"The whole base knows about your relationship with me, what's so improper about it?" Xiao Lin looked at Xia He with a teasing expression, his narrow eyes seemingly sparkling with starlight as he gazed at Xia He, momentarily lost in thought.
Xia He covered her mouth with her fist and coughed lightly. "Alright, stop fooling around."
After saying that, she stared intently at Xiao Lin and asked, "By the way, how is Ayin?"
After listening, Xiao Lin frowned almost imperceptibly. "Why are you asking about A Yin so soon? You don't care about my situation at all. You cold and heartless woman."
"If we're not mistaken, Ah Yin is very likely the Zombie King! I don't care about that, so why should I?" Xia He joked.
Xiao Lin snorted lightly, "A-Yin is perfectly fine. She's still unconscious. I don't know what turned her into, but she's been sleeping all day long. She's been sleeping for half a month and hasn't woken up yet!"
Seeing this, Xia He stopped asking questions. If she continued, Xiao, the jealous man, would stay angry for who knows how long.
"Didn't you just say that there are a lot more vendors in the base recently? Take me to see them," Xia He said to Xiao Lin with a smile.
“Okay.” Xiao Lin said to Xia He with the look of a well-behaved puppy.
Meanwhile, the real dogs, Panda and Tangyuan, stood behind the two, speechless as they watched the lovey-dovey couple. Panda, unable to bear it any longer, barked at the front. Xia He then realized that she had been so engrossed in her conversation with Xiao Lin that she had forgotten she had brought two dogs with her. Xia He smiled sheepishly at the two little ones, then put leashes on them. Xiao Lin led Panda, and Xia He led Tangyuan, and the two of them and the two dogs headed towards the market inside the base.
Actually, this was the first time Xiao Lin had visited the market inside the base in a long time. He had only heard Hai Dong and the others mention it a few times before, but now that he had brought Xia He here, it was indeed a great experience.
Upon arriving at the market, one is immediately struck by its vibrant atmosphere. Rows of shops line the streets, some selling clothes in simple styles, others selling daily necessities such as shampoo and shower gel, all from brands commonly seen before the apocalypse. Further into the market, food stalls become more numerous.
Merchants with skills showcase their abilities to make the most of the limited ingredients available at the base, such as charcoal-grilled sweet potatoes, charcoal-grilled potatoes, and now even charcoal-grilled corn.
There were also vendors selling noodles and even stir-fries. At first glance, it was almost the same as before the apocalypse. "It seems that Professor Wang has researched a lot of crops. The ingredients are becoming more and more abundant," Xia He said with emotion.
“Yes, it’s not just crops, there are also a lot of wild game now. Look over there.” Xiao Lin gestured to Xia He, indicating that she should look to the left.
Xia He looked in the direction Xiao Lin pointed, and all she could see was roasted meat. The most common was roasted wild boar, but there were also other wild game such as wild rabbits and wolves. Xia He even saw fish and seafood!
"They even have seafood! This is... way too much!" Xia He exclaimed in surprise.
“Yes, but never underestimate the creativity of Chinese people when it comes to food. Recently, some Europeans have come to the base. Their experiences are similar to ours, but they now eat raw meat, unlike us, who can come up with so many different dishes,” Xiao Lin said.
“Oh, speaking of which, the network in the base has recently been restarted, but it can only be used within the base for now. Here, take this.” Xiao Lin took out a cell phone commonly seen before the apocalypse and handed it to Xia He.
Xia He looked at her phone and casually flipped through it. She found that only some basic functions were available, such as checking her points and reporting repairs. What was worth mentioning was the content of the base circle. Xia He discovered that the base circle was similar to a forum before the apocalypse. Now, people in the base used it for trading items or gossiping, which could be considered one of the few forms of leisure and entertainment after the apocalypse.
"This is the contact person. You can contact me by phone from now on. You can also use a communicator, but it's nowhere near as convenient as a phone," Xiao Lin said with a smile to Xia He.
"Hmm... I'm getting hungry after walking around for a while, let's go eat." Xia He directly changed the subject, not giving Xiao Lin any chance to push his luck.
Xiao Lin shook his head helplessly, sighed softly, and then asked Xia He what she wanted to eat.
Xia He carefully selected her food, first buying some grilled prawns, then going to a small stir-fry restaurant and casually ordering three dishes and a soup.
When all the dishes were served, Xia He and Xiao Lin ate the grilled prawns they had just bought. "Hmm, this tastes pretty good. It's a bit chewier than the prawns before the apocalypse, and the meat is more tender," Xia He said, praising the dish as she ate.
“Indeed, this should be a mutated shrimp, but I haven’t heard that this kind of shrimp has any offensive capabilities. That’s right, and I’ve heard that this kind of shrimp is produced in large quantities, almost a whole bunch can be caught in one go,” Xiao Lin said.
After finishing the grilled shrimp, all the dishes were served. Xia He and Xiao Lin ordered candied sweet potatoes, salted egg yolk corn, stir-fried bean sprouts, and a vegetable soup. These were all common dishes found at the base. Although there was no meat, the restaurant made them very delicious, and Xia He praised them highly.
"Is it delicious? If it is, I'll bring you here to eat every day." Xiao Lin said, looking at Xia He's satisfied face as she ate.
"Yes, it's delicious. But even though it's delicious, I don't want to eat it every day. After all, I have many other delicious foods. I want to eat a different one every day, so that it's never the same. But I can buy some more of those grilled prawns later. I can put them in my space and eat them slowly." Xia He said.
"Okay, we'll go buy it after we finish eating," Xiao Lin said to Xia He affectionately.
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