Chapter 25 Return to the Farm and Collect Water
Nanxing inserted the key, started the car and drove towards the Rock Split Farm.
She needed to reorganize her supplies and farm, and with a car, it would be much easier to explore the surrounding areas.
Going to town is not a problem either.
She also wondered what Will's key contained.
There were also scattered zombies wandering on the road, and Nanxing used them to test the car's anti-collision ability.
As expected of a military product, it crushed a zombie with ease.
Except for the slightly higher fuel consumption, everything else is considered a doomsday car.
Nanxing glanced at the fuel gauge and saw that it was enough to drive about 50 kilometers.
Including the oil in the farm truck, it was barely enough for her to use for a while.
Go to town and collect some gas, food, etc., which should be enough.
The farm was not far from the sanatorium, and Nanxing arrived there in just over an hour driving at a steady speed.
There were really too many zombies on the road. Nanxing even encountered a small group of zombies, more than 30 of them, which took her a lot of effort.
By the time we arrived at the farm, half of the car's gas was gone.
The car stopped outside the farm fence, and Nanxing took out a telescope and looked inside.
No one has visited the farm since she left, and it remains the same.
This made Nanxing feel relieved.
Zombies are not scary, people are.
It's very troublesome.
He knocked on the fence to attract all the zombies wandering around the farm.
She climbed onto the roof of the car, used her sore arms to pull the bow and arrow stained with zombies' blood, and shot them one by one.
Nanxing's accuracy in shooting is getting better and better, of course it may also be due to the close distance.
Once she settles down, she plans to get some targets on the farm for practice.
Compared to guns, the silent bow and arrow is the most effective weapon against zombies.
The gun is too loud, but if you can get a silencer, you can still use it.
However, she had seen a popular science video before, and it seemed that special subsonic bullets were required, otherwise the sound would still be just as loud.
She should just use the bow and arrow. If she makes more arrows, the effect will be the same.
After clearing the zombies from the farm, Nanxing opened the fence, drove the car in, and parked it in front of the box wall at the door.
After getting out of the car, she replaced the bow and arrow in her hand with a gun, opened the door with the key, and carefully looked inside with the gun in hand.
There is no sign that anyone has lived there, nor is there any sign that anyone has visited.
There was a thin layer of dust on the table, and the house had a peculiar smell that suggested no one had lived there for a long time.
Nanxing continued to search the warehouse next door and the tool room that she had never visited before, and confirmed that there was no one else in the entire farm except her.
Only then did she sit on the sofa, rinse her mouth and wash her face, and prepare to eat her late breakfast.
It's 9:47 in the morning. I'd better eat a full meal and skip lunch.
There is still a lot of work waiting for her to do next.
Nanxing took out the only remaining bottle of mineral water, as well as some salt and milk soda crackers, a shriveled apple, some Wangwang snow cakes, and some cut sausages and cheese wheels.
The fire barrel was still in the house. Nanxing lit the fire and put the sausages and cheese wheels on the dagger to roast.
The house is filled with fragrance, and an extremely sumptuous breakfast is ready.
After a satisfying meal, Nanxing felt full of strength.
There is half a sausage left, which I will eat in the evening.
Nanxing went to the forest with a gun, bow and arrow, and tools.
There was no drinkable water in her space except the half bottle of water left.
Water must be collected.
The birch sap should still be drinkable, as she remembered to cover the container with some paper to prevent dust from falling.
If it has not been contaminated by zombies, it can still be used.
When I returned to the place where the birch sap was before, I found that the container was already filled with a large amount of water.
In addition to birch sap, there is also water vapor in the air. The humidity in the forest is very high, and a thin layer of mist will appear in the early morning.
Nanxing thought of another way to collect.
However, she didn't have enough plastic film, so condoms could be used first.
Nanxing smiled and said that she didn't have to worry about the water problem anymore.
There were four unused condoms in her space.
Nanxing looked around and made sure there was no danger. She first collected water from a dozen containers and filled a bucket.
There should be about ten liters.
Because it is mixed with birch sap, these water lilies are planned to be kept for drinking.
She wasn't sure if it could be used to water the plants, so she tried not to use it.
After selecting a suitable container, Nanxing gathered the tools scattered in the forest and found the hoe.
She originally intended to use this to collect herbs, but now it's just right for digging holes.
Dig four holes in the ground and place suitable containers in the center of the holes.
Then flatten the condom and cover the hole, press it with soil all around, and place a small stone on the condom to make it an inverted cone shape.
Mark it well so that she won’t know if someone touches it.
In this way, the cold air at night causes the water vapor rising from the pit to condense into water droplets on the condom, which then gather and drip into the container.
In order to gather more water vapor, Nanxing also put a lot of leaves and grass in the pit.
A pit like this can collect half a liter to one liter of water in one night.
As she finds more plastic film, she can dig more holes and collect more water.
Sooner or later, you can indulge yourself in a bath and wash your hair.
Water sources in the wild are too unsafe. They might have been contaminated by zombies at any time.
Nanxing might not even dare to use that water for washing.
Although this method is a bit stupid, it is safe and reliable.
“Squeak—”
Nanxing looked up and saw a squirrel watching her movements curiously.
Squirrel.
Are there a lot of fruits in this forest?
If I were still here in the autumn, I could look for some winter food for it to help me out in an emergency.
After doing all this, Nanxing was not in a hurry to continue exploring the forest.
Now that she has the water source, she will plant potatoes next.
It only takes two or three months from planting potatoes to harvesting them.
By growing potatoes, she no longer has to worry about food.
Although there are only six potatoes left in the space, if we plant them well, we can still harvest a lot.
It takes a whole year, enough for her to harvest two or three batches.
Nanxing packed up his things, dug a large basket of soil from the forest, put it in a cart, and temporarily put it into the space.
She wanted to take it back to plant potatoes, but she didn't know whether the soil on the farm was fertile or not.
But seeing how lush the plants are here, the soil must be fertile.
"It's gray-black soil. I hope I won't dig up black soil." Nanxing muttered to himself as he walked towards the farm.
After planting potatoes, she also needs to reinforce the farm and look for other plants that can be grown on the farm.
Tomatoes are also a good choice, and they also have a short planting cycle.
(End of this chapter)
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