Apocalyptic Invasion: I Activated the Apocalyptic Points System

This village, called Yangjiazhuang, is not very large. It is located next to a large river ditch and is the first village that Qin Xu and Zhang Yanan encountered after leaving the wilderness.

The village is surrounded by vast fields of farmland. Located in the Central Plains region, the area is primarily planted with crops such as corn, millet, cotton, and soybeans.

It was early autumn, early September, and most of the crops were not yet ripe, but they were still edible. However, Qin Xu was not in a hurry to go to the fields to find food.

Because his simple cloth shoes were worn out, he needed to quickly find a good pair of shoes, change his clothes, and also find some clean drinking water.

He was now extremely hungry and thirsty, and was only holding on by his last bit of indomitable spirit.

It's best to avoid drinking the river water in the nearby ditch unless absolutely necessary, as it contains too many microorganisms and bacteria, which can easily cause stomach upset.

While on his way, Qin Xu had already thought about what he needed to do next, so he went straight into Yangjiazhuang to find his target.

He held a pepper stick, about two fingers thick and over a meter long, which he had cut from a wild pepper tree with Zhang Yanan's dagger on the way.

This kind of thorny pepper stick might not be useful for fighting monsters, but it's definitely effective for whipping people. Getting hit in the face with it will definitely make them scream in pain.

Slap someone's face with a thorny peppercorn stick?

When Zhang Yanan learned of Qin Xu's idea, she felt a pang of embarrassment, thinking that Qin Xu was not only not stupid, but his mind worked faster than most people's.

The two walked cautiously into Yangjiazhuang, one after the other, constantly on guard against any survivors or fog monsters that might launch a sneak attack.

The village was filled with single-story houses and small courtyards, eerily quiet, with no sound to be heard. There wasn't a soul in sight on the streets, not even a stray dog.

Almost every household had their doors tightly shut. After walking several hundred meters, Qin Xu finally found a house with its door open. He stood at the door and listened to make sure there was no sound coming from inside.

This family must have left in a hurry, without bothering to lock the door, or perhaps they were too lazy to lock it, thinking they would never come back.

"Let's go in and take a look." Qin Xu whispered to Zhang Yanan beside him, holding the pepper stick in his hand in an attack stance, and carefully walked in.

Zhang Yanan glanced at both sides of the street before following closely behind, her nerves on edge, maintaining a posture ready to launch an attack at any moment.

The yard isn't big, only about 30 or 40 square meters. It's dirt ground with a small vegetable garden where long beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and other vegetables are grown.

However, only some green fruits remained; the ripe ones must have been picked.

There is also a hand-cranked water pump mounted on a cement platform, which is probably an underground well or a self-built reservoir used for drinking water and watering the vegetable garden.

The north room is the main room, and there is a lock on the door.

The west room was a storage room, containing two grain silos filled with wheat and some other miscellaneous items; the east room was the kitchen and dining area, but there was no food inside, presumably packed up and taken away by the homeowner.

After rummaging through the drawers, Qin Xu found a sugar jar in the cupboard containing half a jar of millet and a small half-pack of dragon whisker noodles, and that was it.

Even ingredients like soy sauce, vinegar, and salt were taken away.

There were still some pots and pans left, as well as a gas cylinder and a gas stove covered in grease.

This family must be poor; they don't even have a refrigerator, the floor is paved with cement, and even the round table they use for meals has a broken leg that's held together with wire.

After leaving the kitchen.

Qin Xu walked directly to the door and locked it from the inside. Then he returned to the courtyard and looked at Zhang Yanan, who was standing next to the vegetable garden, studying which vegetables were edible.

"Let's rest here for a while, cook something, and replenish our energy." In his view, it's not necessary to rush to Nanshan City tonight.

Doesn't it matter where you rest?

It's not like Nanshan City is absolutely safe. Under the current circumstances, there is no absolutely safe shelter. We can only take it one step at a time.

"Okay." Zhang Yanan, who was staring at a green tomato, nodded. After hesitating for a moment, she reached out and picked a half-sized cucumber from the side.

For the past few days, she's been eating compressed biscuits, sausages, and snacks. Right now, the supplies in her backpack are only enough for one or two days.

Although the backpack looked bulging, it was filled with clothes and miscellaneous items, and there were only three or four bottles of mineral water left.

"I just found half a can of millet and some noodles in the kitchen. I'll cook some porridge and a vegetable noodle soup later, and we'll have a nice meal."

Qin Xu picked a half-grown cucumber, walked over to the hand-operated water pump, and said something to Zhang Yanan, who was pumping water, while washing it.

"Okay." Zhang Yanan nodded while washing the cucumber in her hands. "I can cook, I'll do it." She ate the cucumber as she walked into the kitchen.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Qin Xu said politely, then took a bite of the cucumber in his hand. Seemingly feeling that it wasn't enough to quench his thirst, he pressed the water pump a few more times and then lowered his head to take a big gulp.

I didn't dare drink too much; I just moistened my throat to ease the discomfort.

Then, he stood up, ate a cucumber, went to the storage room, found a screwdriver, went to the door of the north room, and pried the lock off.

Inside is the living room, with a bedroom on each side.

Judging from the signs of their presence, the family must have left a few days ago, taking everything they could with them, leaving only some unwanted junk.

This should be a family of three. The parents live in the east bedroom, and the son lives in the west bedroom. The reason it is called the son is because the clothes in the wardrobe are all worn by young men.

After rummaging around in the bedroom, Qin Xu found a black tracksuit that wasn't too old, a pair of well-fitting black sneakers, and an old backpack.

After changing his clothes, he went to the yard, washed his feet with water, and then put on his shoes.

After glancing at Zhang Yanan, who was cooking in the kitchen, Qin Xu went to a corner of the yard, climbed up the iron ladder to the roof, and looked around.

The courtyards in Yangjiazhuang were arranged in rows. He cautiously observed the neighbors on both sides, but he didn't hear any noise and wasn't sure if anyone was there.

After observing from the rooftop for a while, he noticed shadowy figures moving through the window.

After confirming that someone was there, Qin Xu gave up the idea of ​​going to his neighbor's house to look for supplies, because there was no need to cause conflict with others over some supplies.

In such a large village, there should be enough food to last for several days. It has only been half a month since the apocalypse began, and there is no shortage of various supplies.

This is not the hardest time yet; the hardest time is yet to come.

Just as Qin Xu slowly retreated to the side of the ladder, preparing to go down and rest for a while, a shrill scream suddenly came from the center of the village.

"Could it be... that there are mist monsters in the village?"

Qin Xu was slightly taken aback and looked in the direction from which the screams came. The screams quickly stopped, but a sound like the roar of a wild beast could be faintly heard in the distance.