Chapter 5

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Zhou Yuan kept the lighter and poured a mouthful of water into the male student’s bottle.

The water level in the wrist-thick bottle was only one inch high.

The male student was very happy to see this. He immediately took a small sip and held it in his mouth, unwilling to swallow it.

Then, he immediately twisted the bottle cap and stuffed the remaining half into his clothes.

Water was hard to come by, and the clean water from Zhou Yuan’s hands was even harder to come by.

He had to drink it sparingly, as it could save his life at a critical moment.

Following one’s successful exchange for the water, the others immediately couldn’t hold back.

After all, everyone’s mouths were dry. If they didn’t replenish their water, they might die from dehydration.

With someone as an example, they knew now that Zhou Yuan really would exchange the water.

Hence, everyone took out the few items they had to exchange.

“Zhou Yuan, what do you think of my shaver? Branded! Phillips!”

“I have a bag of instant noodles here. How much water can I exchange for half a piece?”

“Look, this is an umbrella that I just found. There are only two holes in it, but it’s still working! It’s not too much to exchange for a bottle of water, right?”

“………”

Facing these ‘enthusiastic” customers, Zhou Yuan didn’t say a word. Instead, he took out the items one by one and asked the system.

As Zhou Yuan had expected, although these items were valuable, they were not as valuable as the lighter. Each of them could only be exchanged for a small number of gold coins.

However, Zhou Yuan did not reject any of them. As long as they had value that could be exchanged for gold coins, he would exchange them for water.

However, correspondingly, the amount of water given was much less. It was only a small sip, enough to moisten the mouth and throat.

This made a few of them very dissatisfied. They all expressed that their things were very useful and deserved more water.

Nonetheless, under Zhou Yuan’s cold and unyielding attitude, everyone could only give in.

The water was in Zhou Yuan’s hands, and he was the only one who could decide whether to exchange it or not.

Every time someone questioned him, Zhou Yuan would immediately return the item and turn to the next person.

He didn’t give them a chance to bargain at all. It was up to them to trade or not.

As it turned out, Zhou Yuan’s attitude was very effective.

The rest of the people behind him did not make a sound. They took out whatever they did not need and took as much water as Zhou Yuan gave them.

Zhou Yuan was very satisfied with this scene and could not help but nod to himself.

That’s right, he shouldn’t be too easy to talk to, or else the greed in people’s hearts would be a bottomless pit.

If he was easy to talk to, all the water he had wouldn’t be enough to fill these people’s stomachs!

Everyone wanted to use trash items to exchange for clean water, and some even wanted to exchange for something with nothing.

Like that shitty shaver, so what if it was branded?

It was useless without electricity!

Zhou Yuan had given him the least amount of water since the item was trash and could only be exchanged for one gold coin.

The instant noodle was not bad. Half a piece could be exchanged for 18 gold coins. Other than the lighter, Zhou Yuan gave him the most water.

As for the broken umbrella, it was the one that Zhou Yuan had the most complaints about.

The umbrella had holes in it, and that shameless classmate wanted to exchange it for an entire bottle of water?

He didn’t exchange with them.

Zhou Yuan’s attitude was unyielding. He felt that he had to establish his authority.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to do business in the future!

While everyone was fighting to exchange for the water, someone could only watch anxiously from the side.

Tian Jinghan, the class beauty.

There was nothing she could exchange for as she had nothing on her.

As a frail and delicate woman, she was able to live until now thanks to her appearance.

However, it was also because of this that she did not have an active position among the group of students.

Most of the time, she was just a decoration, and she played a dispensable role.

When the others found water and food, they might give her some if they were happy, but not a single bit if they were not.

With regard to searching for resources, she often could not snatch anything.

Sometimes, she was the first to see something, but other stronger members would occupy it first and she would not have a share.

She had also deeply realized the principle of hiding a treasure would get her into trouble, so she usually did not keep anything on her.

Everything she obtained was used to exchange for food and water.

Therefore, she had nothing on her at the moment and could not exchange for the clean drinkable water from Zhou Yuan.

However, when she saw her classmates drinking the water, she couldn’t take it anymore.

She was extremely thirsty, but since everyone was experiencing the same situation, it was fine.

However, when the people around her were all drinking water to rehydrate themselves, and she was the only one who could only watch…

That feeling was simply too unbearable!

Not only physically, but also psychologically!

However, Zhou Yuan’s attitude had already expressed his determination.

If there’s nothing to exchange, he would not give it to you!

What could she do?

Thinking of this, Tian Jinghan had to use the means she used before.

She lowered her head and approached Zhou Yuan. She then asked in a quiet voice,

“Zhou Yuan, I… I don’t have anything. Can you give me some water to drink first?”

“When I find something useful, I’ll give it to you.”

Even though everyone was dirty and looked like vagrants.

In order to maintain her charm, Tian Jinghan still did some cleaning.

At the very least, she was much cleaner than the boys.

At this time, she asked carefully with her hands crossed. Her face showed a little timidity and shyness as she made a feminine posture. Her appearance was very pleasing to the eyes.

If it was in the past, Zhou Yuan might have given it to her directly.

However, now that Zhou Yuan had experienced the fickleness of human nature and the coldness of the world, he did not feel a single ripple in his heart.

He didn’t soften his heart just because the other party was a woman and she was very beautiful.

There were so many beautiful women out there, why should he let her drink his water for nothing?

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan directly said,

“You must use items to exchange for it. This is the principle!”

Facing Zhou Yuan’s unyielding attitude, Tian Jinghan was very angry and unhappy.

Who was she?

The class beauty, the top student!

She was first in class in both looks and grades!

She had an impression of Zhou Yuan. He seemed to be an ordinary student who was slacking off in school.

In the past, she wouldn’t have bothered with such people.

The difference in status between the two of them was like the difference between cloud and mud!

Now that she had already put down her pride and begged him, how could Zhou Yuan still had such an attitude?

It was really infuriating!

However…

Thinking of this, Tian Jinghan’s face changed.

She couldn’t help but sigh in her heart.

That was what she thought, but what could she do in this post-apocalyptic world?

Everything had changed…

Just like now, she could already feel the mocking gazes from the people around her.

In the past, as long as she frowned, someone would show concern to her.

However, at present, upon seeing that she had no water to drink, the people around her only looked at her with mocking eyes.

She used to be an important figure in the class.

The teachers liked her, and the students chased after her.

Now, everything had changed!

In this environment where everyone was struggling to survive, all her status and advantages had disappeared.

The only thing left was her good looks.

After thinking for a while, Tian Jinghan approached Zhou Yuan again.

Then, as if she was afraid of being heard, she took the initiative to move closer and whispered,

“Can I use…myself to exchange with you?”