In the afternoon, the two sorted out the dried goods they had collected earlier, and also dried some fruits and Chinese medicines. They didn't know how to process the complicated ones, but they could learn the simple ones from medical books.
They had discussed it with Sun Wei, and they would take turns going out to collect supplies in the next few days. Sun Wei and his group would store more supplies, while Xu Lin's group was purely for the sake of biodiversity.
In fact, more than two years into the apocalypse, the ecological balance had been disrupted, but Xu Lin and Zhou Pin's quality of life had not declined because they had a cheat device.
While the situation outside hasn't reached the point of cannibalism, the scarcity of resources, lack of food and clothing, and the ineffectiveness of the existing system make the situation far from optimistic.
The mountains where they now live were previously part of the deep forests of the northern province, where they were less affected by natural disasters and had abundant resources.
As the disaster progresses and humans wreak havoc, the ground becomes compacted, and more and more refugees will inevitably flock here in order to survive. At that time, all the supplies on this mountain will be gone, and Xu Lin can already foresee the devastation that will soon follow.
Aside from the days when they had to go out to collect supplies, Xu Lin and Zhou Pin still insisted on training together every day. They couldn't afford to lose their life-saving physical fitness.
The next morning, the two ate a hearty breakfast and set off with their dogs, who hadn't been seen in a long time.
The destination this time was the extinct volcano that Sun Wei mentioned, located 20 kilometers southwest of the mountain where they were.
Normally, it would take about 20 kilometers and half an hour to drive there, but now you can only get there by boat, which will conservatively take 3 hours, and there's a chance of being robbed along the way.
It was Shuke and Beta's first time on a boat, and they were very happy. They kept looking at their reflections in the water. It was the first time the two dogs had seen their own faces, and they found them more and more beautiful.
The extinct volcano was in a rather remote location, and they didn't encounter any robbers along the way, which was quite disappointing for Shuke and Beta. It's possible that their ship was empty, and the robbers wanted to wait until they were fully loaded before attacking.
Every now and then they could hear a rumbling sound like thunder, which grew louder as they got closer to the volcano. Two and a half hours later, they arrived.
Xu Lin looked up at the mountain, where it was shrouded in mist, as if the water vapor would never dissipate, which further confirmed Sun Wei's guess.
We no longer need to go up the mountain to confirm that the dormant volcano is about to be activated, but as the saying goes: since we're already here.
Extinct volcanoes are volcanoes that have erupted in the past or have not erupted for a long time and have lost their vitality. They possess very rich mineral resources.
Non-metallic resources are volcanic ejecta. Almost all volcanic rocks formed from the cooling of volcanic magma can be used, and some basalt is used as casting stone for development.
Xu Lin and Zhou Pin disembarked from the boat. Considering that the survivors might have binoculars, they arranged for Shuke Beta to stay in the vicinity and immediately warn anyone who approached them to prevent theft of the boat.
There were no signs of human activity on the volcano, so the two could not climb it and could only stay near the water.
Although the floodwaters had receded considerably, the water level still brought the two men close to one-third of the way up the volcano, where they discovered a great deal of useful supplies.
Pumice, volcanic ash, and volcanic slag are all excellent building filler materials. If volcanic slag is used as filler in the construction of high-end airports and stadiums, the quality will be relatively high.
While we can't build airports or stadiums now, it won't stop Xu Lin from receiving these supplies.
High-grade cement also uses volcanic slag as filler, so almost everything that comes out of a volcano is useful. Xu Lin wished she could collect the entire mountain.
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