They only started talking after seeing Sun Cheng enter the gate.

“This looks very different from that one,” Xiao Peng said, looking at Shao Jie.

Shao Jie was also speechless, but couldn't help grumbling, "Yeah, how come the previous one was such a weirdo? He was so annoying."

"Won't there be any trouble, Brother Cheng?" Xiao Peng turned to look at Cheng Shaolin.

Cheng Shaolin continued what he was doing, "Act according to the situation. As long as nothing happens, it won't harm the team."

Everyone understood Cheng Shaolin's meaning: as long as they didn't cause trouble, they could just be taken to the base.

Don't cause any trouble then, Brother Cheng has a bad temper.

And then there's Yu Yanbin. Don't let his refined appearance fool you; he's a ruthless character.

Xiao Peng thought to himself, hoping that nothing would happen afterward.

A short while later, Sun Cheng arrived carrying a large black backpack.

"Just follow behind, and stay away if there's any danger."

"Okay, I understand," Sun Cheng quickly replied.

Watching the group in front of me work together and kill zombies with great ease, I realized they were quite adept at it.

Sun Cheng was very envious. He didn't have any special abilities and could only hide at home, afraid to go out.

Luckily, I stayed at home and bought a lot of food before the apocalypse. I also carefully went out to find food a few times, which is how I managed to survive until now.

I haven't seen anyone come here, so I can't let this opportunity to leave slip by.

He followed cautiously behind the group, unable to offer any help but also unwilling to hinder them.

Behind him, besides Meng Yang who followed and Tian Tian who came looking for him, there was only him.

Tian Tian and Meng Yang were still digging for crystals, their faces covered in sweat.

After watching them for a while, Sun Cheng took out his own knife and started doing it like them.

I bought this knife while traveling before, just in case I needed it for self-defense. I never expected that the first time I'd use it would be for this.

Looking at the opened zombie head, Sun Cheng almost vomited. Trembling, he gripped the knife and poked around inside the hole in the zombie's head.

Enduring the nausea and fear, Sun Cheng shakily took the knife and finally shoved a translucent crystal out of a pile of brain matter.

He happily used the knife to pull it out and picked it up with his hands.

He handed it to Tian Tian next to him, saying, "Here you go."

Tian Tian looked at him in surprise, then took it.

Sun Cheng laughed and hurried to find the second one.

The first time I did it, I felt a little scared and disgusted, but after doing it a few times, it didn't seem so scary anymore.

The speed has also increased significantly, which makes Sun Cheng very happy.

I am still useful.

"Do you know if there are any other survivors like this?" Cheng Shaolin asked him, turning around.

Sun Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I don't know if that woman is still there. I saw her before. She dragged all the zombies from her house to my side. When I told her to drag them somewhere else, she glared at me." Sun Cheng couldn't help but shudder at the thought of that woman's eyes.

"Anything else?"

Sun Cheng shook his head.

Cheng Shaolin also understood that there was another person who was a bit far away from you and might not know about it.

The group looked at each other, each having made their own plans.

After fighting for so long, it was getting dark. The zombies became more active in the dark, which was very disadvantageous for them.

Cheng Shaolin decided to stop here for today and planned to turn back.

Those following not far behind saw that they were already walking back and knew that their mission for the day was about to end.

They quickened their pace, preparing to go back together.

When Sun Ping saw Sun Cheng following in the group, a flash of anger, imperceptible to others, crossed her eyes. Because she was looking down, no one saw it.

A group of people shielded the woman in the middle and slowly retreated in the direction they had come from.

Meng Yang and Xiao Peng even helped carry the bags; these were today's haul.

Shao Jie asked in confusion, "Not many?"

Yu Yanbin glanced at the sky. "They're piled up in that room over there. We can't carry them all. Why don't you go and carry them back now?"

Shao Jie scratched his head and chuckled foolishly, "I can't carry many either. I'll go back and drive over." With that, he vanished in a flash.

Sun Ping's eyes darted around, then she glanced at the crowd again before lowering her head and following along.

No one was in a hurry to go back now. A few minutes later, they heard the sound of a car approaching.

Soon the outline of the car would be visible, and everyone was happy, except for Sun Ping.

When Sun Ping saw that it was just a bus approaching, her expression changed, and she gritted her teeth and stiffly lowered her head.

Although it happened quickly, and she thought no one had seen it, several people had actually noticed.

Cheng Shaolin's face remained unchanged, and Yu Yanbin still wore his usual smiling expression. Only they themselves knew what they were truly thinking.

Upon arriving at the designated location, Shao Jie stopped the car, quickly ran down, picked up two bags, got back into the car, put them down, and got out again. He made several trips before he finished moving everything.

Looking at the aisle completely packed with cars, Shao Jie grinned from ear to ear.

Shao Jie got into the car with several women and left, leaving the men to walk back on their own.

Xiao Peng returned with several women; he was there to cook.

Shao Jie helped carry down several bags of food, which Li Xiao had asked her to carry down, saying they were for dinner.

Upon opening the package, Shao Jie found potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro, rice, and a bag of salted meat. He was overjoyed and almost jumped for joy.

I haven't seen meat in a long time, not even salted meat.

How could I not be happy? I can eat meat now!

The other women also had smiles on their faces, and Zhen Zhen held her head high, saying, "I'm the one who found this."

"Alright, alright, you found it, so thank you for finding it, okay?" Shao Jie replied casually, not caring at all.

Please help set up the stoves. We set up three stoves today: two for stir-frying and one for cooking. This will make things faster.

With many people working together, things get done faster. When everyone helps out, the meal is ready in no time.

After everyone washed their hands, they all sat around the table.

With so many people, they split into two tables: Cheng Shaolin, Li Xiao, Tian Tian, ​​Shao Jie, Sun Cheng, Meng Yang, and Zheng Yongnian sat at one table, while Yu Yanbin, Xiao Peng, Qiu Fengyu, Zhou Lingyu, Zhen Zhen, Liu Xiaohan, and Sun Ping sat at the other.

The dishes on every table are the same—the same ingredients, the same portions. They're all served in large bowls, so there's no worry about not having enough to eat.

There's still soup in the pot, but not enough to go have some.

Stir-fried cured pork with potatoes, stir-fried pumpkin, stir-fried salted pork with dried vegetables, and another stir-fried pickled vegetable, plus the soup in the pot.

Tonight's feast was plentiful, and everyone was all smiles.

Everyone had filled their bowls with rice, and after the announcement "Let's eat!" everyone reached for the dishes with their chopsticks...

The dishes with meat were the first to be eaten; it had been so long since we'd had meat, who wouldn't be craving it?

Even Sun Ping and Sun Chengdu, who had just arrived today, were no exception; they were shoveling rice into their mouths while their eyes were fixed on the dish on the table.

In the end, not a drop of soup was left, and the meal ended cleanly.

Everyone burst into laughter when they touched their bulging bellies.

Only when you're full can you be happy.