Chapter 140
Tang Yu'an opened the interface and promptly added the new arrival A'man to the overnight stay list to avoid the situation that happened when Lan Lin first arrived.
This list also records the number of violations committed by old residents.
Almost everyone has at least one violation record, and there is nothing that can be done about it.
After all, Room 501 is designated as a restricted area, and attempting to enter will be recorded as a violation. Residents often have to go to Room 501 if they want to find Grandpa Li or exchange things.
Besides that, there are people trying to steal things.
They had anticipated this. After all, in this apocalyptic world, murder and robbery are commonplace. How can they expect that all the residents they take in are highly qualified?
Fortunately, no one has violated the two offenses of robbery and assault so far.
Tang Yu'an can still tolerate those who want to steal things for the time being. Human nature is greedy, and these residents have not received proper education. They can be corrected slowly in the future.
But he thought robbery and assault were more serious, especially assault.
In a safe and stable environment like the grocery store in the deserted city, everyone maintains harmonious relationships. If someone still wants to hurt others in this situation, he is most likely a bad guy.
If this happens, he will put this person on the observation list and consider whether to kick him out.
Fortunately, no one has appeared to cause him such embarrassment so far.
Tang Yu'an closed the overnight stay list and suddenly had an idea. He said, "Brother Xiaoqi, why don't we give No. 1 Store a new name?"
"A new name?"
"Well, the canteen is still called the Deserted City Grocery Store, and the accommodation is called the Deserted City Home. How about that?"
A deserted city home?
Zhou Qi thought about it and nodded: "Yes, this may increase the residents' sense of belonging here."
Although I don’t know whether the people in these wastelands can understand the concept of home, it doesn’t matter. As long as they integrate into this place, they will understand it sooner or later through what they see and hear.
After noting this matter, Tang Yu'an said to Zhou Qi: "Brother Xiaoqi, while the weather is good now, I want to go to the swimming pool."
Zhou Qi looked at him for a long time and then sighed.
Seeing him like this, Tang Yu'an quickly came to his side and said with a grin, "Don't worry, I will definitely succeed!"
Zhou Qi touched his cheek.
"You're too young," he said.
Tang Yu'an curled his lips. Although he was not convinced, he still smiled and said, "It's growing, it's growing. It will be grown up soon!"
Zhou Qi smiled and shook his head.
After a while, he smiled and said, "Go ahead. If you're not back in an hour, I'll go look for you."
In fact, Zhou Qi felt that he could only wait for 30 minutes at most, but he was afraid that he would cause trouble because of being anxious about time.
Tang Yu'an chuckled, "It won't even take an hour!"
So they went back to Ping'an Grocery Store through the teleportation array and opened the front door.
Before Tang Yu'an set off, Zhou Qi suddenly raised his hand, and a faint red light emanated from his palm. Then he placed his hand on Tang Yu'an's chest.
The red light was imprinted on his collar and soon disappeared without a trace.
"What is this?" Tang Yu'an asked curiously.
"I figured it out recently." Zhou Qi said, "I can sense this aura even from a distance, but I can't be too far away for the time being."
Moreover, when Tang Yu'an was attacked, this mark would form a protective shield to offset the attack.
Of course, after neutralizing the attack, the mark will disappear and he won't be able to sense it, so it's better not to use it.
"Wow! Brother Xiaoqi, you can even create your own skills? That's amazing!"
Zhou Qi looked at him dimly.
Isn't this forced? If An An hadn't been going out on adventures, he wouldn't have spent all day thinking about how to protect him, and finally figured out this skill.
However, his ability is still too weak, and the protection he can provide is very limited. The positioning function is more effective.
"Then I'm off!"
"Um."
The water level at Ping'an Grocery Store is already very high, almost submerging the entire store.
In order to avoid touching the water, Tang Yu'an could only leave from the roof.
He held the shadow-shielding umbrella and, with the help of the light body technique, floated out like a feather.
Compared to the day when the flood just broke out, the road here was actually much calmer, because most of the animals driven by the flood had already fled along the current.
The creatures still active in this area are basically amphibious creatures, as well as giant mutant animals that are very large and are not afraid of floods at all.
Of course, you also need to pay attention to the schools of fish swimming beneath the water surface.
Tang Yu'an controlled his body carefully. He did not use the flying technique he won in the lottery, but the instinctive reaction left by practicing the flying technique still improved his control over the power of wind.
His body was noticeably lighter, and the ripples caused when his toes touched the water became smaller.
In the eyes of giant creatures, it is probably like the ripples caused by a speck of dust falling on the water?
In addition to underwater and on land, there are several giant eagles circling in the sky. They look like pterosaurs from ancient times and look terrifying from a distance.
Shuttled between these giant creatures, Tang Yu'an felt deeply insignificant.
If it weren't for the reinforced concrete buildings exposed above the water around him, he really felt that he might have traveled to an ancient and barbaric world.
Finally, after avoiding mutant frogs, giant leopards that hunted, and chameleons whose bodies almost blended into the environment, Tang Yu'an encountered the biggest challenge of this trip -
A dense group of mosquitoes, each as big as a palm!
God knows how suffocated Tang Yu'an felt when he saw that group of mutant mosquitoes.
Although the umbrella can conceal your whereabouts, that's all it can do.
If he ran into the swarm of mosquitoes head-on and the mosquitoes ran under the umbrella, he would be exposed.
Can anyone really survive such a swarm of mosquitoes?
Fortunately, he had a business map.
When Tang Yu'an discovered dozens of red spots of light appearing in front of him, he realized something was wrong. Instead of moving forward, he found a building exposed above the water and hid there.
This building already has an owner.
“Meow—”
There were two leopards that were only as tall as his knees, but judging from their appearance, they were still cubs.
Tang Yu'an remembered the big leopard that he met on the road while hunting.
The leopard was about the same size as Black Pearl, with golden fur and black spots all over its fur.
It is estimated that it was raised in the zoo before, otherwise it is difficult to explain why such a creature appeared in the city——
Of course, the catastrophe has been over for decades, and Tang Yu'an is not sure how long the mutant creatures' lifespan is, so they may also be the descendants of the zoo's leopards.
Tang Yu'an silently put on the achievement title of "All Cats", then hid in the corner holding an umbrella.
“Buzz buzz buzz—”
“Buzz buzz buzz—”
When Tang Yu'an heard the familiar noise, his face turned pale. He quickly took out Lin Zhen's insect repellent and sprinkled some at the entrance.
“Buzz buzz buzz—”
The sound that seemed like a death warrant was getting closer and closer. Even though he was hiding under the umbrella, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but hold his breath. As a result...
“Meow—”
A little leopard was walking towards the gap in the house without knowing the danger. Tang Yu'an was startled and quickly ran over to hug it.
The little leopard who was taken under the umbrella was obviously frightened when he saw Tang Yu'an.
However, under the influence of the "cat lover" aura, it did not launch an attack, but rubbed Tang Yu'an affectionately, and then ran away -
After all, the description of cat lovers is: cat lovers, cats will stay away from them.
Seeing the little leopard running back to its nest, Tang Yu'an breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the mutant mosquito swarm had arrived at their location.
“Buzz buzz buzz—”
A buzzing sound that seemed to be able to penetrate the eardrums sounded outside. Tang Yu'an suppressed his fear and stood guard at the gap holding the umbrella.
Fortunately, Lin Zhen’s anthelmintic is very effective.
The swarm of mosquitoes stayed outside for a while and then flew away without coming in to attack the two leopard cubs.
Watching the huge army of mosquitoes leave, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
So scary!
He squatted at the gap and saw the giant mosquito as big as a palm clearly. The long straw was thicker than the usual syringe!
Fortunately, I have Sister Lin’s anthelmintic medicine. I must ask her to make more when I get back.
After calming down, Tang Yu'an didn't dare to waste any more time. He said goodbye to the two little leopards and set off again with his umbrella.
Along the way, he tried his best to avoid areas with many red dots, and finally arrived at the swimming pool safely.
Even when he landed on the roof of the swimming pool, he could still feel the horrible buzzing sound in his ears.
I hope I won’t encounter these terrible mosquitoes again in the future!
When they arrived at the swimming pool, the little green vine wrapped around Tang Yu'an's hair became noticeably active. After emitting a faint glow, its quiet body seemed to wake up from sleep.
A thin vine grew out and hooked Tang Yu'an's fingers.
Feeling the joy coming from the green vine, Tang Yu'an smiled slightly and greeted the emerald's original body.
It is also unknown what the specific relationship between the main body and the branches is, whether they have the same consciousness or are separated.
Such a complicated question may have to wait until Emerald continues to advance before he can answer it.
Tang Yu'an reported his safety to Zhou Qi through the message board, and then entered the swimming pool through the window.
I haven't been here for a few days and there's a strange smell in the swimming pool.
What surprised Tang Yu'an was that from the sound, the swimming pool was actually quite lively. He quickly ran to the venue and saw that there were actually many more animals in the venue.
There were the yellow rabbits that Yuanbao had hunted several times before, then the normal-sized toads and frogs running around, birds building nests on the vines, squirrels, and...
“Mee——”
Tang Yu'an actually heard the cry of sheep!
Isn't the store closed? How did these animals get in?
He quickly shared everything about the swimming pool with Zhou Qi, and saw him reply: [Perhaps it is because the system has determined that these animals are not dangerous?]
The protective barrier does not block everything. Just like when a flood first arrives, it does not take effect immediately, but only blocks the water flow after a certain amount of water has invaded.
Perhaps these fleeing animals were allowed in because they were too weak? Even Emerald didn't care about these small animals.
No matter what, this brought Tang Yu'an a huge surprise.
Great! It was worth his risky trip to the swimming pool twice! Listening to the bleating sound, he was already thinking of the fragrant goat milk.
Although milk can be exchanged in the mall, it is difficult to explain the source if it is sold as a commodity, except for drinking it themselves.
Now that I have sheep, I have an excuse!
Tang Yu'an didn't rush to disturb these little animals, but opened the panel and began to set up the teleportation array.
The teleportation array can only be set up if he arrives at the branch in person. If it weren't for this, Brother Xiaoqi would not have agreed to let him come.
He simply waved his hand and spent 6,000 points to set up a complete teleportation array.
As soon as the authority was granted to Zhou Qi, the light of the teleportation array lit up, and soon Zhou Qi appeared in front of Tang Yu'an.
"Brother Xiaoqi!"
"An An, how are you?"
Zhou Qi took Tang Yu'an to check for a while, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was safe and sound.
Because of the sense of crisis brought about by the flood, Tang Yu'an set up the teleportation array in a room on the top floor of the swimming pool.
In addition to the swimming pool area on the first floor, this swimming pool also has two other functional areas.
The place where Tang Yu'an set up the teleportation array should have been the office of the swimming pool staff. Many office supplies could be seen there, all with varying degrees of damage.
Because they have been busy with various things, they have not yet explored this place properly.
Tang Yu'an looked up at the few relatively intact light bulbs on the ceiling and couldn't help but say, "I wonder if they can still be used?"
Zhou Qi touched his chin and asked, "A large venue like this should have a generator, right?"
"Let me see."
After setting up the swimming pool as a branch, they no longer have to search hard for what they want.
Tang Yu'an opened the list of items, and everything owned by Store No. 3 appeared clearly before his eyes.
"There's a set of generators on the second floor."
However, judging from the depth of the water outside, even on the second floor, this generator set must have been soaked in water, and many times.
"We'll study it later when we have time." Zhou Qi said.
They don’t use electricity much now, mainly because they have too few electrical appliances, only those that were originally used in the grocery store.
"There's even a refrigerator in this swimming pool!"
However, after decades, even if it has not been scrapped, its cooling effect is probably limited.
Tang Yu'an looked at the list and first transferred the usable wardrobes, tables, chairs and shelves to Store No. 1. These could be repaired and still be used.
Then there are intact pipes, showers, wires, glasses, pen holders, pencils, paper...
He also transferred all these things back to No. 1 Store.
Fortunately, he also found two desk lamps with intact bulbs, but the plastic shells had aged and become brittle, so he had to go back and plug them in to see if they could still be used.
Then there are three sports watches and two mechanical watches.
Although the mechanical watch was a little rusty, the hands still moved after shaking it vigorously. He decided to give one to Grandpa Li when he returned.
The sports watch could only be recharged after a few decades, and the battery was probably aged, so Tang Yu'an didn't hold much hope.
While Tang Yu'an was busy picking up "garbage", Zhou Qi had already arrived at the swimming pool area.
Most of the small animals that fled here stayed because they were all vegetarians and with the huge emerald vines around, they had no shortage of food.
And the emeralds didn't care about them. Just like the mutant blue beard tree didn't mind humans eating its leaves, the emeralds also tolerated these small animals that ate its leaves.
After Zhou Qi came, the little animals all hid themselves.
Those sheep...
Zhou Qi discovered that they seemed to be goats, roughly estimating there were four or five of them.
They didn't seem to be afraid of him, and they bleated at him. One of them even rushed over with goat horns, trying to attack Zhou Qi.
Zhou Qi stood there looking at the leading goat, a red light flashing in his eyes.
When he did this, even the proudest Black Pearl would admit defeat, not to mention this goat that was obviously not mutated and strengthened.
Its knees gave way halfway through the journey, and it fell to the ground, falling flat on its face.
Seeing this, the other goats hurried over, and one of them even jumped directly onto the second-floor stand along the wall and vines.
I guess it usually relies on this agility to avoid predators.
Zhou Qi picked up a yellow rabbit.
Usually he only saw dead rabbits caught by Yuanbao. This was the first time he saw a rabbit that was so lively and energetic.
Zhou Qi looked at the rabbit and a smile appeared on his face.
As the bottom of the food chain among animals, the rabbit has been able to survive until now, probably relying on its super strong reproductive ability, right?
He heard from the owner of the flower and bird shop that rabbits can give birth to several litters a year, with each litter containing up to a dozen puppies. According to the maximum estimate, a pair of rabbits can give birth to eighty to ninety puppies a year.
Thinking of this, the smile on Zhou Qi's face deepened.
Their lives have improved now, but they still lack meat.
In addition to him and An An, there are four large carnivores to raise. Especially after the flood, An An did not allow the pets to go out hunting, and the meat shortage situation became even more serious.
If the pets had not reduced their size and their demand for food had not been greatly reduced, they really could not afford to keep them.
Therefore, Zhou Qi has always wanted to find a stable source of meat.
Raising rabbits has become a good choice now.
In addition, there is fresh goat milk. As for frogs, toads and birds... just keep them to help Emerald eat pests.
Zhou Qi put the poor rabbit down and walked towards the swimming pool.
Because it had been flooded by a flood before, the water in the swimming pool became turbid again. After a few days of standing still, the mud settled at the bottom again.
The fish in the pond are all living in peace and appear to be carefree.
Zhou Qi noticed with his sharp eyes that there seemed to be a little green emerging from the mud. It should be the lotus seeds they threw in that had grown.
Looking at the fish that were eyeing him eagerly, Zhou Qi quickly took out a bag of millet and grabbed a handful of it into the water.
The pond, which had been relatively calm, suddenly exploded.
The hungry fish immediately swam over and scrambled to grab the millet grains to eat.
"Brother Xiaoqi, do you need help?" Tang Yu'an ran over and took out a bag of millet, sprinkling it on the other side of the pool to feed the fish.
"How are the fish? How many died?"
Hearing this, Tang Yu'an chuckled.
"Not only are there no fewer, there are dozens more!"
When he came to build the branch, the swimming pool had been flooded and many fish swam in. When the protective barrier was built, only the water was drained out.
The fish that fell on the shore were picked up by Tang Yu'an and thrown into the pond. They are all still alive now.
"Why don't we build a pond over at No. 1 Store and catch some fish to raise there?" Tang Yu'an said.
Zhou Qi thought about it and nodded.
In fact, they are not very good at raising fish. Perhaps they can give some to the residents to raise and see if they can summarize the experience of raising fish.
However, these fish can live in such dirty pond water for so long, and continue to survive after the water becomes clear. With such strong vitality, they should be quite easy to raise.
"Let's go back and build the pond first."
The 600 square meters of land that has been opened up now is less than one acre. It is definitely not enough to both farm and build a brick kiln.
If you want to build a pond, you have to continue to enclose the land outside.
"Build a pond..."
Tang Yu'an suddenly thought of an idea. He quickly sprinkled the millet into the swimming pool, then walked up to Zhou Qi and told him his idea.
Zhou Qi's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"You can give it a try."
"Then let's go back quickly!"
They didn't care about the small animals in the swimming pool for the time being. Since they were living well here, they let them grow freely.
When we returned to Store No. 1, it was already noon and the residents went back to their rooms to rest after dinner.
Although the temperature dropped significantly due to the flood, the sunlight was still very strong at noon.
In order to avoid heatstroke, Mr. Li enforced a lunch break.
Although the residents had many complaints in their hearts, they still did as they were told. So at this time there was no one in the yard, which made it convenient for Tang Yu'an to operate.
He came to the wall on the side of the building, then opened the hardware interface, spent 400 points, and circled a 20x10 piece of land outside the wall.
After he clicked OK, all the flood in the area was drained.
In this area, the community landscape pool where Tang Yu'an had picked up the earth crystal stone was right there. However, there were a lot of stones and debris piled up in it, and the space in the pool was limited.
If we want to clear this area, we probably have to call out the residents...
Suddenly remembering something, Tang Yu'an quickly opened the inventory list of Store No. 1, and sure enough, he saw all kinds of gravel and waste on it.
He placed the wardrobe he had just found in the swimming pool in a newly opened area.
Then he selected the gravel and the waste that obviously did not belong to Store No. 1 with one click and transferred them all to that wardrobe.
Naturally, the wardrobe couldn't bear the weight and broke into pieces with a creaking sound.
However, the land that had just been cleared and was so messy that there was no place to step was cleared in an instant.
The landscape pond also revealed its original size.
This is a circular pool. Although it is not as big as a swimming pool, its diameter is seven or eight meters.
There they had the pool they needed!
Tang Yu'an did not stop the operation. He removed a piece of fence wall on the 3D map, and the flood immediately engulfed the area again.
Then he blocked the fence again.
The flood receded again, but the water in the landscape pool was left behind. At the same time... the ordinary, non-aggressive creatures in the water were also left in the pool and on the shore!
Looking at the fish jumping around on the shore, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but grin.
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Anzai: Just move your fingers and it will become a big fish pond! Yeah~
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