A swift and decisive victory in the early stages, a post-apocalyptic survival story in America!

Chapter 20 Two-Star Chef

At the rectangular dining table, Cindy and her daughter, along with the Eastern European twin sisters, stood on either side, waiting for Li Qi's arrival.

Li Qi followed Nalin into the restaurant. He glanced at the dinner on the table, which, while not lavish, was nonetheless nutritious, and his eyes lit up.

This was his first proper dinner since he came into this world.

There was a dining table, chairs, cutlery, candles, and red wine...

Li Qi was touched, but he remained vigilant and asked with a smile, "Is this lavish feast to celebrate something?"

Nalin pulled out the chair in the main seat, looked at Li Qi with a slight nervousness, and said softly, "My master, we have communicated with Sophia and confirmed that you are the angel who will save us from our suffering."

"This meal is to thank you for coming. It's simple, but it's all we have. Please enjoy!"

The somewhat worn-out sundress worn by this Persian beauty was not enough to conceal her stunning figure, which appeared even more alluring and seductive in the candlelight of the night.

Cindy and her daughter were wearing men's shirts from Nick's master bedroom wardrobe upstairs, with nothing underneath, looking incredibly sexy.

As for the Eastern European twins, they were still wearing the same slip dresses from last night, one gray and one white, too old-fashioned, but still sexy.

Five stunning beauties standing here are incredibly alluring; this is a real test...

What kind of cadre can withstand such a test?

Even a normal person couldn't stand it, let alone Li Qi, who was an ambitious young man on his way to Amsterdam to find love and romance!

But he managed to control himself, because although the woman was beautiful, it was hard to say whether she was fatal, especially since they had only known each other for a short time and he couldn't just entrust his life to her right away.

The wisdom passed down from their ancestors for thousands of years made Li Qi unwilling to immediately succumb to the women's tyranny.

He sat down in the main seat and waited for the five women to be seated before smiling and saying, "That madman treated you far too harshly. How about this, after I've rested for a few days, I'll see if I can process your permanent residency."

Whether we can actually do it or not is another matter; let's throw out the bait first and see how the women react.

Sitting opposite, Nalin's face lit up with ecstasy, while Cindy and her daughter on the left exchanged a glance and looked at Li Qi with equally fervent enthusiasm.

The twins on the right hugged each other tightly, overjoyed.

Hmm, it doesn't look fake, and there's no hesitation in his expression. If he were preparing to poison himself, he probably wouldn't be so joyful.

Li Qi suddenly felt that he might be being overly cautious.

But then I reminded myself that life is only once, and you can never be too careful.

Having already died once, I absolutely cannot die again.

"I can't guarantee success, but let's at least give it a try! Come on, let's eat first!"

Li Qi didn't eat the food already served in front of him. Instead, he picked up the spare food stored in the communal dish in the middle of the table: "Oh, I still prefer noodles!"

Cindy and her daughter, along with the twin sisters, were clearly not that cunning. Seeing Li Qi start eating, they began to eat as well.

But Nalin was clearly clever; she noticed the change in Li Qi's expression, smiled faintly, and ate the pasta from her plate.

Her lips weren't covered in lipstick, making them appear somewhat dull, but the way she sipped the noodles added a touch of sexiness.

Li Qi confirmed that someone had eaten each kind of food before he began to eat slowly and carefully.

The ingredients were ordinary, but the chef's skills were superb.

This beautiful Persian woman was clearly quite skilled in cooking.

Li Qi expressed his praise lavishly.

Cindy chimed in, "Naleen is a top chef in her country. If it weren't for a twist of fate, she wouldn't have..."

She stopped mid-sentence, and Li Qi looked at Nalin curiously, asking, "Speaking of which, I still don't know how you all ended up here?"

Nalin's English wasn't fluent, but her language organization skills were clearly stronger; she explained everyone's background in just a few words.

"Cindy and Sophie are South African citizens. They came here to pursue their modeling careers, but they were... illegally detained by ICE and then sent here..." Nalin looked at Cindy and, seeing her nod, began to recount Cindy's heartbreaking story.

When it was her turn, Nalin was much calmer: "I came here to participate in a cooking exchange event, but my visa unexpectedly expired, so I was detained by ICE and then arrested and brought here, becoming his..."

Nalin couldn't find a suitable word to describe it, so Li Qi thought for a moment and offered her an option: "A money-making doll."

"Yes! That's exactly what I mean!" Nalin's eyes lit up, clearly surprised by Li Qi's wisdom.

Money tree, money doll—it's the same thing, nothing special, everyone in China understands it. The Persian beauty is really making a big fuss over nothing.

"As for Anna and Tina, they are from Ukraine. Before the war, they came to the United States with their parents, but their parents died unexpectedly while they were being held by ICE, leaving behind the two sisters who were still minors at the time, and they were brought here..."

Anna and her sister lowered their heads, their eyes reddening as they clearly thought of their deceased parents.

Li Qi sighed inwardly, thinking that they were all pitiful people who had been fooled by the beacon of democracy, and that they were not all illegal immigrants.

Based on the available information, it's reasonable to speculate that Nick Fury, that old fox, has been running a game of collecting beautiful female character cards in Los Angeles and Hollywood, and it's been quite successful, to say the least.

In terms of looks alone, Cindy and her daughter are tall, blonde, and blue-eyed; by Western standards, they are definitely top beauties.

Nalin is slightly inferior because her appearance is too Asian and does not conform to mainstream aesthetics. From Li Qi's subjective point of view, he would probably still rank her first.

The Eastern European sisters have the advantage of youthful invincibility, but their appearance is still too immature, so they barely rank third.

Sofia, a Latina woman who was sleeping soundly in her bedroom recovering from her injuries, used to be ranked first or second without much trouble when she was younger, but now, in her early forties, she can only rank fourth.

However, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and Li Qi preferred the mature and graceful Sophia more.

I wonder if this has anything to do with her taking a bullet for me...

Li Qi thought to himself, then asked, "Have you heard before that Nick has similar caves in other places?"

The women shook their heads. Nalin clearly understood Li Qi's implied meaning, but Cindy and her daughter were obviously confused. Anna and her sister, being inexperienced, shook their heads in bewilderment.

Li Qi ate a lot of pasta with a glass of red wine, then ate a steak, and was full quickly.

After years of wandering and irregular meals, my stomach and intestines have recovered their health, but their capacity is still not large.

Out of boredom, I remembered that I still had some points left to allocate to my Freedom attribute, so I brought up the system and prepared to allocate them to my Spirit attribute.

This panel is really useful; it would be even better if I could see other people's stats...

Thinking to himself, Li Qi subconsciously turned to look at Nalin, and the panel in front of him suddenly changed.

A three-dimensional image appeared, with distinct contours, exactly like Narin, except... um...

Sure enough, there's something interesting to report.

[Target Information]

Narin Bozia

Age: 31

【Height: 169cm】

【Weight: 54.4Kg】

[Status: Sub-healthy]

Life expectancy: 67 years

[Endurance: 7]