[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies":3,"chapter-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-44":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies",{"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},770945,1022,"Chapter 44: Why Should I Give Alms?","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>Chapter 44: Why Should I Give Alms?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although no one saw Liu Tiantian’s end, everyone could guess what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl falling into the hands of a group of wolves—what outcome could there be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Chen Zhenghao spared her life, she would still die, having lost all her resources for survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there wasn’t much sorrow among the residents. Instead, they breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Liu Tiantian could keep Chen Zhenghao’s group fed for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, this served as a wake-up call for the other residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things continued like this, none of them would survive for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That afternoon, Zhang Yi found himself added to yet another chat group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if gathering in numbers would make them stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi glanced at the group members, noticing only six or seven people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Peng, Fang Yuqing, Lin Cainin, and a few other neighbors were among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi frowned slightly, unsure of their intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, someone reached out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yuqing: \"@Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi, it’s too dangerous outside. Chen Zhenghao will eventually come for us. We must unite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi replied indifferently, \"I’m fine on my own right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cainin added, \"That’s not the point. You’re alone, but Chen Zhenghao has five or six men and a gun! So you’re not safe either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi smirked. Why didn’t they ask Chen Zhenghao who broke his leg?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhenghao hadn’t dared to retaliate because he knew Zhang Yi was tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi asked, \"So, what do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yuqing quickly responded, \"Living scattered is too dangerous. We decided to move in together. This way, even against Chen Zhenghao, we have strength in numbers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi laughed, \"What, gathering together makes you unafraid of his gun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ridiculous. If numbers mattered, the building’s fifty households and over a hundred people could easily stomp Chen Zhenghao to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all cowards, gathering only for psychological comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another member, Sun Zhichao, a finance white-collar worker, spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With more people, at least they’ll be cautious. We can also barricade the door together, making it harder for them to break in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we need a good stronghold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yuqing quickly added, \"Zhang Yi, your place has a balcony and a sturdy security door, perfect for resisting Chen Zhenghao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, we hope you can join our team. Let’s fight Chen Zhenghao together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi understood now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yuqing must have told them about his fortified home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They probably knew he had a perfect insulation system and ample food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi sneered. Their plan was loud and clear to him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi curtly replied, \"I don’t need it, thanks. I’m quite comfortable on my own. If you want to cohabit, find your own place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting seven or eight people crowd into his home?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew who was human and who was a ghost? That would only bring danger to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Zhang Yi owed them nothing. Why should he help them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhang Yi’s refusal, the group members were obviously displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhichao: \"Zhang Yi, we’re all in danger. You can’t be so short-sighted! Only together can we survive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another member, Wang Min, added, \"We chose your place because it has a balcony for fetching snow. We’re not taking advantage of you; we can protect you too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi laughed so hard his mouth twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sent a message to the group: \"Protect me???????\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The string of question marks showed his ridicule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they know how he was living now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protect him? The audacity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuddled under a blanket, Fang Yuqing pursed her lips and began her moral coercion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Zhang Yi disliked her and wouldn’t let her in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she used the group to pressure Zhang Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought that, in such a life-and-death situation, Zhang Yi should be magnanimous despite past grievances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cainin: \"Zhang Yi, okay, I admit we need your help. But think about it, letting us into your home could save seven or eight lives!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you really watch us be killed by Chen Zhenghao? We’ve been friends and neighbors for years!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the seven or eight people, Zhang Yi indeed knew them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were even on good terms, including a colleague from the same workplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all pleaded for Zhang Yi to let them in, considering their past friendship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after being persecuted to death in his previous life, Zhang Yi was no longer soft-hearted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many in this group had shared his suffering back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the apocalypse, humanity meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survival was the only rule!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he said, \"At this point, whether we survive depends on our own abilities. You’re of no value to me, so why should I protect you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Zhang Yi immediately left the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to exploit him was a dream!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without morals, he wouldn’t be morally blackmailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the chat, Zhang Yi took out a box of potato chips from his space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat by the window, in his soft recliner, eating chips and enjoying the view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the extreme cold outside, the snowy landscape was indeed beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground was covered in a pure white blanket, pleasing to the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he saw a black dot moving on the 18th floor of the opposite building, followed by a desperate scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking closely, Zhang Yi saw a person falling through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the person disappeared into the six or seven-meter-deep snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With temperatures below minus seventy degrees, anyone buried in the snow was doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that the situation in other buildings was just as dire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As supplies ran out, fights for resources, even violence and murder, were breaking out everywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every inhabited place was becoming a hell on earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While munching on chips, Zhang Yi contemplated the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he needed to be wary not only of his neighbors but also of survivors outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the apocalypse, anything could happen.\u003C\u002Fp>",983,"2026-06-03T02:47:18.755Z","2026-06-03T02:47:23.599Z",1,"novelbin.me","25e85f0b0991217f0596a28b5fa79497d2dae1135b39c82de6fe69fcc979a4ce","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-45","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-43",1370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-cover.jpg"]