Chapter 67: Scarce Food Supply.
Author: Huang Sp-Wang
last update2024-06-18 23:43:22

At home, the logistics team had prepared the meal, with four large tables set up in the yard, resembling a banquet.

Since the power outage, water had become scarce. Lionel only ran the generator for over two hours daily to fill two water tanks and keep the fridge running minimally. Memphis and the others could only wash off the blood before sitting down to eat.

As usual, Memphis raised his hand slightly, smiling:

"Please, everyone."

"Let's eat..."

Today's menu included white rice, soy sauce fried chicken, beef tail stew with dried mushrooms, tuna flakes mixed with radish, and carrot pork bone soup. There were also some apples and preserved lemon water.

The main combatants were served five bowls of rice and accompanying dishes, the resource gatherers received two-thirds of that, and those doing chores like cleaning, chopping wood, cooking, processing meat, or weaving nets got one-third.

James looked at his meal and almost swore out loud.

Before the apocalypse, if someone had served him
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