Chapter 11
There's a small shop on the sea?
What's it like to have your college classmate suddenly become a superhero?
Liu Yue found this incredible.
Because she still finds it difficult to associate Li Yi with Superman.
Who is Li Yi?
Her college classmate, a person who didn't have much of a presence in the class.
Her few interactions with him mostly revolved around collecting homework assignments given by teachers.
How could he be Superman?
Wait, even time travel has happened, and my classmate is a superhero... it doesn't seem so unacceptable after all?
Although it was difficult, Liu Yue has gradually accepted this fact.
"Why didn't you say you were Superman sooner? If you really were Superman, Liu Jianwen and Zhao Gou wouldn't have died!"
Liu Yue recalled the horrific scene she witnessed yesterday, her eyes reddening as she spoke.
If Li Yi were Superman, then saving a few people who had fallen into the water would certainly not be difficult for him, right?
Then they wouldn't have died.
However, she did not see the slightest hint of guilt on Li Yi's face.
Li Yi continued to look at her calmly.
That look in his eyes sent chills down her spine.
It's not intimidation, but indifference.
"I do have the ability to save them, but that doesn't mean I have to save them."
Do you know how many people live in this area?
Li Yi glanced around indifferently.
"There are 174285 people in this area of the sea, which spans a hundred miles."
"People are dying every second, and now there are only 174257 people left."
"I can see much farther, where the population could reach millions or even tens of millions, but so what?"
He sat upright on the boat, reaching out to feel the rhythm of the seawater.
He had already become indifferent to life long before he transmigrated.
Liu Yue shook her head, trying her best to hold back her tears.
"But those are all precious human lives!"
"Liu Jianwen and Zhao Kuo are your classmates, how can you just sit idly by and do nothing?!"
Her questioning words caused a slight fluctuation in Li Yi's eyes.
Li Yi shook his head.
"Your level is too low; you simply cannot comprehend my existence."
"Don't try to persuade me. If you try too hard, I'll get very unhappy, and the consequences will be severe."
Li Yi told Liu Yue earnestly.
Although Li Yi did not do anything dangerous, Liu Yue still felt her body trembling.
An uncontrollable panic and fear arose from the bottom of my heart.
That was fear stemming from the body's instinct.
Liu Yue covered her mouth, swallowing the words she wanted to say.
"Li Yi!! Why is Liu Yue crying? Did you bully her?"
Class monitor Jiang Ying took a break and turned her head to see this scene.
Although she didn't know what the two said, judging from Liu Yue's reaction, Li Yi must have done something.
She walked over with a stern face and shielded Liu Yue behind her.
"What exactly happened?"
Li Yi shrugged.
"I don't know, maybe the student counselor was reminded of something sad."
Jiang Ying looked at him with some suspicion.
"Yueyue, what happened?"
Liu Yue rubbed her eyes and forced a smile.
"It's nothing... I just remembered some sad things and couldn't help crying..."
Since Liu Yue had already said that, Jiang Ying didn't pursue the matter any further.
But just to be on the safe side, she still pulled Liu Yue away.
......
"Yueyue, are you really alright?"
Seeing Liu Yue looking somewhat lost and dejected, Jiang Ying couldn't help but worry.
Liu Yue was fine before.
How did it turn out like this in the blink of an eye?
Liu Yue shook her head with a wry smile.
What does it mean that she might not have been able to achieve enlightenment before?
Now she seems to understand a little bit.
Actually, upon closer examination, Li Yi's idea wasn't entirely wrong.
Life and death are preordained. Even if he doesn't save him, no one has the right to blame Li Yi.
In fact, Li Yi has done a good enough job.
If it were anyone else possessing such terrifying power, they would have already become a citizen of the Homeland.
Saving people? It's good enough if they don't kill anyone.
Imagining that scenario, Liu Yue suddenly felt that Li Yi might not be so bad after all?
Jiang Ying rowed a fancy wooden boat and took her to the student council's location.
Liu Yue's eyes widened in shock upon seeing the large ship before her.
Compared to the three-meter-long wooden boat beneath my feet, the wooden boat in front of me can be described as enormous.
It is over ten meters long and seven or eight meters wide, and looks like a walnut shell.
The bow is slightly upturned, the deck is flat, and the cabins above have been furnished, with a wooden sign hanging high up.
The words "Jiangcheng University" were written with vigorous and powerful strokes.
The deck was bustling with people coming and going, making it quite lively.
Liu Yue was a little confused.
"Where did this boat come from?"
In her memory, weren't they all still living on small wooden rafts?
How come they even built a ten-meter-long ship?
Jiang Ying looked somewhat proud.
"This is the student union's headquarters, a result of the collective efforts of everyone in the student union!"
"I even contributed some of those wooden planks!"
She looked at the large ship in front of her with a sense of longing.
"It seems the world still has hope for us."
"Once we salvage more supply crates and gather enough materials to upgrade our vehicles, each of us can own one of these big ships!!"
"When that time comes, it will be time for us to conquer the sea!!"
Her excited tone also infected Liu Yue.
It dispelled the gloom in her eyes.
The two of them went up to the deck together.
The deck was sturdy, and stepping on it finally gave me a sense of solid ground.
There were many students coming and going, and it was quite noisy.
"This silverfish I caught is at least ten centimeters long, right? And all I can get in return is a slice of ham?"
"Sorry, we caught too many fish. Silverfish are quite common around here..."
The two looked in the direction of the sound and found that one of the cabins was unusually lively.
Inside was a trading counter.
Various items were displayed, taken from the supply crates.
The food included spicy strips, instant noodles, luncheon meat, and even a whole ham.
There's also plenty of water available, including Nongfu Spring, Baishui Mountain, Sprite, and Coca-Cola.
At first glance, it looks like a small convenience store.
"I just got this from a supply crate, what do you guys think I can exchange it for?"
The speaker was a somewhat reserved boy; he looked a little disheveled, his hair wet and matted together.
He took out a mechanical watch, the time still ticking away.
The senior student in charge of reception immediately lit up.
"A watch? That's a valuable item!"
"If it's calibrated properly, we can know the time."
"What would you like to exchange? Food, water, or something else?"
The boy couldn't help but swallow his saliva as he looked at the ham that smelled so good.
"I want to change this one, and also get some fresh water."
The whole ham weighs about ten pounds, and the boneless meat weighs about six pounds.
The senior members of the student council went deep into the cabin to ask for their opinions.
After coming out, he took out a knife and cut off half a pound of meat.
It was also accompanied by a bottle of mineral water.
"After discussions and deliberations by the student council, are you satisfied?"
The boy's eyes practically turned green with envy when he saw the ham.
He nodded repeatedly.
"Satisfied! Satisfied!"
He happily carried the meat leg and bottled water, leaving amidst envious glances from onlookers.
Jiang Ying and the other woman couldn't help but swallow hard as they looked at the tempting ham.
But when I checked my pockets, I couldn't find anything I could trade.
We can only give up for now.
"Wait, there's something I want, but nothing I can trade for?"
"The student council is launching a contribution mission! You'll receive a reward if you complete it!"
"Hey, you two junior girls, wanna take a look?"