Chapter 101: Roughing It Outdoors And Crazy Stockpiling Of Supplies
While Yu Jiang was sleeping soundly, on the other side.
The same Happy Farm, but different in that it was still that dilapidated scene.
Strawberry Candy and Purple Butt Can Do It were wearing grass-woven Ghille Suits crafted by ‘Doomsday Handicraft Apprentice’, huddled in a pile of wild grass, poking out two heads like groundhogs.
Their frightened gazes scanned around, and only then did the two dare to breathe a sigh of relief.
“My hands and feet are all numb, so cold.” Strawberry Candy shivered.
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3-degree weather, with a little drizzle, outdoors it wouldn’t freeze you to death, but it was uncomfortable.
They couldn’t go back to the bus either, and didn’t dare approach the houses in the farm.
Of the 10 players, only 4 were left now, all hiding and not daring to make a sound, while not a single mutant was missing.
It wasn’t that they hadn’t tried, they really couldn’t beat them; Strawberry Candy had used all her skills, how could a baseball bat go up against a mutant’s Great Iron Hammer.
Purple Butt Can Do It had only taken an arrow to his thigh.
Luckily his luck was good; he had stepped crookedly and dodged it just right, only getting grazed, not serious.
Otherwise that arrow would have hit his butt.
The two of them had escaped the mutants’ pursuit thanks to the grass-woven Ghille Suit that Purple Butt Can Do It had just acquired.
This grass-woven Ghille Suit could grant the player Stealth status in the corresponding environment, with pretty good concealment effect.
However, because it was a product of primary crafting, it was a bit fragile; Strawberry Candy had worn it and jumped out to give a mutant a whack with a stick, to rob the mutant’s bow and arrow.
It could have succeeded; this mutant had the lowest defense and weakest strength, but who knew there was another one nearby that had just killed a player, with blood still on its weapon.
The two of them could only run, and the Ghille Suit got torn while running, which was miserable.
“Candy sis, I’m cold too.” Purple Butt Can Do It looked up at the sky, his eyes full of sorrow, “How is it only 2 a.m., still several hours until dawn.”
Thinking back, he used to be a second-generation rich kid; getting robbed abroad was nothing, not even a mattress at the start wasn’t hardship, all the suffering from childhood to now was in this game!
Luckily, at least he had met up with team buddies, not coming in alone.
Otherwise, with his combat power, he’d be done right at the start!
“What crappy Happy Farm, only mutants think it’s happy!” He muttered softly, afraid of being heard by mutants.
“Others call it Happy Farm, not happy.” Strawberry Candy’s body shivered.
Talking a bit was good, otherwise she kept fearing her companion would suddenly get done.
“Same thing.” Purple Butt Can Do It said listlessly, “So cold outdoors you can’t sleep at all, you rest and I’ll keep night watch?”
“I’m not sleeping well either, no, I think we need to change places.” Strawberry Candy discussed with him,
“Sleeping in the grass, or not sleeping at all, health value will drop, and the instance ends in so long, we need to keep our status, otherwise we’re really done.”
Purple Butt Can Do It nodded, “Farms usually have a cellar, three options: find the cellar, wait till night when mutants also rest, avoid traps, find a house in the farm.
Or lamp-under-black to the main house, I noticed the main house attic never had lights on, maybe mutants won’t go up.”
“Which would Sister Jiang pick?” Strawberry Candy looked at him; following Sister Jiang’s thinking shouldn’t be wrong.
“I think Sister Jiang would sneak into the mutants’ home and loot all their supplies.” Purple Butt Can Do It said sincerely,
“But us wearing this, going to the fodder place is safer.”
“Makes sense, let’s go!” Strawberry Candy waved her hand, signaling him to follow, “First enter the farm and find a place to hide, wait till tomorrow when my skill cooldown is over, then try the main house.”
The two crouched all the way, arduously crawling out of the grass, cold rain threads drifting on their faces, their whole bodies giving off a sense of miserable fate.
Finally, without danger they found the shed for raising livestock before, also cold, roof leaking wind and rain,
There was a faint smell of animal feces on the ground, even though no breeding for a long time, but much better than outside.
The two agreed on shifts for night watch, then squeezed in the corner and fell asleep.
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Yu Jiang felt like she had just closed her eyes when the piercing alarm clock rang.
Thinking her crops were ripe, she did a carp leap to sit up, hurriedly threw on outerwear and went downstairs.
As for washing up, she’d catch up on sleep when back, talk then. This weather at 6 a.m. was still night, sky not lit.
Yu Jiang arrived on the first floor and found that those who planted 6-hour mature crops were also ready to go.
To harvest this batch in time, no matter how tired or bitter, everyone could crawl up!
Yu Jiang even carried sacks downstairs, giving one to each; this thing was everywhere in the cellar before, couldn’t use them all.
She still had a retro grid snake skin bag, the kind with handles, keeping it for herself.
Just like that, each holding a urea sack, they went out facing the cold and fine rain threads.
The small wooden door next to them was closed, the light screen floating on the window showed: Resting, self-service purchase available.
“The NPCs here are really good, no worry about getting killed by monsters someday, safe residence, water and electricity, won’t freeze or starve.”
Player No. 7 looked at the small and cozy wooden house, showing an envious look.
Yu Jiang said in her heart, “Not necessarily.”
When paying, she noticed that behind the window, on the table, there was a worn-out photo frame.
The photo inside was the same as the one she had seen here before, but placed in this farm after restart, it seemed out of place.
The original residents here, for some reason, turned into NPCs?
The planting area arrived.
Yu Jiang’s attention turned to the thriving crops in front of her; the ones maturing in 6 hours were only sweet potatoes, potatoes, napa cabbage, and fruit cucumbers.
The fruit cucumber seeds were ones she picked up herself in the main house, no need to spend crystal coins to buy them, rounded up it’s like getting wool.
Harvesting only required operating on the light screen, and soon, a large bag of fruit cucumbers was in hand.
People who don’t replenish vitamins for a long time are prone to illness; in the apocalypse road, fresh vegetables and fruit are especially precious, not to mention outside the instance it’s freezing cold, and no wild fruit can even be gathered on the road.
Several people looked at the heavy crops in their hands, their faces lit up with joy like it was New Year; after harvesting, they immediately tilled the soil and replanted, not wasting a single moment.
After a whole day, the six people lived fulfilling and busy lives, and the harvest was exciting.
The newly harvested rice and wheat that day were immediately processed with the farm’s machines; Yu Jiang, Big Sister No. 2, and Player No. 7 all used the generator to charge the batteries fully; the remaining diesel was divided among the three main forces, Yu Jiang and the others.
In the evening, everyone could make pancakes in the backyard, and eat roasted corn and roasted sweet potatoes.
Not sure if it was psychological, but the food she planted always tasted exceptionally delicious.
Big Sister No. 2’s skill in making noodle dishes was also very good; Yu Jiang paid 30 crystal coins to have her make some extra.
Uncle No. 10 grilled lamb and paired it with a small cup of sauce fragrance white wine, exclaiming how comfortable this life was.
“This expensive wine is just better than the tens of yuan ones I drank before; do you want some? Just right to warm up.”
“I’ll have a little, thanks bro.” No. 3 in leather jacket grinned and picked up the cup.
Uncle No. 10 sighed lightly: “At my age, I can’t be your bro.”
“Your strength is way better than me and No. 7.” Player No. 3 was referring to himself and No. 7.
Yu Jiang nodded in agreement; don’t look at the ages of No. 2 and No. 10, their strength was truly impressive.
If not grouped with those two, without anyone covering her, she couldn’t have taken down the meteor hammer mutant alone.
