February 9th, Lunar New Year's Eve.
This is the first New Year after the apocalypse.
For their New Year's Eve dinner, Shen Jing decided to go into the space and have hot pot with Wasi in the RV.
The bone broth mixed hot pot smelled delicious.
After simmering pork bones, red dates, shiitake mushrooms, and carrots until fragrant, Shen Jing then brought out sliced lamb, fatty beef, beef tripe, hot pot meatballs, fried tofu, dried tofu sheets, rice cakes, seafood mushrooms, shrimp paste, and pea sprouts. The dipping sauce was a homemade blend of millet chili, cilantro, chopped green onions, garlic, oyster sauce, and toasted white sesame seeds.
Oh, and there's also the hot pot fish that Sister Chen cooked before.
A table laden with food, celebrating the arrival of the New Year.
Shen Jing watched Vassi gnawing on a big bone, but her thoughts were far away.
She didn't know if she had any relatives before she transmigrated into the book.
However, in this world, the memories her parents left her were separated by two lifetimes and began to fade and become blurry.
In her past life, Shen Ting would always try to get rid of her on New Year's Eve.
They either sent her to find supplies or fabricated lies to get rid of Shen Jing!
Shen Jing can finally spend her New Year in peace and quiet.
With Vasily by her side, she was quite easily satisfied.
After the New Year.
Shen Jing did not go out again, while Sister Chen and Huang Ling went fishing as usual.
I heard that several lakes have been completely controlled, and with more people going fishing, there are even fewer fish to catch.
Huang Yue was the one who went to dig for supplies under the snow, as the amount he could bring home was more substantial, so Xie Zhizhou went along as well. Of the supplies that the search team was regularly allocated, they kept what was usable, or they could give them to post-apocalyptic merchants for resale.
The light snow continued to fall.
However, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, the sun, which had not appeared for a long time, finally peeked out from deep within the clouds.
Oh, sunshine...
I haven't seen the sun for a whole year!
The crowd, who had been numb, seemed to see a glimmer of hope!
Those people raised their aching, blistered hands.
They cheered that the apocalypse was finally coming to an end!
The person who was still counting the fish threw them to the ground. The person digging in the snow heard the cheers from above and, after initially distrusting them, became apprehensive, eventually crawling out of the icy snow cave...
They have waited far too long for this moment...
Shen Jing stood by the window, using her supernatural abilities to probe into the distance.
She wasn't as excited as they were, just like the day the sudden hailstorm disappeared. These were all signs of an impending, more severe calamity—giving hope only to shatter it cruelly!
"Knock knock knock"
This was the first time someone had come to see her since the New Year.
Upon opening the door, they discovered it was Mr. Zheng's secretary-general, Zhang Zhi.
Zhang Zhixian cupped his hands and said, "Miss Shen, Happy New Year!"
Having just recovered from the unusual phenomenon she had detected, hearing this festive blessing left Shen Jing feeling somewhat dazed.
She smiled and said, "Happy New Year."
We still had to give Mr. Zheng face, so Shen Jing let Zhang Zhi into the house.
The interior was still in the state of being corroded by the mutated vines, dilapidated and eerily resembling a haunted house.
However, Zhang Zhi was not surprised; his emotions had already been shaken by the information he had just received that morning.
It was Old Zheng who made the decisive move, instructing him to come and find Shen Jing and tell her the news.
"Do you remember the earthquake before the apocalypse?" Zhang Zhi asked directly.
"I remember." Strictly speaking, the earthquake should have been the beginning of the apocalypse.
"News has come from the epicenter; mutated vines have also been discovered there, but they are much more aggressive than those in S City!" Zhang Zhi pressed one hand down on the other, forcing himself to calm down. "And that city has now become a dead... a dead city!"
After he said that, he seemed to lose all his energy and spirit.
Shen Jing frowned and asked, "A dead city? No survivors?"
Zhang Zhi forced a smile and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, but it's uncertain whether they are normal life forms."
"An abnormal life form..." A thought flashed through Shen Jing's mind, "Is it still human?"
"Yes, they retain human bodies, but they lose their minds and bite their own kind!"
"When did the news reach S City?" Shen Jing asked with a grave expression.
"Command posts across the country should have received the message this morning!" Zhang Zhi's face turned ashen as he thought of his hometown, which was far away near the Dead City. "Because of the snow blocking the roads, those... life forms are temporarily unable to leave the vicinity of the Dead City. However, the capital is requesting that all regions send support to F City!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Jing understood.
But why her? Old Zheng wouldn't do something like this to her, would he?
Shen Jing remained silent for a moment.
Waiting for Zhang Zhi to reveal his ultimate goal.
Zhang Zhi suddenly changed the subject: "The fifth batch of vegetables and rice has been harvested. Although the current yield is not enough to feed everyone in S City, at least there is hope, right?"
"Yes, any results are the best outcome," Shen Jing replied casually.
There is a lake in the west of the city, and agriculture is developed in the south.
The balance between the two forces has always been maintained delicately.
However, Shen Jing learned from the occasional messages brought by Sister Chen.
The Lin family in the west of the city was furious, because rice and vegetables are the staple foods ingrained in the genes of the city's residents.
With food available, the survivors were more inclined to support the Zheng family in the south of the city!
After all, the fish vendors in the west of the city used to take a 70% kickback, which really alienated the people!
Zhang Zhi looked at Shen Jing with indifferent expression.
He knew that he had no choice but to follow Zheng Lao's advice and state his purpose directly.
I thought that Miss Shen had some compassion in her heart when she offered the cold-resistant seeds...
But every time I saw her, except when I gave her jade, I would show emotional fluctuations, otherwise I would be very indifferent.
She really is a woman who only cares about immediate gains!
He changed the subject and continued, "The recruitment to support F City will begin soon. Whether you live or die, you will receive a substantial reward."
"For example?" I wonder if the authorities will give everyone a sweet potato as compensation.
"Rough jade stone."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jing began to listen intently.
Zhang Zhi's eyes flashed with displeasure; he knew she was that kind of person!
However, following Zheng Lao's instructions, he continued, "You were the one who saved Zheng Lao from the mutated vines back then. Would you be willing to participate in this recruitment?"
All the conditions are laid out; this is like fishing with a straight hook—those who are willing will take the bait.
Shen Jing did not agree immediately. "I'll think about it."
Zhang Zhi was even more disappointed.
He tried to persuade her using political tactics, but when he met Shen Jing's indifferent eyes, he couldn't utter a single word.
He could only force a smile as he left Golden Bay.
After Zhang Zhi left, Shen Jing leaned back on the sofa, staring at the corroded and blackened ceiling.
Floods are coming soon...
Leaving at this time is not a good idea.
So the reason why zombies appeared so early was because of the heavy casualties during the earthquake?
However, the simultaneous appearance of mutated vines is quite intriguing.
Surely Viper Labs wouldn't be dropping off experimental subjects in a dead city so early on, would they?
Shen Jing decided to confirm with Gu Yan first.
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