The post-apocalyptic world has a space full of supplies.

Chapter 184 Welcome Party (1)

Before they returned to their room, Yang Xiao had clearly told Ji Lang that he wanted to rest for a while. Logically speaking, Ji Lang and Lin Yun shouldn't have come over so soon; they should have waited for the three of them to rest and wash up before coming over.

"Who is it?" Zhong Qiang asked as he walked to the door after receiving a signal from Yang Xiao.

"Excuse me, is Lu Yuan here?" The voice wasn't Ji Lang or Lin Yun, whom they were familiar with, but it seemed like they knew Lu Yuan. Zhong Qiang looked at Lu Yuan on the sofa and asked him with his eyes what to do.

"Brother Jiang? Is there something wrong?" Jiang Yun was about to knock on another door when he saw Lu Yuan open the door from his room.

"Would it be convenient to talk alone?" Jiang Yun glanced at the other two people in the room, smiled, and said that there would be an event in the central square later, so they could go sit there.

"I'll wash up and come over." Lu Yuan didn't know what Jiang Yun wanted to say to him, but although there had been a slight unpleasantness when they parted, it wasn't anything serious. Besides, the relationship between the boss here and Jiang Yun was obviously not ordinary, so he really didn't need to make things unpleasant with Jiang Yun.

“Okay, then I’ll wait for you over there. There’s a small tavern there, run by a wine merchant from the base. His wines are pretty good.” Seeing that Lu Yuan didn’t refuse, Jiang Yun didn’t want to keep waiting at the door, so he took his leave.

"What's up with this guy? Are you two close?" Yang Xiao asked as soon as Lu Yuan closed the door.

"When we passed through Y Town before, didn't our car separate from yours? At that time, Captain Du planned to take us from Lijiang to Y Town. But we encountered zombie fish and almost died. It was Du Yun and the others who saved us..." Lu Yuan was also afraid that Du Yun would wait too long, so while tidying himself up in the washroom, he briefly told Yang Xiao and Zhong Qiang about their experiences in Y Town and leaving J City.

"Hey, how dare he come looking for you!" Zhong Qiang, who was usually a carefree and nonchalant person, was furious after hearing Lu Yuan's words. "He actually used Brother Gu to threaten you?"

"Actually, the situation was special at the time. The people on their ship were all ordinary people, and most of them were women." Lu Yuan said, taking out a few sets of clothes from his space. He changed into one set himself and left the rest for Yang Xiao, Zhong Qiang, and Ji Lang. "However, if they had spoken to us nicely at the time, we might have left them more supplies."

"Anyway, be careful when you go to see him alone. Wait a moment, Zhong Qiang will go with you. I'll go find Ji Lang and Captain Lin later, and then I'll come find you." Yang Xiao said as he went into the washroom, quickly dried himself off, and changed into the clothes Lu Yuan had given him.

"But didn't he say he wanted to talk alone? Is it appropriate for me to go with him?" Although Zhong Qiang was a little confused, he still quickly washed up and changed his clothes.

"Are you stupid? Just follow them and sit a little further away, okay?" Yang Xiao said, then picked up the other two sets of clothes and went out first.

"Has he been on fire lately?" Although Yang Xiao had always been a bit irritable since he met him, he had never been this violent in the last few days.

"Try to understand. He's been thinking about some unpleasant things from his past life lately." Lu Yuan could understand. After all, suddenly encountering the person who killed his savior in his past life again, and not being able to get revenge right now, would make him a bit manic.

After Zhong Qiang changed his clothes, the two of them headed towards the central square on the second floor. The two bungalows where they were temporarily assigned to live were not far from the central square.

It was already past eight or nine o'clock. According to Zhao Qi, there would be a welcome event here at nine o'clock today, so a few people had already gathered in the square. Lu Yuan also noticed that although it was said that people on the first floor were generally not allowed to go up to the second or third floor, he saw people coming in through the several emergency staircases they could see. However, most of these people were young and pretty men and women.

The central square was completely different from what they had seen from a distance. In the very center was a notice board, and on all four sides were four buildings, all of the storefront style seen on the street. Two of them were probably canteens, and the other two were the taverns that Du Yun had mentioned.

The tavern was almost full except for Du Yun's table. The canteens on the other two sides were less crowded. Zhong Qiang couldn't find a place to look out from Lu Yuan's side, so he chose a spot closer to the canteen and grabbed some food. Although there was only bread and milk available, they hadn't eaten anything since they came out that morning, so he would be happy with anything given to him.

After seeing Zhong Qiang sit down, Lu Yuan walked towards Du Yun. It was obvious that Du Yun had also seen him earlier. Fortunately, he hadn't brought Zhong Qiang with him, and Du Yun visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Over here, Lu Yuan." Du Yun stood up from the crowd and waved to Lu Yuan. The other people in the tavern followed his gaze. After all, Du Yun was the second-ranked person in charge in the base, and everyone was quite interested in someone who could make him stand up and greet them.

"It's quite lively." Lu Yuan walked over and looked around before finally choosing to sit down opposite Du Yun.

“There will be a welcome party later, which is why so many people have gathered here.” Du Yun said, handing Lu Yuan the beer he had ordered in advance. “The owner of this bar used to run a bar, but it was bigger back then. He also had a huge wine cellar, which is where we rescued him. Now he’s here exchanging points for alcohol to support himself and also to give these people in the apocalypse a little bit of an outlet.”

"Releasing tensions?" Lu Yuan had barely uttered a word when he sensed the central square suddenly become lively. He glanced down at his watch; it was nine o'clock. This event was indeed punctual.

Lu Yuan's position was with his back to the central square. As soon as there was a commotion, at least 60 percent of the people in the tavern rushed out. When Lu Yuan looked back, he could only see a dense mass of backs.

“You and your friends may not like this activity, but don’t worry, all the activities at our base are voluntary.” As he spoke, Du Yun tilted his head back and took a sip of his beer. “I used to think I was right, but in the apocalypse, some people have no choice but to sell themselves in order to survive.”

Hearing Du Yun's words, Lu Yuan suddenly understood what the welcome party in the central square meant. He looked towards the crowd and, sure enough, many of the young girls and boys he had just seen appeared in the middle of the crowd. They smiled brightly at the men and women leaving the tavern, and even when they were touched inappropriately, they did not show any abnormal expression. In fact, the more people surrounded them, the happier they smiled.