Not finding what she wanted, Zuo Ling lost interest in browsing.

We have creatures that run on land and swim in water, but we're missing one that flies in the sky.

I wanted to learn to fly and get a pilot's license, but I still have a lot of things to do and don't have the time. So I turned my attention to flying motorcycles and jetpacks, which are relatively easy to operate.

The exhibition center had flying motorcycles, but Zuo Ling wasn't satisfied with any of the several models she looked at.

One type requires you to lie flat on it to pilot it. Not to mention how difficult the piloting posture is, the longest flight time is forty or fifty minutes. How far can it go?

The other one looks like it came straight out of a science fiction movie, but it's so slow it crawls like a tortoise and doesn't fly high enough.

These kinds of products are fine to look at, but buying them is a no-go.

The flight backpack takes some time to put on and only allows for a ten-minute flight. It was developed to facilitate individual assault operations and is not suitable for post-apocalyptic survival.

Just when Zuo Ling thought she wouldn't get anything out of the day, she saw an all-terrain vehicle exhibition booth on one side.

The car has a tall body, four thick tires, powerful front and rear bumpers, and vertically upward exhaust pipes.

A dozen or so all-terrain vehicles were lined up in a row, exuding an imposing presence.

I received an all-terrain vehicle from a jade shop owner in New South Wales, but I've never had a chance to use it.

I paid for a test drive and experienced the ability of an all-terrain vehicle to climb hills and go over obstacles.

The roads in the post-apocalyptic world are crisscrossed with ravines, making them ideal for all-terrain vehicles.

Comfort is not an issue; the creation of all-terrain off-road vehicles was not aimed at solving comfort issues, but rather at functionality.

Climbing slopes and traversing hills is a basic ability, wading through water is an additional ability, and a powerful towing function is what many people in deserts, wastelands, and forests need most.

A two-seater all-terrain off-road vehicle costs around 100,000 yuan, while the most expensive four-seater all-terrain off-road vehicle costs 168,000 yuan. Its high cost-performance ratio is one of the reasons why it is so popular.

After confirming that there were any in stock, Zuo Ling ordered 10 four-seater models.

Next to the all-terrain vehicles were jet skis. Zuo Ling bought five of them, thinking of them as toys.

She used to watch enviously as young people sped along in jet skis at sea, but she couldn't bear to spend a hundred or two hundred yuan to experience it herself.

Now that I have money, of course I should splurge a little.

Next, Zuo Ling bought 20 laptops, all with the highest configuration, from brands that sell well in China.

20,000 USB drives. In the apocalypse, we can't just stay at home all the time; we have to find something to do.

She knew that the various materials she had chubby friend download would definitely come in handy, and the USB drive was the medium for that.

20,000 USB drives is no small number. Although they are not valuable, exhibitors could not possibly bring that many. Zuo Ling had to buy them from several different vendors.

There are 5 electric stair climbers, but she has enough space and doesn't need them.

But she can't be a lone wolf. Living among people, there are times when she needs to be discreet, and the stair climber is the tool for that.

After spending three days exploring every corner of the exhibition center, Zuo Ling still couldn't find any products that caught her eye.

I had nothing else to buy, so I bought 10 mobile phones, 10 tablets, and 10 mini phones.

Life in the apocalypse is too bleak, so you have to find some fun for yourself.

As the delivery time approached, Zuo Ling returned to the warehouse to wait for the goods to be received.

Before long, 10 all-terrain vehicles and 5 motorboats arrived one after another.

She didn't go out again. The portable toilet wouldn't be ready for a few more days. What would she do in the next few days?

We had bamboo rice for dinner. When I saw the bamboo tube, I had an idea.

Just as dawn was breaking, Zuo Ling went into the mountains to dig up bamboo.

Although she is a spatial ability user, she is no different from other girls. She is also afraid of snakes, insects, and rodents, and dislikes going into the mountains.

But what can we do? For the sake of a happy life in the end times, we have to come even if we don't like it.

They were fully equipped with goggles, protective clothing, stab-proof vests, and bulletproof backpacks, with their cuffs and trouser legs tightly bound, covering themselves completely.

I spent a long time asking Brother Bai for advice last night.

Which type of bamboo makes the best bamboo rice? Which type of bamboo has the best bamboo shoots? Which type of bamboo is poisonous? Which type of bamboo shoots are inedible? Can bamboo be transplanted after its roots are dug up?

After asking around for a long time, I didn't remember much.

I know that the best bamboo for making bamboo rice is fragrant glutinous bamboo or Ci bamboo.

People in Lingnan love to wrap zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) with bamboo leaves.

Sweet bamboo shoots are the most delicious, and bamboo leaves can also be used to wrap zongzi (sticky rice dumplings).

Yellow bamboo, bitter bamboo, and hemp bamboo shoots taste bitter and are not tasty.

...and so on.

In addition, there are many other varieties of bamboo, such as moso bamboo, pink bamboo, green bamboo, tea bamboo, bamboo for bamboo shoots, bamboo stalks, Buddha's belly bamboo, cinnamon bamboo, and dream bamboo.

Many of the names are local terms and differ somewhat from the scientific names.

There are so many varieties of bamboo that Zuo Ling was overwhelmed. It's really hard to remember them just by looking at pictures without seeing the real thing.

I might as well not bother remembering, I'll just dig whichever one I find.

The great Brother Bai said that most bamboo shoots are edible; the difference lies in whether they taste good or not. In that case, just dig up any bamboo you see.

Zuo Ling never expected that she would be so addicted to digging bamboo. She spent three days in a row in the mountains, no longer afraid of snakes, insects, or rodents.

We started work at dawn and continued digging as the sun set. We found a flat spot, put the truck out, and slept right there in it. The next day, we continued digging.

She dug up bamboo and bamboo shoots, while the waterfall frolicked around her.

Having grown up in the forest, they feel an irresistible connection to the mountains.

After traveling to several places, I dug up more than a dozen varieties of bamboo, totaling several thousand stalks.

Bamboo doesn't grow one stalk at a time; it grows into a large patch, with all the stalks connected together, making it very difficult to dig.

At first, they were very cautious, but later they stopped caring, selected a spot, and went straight to using the tree-digging machine.

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