Xu Nuo looked at that figure, his phoenix eyes narrowing slightly. He agreed to let Lü Xia and her son stay here not only because he knew Park Su had a soft heart but also because his affection for the child was quite evident. He thought if he left them outside and they died in their room by morning, Park Su would definitely turn against him.
Even if there wasn't an outright confrontation, Park Su would probably label him as ruthless in his heart forever! He didn't want that, so he took the initiative to agree.
However, Park Su didn't feel this slight concern from Xu Nuo; rather, he was more worried about doing something that would embarrass Xu Nuo. He just felt a slight relief in his heart knowing that Xu Nuo had no interest in Lü Xia.
At the same time, he inwardly scolded himself for being shameless, always overthinking when it came to handsome men, losing sight of the big picture, no wonder he died at the hands of a man in his past life. But from Xu Nuo's words, it seemed he now considered his feelings. Did this mean their relationship had improved a lot?
What he was most concerned about was Xu Nuo saying that Lü Xia's injury was somehow related to him. How was it related to him? So he quickly asked, "What exactly happened upstairs? How did her injury relate to you?"
Xu Nuo gave a cold snort, "That woman, seeing she couldn't beat me, noticed Lü Xia picking up stuff behind me and grabbed her to threaten me. But you know, Lü Xia isn't important to me.
After all, we've only met once, I'm not so bored as to spare an enemy for someone else's sake. So naturally, I didn't hesitate to kill her.
She used Lü Xia to block my attack, but she didn't know I could not only use talismans but also control my powers, although it seems my powers didn't affect her much. Maybe, like you said, she's a dual superpower awakener with higher power intensity than mine, which is why.
But fortunately, it still had some effect, causing her to hesitate when she tried to use Lü Xia as a shield, so my attack still hit her.
Thus, she was heavily injured, but this woman is also quite ruthless, even using her hands as blades to cut Lü Xia's arm despite her own severe injuries.
But honestly, Lü Xia was quite lucky. At least when that woman took her hostage, I thought there was no way she'd survive.
Yet, not only did she survive, but she also managed her wound, collected the supplies she wanted, and drove for over two hours with us. This woman is more resilient than I expected."
Park Su knew that although Xu Nuo described it lightly, the actual situation must have been far more dangerous.
In summary, Lü Xia nearly lost her life upstairs. Given Park Su's nature, after hearing this, he should have sympathized with Lü Xia and joined Xu Nuo in marveling at her resilience.
But hearing Xu Nuo rarely praise someone else made him feel a bit out of balance, and he couldn't help but pout, "You really do like her."
Xu Nuo was puzzled, not understanding what Park Su was getting at, but he casually responded, "I do think she's not bad, quite pleasing to the eye."
Park Su didn't expect to get such a response, and he turned around angrily, making the vegetables in the pot clatter loudly.
Xu Nuo could see that Park Su seemed upset because of what he had said earlier, but he genuinely didn't understand why he'd be upset. After all, Park Su had always seemed to like this mother and son; shouldn't he be happy that he was praising them? It was all very baffling!
Although that was what he thought, seeing Park Su's irritated demeanor, he inexplicably found it amusing. However, he didn't want to keep this tension going, so he thought to change the subject and said, "Actually, I was watching your situation on the first floor the whole time. You did pretty well this time."
Park Su, who was holding the spatula, paused, turned around, and said somewhat resentfully, "Only 'pretty well'?"
Seeing Park Su's pitiful look, Xu Nuo couldn't help but smile, "If you hadn't taken so long to watch the show and dealt with those people more cleanly and efficiently, I would give you an excellent rating."
He truly didn't know that Park Su cared so much about his opinion, but seeing how much he valued it gave Xu Nuo an unusual sense of satisfaction.
Hearing Xu Nuo evaluate him like this, Park Su touched his nose, realizing that his little act of watching the drama had been completely seen through by Xu Nuo.
He sighed internally but grumbled while holding the pot, "Who needs your excellent rating..."
This time Xu Nuo didn't retort to Park Su's grumbling but instead said, "You don't need my excellent rating? I was going to say if you got an excellent rating from me, there would be a reward. Seems like you don't need my reward then!"
Upon hearing there would be a reward, Park Su's eyes lit up instantly, quickly retracting his statement, "How could I not like your excellent rating? Of course, I like your rating the most, so if I get an excellent rating, what kind of reward will you give me?" Seeing Park Su's eager expression, Xu Nuo found it amusing and casually held up five fingers, "Five Lightning Summoning Talismans, five Immobilization Talismans."
Park Su was surprised that Xu Nuo was so generous, offering him ten talismans at once, and his eyes sparkled with excitement. He knew how useful Xu Nuo's talismans were.
Before, because Xu Nuo was worried about Park Su being eaten by zombies outside, he had given him a few life-saving talismans, including a Lightning Summoning Talisman, which Park Su had tried once.
He was stunned by how that small piece of paper could instantly kill eight zombies. Although they were low-level zombies, the effect was still remarkably powerful, nearly comparable to modern firearms.
In China, getting firearms and ammunition isn't easy, especially since before the apocalypse, China had strict regulations on guns and ammo.
Therefore, obtaining guns and ammunition here was not straightforward. Later, although bases would distribute some, these weapons were not very effective against high-level zombies in the later stages of the apocalypse.
This is why superpowers were increasingly valued by the various bases. Moreover, as time went on in the apocalypse, the stock of traditional weapons became increasingly scarce, making them increasingly expensive.
Thus, compared to firearms, cold weapons became more favored by superpower users.
These talismans, which were comparable to or even better than modern firearms, could be kept for later even if not used now. In the later stages of the apocalypse, showing them to those who had seen their power would make them highly sought after.
At that time, he could use these talismans to exchange for other things. In Park Su's mind, while he was with Xu Nuo, he needed to accumulate enough capital for his future.
At least after Xu Nuo gets tired of his cooking, he could still live well without him.
Although the thought of Xu Nuo leaving made him feel a pang in his heart, he knew that someone like Xu Nuo would not stay beside a small figure like him forever.
But even knowing he couldn't keep Xu Nuo by his side didn't stop him from trying to increase his favorability with Xu Nuo. Maybe if his favorability reached a certain level, even if Xu Nuo left, he might help him out when he's in danger in the future.
This was the goal for which he was willing to please Xu Nuo. Considering Xu Nuo's reputation, trying to curry favor with him wasn't easy for just anyone.
He should be grateful for the opportunity he had now; there was no room for complaints. Although he was very interested in the magical items Xu Nuo created, he didn't dare to ask for them directly.
After all, Xu Nuo agreeing to teach him how to make space rings was already a big deal. If he kept asking for things, it might foster a dependency on Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo had warned that one day he would get tired of Park Su's cooking, and they would part ways.
Park Su had heard of Xu Nuo's reputation before; many had followed him, but very few, if any, stayed with him permanently. It was said that Xu Nuo cherished his freedom and had little attachment to others, never letting anyone truly into his heart.
Thus, Park Su didn't think that someone as ordinary as him could be the exception Xu Nuo would make. If he became dependent on Xu Nuo, he'd be lost when Xu Nuo left, unable to face the external challenges alone.
This is why he was keen on improving his own abilities and learning survival techniques from Xu Nuo.
Although Xu Nuo hadn't taught him survival techniques yet, agreeing to teach him how to make space rings was already a significant gain.
Since he promised to spend time teaching him, it would naturally increase their time together, allowing Park Su to further increase his favorability with Xu Nuo. Maybe with more time spent together, his favorability could increase even more.
Secondly, he was afraid that constantly asking Xu Nuo for things would make Xu Nuo wary or even dislike him. No one likes someone who is always asking for favors, as it shows a clear agenda.
He was trying to boost his favorability, not end up with a negative score. But what he didn't expect was that Xu Nuo would offer him some talismans before he even asked.