In those days of Plants vs. Zombies

If you are in a crowded crowd, never let yourself fall.

Otherwise, it will cause extremely serious consequences, just like what is happening in front of Penny now.

A thin girl was pushed and shoved by the adults around her and could hardly stand.

The scene became increasingly chaotic. The girl slipped and fell to the ground without noticing.

It would be fine if there was no one else around her.

But the scary thing is that in a crowded crowd, once people feel there is no obstacle ahead, those behind will find ways to squeeze through.

Penny activated her spiritual power and used her second day's selected skill "Shadow Run".

Her speed increased instantly, and she passed through the crowd almost in an instant and came to the side of the little girl who was slumped on the ground.

Because she turned into a shadow, Penny did not interfere with others when she passed through the crowd.

Penny picked up the little girl who was sitting on the ground, and then took her away from the crowd and came to an alley.

"Is everything okay?"

Putting the little girl down in her arms, Penny asked with concern.

"Thank you."

The little girl seemed a little frightened, but she still politely thanked Penny.

But the little girl's eyes were filled with loss and sadness.

Penny noticed that the little girl frequently looked toward the bakery in the distance with longing in her eyes.

That was the desire of a hungry person for food, and this kind of look was very common in Hesse County.

With a little deduction, Penny could figure out the little girl's purpose of coming here: she wanted to go to the bakery to buy bread.

It’s a pity that after falling to the ground and being rescued by Penny, the little girl could no longer squeeze into the crowd and compete with other adults for the limited amount of bread.

"Are you hungry?"

Penny was silent for a moment before asking a question she knew the answer to.

"Ah."

The little girl was stunned at first, then nodded embarrassedly.

"Take it and eat it."

Penny reached her hand into the shadow of the cloak and performed her third day selection skill "Shadow Space".

Then she took out a piece of exquisite cake from the space and put it into the little girl's hands.

"what!"

Looking at the delicious-looking pastry in her hand, the little girl was a little stunned.

She cast an incredulous look at Penny, as if asking, is this pastry really for me?

"Well, it's for you, eat it quickly."

Penny touched the little girl's head, which made her feel a little relieved.

Although she didn't know why the kind-hearted person in front of her was willing to give her precious food, the little girl was still very grateful.

She bowed vigorously to Penny several times, then cut the pastry in her hand in two.

One half of the pastry was significantly larger, accounting for almost eighty percent of the entire pastry.

The little girl swallowed the remaining 20 percent of the pastry in one gulp, then carefully put the rest away.

"Why not eat it?"

Penny asked curiously, watching the little girl's actions.

"I want to take it back to my parents and my brothers."

The little girl answered Penny's question with her mouth full.

"That's it..."

Penny didn't say anything else, but took out a plate of cakes and a pot of water from the space and handed them to the little girl.

"Then, eat your fill and take the rest back with you."

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With the help of the pastries, Penny quickly became familiar with the little girl and learned a lot of information.

Since the little girl's parents lost their jobs and were laid off, their family also lost their income.

The meager salary from odd jobs was not enough to support this family of four children. The family was evicted by the landlord and ended up in the slums of Hesse County.

My father is seriously ill, my mother is running around looking for a job, and my three younger brothers are at home taking care of their father.

As the eldest daughter in the family, the little girl heard about this bakery which was closest to the slum and the only one open.

After discussing with her family, she rushed here with the family’s last savings to buy bread.

But Penny looked at the "savings" in the little girl's hand, and then recalled the price of a piece of brown bread that the garden gnome had just quoted.

Then she discovered that the little girl couldn't even afford one-fiftieth of a piece of brown bread.

Penny didn't say anything else and decided to escort the little girl home.

If this child encounters hungry civilians on the way back, it is not certain whether he can return safely.

A moment later, somewhere in the slums of Hesse County City.

The little girl said goodbye to Penny and turned into a shabby shed.

However, Penny did not leave immediately. Instead, she disappeared into the shadows and walked into the shed.

"Everyone, I brought back some pastries. Hey, what are you doing..."

The little girl walked into the house holding a paper bag of pastries, but saw her younger brothers each holding a piece of bread and eating them enthusiastically.

"Sister, you are back!"

"Sister, come and eat bread!"

"Sister, bread!"

When the three little kids saw the little girl coming back, they immediately picked up the bread in their hands and went to greet her excitedly.

"Where did this bread come from?"

The little girl was a little confused and asked her brothers.

"Well, there's a group of people distributing bread on the streets nearby."

“They were nice people and had plenty of bread.”

"The bread is free. You don't need to give the world points to get it."

The children chattered and told their sister the origin of the bread.

No one noticed that the shadow in the corner of the shed rippled slightly.

"Free bread? Maybe that's a clue."

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Crossing the street, Penny saw that there were indeed many plant-spirit civilians surrounding a small car.

There were a lot of bread piled on the cart.

Standing next to the car were two young men with completely different temperaments.

One of them was a poplar plant spirit. He wore a pair of glasses, was tall and had a gentle face.

His every move and gesture reveals a subtle intellectual temperament.

The other person’s race was an iron tree spirit. His eyes were bright and he had a black and white scarf tied around his neck.

Compared to his gentle companion, this person seemed more serious.

The poplar plant spirit handed the bread to the plant spirit civilians who came forward, and kept saying:

"Don't worry, don't worry, everyone can get bread, please line up and don't cut in line."

The iron tree spirit at the side would look around from time to time, as if it was alert to something.

Penny noticed that among the many plant spirits in this neighborhood, several of them did not seem to be civilians.

Although they were also dressed in civilian clothes, the sharp eyes and calluses on their hands were still noticed by the serious Penny.

The most important point is that these plant spirits, like the two who were distributing bread, all had a bright red scarf tied on their right arms.

These plant spirits seem to be from the same organization? Why are they here distributing free bread?

Penny felt that she was getting closer and closer to the truth, so she quietly came to the vicinity of the poplar plant spirit and the iron tree plant spirit.

She found that some civilians who received bread seemed to have something extra on them when they left.

Upon closer inspection, it appears to be a booklet.

After a while, there was no bread left on the cart, and the poplar plant spirit also called on the iron tree plant spirit to push the cart away.

Seeing this, Penny immediately followed slowly. The two seemed to be talking about something.

"Joseph, we also distributed a lot of bread today."

"That's right, Yang, but it's not enough to alleviate the hunger of the people in Hessen County City."

"I understand, Joseph, change takes time."

"But what we lack is time."

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The iron tree spirit is named Joseph, while the poplar spirit is called Yang.

They pushed the cart into an alley in the slums, and Penny followed immediately.

"According to the instructions of the Eastern General Secretary and Comrade Vladimir, our activities in the Hesse County City need to continue for a long time."

Joseph spoke to Yang as he pushed the cart.

"Should we continue to organize demonstrations? That won't work. The federal military and police are all running dogs of the capitalists. Several people who participated in the demonstrations were taken away by them."

Yang sighed, looking worried.

"But even so, we still cannot retreat. The demonstrations should continue. We must fight for the rights of the people."

Joseph's words were like steel, and like the determination he embodied, there could be no doubt about it.

"You are right, Comrade Joseph, but we should also plan ahead and make more arrangements and preparations."

Yang pushed up his glasses and suddenly stopped where he was.

He turned his head and looked at where Penny was, and chuckled, "Miss, who has been following us all the way, would you be willing to come out and meet me?"