Wasteland Farming, Manual for Raising Human Cubs

Chapter 31 Drink, You Won’t Die
The large army did not stop in this forest city.

Zhao Xiaoxiu completely gave up hope of catching up with the main force.

The urban area is dangerous. Although Zhao Gang is not afraid of such danger, he thinks the cub will be afraid.

It was already late, and the father and daughter did not go into the city. Zhao Gang took Zhao Xiaoxiu through a patch of glowing mutant bushes and came to a small river.

There were several unfinished rural self-built houses by the river. We found one with a relatively intact main body that had not collapsed, and released several tentacles to clear away the weeds, vines, and the snakes and rats that suddenly rushed out.

Obviously, this is someone else's nest, but it has been occupied by the father and daughter.

Zhao Xiaoxiu actively rushed into the cleaned self-built house, spread the moisture-proof mat and quilt in the corner, and quickly made a nest for herself.

When I turned around, I saw a large snake skin that had just been shed on the ground.

He found two wooden sticks to use as chopsticks, picked up the snake skin and threw it out of the house.

Clap your hands, done.

Tonight, this house is hers.

There is no way, survival of the fittest, this is the law of nature. Zhao Xiaoxiu shrugged, ran back to the bed and took out his empty kettle.

Huodie said that she could try drinking the water directly from the river and test the extent of her body's resistance to toxins.

Zhao Xiaoxiu initially refused this.

But she seemed to have no better choice.

If you can’t catch up with the main force, you won’t be able to get the filter element.

Even if unfiltered water is boiled, it can only kill common bacteria in the water, but not mutated microorganisms in the water.

Many people who were too thirsty to bear it and drank river water directly died from intestinal perforation.

For natural water resources after a disaster, it doesn’t matter if it’s DDT.

Is there no more water that can be drunk directly?
Have!
But now the father and daughter cannot be found anywhere near where they are, and there is no testing equipment.

It is impossible to detect whether the mutated microorganisms in the river water include types that are extremely harmful to the human body. Even if the water looks clear, people dare not drink it.

and many more!

Zhao Xiaoxiu looked at the river water in the kettle that her father had helped her fetch, shook her head vigorously, and looked into the water again in the light of the flashlight.

The river water seems crystal clear, but in it there are countless tiny spots of light floating around.

They are of different colors, red, blue, and purple. As the waves sway, they create a gorgeous painting.

The picture keeps changing, as if you are looking at a kaleidoscope.

These mutant microorganisms are pretty good looking!
Zhao Gang saw that his cub was holding the water cup for a long time without drinking, his eyes were wide open, his little mouth was open into an O shape, with a shocked expression, so he curiously leaned over to take a look.

He smiled relaxedly, "It's okay, drink it, you won't die."

Zhao Xiaoxiu licked her dry lips with difficulty, and looked up at her father with a suspicious look on his face. "Are you sure you won't die?"

Zhao Gang: "Then cook it again."

You can rest assured once it’s boiled.

Humans have to boil water before drinking it, especially people in Zone C, who particularly prefer water that is boiled and then cooled, commonly known as boiled water.

Zhao Xiaoxiu sat obediently on the quilt, waiting for Zhao Gang to boil the water and let it cool down.

She first ate a bunch of tomatoes to quench her thirst, and then drank a bottle of nutrient solution to fill her stomach.

The little face wrinkled. It was difficult to go from extravagant to frugal. The nutrient solution that I thought was okay before, now made me feel sick after drinking it.

Finally, the water cooled down. Zhao Xiaoxiu plucked up the courage to pick up the kettle and took a quick look.

There are fewer colors in the water, not as fancy as before.

But it still looks scary!

Zhao Xiaoxiu would rather her eyes had not evolved so that she could pretend they didn't exist.

Unfortunately, you can't spit out the tentacle meat you eat.

He closed his eyes and took a big gulp.

The water has a normal taste, just a little more bitter than the filtered water in the base. Of course, the filtered water in the base is not very sweet either.

He was thirsty to begin with, and since he had already risked his life, Zhao Xiaoxiu drank until he was full, then put the kettle down while burping.

The father and daughter huddled in front of the flashlight, forehead to forehead, staring at each other. One minute passed, five minutes passed, ten minutes passed.
"Hmm," Zhao Xiaoxiu covered her stomach and wrinkled her face with a whimper.

Oh no, I need to go to the bathroom!

The father and daughter have been together for such a long time that they have already developed a tacit understanding.

As soon as Zhao Gang saw the cub's face change, he knew what she was going to do and quickly carried her to the back of the house.

The mutated weeds excitedly swung their long leaves in an attempt to get closer, but were all swept away by the tentacles.

Zhao Xiaoxiu squatted on a rock, and his expression gradually became relaxed.

A blood-red tentacle held two broad leaves and brought them to her, asking her to wipe her butt.

Zhao Xiaoxiu: “.”

Two minutes later.

Zhao Xiaoxiu put on his pants and jumped down from the rock carefully.

She scratched the seam of her trousers uncomfortably, and the feeling of the broad leaves shaking in resistance seemed to still be there.

But it was wiped pretty clean.

"Ahem!" Zhao Xiaoxiu coughed twice like an adult and shouted to the man standing with his back to her:

"Dad, I'm fine."

The only price of drinking river water was diarrhea, which she could totally accept.

Zhao Gang stretched out his tentacles and pulled the cub out of the circle of mutant weeds that was more than two meters high. He looked her up and down and was very satisfied.

There were four empty bottles in the hiking bag. Zhao Gang filled them all with boiled and cooled river water and gave them to the cubs to drink on the road.

As for Zhao Xiaoxiu's water bottle, she put it in her own small backpack.

After struggling with the river water for so long, the father and daughter finally felt relieved.

Zhao Xiaoxiu rolled herself up in the quilt and fell asleep.

There is no third person here, and there is no need to worry about exposing your true identity.

Zhao Gang joyfully filled the entire room with flesh and blood, wrapping the cub tightly inside.

The terrifying aura spread out from the self-built house to the surrounding areas.

The mutated plants and animals nearby trembled all night long.

Maybe it was because she was too tired from driving on the highway for too long. Zhao Xiaoxiu slept until noon.

Zhao Gang was no longer wrapping her up. He was sitting in front of the fire, boiling water and waiting for her to wake up.

The two slender tentacles flying behind it would occasionally poke the cub's heaving belly, and the mouth on its face would grin silently.

If there was a third person present, they would be scared when seeing this weird appearance.

Zhao Xiaoxiu stretched lazily and rolled up from the quilt, his hair sticking to his face and neck in a mess, his overalls and long-sleeved shirt were wrinkled, like a dirty puppy that had crawled out of a garbage dump.

"Dad~" Zhao Xiaoxiu rubbed his eyes and called happily.

The two tentacles immediately wrung out a handkerchief to wipe her face and hands, and tidied her clothes.

Zhao Gang took out a hair tie from his pocket and combed the cub's frizzy hair into two small buns.

The father and daughter took a short rest and set off again.

The grass in the woods was tall, and Zhao Xiaoxiu rode on her father's neck to show him the way.

The two men walked out of the woods and onto the road, following the traces left by the large group and moving forward at a steady speed.

Because of Zhao Gang's powerful tentacles, the mutated plants and animals that were baring their fangs and claws became like kittens and puppies, and were not hurt at all.

Not only were they completely incapable of killing anyone, but when they sensed the terror emanating from Zhao Gang, they were so frightened that they fell to the ground in all directions and ran away in panic.

Some tiny mutated mosquitoes tried to bite the cubs, but before they got close, they were swallowed up by the transparent dense web that emerged from the fleshy buds.

Zhao Xiaoxiu strode forward carrying his hatchet, occasionally chopping at the mutated vines that blocked his way.

As she walked in, all the mutated animals and plants nearby immediately retreated to the sides like a tide.

The national highway was full of dangers, but the father and daughter managed to enjoy the leisurely feeling of an autumn hike.

(End of this chapter)