Chapter 157 Preparing to Eat Rabbit Hotpot
A few days after a poisonous rain, thick fog covered the area and lasted for more than half a month before gradually dissipating.
There is also poison in the fog. Although it is not as toxic as the rain, it has also caused some casualties.
The post-disaster epidemic that had been spreading throughout City C had, during this time, spread throughout the city. Many people, even those who had awakened, were struck by the disease, their bodies rapidly collapsing, many dying overnight. Those who survived were more or less weakened.
Of course, there are also some people who turn a disaster into a blessing, and the epidemic stimulates their bodies to mutate and become awakened.
There are also effective awakeners who have naturally mutated, and their number is increasing rapidly.
Some awakened people teamed up or recruited subordinates, gradually forming stable groups of varying sizes, distributed inside and outside the city, competing with more and more mutant animals for survival resources.
On the road, one often sees cold and stiff corpses of people or animals, or large pools of blood, indicating brutal life-and-death battles.
"Big sister, I'm lucky today. I killed two rabbits. Come over and eat game with me."
On a cold afternoon in late winter, Qiao Lan contacted Wen Jiaojiao using the communicator.
The large-scale increase in mutant beasts has made it increasingly difficult to find ordinary animals, because they have basically been eaten by the mutant beasts.
Qiao Lan would arrange patrols around the safe house every few days to sweep out mutant beasts and observe human activities to ensure the safety of the surrounding environment.
On the previous few occasions, I was able to easily hunt wild game while patrolling in the mountains and bring it back to satisfy my hunger.
But recently, there are basically no wild rabbits, wild snakes, wild birds, etc. in the mountains, but there are more and more mutated animals and insects. Those things are not delicious. They are hard to bite and taste weird. Many of them are toxins.
So today, while on patrol, on the way back, he unexpectedly ran into two rabbits being chased by mutant sparrows. Without saying a word, Qiao Lan intercepted them, killed the mutant sparrows, and brought the rabbits back to prepare for the operation.
The weather is wet and cold, it's so comfortable to stay in the room and eat rabbit hotpot.
Of course, you should invite your dear neighbors when you have delicious food.
"Okay, wait here, little sister. We just finished looking for supplies and will go back to the pit yard to pack up before heading over."
Boss Wen's somewhat tired voice came from the communicator. He was not as charming and beautiful as usual, and he coughed a few times.
"Sister, what's wrong with you? Did you catch a cold?"
"You're kidding! Can an awakened person catch a cold?" Wen Jiaojiao laughed. "Hang up, we need to hurry up."
"Okay, sister, be careful on the road."
After the communication was cut off, Qiao Lan couldn't help but laugh. She was so concerned about the health of the boss's sister that she had forgotten that awakened people were not prone to illness. Perhaps the boss was tired from leading the team to find supplies. It was time to make the hot pot ingredients more abundant so that the boss could replenish his nutrition.
Qiao Lan prepared some ingredients in her room, packed them up and took them to the kitchen.
"Chef, these are what we're going to eat tonight... huh?"
As soon as she entered the door, she found that the two rabbits were still alive.
As soon as she came back from patrol, she handed the rabbit to Geng Duofu. Given how efficient he was, the rabbit should have been cleaned up and turned into rabbit meat by now, so why was it still jumping around in the cage?
Geng Duofu smiled helplessly.
"Baby Dazhuang, what are you doing? Are you messing with our chef?"
Qiao Lan pulled out the cat squatting at the back of the cage. She knew at a glance that it was obstructing the processing of the rabbit. "Baby, the rabbit hotpot is delicious. Please don't delay our feast."
Da Zhuang, whose skin had been washed back to its snow-white color, meowed twice at Qiao Lan and shook the tip of his tail, which was dyed rainbow-colored. His usual aloofness was completely changed, and there was a hint of soft pleading in his expression.
"What do you mean?"
Qiao Lan scratched his head and had no choice but to carry it to disturb Xiao Li.
Xiao Li sat upright on the carpet in her room, two rows of mutant rats of varying sizes squatting in front of her. Their red eyes fixed on her, listening intently to what she said.
This is a lecture for mice.
Xiao Li was incredibly busy now, searching for useful mutant animals from morning till night, bringing them back for training and instruction, toiling away at the development of the Messenger Corps. When she was busy, she ignored everyone else and spent her time with the mutants, a workaholic like she was. Qiao Lan usually didn't dare disturb her.
"Xiao Li, look at Da Zhuang..."
"Be quiet and wait for me to finish class."
As soon as Qiao Lan opened her mouth, Xiao Li turned around and interrupted her seriously, so she quickly shut up.
It feels like I’m back in school facing a strict head teacher.
Xiao Li meticulously emphasized the benefits of the messenger group's work to the mice, then patiently explained over and over again practical methods such as how to communicate with each other and how to lurk in various locations to gather information. Although the intelligence of the early and low-level mutant mice had improved, understanding human needs was still a challenge, requiring repeated instruction.
After talking for more than half an hour, until the class was over, Xiao Li let the mice disperse and go out to rest and eat.
"What's the matter, Sister Lan, what happened to Dazhuang?"
Only then did the little girl have time to take care of Qiao Lan.
She also reminded them, "After they finish their meal, they still have to participate in combat training. I also arranged a combat simulation tonight in a nearby wasteland, so time is a bit tight. Sister, can we deal with the problem quickly?"
This made Qiao Lan feel that he was not doing his job properly.
Seeing that others were busy, she even brought up the matter of the cat not being allowed to clean up the rabbit... It was as if she was disturbing others' work.
But after waiting for so long, she finally told the story. Without saying anything, Xiao Li immediately communicated with the cat.
The translator then said, "Da Zhuang wanted to keep one rabbit for himself and give it to Hui Hui. But he said Hui Hui had worked very hard. Hui Hui didn't like cooked meat, so he wouldn't let the chef clean and skin the rabbit and insisted on sending it alive."
Huihui is the name given to the gray scout pigeon.
Somehow, the aloof Da Zhuang gets along very well with the pigeon. Recently, people often see him running around with the pigeon on his back.
"So you want to send delicious food to the pigeons." Qiao Lan glanced at Dazhuang.
Da Zhuang meowed.
Xiao Li translated, "It said that it was able to find the rabbit today because it gave you a lucky buff before you left, so it should have a share of the rabbit."
Qiao Lan clicked her tongue: "Okay, my lucky baby, I'll give you a live rabbit." She has always been partial to cats that possess precious lucky powers.
Da Zhuang shouted happily and ran back to the kitchen.
When Qiao Lan said goodbye to Xiao Li and went to the kitchen, the cat had already come out with a live rabbit in its mouth, and a gray pigeon that had returned at some point was standing on its back.
Except for the rabbit, the cat and the pigeon all looked happy.
The pigeons go out to scout at regular times every day. Today they have finished their work and are going home.
"Have you found anything special?" Qiao Lan asked the pigeon.
The gray pigeon cooed and shook its head.
It wasn't a very complicated conversation, and for basic communication, there was no need for Xiao Li to translate.
Qiao Lan reached out and let the pigeon fly to his arm and land. He stroked its smooth feathers and said, "Thank you for your hard work on the investigation. Dazhuang got you a rabbit. Enjoy it."
The pigeon flapped its wings excitedly to express its gratitude.
"Gugugugu! Gugu...cough cough!"
Huh? Qiao Lan looked at it carefully. Why is the pigeon coughing too?
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