Ch67 - Animal Siege

The two backpacks were almost stuffed to the brim, Wei Xuan took some tools out of the two backpacks and simply hung them on the side of the backpacks. But even if he stuffed all the seeds in, and conveniently stuffed all the seeds of flowers and trees that he had never seen before, he also stuffed them in the same way. 

The backpacks of the two of them were not completely filled, so it seems that the two backpacks they took from the outdoor sports store were really quite stuffable.

With a backpack that was 70% to 80% full, Wei Xuan rested his chin in contemplation, and then surprise flashed in his eyes—because he was so excited after seeing the seeds, he actually forgot the original goal of coming here, he hasn’t gone to the bookstore yet!

Therefore, Wei Xuan dragged Du Hang excitedly to the bookstore across the street, picked out a lot of books that might be useful and stuffed them into the backpack that was not completely full yet, and also packed four big plastic bags.

Most of the books he selected this time are related to the cultivation of various crops. Who made it impossible to search for information online now? If he wants to study these flowers and plants, he can only count on physical books now.

On the evening of his third day out, Wei Xuan found a room in a random shop to rest, leaning against Du Hang with satisfaction, looking at today’s huge harvest, he sighed sincerely: “I came back with a full load. It’s a rewarding experience!”

Although he found many more things than the current amount when collecting various daily necessities in the community before, the mood between the two is completely different. The things he found in the past are basically practical items that will disappear after use and will be broken after a long time, but now, what he found is a kind of hope, maybe he can really use these things to create a better life for his future.

Du Hang, who was being used as a cushion, kept silent all the time, but when Wei Xuan was leaning on his arms with a happy expression, he suddenly lowered his head and looked at the person in his arms. His dazed eyes cleared a bit and he seemed to be looking at Wei Xuan with a serious expression. 

Although there is still no expression of emotion, there is a sense of seriousness that is completely different from the usual daze. This kind of gaze is very similar to the way people occasionally looked at each other inadvertently on the street before the end of the apocalypse. It was very common before, but it never appeared on any zombie till this moment.

As someone was expressing his emotions facing two huge backpacks and four bags of thick books, he didn’t see the appearance of the person behind him at all.

Therefore, when Wei Xuan raised his head with a smile on his face and looked at Du Hang who was leaning against him, Du Hang’s expression returned to the usual dazed state.

Wei Xuan didn’t notice anything unusual, he was still smiling, raised his hands to hold Du Hang’s face, and kneaded it: “When we get back, turn on the other planter, and try to grow some of these seeds. Let’s see if we can make them germinate… I really hope that there will be some movement in some of the seeds… Of course, it’s best not to have any aggressive mutant plants.”

Even if an aggressive plant did appear, he wasn’t particularly worried, but after all, it was more troublesome to deal with and might have some adverse effects on other plants.

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“The yield of these potatoes is so large, we have hope for the future!” A man in his thirties who looked a little dry and thin said loudly with some excitement while holding up half-peeled potatoes in his hand.

“But all the other plants are dead, and we can only eat this disgusting thing every day…” A middle-aged woman pursed her lips in distaste, but she still reluctantly stuffed the slightly powdered and baked potatoes into her mouth.  

She hated potatoes since before the end of the world! Before the end of the world, because of her taste problem, any food related to potatoes would not appear on the table in her family all year round. Therefore, even if her husband and children want to eat this food, they can only eat it when they go out to eat.

But who would have thought? After the end of the world, she actually has to rely on this thing to make ends meet! 

Another woman of her age squinted at her and said with a sneer: “Don’t we still have carrots here? If you don’t like potatoes, you can eat them, but the production of those things is too small ~ the part that is given to you, I don’t know how many meals are enough for your big appetite?”

“You!” The first middle-aged woman glared and was about to throw away the potatoes in her hand and quarrel with that woman. 

“Shut up! You have something to eat yet you canty hold back!” A very tough-looking uncle glared at the two women, “You are arguing all day long! It’s the end of the world and you still can’t control your mouth? Are you so capable? Go down and quarrel with the group of zombies? If you can quarrel them all to save us!”

The two women lowered their heads and didn’t dare to speak anymore, and some other people couldn’t help but hold back their laughter. 

This uncle with an appearance that can scare children awake in the middle of the night is a supernatural person among their group of survivors, and he is also the kind with extremely strong fighting power. 

Although ordinary people and ability users accounted for half of them among the survivors, there is no doubt that this kind of person with extremely strong fighting power and extremely lethal appearance is definitely something ordinary people like them dare not provoke. 

There are several big tables in the room. After the uncle yelled at the table over there, it finally calmed down. After the people at the other table watched the joke for a while, a young man in his early twenties asked an aunt at their table: “Grandma Zhao, how many potatoes shall we plant this time?”

Grandma Zhao, who was feeding her little grandson mashed potatoes, thought about it and sighed: “It would be best if we can plant it on the whole roof. These potatoes grow fast and can be harvested in two months. But it’s still too late for us to start now. That’s right, if we can confirm the highest output of these potatoes two months in advance, we won’t have to worry about it this winter.” 

At the same table, a woman in her thirties smiled and said: “There is no way to do it. We still have a lot of food in stock, and with some potatoes, it is estimated that it will last until the spring of next year. Besides, even if it is produced in multiple varieties, what if we can’t store it?”

“That’s right, potatoes can also freeze! Wouldn’t it be worse if they were frozen?” A man wearing glasses at the next table nodded quickly to show his support. 

Grandma Zhao smiled and said nothing. Although she could tell them that potatoes can also be dried and preserved, there is no need to say it to dampen everyone’s enthusiasm for the time being.

“As long as I have potatoes to eat, I can last a year! Let’s find a way to go out after next spring to see if there are any plants that can bear fruit. Maybe we can find other things and bring them back to plant!” 

“That’s right! We can plant potatoes now, and they can be harvested before the end of October, just in time for winter!”

The atmosphere in the room became lively, even though there were hundreds of zombies swarming just downstairs their building, as long as there was still a glimmer of hope, people could persevere. 

Near a certain city in the south, which is very far away from T city, outside a medium-sized base with a capacity of 100,000 people, roars shook the sky, and guns blared.

A group of zombie animals that looked more terrifying and ferocious than zombies were currently surrounding the city, attacking the town frantically.

These zombie animals range from common pigs, cattle, sheep, mules, horses, and some birds that have long lost the ability to fly. What is even more surprising is that there are many non-domestic animals such as zebras, rhinos, ostriches, orangutans, monkeys, etc. There are even many uncommon animals such as alpacas and flamingos mixed in, and the number is still very large.

If it wasn’t the zombie animals from abroad who came here specially to play the zombie animal siege, then it must be the zombie animals from a nearby zoo who came here in groups!

The ones who came were indeed zombie animals from a large zoo nearby.

On the wall of the base, people with red eyes are desperately throwing ammunition and abilities below the wall. However, zombies are not guaranteed to be killed by a few bullets. If they are shot in the right position, no amount of bullets can eliminate their mobility.

What makes these people want to vomit blood even more is that although they often fight zombies, they usually deal with human zombies! When encountering animal zombies suddenly, most people will be stunned for a while. 

What makes these people want to vomit blood even more is that the usual weak point when dealing with human zombies is not necessarily the weak point of these zombie animals! What’s more, there are so many types of these zombie animals, and the position of the crystal nucleus of each animal is somewhat different!

“The ammunition is almost running out! What’s the situation in your logistics department? Why haven’t you delivered it yet!” The commander behind the wall was yelling into the intercom.

After a burst of sizzling sounds, the person on the other side was also obviously upset: “…I just sent a batch to the west city wall, and the ammunition is almost running out!”

“We are the northern city wall!! I have notified you three times here!! How can I defend without ammunition?!”

“Let your ability users fight first! Don’t you know that there is no production equipment in the base? Hurry up, I can’t produce bullets!” The person opposite was obviously angry.

“If I don’t urge you, who will y?! If you don’t do anything you can just wait for those bastards to find you!” The commander couldn’t help but yell into the intercom. The person on the other side also hung up the communication in a rage.

Originally, the amount of ammunition in the base was not much. It was okay to deal with the human zombies who were unwilling to leave the base. The number of zombies that would wander around here is actually not too many. After eliminating a batch, it will be clean for a long time. 

But now these animals are different! They don’t have the rigid needs of their living environment, and they like to wander around nature. How can they be willing to stay in the park or in their houses? 

Therefore, the zombie animals that can come out and wander around, in line with the nature of animals, wander around in large groups. If you are not careful, some groups of zombie animals will wander near the human base. The sense of smell of animals is better than that of humans. Much more sensitive, therefore, the zombie animal siege inevitably kicked off.