Bai Shuang released a high-spec off-road vehicle, and the group quickly drove away from that place with the snow leopard.

The SUV continued towards Manchester, and it took another day to get close. Now, they needed to figure out how to acquire the jade.

It was getting late, so the car was parked in a secluded spot. Snowflakes began to fall from the sky. The group disguised the RV by covering it with a black cloth, and soon it was covered with a layer of snow.

Arriving in a foreign land, the group was quite nervous. In truth, Lu Yu and the other two had abandoned all their positions in the army and base to come here for their own sake.

So today, since it finally snowed and there weren't many people outside, I didn't mind going out because of the smell, so I decided to have a good meal.

Bai Shuang: "It's snowing today, let's try some Wangmo black goat."

Snow leopard, woof woof woof, I want to eat meat too, not dog food.

Having spent so much time with the snow leopard, Bai Shuang and the others had long understood its meaning.

Bai Jiu: "You're a dog, so you eat the bones we leave behind."

Woof woof woof! The snow leopard almost got into a fight with Bai Jiu.

Lu Yu: "Weren't we going to keep them for breeding?"

"Eating one won't hurt."

When it comes to food, Bai Jiu is the most enthusiastic, and he quickly grabs the cutting board to chop the meat.

Bai Jiu and Bai Shuang stayed with each other throughout the apocalypse, and they never mistreated each other in their daily lives.

But Xiao Zhao and his companion often ate in the military camp. Food was scarce, and even though Lu Yu's army had the best conditions, each meal was still rationed.

They often went hungry, even during times of food shortages, so they cherished food very much.

They made blood tofu from sheep's blood, and didn't waste any of the sheep's liver, lungs, tripe, or even intestines.

Bai Shuang: "Alright, we can eat these later. Today we'll have mutton stew with bread."

First, boil the bone broth, then add the meat and cook, and then skim off the surface oil.

I made a big pot, enough for today's meal, and stored it away.

Using the flatbread given by Commander Wang and his men, along with vermicelli, daylily, black fungus, cilantro, and other ingredients, topped with a rich broth and meat, it becomes an unparalleled delicacy.

Bai Jiu: "Wangmo black goats are just delicious. Their muscle fibers are fine, their firmness is low, their meat is tender, their flavor is delicious, and their gamey taste is minimal."

The next day, the vehicle continued towards Manchester, arriving half a day later.

Bai Shuang looked at Lu Yu, "Let's go into the city and try our luck."

Lu Yu nodded. To find jade, one must deal with people and make some efforts. It would be best to find a local agent.

The snow in the city here isn't as deep as in China; it's about the height of a one-story building.

As soon as the car entered the city, three or four people rushed over with knives and sticks in their hands.

Bai Shuang fired a shot into the air. They paused for a moment, but seeing that she did not continue firing, the men ran back to the car.

Bai Shuang could only raise her gun again, and with a few shots, the men fell to the ground and the noise died down.

There was nothing we could do; these people were much more ruthless than robbers back home. We were new to this foreign land and didn't want to cause trouble.

Then, after entering the city, just like before, wave after wave came.

I want to find someone to get information, but it's hard to find a normal person.

On my first day in the city, I didn't find a single normal person all day.

It's not good to go out at night inside the bustling city, for fear of encountering wave after wave of strange people.

Bai Jiu: "I originally thought there were many robbers and abnormal people in our country, but now I've seen what the apocalypse really is. What it means for everyone to be insane."

That evening, Bai Shuang and her group found a relatively quiet place, parked their car, and prepared to rest for the night with the snow leopard inside.

Bai Shuang took out a fire axe, smashed open the window, and the six people, along with the snow leopard, climbed in through the window.

Bai Shuang took out a flashlight and began to inspect the room.

One of the rooms was quite spacious, and Bai Shuang wanted to put the bed out, but the snow leopard cat lowered its body and pricked up its ears.

The group looked in the direction the snow leopard was looking and discovered there was another door inside.

Lu Yu walked over and opened it, and even though the men had been on the battlefield and killed people, they were still startled.

That room was full of frozen corpses!

Bai Shuang and Lu Yu exchanged a glance and prepared to leave. How could they rest in this place?

Just then, they heard someone coming upstairs, and the group quickly hid.

Not long after, two people came up, one of them carrying a machete.

They went to the morgue, where two men carried a body to a spacious area, raised their machetes, and with a few strokes, neatly cut the frozen corpse into several pieces.

Another person opened the bag and put the body parts inside.

Then they picked up another corpse and repeated the same action.

Then I heard someone say, "Enough for dinner."

The two men then carried the body downstairs.

Bai Shuang: "This should be the collective's granary, and those corpses were their food reserves."

Bai Jiu: "I finally understand why those people could survive without food; it turns out they were eating their own kind."

This phenomenon also exists in China, but it is a minority.

And here, it's already a common phenomenon.

The people here face threats not only from animals but also from their own kind; if they are not careful, they could be eaten by humans or animals.

Humans eat humans, humans eat animals, and animals eat humans.

In any case, there was no way to rest here anymore, so the group retreated the way they came, found a new triangular area, released the RV, disguised it, and went inside.

After seeing what happened, no one can eat meat anymore.

Bai Shuang then brought out several vegetarian dishes, rice, and vegetable soup. After the meal, she washed a large plate of fruit for everyone to eat together.

The group continued their search for normal people the next day.

Bai Shuang plans to search for one last day. If she still can't find a normal person, she will go and open a jade mine herself.

Anyway, Bai Shuang knows the location of the jade mine, and there are also excavators in the space.

The group searched for another day, but still couldn't find a normal person. They didn't know anything about the area and couldn't communicate with anyone.

Another day passed, and early in the morning, Bai Shuang and the others drove straight to the jade mine.

But on the way to the jade mine, they finally encountered normal people.

After driving for dozens of miles, they discovered a cluster of buildings resembling a base near the jade mine.

There were two people guarding the door, probably security guards. Bai Shuang handed each of them a packet of instant noodles, which they quickly stuffed into their clothes.

After questioning, the situation was roughly as Bai Shuang and the others had guessed.

This place also experienced almost a year of flooding, followed by extreme cold.

As expected, the Kingdom of Wanta had no official base, and their rulers did not provide any assistance to the survivors.

After the natural disaster struck, the top officials, wealthy individuals, and powerful figures in Vantaa formed their own interest groups.

The groups often compete with each other, leading to frequent conflicts.

Their national government is also controlled by various forces, and only protects the interests of the powerful and wealthy.

Ordinary survivors in the Kingdom of Wanta are left to fend for themselves.

When asked about jade mines, they didn't know much about them. They only knew that when disaster struck, people would first scramble for resources to survive. Jade was neither edible nor drinkable, so nobody cared about it.