Chapter 111 Team Building
We can't just sit around waiting while we're stuck at home.
While honing their fighting skills, everyone keeps a close eye on real-time news online every day.
Lu Wei said that he might get a gun later. There would be firearms left behind by relevant departments after the battles, and those who were called up for military service would also be issued guns after being screened, so they needed to practice shooting skills in advance.
While practicing fighting skills, Xiang Xin also familiarized herself with the various electronic devices that Lin Xi and Lu Wei had prepared in advance.
After receiving Lin Xi's affirmation, Xiang Xin, who considered herself to have the lowest combat strength, gained a clear understanding of herself:
Serving as the team's scout.
Sometimes they chatted, and the team members got to know each other.
Lin Xi learned that Liang Hui was Lu Wei's junior in the same major at university, and after graduation, he also worked in Nanhua District B. As a result, the two had a lot of interaction and a stable relationship.
Xiang Xin is a cartoonist. After working in her hometown for two years, she couldn't stand the company's exploitation and her parents' pressure to get married. After arguing with her family, she quit her job in a fit of anger and came to Nanhua, a city full of comic conventions.
From then on, he became a freelance artist who stayed at home.
Liang Hui and Lin Xi had only met a few times at the martial arts gym five or six years ago, so they were somewhat strangers: "What did you do before?"
Before Lin Xi could answer, Liang Hui said, "Oh, they've dug up all your information online. You're a cleaner."
"..."
Xiang Xin bravely took the blame: "My main job is still a Sanda coach! I'm doing cleaning to save the world."
Lin Xi: "..."
Keep your voice down! Don't keep talking about saving the world!
Lu Wei's rented room didn't have the same safe renovations as Yu Shiyun's; only the door was of better quality.
The house is small, and the supplies stored are few and minimal.
Moreover, it's not on the top floor, so there's no space to install large-scale solar panels, and there's no water purifier; there's only a single, low-power solar charging panel.
The supplies included self-defense tools and wilderness survival equipment, while the food consisted mainly of high-calorie fast food and compressed food.
The refrigerator contained only a small amount of eggs and meat, and there was no place to grow vegetables.
This house is clearly intended as a temporary base for replenishing supplies, not for long-term survival or refuge.
After a short adjustment, they will leave, and it will be difficult to take all these things with them.
Living together in a small house requires coordinating many things.
For example, taking a break.
There is only one bedroom, and the bed in the bedroom is only 1.2 meters wide, which is barely enough for two adults to squeeze in.
Lu Wei and Liang Hui suggested that the girl could have it.
Lin Xi and Xiang Xin were remarkably in agreement: We don't need to let them.
This isn't their home, so they can't have a dominant position here. They can sleep on the floor in the living room or use outdoor sleeping bags.
However, as a newly integrated group, being too modest can be too cumbersome.
Lin Xi proposed: "We will take turns sleeping in the bed, one week for boys and one week for girls."
No objections, next step:
Have a meal.
The stock of instant food and compressed biscuits is enough for four people, but the fresh food in the refrigerator needs to be used up quickly.
Liang Hui and Xiang Xin scratched their heads as they looked at the large chunks of frozen meat: "I've never cooked before."
Lin Xi was greatly surprised.
Liang Hui and Xiang Xin are migrant workers in Nanhua and live in rented apartments. Lin Xi, although she has a Nanhua household registration, also lives alone.
How can these two people tolerate eating takeout all year round and still refuse to cook?
Feeling Liang Hui's seemingly casual gaze, Lin Xi glared back unhappily: "If you're going to say that cooking is a girl's job, I'll slap your mouth shut."
Xiang Xin: "Why not just kill him outright?"
Lin Xi: "..."
Xiang Xin put her hand on Lin Xi's shoulder: "Hey, Sister Xi is Sister Xi. Others usually just say 'kill' directly, but you always say to hit a specific part."
The last time Lin Xi saw Yang Yicheng, she also said she would smash his hand.
She thought Xiang Xin was going to say that she wasn't decisive enough.
Xiang Xin said, "But I think it's more powerful. Saying 'kill' sounds like empty talk, but saying you'll hit a specific part of the body sounds like you have a clear goal and that you'll actually do it!"
Lin Xi thought to herself: That's right. What she said was always something that was practically possible.
In the end, everyone took turns cooking, which was fair and just, and no one objected.
Since everyone is staying at home now, there's no other division of labor.
Moreover, the limited rice and meat reserves here won't last four people more than a few days.
Next, Lin Xi witnessed just how terrible the food could be if someone couldn't cook—
Xiang Xin and Liang Hui vividly demonstrated what it means to be a kitchen black hole; every time it was their turn to cook, the dishes were either half-burnt or undercooked.
Lu failed to cook the food properly; he merely cooked it until it was done.
Lin Xin can transform plain meat into something delicious by boiling, roasting, and frying it, using only oil and salt as seasonings.
She had lived alone for many years before the apocalypse, and she already knew how to cook. After the apocalypse, she stayed at home all day with nothing to do, and developed excellent cooking and planting skills.
After finally getting a proper meal, Xiang Xin looked at Lin Xi with even more admiration: "Xi Xi, you must have had a great time in the apocalypse. Following you was the best decision I ever made!"
Lin Xi finally began to adjust to Xiang Xin's gaze:
Well, as long as she doesn't reveal the embarrassing fact that she's "saving the world," let her be.
As July arrived in the blink of an eye, the temperature in Nanhua suddenly soared.
The stench of rotting zombies filled the air, but it wasn't as noticeable on the higher floor where Lu Wei lived.
Looking down from the high-rise building, you can see zombies wandering around the streets from time to time.
It's a corpse, yet it's more resistant to high temperatures than a human.
The relevant departments had provided supplies once before but had not returned. Some residents had run out of food and were risking going out to find supplies.
Some people successfully bought items for free from nearby supermarkets, but many more inadvertently became food for zombies.
These are things that people do every day. While learning from Xiang Xin, he would often look out the window to see what was happening outside, sharing his observations as he went:
"Wow, this guy is both wicked and clever. He was squatting at the entrance of the building and successfully robbed the person who was bringing back supplies."
However, she was the only one observing the outside world like a curious child, while everyone else was busy with their own things.
Only Lin Xi took the time to reply to her: "There will be even worse things in the future, like murder and robbery."
Xiang Xin paused for a second, then said, "The four of us can beat them!"
After removing the gauze, Lin Xi checked the condition of her left hand and tried to rotate her arm. It was slightly painful, but she was able to remove the sling.
Lu Wei was fiddling with something on the computer.
Liang Hui placed the tablet by the door and aimed the laser gun at the zombies moving on the screen.
Xiang Xin patted him on the shoulder: "You've been playing for an hour, let me practice."
However, as soon as she started using it, she heard the air conditioner beep and stop working.
Even though the lights weren't on during the day, everyone realized one thing from the reactions of the air conditioner and the computer:
Nanhua has lost power.
Lu Wei closed his laptop, stood up, and said, "We need to prepare to leave early."
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