After taking stock of the household's possessions, there were ten nutrient solutions, a watch that combined detection, calling, and internet access functions, a pair of scissors for detection and collection, several baskets for collection, a few sets of old clothes, and the rest were basic necessities, such as pots and pans in the kitchen, a bed in the bedroom, and empty shelves in the storage room.

I turned on my watch and checked my balance: 110 points.

Poor, really poor.

Today we also lost a dagger and a small digging shovel, which dealt a heavy blow to our already impoverished family.

It should be noted that the original owner sold all the valuables, such as his parents' watches and gathering tools, to raise enough money for this year's safety tax.

The healing potions in this world are quite effective; even wounds that reach the bone can scab over in two days. Of course, they are also very expensive. The one she used was a mid-level healing potion that her father bought when he was in the team, costing 1,000 points per vial.

"We can't go out at least tomorrow," Chang Dongning followed the original owner's memories, opened a bottle of nutrient solution, poured it into a small pot, added some water and salt. After the water boiled, she took a piece of pastry from her space, mashed it, and cooked it into two bowls of porridge, which she shared with Xiao Changxuan.

The original owner's body had become accustomed to this kind of food, and although Chang Dongning didn't find it tasty, he could still accept it, as it was very filling.

Xiao Changxuan ate with great relish because today's porridge was sweet; his treasuring of it was heartbreaking to watch.

After eating, Chang Dongning helped the child wash up briefly and then prepared to sleep. Her body was actually very tired, and she fell asleep as soon as she lay down. Her last thought before falling asleep was that she wouldn't go collecting tomorrow, but would instead buy some water purification tablets.

The residents' courtyards all have taps, but the water inside cannot be used directly; it needs to be purified first using water purifier tablets.

The next morning at 3:30, the original owner forgot to cancel the alarm she had set, which startled her. After turning it off, she continued to sleep until after 8 o'clock before getting up. She took out ordinary rice from her space and cooked a small pot of porridge, which Xiao Changxuan ate with gusto, licking the bowl clean.

When the child is young, she can still take out some of her stored food to eat. But when the child grows up, she has to be careful. Besides, she doesn't have many ordinary ingredients in her space, and she can't keep eating things in her space that don't emit radiation. Wouldn't that be an obvious way of telling others that she's up to something?

During the day she stayed at home, she went out once and bought ten water purification tablets and twenty points. After that, she stayed at home making a hidden blade that could be tied to her arm. She used the materials she had at home, mainly wood, with sharpened iron plates on the arrowheads. It was very simple, but she had no choice. This thing was going to be shot out, and she was afraid of being detected by someone with ulterior motives, so she dared not use the otherworldly materials in her space.

"Mom, iron." Chang Xuan squatted down in front of his mother and spoke.

"Yes, it's a piece of iron."

"A piece of iron."

"Yes, if you sharpen it and put it on wood, it becomes an arrowhead," Chang Dongning echoed his childlike words.

Chang Xuan was very happy, feeling that his mother's cooking had been better these past two days and that she was willing to talk to him. He happily followed his mother around.

The next morning at 3:30, Chang Dongning got up, made two bowls of porridge, ate one herself and left one for Chang Xuan. She took a bottle of nutrient solution and left the safe zone.

The wound on her arm had just scabbed over, and she wrapped it with a cloth. She couldn't go too far today. After walking for about an hour outside the safe zone, she turned into the lush vegetation by the roadside and found a place away from the crowds to begin the testing.

Before she left home today, she brought herself a lucky pendant, which she had acquired from the post-apocalyptic mission world. A blacksmith with metal-type abilities had crafted a batch of teardrop-shaped pendants, which he mysteriously called lucky pendants. At the time, she was curious and happened to have something she didn't need, so she exchanged it for another one. She hadn't worn it since. Although the subsequent worlds were all difficult in their own way, none of them were as difficult as the wasteland, and she didn't think about it anymore.

Hopefully it really does have a lucky attribute, since luck is very important when gathering resources in the wasteland.

"Drip, high radiation level, not for consumption."

"Drip, high radiation level, not for consumption."

......

After listening to inedible music for two hours, Chang Dongning's ears were almost numb. She wandered through the tall grass and thickets, feeling stuffy and sweating profusely.

Although somewhat discouraged, she knew this was normal. This place was close to a safe zone, and the plants here had been tested countless times. It was normal that no low-radiation plants could be found.

Chang Dongning determined the direction and walked further in. Her goal was the grove of trees in the distance. Even if she couldn't find anything to eat today, she had to get some branches to take back. The winter in the wasteland was deadly cold, and she had to stock up on enough firewood to provide heat.

Reaching the tree, Chang Dongning plopped down under it, panting heavily. He was exhausted, hot, and hadn't accomplished anything.

She took the basket off her back, pretended to put the testing shears into it, but actually stored them in her spatial storage. She had no idea what spatial abilities were like in this world and didn't want to reveal herself as a spatial disguised ability user for the time being.

Actually, her situation isn't considered extremely poor. She has two testing tools. One is the testing scissors she used all morning. They're easy to use; you can cut open the plant's outer skin, and the sap can be detected directly by contacting the groove inside the blade. The downside is that they can only detect radiation levels and cannot indicate the plant species.

Another testing tool was the watch she was wearing. It was quite advanced and could identify the plant species and search for officially published recipes. The downside was that you had to put the juice into the groove on the watchband.

In fact, the authorities sell many kinds of testing tools, such as a handheld disc with a telescopic needle on the side that can analyze radiation levels, composition, and so on.

It's very high-end, and the price is also high-end.

The most widely used item is still the watch, because it is an essential symbol of status for everyone. The first watch is subsidized by the official, so it is very cheap. However, once it is damaged or lost, it will be expensive to buy a new one.

After drinking some water and resting for eight hours, it was already past nine o'clock. Chang Dongning rubbed his legs, ready to get up and get back to work. He couldn't possibly have gained nothing, could he? It was early summer, and around eleven o'clock, he couldn't stay out in the sun any longer and needed to find a shady place to rest.

She took out the testing shears and planned to conduct the tests around the large tree.

"Drip, low radiation, edible."

Huh? Chang Dongning looked down. As she stood up, she used a little force to prop the tip of the scissors on the ground.

"What is this? Moss?" Chang Dongning collected some juice and examined it with his watch.

"Drip, low-level radiation, unknown plant, consume with caution."

Chang Dongning picked up the plants that had grown together and examined them carefully. She felt that they were edible, so she decided to take them back first. She found the roots of the plant that grew close to the ground, cut them off with a sickle, and put them into her space.

This whole patch is made up of a single plant. If it were edible, it would be incredibly profitable, because there's another patch under the big tree next door that also has low levels of radiation.

After harvesting these two pieces, I couldn't find the same plant anywhere else in the vicinity.

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