Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

The people who went up the mountain were pulling the processed ashes of the bodies to bury them. Each of them had a load on his shoulders. It seemed that these people had been accustomed to such dirty work from the past, so they didn't feel disgusted at all.

After hearing these people's conversation, Gu Tongwan glanced at Chen Yanxi next to him. Obviously, he should also understand what these people were talking about, so he whispered: "If the monster attacks the camp again, it may cause more casualties."

"Zi Qiu, Aokiji and Xuyang have gone to the back mountain to investigate." Chen Yanxi's eyes fell on one of the people who came up, and then he stepped forward to ask about the details.

"You also want to know about that monster? But I advise you to give up this idea. That thing is not something that ordinary people can deal with. Yesterday, a member of a small hunter guild ignored my advice and insisted on entering the back mountain without any preparation. Now, there is still no news about them, and we don't know if they died in the back mountain."

The man shook his head, a look of regret on his face, and then followed the others up the mountain.

Gu Tongwan looked at the dark mountaintops a few kilometers away, and suddenly remembered what Cai Min had mentioned to him. The mountain behind their camp was actually connected to dozens of peaks, but no one knew what existed in the deepest part, because even the most famous hunter guild in the camp did not dare to set foot there easily.

"This place is more than ten kilometers away from the big forest in the north. But if the mountain is wide, there may be a place where it connects. And the direction of the back mountain is indeed the same as where the big forest in the north is. The number of mutant animals that ran down from the mountain before has exceeded the range of animals that a normal forest can accommodate. The people in the camp didn't connect the two together before. I'm afraid it's because they haven't experienced a large-scale invasion of mutant animals before, so they took it lightly."

"It's not impossible. Aokiji's ability to sense things has already reached the A-level. If the mountain behind is really related to the big forest in the north, I'm afraid this camp will become a place for mutant animals to eat in the next few years."

Chen Yanxi's voice was very calm, but Gu Tongwan heard a hint of crisis in it.

"Once this matter is investigated thoroughly, we can inform the deputy district chief, but the subsequent related work will depend on how he handles it. Revealing the truth rashly may cause panic, but if the truth is concealed, the camp will be doomed." Gu Tongwan sighed, feeling more and more that people really needed a certain amount of luck to survive a natural disaster apocalypse.

Chen Yanxi held her hand tightly and said, "Everything depends on human effort. It's hard enough for us to be alive. No one can be the savior of this world."

"I know I'm not that great. It's good enough that I can protect the people around me." Gu Tongwan continued to look down the mountain, and saw people carrying stretchers coming up one after another.

There were heavy casualties in the camp this time. According to the latest death toll statistics this morning, it has reached nearly 100 people, one-third of which are some security team members who died in the fight against invaders and mutant animals.

On the edge of the field near the Cai family, Liao Yunyun and Xiaoli and others were busy helping the Cai family dig ripe potatoes.

A batch of cold-resistant potatoes that the Cai family planted before the extreme cold should be ripe in the next two days, but the harvest is not very good. Only about 200 kilograms were dug out from one acre of land.

Cai Min walked over and gave a few people some brown sugar eggs cooked by Cai's mother at home, "Everyone take a break first, drink some brown sugar eggs to replenish your energy."

"Sister Cai, I'm not tired yet. This little job is not difficult for me." Xiaoli was squatting on the ground with a shovel in her hand, struggling to dig out the black mud covered with a layer of white snow.

"Listen to me, drink something to warm your body first. Don't get frozen in such cold weather. It's not as warm as inside our house. Besides, it's already ten o'clock in the morning and you've digested what you ate in the morning." No one got much rest after what happened last night. Instead, when they heard that the Cai family wanted to harvest the potatoes planted in the fields before the next round of snowstorm, everyone carried their tools and went to the fields to work without saying a word.

In fact, everyone has heard that the Cai family intends to move out of the camp after this, and the potatoes in this field will probably be used as most of the supplies for entering the base at that time.

Now, to enter the base, you need to give contribution points per person. The so-called contribution points can be precious materials or crystal cores.

The Cai family couldn't produce any crystal cores, and since there were so many people, they could only find a way to harvest more potatoes.

"With so many acres of land, we can probably produce two thousand kilograms of potatoes. Apart from the part paid to the deputy district chief for public use, our family will still have five hundred kilograms left. In addition, Cai Xing still has a few crystal cores in his hands, so we have accumulated enough contribution points to enter the base." Cai Min whispered to Liao Yunyun.

Liao Yunyun nodded: "That's about right, but Sister Cai, you have to think carefully, are you really going to give all of this away? I think the camp should be relatively safe at the moment."

Cai Min could only smile bitterly and shook his head: "You also said that this is only the current situation. It is not clear what will happen in the future. Besides, that beast Chen Ni is still on the run, and the camp chief is nowhere to be found. Even if we have the protection of the deputy chief now, it is not a long-term solution after all. My parents are old, and Cai Xing needs to follow the guild to go out on missions at any time. Xue Song and I have limited abilities at home, and I always feel that the mutant beasts coming down the mountain this time are some kind of bad sign. It is better to take this opportunity to live in another place. I heard that the underground city of your base will be officially open after the Chinese New Year. Have you been in? How do you feel?"

Liao Yunyun didn't dare tell Cai Min about the tragic scenes she had witnessed in the underground city, but it was said that the base had strengthened the construction and security of the underground city since that time. Since it could be officially opened in March, at least the area under its jurisdiction was safe.

"The underground city is huge. I've only been in it once, and I didn't go very deep. That was half a year ago. The infrastructure was basically OK at the time. However, the housing prices when the underground city was first opened were very expensive. I suggest you wait and see before considering it."

Cai Min understood what Liao Yunyun meant. She simply felt that the current land price in the dungeon was too high, and the people who would be allowed to enter in the first phase would definitely be those with power and money. She only asked because she was curious about the dungeon world. After all, in everyone's imagination, the dungeon was like a utopian world constructed by humans, which was both mysterious and very different from the ground world.

"Thank you, Yunyun. I know what you mean." Cai Min patted Liao Yunyun's hand and hurriedly served brown sugar water to other people.

Just as Liao Yunyun was about to continue working, a slightly teasing voice suddenly sounded in her ears: "Have you ever been to a dungeon? Can you tell me what it's like? I'm really curious about dungeons."

Looking at the self-familiar and always nonchalant Song Bo, Liao Yunyun rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "If you want to know, just go in yourself. Aren't you very capable? You've even got Chen Yanxi's support. Why do you need to ask me about this?"

"Hey, that's not right. We are all family from now on. If I don't ask you, who should I ask? Besides, that big guy has to have his own private space. I can't be so tactless as to disturb his love affair, right?" Song Bo said as he worked beside him in a very familiar manner.

Liao Yunyun has never had a good impression of people with such a careless personality. Besides, Song Bo always smiles at everyone he meets, so no one knows what he is thinking at this moment.

Judging from her many years of work experience and her experience of struggling in the end times, this kind of smiling tiger must be extremely cunning and full of evil. People who are collectively known as black-bellied people are best avoided and have less contact with.

So Liao Yunyun's tone turned cold: "You are so embarrassed to bother me. I am not that familiar with you. I am not your family. I cannot get close to you."

"How can you be so high up that you can't reach me, what you said."

Liao Yunyun was furious: "I'm saying that you are not worthy of me, so stop flattering yourself. Also, stay away from me. Why do you have to get such a big piece of land next to me?"

Song Bo grinned, showing his signature big white teeth. Actually, he didn't look bad. He could even be said to be a bit feminine and handsome, but he was not a sissy at all. After all, Liao Yunyun had seen Song Bo break an invader's neck with her own eyes. His decisive and cold expression was completely different from the one in front of her. Perhaps the side he showed in the battle was his true appearance.

Just when Song Bo wanted to ask something, Xiaoli from next door suddenly slapped him on the shoulder, and Liao Yunyun took the opportunity to leave.

Song Bo looked at Liao Yunyun's receding figure and a smile appeared on his face that he himself didn't even notice.

Xiaoli sighed and deliberately asked, "Do you want to pursue Yunyun?"

Song Bo then withdrew his gaze. Although he still looked somewhat carefree, his expression was actually much colder, with a sense of distance.

"What? Did I show it very obviously?" Song Bo asked deliberately.

Xiaoli didn't answer, she just lowered her head to dig the soil, then raised her head and pointed her chin in Liao Yunyun's direction, "There is an idiom called 'longing to see', do you know that your eyes were like that just now?"

"Then I have to pay attention next time. Thank you for your reminder." Song Bo touched his chin and said leisurely.

Xiaoli frowned, and was about to give the man a warning. "I don't know if you are sincere to Yunyun or just want to play around. After all, in the last days, people's attitude towards men and women is not the same as before. Unless they have been through hardships together, there is no morality or legal constraints. People think women can be played around with, right? If you think so, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. Besides, there are many people pursuing Yunyun. Don't think that she will be overjoyed if you say a few sweet words to her."

Song Bo couldn't help laughing as he watched Xiaoli's continuous output.

"What are you laughing at?" Xiaoli glared at him dissatisfiedly.

"I think you have learned idioms quite well."

However, the next moment, Song Bo pursed his lips, and the playful look on his face faded a lot, and then he said calmly: "I have noted down everything you just said, but how do you know I am not serious?"

Xiaoli was speechless and smiled indifferently, "It's better if what you said is true, otherwise someone will teach you a lesson."

Watching Xiaoli running away angrily, Song Bo lost his mind to work. He threw the tools in his hands forward casually, sat on the ground with his hands, and looked up to see the gloomy sky without a trace of sunlight.

The reason why he decided to follow Chen Yanxi back to Jiangcheng base was entirely because Chen Yanxi could give him what he wanted. He had been stuck at the A-level threshold for a long time. Although for other psychics, A-level was like a pyramid-like existence, only Song Bo knew that when encountering a truly strong enemy, A-level was just an initial stage in entering the world of psychics. Especially after seeing the power of S-level and even SS-level psychics, Song Bo was no longer satisfied with the present. He wanted to become stronger, especially to truly enter the world of the strong.

Perhaps in the near future, this kind of strength will be able to protect the people he cares about, although this is still very far away.

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After a day, all of the cold-resistant potatoes on the Cai family's side were dug up. After sending most of the potatoes to the administrative center for inventory, the Cai family still had about 390 kilograms of potatoes left.

Because Gu Tongwan and others decided to leave the day after tomorrow, Cai's mother took out the chicken that had been frozen in the freezer at the end of last year to thaw it in advance, and braised the mutant wild boar pork left over from last time, boiled some corn, made some multi-grain rice, stir-fried a Chinese cabbage, scrambled eggs with leeks, and hot potato and chicken soup. This meal couldn't be more sumptuous.

Perhaps because they survived a disaster and all the invaders were killed, they no longer had to live in fear all the time, so everyone had a good appetite. More than a dozen people sat around the dinner table and the atmosphere was very happy.

"Let me celebrate and wish our family a smooth, healthy and safe future." Liao Yunyun raised the glass, which contained some rice wine brewed by Cai's father. Although the taste was average, everyone was in high spirits, and the rice wine also tasted sweet.

"We are so fortunate that everyone is sitting here and having a meal together. Nothing is more important than safety," said Cai's mother with emotion.

Cai Min, who was sitting next to her, hugged her mother's shoulders tightly and said with a smile: "Yes, as long as we are alive, there is hope."

Hearing Cai Min's words, everyone smiled at the same time. At this moment, everyone here was in the same mood. After the disaster and the battle, having the company of family, friends, and lovers is the most important thing that can support people to hold on to hope in the end times.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Cai Xing raised his glass and looked at Liu Hun: "Brother Liu, thanks to your recommendation, I was successfully admitted to the guard team. This glass is my toast to you!" After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank it in one gulp.