Chapter 26: Chapter 26: A Quiet Dozen Days
David regarded Charles as a smart guy. Even though his neighbor had become more powerful, he likely wouldn't make a move against David in the short term. Before fully understanding David's strength, a person like Charles would certainly be cautious. As time went by, David would only grow stronger.
Charles mentioned, "I heard the one who tricked you into opening your door was the daughter from the house across from yours?"
"She's just a kid, used by her father. I'm not about to treat her as an enemy," David replied. "Charles, are you interested in her?"
Charles laughed heartily. "Not to hide it from you, I am indeed interested in children. But don't get me wrong, I'm not that kind of pervert. Although people who don't know me say I like to molest young girls, I actually don't have that hobby." "My daughter died when she was five. Since then, I've had a thing for raising girls, I like to see the beauty of an innocent girl growing up bit by bit."
David didn't fully believe Charles's words, and in fact, whatever his tastes were, they had nothing to do with him. He felt he was already living in a different world from other people, whether it was a world on fire or the apocalypse. Anyway, he planned to spend the rest of his life in his little house.
"Well then, I won't disturb your rest, brother. I hope we can enjoy our time together in this building," Charles said, waving his hand as he started to descend the stairs. Before leaving, he loudly ordered, "Clean this place up, don't make Brother David feel disgusted!"
The corridor was now full of bodies, the corpses of the original residents of the building. They had all harbored hopes for better days, believing they were about to rise above in these end times, but death came unexpectedly.
David actually found it quite satisfying to watch, especially seeing their final look of disbelief, reminding him of himself in the past. Trusting others... leads to this outcome! In these times, if you want to survive, don't trust anyone other than yourself. The best way, of course, is to live like David, who doesn't need to rely on anyone else to survive. He just needs to be alone in his house, eating meat, drinking wine, enjoying air conditioning, and playing games.
He no longer needs to rely on anyone else! Of course, others can't live the way he does, because they don't have the check-in ability he does. But others need to scheme against each other, as it's almost impossible for a single person to survive alone. They need to cooperate with others, but at the same time, they must be wary of them. Such a life is too exhausting.
Fortunately... fortunately, he awakened the check-in ability.
David looked at the busy people in the corridor and clicked his tongue in disapproval. This is the way the world is now, only by adapting to the current rules of survival can one survive. Thinking this, he returned to his bedroom. The exciting scene just now had left him without the mood for exercise, and it was already close to the next day, so he decided to play some games and wait for the check-in.
The computer had only some old games, but they were quite good, at least playable without internet connection, and still enjoyable even when played alone. Since Charles' visit was around eleven o'clock, David watched a grand show, and by the time he returned to his bedroom, it was almost midnight. He played a random game for a while and then heard today's check-in reward.
"Today's check-in reward: 100 pre-soaked instant noodles."
Seeing this check-in reward, David was somewhat disappointed. He wasn't particularly in need of food, rather he wished for more things that shouldn't belong to this world, like house renovations or magical items that could expand the living space. Unfortunately...
"But it's still okay, I haven't eaten instant noodles for a long time." And the note that followed made him somewhat satisfied. Pre-soaked... This meant that David could enjoy hot soup. Although the meals he materialized usually included soup, it was not much compared to the overall food. There was water in the bathroom, but it was not boiling water. He didn't have a kettle to boil water, so he couldn't make hot water himself.
Now, with these 100 pre-soaked instant noodles, he wouldn't have to worry about food and water for a long time. Though not particularly great, it was acceptable. After all, he didn't have any dangers to face in the near future.
And the situation was indeed as he had thought. In the following dozen days, he lived peacefully. Not to mention danger, even Charles didn't disturb him much.
This man was quite self-aware and knew how to act without causing displeasure. He knew David wanted to stay home, so he really didn't bother David unless necessary.
After arriving at the building, he moved into Jones' former home. The only thing he did in these days was to clean up the remaining people in the building—after all, most of the outsiders were men, some with wives and children. These people were likely all dead now.
Then he took Mia away, planning to raise the girl as he said. It was evident that he had plenty of resources in his hands, enough to even raise a daughter. If there was anything else, it was that more and more outsiders were moving in, all belonging to Charles' subordinates. For a time, this building became the safest place nearby. Sometimes, people from nearby buildings were too scared to approach this building even when the hail stopped. Some of the people around had already fled.
Of course, their likely end was to be killed by hail outside, as it was too easy to encounter accidents on the road.
In these days, David received quite a few rewards. Many were food, and there was even a 'state banquet'. Other items included: 2 house specific part renovations, 1 kitchen, 1 space expansion, 1 penetration ring, 1 anti-gravity device, 1 fragment of gunmanship knowledge, and 3 floating bombs.
He used the two house part renovations on the door and walls, and now he had a level two door and level three walls. The level two door had stronger defense and was more intelligent. The level three walls came with a 'room temperature control' function and also had a scene-changing effect, allowing the surrounding walls to turn into various scenes, and the defense was also somewhat improved.
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