Leaving the Meow Meow Legion again, Xia Chuhe still didn't know which sacred beast it was.
With the small gift from Du Zhen, her mood improved considerably, and she had the energy to review Wang Yan's work.
Before entering the Bird Island instance, Xia Chuhe asked Wang Yan to purchase some items that might be useful outside the base. Although he had been in the wasteland for nearly half a year, there were still many things Xia Chuhe was unclear about, so he didn't make any specific requests of Wang Yan, nor did he know how well he was doing.
Fortunately, Wang Yan was a meticulous person, and he did his work more carefully than Xia Chuhe.
Wang Yan previously lived in the dormitory assigned by the Meow Meow Corps, but now he lives in a daily-rented hotel. Because Xia Chuhe didn't give him the key to the courtyard, he could only rent the underground warehouse of the nameless person for the time being.
In the warehouse, Wang Yan had already arranged the items by category.
First, there was the matter of food and water. Ready-made grain was hard to come by; Wang Yan had to ask Li Yue for help to buy a few bags of potatoes and wheat. The main food source was nutritional supplements; although they were unpalatable, they were necessary in case of emergency.
The water is stored in large iron tanks, much like modern oil tanks, each holding about two tons of water. There is also a small water purifier; although not very efficient, if users provide enough water, it can barely supply the water needs of about ten people if it runs continuously.
Secondly, there were daily necessities. Wang Yan prepared ten sets of simple clothing suitable for movement for each person, as well as outer robes needed in the sand, all of which were gender-neutral sizes.
There was also a box of menstrual cups and a box of women's pills. In the wasteland, there was no difference between women and men; they were all pitiful people struggling to survive.
Most women face financial constraints and often have to continue playing dungeons even during their menstrual periods. Those with slightly better financial situations may take pills to delay their periods, stopping after completing the dungeon run; this results in heavier and shorter menstrual flow. Those with limited resources may use menstrual cups for convenience, to avoid carrying extra items, and because the odor is relatively milder, preventing the attraction of dangerous substances.
In Wang Yan's previous Meow Meow Legion, most of the members were women. Du Zhen had also intended to train him, so Wang Yan did a pretty good job in cooperating with the female team members.
Next were medicines. Besides common liniments for sprains and bruises and other daily necessities, Wang Yan also prepared some medications to treat gene-related disorders. Because of purchase restrictions on gene-related drugs, Wang Yan didn't buy many.
Finally, there were the weapons. Firearms were hard to buy, but melee weapons were still available, such as swords, spears, halberds, wrist guards, and knee pads. Wang Yan bought them directly from the limited quantities.
Xia Chuhe praised Wang Yan highly. If Xia Chuhe were to prepare things like water purifiers and gene therapy drugs, he probably wouldn't have thought of them.
The points Xia Chuhe had allocated to Wang Yan in advance were all spent during the big shopping spree, and Wang Yan even had to pay out of her own pocket.
Xia Chuhe gave the points to Wang Yan.
Wang Yan blushed with excitement at the praise and said, "Sister Xia, if you have any connections, we can buy a car that can be driven in the wasteland to make traveling easier."
His reminder brought to Xia Chuhe's mind that he had not only received a large number of points from Jin Zhong, but also acquired a vehicle. Furthermore, the farm also had agricultural machinery acquired from the Raptor Academy; he would take this opportunity to have it modified by 02. If it wasn't done properly this time, who knew when they would see each other again?
Xia Chuhe told 02 about the modified car.
"A lot of cars?" 02's eyes sparkled.
"There's only one vehicle; the rest are various kinds of agricultural machinery, about a dozen in total."
"That's quite a lot. I haven't modified any farm machinery yet, so I need a place to put them."
Xia Chuhe thought for a moment: "After I'm done with this busy period, will you come to my courtyard?"
02. He agreed immediately.
After leaving the nameless group, Xia Chuhe went to visit Xia Bao'er as usual.
After not seeing her for a few days, Xia Bao'er had grown new front teeth that looked like grains of white rice. This made Xia Chuhe feel a little guilty, as if he were an unreliable parent working away from home, leaving his child to be a lonely and pitiful left-behind child.
Bao'er acted like a little adult, getting straight to the point when she saw Xia Chuhe: "I've made up my mind, I want to leave with you. You don't need to worry about protecting me, I won't hold anyone back."
During her time as an unknown, Xia Bao'er not only studied academic subjects with 04, but also learned some martial arts from 03, although she wasn't very good at it due to her physical limitations...
Xia Chuhe didn't comment much on this; Xia Bao'er's choice was within her expectations. She just subconsciously thought that none of the clothes Wang Yan had prepared were suitable for Bao'er.
Aside from these daily routines, the biggest change in the past few days has actually been with the Haijiao software. Users are more active than before, especially in the trading and news sections. Someone uploaded some live footage of the wasteland outside the base, which Bu Yi verified yesterday using his "Auspicious Inquiry" ability.
One of them was related to the Cape Trading Market, which Xia Chuhe was particularly interested in.
The Cape Trading Post is the closest unofficial area to the base, where people outside the base can exchange goods with those inside and receive a certain level of protection.
Here, the most prized possessions of those outside the base are not food and water, but weapons and tools. And the most prized possessions of those inside the base are not mutated creatures, but a pain-relieving and sedative drug called Blue.
The post included a picture of the medication, a small blue pill.
Xia Chuhe instantly remembered that Li Qiusheng had shown her this kind of medicine before, and Li Qiusheng had said that it was given to her by someone outside the base. Now it was basically confirmed that the source of this medicine was outside the base.
Xia Chuhe forwarded the post to others: "Do not buy or take this medicine mentioned in the post."
You can buy normal painkillers at the base, but the pills in the post are obviously abnormal and very likely to be addictive.
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Based on the description in the post, the Cape Trading Post seems to be a relatively safe place that can be used for training to adapt to life outside the base.
Xia Chuhe briefly outlined his next plan.
First, we'll take everyone to the Cape Trading Post to experience the atmosphere outside the base and exchange some supplies, gaining a firsthand understanding of the supply situation. Then we'll return to the base to replenish supplies as needed.
I'll be taking Xia Bao'er with me to the Cape Trading Market this time, so she can have a little experience. Let her truly feel the dangers of the outside world, and have a chance to regret her actions.
Afterwards, they went directly to the Animal World to try and collect the dungeon core. Regardless of whether they could collect it or not, after the next Animal World dungeon run, Xia Chuhe and the others left the base.
Animal World will be Xia Chuhe's last instance at the base for a short period of time.
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