Chapter 91
Seeing that Tang Yu'an had calmed down, Zhou Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although his words just now had some basis, they were mostly consoling.
Of course Zhou Qi also hopes that Uncle Tang and the others will be safe, but... if something really happens to them, he and An An still have to live well.
Live well, healthily and happily with the thoughts of your loved ones.
Just like his grandmother, he still remembers her voice, smile and appearance clearly. As long as he remembers her, she is still alive, living in the home in their memories.
Zhou Qi reached out and touched the boy's cheek, then said, "Come and help me pick some vegetables, okay?"
"good!"
Tang Yu'an nodded, brought a small stool over, picked up the wild vegetables that had been separated from the mud and sand using the item list function, and removed the roots and yellowed leaves.
Zhou Qi looked at him for a few seconds, then continued to lower his head and pick vegetables skillfully.
"Brother Xiaoqi." The boy suddenly called him.
"Um?"
"It's great to have you around."
When Zhou Qi looked up, he saw the boy's smiling eyes, which were full of trust and dependence on him.
He curled the corners of his lips, "Yeah."
To him, isn't Tang Yu'an also such an existence?
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After dinner, seeing that it was Bobo’s rest time, Tang Yu’an upgraded the broom at home.
[The furniture elf is checking the order...]
【Elf Bobo is accepting orders! 】
[Bobo: This upgrade will take 3 hours and 30 minutes, please be patient]
Then, the familiar figure of the furniture elf appeared in front of Tang Yu'an and the others.
Pixie Bobo quickly sprinkled furniture stardust and then flew towards his food.
Today, next to the broom was a can of beer, a small dish of shredded squid, and a small glass of wine from the gray-blue cooler that morning.
This is of course the information Tang Yu'an obtained using identification techniques, that is, 50ml of ordinary wine has a slightly higher alcohol content than beer.
As for his father's Wuliangye, Tang Yu'an didn't dare give it to the elf to drink anymore.
The elf Bobo decisively ignored the beer. It flew to the small cup, leaned over the rim of the cup and took a deep sip, then its expression of enjoyment suddenly froze.
It frowned, then reached out its hand, dipped some wine and licked it, and then its whole face fell.
Even if it didn't speak, Tang Yu'an could feel its dislike.
"Bobo, this is wine, don't you like it?"
This is a special effect product of the gray-blue freezer. There's no reason why Bobo wouldn't like it, right?
The elf glanced at him, then flew over to the small plate with puffed cheeks, sat down, picked up a piece of squid and started to chew it, and didn't even drink the beer.
Tang Yu'an scratched his head.
But he thought this was a good thing. The elf had been drinking for two consecutive days and was drunk yesterday. If he continued drinking like this, he would probably ruin his body.
The elf Bobo was chewing on the squid strips, but he kept glancing at Tang Yu'an out of the corner of his eye.
Seeing that the human boy looked at him for a while and then walked away with a smile, his cheeks puffed up again, and then he angrily took another bite of the squid strips.
Because of the previous upgrade experience, Tang Yu'an was not as anxious as he was on the first day. Anyway, this upgrade would take three and a half hours, and they would definitely not be able to check the results after their lunch break.
After taking a nap in the attic, Tang Yu'an regained his energy.
He skipped downstairs, feeling the comfortable warmth of the house and feeling extremely happy.
As for sadness and sorrow, he had already forgotten about them. Thanks to Zhou Qi's advice, Tang Yu'an had changed his mindset.
He wants to make the house comfortable so that when his parents and Xinxin come over, they can live a good life!
His original goal was to find a way to go back and prevent the disaster from happening, but their plane had already entered doomsday, and it was probably too late to stop it.
So his thinking has changed now.
He hopes to find a way to communicate between the two dimensions, bring his family members to live with him, and then save some lives within his ability.
He thinks it's all possible, whether it's making deals with people from the original plane so they have supplies to survive, or finding ways to get more people who can't survive to come over.
Anyway, the deserted city is so big that there are plenty of places to live, and in their world, there are many people who are more powerful than him.
If we can rescue them, we can definitely build a city that is more suitable for survival.
Next, we must work towards this direction!
With a clearer goal, Tang Yu'an became motivated again.
"It's time for some sweet soup." Zhou Qi's voice rang out.
Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up immediately, "What sugar water?"
"It's red bean and sago pudding, freshly chilled. Try it and see if it's too sweet." Zhou Qi put a bowl of syrup on the table and waved to him.
"Wow! I love drinking sago!"
Tang Yu'an ran over happily, scooped a spoonful of red bean sago and put it into his mouth. It was sweet and icy, with the fragrance of red beans and the soft and chewy texture of sago.
He couldn't help squinting his eyes and took several bites before saying, "It's a pity that there is no taro at home."
Otherwise, if you make taro sago, the taste will be even more amazing!
"Keep an eye out for it later." Zhou Qi said, "Maybe it's sold in the plane store."
Tang Yu'an shook his head. "The plane stores are all black merchants. I don't want to be a sucker."
Of course, he is also one of the black marketeers.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go ask Granny Guo tomorrow to see if she recognizes taro. If she does, we might have a chance to find it in the wild."
"Um!"
Tang Yu'an finished eating quickly, then took out the tofu pudding he made yesterday from his portable storage and poured the chilled red bean sago on top of it.
He tried it and nodded: "It tastes good this way too!"
After afternoon tea, the broom upgrade was not yet finished, so they took out the umbrella and rushed to the swimming pool under the scorching sun.
As soon as they entered the venue today, Emerald took the initiative to open the windows to allow light to shine into the swimming pool.
Because the swimming pool was purified yesterday, the air in the venue is much fresher today, but there is still a foul smell.
Tang Yu'an then began to cast purification magic from the side of the swimming pool, covering the body of the male lizard.
It is also one of the sources of the foul smell. The female lizard did not eat it cleanly, and the remaining flesh and blood rotted and became infested with worms.
Zhou Qi burned it with fire, and with the help of Tang Yu'an's purification technique, he finally cleaned up the area.
Ten purification operations cleared the areas in three directions of the swimming pool.
The only things left in the venue that hadn't been cleaned were the area connected to the gate and the stands. Despite this, it was much cleaner and looked a lot brighter.
What surprised Tang Yu'an was that some of the fish in the swimming pool had died.
I don’t know if it’s because they are not adapted to the water quality or because of the hunting among different fish.
He also remembered that the fish in the pond needed to be fed!
"Brother Xiaoqi, what do you think we should feed these fish?" Tang Yu'an looked at Zhou Qi who was mending the wall and asked.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "Didn't we have some leftover dregs from making soy milk yesterday? Let's try using those dregs."
"Oh, okay."
Tang Yu'an took out the bean dregs, grabbed a handful and threw them into the pond. As soon as he threw it in, many fish and shrimps swam over, and the originally calm water surface suddenly surged.
Fish, shrimps and crabs were all scrambling for the bean dregs and even started fighting.
Tang Yu'an felt that these creatures had mutated to some extent, and their ferocity was incomparable to that before the disaster.
Seeing that the bean dregs were quickly sold out, he simply walked along the swimming pool, sprinkling the bean dregs as he went.
This way, there were fewer fights and the whole pool became lively.
Soon, the bean dregs left after squeezing two pounds of soybean juice were divided up by the fish, shrimps and crabs in the swimming pool.
Tang Yu'an couldn't help but say, "It seems that we can't plant lotus seeds until we feed them."
Otherwise, they will be eaten as soon as they are planted.
Zhou Qi saved some strength today and patched the hole to half its original size before stopping and jumping down from the stands.
"We sprinkled the lotus seeds into the mud on the shore, and then pushed them into the swimming pool together."
When the water is too clear, there are no fish.
What's more, the creatures in the swimming pool once lived in such dirty muddy water.
The purified water in the swimming pool is too clear for these fish, shrimps and crabs. There is not even a bit of silt on the bottom, and they have no place to live or hide. It would be strange if they didn't fight.
In fact, it is better to plant some aquatic plants first than lotus seeds, but the lush pools of water in the wasteland are quite dangerous and not easy to get.
"I'll go dig up some more moss."
Although it may be eaten by fish, some of it will still be left.
"Okay, okay."
Only three sides of the floor around the swimming pool were purified, leaving one side, which, although a bit smelly, is indeed conducive to plant growth.
Moreover, the fish, shrimps and crabs in the swimming pool were able to survive in the previous environment, so this level of sewage is nothing to them.
Anyway, he and Xiaoqige didn't dare to eat the creatures in the pond at present, not to mention that there were too few of them now.
Just raise it slowly first and see if it can produce more offspring later.
Tang Yu'an took out the 100 grams of lotus seeds he had exchanged before and sprinkled them into the mud. Then he took out the bucket and directed Emerald to use vines to draw water to wet and wash the mud on the shore.
He then took out his tools and pushed the remaining smelly sludge into the swimming pool.
If he finds it still too smelly later, he can continue to use purification to clean it.
Zhou Qi quickly collected some moss and mixed it with the mud.
At this time, Bobo's upgrade of the broom was also completed.
【「Broom」upgrade completed, please check】
[The furniture elf Bobo is very satisfied with your hospitality, but is temporarily withholding his five-star rating and leaving you a message.]
[If I get the same kind of wine as last time, I'll make up for this five-star review - Bobo]
Tang Yu'an blinked in surprise when he saw the message.
Is it really possible to be like this?
But he was not angry. He thought the elf was so cute and smart that it actually tempted him with five-star reviews!
Okay, I'll pour him half a cup of Wuliangye next time.
Tang Yu'an used his telekinetic skills to get the upgraded broom.
The originally ordinary broom has become more technological after the upgrade. The wooden handle has been changed to metal, and there are a few more buttons.
He looked at the properties first.
【Gray-blue broom】
[Level: lv1]
Description: An electric broom for cleaning your entire house. It will clean your floors spotlessly and lasts two hours on a single charge.
[Current battery level: 100%]
Tang Yu'an looked at the buttons again: [On] [Off] [Timer]
He pressed the power button first, set the time to two hours, and then tentatively let go.
The broom did not fall to the ground.
"Scanning the environment..." a mechanical voice sounded.
At the same time, Tang Yu'an saw light coming from the bottom of the broom, spreading around until it touched the wall and stopped.
"Scan completed, mess level: extremely high! No garbage storage location found, please specify a location."
How to specify?
Tang Yu'an saw that the light at the bottom of the broom was concentrated into a beam, so he reached out and grabbed the broom, aiming the beam at the swimming pool.
“A designated location has been set aside for garbage.”
"Please let go of the broom."
Tang Yu'an quickly let go of his hand and started moving the bottom of the broom.
"Powerful cleaning mode has been activated, duration: 2 hours." With this mechanical sound, the gray-blue broom began to work.
Its working ability is really strong. Tang Yu'an only watched it for a short while before it cleared a small area.
The work efficiency is much faster than his and Xiaoqi's!
This way, he could take a little time off and just direct the emerald to continue pumping water to flush the floor.
With his hands free, Zhou Qi stayed nearby to study the simple water purification device.
Tang Yu'an had cleaned up the pebbles and sand he had picked up. He then sorted the stones into large, medium and small sizes, and then took an empty mineral water bottle from the grocery store.
According to what I learned in the textbook, I first removed the bottom of the bottle, then drilled a few small holes in the bottle cap. After tightening it, I stuffed a layer of cotton inside and then covered it with gauze.
Because there was no activated carbon, he used hardwood charcoal instead. He broke the charcoal into pieces and placed them on the gauze, and then covered it with another layer of gauze.
Then, cover the charcoal with clean sand through the gauze, then cover it with gauze again, and then add small pebbles.
After the pebbles are laid, cover them with gauze again, and a simple water purifier is ready.
At this time, Tang Yu'an also ran over curiously to watch.
He had not learned this knowledge point yet, but he had seen it in Zhou Qi's textbook before, so he kept nagging Zhou Qi to make a water purification device.
"Is this all right?" Tang Yu'an asked curiously.
Zhou Qi was not too sure, "Let's give it a try."
Instead of using the dirty water in the swimming pool, he ran to the pool where he had fetched water for Grandma Guo before and brought back half a bucket of water.
As the weather grew hotter, the pool became noticeably shallower and the water more turbid.
Zhou Qi took the water purifier, placed a bowl under the straw, and asked Tang Yu'an to scoop water into the mineral water bottle.
As the muddy water filled the mineral water bottle, liquid slowly seeped out of the holes in the bottle cap and dripped into the bowl.
Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up slightly.
"Brother Xiaoqi, it worked!"
The water dripping into the white porcelain bowl still has some impurities if you look closely, but it is much cleaner than the muddy water in the bucket.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "It's not completely successful yet."
At least he and An An didn't dare drink this water.
"But for my mother-in-law and Kang Kang, this is still better than the previous muddy water." Tang Yu'an said.
Their bodies have adapted to the muddy water and they won't get diarrhea after drinking it, but drinking it for a long time is still not good for the body.
Zhou Qi nodded and said, "Show it to Granny Guo tomorrow. If she needs it, I'll make her a larger version."
Although they are kind-hearted, they cannot force the water on customers. After all, filtering water requires operation and is not as convenient as directly taking it.
"I think Grandma Guo will definitely want it." Tang Yu'an was very confident.
Granny Guo was a survivor before the disaster, so she definitely knew the dangers of drinking dirty water.
"Well, we still need to continue improving," Zhou Qi said. "Charcoal's ability to absorb impurities is still slightly worse than activated carbon."
"Let me figure out how to make activated carbon from charcoal."
When he was taking this course, he heard the teacher mention that charcoal could be activated with lemon juice or calcium chloride, but the teacher did not explain how to do it specifically.
There is no lemon juice, and even if there is, it won’t be much. If you want to make a water purification device, you will definitely need materials that are easily available.
As for calcium chloride...
What can be used as a substitute? And how should this "activation" process be done?
Zhou Qi fell into deep thought.
Tang Yu'an sat next to him and continued to scoop water for filtering.
If there were no grocery stores where they could exchange water, they might have needed to make a water purification device as soon as they arrived in this world.
Fortunately, they now have many ways to get water, including purification techniques, Xiaoqi's special abilities, and automatic water storage thermos.
Unfortunately, the capacity of the thermos is still a bit small, and its practicality will be greatly improved after upgrading.
The gray-blue broom swept without stopping until two hours later.
The side of the floor in the venue that had not been purified had become very clean after its frantic cleaning. Unless you looked closely, you couldn't tell the difference from the purified side.
It can be said to be quite effective!
Tang Yu'an took it back to the grocery store and waited until he returned to charge it before using it again. Then he said goodbye to the emerald and prepared to go back.
Emerald had a lot of fun "playing" this afternoon and didn't want it to end.
It reluctantly sent them out of the swimming pool, and only let go of the vines after Tang Yu'an repeatedly assured them that he would come again tomorrow.
Tang Yu'an once again cast the light body technique on himself, and then he and Zhou Qi chased each other among the ruins.
"Brother Xiaoqi, have you noticed that there seem to be more plants on this road?" Tang Yu'an suddenly said to Zhou Qi while running.
Zhou Qi took a look and found that it was true.
Because they have been going back and forth on this road these days, you wouldn't notice it unless you look carefully.
After hearing what Tang Yu'an said, he recalled the scene when he just went to the swimming pool, and after comparing it, he found something strange.
“Indeed, there are more plants.”
This is a bit unusual.
Because the weather is getting hotter, theoretically, it should be more difficult for these plants to survive.
"If there are more plants, will those mutant creatures living in the center of the deserted city run out?" Tang Yu'an said with some concern.
This is something that is very likely to happen.
But even so, they seemed unable to do anything and could only deal with mutant creatures when they encountered them.
Zhou Qi patted Tang Yu'an's head and said, "Don't think too much. Just let it go."
"Yeah." Tang Yu'an nodded, "Then let's go back!"
"good."
By the time we got back to the grocery store, it was already dark.
Tang Yu'an opened the pet panel and took a look.
The digestion progress of Yuanbao and Black Pearl is 43% and 45% respectively. As for Wangcai and Silver Coin, they eat less and digest energy faster, so the progress has reached 65%.
"Great, Wangcai and Silver Coins should be ready tomorrow!"
Zhou Qi hummed, then went into the kitchen to prepare dinner: "How about lizard eggs for dinner?"
"OK."
So Zhou Qi once again made a whole egg feast using a lizard egg.
Last time, they had silver coins and were able to finish a whole egg feast together. But tonight, the two of them cleared the entire table of food.
Of course, relatively speaking, Zhou Qi eats more.
"Brother Xiaoqi, has our appetite increased?" Tang Yu'an touched his belly and felt that he was just right and not too full.
"We are all growing, so it's normal to eat more."
Zhou Qi looked at him and suddenly smiled: "An An, have you grown taller?"
Tang Yu'an glanced at the panel and cheered, "Yes, I've grown another centimeter taller. I'm 164cm tall now!"
Only a week had passed since he arrived at Jufeng Town. So, he would grow 4 centimeters a month, which means a year...
Tang Yu calmed down and thought, well, he definitely won't grow 48 centimeters in a year, otherwise he would be two meters tall.
He felt that he would not be able to grow that tall, and even if he could, it would be impossible for him to grow that much in a year.
Regardless, it’s worth being happy!
Tang Yu'an opened the lucky wheel and decided to use up all his chances today while he was having fun.
"Brother Xiaoqi, I'm in the lottery!"
"Um."
"Let's draw a skill today!" Tang Yu'an said.
Zhou Qi thought for a moment and said, "It seems like it's been a while since I've drawn a special item?"
"It seems so."
At this point, the result of the Lucky Wheel has come out——
Congratulations! You won the special item "Super Printer"!
Tang Yuan: 0.0
"Brother Xiaoqi, you were so right!" he said excitedly, "I really got a special item!"
Zhou Qi was stunned.
Yesterday he wanted gas, and he won a gas bottle. Today he asked for a special item, and he actually won it...
Could it be that his luck really has turned?
"What special prop is it?" Zhou Qi asked.
"It looks like some kind of printing machine?" Tang Yu'an opened the panel of his portable warehouse and looked at the special item he had just obtained.
And while he was concentrating on checking...
Zhou Qi stood up as if nothing had happened, opened the gray-blue refrigerator, took out a bottle of iced black tea, unscrewed the cap and took a look.
【Thank you for trying it, but I didn’t win any prizes! 】
He didn't believe it, so he put it back in its place and took out another bottle. After opening the bottle cap -
【Thank you for trying it, but I didn’t win any prizes! 】
Zhou Qi pursed his lips. Just when he wanted to take the third bottle and thought that he would just forget it if there was no third bottle, Tang Yu'an ran over.
"Brother Xiaoqi, I want some iced tea too!"
"Well, take it."
Tang Yu'an picked up a bottle at random, unscrewed the cap and took a sip, and couldn't help but sigh.
It’s icy cold and refreshing!
He returned to the sofa while drinking. Zhou Qi thought for a moment, closed the refrigerator, walked to his side, picked up the bottle cap and took a look.
[Another bottle, congratulations on winning! ]
Zhou Qi: ...
Sure enough, the idea of good fortune turning around is just an illusion :)
"Brother Xiaoqi, don't you want iced tea?" Tang Yu'an's voice rang out.
Zhou Qi took a deep breath, quickly calmed down, and changed the subject: "What is the function of that printing machine?"
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