Survival in the neighborhood: Give me a piece of bread every day

Xiaoyu and the others lowered their heads even further as they watched the two women argue.

What strange people live in this room?

Are they vying for favor?

Is this a world of eternal night, or the emperor's harem?

They only dared to complain in their hearts, and dared not say it out loud.

Bai Lu, still shamelessly leaning on Chen An's shoulder, drew circles on his chest with her finger: "Darling, look at your sister, how can we be so jealous? She'll scare the new girl again."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Jiang Lai again.

Slow and steady provocation.

Seeing this, Jiang Lai gritted her teeth.

It's hard.

Her fist hardened.

How does this vixen manage to be so promiscuous all the time?

Even with several unfamiliar girls present, she still acted as if no one else was around and flirted with Chen An.

"Let go, darling, you're mine!"

Jiang Lai reached out to pull the egret away.

But the fox clung tightly to the man's arm, giving her no chance to break free.

"Stop fooling around, I have important business to attend to."

Chen An had grown accustomed to their jealousy and rivalry over him.

And he himself was happy.

Any man would be satisfied if surrounded by beautiful women who went to great lengths to please him.

Chen An spoke calmly, and Jiang Lai and Bai Lu immediately shut up.

They knew that if things got really out of hand, the man might throw them all out.

He's a good person when he's in a good mood.

But if he finds something to dislike, he will definitely make a decision.

It's not impossible to throw them out.

"Oh, darling, you suddenly getting so serious startled me!"

The egret pouts coquettishly, its eyes still alluring.

Chen An was too lazy to bother with such a shameless woman.

She simply doesn't know what shyness is.

Well, it's quite interesting to have such a woman in this somewhat dull world of eternal night.

It would be even better if they could be pragmatic.

Chen An looked at Chu Lexiao and the other girls: "We saved you today, but we won't help you for free. You know what kind of predicament you would have faced if we hadn't intervened."

The man said it casually.

This caused them to look terrified.

That's right.

They were terrified by the vulgar language and smug, ugly faces of those people.

If they fall into the hands of those people, they will likely suffer a fate worse than death.

They saved themselves.

They should give something in return.

Xiao Yu swallowed hard, suppressing the lingering fear in her heart, and said, "When we asked for help, we said that if you help us, we will give you half of our supplies."

After saying that, she felt that giving only half was probably not enough.

So he immediately changed his tune: "The five of us haven't accumulated much supplies in the past few days. If you can spare our lives, I'm willing to hand over all our supplies."

"You must have misunderstood us. We're not like Zhou Bapi (a notorious exploiter)."

Bai Lu crossed her legs, propped her arms behind her, and her raised foot intentionally or unintentionally brushed against Chen An's calf.

If there weren't outsiders present, her feet wouldn't be in such a reserved position.

Of course, Chen An's feelings were also taken into consideration.

He didn't want to be so unrestrained.

The little fish looked at them.

The man's face was inscrutable, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.

The other women inside were either watching them or doing their own thing.

For a moment, she had no definite answer.

"Let's be frank, I've taken a liking to Chu Lexiao's talent. If she's willing to join my room, all those debts for saving lives will be wiped clean. I'll also lend you weapons to save your lives."

Chen An spoke.

Get straight to the point.

This left Xiaoyu and the others stunned on the spot.

Xiaoyu turned her head to look at Xiaoxiao, then at Chen An.

He actually took a liking to Xiaoxiao.

To be precise, it's her talent.

But she's so honest, and you're handing her over to a stranger, a man at that.

Is it really good?

Then, Chu Lexiao spoke first: "If I join, will you not ask us for gold coins, and will you still give Xiaoyu and the others weapons? Will they be the same repeating crossbows as those people?"

"Xiaoxiao..."

Little Fish heard her say that.

I instantly understood what she meant.

She wanted to sacrifice herself to get resources for them.

Chen An nodded: "That's right, I think smart people know how to choose."

The terms he offered were very good.

People were desperate to join his room, but he wouldn't let them.

"Hello, could you please give us some time to consider?"

The little fish hesitated before making the request.

She didn't want to abandon Xiaoxiao.

This is Chen An's territory, so of course he doesn't care.

"Whatever, just a heads up, the boss is coming tomorrow, and you'll need weapons."

The phrase "The BOSS will be making an appearance tomorrow" once again heightened their anxiety.

"Xiaoyu, Xiaojun, it's okay. Anyway, my talent hasn't helped you much. It's a good deal to exchange me for weapon resources."

"What nonsense are you talking about? We've been roommates for three years, we're best friends."

Yu Jiaojiao immediately interrupted her.

They are good friends.

Of course, I wouldn't think she's useless.

On the contrary, her talent came in very handy.

As long as you can eat your fill, you can exchange for an attribute point.

That's very hard to get.

The reason this man took a liking to Chu Lexiao was, frankly speaking, because of her talent.

"Little Fish, since I'm useful to him, he probably won't hurt me. Why don't you just agree to his request? The Nightmare of Laughter has been so powerful these past few days, tomorrow's BOSS will definitely be even harder. Having weapons will give you a better chance to fight back."

Chu Lexiao insisted on her own ideas.

It's a good thing to be able to use her to get weapons support.

In the end, Xiaoyu and the other girls had no choice but to go along with her.

Chu Lexiao made her final decision: "I'm willing to join your room."

"She's a smart girl."

Chen An's commentary.

"Which of you is the homeowner? You need to remove her from the household registration."

"I am here, to dispel the curse."

Xiaoyu raised her hand and spoke with the same seriousness as when answering a teacher's question in class.

Chu Lexiao applied to Chen An for accommodation again.

[You have applied to become a resident of room 009527 and are awaiting approval...]

[Hint 1...]

[Hint 2...]

It's a familiar process.

She received the same notification when she gave up her host status to join Xiaoyuer's room.

With a casual gesture, Chen An made Chu Lexiao her resident.

Afterwards, she looked at the other women.

"My name is Chen An, and I currently have more than 1,200 people under my command, which is the team you see today."

"If you'd like, you can join us. I can sell you repeating crossbows for 1 gold coin each, on credit, payable within three days. But if anyone asks you, you can't tell the truth; you have to say 4 gold coins."

Chen An never does business at a loss.

He wanted to keep these girls, to preserve their talents for future use.

But he doesn't raise parasites.

You have to show some skill.

As for the price...

They are different from other ordinary residents.

There's someone in his room, so there's a discount.

Just like Wang Lili.

"Okay, we'd like to join your team!"

This time, Xiaoyu answered decisively.

This opportunity was earned by their sisters.

Besides, it's not like she hasn't seen weapons in the mall before.

One round can cost five or six gold coins.

Chen An only needed one gold coin to sell them each, and he could even buy them on credit for three days, which was already a very good deal.

Only a fool would refuse.

Moreover, his team is so large.

Holding onto this big tree will probably help you live longer.