Chapter 519 Suspicion of Drought [First update]
Watching Shen Xingdu calmly knock down all his men, Wu Shangjun said to Zhen Shuai: "Actually, our base is really good. You can consider staying here in the future."
If Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu are willing to stay, he Even if you pester them, you have to pester them to teach them this boxing technique.
Zhen Shuai said vaguely: "Let's take a look at the situation."
"That's right. You will understand if you stay there for a few more days. Our base is very good." Wu Shangjun retreated and settled for the next best thing.
Zhen Shuai nodded casually and ran over to pull Shen Xingdu back to sit down.
Luo Nian and the others patted the leaves and weeds on their bodies and made faces at each other. Well, even their captain was defeated by Governor Shen Xing, so they had nothing to be ashamed of if they lost.
The group continued to eat, and Wu Shangjun noticed that Marshmallow had a pair of ears listening to the goings on around him, smiled, and sat down on the ground.
After eating, they continued on their way without delay.
Zhen Shuai followed them and got to know many new plants. These plants were named according to the characteristics of the plants by the animal and plant experts at the airport base. There were chamomile grasses that could change colors, juncos that glowed at night, and some that smelled very similar to The lime fruit... made him wonder. In addition, the fruit that looks like a balloon filled with water has also been studied by experts at the base and is named Miaoguo. The liquid inside this fruit is water, which is colorless and odorless. It also contains some beneficial minerals. It is healthy and harmless and can be drank directly.
The audience was very curious about Deng Peach, and Zhen Shuai was also very interested. He thought that when he encountered them, he could collect some and plant them in the system space.
"Captain, it's too hot. I remember there is a lake in front of me. Can I wash up there?" Luo Nian wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The temperature has remained high since the rain, and the forest is almost airtight. Only half an hour after setting off, their camouflage uniforms were soaked with sweat.
Commander Zhen and Governor Shen Xing were exposed, and they didn't cover up anything. They were still looking fresh.
Today's harvest was good, Wu Shangjun was more tolerant, "Okay, everyone will wash up later." "
Great!"
Luo Nian and the others cheered quietly and quickened their pace.
"It's just ahead. The water in that lake may be hot spring water. It's hot. It's very comfortable to take a dip in it. You can try it later. But you may encounter wild beasts drinking water by the lake, so be careful. Click." Wu Shangjun said to Commander Zhen and Shen Xing with a smile.
Luo Nian and the others couldn't wait to run through the dense grass, but they were all stunned.
"How could this happen!"
"What's all the fuss about?" Wu Shangjun had a straight face and quickened his pace.
"Captain, the lake is almost dry!"
"What?" Wu Shangjun ran over quickly.
This lake was formed after the earthquake. It covers an area of nearly 10,000 square meters and is like a giant bowl. At this time, only the bottom of the bowl is left. Traces of the lake water receding can be seen on the shore. The exposed ground is still relatively moist. There are some wild grasses growing sparsely. A dilapidated asphalt road crookedly divided the bottom of the lake into two. Many ordinary animals and mutant animals were standing on the cracked stone slabs and drinking water intently.
Wu Shangjun was puzzled, "The lake was still full when we came two days ago. How could it dry up so quickly?" Zhen Shuai stepped forward and made a brief observation. "Maybe the soil is loose and the water has seeped into the ground." Wu Shangjun
pointed
. Nodding, "Do you want to go take a shower?"
"No, you go ahead." Zhen Shuai said.
Wu Shangjun and his men went to the bottom of the lake.
Their backpacks were still on their backs, which was a good habit.
When the mutated animals saw a group of short humans walking past, they only glanced arrogantly and then looked away, continuing to drink water.
The live broadcast system gave a close-up of their eyes.
The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help but laugh.
[I think they must be thinking: Insignificant humans, I disdain you! 】
At this time, another group of animals came down the lake embankment from the opposite side.
There are friends and foes in a large group of animals. Facing the water source, it is like they have signed an agreement not to interfere with each other. They drink water independently and ignore each other.
From Zhen Shuai's perspective, various animals formed a circle that was about to close along the waterfront. This scene was very interesting and he captured it in screenshots.
Some viewers in the live broadcast room expressed their doubts.
[Anchor, it is very likely that the world is about to experience a drought. 】
Zhen Shuai was stunned and looked towards the lake again.
[Your suspicion is not impossible...]
Wu Shangjun and the others were worried that the animals would suddenly go crazy or explode. They washed them quickly and ran up as soon as they were washed. The mutated animals are all fierce, but none of them chased them today. They looked back strangely several times.
"Captain Wu, were there so many animals drinking water when you came here last time?" Zhen Shuai asked.
Wu Shangjun said: "No, what's wrong?"
Zhen Shuai said: "These animals are so abnormal, I'm a little worried about whether there will be a drought next. If anything goes abnormal, there must be monsters. When you go back, you should ask the experts in this field ."
Wu Shangjun and the others' expressions changed. They had just washed themselves clean and seemed to have sweated again.
Wu Shangjun said solemnly: "I understand, I will report this situation to the superiors."
Then Wu Shangjun and the others were not in the mood to collect anything more and went directly back to the base.
They were quite familiar with the terrain here, and Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu followed them very easily.
But even so, they walked for more than three hours before returning to the airport base.
On the way, Wu Shangjun told them that the base uses a points system, and any materials can be exchanged for points, and points can be used to purchase any materials. Of course, this is just a general statement. Some supplies are not available in the base, and it is useless no matter how many points you have.
Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu deliberately killed a mutated sheep on the way to redeem points.
Wu Shangjun asked Luo Nian to lead them to the place where the points were exchanged, and he hurriedly took the other men away.
A mutated sheep weighed 621 pounds in total and was redeemed for 621 points. The staff gave Zhen Shuai nine bank card-sized pieces of paper with red Arabic numerals printed on them. Six of them had "100" written on them. ", two of them have "10" written on them, the other one has "1" written on them, and there is a small red flag pattern in the lower right corner of the paper. The design is very simple.
This was obviously printed with a printer.
"Is there electricity here?" Zhen Shuai was a little surprised.
Luo Nian shook his head, "No, this is printed by using a generator to generate electricity." "
Oh." Zhen Shuai handed the points ticket to Shen Xingdu to see, "What can one point buy?"
Shen Xingdu took the point ticket after looking at it. Put it in his pocket.
Luo Nian pointed forward, "I'll take you to the place where you live first and talk as we walk. You can't buy anything with one point. The cheapest thing in the base also costs two points. For example, two points can buy a bowl. The vegetables are mushy, and four points can buy a pound of raw meat."
In other words, Zhen Shuai sold the meat to the base, and a pound of meat was only worth one point, but the base sold the meat to him and made a net profit of three points.
Zhen Shuai said again: "When I came in, I saw Captain Wu giving some point tickets to the guards. What was that for?"
Luo Nian said: "No matter who it is, you need to pay two points or two points worth every time you enter the base. Supplies. Your two captains paid for it for you."
Zhen Shuai took out a ten-point ticket and handed it to him, "Thank you, Captain Wu. Help us return it to him."
Luo Nian blushed and hid his hands behind his back. , "That's not what I meant. I can't speak. It's like I'm asking you for points tickets."
Zhen Shuai smiled heartily, "I know what you mean, but you also know that it's easy for us to earn points. But you are different, you have to support your family, right? Take it."
Luo Nian couldn't persuade him, so he had to accept it, shaking his head in annoyance, not knowing how to explain to the captain after returning.
He led Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu to the sixth floor of the airport building.
Turning around the stairs, there was a counter. A young girl was sitting behind the counter, writing something in a notebook.
Luo Nian said: "This is where you rent a house, just go there to register and pay the check. The worse rooms are shared by many people, so the price is cheaper; the better rooms are single rooms, you can live alone, and the price is more expensive, but he said To be honest, the conditions inside are also very simple."
Zhen Shuai can completely understand that this is an airport after all, not a place for people to live.
The girl raised her head when she heard the voice and said with a smile: "Do you want to stay? The price list is on the wall."
Zhen Shuai looked in the direction she pointed. General bungalows are 2 points per person per night, and single rooms are 100 points per person per night. Points.
Even if Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu only need one room, they still need 100 points to stay for one night. You must check out before 12 noon the next day, otherwise even if it exceeds one minute, you will be charged as one day.
"Our pets also need to be brought in." Zhen Shuai looked at the price list without changing his expression.
The girl was a little embarrassed, "The leader didn't say no, but you must keep the room clean, otherwise we will fine you." "No problem." Zhen Shuai handed her two 100 point tickets, "Let's
stay ."
"Okay." The girl made a note in her notebook and handed him a key. "Go straight ahead and see the room with the "Broadcasting Room" plaque hanging on the door." Zhen Shuai said
. Xie, looked at Luo Nian, "Brother Luo, please help me. When you go back, help us ask Captain Wu if it is convenient for you all to have dinner together? If not today, then tomorrow. We will be in the cafeteria in an hour I'll wait for your reply at the door."
"No need to be so polite." Luo Nian scratched his head.
Zhen Shuai's attitude was very strong, "Just help us carry the message."
Luo Nian could only nod.
After he left, Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu came to the broadcast room with Marshmallow and Ling'er.
All the machines in the broadcast room have been moved away, leaving only a bed and a cabinet. The bed and cabinets are both newly made and made of wood. The bed and cabinets are covered with bamboo slices. It can be seen that a lot of thought has been put into them. However, the bed was not covered with quilts, but two animal furs, which felt quite soft. There are two bamboo cups on the cabinet. Other than that, there is nothing.
Chapter 520 The two most handsome boys [Second update]
There wasn't even a chair.
"Ha, it is indeed crude enough." Zhen Shuai shook his head in amusement. But the room was not small, so he didn't dislike it. The only thing he didn't like was the cramped space. Moreover, this used to be a broadcasting room and was well decorated. The ceiling, walls and floors were very clean.
Shen Xingdu looked at him tenderly. His child was very powerful. Even in such a bad place, he accepted it naturally.
Zhen Shuai took off his bag, put it on the ground, and sat down on it.
"Xingdu, let's feed Marshmallow and Ling'er first, and then go to the canteen."
Shen Xingdu asked Marshmallow and Ling'er to eat in the fairyland. After they were done eating, the two took them out together.
It was around five o'clock in the afternoon and it was still dark. Walking in the base, Zhen Shuai noticed that there were quite a few mutants among the pedestrians coming and going. When he came in, he was busy talking to Luo Nian, but he didn't notice this.
"Xingdu, there are a lot of mutants."
Shen Xingdu nodded, and made a rare comment, "I'm not used to it."
Zhen Shuai put his arm around his waist, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "I can't see it either. I'm not used to it! We are definitely the most handsome guys in the crowd!"
The audience laughed, but they had to admit that the host was telling the truth. People passing by them stared at the host and Brother Shen unconsciously. A long time. They have specifically observed that some mutants actually have very regular facial features, but because of their fiery red skin, their appearance plummets by several levels in an instant.
Shen Xingdu looked at the child, nodded seriously, took his hand and quietly declared his sovereignty. This most handsome boy is his.
Because of his actions, more people looked at them.
Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu suddenly found out the location of the canteen from a passerby and walked there.
In fact, Zhen Shuai had not asked Wu Shangjun before whether there was a public canteen in their base, but he was sure there was one. Because there is no electricity, water or firewood, it is not cost-effective for the survivors to start a business alone at home. With this in mind, public canteens will certainly be set up at the base. Having been to several apocalyptic worlds, Zhen Shuai has experience. As it turns out, he was right.
It was inconvenient to wait until dark to eat. The canteen was overcrowded at this time, and survivors lined up in more than a dozen long lines in front of the meal window.
Whether intentionally or not, the mutants and ordinary people lined up separately, clearly distinguishing each other. At this time, it can be seen more clearly that the proportion of mutants is really not low. Zhen Shuai counted a total of twenty teams, seven of which were mutant teams.
There were two teams of soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms standing guard next to the two teams at the end. Therefore, there was no dispute between ordinary people and mutants, and the order in the canteen seemed good.
Zhen Shuai observed it for a while and noticed that there was a window that should be a VIP window or something like that, with the least number of people queuing up.
Some of those who had prepared their meals found seats in the canteen and sat down, while others hurriedly left with their meals. Some of them had their meals wrapped in leaves, which surprised Zhen Shuai.
He looked at the people passing by, picked out a middle-aged man with a kinder face, and pulled Shen Xingdu over, "Uncle, do you need to prepare your own lunch box to eat?" The middle-aged man looked at him
and Shen Xingdu glanced at them and talked to them in detail.
"That's not true. You can bring your own lunch box, or you can use canteen tableware. If you use canteen tableware, you need to pay additional points. If you use leaves, it is two points, and wooden bowls and wooden plates are five points. Because there are many people He took the bowl and refused to return it, so the cafeteria came up with this idea."
Zhen Shuai frowned, "The leaves must have not been washed, can they be clean?" The
middle-aged man smiled, "There is nothing we can do, the water is so tight now , it cannot be used to wash dishes, it is too wasteful. So you have also seen that many people wrap food in leaves. If you are worried, just wipe it well. If it is not clean, you will not get sick after eating it." "
We I just came here today and don’t know anything. Thank you for telling us." Zhen Shuai has always been a polite anchor.
"You're welcome." The middle-aged man looked at the two fair-haired young men with sighing eyes for a few seconds, then waved and left.
Fortunately, they had their bags on their backs when they came out. Shen Xingdu took out the lunch box he and Zhen Shuai used from his backpack, and the two sat down at an empty dining table.
They have to wait here for Luo Nian for a while.
When several mutants saw Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu, their eyes shone with surprise. They winked at each other and strode up to them.
"Did you two little brothers forget to bring your points tickets? How about we treat you to dinner?"
There are five people in this group, two women and three men. They are all good-looking. They seem to be polite, but in fact they are showing off. A sense of superiority. The one who spoke was one of the girls, who was also the prettiest. She also gave Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu a wink.
"Oh? I didn't expect the people at the airport base to be so enthusiastic." Zhen Shuai smiled and gently rubbed the lunch box with both hands, crumpling it into a small ball like a piece of paper and handed it to Shen Xingdu, "Since If someone invites you to dinner, this lunch box should not be used."
The expressions of the five mutants became stiff for a moment, and they were speechless for a moment. The five of them have different abilities, and one of them is a power user, but he probably can't knead a stainless steel lunch box to this extent!
Shen Xingdu opened the dumplings unhurriedly and pinched them carelessly. After a while, the lunch box returned to its original shape without even a wrinkle!
At this time, the legs of the five mutants began to tremble.
A group of mutants who were about to walk over to watch the excitement turned around decisively.
"Oh, I forgot to bring the points ticket."
"What a coincidence? Me too."
"Hehe..."
"Hehe..."
"Sorry." The five mutants apologized with stiff faces and prepared to leave.
Zhen Shuai sat with his legs crossed, one arm on the table, tapping his middle finger on the table, his handsome face smiling, his tone gentle, without any malice, "Are you letting you go? How many points do you plan to spend on treating us to dinner? "
The other four mutants all turned to look at the female mutant who had just spoken.
The female mutant forced a smile and took out a 100-point ticket from her pocket, "This..."
Zhen Shuai nodded lightly.
After putting down the points tickets, the five mutants lowered their heads and walked away at a very fast pace. In a short period of time, I will probably be too embarrassed to come to the cafeteria again.
Several soldiers who were about to come over saw that there was no dispute between them and went back. While they were a little funny, they also secretly remembered the faces of Commander Zhen and Shen Xingdu. After many mutants have powerful abilities, they look down on ordinary people. Incidents of bullying ordinary people in the base occur frequently. I believe that today's incident will spread in the base soon, and it can be a lesson to the mutants.
Wu Shangjun and the others had been here for a while, and they just happened to see what happened completely, and then they walked over with smiles on their faces.
"Xiao Zhen, Xiao Shen, you two have really made a name for themselves without saying anything."
Commander Zhen stood up to greet him, "Captain Wu, you are here, please sit down. They said they wanted to treat us to dinner, so we should not have violated it. Is it the rules in the base?"
"Hahaha, don't worry, I can prove to you that they took the initiative to give you the points tickets." Wu Shangjun was interested in making friends with them, his attitude was very good, and he smiled.
Zhen Shuai also smiled, "That's good. You guys sit down for a while and we'll order."
Watching him and Shen Xingdu walk away, Liu Chao whispered: "The two of them have such a good relationship, we want to go together even if we order food." Wu Shangjun glanced at him, "Are you really waiting here to eat?
Not yet. Going to buy a pot of boiling water? Don't forget the cup."
"Yes!" Liu Chao rubbed his head and ran away. He looked back at the captain and didn't understand what he said wrong.
Others also looked confused.
Wu Shangjun shook his head and said nothing. He had already figured out that Marshal Zhen and Governor Shen Xing were a couple, but it was hard to tell his subordinates.
The window that Zhen Shuai discovered was indeed a VIP window, and the food, whether meat or vegetarian, was twice as expensive as other windows. Anyway, he was not short of money. After looking at the menu, he ordered several dishes in one go.
Even the cook couldn't help but stare at them.
"Okay, I've written it down. To avoid waste, the meals at this window are all freshly prepared. Just tell me the location and we'll send someone to deliver it as soon as it's ready. In addition, the fruit platter will be ready soon. If you're not in a hurry, , you can wait here."
"Okay." Zhen Shuai told him the location and paid the points.
Wu Shangjun saw that Zhen Shuai also ordered a fruit platter. Even though he ordered it for them, he couldn't help but feel sad for him.
Zhen Shuai was afraid that they would be polite, so he ordered a stack of bowls and gave everyone a large plate of fruit.
Wu Shangjun and the others saw that Commander Zhen was really generous. They couldn't be more polite and just acted generously, otherwise it would affect the atmosphere.
Wu Shangjun took out his collection of tea leaves and poured each of them a cup of tea.
A group of people chatted casually, and the atmosphere was quite good.
Not long after, other dishes were delivered one by one. There are wild boar meat, spicy venison, braised rabbit meat, oil-consuming cabbage, cold cucumber, leek egg pancakes and tomato bird egg soup, all in pots, which is definitely enough for more than a dozen of them. What surprised Wu Shangjun and the others even more was that there was also a large bowl of rice! They haven't eaten a grain of rice since the earthquake!
Before the end of the world, these meals were nothing special, but in the end of the world, it is definitely not easy to have so many meals and make them so delicious and tasty. Not to mention other things, just the cabbage and cucumbers, they are all collected from far away in the countryside and carried all the way back.
Luo Nian and the others had prepared themselves mentally not to be polite to Zhen Shuai, but they still couldn't sit still after seeing such a sumptuous meal, and they all looked at Wu Shangjun.
Zhen Shuai smiled and said, "Do you still want me to give you land points one by one?"
Wu Shangjun secretly decided to invite him back another day, so he answered: "They want to be polite, you just let them go, I don't intend to be polite!"
Luo They understood it as soon as they heard it, and the atmosphere immediately became relaxed.
Zhen Shuai nodded with satisfaction, "Let's start!"