None of the four had thought that bamboo leaves could be used to make tea.

Drinking bamboo leaf tea, Yan Xinian couldn't help but sigh again, "We all underestimated Xiao Nong's ability before."

Xia Lunong said modestly, "No, no."

"Yes." Xia Huo said, "Xiao Nong, your ability is probably one of the most terrifying abilities in this era. When the conditions are right, we will study it carefully."

"It will probably take a long time." Xia Lunong said, "Our base is in a state of disrepair and we don't know when we will have a research foundation."

Yan Xinian listened to him and said, "Our base was just established last year. We have explored the surrounding areas this year. We will probably be able to go to the Spark Base next year to see the greatest strength that China has preserved in our time."

Xia Lunong's eyes sparkled, "Shall we go next winter?"

Yan Xinian said, "It depends on how much work there is next year. We have no shortage of food now, so maybe we can set off in summer or autumn."

Xia Lunong said with longing in her eyes, "Then I hope we can go next year."

Yan Xinian said, "Don't we still owe Honeysuckle a gentleman's appointment? Let's go see it together next year, and then go to the Spark Base. Now we have a space bamboo tube, it's quite convenient even if we don't drive."

Xia Lunong nodded.

After they finished their tea, they checked the bamboo tube that Xia Lunong had just created.

If they didn't pour water into it, they couldn't guess how big the space was.

Xia Huo said, "Forget about pouring water. The residual water inside is not good for the preservation of the items. Aren't we fishing? Just stuff a few fish in, and we can roughly estimate the size."

The bamboo tube was big enough for the fish to fit in.

Yan Xinian gestured and said happily: "This method is good. Let's wait until the fish jelly is hard, and then stuff it in. It should be fine to store it for ten days or half a month."

Xia Huoqu said: "In this case, hurry up and finish breakfast and continue fishing. There are many fish in this river. Excluding the dogs' share, it should be no problem to fill up two bamboo tubes."

Xia Lunong immediately said after hearing this: "Brother, I will go fishing with you!"

Xia Huoqu glanced at him, "Didn't you just use your supernatural power, aren't you sleepy?"

"Why don't you sleep during your siesta later? I'll go fishing with you guys first. If the target is fish, my sense of smell is no worse than those dogs, and I can even talk."

Xia Huoqu patted him on the back, "You're so promising, you can even compete with the dogs."

Xia Lunong was so promising, he chuckled, stood up and went to pull the net with his brother and the others.

There were a lot of fish and shrimp in the net, except for a few fish and shrimp that were seriously mutated, all the others could be eaten.

Even though they didn't eat some fish that tasted very fishy and had very rough meat, the dogs were very happy to eat them.

They stayed by the river for five days and caught tens of thousands of kilograms of fish.

Except for that particularly fierce fish, they only put two bamboo tubes of fish, plus that particularly fierce fish, a total of more than 10,000 kilograms of fish.

The rest of the fish were left to the dogs.

The fish they caught were shared by the dogs in half, which was fair and just.

The dogs dug holes and hid most of the fish, and froze the rest by the river as their daily rations.

Xia Lunong liked these dogs very much, and wanted to take a few of them with her when they left.

The dogs disagreed.

The big yellow dog in the lead especially expressed his wish to lead the dogs to live in the local area.

They all got used to the current life and liked the feeling of hunting for a living.

Xia Lunong and the others did not force them, but said goodbye to the dogs with regret.

The dogs were reluctant to leave them, and on the day they left, they followed their car and ran a long way.

Xia Lunong's eyes were red. She leaned out of the car and waved to the dogs, "Goodbye! I'll come see you next time I have the chance!"

"Woof woof!"

"Our base is in the southeast. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to us!"

"Woof woof!"

"Go back. Don't send us off!"

Xia Lunong roared in the wind. It was not known whether she was sad or cold, but her eyes and nose were red.

The dogs followed the car for more than ten kilometers. Gradually, more and more dogs fell behind.

After sending them around a mountain, the big yellow dog also stopped and squatted on the side of the road to watch them leave.

When Xia Lunong put his head back into the car, his eyes were full of tears.

Kong Zhi put his arm around his shoulders and patted his back gently.

Xia Lunong buried his head in Kong Zhi's shoulders and didn't look up.

Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian didn't say anything to him.

Their truck drove forward.

The snow hadn't melted yet, and the soft snow had frozen hard, making the road more slippery.

Seeing that it was impossible to deal with it, Xia Lunong had to grow a few hard vines and wrap them around the wheels to barely prevent slipping.

Yan Xinian held the steering wheel, looked ahead, and said, "It feels like the weather is getting worse. I don't know how the base is doing."

Xia Huo said, "There are so many capable people in the base. It will still run smoothly even if we are not here. We don't have to take ourselves too seriously."

"That's right." Yan Xinian said, "Then let me put it another way. I wonder how our pigs, cattle and sheep are doing? We still need to eat red meat in the winter."

Xia Lunong said sullenly, "The fodder has been prepared a long time ago. I told He Shuhui that if it doesn't work, just feed them beans.

Anyway, they won't get hungry." Yan Xinian said, "The pigs and cattle are in the base, so there must be no problem. But what about the sheep?"

Xia Lunong replied, "Anyway, the sheep can eat anything. If they are really hungry, they should go up the mountain."

"If we go up the mountain, it will be difficult to find them again." Yan Xinian said, "But there is no point in worrying now, let's just take it one step at

a time." The four chatted casually, taking turns driving and resting.

They searched five gas stations on the way and stored enough fuel, so they could drive forward with the luxury of air conditioning.

In the next few days, they hardly stopped to rest at night. They worked in groups of two, with one group driving and the other sleeping, traveling day and night to the Black Gold Base.

Starting from this afternoon, they could barely distinguish the roadside and saw traces of people one after another.

These people lived in the houses before the disaster.

It can be seen that most of the houses have been repaired and reinforced, and the people living inside should be relatively strong.

Xia Lunong and the others also saw defensive fortifications and even saw gun muzzles sticking out of some houses.

This scene was really exciting.

The two woke up Yan Xinian and Xia Huoqu who were fighting in the back of the car, and the four of them were on alert together.

Fortunately, the houses on both sides of the road had weapons stretched out, and the people inside did not intend to attack actively.

Their truck passed safely under the muzzles of gunfire on both sides of the road, and several people broke out in cold sweat.

Yan Xinian stared outside the car and whispered, "We can't do this. The risk is too high. It's okay during the day, but at night, we're afraid someone will take advantage of the chaos to attack. We have to find a suitable place to stop and rest and replan the route."

The three agreed.

Kong Zhi turned the steering wheel, "Let's find a small uninhabited village nearby."

"Okay." Xia Huo said, "Let's be careful." Kong Zhi

drove the car to the side road.

Soon, they found that there were more people on the side road.

Outside some villages on the side road, there were actually people living in tents.

It was dusk at this time, and many people lit bonfires in the snow, including many old people and children.

In the middle of winter, many people were ragged and looked at strangers not far away with vigilance.

Xia Lunong looked at the stranger in the distance warily, with mixed feelings in his heart.

When he looked outside, the people outside were also looking at him.

Xia Lunong had a particularly delicate face, with clear black and white eyes, and looked gentle in temperament.

A big man outside met his eyes and shouted at them: "Brothers! Where are you going? It's dark, stop and rest!"

Kong Zhi slowly stepped on the brakes, opened the window a little, and asked: "What do you have here?"

"There is hot water! There are rooms! And a parking lot!" The big man saw that there was a chance, and became more positive. He stood up and shouted, "We guarantee safety! You are going to the Black Gold Base? We can also provide exclusive information."

The truck slowly stopped.

Kong Zhi said to Xia Lunong, "Xiao Nong, feel for a moment, will we encounter danger here?"

Xia Lunong really felt it for a moment, and shook her head after a moment, "It seems not."

Kong Zhi asked Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian in the back, "Brother Huoqu, what do you think? Do you want to stay and rest and get some information?"

"Sure." Xia Huoqu said, "When he comes, let Xinian ask first."

The big man was strong and took big steps. He arrived in front of their car in a few minutes, raised his hand and looked at them from five or six meters away, "Do you want to rest for a while? I see that you have a car and people, so you should be strong. You don't need to worry about staying with us."

Yan Xinian was amused by his unique way of soliciting customers, "Are you running a hotel here?"

"Where? There's not enough people to open a hotel in this shabby place." The big man said, "I live here with a few brothers. The place is quite spacious. It's enough for you to stay. I want to make some extra money and get some information at the same time."

The big man was honest.

Yan Xinian said, "My name is Yan Xinian, what's your name?"

"My name is Xiong Antian, my friends call me Xiong Da." Xiong Antian asked, "Where are you from? Judging from the condition of your car, it seems that you have had a pretty easy journey here?"

Yan Xinian said, "A small base in the southeast. I have nothing to do in winter, so I came to the Black Gold Base to take a look. How come you live outside the base? Aren't you afraid of mutated plants and animals?"

"There's nothing we can do about it." Xiong Antian said, "The Black Gold Base is safe, but the taxes are high. We work so hard, and all the little income we earn goes into taxes. We can't even afford to eat, so we just move out of the base. Anyway, there's a lot of people around here, and all the dangerous and valuable mutant plants and animals have run away."

Yan Xinian chatted with Xiong Antian for a few words, and seeing that he had a clear look in his eyes and didn't look like someone with bad intentions, and he was confident in his own power, he agreed.

Xiong Antian was very happy to see that he had attracted business, "We are a homestay, and each person only needs five kilograms of rice or equivalent food per night. We can provide hot water, bedding, and a meal. If you need it, we can also provide car maintenance services, but it will cost extra."

Kong Zhi drove and followed Xiong Antian to their gathering place.

Yan Xinian got out of the car and walked in front with Xiong Antian. Seeing that there were children in the gathering place of Xiong Antian and his friends, Yan Xinian asked, "You are so happy to attract customers, aren't you afraid that we are bad people?"

"In today's world, if we don't even have this little bit of eyesight, we would have died eight hundred times already." Xiong Antian said, "Besides, our place is under the jurisdiction of the Black Gold Base, and there is nothing worth coveting. You guys are not willing to be hunted down by the Black Gold Base for a little profit, right?"