Su Ling gently put down the water and took out the supplies from her bag one by one, arranging them.
Once the contents of her bag were emptied, she transferred more easily stored items from her space.
She took everything she could—rice, flour, oil, dried goods—and arranged them until they filled the space.
Considering there were pregnant women among them, she specifically included milk powder, baby bottles, and maternity supplies.
She even added some self-defense weapons, feminine hygiene products, and changes of clothes.
Su Ling felt it wasn't enough, but with the limited space, this was all she could manage.
As she was about to leave, she placed down steaming hot meal boxes and a lot of pastries.
Fearing that the people inside might not notice, Su Ling lit a candle for illumination before she left. After moving away, she threw a stone to create a sound, then entered her portable space to hide herself.
Inside her portable space, Su Ling sat on a stool in the courtyard, staring at the screen in front of her.
Because the thrown stone made a noise, the young survivors came out cautiously, holding sticks.
Once they confirmed there was no danger, the young survivors discovered the pile of supplies laid out in the courtyard.
Upon seeing the supplies, the young survivors looked at each other, their eyes wide with disbelief. They rubbed their eyes, thinking they were mistaken.
After rubbing their eyes, they looked again and found the items were still there; it wasn't an illusion.
"Who is this kind person who did a good deed without seeking recognition?"
A short-haired, doll-faced girl among the young survivors looked at the pile of supplies, swallowed, and asked her companion.
The boy she asked pushed his glasses up and shook his head. "I don't know, but I do know these are for us. For a while, we won't have to worry about supplies."
After speaking, the glasses-wearing boy took the lead. "I see meal boxes. Let's take them inside for everyone to have an extra meal. Then, we'll move the rest of the supplies inside to hide them. If other survivors find them, we'll be in trouble."
Soon, everyone sprang into action, first taking the meal boxes inside and distributing them to the people in the building.
After the meal boxes were distributed, they continued moving the supplies inside.
The glasses-wearing boy and the doll-faced girl were university students who had not yet graduated.
At the start of the apocalypse, they were organized by the school to visit the elderly at a nursing home.
The elderly residents there were either former teachers, veterans, or people who had contributed to society, and of course, there were also ordinary elderly people. Nearby universities would regularly organize students to visit and care for these elders.
After the apocalypse occurred, most of the staff, apart from the elderly residents, had turned into zombies.
The glasses-wearing boy and his companions fought desperately against the mutated staff who had become zombies and emerged victorious.
After their victory, they were about to leave, but they were too worried about the elderly residents and chose to stay and take care of them.
They continued to do so until the present.
Su Ling watched as the glasses-wearing boy and the others finished moving the supplies. After waiting for a long time, she finally emerged from her space.
With one last look at the nursing home, she walked back the way she came without looking back.
After she left, Gu Shangse appeared, put down the items in his hand and bag, and then departed.
The moonlight illuminated Su Ling's path as she walked back. She looked up at the moon.
She thought that she still couldn't remain detached and only look after herself.
She would wait a little longer. Once she picked up Qingqing, met Yu Ling, and reunited with Shang Qi, she would continuously expand and perfect her mobile fortress. She still wanted to build a haven, a place to provide refuge for those in need.
She didn't intend to be a hero; she just wanted to preserve the last pure land in people's hearts in this chaotic and corrupt apocalypse.