ye Heng responded excitedly.

"Miss Lin, it's also night where we are, but the day-night cycle in the wasteland world is unstable; the time of nightfall varies each day."

Lin Meng nodded, thinking to herself that it's still better here.

"By the way, have you eaten dinner? The shrimp dumplings and steamed wheat I packed for you are still fresh; take them out, heat them up, and eat them—don't waste."

"Also, don't call me Miss Lin; just call me Lin Meng. We're about the same age, so you don't need to be so formal with me."

Lin Meng, fearing he would launch into a string of thanks, simply finished speaking and left the space.

Ye Heng's words that had just reached his lips were indeed swallowed back after seeing Lin Meng leave, and he felt a warm surge in his heart.

To be regarded as a friend by someone as kind-hearted and warm as Miss Lin is his honor.

"Team Captain, the goddess has contacted you again?"

Ye Heng took out a bag of packed meal containers and nodded:

"Mm, the goddess has bestowed today's dinner upon us, saying she wants to reward us; hurry up and heat it, and we'll eat together."

Upon hearing it was food, the team members each stared on like wolves and tigers.

In the safe house provided by the trading zone, there are simple stoves; the team members acted swiftly, and soon placed the steaming hot food on the table.

Over a dozen people gathered around the table, their eyes locked on the nearest dish, waiting only for the team captain's order before they would unhesitatingly dig in.

"What is this crystal-clear thing? It's white with a hint of pink, and just looking at it makes it seem delicious!"

"I like this one; it looks like a chicken's claw, and I can already smell its fragrance!"

"I want to eat this! This vegetable is oily green, and it's the first time I've seen such fresh greens!"

Every item on the table made them unable to stop salivating, craving without any image.

Ye Heng had eaten noodles with egg before, but even so, facing this table of food he had never seen before, his heart likewise raced.

Soon, everyone began to wolf down their food, completely disregarding usual relationships, snatching and grabbing from each other, yet no one wasted food by dropping it on the floor.

After the meal, everyone wore expressions of endless aftertaste, some even with tears streaming down their faces.

"Good heavens, it's so delicious that you could let me die right now and I'd have no regrets."

"Do the delicacies eaten by the upper folk amount to anything more than this? The goddess has been truly wonderful to us."

Some also felt remorse after finishing their meal.

"It shouldn't be this extravagant; such precious food, if converted to coarse grain, would be enough to last a lifetime."

"We ate too hastily, didn't savor it properly, and feel terribly sorry toward the goddess."

Ye Heng took a deep breath.

"This meal is indeed luxurious, but it's all the goddess's grace; we must never forget her kindness, nor become picky because of it, and we must not demand too much from the goddess."

"Tonight's meal, just have a taste; no one should take it outside to brag about."

The team members nodded; Ye Heng knew they were all of good character, and he felt reassured.

But he still decided, together with everyone, to enshrine Miss Lin as a deity in their hearts.

Although Miss Lin is willing to interact with him as a friend, he must not become complacent because of it, nor let the teammates know that the goddess is such an easygoing deity.

Everyone has a greedy nature; he does not want them, because the goddess is so easy to get along with, to gradually lose their faith, become endlessly demanding, and regard all this as something easily obtained.

The items Lin Meng ordered online arrived the next day.

She arranged for a master to install monitors, and also contacted Ye Heng to gather all the items produced by women, explaining their purpose.

There are many women's nutritional products, plus a box of infant formula.

"Infant formula?" Ye Heng frowned; this thing seemed familiar to him, as if it existed only in civilized times.

Lin Meng replied:

"I'm worried that the women's nutrition where you are might not keep up, possibly with little breast milk, so I prepared some infant formula, which includes mixing instructions on the package."

"These bottles of drinking water are cleaner and more hygienic, suitable for mixing the formula."

Ye Heng only felt it was novel, and also lamented that Miss Lin was truly meticulous, having considered not only the parturient women but also prepared nutrition for the infants.

Lin Meng did not buy many varieties of supplies, such as clothing for parturient women or infants' garments; she did not prepare those.

It's not stinginess; rather she believes it's better not to let them jump straight from poverty to luxury, for going from frugality to extravagance is easy, but the reverse is hard, so everything should progress gradually.

Furthermore, she also does not want Ye Heng and his companions to become too reliant on her, after all she is not a deity, and this mysterious connection of spaces may not remain constant.

What if one day the space link fails? What would they do then?

Lin Meng's side is thinking to first not give too much, whereas Ye Heng's side is thinking that the goddess has given too much—how could they possibly repay it?

After finishing the briefing with Ye Heng, the surveillance equipment installation was also completed.

That night, Lin Meng took a vehicle to Yun Cheng.

On the morning of the third day as agreed, Lin Meng appeared punctually at the entrance of a private club.

Fifth Master arranged to meet her here, showing no concern whatsoever for the safety of this young girl—is this a place she can come to?

Don't be fooled by Yun Cheng's city center; it's far less prosperous than the Magic Capital, but Lin Meng's experience there is limited—she merely toiled as a beast of burden for a year.

Such high-end clubs are intimidating to her.

"Miss Lin? You're Miss Lin Meng, right? My Fifth Master is waiting in the private room; please come in quickly."

Suddenly, a suit-clad thug approached Lin Meng, startling her.

Having steadied herself, Lin Meng cautiously followed.

Upon entering the club, her entire demeanor was tense.

All along the way, those suit-clad thugs were certainly no good people.

Usually, only places where big shots appear on TV would dare to plant lackeys like this in such a grand setting.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Lin Meng's mind: next time she gets a chance, she must ask Ye Heng whether there are any high-tech mini weapons in the wasteland era she could use for self-defense.

If this Fifth Master doesn't observe martial ethics, she'll take him out in an instant!