Chapter 8 8. Waterproof Tarpaulin
"Uh..."
Being suddenly called "Captain Brother" by a soft, cute, helpless (living alone in a tunnel) girl, the captain's face tensed, but his tone slowed down: "I'm Zhou Qian, just call me Captain Zhou. What can I do for you?"
Huaiyu narrowed her eyes and said softly, "I built a house, but it doesn't seem to be able to keep out the rain. I wonder if I can exchange these pine cones for a piece of plastic sheet?"
"Built a house?" Captain Zhou frowned. "It's been less than two days... You built it yourself? What kind of house?"
Huaiyu gestured: "Just break off some branches to support it, and then pick some leaves and put them on top!"
"But the leaves don't seem to be laid out tightly enough..."
She was a little conflicted. Although she knew that rain would drip along the downward curve of the leaves, there were too few sycamore leaves and they were not big enough, so she could only lay two layers. So she couldn't help but feel worried.
The guard and Captain Zhou fell silent.
They had heard that branches and leaves could be combined to build a house.
But first of all, the other party was a weak little girl who seemed to have been well-cared for before. The house she built in just over a day...
I dare not think about it.
She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to break a bigger branch.
Furthermore, it is early spring now. Even though there are some trees in the marginal areas, the ones with leaves now are basically small-leaved evergreen shrubs.
These little leaves want to pile up layer upon layer to protect against wind and rain...
Captain Zhou looked at her pitiful appearance, and even though he knew that she was a parasite with zero contribution points, he still sighed.
As soon as he sighed, Huaiyu became nervous: "Captain brother, can we change?"
She took the heavy bunch of pine cones off her shoulder and said more sincerely, "I found this yesterday near the Rose Corridor after searching for a long time. It's edible! Can I exchange it?"
It was probably thrown by the Rose Corridor when it was driving away the alien plants, or it might have been blown by the strong wind...
In short, just think about how a weak girl walked along the dangerous rose corridor, searching for so many miles before finding such a little food...
Captain Zhou could no longer maintain his serious expression.
He waved his hand, and a soldier came forward and said, "Go to the logistics department and use my points to exchange for a lightweight waterproof tarpaulin. Is 20 square meters enough? Forget it, 40 square meters. The extra can be used as a pad on the ground to prevent moisture."
Huaiyu moved her lips. She wanted to say that the new house was very large and solid. Although the house was only a little over ten square meters, 40 square meters was just enough to cover the entire round roof. At most, a few bricks could be put on the corners, but there was no way to pad the ground.
But it doesn’t matter. The captain is a good person and she is content.
After giving the instructions, Captain Zhou added one more thing: "The light tarpaulin is also quite heavy. Put it on the roof, and remember to support the house well."
"Although plastic sheets are lighter, they can block the wind but not the cold. If it rains in two days, the temperature will be very low."
Huaiyu nodded obediently and found that although Captain Zhou opposite him was dark-skinned and serious, he was very considerate.
She hadn't expected the temperature to drop! She handed over the pine cone obediently.
Captain Zhou didn't seem to want it.
But after hesitating for a moment, he took it and was shocked by its heavy weight.
"It's about ten kilograms. Did you carry it all the way here?"
Huaiyu nodded. She really wanted a car, but there wasn't one, so she had to carry it on her back.
It sank to death.
The other party laughed and said, "Not bad! You are now somewhat self-reliant and can endure hardships... The zero contribution points are probably because your family protects you too well, but times are different now, and you are the one you can rely on the most!"
He waved his hand and said, "Ingredients are hard to come by now. This pine cone doesn't look very mutated. It can be exchanged for about 10-15 contribution points, which is just enough to cover the tarpaulin."
"Well done!" He encouraged: "The waterproof tarpaulin is about 12 kilograms, sun-proof, anti-aging and durable, don't waste it!"
As the logistics staff jogged along, a thick stack of tarpaulin instantly bent Huaiyu's waist.
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Seeing Huaiyu dragging the tarpaulin slowly away and returning to the camp, the logistics support staff laughed and said:
"It's rare that a little girl still has the spirit of self-reliance and knows how to exchange things for resources. I should at least drive a car to help her send the things back."
Another person laughed: "Exactly. Look at that dirty face and tattered clothes... Tsk, I guess he didn't even dare to wash his face."
Although she is safe now, it is better for her to be a little dirty when she is alone. I don't know whose child she is, how could she protect herself so well even though she was so messy before.
Now everything is on track, but...
Forget it, forget it. I don’t want to think about it anymore. It’s been six years since the disaster, and there have been all kinds of emergencies. It’s nothing new.
Captain Zhou said in a deep voice: "She needs a lot of things! Does she need a toothbrush and toothpaste? Does she need a towel? Does she need pots and pans?"
"If she can carry these ten kilograms of pine cones here, she can carry twelve kilograms of tarpaulin back."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"I've finally figured out how to be self-reliant and break that zero contribution score. Don't mess with me and ruin my spirit."
But then again, he was a little puzzled: "Why haven't we picked up so many pine cones? Is it because the rose corridor over there is next to the mountain?"
The logistics department laughed, "Maybe they are just young and fearless. They haven't seen how powerful the rose corridor is every summer and autumn, so they dare to pull up the bushes beside the rose corridor?"
They can't get close to that place, so it's normal that they have gained nothing in these years.
You can't have gone through the corridor to pick them on the mountain, right?
Captain Zhou handed over the pine cones and said, "Here, we haven't cracked melon seeds in years. Let's crack pine nuts today - test them to see what the mutation value is and whether they are edible."
After the catastrophe, all plants have more or less mutated, the only difference is whether they have exceeded the critical value.
Plants that exceed the critical value will go crazy, grow rapidly, become stronger, and then crave all nutrients, humans, animals, flesh and blood... all nutrients.
Therefore, in the past six years, they worked together to kill all the crazy plants. Those that could not be killed were driven to the wilderness by all means.
Most of the ones that are not within the normal variation range become very unpalatable.
For example, pine nuts may have been fragrant and sweet in the past, but now they may be bitter and numb.
How unpalatable it is depends on the mutation value.
but--
"What the hell! What's going on? The mutation value is only 3?"
The mutation index in their air is only 3! Everyone gathered around in an instant, and then stared closely at the huge green number -
"Test again! Report again!"
“Beep——”
“It’s still 3!”
Everyone looked at each other, then cheered, "Give me a handful! This one won't be bitter!"
"What are you thinking? You want another one? Are you shameless?!"
"Bah! Don't try to grab it! It's mine! I used 50 points to buy this tarpaulin!"
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