Scavenging Notes: I am the Lucky Star of the End Times

It was another round of walking, stopping, turning left and right.

When we returned to the small tent, it was already 07:38:49.

After lifting the plastic sheet, the rich egg smell was no longer in the small tent. Xie Yuan must have taken advantage of the fact that all the neighbors went out to scavenge at 6 o'clock to quickly get rid of the smell.

As soon as Xu Sansan came back, he began to show what he had gained this morning:

"Look, Lao Qin said this radiator is a high-end product. He didn't lie to me, did he?"

Xie Yuan stood up, took one of the heat sinks, looked at it carefully, and nodded:

"Well, the performance should be good."

After hearing this, Xu Sansan finally felt relieved, and began to upgrade the tent under the guidance of Xie Yuan.

First, the metal tube supporting the tent was retracted to a height of 1 meter, then the main heat sink was installed in the center of the roof, and then all the plastic sheets were replaced with metal plates, the metal tubes were propped up again, and the remaining metal plates were used to fill the empty space, directly forming four metal walls, and finally the remaining heat sinks were installed in the center of the outer side of the metal wall...

The small tent was finally upgraded into a small house!

Since there was no budget to buy another door, Xu Sansan removed a piece of metal plate and replaced it with plastic cloth. In this way, he had a 1.5-meter-wide door. When it was put down, it could let light in, and when it was lifted up, it could let air in. It was flexible and convenient!

Seeing that there was still early, he took out the newly bought metal pipes and inserted them around the yard. Then he used the vines he collected yesterday to roughly wrap them around a few times. He then left a side door on the street side, which was just right opposite to the door of the house, and hung plastic sheeting on it. Although the production process was relatively rough, it looked like a simple fence.

Xu Sansan nodded, thinking that this way he would have more privacy and be safer. It would also be more convenient to boil water or cook something in the yard at night.

Xu Sansan did not dislike the few remaining sticks that were used as boundaries in the yard. In the corner behind the house, he built a triangular shed of less than 1 square meter together with the dismantled plastic sheeting to use for taking a bath.

After some trouble, it was already 08:30:59, and Xu Sansan hurriedly sent Xie Yuan to the public toilet amid his reluctance and embarrassment.

After returning, he filled two more bottles of boiled water, handed one to Xie Yuan, and then took out three bottles of nutrient solution and two towels from his cloth bag and gave them to him.

"We'll each have one. If you're hungry at noon, just drink the nutrient solution and eggs. I'll come back to grill them in the evening."

As he said this, he looked at the compartment of the medical box that seemed to have not been used, and was about to speak,

Xie Yuan decisively took the lead:

“I can’t actually use it!

You must be extremely careful when you go to the city today!"

Xu Sansan nodded, took out the small note that Lao Qin had secretly slipped to her, put it next to Xie Yuan, wrapped a small towel around her, pulled the cart, and went out.

Because the morning time was delayed by the black market, Xu Sansan was unable to join the large wasteland group that set out at 6 o'clock today. However, in order to collect supplies as soon as possible, he could not sit idle, so he decided to participate in the scavenging in the wasteland city No. 9 at 302 o'clock.

When Xu Sansan arrived at the spacecraft docking point, there was already a long queue.

Scavenging in the city is different from scavenging in the wasteland, because without the protection of a protective shield, animals and plants will soon be infected/contaminated, and then alienated, forming a large amount of heavy pollutants, very few medium pollutants, and even fewer light pollutants, so scavenging in the wasteland mainly depends on luck;

But it is different in cities. The living things in the cities have been infected and alienated hundreds of years ago. The remaining inanimate objects, such as building materials, electrical appliances, furniture, pots and pans, and other items, will not be contaminated.

Therefore, the success rate of scavenging in the city is almost 100%, it just depends on the quantity and quality of what you get.

But high returns always mean high risks - cities are much more dangerous than wilderness.

Because of the existence of the infected body.

Before being infected, the infected body was actually a human being.

Hundreds of years ago, at the beginning of the world catastrophe, infectious crises began to break out in major cities.

The terrifying nature of the infected body comes not only from its huge base number and long lifespan, but more importantly, it understands humans better than other strange beasts and likes to attack humans more. They are also good at hiding themselves, often hiding in areas where supplies are concentrated to "fish" and then attack unexpectedly.

Therefore, every time they go to the city to scavenge, the base will send warships and powerful escorts to accompany them. On the one hand, it is to kill the infected bodies, and on the other hand, it is to protect the scavengers.

After each scavenging mission is completed, as the spacecraft leaves, the temporary protective shield will be retracted. If there are scavengers who do not have time to leave with the spacecraft, they will quickly be contaminated by the environment and become new infected bodies after 3 days.

In order to avoid the generation of more infected bodies, the guard members need to pick up all the scavengers who have encountered accidents that day and bring them back to the base. Those who have died will be cremated together.

This is the purpose of the existence of Refugee Camp Area 9.

Fortunately, after hundreds of years of experience, the base has discovered that the speed of the infected body will drop significantly after the sun rises completely, which is why the spacecraft is scheduled to depart for the city at 9 o'clock.

In short, scavenging in a city is also risking one’s life to find supplies.

So overall, the number of people going to the wasteland and the city every day is roughly 50-50.

"drop!"

Xu Sansan was stopped again at the hatch of the spacecraft.

"Cart, check it out."

Familiar with the route, Xu Sansan took out the cart and the small hoe tied to it.

The guards twitched their lips, familiar with the words and tone.

"Okay, this doesn't count as a contribution point."

Xu Sansan found a seat by the window and sat down.

Soon the hatch closed and the spacecraft set sail.

After Xu Sansan left, Xie Yuan quickly opened the note Lao Qin gave him.

The note reads:

"Three groups of people came here: Qiangzi, Scar, and Jifeng."

Xie Yuan frowned and began to analyze:

"Qiangzi", whose real name is Li Qiang, joined the Dawn Guard in the same year as himself and has the closest relationship with himself. He should be with Ma Ji, "Alang", and "Tiechui" and a few others. They usually go to the black market together and buy some things in second-hand shops.

"Scar"... "Scar" joined the team two years earlier than himself and was Xie Yuan's strongest competitor before he was chosen as the captain.

"Scar"'s real name is Shao Yi-bo. Because he has a deep scar at the corner of his eye, everyone likes to call him "Scar".

And this "Scar" was the one who stabbed Xie Yuan after he was shot...

"Swift Wind" refers to the Swift Wind Guards. This guard has been gaining momentum in recent years and its strength is comparable to that of the Dawn Guards. Both have made great contributions in major missions. Its captain, Wu Feng, is an important candidate for the position of Chief of the Inner City Armed Forces Department of the base next year. Of course, if Xie Yuan had not been ambushed, he would also be one of the candidates.

In fact, from the first few multi-guard cooperation missions at the beginning of this year's hot season, Xie Yuan vaguely realized that the Gale Guards began to make some small moves in private, aiming at the members of the Dawn Guards.

At first he did not take it too seriously, thinking it was just some low-class behavior, but afterwards, their actions continued and intensified, and several times they even directly resulted in multiple injuries to the Dawn Guard.

So Xie Yuan started to fight back, following the principle of courtesy before force. However, before they had fought for many times, Xie Yuan was ambushed...

If it was just for the election of the Minister of Armed Forces, then he could just target me, but why did he plot against all the members of the Dawn Guard? His previous actions were clearly aimed at his members...

Moreover, Scar may have cooperated with the people of Windstorm...

………………

"The spacecraft has arrived at Wasteland City No. 302. The protective shield has begun to be deployed and is preparing for landing."

As the broadcast ended, Xu Sansan looked down through the window and saw a vast expanse of ruins - collapsed buildings, exposed reinforced concrete, and streets filled with waste bricks, waste stones, and waste materials...

Unlike the time in the wasteland, after the temporary protective shield was in place, three accompanying warships landed first, and then dozens of guard members wearing purple combat uniforms and holding heavy weapons landed from the front, back and middle areas of the warships, and then quickly dispersed in groups of five.

Ten minutes later, a broadcast came from the spacecraft:

"The spacecraft is beginning to land and the hatch is about to open. Please be careful and do not leave the protective shield."

Then, with a "bang", the spacecraft landed amid a cloud of dust.