The man received a definite reply and subconsciously clenched his fist. Since the Awakened Ones were so easy to agree to, could he... ask for more? He thought of his ultimate purpose for coming here: those mutated fish that could enhance his strength.

"What about the fish? So many of us have died, we need to have some of that fish, otherwise..."

"Yes, give some to us!" someone immediately chimed in.

"Otherwise, we won't agree!"

"Disagree! Disagree!!!"

The atmosphere picked up again.

Lin Feng's lips curled up slightly, not laughing at their greed, but at their stupidity. Did they know who they were talking to, or who had led them to this point?

Wang Lie finally moved his hand.

He raised his hand, lightning crackling in his palm, and then with a sudden wave of his hand, a bolt of lightning struck the river.

boom……

The river water burst open, splashing everywhere.

The crowd all took several steps back.

"Want fish? Go catch some in the river yourself."

His gaze swept over everyone present, like a knife.

"Anyone who dares to reach out, let's see if your lives are tougher or my lightning is faster."

"roll!!!"

No one dared to speak.

Those who had been shouting the loudest earlier all shrank back, not daring to look Wang Lie in the eye.

The crowd quickly dispersed.

They walked quickly, gathered up the buckets and basins scattered on the ground, and headed back to their respective vehicles.

Someone muttered something under their breath, but was quickly pulled away by the people next to them.

"Stop talking...Are you out of your mind?"

"Exactly, they could kill you with one slap..."

"Never mind, at least we won't have to hand over supplies anymore."

"I have a bad feeling about this; I don't feel at ease..."

The sound gradually faded into the distance.

Lin Feng walked up to Wang Lie and nudged him with his shoulder.

"Captain, what are you thinking?"

Wang Lie glanced at Lin Feng.

What do you think?

"I think you just find those people too annoying and want to let them fend for themselves."

Wang Lie neither denied nor admitted it.

"The gray fog will catch up in about ten hours; we don't have time to waste."

He crouched down and began to dispose of the carcasses of the sharp-toothed fish.

"They are willing to follow the convoy, and I won't kick them out, but it's impossible for me to waste my energy arguing with them."

Lin Feng nodded.

"Does this fish meat really boost stats?"

"Why don't you try and see?"

"Okay, I'll take this one. Goodbye, Captain..."

Lin Feng picked up the mutated sharp-toothed fish with one hand and walked towards Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Xuan dug another hole, chewed it up along with the pebbles in the mud, and swallowed it.

Seeing Lin Feng return carrying a large fish, its eyes sparkled, as if to say, "Master, what delicious food did you bring back? Mix it up for me..."

"Stop looking, it's not for you to eat."

Lin Feng threw the fish on the ground and rummaged through the stone house to find the last remaining giant mandible of the stag beetle. Now was the time to make use of it.

He had kept this thing all along; its edges were incredibly sharp, making it perfect for dealing with large fish covered in hard scales.

A regular kitchen knife would probably bend after one cut, but this thing is much more reliable.

Lin Feng squatted down, flipped the fish over, and began to process it from the softest part of the belly with his giant jaws. The scales were very hard, like small pieces of iron, but fortunately, the giant jaws were not to be trifled with, and the scales were scraped off one by one.

"These scales are pretty good." Lin Feng picked up the scales he had scraped off and piled them together. Each of these scales was about the size of a coin, and they were harder than ordinary sheet metal. He decided to keep them for later; they might come in handy later.

After the scales were removed, revealing the grayish-white fish skin underneath, Lin Feng used his giant jaws to cut open the fish's belly. This was much easier. With a whoosh, all the fish's internal organs gushed out, emitting a strong fishy smell. Lin Feng frowned and threw the contents into the river beside him.

The fish's belly was very clean; there was nothing inside except for its internal organs.

The fish head was the largest, taking up half of the entire fish. Lin Feng used his giant jaws to cut along the gills, and it took a lot of effort to chop off the fish head. The fish head rolled on the ground, its mouth wide open, and its row of fangs gleamed coldly in the light, as sharp as a row of small daggers.

"These teeth are not bad." Lin Feng examined them, turned the giant jaw over, and pried the teeth off one by one. The fangs were very long, the shortest of which was the length of a finger, and the two longest were about ten centimeters long. The tips were extremely sharp. If these were made into arrowheads or daggers, they would definitely be more effective than ordinary weapons.

Ling found a cloth bag, packed all the items away, and stuffed it into a corner of the warehouse.

All that was left was the fish meat. Lin Feng took it to the river to wash it clean, found a large rock, and cut it into four large pieces, each weighing over ten kilograms. The fish meat was light red with clear texture, and you could tell it was top-quality food without even looking at it.

When Lin Feng returned with the fish, the fish head had disappeared. Seeing the pit next to it, he knew that Xiao Xuan had taken it to mix with rice (dirt).

Lin Feng called out to the bedroom on the second floor.

"Come out for a moment."

Four girls peeked out from the second-floor stairwell. Xiao Rui ran down first, her twin ponytails swaying behind her. Xiao Yu followed behind her, holding a rag in her hand.

"Brother Lin Feng, what are you doing?" Xiao Rui came closer, her eyes fixed on the fish in Lin Feng's hand.

"Cook!"

Lin Feng found a basin, put the fish meat in it, and then looked around the first floor, which was being used as a warehouse. It was filled with rice, flour, canned goods, mineral water, and pots and pans were also stuffed in the corners. The arrangement was messy, and it would take a long time to find anything.

"I'll give you a task: organize the warehouse," Lin Feng said, pointing to the messy supplies in the storage room.

"I'll make some stone shelves later. You can put your things in categories, food on one side, and other necessities on the other. Then, I'll make a stove near the window, and then go to the truck fleet to exchange for a gas cylinder and a gas stove."

"The stove?" Xiao Qing's eyes lit up.

"Yes, from now on we can cook on the turtle's back without having to go down to start a fire."

The girls exchanged glances, their eyes filled with surprise. In this apocalypse, being able to cook in their own homes, instead of having to squeeze into a shared fire and eat wild vegetable dumplings like the others in the convoy, was a dream come true.

"What are you standing there for? Get to work! First, carry all the clothes upstairs, then move everything to the middle so I can set up a shelf."

Upon hearing this, the girls immediately got to work, and when they were almost done...

Lin Feng placed his hands on the wall and activated his earth manipulation technique. The wall began to deform, and rows of countertops grew out of the wall, each about 40 centimeters wide. The two-meter-high warehouse was divided into three or four layers of space.

The wall near the window was made into a smooth stone cabinet. Except for the lack of cabinet doors, it was no different from an ordinary kitchen. There was even a recessed groove on the countertop for installing a gas stove.

With this kind of planning, it looks much more comfortable.

"Perfect!" Lin Feng patted off non-existent dust from his hands and nodded in satisfaction.

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