Chapter 53: Habit
"I heard that there are a lot of bigwigs from other bases who have come back, and some powerful people have gone directly to the barracks, but we don't know each other, let alone heard of it." Li Tie said and said, "When we were busy working, we heard the rumbling cars outside, and looked out—okay, that big bunch!" There are a lot of tanks! ”
Several people sighed with emotion and then got up and returned to their respective rooms, Luo Xun and the two also got up to say goodbye, and the rest of Zhang Su put the food that Li Tie and the others brought back to him into his lunch box, and brushed the lunch box they brought and sent them back. Zhang Su had already had dinner today, and to be honest, he thought that Li Tie said that bringing him food was just a polite remark when they left, but he didn't expect to really bring it......
Luo Xun saw the food brought by Li Tie and them, not to mention, there was really meat and vegetables. The same is roasted eggplant and stewed potatoes, although there is no meat in the roasted eggplant, but the taste is much more fragrant than what you eat at noon, and there are also large pieces of pork belly and whole eggs in the potato roasted meat.
Luo Xun and the others also got the two boiled eggs that Li Tie and the others brought back, and they just went back to add food.
Stir-fried shredded lettuce, dry pot potatoes and bacon, and then made a spinach and shrimp skin soup, accompanied by two braised eggs and a big steamed bun brought back at noon, Luo Xun said that the quality of the dinner was not bad.
After eating and drinking, I went to the balcony and covered the quail's cage with a black cloth, and suddenly found that the quail's nest looked like ...... Something different?
"Yan Fei, Yan Fei! Quail lays eggs!! Luo Xun suddenly jumped up and shouted excitedly.
"Eggs?!" Yan Fei was also startled, and hurriedly came to the cage. Sure enough, there were a few more small quail eggs in black and white in the small quail nest!
Luo Xun hurriedly picked up a high-light flashlight, took out the quail eggs one by one, and checked whether there were fertilized eggs.
There were three quail eggs in total, two of which were not fertilized. Put the only fertilized egg back in the nest and take out the other two: "Save it first, it won't break if you don't eat it for a while." "Quail eggs are not as durable as eggs, but they won't go bad after three to five days. It's also good to fly a soup when you cook one day, or save a few more to stir-fry a plate.
The large basket where eggs and duck eggs were stored earlier had already been vacated at this time, and Luo Xun deliberately put the two quail eggs in a huge bamboo basket frame, and the small eggs with the big bamboo basket looked so extravagant. But in fact, it is indeed a luxury to be able to eat quail eggs in the last days.
Quail is a creature that does not live too long, domestic quail can live for two years, and wild quail can live a little longer, but only about three or five years. Of course, there are those who have a longer lifespan, but Luo Xun knows that these quails were caught from the field by the children in the village last year, and it is not clear how old they were when they were caught, and it is estimated that they can give birth to a batch of small quails this year, and I am afraid that these big ones will not live long after they are raised, and they can lay eggs and hatch early, which is too important for the two of them.
"Go back and put a ring on the feet of these seven quails, don't mix with the new quails." It is better to wait for the big quails to grow to a certain point before they die of old age, but now the mutant beasts in the outside world have not yet become wanton, and the base will not be able to catch those beasts for a while, so they can only rely on the small quails stored at home if they want to eat meat.
"Okay, don't look back, it'll be right away." A piece of iron was "summoned" from the iron plate placed on the side of the wall, and after several changes in mid-air, it was divided into seven small thin iron plates and quickly wrapped around the quails' claws, and the seven marks were ready.
He also carved a "1" on the hoops on the quails' paws, indicating that this was the first wave of quails in the family.
Luo Xun only hopes that the newly hatched little quails must have a male and female, so as not to turn back to his own quail extinction.
After doing this, the two of them got up together and walked to the second floor, Yan Fei asked, "Why don't you incubate it artificially?" "Handing over the quail eggs to the female quails will delay the time for the female quails to lay their eggs, and what if you come across one that doesn't lie on her stomach?
Luo Xun glanced at him helplessly: "It's too little, it's only one egg, let's get it after there are more." "There is a homemade incubator made by Luo Xun at home, which is also placed in the greenhouse. It was homemade after he got the quails back, but now there is only one egg, and it is a bit too extravagant to use an incubator or something.
And these are wild quails, maybe the small quail will grow better with the big quail.
Returning to the second floor to change his clothes, Yan Fei first glanced at the large lump of "iron balls" that were placed on the bed and used to consume his abilities every night, and suddenly pulled Luo Xun, who had just climbed into bed, and came over himself.
"What are you doing?"
"I got a good night's sleep in the afternoon, and I'm not sleepy yet."
Luo Xun pressed his dishonest hand on his waist: "Don't be sleepy to play with your iron ball, you have to get up early tomorrow!" ”
"Do something else first, lest you can't sleep."
"Rascals! Let go ......"
It's not called a hooligan, if it's not a hooligan, it's really a little too sorry for this title, so Yan Fei is very honorable to hooligan.
Early the next morning, when the two got up, it was not yet dark. After breakfast, washing, checking the situation in the house, closing the doors and windows, and then walking out of the house with the car keys.
Li Tie and the others were about to go out at about this time, and the group went downstairs again. Luo Xun and the others were going to drive over today, so they took Li Tie and a few of them along the way. The car he drove was still Luo Xun's big gold cup, although there was no seat in the back to sit on the ground and it was much faster than walking.
Parking the car in a position near the barracks where they could park, several people hurried to the gate of the barracks. After checking each of their identification tags, the guard guarding the gate let them in. At the gate, the people on both sides acted separately, one group went to the depths of the base, and Luo Xun and the two went straight to the big truck that was about to leave.
Seeing that Luo Xun and the two arrived, the driver said hello to them and asked the two of them to get in the car and wait, and it didn't take long for the team leader to come over with two other abilities and the soldier in charge of vigilance.
"Maybe you already know, there were a lot of survivors outside the base yesterday afternoon, and there were also a lot of zombies outside our base, and the situation outside today may be a little tense, but you can rest assured, there will be someone sent from above to help us defend against danger."
The two nodded, knowing in their hearts that it must be the zombies attracted by those who returned to the base yesterday. After the humans gather together, the smell will get a lot worse, and now it's just some zombies that have been scattered and attracted by them, and when the zombies all evolve, their sense of smell will be improved again, and there will be a steady stream of zombies smelling the smell and besieging several bases.
The car started again, and when it left the base gate, you could see the newcomers gathered under the fence in groups east and west. Tents and shacks built up scattered scattered among the crowd were densely packed everywhere.
Sure enough, there are more people. Now, except for those who have returned from a mission, the new arrivals are no longer allowed to put people in the inner walls. As the truck passed by, Luo Xun could hear someone outside broadcasting on a loudspeaker, mobilizing everyone to participate in the task of building the wall.
Building a fence can manage three meals, and also give everyone a small amount of points, and they can also use the points to exchange for various materials in the future, which is actually really cost-effective. At least the points given now are much more cost-effective than later. The points of the base are not compared to the currency before the end of the world, and there will be inflation after a long time, and the points of the base have been kept at a high level in the current situation where the personnel have died out greatly, but the usability is higher than the points after the appearance of the crystal nucleus in the later stage, and there is a feeling that it may replace the points, but the value of the points has not fallen too much until Luo Xun is reborn.
It didn't take long for the car to drive to the place where it had worked yesterday, and the efficiency of the three metal powerhouses yesterday afternoon was not low, and the fence was a long one.
The zombies could already be seen not far away, some soldiers were holding guns to defend in the distance, and some wooden stakes and ditches seemed to have been dug overnight last night to block the zombies' movements.
The metal adepts were once again engaged in the construction of the wall, and since the zombies could be seen today, Luo Xun and the other soldiers in charge of the defense were all on their guard, keeping an eye on the situation in the vicinity.
At about nine or ten o'clock in the morning, a tattered convoy rushed all the way from the depths of the city, rushing to the direction of the base gate, and followed by some excited zombies with teeth and claws far and near behind the car.
"All pay attention and be vigilant!" Although most of the zombies were wiped out by the soldiers guarding from afar, since they arrived here in the morning, there were still occasionally one or two zombies breaking through the defense and rushing near them, and the team leader immediately shouted to remind everyone to pay attention.
Not long after, gunshots rang out in the distance, and several zombies who turned around and returned to the soldiers fell to the ground, but the number of zombies chasing over this time was slightly more, there were twenty or thirty heads! As soon as the gunshots rang out, the zombies who were originally chasing behind the car also turned around and rushed here!
"Ready!" The team leader saw that a few zombies rushed past the soldiers defending in front of him and came towards them, and hurriedly raised his hand to signal, and he also hugged the micro chong on his chest.
"Bang, pound!"
A few gunshots rang out and hit a few zombies, but there are only a few people who can hit the back of the zombie's head with one shot, and even if they are hit in the arm and leg, the remaining zombies still rush towards the crowd regardless of the wound!
Suddenly, a zombie jumped up suddenly, and the movement and speed were amazing! I'm about to jump to the location of the two metal adepts who are resting!
Yan Fei raised his eyelids and his fingers didn't move for half a minute, and with a "bang", the zombie fell to the ground weightless in mid-air in an instant!
The soldier who was guarding the other stranger was stunned, and saw Luo Xun raise the crossbow in his hand again without changing his face, and opened his mouth at the other end to bite the zombie next to the soldier who was besieged by the two zombies, and it was another crossbow - a crossbow fell to the ground! What a crossbow!!
Even in the army, it is impossible for everyone to be a sharpshooter, but Luo Xun has a crossbow one by one, and looking at Yan Fei's calm expression on the side, it can be seen that he is not surprised at all.
With Luo Xun joining, the zombies who rushed over were quickly put down by everyone one after another.
After confirming that there was no danger around, Luo Xun subconsciously pulled out the dagger inserted in his boots, bent down and cut the back of the heads of the zombies he killed, dug out the crystal nuclei inside, and rinsed it with the mineral water bottle he carried with him and picked it up...... Then when I turned my head, I saw that I was being watched......
It's just a matter of habit, okay? After killing the zombie, pick up the crystal nucleus in the brain of the zombie by yourself, this is the unwritten rule of everyone after the end of the world, and you will definitely adapt to it in the future!
The team leader was the first to come back to his senses, coughed and said to the team members around him: "Pile these corpses together and let the people from the logistics department deal with them and burn them." After dealing with this matter, he walked towards Luo Xun, "Yes, the crossbow is accurate enough, have you practiced it before?" ”
Luo Xun silently put the two crystal nuclei into his pocket and said with a dry smile: "I've always liked to play this." ”
Fortunately, although Luo Xun's eyes did not look as straightforward and innocent as Li Tie and them, they were still relatively clean, and the team leader and others did not treat him as a terrorist who liked to play dangerous goods before the end of the world. The team leader also patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, but he didn't ask him to take out the crystal nucleus.
Luo Xun took out the two crossbow bullets he shot out again, rinsed them again, and put them back before walking to Yan Fei's side. Smuggled the crystal nucleus to him through the shield of his body.
This thing is currently only available to the supernatural, and it must be given priority to Yan Fei to let him improve his ability or replenish his energy at a critical moment.
Yan Fei smiled faintly, and took the opportunity to take advantage of the crystal nucleus to secretly pinch his lover's hand and take advantage of it. He doesn't need this thing now, and he doesn't have to use it, after all, the number of this thing is too small now, and it's better to stay at a critical moment to save his life.
Soon, half a day has passed, and everyone only needs to work for about three rounds before it is time for a lunch break, and they can go back to rest after they are busy.
Returning to the barracks in the truck that was hugging back and forth again, Luo Xun and the others obviously felt that there were more people in the barracks than before.
After a careful observation, the people who came to the No. 5 restaurant to eat were basically low-ranking officers, but it seemed that there were some low-ranking officers who had just arrived here. I'm afraid they're the same people who were with me yesterday and who were transferred from other bases. As for the bigwig-level figures, it is estimated that they will eat in the internal restaurant, rather than come here to eat, and they will naturally not see them at the gate.
Still making two meals, the two sat opposite each other at a double table against the wall and ate slowly.
"Do you think there will be more zombies out there?" Yan Fei suddenly asked in a low voice.
Luo Xun nodded without hesitation and said: "Sure, not only the people who return to the base will attract zombies in the city, but so many people in our base get together, and the zombies can come with them just by smelling it, and there will definitely be more and more in the future." "So there are also more people building the wall, and everyone needs to move faster to protect themselves before the real crisis hits."
Yan Fei also felt so in his heart, when they returned to the inner city gate at noon, they had already encountered several trucks carrying people on the way to the edge of the outer city, and those people should be new people who were willing to build the wall.
"Be careful with your actions starting tomorrow and try not to lean forward." Yan Fei paused and whispered, "Today's zombies are not all the ones I have encountered before, I estimate that most of the zombies outside have evolved into the current ones." ”
Luo Xun knew this, these evolved zombies didn't know how much "fun" they had added to their escape route in their previous lives, it was really terrible "fun".
Luo Xun is an ordinary person after all, it is good to stand in the back and put a cold gun, Yan Fei is not willing to let him block the front with those soldiers. Fortunately, I now have those crystal nuclei in my hands, and if the situation is not good, I can use those crystal nuclei to replenish my energy and fight my way out of the encirclement with Luo Xun.
Although it is only a small two crystal nuclei, it gives the two of them more confidence, so that their team can prevent and protect against future dangers.
Today, the two of them fought for rice, and there was no food left at noon. After lunch, put the tableware back in its original place, and walked out of the canteen together, went out of the base to pick up the car, and prepared to go home.
Halfway through the busy area, I saw a big bullhorn tied to the military's propaganda vehicle, which once again broadcast the news of recruiting people to participate in the construction of the wall. Those who had just arrived at the base a few days ago had become familiar with each other after a few days, and some of them knew that they could no longer consume such a consumption for the sake of their livelihood in the future, so they also decided to participate in the construction work.
drove home, climbed all the way to the sixteenth floor, and said a few words to Zhang Sudou, who opened the door to see the situation, and the two returned to their homes to completely relax their spirits.
"This was given yesterday, and this is given today." Luo Xun took out all the points that Yan Fei had gotten and counted them, and put them together with all the points they had saved before. The salary of the supernatural is really very high, and he only gave himself six points for a full day of participating in the construction of the wall, but Yan Fei only needs to go for half a day to get a full twelve, plus a free meal.
"We don't need to exchange them for anything now, let's keep them for now, in case we need to exchange them for some metal, steel or something in the future?" Luo Xun said and put them back in the post-apocalyptic wallet.
Yan Fei has no opinion on the issue of handing over his salary to his wife for management, but is very cooperative with the work and allows him to take all his things.
After a day of adaptation, Yan Fei was obviously not as uncomfortable as yesterday after he came back today, and he didn't take a nap in the afternoon, but continued to toss things at home with Luo Xun, transforming those boxes that can be used for planting and hydroponics, and giving holes to boxes and pipes. In the afternoon, there was some movement on the other side of the quail nest, and the two hurriedly leaned over to take a look, and found that the quails had indeed laid eggs again!
Hurriedly picked up the bright flashlight hanging on the side and checked it again, and two of the three quail eggs today were fertilized eggs!
"Great!" Luo Xun let out a low cheer and put back the two quail eggs, took out the only one that could be eaten, and prepared to put it in the kitchen for a while to put it together with the two from last night.
Yan Fei also had a smile in his eyes, there was nothing more comfortable than the poultry Tianding raised at home.
"I'm almost done with their bread worms, I'll bring some more." Luo Xun immediately got up and ran to the kitchen, put down the quail eggs first and went to the nursery room to get bread worms, and it didn't take long for Yan Fei to hear a scream.
"What's wrong?!" Yan Fei hurriedly ran over, for fear that Luo Xun would be in danger.
Luo Xun turned his head with a green face, raised his hand and pointed to the large glass jar where the breadworms were placed, and Yan Fei followed his hand and saw black and shiny black...... Beetle.
"It's ......"
"Adult...... I didn't pay much attention a few days ago, and I didn't notice that some of the larger bread worms had turned into pupa. Luo Xun sighed, "It's okay, it just scared me just now, and I thought it was a change." "But no, who can not be startled by the sudden appearance of a bunch of big insects that are pitch black, crawling everywhere, and occasionally flying with wings, among the bread worms that I thought should still be white and soft?
Tim Ding is a good thing, but it also depends on what Tim is, right? At least breadworm is not a piece of good news to cheer about.
Fortunately, Luo Xun had prepared a box with a net for the adults before, and the current glass box also had a lid, so they didn't let them fly all over the house.
Picking up some bread worms and taking them to reward the little quails who have laid eggs at home, the husband and wife immediately took long tweezers to pick up the adult worms in the nursery room, not only the adults, but also the adult pupa and the bread worms that have not yet hatched are also picked up in another box to wait for them to reproduce, so as to save the newborn small bread worms from being eaten by the big ones.
It's not a wonderful thing to catch insects, anyway, the two old men who are not afraid of zombies came out of the nursery in the afternoon, but they were covered in hair and went straight to the bathroom to take a bath. Finally, I regained my appetite before the meal, and only then did I throw those black things out of the clouds.
That night, Luo Xun and the two made use of the only three quail eggs in the family to make a pot of seaweed shrimp skin egg flower soup, and then served it with their own steamed fragrant rice, pickled pickles, and a few fried greens and had a happy dinner.
Li Tie still brought food to Zhang Su when they came back, and Zhang Su was still going to leave it for noon the next day.
The next day, when Luo Xun and Yan Fei went to gather at the gate of the barracks again, they got a new message - "I can also get points?" Luo Xun asked in surprise, pointing to his nose.
The captain smiled and nodded: "This is specially approved by the above, and there is also the metal with higher purity that you wanted before, and someone will send it after you come back in a while." Although the number is not very large. ”
Luo Xun hurriedly smiled and nodded his thanks, as long as he has it, it's better for the two of them to send it to the two of them than for the two of them to spend effort looking for it everywhere, isn't it?
Metals can be given and points can be given, but crystal nuclei are still not allowed to be distributed indiscriminately for the time being-the base has not thoroughly studied the specific role of these things, and they dare not promote them everywhere until they have no way to judge the negative effects they can bring.
Maybe there are teams below that often go out of the base to get this thing and use it, but the military is under more pressure, once this thing goes wrong, it is by no means a few people who are damaged or victimized, this time it is related to the safety of the entire base, so caution is essential.