Jinling is more than 1,000 kilometers away from Qingshui District.
It would take a very long time to travel by boat.
Because they dared not go too fast, as the water level varied along the way, Lu Yuan was worried that the bottom of the boat might hit something again, so they kept their speed very slow.
We didn't encounter anything along the way.
So everyone stayed in their cabins every day, chatting and playing cards occasionally, always looking forward to the day they could reach Nanjing.
They didn't know what the situation was like in Jinling, and Lu Yuan also felt a sense of anticipation.
As the ancient capital of six dynasties in China, Nanjing still holds considerable appeal for Lu Yuan.
The feeling of a metropolis made him yearn for it, but since the disaster, he had visited too many big cities, and they were all basically dilapidated.
However, after the apocalypse that year, once the super storm had passed, their ability to detect the outside world decreased significantly, and they rarely received any news from the outside world.
Now, Jinling has actually managed to organize such a massive competition.
Lu Yuan felt that they must have developed very strong industrial and technological capabilities.
Otherwise, they would have no way to organize this match.
A day later, the ship had already sailed out of a city outside Shimizu City.
This urban area has basically been razed to the ground.
Standing on the deck, Lu Yuan couldn't see any sign of a camp at all.
The surrounding area was shrouded in thick fog, so Lu Yuan had to stand outside and warn others to prevent any ship collisions.
Suddenly, the sound of a ship's horn came from ahead.
Upon hearing the whistle, Lu Yuan felt a surge of joy.
This was the first sound they heard after a day's drive.
All they could hear along the way was the sound of their own boat paddling.
Lu Yuan quickly peered into the distant mist and observed carefully.
However, there was no other way; the boat dared not move too fast, so Lu Yuan could only rely on sound to determine the other party's location.
Lu Yuan, who was getting a little impatient, decided to talk to the other party first.
So Lu Yuan went back into the cabin, took out a megaphone, and shouted into the fog.
"Is there a boat ahead? We're from the camp in Qingshui City!"
As Lu Yuan's shout faded, a response appeared from within the mist.
"Oh, you're from Qingshui City! We're from Chengyue District! How about we meet up? We'll just park here!"
After the two sides reached an agreement, Lu Yuan immediately directed the ship to head in the other direction.
Finally, after breaking through the fog, Lu Yuan saw a large ship converted from a coal hauling boat.
The other ship was less than twenty meters away, and its deck was packed with people.
Judging from their appearance, they didn't seem to be the kind of people who were starving.
Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed they had also received help.
After the two ships approached each other, the people on those ships looked at Lu Yuan's large ship with envy in their eyes.
The man standing on the deck waved excitedly at Lu Yuan.
"Hello! I'm from Chengyue District, it's so nice to meet you all!"
Lu Yun smiled and extended his hand to the other party. After a brief handshake, Lu Yuan invited them to board the ship. However, due to the size limitations of his ship, only a few representatives came.
The other party gave a brief self-introduction, introducing himself as Zhao Dazhu.
Such a name is truly rare in this era.
However, Lu Yuan understood after the other party explained it to him.
He comes from the countryside, and his family has always upheld the tradition of his grandfather naming him.
So the old man gave him a humble name, meaning that he would be easy to raise when he grew up.
Unexpectedly, he actually survived the apocalypse.
"By the way, here's some spinach that we grow over there. Would you like some?"
Zhao Dazhu was clearly a very simple and honest countryman, and he came over with several bags full of spinach as soon as he arrived.
Lu Yuan smiled when he saw this. They didn't lack vegetables, but the other party's initiative to show goodwill still left a deep impression on Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan did not refuse. He accepted the spinach that the other party handed back and then took out some mushrooms produced in his own camp to exchange with the other party. He did not want to owe anyone anything, and it was just a gift exchange.
Zhao Dazhu accepted the things Lu Yuan handed him with great satisfaction after the explanation. He even took out a mushroom from it, put it in his mouth and chewed it. It tasted delicious.
He suddenly realized that he had been eating too many vegetables lately, and it would be nice to change things up once in a while.
Then Lu Yuan turned to look at Zhao Dazhu and asked.
"Is this the only type of spinach that grows abundantly in your camp? Are there any other plants?"
The other person shook their head helplessly after hearing this.
"It's really difficult to get plants these days. Sometimes we use up all the seeds and can only grow a few kinds of plants that are suitable for growth."
If we further filter through these, the number of plants that can be grown in large quantities becomes even smaller. Currently, the only plant we can commonly grow and eat is spinach.
Moreover, the reason we came all this way is to participate in this selection competition, hoping to make it to the preliminary rounds and potentially win some prizes!
After speaking, the other person turned to look at Lu Yuan again.
"By the way, is this the only type of plant you have?"
Lu Yuan smiled and took out another bag of wheat from a drawer next to him, handing it to the other person.
"Besides mushrooms, we also have wheat. These two plants are our crops. I think we should be able to make it to the finals. I don't know what their competition method is like. We'll see. Let's just sign up first!"
After a brief conversation, Lu Yuan realized that they weren't too far away from him.
This trip to Jinling was also for the prize money from that preliminary selection.
Although the rewards for the preliminary selection are not much, they are better than nothing, as you can get some suitable plants to grow.
It meant a lot to them, so basically every camp would try their best to participate in the competition.
Through their conversations over this period, Lu Yuan discovered that although Zhao Dazhu had always lived in the countryside.
However, he had a wide social circle and knew several nearby camps very well.
I've learned quite a lot about the big and small things that have happened along the way.
Because they weren't very fast, they made quite a few friends.
So, Lu Yuan subtly inquired about some information from the other side.
Many camps found their supplies in that mysterious soil.
They grow different kinds of plants, but many things cannot be grown in large quantities.
Some even created mutated plants.
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