Chapter 545 Monster on Fire
"Chinese cabbage, Chinese cabbage, juicy Chinese cabbage, you are the dish in the hot pot, and also my favorite..." Zhen Shuai unconsciously hummed an improvised song while chopping the Chinese cabbage.
Shen Xingdu listened silently, his heart felt soft, and he deliberately slowed down his movements, wanting to appreciate his little lover's cheerful appearance longer.
Many viewers in the live broadcast room were holding their chins, with aunty smiles on their faces unconsciously - the anchor is really cute.
Liu Jun and others standing far away vaguely heard Zhen Shuai humming a song, and they only felt that their saliva was even more flooded. They thought, this kid is poisonous, right?
Shen Xingdu glanced at him with cold eyes.
Liu Jun's heart jumped suddenly, and his mind suddenly went blank, leaving only a sense of crisis. He quickly took two steps back and shouted at his companions urgently, "Go, go, go quickly!" People in the apocalypse have a sense of cleverness
. , although a group of subordinates did not understand why he suddenly acted like this, they did not move slowly and ran away in a hurry.
After running a certain distance, Liu Jun came to his senses and stopped. He was a little embarrassed and annoyed when he thought about his reaction just now. Seeing that his men didn't seem to notice anything, he slowly let out a sigh of relief.
"Boss, what's wrong?" A subordinate held his knees and gasped, looking back.
How could Liu Jun admit that he was frightened by a look, and said calmly: "It's nothing. I just suddenly remembered something. Let's go." However, the various fragrant hot pots he had eaten before the end of the world were always lingering in his mind, making him He became increasingly angry with Shen Xingdu.
One of his subordinates asked without blinking: "Boss, that hot pot..."
"I'm missing something for you? Go back to the base first and see if you can change the hot pot base." Liu Jun glanced at him, whether he was holding back or not. Angry.
The cheers from his men made him even more irritable, and he cursed "Fuck" in his heart bitterly!
Zhen Shuai didn't know that he had caused trouble to others. He chopped down several big cabbages while humming. He turned around and didn't see Liu Jun and others, so he put three giant cabbages into the space.
"Brother, it's almost done."
Shen Xingdu straightened up and nodded. Seeing that he had left a big cabbage outside, he took out a rope and tied it up.
Zhen Shuai carried a giant chili plant on his shoulders. They must go back to the base. After all, there are many people in the base, and if there is any new news, they can know it in time.
When he entered, Zhen Shuai regarded the giant pepper as a material to be handed over.
Several guards looked a little disgusted, but they didn't say anything.
Su Xuefeng, Tong Xiaofan, Zhao Li and a few companions happened to be leaving the base. One of them saw Commander Zhen and Shen Xingdu and quickly reminded Su Xuefeng and the others.
"Xue Feng, isn't that your friend?"
They had all enjoyed the meat given by Commander Zhen yesterday, and seeing him and Shen Xingdu at this moment, they felt happy from the bottom of their hearts.
Su Xuefeng and the others probably knew what their companions were thinking, so they laughed it off and walked quickly towards Commander Zhen and Shen Xingdu.
Zhen Shuai saw that Su Xuefeng, Tong Xiaofan and Zhao Li were all ordinary people. If they could survive the apocalypse safely, they must have certain abilities. He changed his mind and changed his mind.
"Are you going out? We were going to find you to cook hot pot together." Upon hearing this
, everyone looked at Su Xuefeng, Tong Xiaofan and Zhao Li eagerly, fearing that they were not smart and why would they go out when they had hot pot to eat?
Su Xuefeng and the others knew a little bit about Commander Zhen and Governor Shen Xing. It would not be surprising if Commander Zhen really did it for food, but they felt that Governor Shen was not such a person and there were other things going on. But they felt no malice and all showed happy expressions.
After looking at each other with Tong Xiaofan and Zhao Li, Su Xuefeng said with a smile: "That's great! Who would want to go out and take risks when we have hot pot? Let's go home! Brother Shen, Brother Zhen, here, I will lead you." They
. His companion hesitated, wanting to follow but feeling a little embarrassed.
Zhen Shuai turned around and waved to them, "Follow me quickly. I'll ask you to help wash the vegetables later."
A group of people cheered and hurriedly followed. A few brave ones even mustered up the courage to take the cabbage in Shen Xingdu's hand. , cooperation is raised.
One of them quietly glanced at Shen Xingdu with disapproval, as if complaining that he shouldn't waste natural resources. It's such a pity that such good Chinese cabbage was ruined by being dragged on the ground.
Zhen Shuai pretended not to notice and walked beside Tong Xiaofan with his arm around Shen Xingdu's waist.
"Is there water at home? If there is no water, I will buy some to avoid having to go out again later."
One person rushed to say: "Yes, yes, enough for washing vegetables! However, that water is shared by many of us. , then we can just use something to compensate others..." They cherish water very much and usually use it sparingly. But the charm of hot pot is too great. For today's hot pot, he believes that all the companions present are willing to risk their lives.
When he said this, no one else had any objection.
Zhen Shuai smiled and nodded, "That's okay. I have a lot of ingredients for hot pot here. If others don't mind, just cook an extra pot and everyone can eat together. Or I can borrow everyone's water temporarily and wait a little later. I'll go outside to find some miao fruits and return them to them."
Tong Xiaofan scratched his head, "How can I ask you to return it? I think everyone else should be willing to eat hot pot. If we just find water, how can a living person be suffocated to death by peeing?"
Zhao Li said loudly: "I have hot pot today and I will eat it today. I will worry about it tomorrow!"
Everyone laughed.
A large group of people walked very quickly and soon arrived at Su Xuefeng's residence.
They live on the tenth floor. The elevator is not available and they can only climb the stairs. The corridor is dark and cold.
"We arrived relatively late, and the lower floors were all occupied, so we had to choose the tenth floor. It's not easy to go up and down the stairs." Su Xuefeng said, "But on the bright side, living on the tenth floor is actually not bad. We climb up every day. People who climb up and down can still exercise."
"Yes, there was no chance of taking the stairs before the apocalypse. Our physical fitness is several times better than before." Tong Xiaofan agreed.
Zhen Shuai smiled and said nothing, not even changing his breathing rate. This amount of exercise is nothing to him.
This building has a layout of four households on one staircase, with three bedrooms, two living rooms, one kitchen and two bathrooms. Rooms 1001 and 1002 are both owned by the small group to which Su Xuefeng belongs. The corridor has also been used, filled with all kinds of debris, leaving only a corridor that can be walked sideways. Clothes are still hanging on the clothesline on the ceiling. If you walk underneath, your head will be brushed by the clothes if you don't pay attention.
Su Xuefeng took out the key and opened the door, and introduced: "This house is for our young people, and the one next door is basically occupied by the elderly and children." It was estimated that Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu would not be interested in hearing such trivial matters, so he
only After saying a few words briefly, he invited Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu to go in and asked Tong Xiaofan to entertain them while he went next door to explain some things.
Zhen Shuai took out four bags of hot pot base ingredients and several large pieces of various meats from his and Shen Xingdu's backpacks, and handed them to Tong Xiaofan and the others along with Chinese cabbage.
Zhao Li grabbed a piece of meat and held it in her arms. She smiled and said, "Brother Zhen, feel free to leave these to us. You and Brother Shen sit down and rest for a while." Zhen Shuai nodded, "Okay, then let
's Just waiting to eat."
Others were very active in helping, some borrowed pots from other people's houses, and some helped cut meat and vegetables... The kitchen was quite lively, with constant laughter and laughter.
Tong Xiaofan poured two glasses of water for Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu and then went to help.
Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu sat quietly at the table without moving. There are more than a dozen people living in a space of less than 140 square meters. It can be seen that the space is cramped, so it is better not to cause trouble to others. Marshmallow and Spirit Eagle are both spiritual, and they both stayed aside obediently and did not move around.
Su Xuefeng came back quickly, refilled water for Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu, took some ingredients to the next door and returned. Seeing that there was no place for him to intervene in the kitchen, he brought a small stool over and sat down next to Zhen Shuai.
Zhen Shuai chatted with him one after another.
Hot pot is a kind of convenience food. It doesn't take long to cook, and the rich aroma spreads out arrogantly.
A survivor's sour curses came from somewhere outside, making people dumbfounded.
Su Xuefeng and others sipped their saliva as they quickly cleared the crowded living room into a spacious enough space and set up a coffee table to use as a dining table. There were more than ten people in total who were not very particular. They were holding various kinds of food, such as bamboo bowls, wooden plates, or deformed stainless steel lunch boxes... sitting around the dining table directly on the floor, or simply squatting. , but they were careful not to crowd Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu who were sitting on the small bench.
I have to say, the aroma of hot pot is really tempting. Zhen Shuai couldn't control his saliva when he smelled it, "Let's get going, let's talk while eating if you have anything to say."
This statement caused a lot of applause.
Zhen Shuai quickly scooped some vegetables into a bowl for Shen Xingdu. This person has severe mysophobia and rarely uses chopsticks when eating with strangers.
Shen Xingdu rubbed his head. He doesn't care much about food, so it's okay if he doesn't eat. But if Shuai Shuai gives him something, he'll just eat it.
The shiny red pot was full of various ingredients, which was enough for more than a dozen people, but everyone still felt afraid of not being full, and no one was polite when using chopsticks. Seeing Zhen Shuai's behavior again, everyone felt an even greater sense of urgency. He was eating quickly, just like fighting, and he was not afraid of being burned. They completely forgot how to maintain a certain image in front of the guests.
At first, no one bothered to talk at all. It wasn't until they were half full that everyone slowed down and thought about talking. They also remembered that they should formally thank Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu. There was no wine, so everyone drank water instead of wine and toasted Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu each.
After Zhen Shuai drank the water, he asked about some things about Tianqi without leaving any trace.
Everyone thought about it seriously and shook their heads, saying that they didn't find anything special.
However, a girl named Hui Ru who had a better relationship with Zhao Li said uncertainly: "I encountered something, but I don't know if I saw it wrong." Zhen Shuai said hurriedly: "It doesn't matter, let's talk about
it Look, just listen to the story."
Huiru nodded shyly, licked the oil stains on her lips, and looked at Su Xuefeng, "Brother Su, do you still remember the time when I, you, Brother Liu, and Miss Xiao Min The four of us went on a mission together? That was the time I broke my knee."
Su Xuefeng nodded, "I remember, it was about a week ago."
"Yes, that was it" Hui Ru looked at Zhen Shuai again, "That time we heard that there was a Miaoguo tree in a place near the natural moat, and decided to go there to find water. Later we did find Miao Guoshu, but there was another team looking for it at that time. That team didn’t have a good reputation and there were a lot of people. There were only four of us at the time. In desperation, we decided to avoid it temporarily and wait for the other party to leave before we go over again. Unexpectedly, the other party somehow provoked a group of mutant birds, so we ran away quickly. I was standing at the front, so when I ran back, I fell behind. I accidentally tripped over a vine and fell. I was very panicked at the time, fearing that the mutated bird would catch up, so I looked back. At that moment, I seemed to see a burning monster flash past..."
Zhen Shuai's heart skipped a beat and he immediately asked: "What kind of monster is it?"
Chapter 546 Magical Stone
Huiru tried hard to recall, her delicate eyebrows furrowed tightly, "I really didn't see it clearly. It feels a little taller than ordinary humans. It has four limbs, and there are flames burning all over the body. It's red and fiery, it's quite far away, and it's very fast."
Quick, it passed in a flash... Wasn't there another team there at the time? They might have seen it, but then I didn't hear any rumors in the base, so I wondered if I was dazzled..." When he couldn't get anything out of the question, Zhen Shuai asked about the approximate location again, and then changed the topic.
After lunch, he and Shen Xingdu sat for a while and stood up to say goodbye.
Su Xuefeng and the others couldn't hold them back and sent them downstairs.
Watching the two people go away, they still stood there, talking in low voices, somewhat curious about Zhen Shuai's purpose of asking about Tianqi. But they didn't pay too much attention to it, it was just a casual chat.
Liu Jun and his men passed by not far away, and several key words caught his attention, making him look a little strange.
"Hmph, I smell like hot pot, but it doesn't hurt my nose!" A subordinate muttered in a low voice.
The next day, Commander Zhen and Governor Shen Xing came to the edge of the natural moat. After searching along the coast for nearly three hours, they found some suspicious black marks on some trees, which looked very much like they were left after being burned. However, due to the strong resilience of plants today, these traces are very faint and difficult to detect without careful observation. Zhen Shuai tried to trace the final destination of these traces, but failed. These traces only lasted less than twenty meters before disappearing completely.
In the quiet forest, a gust of wind passed by, and the motionless leaves suddenly swayed and rustled. The system's frightening BGM suddenly sounded, and the audience in the live broadcast room, who were looking deep into the forest and lost in thought, screamed in fright.
[My new mobile phone, a glass of water was poured on it! 555...]
[Anchor, I tell you very seriously, it’s time to add a function to block BGM! ]
[Ahhhhh - the new lipstick I just bought broke, it died! ]
[ Phew! Marshal, look, you’ve made the girl upstairs so bad that she can’t even speak! 】
【I was even worse. I was startled and habitually threw myself into the man's arms. I threw myself on the ground and suddenly realized that I was not watching a horror movie in the cinema! ]
[ Sympathy for Jimei upstairs! Hahaha...]
Zhen Shuai raised his arms and rolled up his sleeves for the audience to see, "Can I say that I was also shocked?" This 004 is really powerful. I don't know where I got the BGM, and he was trembling just now. , goosebumps appeared all over the body.
Shen Xingdu stood aside, his eyes falling on his white and tender arms, his eyes deep.
The camera zoomed in, and the audience stared at Zhen Shuai's arm seriously.
[The anchor is so white, I really want to kiss him! What brand of sunscreen does the anchor usually use? ]
[The anchor is so tender, I really want to pinch her! What brand of shower gel does the anchor usually use? ]
[The anchor is so thin, I really want to hug him! How do anchors usually stay in shape? ]
[...]
A slender hand entered the camera, put down Zhen Shuai's sleeve, pressed it gently, and straightened it before leaving.
You knew without asking that it was Classmate Shen's hand.
This move immediately aroused the desire of many viewers to talk. As if in an instant, the barrage moved several times faster, one after another, passing by in a blink of an eye.
[If it weren’t for the fear of missing out on exciting content, I really wouldn’t want to eat dog food every day. 】
【Same feeling. The sins of Dashuai and Classmate Shen are really great! The nearly 40-year-old born in the 1980s is here, and yesterday he was urged to get married. 】
【The post-90s generation who are nearly 30 years old are here and are also being urged to get married. Two days ago, a news article was published in the newspaper, saying that there are more and more leftover men and women in today's society, and the number of people who are unwilling to enter the marriage hall has increased proportionally. According to the survey, 64% of young people are unwilling to do so. The reason why we don’t want to get married or even fall in love is because...]
[The post-00s generation who urges marriage is still far away from us. Just guess what you didn’t finish saying, brother - it’s because I’m tired of eating dog food every day in the anchor’s live broadcast room. , so they have no interest in falling in love at all, because they have no confidence that they can find a good partner like the anchor or classmate Shen in the future! ]
[An uncle who has an unmarried son in his thirties wants to say that the reason why you don't get married is not because you are tired of eating dog food, but because you are not living up to expectations, so you can't get a wife! ]
[The aunt who has an unmarried daughter in her thirties wants to say, what the person above said is right! The anchor and classmate Shen don’t take the blame! ]
[Huh? The uncle and aunt upstairs...]
[Blind student, you discovered Hua Dian! The son and daughter of the uncle and aunt might make a couple. ]
[Hahaha! Look, anchor, your chance to be a matchmaker is here! 】
A group of people in the live broadcast room were laughing crazy.
Zhen Shuai turned his head and glanced at his man, so he didn't notice the fierce complaints in the live broadcast room. He coughed lightly and said, "About what you said, the anchor does have a secret recipe, but - the anchor just won't tell you." Regarding urging marriage
. The other group of viewers who were not interested in this topic kept their attention on Zhen Shuai. When they heard this, they all let out a disappointed sound.
Zhen Shuai smiled evilly, "So, remember the lesson from this time and never tease the anchor."
The more he behaved like this, the more the audience wanted to tease him. The anchor is like a annoying little goblin, seducing their souls. It's a pity that they and the anchor are not in the same world, otherwise, there will be crazy fans trying every possible means to get close to him. But the more out of reach, the more itchy the audience felt, so they kept clicking their fingers, and various gifts floated here and there, like a heavy snowfall.
Zhen Shuai admired it narcissistically for a while, then straightened his expression and looked down at the moat.
Shen Xingdu walked to him.
Deep in the chasm, a red river meanders forward, like a river of blood, which is shocking.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhen Shuai felt surprisingly calm. He realized that there seemed to be nothing he could do except wait for something bad to happen. He has done everything he can.
He took Shen Xingdu's hand and felt a little relieved.
"Let's go back."
The two of them walked back slowly.
A group of familiar people came towards me.
Zhen Shuai raised his eyebrows.
Marshmallow walking next to him walked calmly, wagging his tail lightly, lowering his body as if stretching, very relaxed. Ling'er stood lazily on its back, raised one of its wings and straightened the feathers on its head.
Liu Jun's pace was slightly faster.
Zhen Shuai realized that the other party was coming towards them, so he simply stopped and waited.
"Little brother, I heard that you are looking for something?" Liu Jun stood two meters away from Zhen Shuai, with a light smile on his face, one part polite, two parts alienated, seven parts wary, and squinted. He raised his eyes and glanced gently at Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu.
Zhen Shuai remained calm, neither admitting nor denying, "What advice does this elder brother have?"
Liu Jun waved his hand, "I don't take advice seriously. I have no other intention. I just want to use an object in my hand to exchange it for the same thing as yours." Something."
"What do you want to change? How did you know we would have it?" Anyway, there was nothing to do, so Zhen Shuai was not in a hurry to leave, so he was interested in chatting with him, and leaned against Shen Xingdu lazily and asked.
Liu Jun said directly: "I want to exchange some hot pot base ingredients with you."
This is not a big deal. Zhen Shuai said cheerfully: "Okay. What can I exchange for it? Listening to your tone just now, it seems that the thing in your hand is pretty good?" Liu Jun pressed his pocket
. The thing he wanted to take out was very special, and he was actually a little reluctant to part with it, but he always felt that other things would not be able to catch Zhen Shuai's eyes. Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu have different temperaments, and he subconsciously hopes to form a good relationship with them. Seeing that Zhen Shuai's attitude was casual, he felt unconvinced and wanted to suppress this kid's momentum, so he waved away the reluctance, took out the things, and spread his hands.
"That's it."
Zhen Shuai's eyes were determined. It was an object only the size of a glass marble, reddish brown in color, with an uneven surface and an unattractive appearance.
"What is this? A stone?"
Zhen Shuai said deliberately. He believed that Liu Jun would not dare to throw stones at him, even if he had no grievances or enmity.
Liu Jun frowned and said patiently: "Maybe it's a stone, but it's definitely not an ordinary stone. Don't think it's inconspicuous, but it's actually a treasure." Zhen Shuai saw that Liu Jun was showing off for some unknown purpose
. His mind became more and more careless.
"Oh. Your words make me feel like I've met a salesperson."
The audience was delighted.
Liu Jun regretted why he used this thing in exchange for hot pot base. It's just hot pot base, and it doesn't seem worthy of him using it. But when he thought about the smell of hot pot, he felt a little resigned to his fate. I don't want to pay it back, but when I think about it, the smell still lingers, just like a drug addict. He then thought again, in today's world, he didn't know which one would come first, tomorrow or the accident. He just wanted to have fun, so why bother thinking so much? It's just a special stone, just use it, not to mention he doesn't have more than one in his hand.
Zhen Shuai could see from his subtle expression that he was not ordinary entangled. After thinking about it, he took out two packets of hot pot base and threw them over.
"Can you tell me? What is this?"
Liu Jun saw his curiosity as he wished, and the grievance in his heart disappeared, and he simply handed the thing over without any further pretense.
"I don't know what it is, but it has a very magical effect - it can effectively treat corrosive wounds on humans caused by the explosion of animals and plants." Zhen Shuai was startled and looked at the little stone with a more solemn look.
"Oh?"
Shen Xingdu caught the thing with a handkerchief.
Liu Jun nodded, "It's true. I tried it myself." Thinking of his experience three days ago, he was still frightened. At that time, he was doing a mission in the forest, and a wild grass suddenly exploded. Even though he dodged quickly, the back of his hand was still corroded by a piece of flesh. The pain almost hit his soul. First he lost feeling in his hand, and then his entire arm. He fell to the ground in horror, and the corroded part of the back of his hand hit a small stone on the ground, and the pain was instantly relieved. At that moment, he couldn't believe it and thought it was an illusion, but he still picked up the stone and tried it. After the wound was wiped with the stone several times, the pain eased a lot. He quickly found a harder stone, smashed the small stone, and sprinkled the powder on the affected area. In less than ten minutes, all the wounds were healed.