Chapter 458: Apocalypse Trading System (30)

Over the next few days, Xie Yang and her brother continued to take Xiao Shi out in the Recreational Vehicle to clear the roads and kill Zombies.

Xie Yongcheng led the male compatriots, including Qin Tao, Chen Jian, and Xu Mingqi, to continue catching Fish and Shrimp at the breeding farm.

They would only finish work once they cast a net and couldn't catch much more.

Along the way, they also chopped back quite a bit of bamboo.

This was not only to expand the shelters for the chickens, ducks, and geese, so there would be enough room once the chicks, ducklings, and goslings hatched.

Various melons and gourds also needed trellises built for them.

Nowadays, all the green spaces in the residential compound had been converted to growing melons, fruits, and vegetables.

Red, yellow, blue, purple, white, pink, black, green...

The colorful melons, fruits, and vegetables wove together into a picture of a bountiful harvest.

It was fortunate that it was a Chinese-style Heyuan, with a maximum height of two stories, so it didn't affect the lighting.

If it had been high-rise residential buildings, it would have been fine if the spacing between buildings was wide, but like those with narrow spacing, anything below the third floor would barely see any sunlight, making it impossible to grow sun-loving crops.

The harvested fruits and vegetables couldn't be eaten all at once; besides the long-lasting pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and Potatoes that could be kept to eat slowly through the winter, those that didn't store well were dried into fruit leather or sun-dried vegetables.

Because of this, the female compatriots left behind at the base had something to do every day.

However, they didn't feel annoyed.

On the contrary, the busier they were, the happier they felt.

These were all reserve rations! The foundation for survival in the apocalypse!

The male compatriots weren't idle either.

Besides taking turns going out to clear roads and collect supplies so they wouldn't lose their fighting spirit from too much comfort, they also, under the leadership of Xie Yongcheng, reclaimed the open space in front of the compound into fertile farmland and planted cotton and Wheat.

The farmland was surrounded by metal fences, with only one gate opened opposite the compound to facilitate entry and exit.

During this period, whether it was Zhong Yuling or Yang Qianqian's team, they all inadvertently drank the Body Strengthening Fluid and possessed Great Strength; never mind just doing farm work, even picking up an iron rake to fight Zombies was somewhat overkill.

They learned that Qin Tao had only awakened his power ability after arriving here, and they suspected it was the credit of the Wood Element ability.

"The things we eat are basically melons, fruits, and vegetables stimulated by Aunt Yu; they must contain the energy of the Wood Element ability, and this energy must be very beneficial to our ordinary bodies."

"Yes, yes, yes! Not to mention anything else, my sleep has been much better lately; once I lie down, I sleep until dawn, and I feel refreshed when I wake up. The sub-health issues that have plagued me for years have been cured without treatment!"

"Me too! I used to often have pain here and discomfort there, but ever since I came here, those symptoms have all disappeared."

Speaking of this, Yang Qianqian had the most say:

"After I gave birth to my baby, I would break into a heavy sweat at the slightest movement and felt very weak. I would be exhausted after holding the baby for a little while. But now, I feel my physical state is even better than before I was pregnant; I can lift a cow with one hand."

"It is definitely the change brought about by the Wood Element ability!"

"That's right!"

Qin Tao was deeply convinced after hearing their analysis.

That must be it!

He hadn't been bitten by a Zombie, nor had he been scratched by one, so how could he have awakened a power ability?

It turned out to be Aunt Yu's credit!

The melons, fruits, and vegetables cultivated using the Wood Element ability carried invisible energy, and when this energy accumulated enough in their bodies, it triggered the power ability.

That's right!

It must be like this!

Just like that, everyone attributed their sudden power ability to the indirect effects of the Wood Element ability.

Whenever they had anything good, they would send it to Yu Baozhi to thank her for letting them possess Great Strength and giving them the foundation to live better in the apocalypse!

The Xie Family smiled and said nothing about this.

Let them guess that way.

In a flash, another month passed.

During this period, Xie Yang had successively saved a few more groups of people.

Don't ask; if you ask, it's the Bond caused by her Recycling Sub-system.

However, she didn't bring everyone back to the compound.

She would rather spend some points to have the Main System conduct a background check, and only bring back those she felt were worth cultivating.

For those with flawed character, she would only save them this once.

What happened after that had nothing to do with her.

Time entered December; in previous years in Yicheng, at this time, there would at most be a drop in temperature and a few gusts of wind, but this year, large, fluffy snowflakes began to drift down.

A thick layer of snow quickly accumulated on the roofs and the ground.

Naturally, the thing that best matched a snowy day was brewing tea around a stove.

A wire mesh was placed on the stove, with a small teapot sitting on top, surrounded by fresh sweet potatoes, Potatoes, as well as chestnuts, peanuts, and other nuts that had been dug up not long ago.

Xie Yang also put a few sugar tangerines on it.

Roasted tangerines were better for the stomach than eating them raw.

She had thought she could stay at home and rest on a snowy day.

As a result, before she had finished eating one tangerine, she heard the Main System say that Zombies were besieging the First Safe Base.

Xie Ming and the rest of the old Xie Family were all at that base.

Because she had recycled the Sub-system, and by extension, the Heavenly Dao of this plane recognized her as the Air of Fortune, Xie Ming had missed out on this Golden Finger and had not awakened any abilities.

In this life, he was just an ordinary Survivor in the apocalypse, living a spineless existence in the base with his family.

But because of this, the First Safe Base would be breached by the Zombie army tonight.

Damn it!

Xie Yang cursed in her heart.

Even on a snowy day, there is no peace.

She put down the pillow in her arms and adjusted the Observation Panel of the "Little Bee" to Diyi Jidi.

Sure enough, quite a few Zombies had already gathered outside the main gate of the base.

From all directions, many more Zombies were surging toward the base, some walking, some running, and some crawling.

Although no Zombies with supernatural abilities had appeared after the evolution, their skin was tougher, their flesh thicker, and their movements more swift; in the blink of an eye, a Zombie climbed the city wall and bit a sentry to death.

Xie Yang took a deep breath, stood up, and said to her parents, who were busy preparing dinner: "Dad, Mom, I have something to take care of, so I'm going out for a bit."

"Going out now? It's snowing heavily outside!"

"Is it very urgent? If so, let your father go with you."

"I'm going too, I'm going too!"

Xie Yan also ran out from his room.

Thinking his younger sister wanted to go out on a whim to scavenge for supplies, he even shouted to Qin Tao next door across the courtyard wall: "Brother Taozi! Brother Taozi! Are you going out?"

"Going, going, going!"

Qin Tao had been bored to death staying home alone; as soon as he heard he could go out, he immediately threw on his down jacket and came over.

Chen Jian and Xu Mingqi, who were sweeping snow at the intersection, saw this and also dropped their brooms and ran over:

"Are you going outside?"

"How could you leave the two of us brothers behind? Hehe!"

Yang Xiaoyan and Zhong Xiaoshi, who had been idle and were preparing to go to the guardroom together to see the two sheepdogs, also ran over hand in hand: "Are you going outside? Can we go together?"

Xie Yang: "..."

She was not sure what the odds of success were for this trip, and since this was her personal Bond, she had not intended to bring her family or friends along.

"Dad, I have something to tell you."

She pulled Xie Yongcheng under the eaves and handed him the Observation Panel: "This time is different from the past; the place I am going to is Diyi Jidi."

Xie Yongcheng was horrified to see Diyi Jidi surrounded by Zombies: besides the eldest and the others, there were quite a few people from Xie Family Village at that base!