I'm Hoarding for the Apocalypse

258 Well Said

Time passed quickly, and it was already noon. There was a sudden movement in the quiet outside. Someone was walking down the corridor and knocking on the doors of the rooms one by one. It did not take long before that person knocked on Du Yue’s door. After Du Yue kept the table lamp into her interspace, He Xing walked over to open the door for the man outside. “Hello, what’s the matter?”

“Hello, the food is being served on the fourth floor. The celestial lord asked us to inform everyone,” the person at the door said.

He Xing nodded. “Alright, I understand.”

The man at the door continued to move on to the next room. Du Yue and He Xing put on their clothes, hats, and masks, then left the room together and headed to the fourth floor. The elevator was not working now, so they had to walk down if they wanted to go downstairs. Fortunately, they were walking down, so they would not feel tired. He Xing had a flashlight in his hand. The light from the flashlight was not very bright, but it was enough for the two of them to see the path under their feet.

When Du Yue and He Xing reached the fourth floor, there were already many people there. The audience seats had been removed and replaced with long tables with chairs on both sides. The original selection venue now looked like a school cafeteria. After looking around, Du Yue and He Xing chose more remote seats and sat down.

In less than five minutes, all the chairs were filled with people. Although there were many people, no one was chatting. It was obvious that everyone had not recovered from the shock of the tsunami and was not in the mood to chat. Not long after everyone took their seats, the celestial lord walked out of the darkness.

A few table lamps were placed beside him, lighting up his entire body. Everyone followed the lights and could clearly see his face. “Although the tsunami is fierce, I believe that as long as we’re united, it’s only a matter of time before we overcome the difficulties.

“However, everyone knows the current situation. Food is limited, and there’s no place to replenish it. We don’t know when we’ll be able to leave this building. We don’t know when we’ll run out of food in the future. The food distributed to everyone may not be enough, but it’ll definitely ensure that everyone’s health is maintained.

“Let’s work hard, and when we get through this difficult time, I’ll definitely treat everyone to a good meal. You can eat whatever you want.” As soon as the celestial lord finished speaking, someone immediately echoed, “Your Excellency, you’re too polite. We can’t thank you enough. If you hadn’t built such a sturdy Celestial Lord Pavilion, we might not even be alive now!”

“Yeah! You’re even distributing your own food to everyone to eat. We’re already very grateful. How can we still be picky?”

The celestial lord nodded slightly to the two of them with a smile on his face. “Thank you for your understanding.” After saying that, the celestial lord turned his head slightly and said to the people standing beside him, “Distribute the food to everyone.”

“Alright!” the man responded and turned to leave. Two minutes later, the man came back with a group of people pushing a few food carts. When the food cart passed by each table, it would stop and give the people waiting an equal amount of food and water. Soon, it was sent to Du Yue and He Xing.

The water was mineral water. It was a very common brand before the apocalypse, and it was unopened. As for the food, it seemed to be some kind of steamed bun made of coarse grain. It had already turned cold and felt hard to the touch. As it was a little dark, Du Yue could not tell what it was made of.

After she placed the bun before her nose and sniffed it carefully, the corners of Du Yue’s mouth curled up into an imperceptible arc. Not only were there coarse grains in the bun, but there were also wheat husks. Wheat husks were not bad, but they did not taste good and did not have much nutrition. It was not easy to digest either.

Although the tsunami came suddenly, it had only been three hours since it arrived. Why were these buns the only thing left for them to eat? Du Yue was very surprised that a place like the Celestial Lord Pavilion would have wheat husks. Did they not say that the people in the inner city lived a good life every day?

How could a high-ranking person like the celestial lord have wheat husks in his hands? Du Yue looked at the bun in her hand with some interest. She had no intention of eating it. Then, she observed the people around her from the corner of her eye. After looking around, Du Yue realized that she was not the only one who did not want to eat the bun. The others were also looking at the bun with conflicted expressions. No one ate it.