Chapter 104 Mushroom Rain【VIP】

But this matter will eventually be known to everyone around him, and it will soon become an official announcement.

But after a while of excitement, it was no different from usual. After all, it is still the end of the world, and how to continue to survive is the most important thing for human beings at the moment.

Another ant nest was wiped out. The armed team successfully killed the queen ant and brought the body back to the base, officially confirming that all the ant nests within a radius of dozens of miles had been destroyed.

Of course, whether new Zerg will be born in the future is another matter.

In addition, for flying insects like poisonous moths, the base can only send psychics to strengthen patrols; while for pests like locusts, more attention is paid to various prevention and control measures.

After Tang Tian was discharged from the hospital, she did not return to the armed team for the time being. Instead, she often went to the mission center to work as a bounty hunter. Killing mutants did not require much effort, and she could also get points, brokerage tickets and supplies. This was much easier than the armed team.

Shen Boyun did not restrict her movements because of her injury. He just made sure that she was much better and let her do what she wanted. After all, they could always meet again in their free time.

"Ms. Tang, congratulations on completing this mission. This is your reward. Please keep it."

The front desk staff handed over a bundle of points coupons and some commercial bills with a smile. Tang Tian took it, nodded, turned around and walked out of the mission center.

Tang Tian is already considered an old hand here. He completes tasks quickly, smoothly and effectively without any complications.

So now she has not only become familiar with the staff here, but they also really like to receive her and are extremely nice to her.

More than a month has passed since I was discharged from the hospital. Although the Zerg still occasionally attacks humans, the frequency is not as high.

They were also isolated outside the building as much as possible by the base, except for those mutant insects that could fly in and hide their bodies.

While the Zerg no longer attacked, the base also stepped up to strengthen its facilities and continued to develop agriculture, animal husbandry and industry, so that there was peace for a while.

Tang Tian arrived at the office building of the administrative district. Wei Mingxia was already waiting for her downstairs and waved to her.

After the officials had some time to recuperate, they also moved some of the pre-apocalyptic measures to the base.

According to the notice that has just been issued, every citizen in the base can now set up their own identity card, which will contain all their personal information. When they want to enter or exit or do anything, they only need to swipe the card.

After obtaining an ID card, citizens can also apply for a points card. Personal points can be deposited into the card, so they don’t have to carry a stack of points coupons with them all the time when they go out.

In terms of communications, not only did the call service continue, but the base was also connected to the Internet. It was no longer an intranet only available in the administrative district, and citizens could also access the Internet.

But if you want to go online, you have to go through the procedures again, and the cost is more expensive than making a phone call.

Even if you are connected to the Internet, there are not many software or apps that can be used. Usually, only people with money would think of doing this.

Tang Tian was very interested in this, so she came here with Wei Mingxia, one to apply for an ID card and a points card, and the other for this online business.

Tang Yi still works in the logistics department, so she just needs to come and apply for the card herself when the time comes.

After speaking to the front desk, follow the instructions to the service office.

There were a lot of people applying for cards, so Wei Mingxia waited here first while Tang Tian went to another office to apply for the internet.

There were fewer people in that office, almost none. Tang Tian made an appointment with the staff to come and install the equipment.

…

After obtaining the identity card and points card, Tang Tian first deposited the points coupons obtained from the task center into the card.

Wei Mingxia also brought some from home and deposited it as well. The remaining savings at home could be deposited at the newly opened deposit point in the community canteen, which was very convenient.

Because there were only a few families applying for internet, the staff arrived on time and completed the installation quickly.

There is also a batch of electronic products stored in the warehouse, including mobile phones, tablets and computers. I took them out and connected them, and there was indeed a logo in the upper right corner.

"Although there's not much software available right now, I heard from a colleague that the authorities have created a nationwide survivor forum, which can be considered a place to spread official news. It's now fully open. Here's the website."

Tang Yi knew what Tang Tian was thinking and immediately told her the news.

The latter was indeed very interested and immediately entered the URL.

After the page paused, a simple solid color appeared with the words "Survivor Base" marked in the upper left corner. The black words were all framed, making it look like a forum created when the Internet was just emerging before the end of the world.

Tang Tian dragged the mouse downwards. All posts in the forum were marked with their location, so it wasn't just Chuncheng. People from other cities would also post there, including people from several neighboring cities.

At the top are official announcements and notices, such as the newly revised code of conduct and management regulations, all of which are pinned to the top. There are also voting, suggestion boxes, recruitment, etc.

The rest are posts from civilians: sharing discarded experiences, sharing intelligence from various places, bounty announcements, and others that are obviously posted by people who have no difficulties in survival and are just for fun.

But soon, there was one thing that attracted her:

[Transaction] Purchase super-powered water purification at a high price, and meet in person at the entrance of the community cafeteria in the core residential area!

[Transaction] Selling homemade knives, fish hooks and other tools. Buy more and get extra flints. Pick up in person is supported!

[Deal] Buy, plus commercial bills and extra solar panels!

The official did not delete these posts, which shows that it is tacit understanding. As long as no losses are caused, it will be fine.

There were still not many posts in the forum. Tang Tian refreshed the page again and found a new post:

[Trading] Ask if there is anyone selling tobacco and alcohol. I can use my points brokerage ticket to buy them and get extra gold bars! [New]

Tang Tian's eyes lit up, and she decisively clicked in to check.

#1

Are there any cigarettes or alcohol left? Any brand is fine, but baijiu is best; that's what I'm after. I have plenty of points and coupons, and I've been stockpiling gold bars since before the apocalypse. My family won't let me throw them away, so I can give them to you if you want them. If you're interested, leave a message!

There are also several pictures of packaged gold bars attached below. Considering that Tang Tian has collected so many gold bars, they must weigh at least 50 grams.

However, looking at that territory, it is a city thousands of miles away from Chuncheng.

Moreover, the money spent on investing these gold bars into the system is not that much for the current system, so it is not cost-effective to make such a trip.

At least in this forum, you can continue to do business, and the scope of wool-pulling is much wider than before.

The idea in Tang Tian's mind grew bigger and bigger, but she didn't know if she could do it. Besides, as long as she could connect to the Internet, it wouldn't be difficult to find the address and the person.

But since she was already there, she decided to make the best of it. She registered an account on the forum and then posted her first post.

…

The phone dinged. Tang Tian knew who it was without even looking at the note. She picked it up and asked with a smile:

"get off work?"

"Yeah, you too?"

The person on the other end was indeed Shen Boyun.

Although Tang Tian has not returned to the team yet, she has also accepted tasks at the mission center, which can be considered as a job.

As long as you buy the call package, all the time you have this month will be free, so the two of them chose to chat on the phone for a long time.

Tang Tian sat on the sofa, continuing to browse the forum and responding.

Even though the day may be filled with trivial matters, it doesn't feel boring when talking about them like this.

But Tan Tan, who was not far away, looked over, suddenly got up from his nest, walked to the sofa, and licked Tang Tian's hand.

Tang Tian was still talking and just stroked the dog's head casually.

Tantan:! ?

When I did this in the past, Tang Tian would stop what she was doing and masturbate for a while before finishing. Why is she chattering so perfunctorily today?

Doesn’t the master love himself anymore? !

“Woo…”

Tan Tan became anxious and pushed Tang Tian's hand again, whimpering non-stop and with a bit of resentment in his eyes.

Tang Tian immediately took out a piece of dried meat and fed it to it, but Tan Tan refused to eat it. Instead, he bit her sleeve.

"What's wrong?" Shen Boyun noticed the movement here.

Tang Tian said helplessly:

"What else can it be? It only cares about you. Tantan is jealous."

"Well, but then again, we live next door, so why would we even need to call? Even though it's free..."

Tang Tian rolled her eyes and asked with a smile:

"How about we go out for a walk?"

The other party paused, then quickly agreed:

"Okay, I'll change my clothes and come out."

After hanging up the phone, he hurried away.

Shen Yaoyue had recently been thinking about whether to move out with Cheng Jing. When she saw Shen Boyun seemed to be about to go out, she asked:

"Brother, where are you going? You don't usually go out this late."

Shen Boyun coughed twice, but did not answer directly, and just said:

"I'll just go out for a while and be back soon. It won't be too late."

Chen Yaoyue finally reacted and squinted her eyes to watch him busying around.

Tsk tsk, he is indeed a person who is just beginning to fall in love.

Tang Tian also patted Tan Tan's head:

"Okay, let me take you out for a walk, okay?"

Tan Tan's resentful expression instantly disappeared. He barked a few times and ran to the door to wait obediently.

The base was in recovery mode, and Tang Tian had a large dog, much like a guard dog, that still needed to be leashed. She changed her clothes, put a leash on Tan Tan, and opened the door.

Shen Boyun, who lived next door, had been waiting in the corridor.

But when Tan Tan saw the latter, his grape-like eyes shrank and he started to howl.

But it wasn't being mean to him. The Shen family had long been on its whitelist. It just had that sad little expression again.

Why does someone have to come between my master and me?

Shen Boyun had no choice but to squat down and touch his head to comfort him, then he stood up and scratched the back of his head and asked:

"Where are we going?"

"It's all right. Just think of it as walking on the road."

"Well, we can go to the area closer to the core area. The facilities there are always good, and there are even commercial streets. It's suitable too."

Shen Boyun said this, took Tang Tian's hand, and the two of them and the dog went downstairs.

…

The cool evening breeze blew on my face, and more and more windows on the buildings lit up.

There were no extraneous sounds in the residential area, and there were few street lights, but because they had walked there many times, they quickly left the community.

The community canteen is still bustling as usual, especially the second floor area, which is bustling with people coming and going.

Tang Tian and Shen Boyun walked hand in hand, and many pedestrians passed by them. The base, which was temporarily safe, looked more harmonious than before.

At this moment, she felt a breeze blowing across her face again, which should be the wind attribute of Shen Boyun.

However, he has been confirmed to have magical weather-attribute abilities, which not only allow him to attack and defend, but also to assist. To drink water, he only needs to summon rain balls.

And what is being protected at this moment should be the wind shield surrounding them.

We soon arrived at a commercial street close to the core area, and most of the people shopping there were residents of the core residential area.

The most common thing on the commercial street is naturally various shops, but the items sold in them are different from those before the apocalypse:

Canned food, water purification filters, handmade props and weapons, electronic components, handwritten books, and even services for sale.

There are a few food stalls you'll often see at the night market, selling fried mushrooms, steamed vegetables, roasted potatoes, and juice, but the cheapest is cactus juice. Some people even make jams and candies from cactus fruit and sell them at the stalls.

This is thanks to the base's higher output, but most people carefully calculate their expenses every day and basically don't spend money on this.

Tang Tian wasn't hungry, so she continued shopping with Shen Boyun, enjoying the faint fragrance.

There were more streetlights outside, and she spotted men and women holding hands like them. Because of the natural disaster, the very young and the very old had already passed away, leaving most of the people alive in the young and middle-aged.

It was the first time for both of them to fall in love, but they could never have imagined that their first love would begin in the apocalypse which had not yet ended.

"Speaking of which...are we considered a date?"

Tang Tian asked with a smile.

Shen Boyun's face was covered by the dim light of the street lamp. He held her hand tightly and said:

"If this were before the end of the world, we would have been able to go to more places..."

At least there are plenty of dating options.

"It doesn't matter. As long as I can be with the one I love, anywhere is fine."

Tang Tian calmly hit a straight ball, but having had a bad experience in her previous life, this was indeed what she thought.

Even though there was a refreshing breeze shield next to him, Shen Boyun still felt hot and dry on his face, and the temperature just wouldn't go down.

But he also became more and more convinced that he really liked the person in front of him.

Besides, if it weren’t the end of the world, the two of them probably wouldn’t have met.

After all, the house in Hexinyuan was bought by Tang Yi, and Tang Tian would definitely buy a house somewhere else in the future. Even if she came to see Tang Yi occasionally, she might not be able to meet Shen Boyun who was at his post every day.

But now they stood side by side, holding each other's warm hands...

Shen Boyun felt a warmth rising in his heart, flowing slowly and filling every part of his body.

However, Tang Tian looked at the lights and figures in front of her, feeling inexplicably melancholy.

In the end times, survival occupies most of people's time, and they are tortured by fear every day. Even if conditions improve in the future, they may still be tired every day and have no energy to do other things.

Not to mention finding a suitable lover.

Even those who are rich and powerful almost treat it as a diversion in the miserable end times, and there is no possibility of love at all.

In the end times, everyone is in danger and the crisis of trust is magnified to the greatest extent. Tang Tian, ​​who has been reborn, is even prepared to maintain some distrust of everyone except her family.

I thought I would go on like this forever, but I didn't expect Shen Boyun to show up halfway.

She had the qualifications and ability to regard these as a change to allow herself to secrete more unique dopamine, but she didn't think the latter thought so, based on her understanding of him in the past few years.

Besides, she herself didn't seem to regard this as a change. Since letting go of those entanglements, she had to admit that she did like Shen Boyun a little.

Tang Tian thought with a hint of self-mockery.

"What's wrong?"

Noticing that Tang Tian was in a daze, thinking about something, Shen Boyun asked aloud.

Tang Tian thought for a moment before looking over and asking:

“Shen Boyun, I want to ask a question—on what premise do you have for dating me?”

Shen Boyun's throat tightened, he curled his lips a little aggrievedly, and then whispered:

"I don't want to break up yet..."

Tang Tian smiled and shook her head:

"I didn't say we're breaking up. It's just... now it's the end of the world. We're destined not to be like we were before the end of the world. Even if we finally decide it's appropriate, we can't get married or... raise children. By the way, I don't want children at all."

She said the last sentence with extraordinary determination. Not to mention the end of the world, even before the end of the world, she had no such idea at all. But it is not easy to find someone who shares the same idea.

Fortunately, Wei Mingxia didn't push her, and the work she did made her barely qualified.

The two had already walked out of the commercial street and came to a place with dimmer light.

Shen Boyun breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and hugged Tang Tian, ​​resting his chin on top of her head.

"Of course I'll listen to you. I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do."

"Tang Tian, ​​I'm already very lucky to have met you..."

Before the end of the world, Shen Boyun was a member of the anti-pickpocket team. Simply put, he was a plainclothes policeman. In addition to his normal duties, he would go anywhere to stake out, especially markets and subway stations.

This also led to him always caring about his work and never having any other thoughts.

Later, when the end of the world came, he worried about his future survival every day, which is why he became the taciturn big brother in Shen Yaoyue's mouth.

Because he had developed the ability to remember everything he saw, he felt that Tang Tian looked familiar when he saw her, but he didn't take it seriously at first.

But I didn't expect that I would be gradually attracted to her, and when I realized it, I couldn't extricate myself. How lucky is this in the apocalypse?

So Tang Tian’s concerns were nothing at all. He had already decided that having her around was enough.

Tang Tian felt the warmth of the embrace, so she buried her face in his chest and hugged him back.

Shen Boyun was slightly surprised. Could this mean that Tang Tian had a little more trust in him?

It was very late and they should go back. Lian Tan Tan yawned several times and looked at the two of them helplessly.

For some reason, it smelled a scent that only spring could have.

…

After talking it out, Tang Tian went to report to the armed forces. After some time had passed, she suddenly remembered the posts she had published on the forum, so she went to check them after get off work one day.

The post has been filled with dozens of comments from different bases.

But when Tang Tian scrolled down, most of the comments were complaints, ridicule, and spam, with almost no useful comments:

#3

No, how can anyone still be willing to exchange supplies for things like gold and jade? Are you sure you didn't write the title backwards?

#9

I get angry when I talk about this. When we all moved, in order to travel light, we had to bite the bullet and throw away all the things we had saved.

#15

I strongly suspect that the OP is doing this for testing, so let's all go.

Of course, there are a few responses that say:

#twenty three

I still have some gold at home. I’ve sent you a private message. Let’s chat privately.

#25

[Reply #23]: Brother, you're confused! What if this is a scam? There have been a lot of such incidents at the base recently!

Apart from these, there are only two or three people who said they had gold. I guess they also wanted to try to see if they could get supplies.

Tang Tian opened her private mailbox. Once the network connected to everything, all sorts of people appeared:

Some of them were so angry that they directly sent private messages to curse, without any blocked words; some seemed to have realized that Tang Tian’s account was owned by a female, so they came to flirt with her.

It took a lot of effort to filter out those private transaction messages, and only one of them was located in Chuncheng, and in the central base.

After Tang Tian inquired, she learned that this man was also a wealthy family before the end of the world. His family had bought a lot of gold. After the end of the world, he converted it into supplies like other rich people, but there was still some left.

If it were at the central base, this 100 grams of gold would be enough for Tang Tian to make a trip.

Tang Tian also asked the other party what supplies he needed. The rich people who never lacked ordinary supplies naturally wanted more than just food and water.

So Tang Tian decided to exchange the tobacco, alcohol, tea, honey and Chinese medicinal materials obtained from the system. These were still hard goods, and she also took a few photos to prove their authenticity.

The transaction went smoothly and the time was agreed upon.

Tang Tian chose a day off, talked to her family and Shen Boyun, registered at the gate and drove away.

The elevated road in Spring City has not been corroded, and there are more and more vehicles on it. New traffic lights and road signs have been re-erected in various places.

The cheerful atmosphere made Tang Tian suddenly feel that the end of the world was about to end.

Although she also hoped so, the insect plague had just subsided and had not even completely eliminated the crisis. She believed that it would not be so easy for the natural disaster to give up and continue to cause trouble.

But in the final analysis, the new traffic rules still need to be followed.

Finally arrived at the central base. Just like last time, you need to complete the necessary documents before entering. Fortunately, they agreed to trade in the outer area, so you don't have to spend extra money.

Tang Tian saw two cars gathered together from a distance, looked at the license plates, and slowly drove forward.

"Eh... Sister Tian, ​​it's you?"

A familiar voice sounded from a car.

Tang Tian also stuck her head out of the car window, and unexpectedly saw Li Feiyang.

It can’t be such a coincidence, right?

As luck would have it, the person who came to trade was not Li Feiyang, but another young man who was just a friend of the former and they were in the same circle before the end of the world.

Li Feiyang had been living in Area S before, and was later sent to Area A by Tang Tian. Naturally, they met each other and continued to hang out in the same circle.

The young man also really wanted to exchange for supplies, but the post was interesting, so he told Li Feiyang.

When he heard this post, Li Feiyang instantly thought of Tang Tian for some reason.

It just so happened that he had nothing to do, so he came over with the young man, and he didn't expect that it was really her.

Since they were all acquaintances, the transaction went more smoothly, and the two of them quickly exchanged money and goods.

Tang Tian got into the car swiftly, waved to them, stepped on the accelerator and left.

The young man nudged Li Feiyang with his elbow and teased:

"Great! I didn't expect you knew such a beautiful girl. You don't seem to be short of supplies. Why didn't you come to Area A?"

Li Feiyang came back to his senses, his face flushed, and he slapped him hard on the back:

"What nonsense are you talking about! Okay, go back quickly!"

On the way back, Tang Tian also met the Ping An base convoy that was resting. Each base had its own unique logo, which could be recognized at a glance.

And there was also someone Tang Tian was familiar with in this convoy - Gu Bin.

Ever since Gu Bin had his bones bitten off by a mutant gerbil during a sandstorm, the injury became an old one and he was eventually forced to withdraw from the armed team.

Fortunately, he awakened his water-based abilities in the poisonous fog. Up to now, the water produced by his water-based abilities has always been ranked among the top quality supplies. People have been asking for it anytime and anywhere, so even if he leaves the armed team, he will not have to worry about food and drink.

"Tang Tian, ​​are you out looking for supplies again?"

Gu Bin greeted. Although there shouldn't be any decent supplies to be looted outside at the moment, they have all been collected by the authorities.

Tang Tian shook her head and told the truth.

Gu Bin smiled and said:

"That's pretty much what we do. Right now, I'm mainly producing water in this fleet and selling it to other places. It's also an official job. I heard other bases also have similar businesses."

Almost all the people in this caravan have water-based abilities, so it's more like a merchant caravan than a caravan.

It seems that the authorities do not control these now.

A new idea suddenly arose in Tang Tian's mind.