Colonial Suit
#3 - Li'er
Section 3: Li'er (This chapter is free)
The woman was beautiful. If this were before the nuclear holocaust, she would definitely be beauty queen material. What was even more special was her voice, as soft as spring rain, giving people a sense of warmth and gentleness. But here, like everyone else struggling to survive, she wore clothes that barely covered her body, and her face was a malnourished sallow yellow. Moreover, a large purplish-blue bruise on her forehead marred her beauty.
"Mm," Blood瞳 replied faintly, as if he didn't feel the woman's tenderness at all. He threw the food into the corner of the wall on his own, then sat down at the only wooden table in the room. "This is the harvest of the past few days. Find some time to process it; this is all we'll have until the next hunt."
"That's a bit little," the woman frowned slightly at the pile of food, then smiled. "But I'll be frugal. You can rest assured."
"..." Blood瞳 didn't speak, and his face, hidden under his black hair, showed no expression.
The woman smiled sweetly, seemingly used to Blood瞳's indifference, and turned to the pile of food on her own, sorting it. Although the sandworms provided a lot of ingredients, their quality varied, and so did their value. The woman's hands were very skillful. In just a short while, she had divided the ingredients into several piles. If an expert were here, they would definitely notice that in the woman's simple classification, she had already separated the slightly radioactive ingredients from the sandworm's special organs.
While sorting, the woman frowned. "It's a pity, these acid sacs aren't worth much money now. But fortunately, there are a few top-quality ones. Ah, Blood瞳, you weren't seen by the gatekeepers with these top-quality goods when you came back, were you? Otherwise, it would be troublesome."
"It's okay, I was careful enough," Blood瞳 replied faintly, then tapped the table. "Let's eat."
"It's coming right up," the woman replied with a smile. She quickly put the selected ingredients aside, walked to a cabinet in the room, and took out the prepared roast meat from inside. After adding some special spices, she delivered it to Blood瞳. After her processing, the roast meat had a special aroma that made people's appetites soar.
Undoubtedly, such processing was a very luxurious thing. In the apocalypse, it was good enough for most people to have something to eat. It was absolutely impossible to taste processed food again. You should know that radiation-free vegetables were definitely more valuable than roast meat. If it weren't for maintaining physical strength, Blood瞳 wouldn't be so extravagant. Moreover, he had a very large appetite; these foods, despite looking like a lot, were only barely enough to sustain him.
This involved a secret of Blood瞳's, a secret that allowed him to survive until now.
No one knew that Blood瞳's body was a little different from ordinary people. Under each of his armpits, there was a soybean-sized purple bulge, like two small blisters. These bulges were not innate, but occurred during an accident when he was picking up garbage in the sewers at the age of seven.
It was a cold night. He was so hungry that he was dizzy as he wandered in the area with the highest radiation in the sewers, just to find something valuable to exchange for food. Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, he didn't gain anything. Just as he was in despair, next to a corpse in the deepest part of the sewer, he found a hexagonal object with a special crystal.
That was a very strange object. Blood瞳 remembered that there were many black special patterns on it. The ignorant young man regarded this object as a treasure, intending to take it back to the shelter to sell for a good price. However, when his fingers just touched the hexagonal object, a terrible thing happened. The hexagonal object actually exploded in an instant, shooting out hundreds of tentacle-like objects from inside. At the same time, a large amount of pitch-black mucus sprayed out like a fountain, covering him head and face. The feeling of being wrapped in the slippery liquid made him faint. When he woke up again, Blood瞳 found that he had these two small bulges under his armpits.
Blood瞳 didn't know what happened during his coma. He only knew that from then on, his body had undergone strange changes. A tumor-like thing parasitized below his heart. His physical fitness also began to grow rapidly, strength, speed, reaction, stamina, and even resistance to nuclear radiation. Everything quickly exceeded the human level. If his appearance hadn't changed, Blood瞳 would have almost thought he was no longer human.
However, the mutated physical fitness was not obtained for nothing. In order to meet the needs of his powerful physical energy, Blood瞳's demand for food reached a perverted level. He felt hungry every moment, and his appetite increased at an alarming rate. In this world where food was scarce, this was simply a death sentence for him. At the beginning, because he couldn't get enough food, Blood瞳 almost starved to death many times. Until one day, he fainted from hunger and met the woman in front of him.
The woman's name was Li'er, and she was a prostitute. When he met her, she was only ten years old, but she could already exchange her body for food. It was because of her help that Blood瞳 was able to survive in the beginning. Until now, he still clearly remembered that every night, Li'er would use her body, full of bruises, to exchange for some messy food, and then, with hunger and longing, put this food into his mouth.
Blood瞳 didn't ask Li'er why she did this. Li'er never explained either. The two of them lived together as if they had a tacit understanding, relying on each other like siblings. From her, Blood瞳 got everything a woman could give a man. Affection, warmth, shelter, tenderness, and... sex. And Blood瞳 also provided protection to Li'er. After he could hunt, Li'er never sold her body again.
As time passed, both of them grew up. Blood瞳 became more and more powerful, and his demand for food became greater and greater, and his requirements became more and more demanding.
In fact, with Blood瞳's perverted physique, he could almost completely resist the pollution in the food. However, food containing pollution could not meet his energy consumption. Only by constantly eating relatively clean food could his physical energy continue to grow.
It was really hard for Li'er. You should know that in this world, how much pollution-free food is there? What they got with great effort was just relatively clean food. In order to supplement Blood瞳's nutrition as much as possible, Li'er racked her brains. The currently processed spices were made by her from a special plant. This plant would reduce radiation after being added to food, but it was expensive.
In the simple room, the sound of Blood瞳 swallowing food could be clearly heard. He ate extremely fast. Several large pieces of roast meat entered his stomach in the blink of an eye. While he was eating, Li'er was beside him, silently watching him with a gentle look.
Blood瞳's appetite has increased again, and there is so little food this time. What should I do? Under Li'er's gentle smile was a faint worry.
The situation in the shelter has been getting worse recently. It is said that there is a problem with the water circulation system in the ruins. Some crops planted underground have begun to die. The food supply is becoming more and more difficult. Moreover, many people are spreading rumors that some outsiders have appeared near the shelter recently. They are holding weapons left over from the pre-civilization era and are wandering around, looking ill-intentioned.
This is a world where the strong eat the weak. Li'er never thought that the gang groups in the shelter could protect this ruin. In fact, they were just a group of parasites. The only reason they stayed here was because there were enough resources here, as well as civilians for them to plunder. If they encounter a stronger foreign force, they will definitely run faster than anyone else.
However, this is not the most critical issue at the moment. The only thing Li'er cares about now is Blood瞳's body. He is eating more and more. If there is not enough food, the two of them may have to return to their previous life. No, it will definitely be more cruel. Without Blood瞳's protection, her end in this shelter will definitely be extremely miserable.
"I'm done eating."
Just as Li'er was secretly worried, Blood瞳 put down the last bone. He ate very cleanly, and there was not a trace of meat on the bones. Even the bone marrow was sucked empty by him. Seeing Li'er's gentle eyes, he was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth in a low voice.
"Li'er, my armpits seem to be itchy again."
"Really?" Li'er's eyes widened, and she lost her smile for the first time.
Blood瞳's armpits were itchy, and this was not the first time it had happened. Li'er clearly remembered that such a thing had happened not long after she had picked up Blood瞳. At that time, Blood瞳's appetite suddenly increased, and he would fall into a high fever period for several days. During this time, Blood瞳 had almost no strength to stand up, relying entirely on her care. If she hadn't just obtained a large piece of roast meat from a strong man at that time, Blood瞳 would have definitely died of hunger and high fever.
In this world, no one will save you if you get sick. The scarcity of medicines makes them only the patent of a few people. And Li'er and Blood瞳 are not the kind of people who can get this scarce resource.
Thinking of this, Li'er's face became more and more pale. Gently biting her lower lip, she asked in a low voice, "How much time is left?"
"I don't know. Maybe soon. Then my appetite will increase again. According to my estimation, this high fever period will be longer than the last one," Blood瞳 replied faintly. "So during this time, I have to participate in more hunting activities."
Hunting activities mean more gains, but also mean danger.
"I understand. Then I'll prepare too," Li'er lowered her head helplessly, a trace of sadness flashing in her eyes.
Should I also go back to my old ways to get through this difficulty?
For Blood瞳...
And for myself.
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