Liu Wenbo? What a coincidence!
The female student was also excited.
She was Fan Yiyi, and both Liu Wenbo and she were students brought by Xiao Guanghan.
Fan Yiyi was a year ahead of Liu Wenbo. She was a good student and pretty, so she was well-known in the school.
The two met at an academic discussion.
The second meeting was in the apocalypse. Liu Wenbo and his group were trapped in a restaurant by a horde of zombies, and it looked like they were about to fall.
Xiao Guanghan, with Fan Yiyi and others, drove their car, using the horn to lure the zombies away, saving their lives.
This was their third meeting.
"Yes, it's such a coincidence. I thought in such a vast apocalypse, we might not have another chance to meet!"
"I didn't expect fate to give me an opportunity to thank you in person!"
"If it weren't for you last time, my teammates and I would have turned into zombies long ago!"
Liu Wenbo smiled sheepishly.
"Oh, no need to be so polite. Surviving in the apocalypse is already difficult enough. We are both countrymen and schoolmates! It's only natural that we help each other!"
"I believe if we had swapped places that day, you wouldn't have stood by and watched us die, right?" Fan Yiyi said with a smile.
"Of course, of course. Professor Xiao always takes good care of me, and senior sister, you've been good to me too!"
"Even if it cost me my life, I would have saved you! (Read novel)"
"By the way, senior sister, do you... have a boyfriend?" Liu Wenbo asked quietly.
"Huh? What?"
Just then, a team passed by, their voices loud enough to drown out Liu Wenbo's question.
Although Fan Yiyi didn't hear clearly, she could guess what Liu Wenbo had said from his expression.
She just wanted to hear it again.
Finding love in the apocalypse would be quite romantic.
Perhaps this was what they meant by true love in adversity! Fan Yiyi thought to herself.
However, Liu Wenbo didn't press further and instead asked, "Oh, nothing. Is Professor Xiao doing well?"
"What are you doing here? Why aren't you going in?"
Fan Yiyi replied, "Professor Xiao is doing well..."
"We planned to go in, but they demanded too many energy crystals. I calculated that for all of us, we need a total of 18,500!"
"But I only have 12,000 right now. Although food can be used to offset crystals, we don't have much food left..."
Hearing Fan Yiyi's words, Liu Wenbo said with a relaxed expression, "Heh, I thought it was something big. It's just 6,500 energy crystals!"
"You and Professor Xiao helped me so much before, it's time for me to help you now!"
"I have 6,500 here. Take it!"
As Liu Wenbo spoke, he initiated a trade with Fan Yiyi.
He placed 6,500 energy crystals on the trading interface and, without a second thought, clicked confirm!
"Ah? You... this... this isn't right..." Fan Yiyi was stunned.
Professor Xiao had always warned her that people in the apocalypse were sinister.
He said it was an inevitable trend in social development. The more abundant the resources, the stronger the trust between people.
The more scarce the resources, the more conflicts would arise between people.
"Now it's the apocalypse. For survival, people sometimes have to harm others' interests, so never trust anyone easily."
But the Liu Wenbo in front of her completely overturned the concept Professor Xiao had instilled in him.
He so easily handed over 6,500 crystals?
"You... aren't you afraid I was lying to you just now?" Fan Yiyi asked, a little touched.
"Your eyes tell me you wouldn't lie. And even if you did, what of it?"
"You were so good to me, and you saved my life. Taking a few thousand crystals from me is only right!"
"Besides, I'm giving this to you willingly. It's not considered deception, so please accept it with peace of mind!" Liu Wenbo said with a smile, patting Fan Yiyi on the shoulder.
"Then... you've given me all your crystals. What about you?" Fan Yiyi asked with a hint of concern.
"What about me? Nothing. My teammates have already gone in. I only ran out because I saw you!" Liu Wenbo said, smiling and pointing inside.
Behind the checkpoint, a small team of about ten people was organizing supplies.
Some things they couldn't store in their rings, and things that wouldn't expire, they stuffed into their backpacks.
They were laden with goods, like they were moving house.
"So that's how it is. Then I'm relieved. When we get into the city, I'll definitely thank you properly with Professor Xiao!" Fan Yiyi said, her good impression of Liu Wenbo instantly increasing.
"Oh, no need to be so polite. I'm just returning the favor. You're making me embarrassed!" Liu Wenbo scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"I'll take you to handle the procedures. I just did it, so I'm familiar with it!" Liu Wenbo said as he pulled Fan Yiyi along, introducing her.
"See those people queuing for health checks over there? Those are slaves!"
"Each slave is equivalent to 500 crystals. Many survivor teams catch these people to offset crystals!"
"These are all before the first stage of awakening. Killing them only yields over 200 crystals, so selling them is more profitable!"
Fan Yiyi followed Liu Wenbo's gaze and saw a group of listless people, poorly clad, being checked casually like livestock.
On the other side was the supply exchange. Food and water prices were ridiculously low. It was rumored that once they entered the city, these prices would be tripled.
Liu Wenbo spoke enthusiastically, and Fan Yiyi followed, nodding, sighing, and exclaiming at times.
The queue finally reached the checkpoint.
"We have 37 people, and here are the 18,500 crystals!" Fan Yiyi placed the crystals on the table.
"We don't care how many people you have or how many crystals you collect. We only let in as many people as we receive crystals!"
"If there are fewer people, we don't give refunds. If there are more people, those extra won't be allowed in. It's that simple!" the black woman at the counter said coldly.
"Don't worry, our number can only be less, never more!" Liu Wenbo said with a smile.
Turning to Fan Yiyi, he said, "It's almost noon, and they'll be taking their lunch break. I'll queue for you at the vehicle entrance over there!"
"Hurry up and have Professor Xiao and the others come. We'll try to have lunch in the city, otherwise, it'll be delayed by another two or three hours before we can get in this afternoon!"
"By then, we'll have to queue for a long time!" Liu Wenbo arranged everything methodically.
"Okay, then... thank you for your trouble. We'll be there in 5 minutes!" Fan Yiyi walked a few steps, then suddenly ran back and gave Liu Wenbo a big hug.
"It's great to meet you!"
Liu Wenbo smiled slightly and said, "Me too, it's great to meet you here!"