Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 23 Great Harvest
Just one night had passed, and there were many more mutated weeds on the way down the mountain.

Zhao Xiaoxiu was cutting grass along the way. When she could hardly lift her hands, she finally saw the main road.

The originally clean road is now covered with various fallen leaves and plant roots.

However, the rhizomes of these plants do not live long. Passing cars will crush them ruthlessly. On a sunny day, these rhizomes will become burnt and brittle.

When the wind blows, it disperses.

The base will also regularly send people out to maintain the roads to ensure smooth passage of vehicles.

Each hunting team that goes out on a mission also has the responsibility to clear the path.

All the survivors have become accustomed to competing with mutated plants for the path to life at every moment.

The van driver didn't come today.

Zhao Xiaoxiu and his group could only try their luck as they walked towards the base.

See if you can come across the hunting team's car and give it a ride.

Boss Meng made three torches, two big ones for himself and Zhao Gang, and a small one for Zhao Xiaoxiu.

The flames can drive away the roots of mutated plants that are spreading rampantly on the road, preventing you from getting entangled by them.

The three big ones and one small one moved towards the base at a moderate pace.

The results of Zhao Xiaoxiu's training over the past month were fully demonstrated today.

Not only does the little girl have physical strength and endurance far beyond her peers, her perseverance is also amazing.

From coming down the mountain until now, I have walked the whole way by myself.

I never complained of being tired during the process.

His little face was clearly filled with fatigue, and his eyes revealed numbness towards the endless road, but he never asked to be carried or hugged.

It's not that she didn't want to, but when she saw the adults were injured and still carrying huge backpacks and two heavy hyenas, sweating profusely, she was sensible and didn't want to add to the burden on them.

Just when Zhao Xiaoxiu was secretly imagining how nice it would be if her family had a car.

They were finally blessed by the god of luck.

A modified Wuling Hongguang van came roaring over, and its tires ruthlessly crushed the roots of the mutated plants at high speed, kicking up a pile of debris on the ground.

With a loud bang, the van braked suddenly and stopped in front of Zhao Xiaoxiu and others.

"Get in the car!" the driver shouted.

Zhao Xiaoxiu's numb eyes gradually brightened up, and she announced - Wuling Hongguang, you are my God!

Everybody got in the car, the driver drifted and turned on the spot, stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and took off. The silver van was like a flash of lightning, speeding through the mountains and fields.

Zhao Gang and others in the car quickly fastened their seat belts to avoid being thrown out.

The driver kept on talking: "I am a very kind person. I guess if you were still alive, you would have come down the mountain by now. It just so happens that the rain has stopped and I have nothing to do, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect to actually run into you guys."

"How is it? Did you make a profit this time?" The driver asked, looking at the bulging sack in the car through the rearview mirror.

The sacks are filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, and the smell would not be noticeable at all if it were placed on the mountain with fresh air.

But at this moment, placed in the cramped space of the carriage, it is simply too tempting.

Boss Meng was very sensible. He held his aching leg and forced a smile, saying:
"Don't worry, I won't miss you."

The driver was quite nice today. It was a rare occasion that Meng Laoer didn't say anything.

When they arrived at the base, he took out an extra bunch of evolved tomatoes from his bag and gave it to the driver.

"Brother, what's your name?" asked Meng Lao Er.

The driver laughed and said, "Just call me Old Turtle."

After that, he put a big pumpkin and a tomato he had obtained into the carriage and waved his big hand, "Let's go. I, Old Turtle, don't like to take advantage of others. I'll take you to the hospital." The Meng brothers were very happy.

Especially Meng Laoer, who always called him "Brother Bi". He liked this kind of straightforward people.
The van first stopped in front of the biological company's office building. Zhao Gang and his daughter took the hyena to complete the task. The van then continued to take the injured Meng brothers to the base hospital.

The biological company's headquarters is located in the core area of ​​the base. A high wall divides this area and the unfinished building into two completely independent areas.

Over there in the unfinished buildings, there are dilapidated buildings and chaotic crowds everywhere.

In the core area, the buildings are new, the land is clean and spacious, and there are complete infrastructure such as street lights and trash cans on both sides of the road. It is no different from the small towns before the end of the world.

There are cars coming and going here, and soldiers from the army can enjoy warm hot water and a wide variety of food when they return from their missions.

Pedestrians walking on the street are dressed neatly.

The mother took her child into a convenience store and bought a small cream cake priced at 200 points.

Next to the sports equipment on the flower bed, several old men and women who looked to be in their early sixties were choreographing square dances while playing music on speakers.

There are kindergartens and schools here where children can learn various knowledge from teachers.

In the green belt in the middle of the road, there are non-aggressive mutant daisies planted. The huge orange-yellow flowers are in full bloom, emitting bursts of charming fragrance.

This fragrance is the smell that mutated mosquitoes hate the most, and it can prevent mosquito infestation.

The clerk sitting behind the glass window coldly calculated the points of the two mutant hyenas and told the father and daughter:

"We have enough hyenas. There is no need to send more live hyenas."

Zhao Gang said "oh" as a response.

He was carrying a huge mountaineering bag, holding a stick in one hand and a sack full of fruits and vegetables in the other, and motioned Zhao Xiaoxiu, who was sitting on the steps at the entrance of the office building, to follow him.

Zhao Xiaoxiu, who had finally taken a break, sighed and could only prop up her legs and try to keep up with her father's pace.

The father and daughter left this dreamlike town and returned to the dilapidated unfinished building.

The harvest this time was rich.

I successfully accumulated 500 points, as well as a sack of fresh fruits and vegetables, a solar charging flashlight, a satellite phone, and a bag of evolution seeds.

There is a charging station next to the store downstairs.

Following his cub's wishes, Zhao Gang sold half of the evolved tomatoes and cabbages that were difficult to store in exchange for 300 points and a month's supply of nutrient solution.

I spent 20 points to fully charge the satellite phone and found that the phone functions perfectly.

You just need to spend 200 points to buy a phone card and use it directly.

But since they didn’t have enough points, the father and daughter didn’t buy phone cards.

When I got home with my satellite phone fully charged, the flashlight that I had placed by the window in the sun was also charged a bar.

Zhao Xiaoxiu pressed the switch, and the dim little room suddenly lit up.

The father and daughter looked at each other, and Zhao Xiaoxiu was particularly happy.

Zhao Gang was happy to see the cubs happy.

Zhao Xiaoxiu instructed her father to replace the old sheets and quilts at home with new bedding brought back from the temple.

She wiped her hands and feet, put on the little BMW toy necklace she brought back from the temple, and rolled around in her new bed in satisfaction.

In the evening, the Meng brothers returned from the hospital. After treatment with medical equipment, their injuries had almost healed.

After they finished their dinner in a hurry, they immediately called Zhao Gang and his daughter to go to the outskirts of the core area to look for Meng Laoer's friends.

There are many people eyeing the vacancies in the factory, and we dare not delay for even a minute.

(End of this chapter)