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Most of the scavengers' food is wild root plants growing in the wild.

Most of the food growing on the ground cannot wait to be ripened and picked by humans, and almost everything edible is occupied by mutant animals.

Without hot weapons and relying only on cold weapons - or even scavengers without cold weapons, don't even think about snatching even a bite of food from the mutant animals' mouths.

This is the current situation in the ghetto.

There is an area in the world called the rich area.

People in wealthy areas have a natural advantage.

When the end of the world comes, they will hold heavy weapons and control the remaining resources after the end of the world.

A survival base for the rich was established by a few leaders.

It is not impossible for poor people to move into rich areas.

Every day someone comes out to recruit workers, recruiting poor people to work in the rich people's base in order to get a day's food ration.

There is another way, which is to look good.

Those who use their beauty to enter and serve in wealthy areas can also obtain residency rights.

The end of the world divides the world into two.

On one side are the struggling lower-level scavengers, and on the other side are the upper class who have already controlled most of the resources and can live a comfortable life even in the end times.

...

The daytime temperature continues to rise, and the sun becomes increasingly scorching. The mutated animals are unwilling to travel during the day, and the night is their main habitat.

Therefore, daytime is an excellent opportunity for scavengers to go out and explore and obtain resources.

Chu Qi checked the dangerous building and used local materials, including a certain broad-leaved plant that had mutated to become super-wide, to surround the house.

The focus is to enclose the roof to block the scorching sun to prevent sunburn in the shelter.

The four walls can block the wind and sand on the one hand, and block the prying eyes of the same kind on the other hand, so as to gain privacy and hide supplies.

The shelters of scavengers are all similar. They use all kinds of imaginable objects to block their homes from being seen by outsiders.

The shape of Chu Qi's house blends in perfectly without any sense of incongruity.

After enclosing the house and gaining privacy, Chu Xuan felt relaxed.

She had experienced the pain of exposing her daughter's body once, and now she was extremely careful in every move she made, and she would avoid any action that might expose her.

For example, if she plans to pretend to be a mute, her voice will indeed sound more like a man's after being suppressed, but just in case, it is better not to speak and increase the risk of exposure.

Chu Xuan randomly found a brick to use as a stool and sat down relaxedly.

Chu Qi took out the pots and pans, "Here, tidy it up."

"Okay." Chu Xuan got busy and placed the pot on four bricks, using it as a simple rice cooker.

Bowls, pans, and utensils were neatly placed aside.

Chu Qi: "Lack of firewood."

Their food currently consists of only a whole potato and a half potato.

Potatoes grow underground, but they are also contaminated. If you want to eat this crop safely, you must cook or bake it thoroughly.

Chu Xuan: "I'll go find it."

"Let's go together, there's one nearby." The shelter they chose had no one nearby and they didn't have to walk far, so they didn't have to worry about their things being stolen.

Before going out, Chu Xuan grabbed a handful of dirt and smeared it on her face, making herself into an even dirtier mud man. Feeling safe, she went out with her brother.

There were ruins everywhere and the land was turned upside down. Every two steps you could see the corpses of those who died in the first disaster.

Human, animal, both.

After more than a decade of exposure to the sun and rain, and being eaten by unknown scavengers, the flesh and blood on the corpse had long disappeared, leaving only the white bones.

Chu Qi frowned slightly, stepped over the obstacles and collected dry firewood around.

Countless trees grow wildly among the ruins, and there is no shortage of firewood.

If it weren't for the existence of scavengers, twenty years would be enough for the urban ruins to evolve into a complete primeval forest.

Chu Xuan followed her brother closely, looking up with every step to make sure she wouldn't lose him.

After collecting almost all the firewood, Chu Qi straightened up and stretched. Then he tied the firewood together with rattan and prepared to carry it back.

Suddenly, Chu Xuan's face changed, as if she saw something terrifying: "Brother! Don't move first----"

Chu Qi maintained the posture of carrying firewood: "What's wrong?"

Chu Xuan broke out in a cold sweat: "There's a snake under your feet!" She swallowed hard.

Chu Qi slowly lowered her head and saw a snake at her feet with its head raised high and its tongue spitting out.

His erect pupils stared at Chu Qi quietly, as if he was considering where to start.

There was a pile of dense grass at Chu Qi's feet, which probably startled the snake inside...

Chu Qi observed carefully and found that the snake's head was round, while most poisonous snakes had triangular heads.

Round...non-toxic.

Added meal...

This thought flashed through Chu Qi's mind. Thinking that she could eat meat and replenish her energy, she didn't feel any fear at all. Instead, she stared at the snake with eyes that were more terrifying than a snake's.

"Sister, we have meat to eat." Chu Qi licked the corner of his mouth, slowly stepped back, grabbed a stick as thick as his wrist, and turned it towards the snake.

Bang! !

The snake was hit on the head and fell down dazed.

Chu Qi hit the snake several more times, smashing its head to pieces. Then he took out his small broken knife, cut off the snake's head, and threw the snake's body onto the firewood pile.

Chu Xuan stared at the snake dumbfounded. The fear of the creature made her step back: "Brother, snakes are so scary."

"Don't be afraid, it's dead." Chu Qi pressed hard on his feet, turned over the soil a few times, and buried the snake's head to cover up the smell of blood so as not to attract other wild animals. Then he went back carrying the firewood.

A snake body about one meter long was hanging on the firewood, its tail swaying in the direction Chu Qi was walking, and the black and yellow mixed tattoo on its back made Chu Xuan terrified. It was a double impact on her both psychologically and visually.

Chu Qi carried the supplies on her back and did not dare to show off. She quickly returned to the shelter and immediately surrounded the house tightly, leaving only the area above the "kitchen" that was temporarily used as a ventilation hole exposed.

There is no completely clean water source. The scavengers’ water source is exactly the same as that of the animals, which is the puddles in the forest after a heavy rain.

Chu Qi also took a lot of water from the puddle, put it in basins and bowls, put it into the space, and then brought it back to the shelter.

Lightweight and won't spill on the road.

Chu Qi skinned the snake, removed its internal organs, cleaned the snake meat, and threw the whole thing into the pot to cook.

The snake skin walked on the ground full of viruses all day long. Chu Qi was afraid that it was poisonous, so she didn't plan to eat it.

Bury the snake skin and internal organs in the soil to cover up the bloody smell.

When the snake meat was half cooked, Chu Qi cut half of the potatoes into pieces and threw them in to cook together.

The aroma of ripe food spreads in this small piece of heaven and earth.

Chu Xuan couldn't remember the last time she had meat. Her hungry stomach kept rumbling and she stared at the pot.