The sound was coming from one of the rooms in the house.
Xia Luoxue carefully pointed the gun at the door, her eyes fixed on it.
Suddenly, the doorknob moved.
A familiar figure walked out from inside.
It's Ji Xian.
"It's so dark here."
Ji Xian appeared before Xia Luoxue carrying a hiking backpack.
Xia Luoxue's tense nerves relaxed.
"It's you! How did you get out of the room? Did you stay inside the house the whole time and never go out?"
"Hmm." Ji Xian responded casually without refuting, then put down his backpack, took out several large pieces of black cloth from it, and handed them to Xia Luoxue.
"Hang these cloths on the windows to block out some light and prevent them from attracting mutated creatures. Leave it like this for now, and we'll make the modifications during the day."
Xia Luoxue nodded, though her mind was full of questions, she still took the cloth and quickly got to work.
Ji Xian picked up his hiking backpack and slowly made his way to the kitchen in the dark.
When he got to the kitchen, Ji Xian couldn't stand the darkness.
He took a candle out of his backpack, placed it on the stove, and lit it with a lighter.
Then, he took out one plastic bag after another from his backpack.
The plastic bags were all full of things.
The plastic bag was full of potato chips.
The plastic bag was full of bread.
The plastic bag was full of cookies.
The plastic bag was full of tomatoes.
The plastic bag was full of eggs.
The plastic bag was full of sausages.
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Ji Xian took out a portable gas stove, installed the gas canister, and started a fire.
There are pots and pans left by the previous owner in the kitchen.
Ji Xian washed the pots and pans clean in the sink.
Pick up a small frying pan and place it on the portable gas stove.
I cracked five eggs into a bowl, sprinkled some chopped green onions on top, added a pinch of salt, and started stirring.
Heat oil in a small wok.
Pour the beaten eggs into the pot.
After a few stirs, the pan quickly releases an enticing aroma of egg flowers.
Ji Xian hurriedly took out a cutting board, ready to cut the tomatoes.
Just about to cut.
Sudden.
The kitchen light came on.
The sudden light in the darkness startled Ji Xian.
Soon, Xia Luoxue appeared at the kitchen door.
“This house has a solar power system. When I was fixing the water supply system, I also fixed the power system.”
Xia Luoxue spoke casually, as if fixing these things was a trivial matter.
Ji Xian was still amazed by Xia Luoxue's abilities and couldn't help but exclaim, "So amazing!"
In fact, he made the right choice in selecting this house as his safe haven.
The previous owner of this house had made preparations before the end of the world.
Ji Xian recalled the news magazines about the impending apocalypse that he had found when he first entered the house.
The previous owner of the house had the foresight to make preparations, but unfortunately, when the apocalypse occurred, it was not suitable for humans to survive on the ground. Therefore, all the preparations made by the previous owner benefited Ji Xian.
With the power supply system, Ji Xian was able to do things more easily.
Ji Xian started cutting tomatoes.
Xia Luoxue followed the aroma to the small wok.
Staring in surprise at the fragrant scrambled eggs.
"What, what is this?" Xia Luoxue asked, pointing at the scrambled eggs.
"Scrambled eggs," Ji Xian replied casually.
"This smells so good!" Xia Luoxue looked on with longing and reached out to grab a piece to eat.
Luckily, Ji Xian reacted quickly and grabbed Xia Luoxue's hand: "Be careful, it's hot!" Ji Xian found Xia Luoxue's expression amusing: "Haven't you ever seen scrambled eggs before?"
Xia Luoxue shook her head: "The only food we can eat in this world is nutrient solution. Oh no, there are other foods too. It is said that some shelters still raise some poultry from before the apocalypse, but the number is very small. We ordinary people have never even seen them, let alone eaten them. Your scrambled eggs are from the legendary poultry, right?"
Ji Xian nodded: "Yes!"
Xia Luoxue looked at Ji Xian excitedly: "You actually have something so precious. My choice was definitely right."
Ji Xian shrugged, thoroughly enjoying Xia Luoxue's adoring gaze.
He then went to cut the tomatoes.
Xia Luoxue leaned closer again: "What kind of fruit is this?"
"These are tomatoes, for stir-frying."
"Are you sure this is safe to eat?" Xia Luoxue asked tentatively.
The post-apocalyptic world is not without fruit; Xia Luoxue has seen bright red fruit hanging from the branches, but the fruit in the post-apocalyptic world is inedible.
"Of course you can eat it." Ji Xian handed Xia Luoxue a slice of tomato that had been cut.
Xia Luoxue held it in her hand and carefully stuck out her tongue to lick it.
I can't feel any discomfort on my tongue, so it seems there's no poison.
Charlotte then put the whole slice of tomato into her mouth.
"It's delicious, it's really delicious."
Ji Xian casually said, "Of course it's delicious. I bought it from the farmers' market, not those hormone-treated tomatoes sold in supermarkets."
"A farmers' market?" He stared with wide, questioning eyes.
Ji Xian then realized that he had let something slip.
"It's nothing, just the name of a secret base."
However, Xia Luoxue had already memorized the name, and her mind was filled with longing and yearning. What kind of place was it?
Ji Xian thought Xia Luoxue was standing next to him and affecting his cooking, so he said, "That plastic bag is full of potato chips. Take it and eat it over there. By the way, don't eat too much, dinner is about to start."
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