The Taihang flowers grow here and won't run away. If we can't dig them up today, can't we come back tomorrow?
But right now, she dared not utter a curse, for fear of provoking the person and causing them to panic and have another accident on the cliff, which would really be the end of them!
Cheng Zhen tried once again to cling to the cliff face and reach out to pick the Taihang flowers, but his feet still slipped.
This time, he was probably a little too hasty. He lost his grip, slipped, and fell rapidly downwards.
Jiang Wan was horrified. Her hands instinctively reached out to grab the person. Perhaps because her will was so strong, the rattan bracelet immediately transformed into vines, extending infinitely and rapidly sweeping downwards, wrapping around the person.
Jiang Wan regained her composure only when she felt a heavy pull on her hands. She didn't dare to relax, fearing that she might lose her grip and fall off the cliff with herself.
At this moment, the vines seemed to have a mind of their own, wrapping around Cheng Zhen while clinging tightly to the cliff face.
Even so, Jiang Wan didn't dare to let go, still holding on tightly to him. Seeing this, Song Hui and the others quickly came forward to help her pull him away.
Jiang Wan then said, "Tie the safety rope around my waist."
Upon hearing this, Song Hui immediately did as instructed, tying one end of the safety rope to Jiang Wan's waist and the other end securely to a thick tree trunk behind her.
However, in the oxygen-deficient post-apocalyptic world, even plants cannot be fully trusted. To be on the safe side, he tied a safety rope to Jiang Wan, with the other end tied to himself.
With the help of the vines, Cheng Zhen was much more successful in picking Taihang flowers. Almost wherever he wanted to go, the vines would take him there. From above, there were five Taihang flowers, but Cheng Zhen actually picked a total of seven: five large ones and two small ones.
Seven Taihang Flower Trees, worth 7000 gold coins!
Jiang Wan breathed a huge sigh of relief. Not only had she paid off her debts, but she also had some spare cash.
Including the common plants they dug up, she now has a total of 5550 gold coins left over!
She's quite wealthy, isn't she?
"Let's go home."
It was already completely dark, and they could no longer stay in the wilderness. If they listened carefully, they could hear sparse sounds all around them. Without even guessing, they knew that all sorts of zombies had come out.
These beast-like zombies have almost retained their habits from when they were alive, and still prefer to come out at night.
Everyone in Xiangcheng and Kowloon City lived in the refugee area in the north of the city. The area they could move around in was really small; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was crowded with people.
But it's still much better than being in the wild; at least we have bricks and tiles to shelter us from the wind and rain.
When Jiang Wan and the others returned, they also collected everything from the wilderness and drove all the oxygen-storage vehicles into the city.
They were attacked by a horde of zombies, losing one-third of their tents and their oxygen-storage vehicles, but fortunately they could be repaired and still be used.
The city residents spontaneously reserved two brick houses against the city wall for Cheng Zhen and Jiang Wan to live in.
This was already considered the best accommodation in the refugee camp. Jiang Wan was very grateful for everyone's kindness, but she still chose to stay in the oxygen-storage RV.
She parked the RV next to the brick house, near the city gate, so that she could leave the city at any time if there was any problem, making it very mobile.
Kowloon City has many space-type ability users, so they are not short of supplies for the time being. Even though Jiang Wan is not here, they have been able to drink a relatively thick mixed grain porridge, and each person has a steamed bun. They are not hungry.
Jiang Wan couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get all this food? And how was it distributed?"
Long Wanzhi forced a smile: "As soon as we learned about the disaster, we planned to escape. So we divided the city's supplies into several portions and had several space-type ability users store them. Each of them had a quota, and we kept records of how much they used each day, so we weren't worried about them being greedy."
Even if they manage to hoard some through various means, there's nothing anyone can do about it, since they possess spatial abilities.
Cheng Zhen untied the carcass of the Xingxing that he had carried back: "Get a few people who know how to handle this to process the meat."
Everyone who saw it was puzzled: "What kind of animal is this? It's so big!"
Cheng Zhen didn't want to create panic among the crowd for the time being, so he vaguely said, "They are just a few dead bears that haven't turned into zombies yet, and their meat is still edible."
Before the apocalypse due to lack of oxygen, they would have been 100% opposed to eating wild bear meat.
Putting aside the fact that hunting wild bears is illegal, just think how many viruses wild animals carry!
The most recent major outbreak of plague occurred fifty years ago, the root cause of which was the indiscriminate killing and hunting of wild animals by humans, resulting in their own demise. Humans later learned their lesson and began to live in harmony with nature, but unfortunately, in just a few decades, everyone witnessed the cruelty of nature—an apocalypse of oxygen deprivation.
Back to the present, humans can't even guarantee basic food security, so who would reject wild animal meat that is available to eat?
Their eyes, fixed on the Xingxing corpse, all revealed an extreme thirst for food.
There were five Xingxing in total. Although each one was very large, there wasn't much meat in them, so it was impractical to share them with everyone.
Cheng Zhen said, "Chop them all into minced meat and mix them into the mixed grain porridge to make sure everyone gets a bowl."
The crowd cheered, all delighted, and together they carried the Xingxing's body down to deal with it.
That night, everyone received a bowl of thick, fragrant minced meat porridge. Everyone ate their fill, felt warm and full, and slept soundly.
So the next day, when Jiang Ling came to find Jiang Wan, she was surprised to find that all the refugees were fast asleep and the whole area was unusually quiet.
One of the soldiers beside her couldn't help but ask, "Vice City Lord, these people wouldn't..."
Vice City Lord Luo used the mutated zombie virus on them before, could it be that the virus has taken effect now?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. The area was eerily quiet, and he couldn't help but tremble. "Vice City Lord, shall we leave quickly?"
After being reminded of this, Jiang Ling also felt that it was possible.
After all, she was very confident that no one could develop an antidote to counteract the poison gas she had developed so quickly.
However, if these people have all turned into mutated zombies, then we can't just leave them behind. We must get rid of them as soon as possible, otherwise it will endanger the safety of other people in the city.
As she was thinking this, she was about to call someone over, but before she could give the order, she suddenly saw the curtain of the RV next to her being pulled open with a "whoosh," and standing in front of the window was Jiang Wan.
She stood by the window, expressionless, watching her without moving.
Jiang Ling suddenly felt a pang of fear, unsure whether he had already turned into a mutated zombie.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he suddenly smiled at Jiang Wan in a friendly manner, saying, "Xiao Wan, you're awake! Perfect timing, I brought you some good food."
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