Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 266 Procurement
The father and daughter came to the material exchange station in the town center to queue up to exchange materials, and found that there were many more uniformed mercenaries in the town today, moving among the crowd.

Passersby gathered together and complained about something.

Zhao Xiaoxiu pricked up her ears and eavesdropped. It turned out that cargo ships heading to Baita were restricted from today on, and the date of lifting the ban was not clearly stated.

In addition, all the passengers who took the cargo ship to Baita yesterday were detained and inspected, and it is still unknown when they will be able to return.

"Everything has been normal at the White Pagoda this year, but now there is a sudden curfew. Has something happened?" someone asked his companion curiously.

The companion shook his head and secretly glanced at the uniformed mercenaries on the street. Seeing that they didn't notice him, he lowered his voice and said:
"I heard from a fishing boat that went out to sea yesterday that a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared in the deep sea between the fishing port and the White Pagoda. Then the alarm on the White Pagoda started to sound frantically, and the entire White Pagoda immediately went into high alert."

When everyone heard this, they all gasped.

Someone boldly speculated: "Did the advanced mutants that were being studied on the island escape?"

The man who first started the conversation waved his hand and was about to say something when a mercenary walking nearby suddenly came over. The group of people immediately fell silent and pretended to queue up obediently.

"You two!" The mercenary raised his chin towards Zhao Gang's arms, "Is this your child?"

The father and daughter who were eating the melon never expected that the melon would fall on their heads. The same embarrassed expressions appeared on their two identical faces.

The mercenaries found Zhao Gang even more suspicious and asked him to show his identification.

Zhao Gang was just born this morning, and he is clean from head to toe. Where did he get his ID?
There was no other choice but for the old father to use unconventional means to get rid of this sharp mercenary.

The spectators were still waiting to see the show, but they didn't expect that the mercenary just asked a few questions and then turned and left.

Everyone glanced at Zhao Gang suspiciously, but he acted as if nothing had happened. He came to the counter with his daughter in his arms and started exchanging supplies.

His cub is extremely smart and knows to sell all the remaining evolution potions at home in exchange for points.

Excluding the expenses on the way to find his father, Zhao Xiaoxiu now has 135,000 Hope Base points left in his points card.

But this is the Arknights base, and the purchasing power of the points in Zhao Xiaoxiu’s card has been greatly reduced.

The clerk at the supply station said, "Today's exchange rate is not bad, 1 to 0.78. Do you want to exchange all of them for tomorrow's base points?"

Zhao Gang looked down at his daughter. Zhao Xiaoxiu thought for a moment and said, "Dad, let's change half of it to buy things first."

Zhao Gang nodded and handed the points card to the clerk. 62400 Hope Base points were exchanged for Tomorrow Base points.

Maybe because it is far inland and the land is not fertile, one bottle of ordinary nutrient solution at Tomorrow's Base requires 6 points.

But the specialty canned fish is one-third cheaper than inland bases.

It was the smell of this canned fish that made Zhao Xiaoxiu want to vomit, and she waved her hands repeatedly to reject the clerk's recommendation.

In Tomorrow's Base, you can buy many daily necessities that are not available in inland bases without contribution points. The prices are similar to those in inland base supply stations, and some are even cheaper.

Zhao Gang asked for three sets of cold-proof sleeping bags, a hundred meters of rainproof cloth, two sets of protective clothing, one large and one small, and two pairs of leather boots, one large and one small.

The leather boots are made of high-grade mutant cowhide. They are stronger than the special military boots produced by the military, are not afraid of fire or water, and are a must-have for hunters entering the mountains.

This place is close to the sea, and there are many fishing gears for sea hunting.

Zhao Xiaoxiu pulled her father's sleeve and whispered, "Dad, shall we buy a fishing rod?"

Looking at the expectant eyes of the cub in his arms, Zhao Gang did not hesitate at all and asked the store clerk to help him pick out a telescopic fishing rod that even a child could use.

Zhao Xiaoxiu thought happily that she could now take Sister Monkey to the river to go fishing. Neither the father nor the daughter planned to stay near the base tomorrow, so they prepared nutrient solution for easy consumption on the road, as well as portable cooking utensils and various daily necessities.

The clerk brought out a plate of cookies of various flavors, and Zhao Xiaoxiu's eyes lit up.

She had never seen biscuits at Hope Base before, and had never eaten biscuits in her life. She was almost forgetting what biscuits tasted like.

A pack of 250 grams of biscuits costs 600 points. Zhao Xiaoxiu took a pack of each of the five flavors. This generous gesture made the residents queuing behind her couldn't help but look at the father and daughter.

"There are also candies, which are Dad's favorite." said Zhao Xiaoxiu.

Zhao Gang was very happy and weighed another five kilograms of fructose.

The clerk politely asked, "Is there anything else you need?"

The father and daughter looked at the full backpack and shook their heads together.

The clerk calculated the total price: "The total cost is 38900 points."

"Huh!" There was a gasp from behind.

The father and daughter pretended not to hear, swiped their cards, took their things, and left.

Sister Monkey, who was squatting in the corner, came over immediately, swiftly picked up the heaviest rainproof sheet, and happily followed the father and daughter.

An evolved macaque appeared in the market with great fanfare, but people just glanced past it as if it didn't exist.

Sister Monkey knew that this was all thanks to the cub's father. Looking at Zhao Gang's tall and straight back, she felt both admiration and fear.

The sun had already risen to mid-sky, and the mercenaries at the port were on high alert, as if something big was about to happen.

The residents of the small town smelled something unusual and began to feel nervous.

At this time, Zhao Xiaoxiu and his daughter had already walked out of the town with a lot of supplies, preparing to head west to find a suitable new residence.

They were completely unaware that the alarm in the White Tower was going off because of the father and daughter.

There were a lot of supplies, so Zhao Gang carried a large backpack, and Zhao Xiaoxiu also had to carry a small backpack that was also bulging with supplies.

Sister Monkey was even more exaggerated. She carried it on her shoulders, held it in her arms, and even hung a stainless steel camping pot around her neck.

Zhao Gang walked in front, with a kid and a monkey following behind. Zhao Xiaoxiu hummed an untuned song, swung his arms, and strode forward.

Sister Monkey jumped around with silly joy, and the things hanging on her body collided with each other, making a ping-pong sound. The originally quiet abandoned city alley became very lively.

As he was walking, Zhao Xiaoxiu suddenly stopped.

The monkey sister who was following behind slammed on the brakes and prevented the cub from being knocked away.

"Squeak?" Sister Monkey was confused.

Zhao Xiaoxiu said seriously: "Sister Monkey, did we forget something?"

The cub didn't catch up, Zhao Gang turned around in confusion, and saw the monkey sister suddenly screamed: Peter Pan!
Yeah, where's Peter Pan?
Zhao Xiaoxiu shouted "Ah!", the child and the monkey looked at each other quickly, and started running back.

After running out for a while, he remembered that there was a Zhao Gang there, so he ran back, and each of them pulled his father and continued to run back.

Zhao Gang who was dragged away: "."