"What's wrong?"

Cheng Zhen noticed her unusual behavior immediately and looked in the direction she was looking, but saw nothing.

There were no mutated plants, and no zombies attacked.

"I think I'm..."

Just then, a cold wind blew by, rustling the bamboo forest and causing the bamboo leaves to sway back and forth in front of her.

Jiang Wan shook her head. Yes, there is no air in the wild. They have to wear oxygen masks when they go out. How could there be small animals?

What animals do not need to breathe oxygen?

In her understanding, it seems there isn't?

So, she must have been seeing things. If it were a zombie, the noise wouldn't have been so quiet.

"Huh?" Cheng Zhen didn't hear what she said next and continued to ask.

"This is Cizhu bamboo. Let's dig it up. This trip wasn't a waste after all."

Jiang Wan pointed to a small bamboo grove in front of her. Apart from the bamboo that had just mutated and been strangled, there was still a small patch left. Although it wasn't much, if she took it back and planted it in the forest farm, it would definitely reproduce and grow again in the future.

This was the second type of bamboo she had found, and the task progress bar had finally moved forward a little.

"So this is called Cizhu (慈竹)?"

Following Jiang Wan's instructions, Yu Fen dug up bamboo while remarking, "When I was little, I often saw this kind of bamboo when I went to the countryside with my elders."

"Yes, the cultivation range of Cizhu is very wide. In the past, many people used this bamboo to make bamboo woven utensils. It can also be used as building material and papermaking. Its medicinal value is also great. Cizhu flowers can stop bleeding and treat tuberculosis with hemoptysis; bamboo core and bamboo leaves are mainly used to treat fever with thirst, difficulty in urination, and sores in the mouth and tongue."

"Bamboo shoots clear heat and quench thirst, and are used to treat diabetes and painful urination; bamboo roots promote lactation and are used to treat insufficient lactation, etc."

Yu Fen and the others listened to her explanation and nodded repeatedly, indicating that they had learned something: "We never thought that such an inconspicuous bamboo could be so useful! Hey, we have to dig them all up and take them back; we can't let them go to waste here!"

As a result, everyone became even more motivated.

Jiang Wan looked around to make sure there was nothing more that had flashed in her peripheral vision, and then she couldn't help but confirm in her mind that she must have really been seeing things.

The group worked together to dig up bamboo and even found some fresh bamboo shoots, which made them laugh happily: "Hehe! We're in for a treat!"

Fresh bamboo shoots!

Stir-fried bamboo shoots with shredded pork, wow, just thinking about it makes my mouth water!

In an oxygen-deficient post-apocalyptic world, this is such a rare treat!

But soon everyone was in a dilemma. The bamboo forest was not big to begin with, and there were even fewer bamboo shoots. There was only a little bit left, and it would be difficult for the few of them to share it. If they were sent back to the camp along with the mother bamboo now, there probably wouldn't be any scraps left when they returned in a few days.

Yu Fen and the others clung to the bamboo shoots, refusing to let go.

However, after searching for a long time, they still couldn't see their leader open the portal. When they turned around again, the mother bamboo they had painstakingly dug up was gone!

? ?

When did the boss open the portal to another dimension?

How could they not know?

While they were still struggling with the bamboo shoots, Jiang Wan had already stored all the mother bamboos in the tree hole space, planning to plant them all together when they returned.

By placing it in a tree hollow, even measures to protect the mother bamboo are unnecessary.

Cheng Zhen kicked Yu Fen in the butt and scolded, "You good-for-nothing! Pack your things properly, you can have extra food for yourselves when we get back!"

Yu Fen and the others cheered and happily tossed the few bamboo shoots they had collected into the car.

Jiang Wan walked around the gas station but didn't see any other bamboo groves.

Yu Fen suddenly exclaimed, "Boss! There are so many footprints here!"

Behind the gas station, the snow was thick, covered with countless crisscrossing footprints, suggesting that many "people" had walked across it.

They only killed a few zombies, which means there are many more zombies around here!

Cheng Zhen immediately gave the order: "Let's go!"

So the convoy continued on. It wasn't far from Xiashan Town. The convoy drove safely for half an hour and then saw the town with its towering buildings. Before the oxygen-deprived apocalypse, Xiashan Town had a moderately high level of economic development.

Cheng Zhen had been here before. He drove quickly to the first supermarket, and the whole street was lined with shops selling all sorts of things.

Jiang Wan spotted the pharmacy first and headed there. You can never have too much medicine!

Cheng Zhen followed her and ordered Yu Fen and the others: "Split into two groups and pack everything up."

"Alright!"

They swept through the village like bandits, the ten men suddenly split into two groups and rushed into the shops on both sides of the street.

Upon entering the pharmacy, Jiang Wan started picking up medicines from the shelves, but stopped at the section for anti-inflammatory drugs.

"Cheng Zhen?"

"Hmm?" Cheng Zhen, who was close behind her, leaned forward to look when he heard her call out. "What's wrong?"

He saw an empty shelf, but he didn't pay attention, assuming she had just put it all into her spatial storage.

Jiang Wan tapped the aluminum composite panel on the shelf with her finger: "This is empty."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhen glanced at the names of the medicines and frowned when he saw that they were all anti-inflammatory drugs.

"Are there any survivors here?" Jiang Wan asked.

All she knew was that when the oxygen-deficient apocalypse arrived, all first-tier cities activated their city protection shields. Other second-, third-, and fourth-tier cities would activate theirs depending on the number of people with superpowers. Some poor, remote third- and fourth-tier cities were tragically without any superpowered individuals, so they couldn't activate their city protection shields, and the fate of the common people was predictable.

If this is the case in cities, then the towns and villages below are even more at the mercy of fate.

Cheng Zhen frowned: "We haven't received any distress signals from the townships below."

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