Chapter 319 321 Empty City
Rong Xianxian tried again and again to draw natural energy into her body, but each time ended in failure. She had no clue at all, so she had to give up temporarily.
She decided to refine the elixir first and then think of a solution.
Rong Xianxian was quite talented in alchemy and had a strong mental power. During the process of refining the pill, she had a very precise control over the dosage and temperature. In the end, she refined three Tuomai Pills from the golden Golden Fruit.
The Golden Light Fruit has the effects of strengthening the body, warming the internal organs, and repairing hidden diseases. The Tuomai Pills made with it as the main ingredient have the effect of widening the meridians during advancement on top of these effects.
Along the way, during the rest time, Rong Xianxian made pills and talismans, Ming Tianlei started the furnace to refine weapons, and the others practiced martial arts, guarded the camp, and occasionally collected herbs and dried meat.
The team that Wang Qirui led to return home was not strong, and even though they followed the main force, they still suffered heavy losses. More than half of the team members were killed. The surviving team members refused to leave the team and returned home. They followed the main force all the way to the Wuling safety zone and stopped there.
Wang Qirui lost all his wealth. After arriving at Wuling, they were penniless and had no money to eat. Che Miaomiao somehow found Rong Xianxian's whereabouts and said she was willing to go to the capital with them. After being rejected, she actually questioned Rong Xianxian, "You are the only woman in your team. Do you know what others will think of you? Aren't you afraid of affecting your reputation? If you don't think about yourself, don't you think about the children?"
Che Miaomiao's accusing eyes, with an expression of "I'm doing this for your own good", made Rong Xianxian laugh out loud. A woman who makes a living by her looks would bring up her reputation to make trouble. Her brain is like water. How did she survive in such an environment?
Now we live in a world where strength speaks louder than words. If you have enough strength, you will have a reputation. If you don’t have the strength, what’s the use of having a good reputation?
The large force only rested for one night in the Wuling safe zone before setting off again.
On the way, Wang Lin said that he seemed to see Yu Dian among the civilian team. Rong Xianxian and Cui Lie searched for him several times, even using monitoring headphones, but found nothing. They didn't know whether Wang Lin had seen it wrong or they were hiding too well.
After passing Wuling, they soon arrived at Xia Kai's hometown. When Rong Xianxian and others accompanied Xia Kai to find the small county town where his home was, the small county town was full of broken walls and ruins, as if it had been baptized by artillery fire. The originally flat asphalt road had become rugged, and the trees planted on the roadside for urban greening grew extremely messy and wild.
Xia Kai found the house where his parents lived. The community where his family lived was relatively intact. There was a big hole in the door, spider webs hung on the walls, and a thick layer of dust covered the ground. Tables, chairs and benches were scattered on the ground. Jiang Jie found some dried blood on the dust-covered ground.
Apart from that one bloodstain, Xia Kai searched the house inside and out but found no clues about his parents.
They found Xia Kai's sister's house again. Although the door lock was intact, the house was still empty.
In fact, the entire small county town is a ghost town and looks like it has been abandoned long ago.
"They may have been rescued by the rescue team. Don't worry, we will go to the safe area to look for them." Jiang Jie comforted Xia Kai.
"If they were rescued by the rescue team, why didn't they leave me a message?" Xia Kai was in a very depressed mood.
Because of the bloodstain on the floor and the big hole on the door, he had a bad feeling in his heart. After all, in the early days of the apocalypse, many people died in the mouths of monsters before they could be rescued. His parents were both in their sixties and had slow reaction speeds. They usually had the habit of getting up early to go to the morning market, so they might not be lucky enough to avoid the turmoil in the early days.
After failing to find their relatives, they were separated from the main force again. Xia Kai happened to be very familiar with this area and had a ready-made living map in hand. Rong Xianxian and his team basically searched all the abandoned towns and villages along the way.
There is no large safe zone near this area, the monsters are relatively dense, and no expedition team has set foot here yet.
Every farmer's family has fields, and many of them have the habit of storing grain. When they left, they only took some supplies with them, and there were many things they could not take away. Rong Xianxian and his friends had a great harvest.
Rong Xianxian collected a lot of rice, flour, grain, oil, unhusked wheat grains, seeds of fruits and vegetables, rusty and dusty pots and pans, and new and old bedding and quilts. She collected these things not for her own use or to sell them, but to be a kind person in the near future.
In the previous life, during that cold and long winter, if it weren't for the kind-hearted person who had never shown his face to help her and her son, they would have frozen to death or starved to death. Rong Xianxian didn't know who to repay her, so she simply did some good deeds to fulfill her wish.
I found a large sporting goods store in the county town. There are skis, ski suits, windproof jackets, goggles, roller skates, thermal sleeping bags, all kinds of sportswear, and sneakers. With the Mist Space in hand, I no longer have to worry about not having enough space.
When it snows heavily, I take Xuanxuan and Xiaolu out skiing.
In an ordinary farmyard, Rong Xianxian found a large jar of pickled sauerkraut and pickled beans. The diameter of the jar was more than two meters, and it took two people to hold it together. Rong Xianxian moved the sauerkraut and the jar into the foggy space. Whether sauerkraut is used to stew meat or make sauerkraut fish, it is a great appetizer.
Rong Xianxian and his companions also found a full tanker truck in the yard of a small gas station. There was less than half of the gasoline stored in the tank. When in Xitang, Rong Xianxian almost emptied all his family assets in order to buy more weapons. He had originally planned to exchange some gasoline, but gave up because of the large purchase of weapons. He did not expect to find a tanker truck here. This situation is very rare. Generally speaking, the army or rescue teams will clear all local gas stations or large granaries, supermarkets and other places when rescuing civilians.
The people waiting for rescue will also search for supplies and energy while waiting.
They found a relatively safe place nearby and spent the night. The next day, Rong Xianxian and his team stopped collecting supplies and began to catch up with the main force because the weather was starting to get colder.
The weather is still hot during the day, but the temperature drops significantly at night.
Rong Xianxian had an official safety route map in hand, and with all her might, she caught up with the main force in just one day. When she found the area where the civilian team was camping, it was already dark, the burning fire was bright and dazzling, and the soldiers holding torches and patrolling the camp were in high spirits. Rong Xianxian and her team found a place on the edge and settled down.
(End of this chapter)
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