"Eat, eat, eat! All I know is eating! It's been nine days since I came out! And I still haven't found a single clue! When will this end?! If I don't hurry up and continue searching, what are we going to eat in the middle of the day?"
Vulture Li Hao had a frantic expression on his face and roared angrily in frustration.
Although his dancing appearance looked quite scary, the seven people who were already sitting on the ground just treated him as air and had no intention of paying any attention to him.
Only the young man who had argued with Li Hao before looked embarrassed and seemed to want to say something to persuade him, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
Because it was he who came up with the idea of exploring the core area of Qindao City to the south.
Therefore, in the past eight days, there has been no gain, and the pressure he has been under is also very great.
However, the young man still insisted on his judgment. He did not think that his speculation was wrong. The reason why he had not found any clues only meant that he had not looked in the right place!
After all, the closer they get to the core area of Qindao city, the more cautious this temporarily assembled team will be, for fear that they will attract powerful zombies or mutant creatures if they are not careful.
As a result, the entire search process was slowed down, and the area that could be explored every day naturally became very limited.
"Li Hao, there's no point in yelling. We're not trying to find anyone without a clear conscience. The main issue is that there are only nine of us in such a large area, and we're located close to the city's core. It's not easy to be on the lookout for zombies and mutants while conducting a thorough search.
Besides, Blackthorn didn't give us a time limit. They just said to try and find it as quickly as possible, right? As long as we're not slacking off, there won't be any problems. Look, this official member of Blackthorn hasn't said anything, so why are you so anxious?
The other second-level awakener in the team said with a smile.
While speaking, he took out a large pancake from his backpack, rolled it up, and began to bite and chew it hard.
The seven people sitting on the ground were eating this kind of pancake.
Each pancake is about the size of a washbasin. The main ingredient is a mutated buckwheat that can grow on contaminated land.
Blackthorn Company built a simple farm outside the camp, specializing in growing that mutant buckwheat.
Since zombies and mutants have no interest in this kind of buckwheat, even if it is grown in large quantities on the farm, the smell of the growing buckwheat will not attract wandering zombies or mutants.
However, even though this mutated buckwheat has amazing survival ability, there is not much land suitable for growing it in the current wasteland.
Blackthorn Company collects mature buckwheat, mixes it with tree bark and the more vigorous growing zoysia grass, presses it into large pancakes, and supplies it to the company's internal employees for consumption.
This kind of cake tastes like eating sand directly, and there is a strong, throat-pulling feeling when swallowing.
Because it is difficult to digest, one pancake can meet the food needs of a first-level awakener for a whole day. For an ordinary survivor, one pancake can even last for two to three days.
As for the issue of the cake being awful…who cares?
Even food like this is still considered high-end hard currency in the Blackthorn Camp.
If these people had not accepted temporary recruitment, they would not have been able to obtain food supplies from the Blackthorn Company.
"Everyone, calm down. We've been searching for so many days straight, but still haven't found anything. I understand your laziness. But after we've eaten, we still have to keep searching. The company doesn't have a time limit, but the sooner we complete the mission, the sooner we can return to camp. There's no need to continue risking our time on the edge of the core area, right?"
The young man took the initiative to act as a peacemaker.
Vulture Li Hao, who originally looked quite irritable, also restrained his anger after the young man expressed his opinion.
But he still had a gloomy face, took out a piece of cake from his backpack, sat on the ground and started eating it.
In any case, this team was recruited temporarily in his name.
So after so many days and still no discoveries, he must show something in his attitude.
As for the decision to search south, he had no intention of overturning or questioning it.
The direction of the search was decided by the person sent by Blackthorn Company, so even if there was no result in the end, it would not be his turn to take the blame.
But if he raises questions during the process, changes the direction of the search, and still finds nothing in the end, then he will definitely be in trouble.
He is not stupid, he knows this very well.
After gnawing for a long time, the pancake was almost completely devoured when the other Level 2 Awakener suddenly spoke up, "Hey? Look! That... isn't that Li Quezi? Why is he running to the edge of Qindao's core city instead of staying in the camp?"
Li Hao was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously looked in the direction pointed by the second-level awakener.
The place where they were at this moment was the top of a small mound, which was considered the commanding height of a considerable area around it.
Sitting here to eat, you can not only get some rest, but also closely monitor any movement within the area.
They had originally wanted to see if there were any other survivors around, but unexpectedly, they saw Li Guizi, the famous man in the camp...
"Yes, it's him! How did he appear here? Generally speaking, doesn't he only move around in the camp?"
Li Hao looked at it carefully and said with a frown.
The other Level 2 Awakener shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but look at what he's holding. Is that a portable constant-temperature refrigerator used to store genetic drugs? That thing definitely can't be used to inject zombies or mutants, it can only be injected into humans. So... maybe someone bought genetic drugs from him? And they just need him to deliver them to their door?"
Having said that, the second-level awakener and Li Hao looked at each other, and both of them felt a slight movement in their hearts, vaguely feeling that things couldn't be so coincidental!
"What do you want to do? I must remind you that the company has issued a clear notice requiring everyone not to cause trouble for Li Quezi. Whether inside or outside the camp, if you see Li Quezi, you must take the initiative to avoid him. It's best not to have any bad intentions."
The young man reminded in a deep voice.
Li Hao waved his hand and sneered, "We're not going to provoke him. We're just following him to see who he's doing business with! Is that even a problem? What if he's doing business with that woman? If that woman wants to buy a level three potion, we can't just watch her advance to level three, can we?"
The young man paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and then nodded with an embarrassed look on his face.
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