Chapter 332 Database
Steven and Lily agreed to come to the shelter every day from now on, where she would teach him fighting techniques for more than two hours.
In exchange, he would provide food for ten people to Lily.
Although Steven intended to win Lily over to his side, he genuinely wanted to learn fighting techniques to improve his close combat skills.
After all, his biggest weakness right now was his lack of prowess in close combat.
Learning from Lily for a while would undoubtedly be beneficial, and these skills might even save his life in the future.
"Food for ten people?" Lily hesitated after hearing this.
Because she and her students totaled sixteen people, and food for ten would definitely not be enough for everyone.
"Can you give me a few more portions of food? There are sixteen of us." Lily pleaded.
Steven smiled faintly. "Ms. Evans, I hope you understand my difficulties. This isn't a one-time supply; it's food for ten people every day."
"Besides, you wouldn't want your students to become lazy and live solely on my aid, would you?"
Steven had his reasons for doing this.
First of all, he couldn't let those students eat too much.
When people were too full, they tended to overthink, especially about rebellion.
Secondly, only by giving them a glimmer of hope but never fully satisfying them could Steven control everyone, including Lily.
Hearing Steven's words, Lily's face showed an awkward expression.
Yes, she had once vowed to solve the survival problem with her students.
But now, she had to beg Steven for food.
"Alright, food for ten people it is!" Lily made up her mind.
She would take some food from Steven, have her students work hard to catch fish, and she herself would gather some food.
That way, they wouldn't struggle to survive due to a lack of food.
Lily accepted Steven's suggestion.
She packed up the food and hurried back to Cox Town.
The students had been hungry for a day, curled up in the igloo. If she were any later, someone might starve to death.
Steven pulled a blanket from behind the sofa, covered himself, and lay on the couch watching TV out of boredom.
At that moment, he heard the sound of a wheelchair rolling.
Steven looked over and saw Aubrey pushing Cindy slowly toward him. He smiled slightly. "You're a bit late; Lily just left."
Cindy smiled faintly. "No, I came over because she left."
"Why? Don't you want to chat with your teacher?" Steven asked.
Cindy shook her head. "If we were here, it would affect your negotiations with her!"
Steven smiled without saying a word.
If it were a major decision, he would never let anyone's presence affect his own thoughts.
Cindy approached Steven and suddenly asked, "Steven, do you want Ms. Evans?"
Steven was drinking coffee at the time, and he almost choked and sprayed it out of his nose when he heard this.
"Why would you suddenly ask such a question?" Steven tried to keep his expression calm. But his actions had already betrayed his inner thoughts.
Honestly, Lily was quite beautiful, and she was both upright and strong.
Having such a woman by his side would be very useful. Making her his woman was actually a very good choice.
Steven did have this thought, but he wouldn't force it.
Cindy pouted slightly, and Aubrey's eyes showed a strange look, but she quickly covered it with a smile.
"Steven, you're too much of a flirt! You already have two beauties with you, and you still want to go after Ms. Evans!" Aubrey said.
But Cindy seriously analyzed, "From the perspective of human civilization's development, this is indeed the most direct and effective way to form alliances. Ms. Evans is very powerful, and from a female perspective, she is also very attractive to the opposite sex."
"And with her tiny brain," Cindy looked playfully at Steven, "it's not surprising that you would go after her."
People with high IQs could remain rational when analyzing things. So Cindy thought it made sense that Steven wanted to make Lily his own.
After hearing this, Steven felt like he had found a kindred spirit!
He had no interest in playing love games; such things could be a spice of life but were not necessities.
If Lily were just a pretty teacher with a sense of justice, Steven wouldn't give her a second glance.
Wasn't it her combat skills that Steven liked?
Steven candidly said to Cindy and Aubrey, "You two are very smart, so I won't waste words with you. Lily's combat skills are strong and very useful to me. So I plan to make her a member of our team. As for romantic feelings between men and women, they don't exist."
'In my heart, there's only pure utility and desire,' Steven thought to himself.
He didn't mind having some emotional or sexual relationship with Lily if it could help him win her over.
But such things were optional and not the most crucial factors.
Upon hearing this, Cindy felt reassured that Steven remained the rational, almost detached man she was familiar with, and a smile of relief graced her lips.
"Alright, I understand! In that case, go ahead and do your best! I'll help you too." Cindy flashed a bright smile.
"You'll help me?" Steven asked with a smile.
Cindy's smile was somewhat mysterious. "We know Ms. Evans better than you do. I know exactly how to persuade her to join us."
Steven couldn't help but cough. "Actually, it doesn't have to be that complicated. With our conditions, it's not hard to make her interested."
Cindy nodded in agreement but suddenly said, "The hard part is how to help her get rid of those troublesome students!"
On this issue, everyone had the same thoughts.
Those surviving students had previously wronged Cindy, leaving her with no good feelings toward them and considering them all burdens.
Steven shrugged. "For now, don't think about touching them. I don't want to make things too tense with Lily. With her stubborn personality, if she finds out I killed her students, she'll fight me to the death."
"There will be opportunities." Cindy left it at that.
Her eyes sparkled, sharp and cold like a knife.
Steven laughed. "If you have any ideas, just go ahead and do it! Just don't let Lily find out."
"Okay, I understand." Cindy nodded.
"By the way, Steven, there's something else I need to tell you." Cindy was about to leave but turned back to Steven before she did.
"What is it?" Steven looked at Cindy curiously.
Cindy said, "These past few days, I've been looking through the information database of West Mountain Base. After all, West Mountain Base was officially built back then. Their equipment is complete, and they have a vast amount of information. I wanted to see if there was any useful intelligence. And it turns out, I found a lot of interesting information. I believe you'll be interested!"
Hearing this, Steven couldn't help but sit up straight. "What information?"
Peter was once a high-ranking figure in Starlight City and knew much more intelligence than Steven.
Steven's sources of information were relatively scarce.
Therefore, Steven was eager to learn more about the apocalypse and the current situation in Starlight City and its surrounding areas.
The battle at West Mountain Base had already proven the importance of intelligence.
Cindy smiled mysteriously. "The amount of information is too large; I haven't finished sorting it out. I'm just giving you a heads-up so you can be mentally prepared. But based on the partial information I've obtained so far, I can confirm that there are definitely more powerful armed organizations like West Mountain Base in the entire Starlight City!"
Cindy's gaze was deep. "Steven, given the big commotion we caused earlier, do you think it might draw the attention ofpeople from other forces?"
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