Chapter 176: Chapter 171: Plans for the Future

"Yeah, that’s true."

Xiao Yi didn’t mind this at all, which slightly relieved Clements, who was just about to hand over the knife and fork to Xiao Yi.

But Xiao Yi didn’t need a knife and fork; he simply leaned his head toward the plate and gnawed away wildly!

Knife and fork? Still using those for meals, such low purity.

Who needs a knife and fork! Just eat, eat, eat!

"..." Nania was taken aback by this and couldn’t help but say, "Make sure to chew properly, or else if you choke, I really don’t want to bother saving you."

However, no sooner had Nania’s words fallen than Xiao Yi had already slurped up that rack of meat like noodles.

"Hmm..." Xiao Yi savored it for a moment and commented, "Why does this meat have no taste?"

Clements: "..."

Nania: "..."

[...]

Everyone was left speechless.

How could you taste anything the way he just sucked the meat in?

"Though... the texture is indeed that of meat." Xiao Yi looked at Clements again, asking, "By the way, which animal is this meat from? It feels both familiar and a bit strange."

"..."

Clements didn’t answer right away. It seemed like he hesitated for a moment before he slowly said:

"... It’s a secret."

"...?" Xiao Yi tilted his head, wondering what sort of meat needed to be kept a secret.

Xiao Yi didn’t know because he hadn’t read the document, but everyone in the live stream sure knew.

Ogre Clements.

The audience also had an idea of what creature the meat came from.

[It’s probably beef, I guess.]

[Wild cattle running into human settlements is normal too, after all, it’s the discovery of that physiology professor.]

[Why does Brother Xiao Yi always seem to have something to do with cattle?]

Nania looked at them, seemingly noticing something, and she also tried a piece of that meat.

Then, as if sure of something, Nania stealthily glanced at Clements.

Clements noticed her gaze, and the two exchanged a moment’s look, silently nodding to each other, neither saying a word.

After that, Clements asked Xiao Yi, "Do you want another serving, Xiao Yi?"

"No need for that," replied Xiao Yi. "There’s Anna too, a child growing, should eat more."

"... Me?" At that moment, Liliana also just happened to appear in the hall.

"Oh, perfect timing," said Xiao Yi. "Come here, time to eat."

But Liliana still hesitated and shook her head, "No, I don’t need..."

But it seemed Xiao Yi already knew this and cut her off, saying, "That’s not up to you."

"... Huh?"

"Kids have to eat, it doesn’t matter if you’ve been snacking secretly. You must eat the main meal, and if you don’t want to, you will still eat! Resist and I’ll shove it down with a funnel!"

Clements: "This doesn’t seem right."

Nania: "Careful, or I’ll accuse you of child abuse."

"I..." Liliana, seeing Xiao Yi’s adamant attitude, had no choice but to nod helplessly, "Okay, then... I’ll just thank you for your kindness."

After saying that, the corners of Liliana’s mouth turned up slightly.

"Uh... it’s not exactly my kindness," Xiao Yi corrected. "The food was made by Clements, you should thank him. I’m just... hiss—what’s the phrase for this? There’s an idiom... something... something..."

"Are you trying to say... ’give someone a rose to present to Buddha’?" Liliana said hesitantly and nervously.

"Ah, right! That’s the one! You’re quite smart, kid."

"... I got it right? That’s great!" Liliana whispered softly, clutching her tiny fists, appearing a little proud, but mostly just happy.

Nania, witnessing this scene, jumped up with a ’biu’ and grabbed Clements’ collar tightly with both hands.

"Did you see that? She’s too adorable! Ah, I’m going to die~"

Clements: "I know, but I’m actually the one who’s going to die. I’m just an ordinary person who could die from asphyxiation, please spare my life."

Then, under everyone’s gaze, Liliana began to eat the food with some nervousness.

"..." But after just one bite, Liliana paused for a long time, before she finally said with sobs, "Thank you, it’s really delicious."

Nania hurriedly took some tissues to wipe her tears, while Xiao Yi and Clements breathed a sigh of relief.

After the meal, the four of them gathered in the hall to discuss their future plans.

Clements said, "Although it’s good to have meat, we need a balanced diet. I’m thinking of looking around to see if there are any wild vegetables or fruits nearby."

Nania was somewhat speechless, "Who cares about that? Can we talk about something serious? Like how to get out of here. We can’t possibly stay here forever, can we?"

Clements: "That’s true, but this place is in a remote mountainous area, and all our vehicles are wrecked. Besides, this hotel has no repair facilities, meaning we currently have two options. Either we walk out, which, given the terrain and distance, would take at least a week with good luck, and we don’t have enough supplies for everyone to last that long. Or... we wait for rescue."

Upon hearing the word ’rescue,’ both Nania and Liliana’s expressions suddenly changed to something unnatural.

"How... how could there be any rescue?" Nania stuttered, "We haven’t really met with a disaster, and... can you contact the outside world?"

"I... I also think that it’s better to give up on waiting for rescue," Liliana also expressed her rare opinion.

"Hmm..." Clements turned to Xiao Yi and asked, "Xiao Yi, what do you think?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi said, "What else is there to think about? Of course, we wait."

"Wait for what? Wait to die?" Nania sighed.

"We wait for a car," Xiao Yi said. "Since we all drove through here, it means others could drive through too. So we just wait by the road for someone else to drive by, then hitch a ride with them, right?"

"..."

After Xiao Yi spoke, the room fell into a silence as still as death.

Then, the other three quickly stood up and said in unison,

"That’s the plan!"

"... Why?" Xiao Yi said somewhat speechlessly. "Didn’t you guys think of that before?"

"Yeah," Clements nodded without hesitation, "I really didn’t think of that. It seems we’re indeed no match for you."

Nania was thrilled: "Didn’t expect you to be actually onto something."

Liliana also appeared delighted: "As expected of Brother Xiao."

Everyone in the live-stream was stunned too.

[Ah? Could he really be a genius?]

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