Chapter 393

Ye Heng didn't want to waste more words with the person whose eyes reach the sky, got up and returned to his own room without looking back.

The hotel manager spat with a cold face, "What thing, a mere civilian dares to ignore me like this?"

Ye Heng slept extremely well that night; before leaving, he still didn't forget to pat the bed and mattress beneath him.

This thing is very soft and comfortable; sleeping on it feels like lying on clouds; this must be a civilized-era Simmons, right?

It's a pity that such high-quality resource is bulky; ordinary people can't move or guard it—even since the apocalypse broke out, many large supplies that are hard to transport have already been looted clean by those with power and influence.

These Simmons mattresses are left over from the civilized era; even after so many years they're still comfortable to sleep on, showing how good the craftsmanship and quality are.

Now, even if there are some factories in the Special Zone producing daily goods, the quality difference is worlds apart.

Ye Heng is somewhat reluctant to give up such softness; nowadays people rarely can get a comfortable sleep.

After the Bi Hu Suo was renovated, every household now lives in a good house, no need to crowd in those old simple tents.

It's a pity that many furnishings remain crude.

Take this bed for example—people still use wooden plank beds or stone beds, which are hard and not warm.

The quilt Lin Meng gave is soft and comfortable, but it's meant to cover the body; nobody wants to use it as a mattress.

Nowadays what people put on their beds is still dry grass or old unwanted clothes, neither warm nor soft.

Ye Heng recalled Luo Song's family's bed, which also lacked a mattress.

One would think that even in the Special Zone, such high-quality living resources are only provided for the wealthy; even if an ordinary civilian achieved the position of team captain like Luo Song, they still couldn't make life more comfortable.

Chen Yu had a sleepless night; the next day he came early in person to wait for Ye Heng.

After seeing Ye Heng, he then took Ye Heng to several other ecological bases in the Special Zone.

Ye Heng finally saw the poultry raised here and some pigs, cattle, and sheep that didn't look very healthy.

Those chickens looked okay, but after plucking, the skin clung to the bones, with little meat.

As for the four-legged pigs, the whole pig provided by Lin Meng looked fat and sturdy; when eaten, the meat was juicy and plentiful, a well-nourished pig.

But the pigs raised in the Special Zone are so thin you can see their shoulder blades; on the pig skin that should be pinkish-white, some still show toxin-induced spots.

Chen Yu explained:

"Toxins inside plants and animals cannot be completely eliminated; livestock with poor constitutions are prone to develop toxin spots; once the toxin spots increase rapidly in the Short Term, it means mutation could happen at any moment, so we will immediately slaughter them."

"As long as the toxin concentration inside does not exceed a certain level, after slaughter and special processing, eating it won't cause significant harm to the body."

"People must have some meat, otherwise they'll lack strength."

Ye Heng listened, and suddenly felt that inside those lofty walls they once longed for, it's actually nothing special.

Although they don't go hungry, their diet is actually quite ordinary; every bite of meat must be carefully budgeted, far from the rumored life of superiority.

Chen Yu didn't know what Ye Heng was thinking; he pointed at those chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep and said:

"Brother Ye Heng, if you want to buy some offspring to raise back home, I can approve it; generally the Special Zone does not sell live livestock to outsiders, especially females, but the price would be higher, requiring you to offer more supplies in exchange."

Ye Heng thought it over and didn't agree; he thought those livestock were really not great, and whether they'd survive if bought back is uncertain, plus they'd consume feed.

"Special Zone Chief, let's not consider livestock breeding for now; let's talk about soil and seeds instead."

Chen Yu assumed Ye Heng didn't have that many supplies to trade, so he didn't insist and went again to the farmland he had visited yesterday.

At that moment, many people were busy in the field.

Clearly just a sparse patch of land, yet over a dozen people manage it, and no one knows what they're busy doing inside.

Chen Yu explained.

"Every vegetable is extremely precious; the closer it gets to harvest time, the more we need someone to specifically monitor it, so that any changes can be reported promptly."

Ye Heng nodded upon hearing that, but felt heartbroken for them.

Those few sparse vegetables must be treasured and guarded day after day; it seems relying on growing one's own vegetables is unlikely to succeed.

The Special Zone spends time, effort, and manpower to grow these misshapen melons and cracked jujubes; truly I don't know how to account for this, and however I look at it, it feels like a loss.

If the Bi Hu Suo were like the Special Zone, laboriously producing these hard-to-swallow vegetables, then this life would also have no hope, completely devoid of any sense of optimism.

Ye Heng already knew in his heart that this trade would be a loss for him.

But after thinking, he still decided to buy some back, just to give himself peace of mind.

Also need to show the people of the Bi Hu Suo what the Special Zone's farming techniques are like, so they know how precious each bite of food they eat now is, and how great the goddess's blessing upon them is.

Having made up his mind, Ye Heng directly produced two crates of supplies, spread them out before Chen Yu and said:

"Special Zone Chief, the exchange supplies I can offer are these two crates of medical supplies."

"These include some saline solution, medical alcohol, iodine povidone for treating external wounds, some clean gauze for bandaging, a few anti-inflammatory painkiller tablets, and some fever-reducing medicine."

"I want to exchange a large amount of soil; as for seeds, giving a small bag is enough. I'll go back first to try planting; give me as much soil as possible."

Lin Meng said, she can provide the seeds; transferring soil is troublesome, he can first buy purified soil.

Chen Yu stared at these medical supplies, greatly shocked; although the outer packaging had been removed, he could tell that this batch of supplies were all top-quality goods.

Large-bottled saline solution can not only clean wounds but also be used for intravenous drip.

This povidone-iodine is also a sacred medicine for healing wounds; even the special district's medical warehouse has only a little left, all of it scavenged early in the apocalypse, and now it's not only severely expired but also running low.

I never expected Ye Heng to be able to produce this much all at once!

Chen Yu couldn't help wondering whether Ye Heng had stumbled upon some secret pharmaceutical factory from the civilized era.

Nowadays, the supplies of all big and small pharmacies, factories, and hospitals that could be scavenged have already been cleaned out; where could one still find this much?

Unless, Ye Heng really stumbled upon some mysterious place that the large scavenging force missed.

But that doesn't make sense either; even if so, anything left from the civilized era to now should have expired long ago—it couldn't look as brand‑new as these supplies before us.

Chen Yu was deeply shocked inside, but he also knew that prying into others' secrets could not be done too much, otherwise he might not even get these supplies.

He put away his curiosity and spoke very sincerely:

"Ye Heng, these medical supplies of yours are extremely precious; I agree to exchange them for purified soil from one mu of land, plus two large bags of seeds, and you can choose the varieties yourself."