"Don't be afraid, we have a generator!" Li Tianyi reassured the two.

He and Xiaoman grew up in the mountains and knew how to use all kinds of farm tools and equipment. They started the generator in no time.

The lights came on shortly after the roaring sound began.

"Diesel is precious, hurry up and finish cleaning up, then go to sleep!" Li Tianyi shouted.

A few minutes later, the three of them returned to their respective rooms.

The next morning.

Li Tianyi first practiced the Xinyou sword technique, then carried a hoe to turn the soil, preparing to plant some potatoes and sweet potatoes.

With a single stroke of the hoe, a flash of golden light appeared, accompanied by a resounding clang.

What the hell?

Bending down to look, there was an iron box there.

"Ding! The iron box has been successfully opened. You have obtained four .54 pistols and 1,000 rounds of ammunition!"

"I was just worried about not having anything to practice with, this is perfect!" Li Tianyi smiled and put them into his system space, then dug even harder.

This land is gravelly, making it very difficult to dig. It took two hours to dig only half of it.

"Brother, dinner's ready!" Xiaoman shouted.

"Coming right now!"

The three of them ate breakfast while discussing their speculations about the outside world.

“Everyone’s deductions make some sense, but we still have to go and see for ourselves!” Li Tianyi took a swig of porridge, and suddenly a brilliant idea flashed into his mind. “Quickly prepare all the buckets, pots, pans and bowls, and get the water!”

The two women were completely taken aback and stared at him blankly.

"The power supply is already in trouble, and the water supply will inevitably be in trouble sooner or later. We must plan ahead!" An aura of dominance emanated from Li Tianyi.

Xiaoman gave him a look of disdain, as if he were an idiot. "Have you forgotten we have a well?"

"What if the groundwater is also contaminated?" Li Tianyi asked rhetorically.

Xiaoman was startled and quickly got up.

"There's no rush. Let's go after breakfast!" Li Tianyi pressed her into a seat.

After quickly finishing their meal, the three of them rushed to the kitchen, carrying water containers to the tap.

"You guys get the water here, I'll go set up the reservoir!" Li Tianyi's expression was solemn, and he understood even more clearly that if he wanted to survive in this apocalypse, he had to do everything he could think of, and everything he hadn't thought of, as meticulously as possible.

The reservoir was not easy to dig; it took a long time to dig out a section that was three meters wide and one meter deep.

Meanwhile, Xiaoman was in charge of cooking, and Wang Xueer was in charge of fetching water.

The workload these past two days has been too heavy, and I've been physically exhausted and not getting enough nutrition, so Xiaoman quickly killed a chicken and started stewing it.

The moment the aroma of meat wafted out, all three of them almost drooled.

If they could stream right now, they'd definitely yell, "Have you ever seen anyone win in a post-apocalyptic world? Come on, look here!"

With the help of chicken soup and strong liquor, Li Tianyi finally dug out a reservoir seven meters wide and more than two meters deep just before dark.

"There seems to be some lime left at home for cleaning the pigsty and cowshed, but I don't know if there's any cement!" Li Tianyi prepared to go up and take a look.

When I was halfway up the ladder, I felt something hit my knee.

"Ding! Bronze treasure chest detected. Open it?"

Silently say 'start' in your mind.

"Ding! You have obtained 20 bags of rice, 20 bags of flour, and a small hoisting winch!"

"Haha! Dogecoin system, are you afraid I'll starve to death?" Li Tianyi was both amused and exasperated, because his family had just bought a large amount of grain to feed their livestock before the apocalypse.

Small lifting winches are even more useless. The system space can simply swallow and spit out the soil outside the shelter. Using them is both wasteful of motors and electricity.

"Ding! First time opening a bronze treasure chest, reward: a manual on ancient secret contraception!"

“Fuck your grandpa!…” Li Tianyi spewed out Chinese slang.

You're feeling frustrated, but the system won't say anything more; you can only stare helplessly.

Upon arriving at the warehouse, they found lime but no cement. As they were leaving, they noticed a wooden crate in the corner of the door, quickly opened it, and obtained five bags of cement.

"Hehe, my mouth is blessed! Why bother with a reservoir? Just build a fishpond!"

Livestock reproduce and grow slowly, but fish are different. As long as you feed them, you can enjoy plump, large fish in just three months.

Sprinkle lime on the large pit and let it sit.

It was completely dark by then, and Li Tianyi had no choice but to go back for dinner.

On the table, Xiaoman scooped up a large bowl of chicken soup and handed it to her, saying, "Sister Xue'er, you've been feeling a bit weak lately, drink more chicken soup!"

"Thank you, little sister!" Wang Xueer replied sweetly.

Before long, the three of them had finished their meal and began to clear the dishes.

Suddenly, Wang Xue'er spoke up and asked, "Seeing how busy you all are every day, I can't just sit here doing nothing. Is there anything I can do?"

Li Tianyi thought for a moment, then took out an old radio from the system space. "Didn't you study communications on your own? See if you can turn it into a simple radio station so we can better understand the situation outside."

"It shouldn't be a big problem!" Wang Xue'er readily agreed. As she got up and picked up the radio, a sharp pain shot through her abdomen. Her lips twitched, and her brows furrowed.

Fortunately, no one noticed.

"Oh, one more thing!" Wang Xue'er pulled out the .45 caliber gun that Li Tianyi had given her. "If you're free tomorrow, I'll teach you how to use a gun!"

"I've wanted to learn for a long time, but I've never had the time. I'll see how things go tomorrow!" Li Tianyi replied.

Xiaoman grabbed her hand and said with a sly smile, "Sister Xue'er, just teach me, you don't need to learn from that brat!"

Li Tianyi was speechless and couldn't do anything about his younger sister, so he could only go back to his room to rest.

Midnight.

A strange noise startled Li Tianyi awake.

Following the sound, they found a light coming from Wang Xueer's room and, thinking something had happened to her, rushed in.

Wang Xue'er was quite frightened and almost pulled the trigger. She asked with lingering fear, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

"I heard a strange noise and came to check!" Li Tianyi answered truthfully.

"That's what it's making!" Wang Xue'er pointed to the radio. "It's just some dial tone; it still needs some adjustments. We should be able to receive messages from the outside world tomorrow!"

"You haven't slept at all?" Li Tianyi was worried that her body couldn't take it. Seeing her nod, he said sternly, "Go to sleep now, or I'll deal with you!"

Wang Xue'er was stunned for a moment, then realized another meaning. Her pretty face immediately turned red, and she pleaded in a low voice, "Brother Tian, ​​can we wait two days?"

"What the hell?" Li Tianyi was speechless. "Is that how you see me?"

Wang Xue'er knew she was overthinking things, and wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground. She lowered her head, rushed to the bed, and covered her head with the blanket.

Li Tianyi smiled wryly and quietly left the room.

Back in my room, I couldn't sleep at all, so I decided to go dig in the dirt.

Miner's lamps are very useful; they can illuminate the surrounding area brightly, so you don't have to worry about not being able to see clearly.

As time went on, the pit gradually grew larger.

As dawn broke, a reservoir, not much smaller than a fishpond, came into view.

"These past few days have been tiring, but it's been worth it!" Li Tianyi nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the large pit that had just been covered with lime. His gaze then slowly shifted to the back mountain. "Should we prepare some fish fry in advance? It would be a huge loss if the pond got infected!"