The male supporting character was actually myself.

Most people wouldn't carry extra energy sources when going out at night, right?

Without an energy source, even eliminating those worms won't solve the immediate crisis!

However, in the wasteland, rescuing people requires weighing the pros and cons.

Aside from looters who make a living by robbing, most people can only offer small favors to strangers, like how this person helped me clear out monsters. More substantial help requires an exchange of something, but the problem is I'm not in a position to trade. My power armor is completely disabled; if someone wants to take my supplies, they can just do it…

Just as Guan Xiaoyue was feeling uneasy and her mind was in turmoil, Jiang Chen cleared away the monsters around her, walked over, took a look, and asked, "Your armor looks like it was assembled by yourself. Is the energy source a universal type?"

"Huh?" She was taken aback, clearly not expecting the other party to offer her an energy source, then hurriedly replied, "Yes! It's a universal type! Do you have a spare energy source I can borrow? I, I can..."

Overwhelmed with excitement, Guan Xiaoyue was at a loss for words. She wanted to express that she would repay the other party's kindness in kind, but she was also worried that saying too much would make him harbor ill intentions.

"Open the energy tank, and I will disarm your weapons." Jiang Chen didn't want to waste time, so he took out the prepared energy source and, while the other party was incapacitated, disarmed all the weapons she was carrying, which were now almost harmless.

In the original story, the protagonist Chen Luoqi kept asking questions until the girl was almost dying from lack of oxygen before giving her an energy source. In addition, Guan Xiaoyue's armor was a poorly made patchwork with no ventilation. A girl trapped in the armor and moving around would naturally get soaked. When she followed Chen Luoqi back to the shelter, she took off the armor and was almost completely exposed.

And that's why the male lead's protagonist aura suddenly kicks in, and he immediately begins an ambiguous relationship with a girl with a stunning figure.

Jiang Chen had no intention of taking advantage of her vulnerability and waiting for her to control the mechanical device to open the energy slot before taking out the empty energy source and installing a new one for her.

With her power restored instantly, Guan Xiaoyue's sense of security soared.

"It's dangerous to travel so late. Where are you headed?"

"Dark Pine Forest. We were planning to get there before dark, but something unexpected happened." Guan Xiaoyue tried her best to keep her voice from trembling. She pointed to the weapon still in the other person's hand and said hesitantly, "The delay was a bit long, and I'm running out of ammunition and energy."

Jiang Chen had no intention of returning it to her. He tilted his head and gestured, "You're lucky to be near my safe house. Do you want to continue your journey or stay here for the night?"

If you're in a hurry, no one will open the door for you when you arrive at the Dark Pine Forest at this time; you'll have to find a place to hide and spend the night. Besides… I can't offer you any more help, since an energy source is already very expensive.”

Seeing that the other party had offered a price, Guan Xiaoyue suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

In the wasteland, profit is always the top priority; after all, only by meticulously calculating profits can one survive better.

Having spent years in the wasteland, she had never met any truly philanthropic people. Realism and selfishness were the only truths. As long as he still wanted to talk about benefits, it meant a deal was possible.

"Then I'll trouble you. I'd like to stay the night." Guan Xiaoyue took the box off her back and patted it. "I found quite a few things in the ruins of the city before the disaster. That should be enough to pay for the energy source and the accommodation fee. I will try my best to repay your life-saving grace in the future!"

The little white cat, who was squatting on its host's shoulder washing its face, blinked and whispered, "One thing at a time. This little girl is quite sensible. She knows not to take advantage of others. Not bad, not bad. She's a very sensible girl."

"Then come in first." Jiang Chen nodded and waved for her to follow.

After passing through layers of disinfection, the two finally entered the main hall of the shelter. Without removing his power armor, he walked over and opened the door on the right. "Go downstairs after you go in. There are many rooms inside, and you can choose any one to stay in. The water for washing is not drinkable. I will lock this door after you rest. Please understand that it is for your safety."

Upon entering and seeing the large, clean, and safe house, Guan Xiaoyue knew she could get a good night's sleep.

With such well-equipped and highly secure safe houses, the other party wouldn't stoop to robbing a penniless scavenger like herself. As for beauty… she had even less to worry about; this was a wasteland world!

If the other party wants it, there are plenty of prettier girls willing to throw themselves at him.

After all, the fact that the shelter allows residents to use water freely for washing already exceeds 70% of the population. The fact that so much water can be provided indicates that the shelter has quite advanced rainwater treatment and purification equipment...

Guan Xiaoyue was lost in thought when she walked to the door and looked inside, and was immediately stunned.

It's a shelter!

Moreover, it's a high-quality shelter, even with activity areas...

“I occasionally take in refugees who have nowhere to spend the night, but they all have to hand over their weapons.” Jiang Chen glanced back at her and said coldly, “If you don’t have much nutrient solution, you can come and have dinner with me after you’ve washed up. I want to get some useful information from you.”

In the original storyline, Chen Luoqi used the nutrient solution left behind by the original owner to gain favor, and Guan Xiaoyue, who had been starving for a long time, quickly succumbed to the care of the powerful "tycoon".

Since she was already hungry, I'll prepare a meal and find out some information that wasn't detailed in the plot. This will also help boost her immunity so she won't be easily bribed with a can of cola or two cans of food, and won't be fooled into risking her life for a man who wants to build a harem.

When she's needed, she's brought out for some teasing and flirting, and she gets to fight and kill; when she's not needed, she's confined to the harem, spending every night alone in her empty room. A perfectly independent girl is reduced to an appendage of the male protagonist.

"My God, there's even a carpet in the shelter room?!" Guan Xiaoyue randomly picked a room, turned on the light, and was immediately stunned. The room wasn't very big, but there was a bed that looked very comfortable, with clean bedding.

The lights were bright, and there was a small cabinet and a large chair next to the bed;

On the other side of the bed is the bathroom, and you can vaguely see what appears to be a washbasin.

There was even a carpet on the floor!

She had seen these pre-disaster supplies in the ruined city before, but they were all contaminated and she couldn't feel their legendary comfortable texture. Carpets, which are not survival supplies, are luxuries that only people who are well-off and have enough to eat, wear, and sleep in would search for. She hurriedly took off her power armor and stood on the ground, soaking wet. Guan Xiaoyu, who was already used to it, didn't bother to wipe the sweat from her forehead and carefully touched it.

The texture is peculiar, a slightly firm yet soft feel like the fur of some kind of animal.

Images of animals from the magazine before the disaster flashed through her mind; their texture must have felt so comfortable. It's a pity they're all disgusting monsters now, ravaged by radiation…

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as she got up to go to the bathroom, there was a knock on the door.

Guan Xiaoyue hurriedly opened the door but did not see the other person. There was a small basket on the ground by the door containing a set of brand-new clothes neatly folded; there were also several bottles and jars, toothpaste, toothbrush, towel and other items.

She picked up the bottles and jars and looked at them carefully. They were covered with writing, but unfortunately, she hadn't received any literacy education in the shelter and didn't know what it meant. Luckily, the shelter owner had thoughtfully drawn pictures on them.

One bottle is for washing her face; one is for bathing; and the other is for shampooing her hair. She carefully sniffed them, and they all smelled lovely.

As a scavenger, Guan Xiaoyue often goes for months on end without a chance to take a bath.

After all, showering uses a lot of water, which means my old rainwater purifier has to work overtime. If it breaks down due to overuse, it will require a lot of resources to replace the parts.

She turned on the shower and felt incredibly happy as the warm water sprayed down on her!

She washed herself from head to toe several times. When she saw herself in the mirror, her skin several shades lighter, she felt a pang of sadness. In all these years, she had never seen herself after being thoroughly clean. When would she be able to build such a perfect safe house?

Guan Xiaoyue didn't want much; she just wanted a safe house where she could survive, a place to rest when she was tired without worrying about running out of nutrients and going hungry, and a door that wasn't very sturdy enough to stop raiders...

"Come and sit down. As long as there's no ill intent, you don't need to be too reserved here." Jiang Chen set out the tableware and waited for about half an hour before Guan Xiaoyue, who had changed into clean clothes, finally came to the hall.

As she pushed open the iron gate, she smelled an indescribable fragrance she had never smelled before, and for some reason, she felt even hungrier!

"I...I've never seen this before...What kind of food is this? Why does it smell so good?" Guan Xiaoyue sat down on the stool opposite her, looking at the steaming plates on the table, her words stammering.

I don't remember much about life before the disaster. My impressions are full of war, disaster, and hunger. Life in the shelter was okay at first, but gradually it became a constant struggle to get enough to eat. Those dry, compressed biscuits were the best thing I could taste in my memory.

Many years ago, even compressed biscuits disappeared. All that remained were low-grade nutritional supplements that could meet the body's needs but couldn't satisfy the deep-seated cravings for food.

"This dish is called scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Tomatoes are a delicious vegetable, rich in vitamins and good for your health; eggs are laid by chickens; this dish is called stir-fried beef with green peppers. Green peppers are a spicy vegetable, and beef tenderloin is fresh meat cut from cattle; this dish is called hot and sour shredded potatoes..."

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Jiang Chen explained it to her carefully, because for someone living in the wasteland, she wouldn't know what she was eating if it wasn't explained clearly.

Vegetables! Fresh meat! And eggs! Rice!

One legendary term after another bombarded Guan Xiaoyue's mind, causing her hand holding the spoon to tremble slightly.

"Am I dreaming?" She forced a smile, feeling that what happened tonight was truly too unbelievable.

Nobody believes in fairy tales in the wasteland. It's unbelievable that someone facing the threat of death would suddenly encounter a mysterious savior who is also a super-rich person who can afford fresh food!

Jiang Chen took a bite of each dish and ate it. "My name is Jiang Chen, and I was a resident of the original shelter 078. I have personally tasted these dishes and confirmed that there is no problem with them. You can eat them without worry."

One should not have the heart to harm others, but one should not be without the heart to guard against others. Everyone in the wasteland is very vigilant. If you do not personally demonstrate, the other party will inevitably overthink and waste time.

Guan Xiaoyue quickly searched her memory. She hadn't heard of the name Jiang Chen before, but everyone knew about Shelter 078; only big shots could get in! They certainly wouldn't bother deceiving or robbing a scavenger like herself…

"Are you using chopsticks? I've seen them in the ruins of cities before the disaster." She picked up the spoon with a slight hesitation, feeling the unfamiliar texture and asking curiously.

Jiang Chen skillfully demonstrated how to use chopsticks and nodded, saying, "That's right, these are chopsticks. Our great invention shouldn't be forgotten because of the wasteland. Would you like to try them?"

The girl awkwardly held two chopsticks and humbly asked for instructions.

This surprised him quite a bit, as few people can resist the temptation of food.

In the original storyline, perhaps due to the existence of the "brain-degrading halo," when the protagonist first met the female boss of a small gang in Liuli City, she unhesitatingly ate three cans of meat and shamelessly licked all the crumbs clean with her tongue. The gluttonous character was established, and she immediately trusted the protagonist unconditionally because he could provide canned food as an option.

Without any intelligence-degrading aura, Guan Xiaoyue is clearly a girl with a strong will.

Faced with the temptation of food and fresh ingredients, she can resist her hunger instincts and humbly seek advice, which alone puts her ahead of many others.

"Mmm, so delicious!" The clever girl tried a few times, and with a bit of brute force, she finally managed to control the two small wooden sticks, picked up a piece of tomato, and put it in her mouth. The next second, she exclaimed, "Oh my god, this is what tomatoes taste like? It's a little sour, so delicious!"

The fluffy ball perched on its host's shoulder and nodded in satisfaction. "People are just different, aren't they? Even though the girl can't read a single word, I still praise her. The male lead is much worse; he only knows how to say 'Holy crap' everywhere. No matter what he sees, he can't say anything else but those two words. Oh, by the way, host, the script has started to be updated."

This disrupted the protagonist's pace of traveling between the two worlds. What will the script team do next for him?

The cheat ability is already set to be a two-world travel artifact, which absolutely puts him ahead of countless others. We can't add any more cheat abilities to it, can we? That would be too overpowered…

"What do you want to know? I'm just a semi-vagrant scavenger, I'm afraid I don't know much." After eating and drinking her fill, Guan Xiaoyue completely dispelled her last bit of doubt about her hospitable host.

After all, if he wanted something, he could give this sumptuous meal to any important person and they would do everything they could to fulfill his wish. What could he get in return for treating a scavenger to a meal?

But judging from his demeanor, he didn't react to the meal at all, which means that this is just a normal thing for the big shot! He's used to it, so he doesn't think it's anything special. Even if he didn't have any ulterior motives, he would be eager to take this opportunity to curry favor with the big shot.

People in the wasteland work so hard just so they can live a better and longer life!

Everyone has a tendency to admire the strong. If she could seize the opportunity to have a better living environment, she, who was already adrift, wouldn't mind being subordinate to others.

"Do you often walk through cities in the ruins of disasters? Can you point out roughly those places on a map?" Jiang Chen cleared the food from the table and took out a large map, spreading it out.

Guan Xiaoyue studied it carefully for a moment, trying to compare the scenery on the map with the terrain she had memorized.

Electronic maps are a high-end commodity monopolized by the government, and a scavenger like her naturally couldn't afford them.

After a while, she pointed out a few places, “There is a very, very large city in ruins before the disaster, but most of it has been occupied by powerful scavenging gangs. I have only looked for things on the edge.”

It's not marked on the map, but there are villages and towns here, here, and here too. They're not very big, but if you're lucky, you can find a lot of good stuff.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Chen pressed on, "Do you know where I can get gold bars?"

In the script, this precious metal, which should be very important, is actually worthless junk in the mission world and nobody wants it.

So, relying on his strong connections and the lure of two loaves of bread, he successfully got Guan Xiaoyue to stay by his side and become his capable assistant. Soon, he obtained a large number of gold bars from the bank vault of the ruined city, which became his first pot of gold from the wasteland.

bullion?

As expected, Guan Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment, then pointed to Liuli City not far away and whispered, "Liuli City is a large trading city that was rebuilt from ruins. There is a ruins bank closest to us. You should be able to find what you want there."

She didn't press the other party for why they wanted gold bars; what could such a heavy and useless thing be used for?

"Do you need me to help you gather information?" Seeing that the other party was staring at the map and did not reply, Guan Xiaoyue roughly calculated her "spending" here. Her debts were probably getting bigger and bigger, and she had to find a way to pay them off as soon as possible.

Jiang Chen shook his head and declined, saying, "I don't need your help with the gold bars, but there's one thing you're more suited to do than I am. Miss Guan, would you be interested in becoming my partner?"

"A partner? What can I do to help you?" Her heart skipped a beat, and her legs trembled with excitement.