The world shrouded by nuclear winter has long lost the landscape of "sunrise and sunset", and those who are lucky enough to survive can only judge whether it is night or day by the temperature and the brightness of the light.

Every time the wind sounds "woo, woo" above the ruins, and the light reflected in the dirty snow begins to gradually dim, those creatures that wander outside, as long as they are still able to move, will seize all the time and rush to their respective nests.

Otherwise, when the last light disappears, this desolate, cold post-apocalyptic ruins will be completely submerged in the dirty snow flying in the sky.

At that time, in the face of a sudden drop in temperature, even the gray dogs with shiny fur and fat fat can only curl up in their burrows, not to mention the "rats" who are scavenging. If they dare to choose to go out at this time, there will be no second possibility except to freeze to death in the snow.

This sprawling, ruined city is dotted with dozens of scavenger camps of various sizes, which rats call home, and when night falls, they find a nearby camp to settle in.

Here, they can not only exchange the day's harvest for food that can satisfy their hunger, but also find out all kinds of gossip.

For example, a few days ago, someone exchanged a "reliable" news that a grain field had been found somewhere, and because of the lack of strength of the found, it was reluctantly ceded.

But when the people who bought the news found the so-called grain production area, they saw that it was actually a gray dog nest!

Today, another "reliable" piece of news has spread in a certain scavenging camp.

And the person who first spread the news was named Liu San!

According to him, in the ruined city, there is inexplicably a huge deep pit, and the pit is full of black mist, which not only lasts for a long time in the cold wind, but also turns the creatures deep into it into white bones in an instant!

His news, if heard as an anecdote, is indeed a good joke, but for the rats who don't have enough to eat, it has no practical value.

After all, even if the news of the grain-producing area is false, if you risk your life, you may be able to get back a lot of grain.

What can be in this pit?

Black fog?

Can I eat it?

Even if there is an ammunition depot hidden under the black fog, who would dare to try it when they know that it is dangerous?

In short, the value for money of his news is too low!

Therefore, the rats who heard the news all spat at Liu San, and there was no one who was interested.

……

As one of the "rats", Wu Lin did not return to the scavenging camp after nightfall, but hid in a hidden hiding place.

Speaking of this habit of setting up temporary hiding places, in fact, it is not uncommon in the "rat" group, and it can even be said to be a basic skill!

Because of the rampant beasts in the ruined city, no one can predict what emergency situation will be encountered, in case it is dark and cannot rush back to the scavenging camp, it is equivalent to directly announcing death!

Therefore, in order not to freeze to death on the way home, this group of "rats" who scavenge for a living will generally set up several hidden hiding places in areas where they are often active.

In this way, in addition to having an emergency shelter, it can also be used to hide supplies and avoid being coveted by other "rats" in the camp.

There was once a person who, in the process of scavenging, accidentally found a large box of medicines, and this guy was stupid and carried all of them to the scavenging camp.

The next morning, the unlucky bastard was made into jerky......

After that, all the "rats" who are active outside will be careful, and Wu Lin is no exception.

The refuge point where she is hiding right now, even Lao Li and Liu San don't even know!

It was a dilapidated old residential building, half of which had collapsed, and now only one or two floors remained, still standing tenaciously in the ruins, and its storage room, which was already semi-underground, would be buried deep under rubble and dirty snow.

The only way to get inside is through a crevice in the winding gravel.

"Do you feel better now?" While speaking, Wu Lin was reluctant to add a piece of firewood to the fire.

The object of her questioning was the naked "male corpse" who was unconscious in the huge pit.

Of course, it is no longer appropriate to call "male corpse" now, because Wu Lin has just confirmed that this person's pupils are jet black, although the origin is strange, but he is a real surviving human being, not a zombie.

Because this person was naked, when Wu Lin found him, he was almost freezing, and on the way here, the cold wind blew all the way, and at this time, there was already a large area of frostbite on his body.

If it weren't for Wu Lin hiding two quilts in advance here, this person would have frozen to death long ago.

But even so, being in this small storage room was also exposed to a cold that penetrated straight into the bone marrow, so Wu Lin lit the firewood used to exchange for food in a reluctant mood.

Regarding what she did today, Wu Lin is still very puzzled.

As a "rat" who wanders on the verge of death and hunger every day, it is already a rare quality not to take the initiative to harm others.

As for saving others regardless of return?

That can only show that this "mouse" is crazy!

However, it wasn't why, in the face of the man in front of him, Wu Lin's heart inexplicably swelled with a sense of intimacy.

Intimacy?

What a strange and ancient word......

Hearing Wu Lin's question, the man nodded with a blank expression while trembling.

Looking at the man wrapped in the quilt, Wu Lin sighed and asked suspiciously, "Can you remember your name?" ”

The man thought for a moment, then grew his mouth and said with difficulty, "Curtain..."

As if he hadn't spoken for too long, his voice was unusually hoarse and dry.

"Wood? Nothing else? Wu Lin asked.

When the man heard this, he hugged his head in pain, and after half a sound, he said again, "Curtain! ”

"Forget it! I'll just call you wood in the future! Wu Lin saw that the man really couldn't remember his full name, so he simply stopped asking about this topic.

"What do you remember? For example, how did you end up in the crater? What is the origin of that black fog? Wu Lin asked with a different subject.

Faced with this series of questions, the man's mind seemed to be difficult to digest for a while, and after a while, he shook his head again.

"This man can't be a fool, is he?" Wu Lin thought secretly.

Thinking of this, Wu Lin inadvertently caught a glimpse of the white bone in the man's arms, so he turned to ask, "Why are you clinging to a bone?" Since you can care so much, you must have some impression, right? ”

Hearing this question, the man subconsciously looked down, and when his eyes swept to the white bone, warm tears slipped down his eyes......