Doomsday Carnival: The Little Monster Only Has a Seven-Second Memory

Due to the midnight sun, it was still bright sunshine outside in the early morning.

But there was a wild apple grove not far ahead.

Everyone agreed to pick the fruit first and then catch up on sleep together, not wanting to miss out.

When they arrived, there were already several teams picking fruit. They were wearing special sun protection clothing with a mixed style, probably made of various materials, and they were covered up from head to toe.

They couldn't even tell the gender.

They exchanged wary glances, then went on to pick their own.

As usual, the three of them, including Rona, wore special veiled hats that could protect them from the sun and heat, and they went down to pick the fruit.

The earth was completely dried out, the apple trees were bare and the leaves were scattered all over the ground, but the fruit was so bright red that it looked almost poisonous.

Luo Na picked two or three red apples, put them in a net bag, hung it on the drone, and flew it to the third-floor balcony corridor. Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu carried the net bag to Zhao Pingsheng.

After analyzing it, Zhao Pingsheng said that it is edible and quite nutritious, but the sugar content is a bit too high. Eating it directly may easily lead to obesity. He said that a person with low blood sugar could take a bite and then march around the planet.

Although it's a bit of an exaggeration, it's close enough. He suggested bringing it back so that the first and second graders could make apple candy to drink or use in cooking.

Lorna and the other two didn't care about what would happen next; once they heard it was edible, they started picking it like crazy.

The wild apples are of varying sizes.

The large ones are about the size of two fists, while the small ones are about the size of a jujube.

Lin Shuangshuang was quite surprised. She used her water-based superpower to create a protective shell for herself and also put it on Huo Ling, since he had to come down with her.

"Why is it so small, yet red? And it's edible!"

"It has mutated."

"How could it grow so big? The branches can barely support it!"

"It has mutated."

Lin Shuangshuang had many questions. Huo Ling didn't do research, and he didn't know the principles, but he never made her fall flat on her face and could always respond with a few words.

Without the slightest impatience.

This time, the wandering squad they encountered didn't attack others rashly like the previous foolish squads; everyone was more wary of each other.

Not enthusiastic.

He didn't respond.

After picking enough for themselves, they left one after another.

Then other people arrived one after another.

The newly arrived squad arrived in a modified bus. There were more than a dozen of them, all bundled up tightly, wearing sun hats made of leaves on their heads. Their faces, dry and dehydrated, and their lips were pale and chapped, were exposed to the grove of apples. They rushed forward, picking apples and stuffing them into their mouths, wolfing them down without a care for whether they were edible or not.

Wu Zhe was startled by them. If he hadn't seen that they were wearing sun-protective clothing made of leaves, he would have almost thought they were zombies. "Why are they so thirsty? What have they been through?"

Luo Na and Gao Lei also took a look when they had a spare moment. They were indeed very pitiful, but with the apocalypse in full swing, everyone was in danger, so who had time to pity others?

"Xiao Zhe, stop looking and hurry up, pick a few more and we're leaving."

"right."

Wu Zhe only responded when his older siblings called out to him, and continued working.

Seeing how thirsty they were made him feel a sense of crisis, as if he were sharing their feelings of dry mouth and parched throat.

Startled, he quickly picked two more.

More people arrived one after another, and exclamations of surprise followed one after another.

"Am I dreaming? There really is an apple orchard? Thank God!!"

"We're saved!!"

"I'm dying of thirst."

"Help!! It's really true! Waaaaah, we don't have to die of thirst anymore!!"

"Hurry, hurry, pick them!"

"Could this already be taken? Will we get beaten up if we pick it?"

"It doesn't seem so. Aren't they all picking their own? These people don't look like they're working together."

"Even if it had an owner before the apocalypse, in this situation, either the owner is dead, or the owner has entered some base, and it can't do anything about it. It's practically ownerless. Alright, hurry up and pick it!"

Sure enough, the newly arrived teams hesitated for a moment, then, upon realizing that the items were unclaimed, they began to scramble for them, stuffing them into their own bags one by one.

Lin Shuangshuang glanced at them briefly, then suddenly realized that these apple trees could actually grow indefinitely? As soon as they were picked, tiny buds would sprout from the empty spaces, and then they would blossom and bear fruit—it was truly amazing.

She immediately showed it to Huo Ling, "No wonder so many people can't finish picking them all."

Huo Ling was also taken aback, but after a closer look, he realized, "No, it's not infinite. You see, the more cycles there are, the more severely the trees wither and die, eventually turning into lifeless dead trees."

Lin Shuangshuang followed Huo Ling's gaze and realized it was indeed true. "Ah..."

She was somewhat shocked.

Huo Ling said, "It's impossible to expect everyone to stop; this orchard will eventually be completely destroyed."

In this situation, no one thinks about the future.

A crisis is in the making.

Everyone was thinking of picking as much as possible to help them fight off the disaster.

Lin Shuangshuang saw that it wasn't just people; mutated insects and small mutated animals were also secretly harvesting the resources. Everyone swarmed to the slightest bit of resources they came across.

This world...

Huo Ling ultimately didn't let them pick too much; each person picked a large sack and left.

The main problem is that this stuff can't be eaten as a meal. Zhao Pingsheng said it has too much sugar, so picking a few bags is enough. There are also seeds inside the mutated apples, so they can plant one on the roof and have a mutated apple tree.

When Lin Shuangshuang followed Huo Ling, she saw that there was a conflict among the people. Originally, everyone picked their own things, but if one team was a little selfish and wanted to monopolize everything, then friction would naturally occur.

Luo Na, who was right behind Lin Shuangshuang, saw this and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, in this hot weather, they still have to argue."

Why bother?

Gao Lei and Wu Zhe were at the very back. They said, "Greed knows no bounds." "What a waste of energy! Wouldn't it be better to save that energy for self-defense?"

If some mutated animal were to appear, it could be very dangerous.

The presence of orchards indicates the presence of residential areas nearby.

There are indeed many rural houses in this area. They are sparse at first, but the more you walk, the more houses there are, and then you see the long-lost zombies.

They had survived the harsh winter and then encountered extreme heat. However, because they had mutated once during the extreme cold, their skin was very dry, so they did not appear to be very rotten. But because it was now extremely hot, they emitted a putrid smell and wandered around the village.

Their levels are all quite high.

They're all three or four stars, corresponding to the third or fourth tier of human levels.

However, the squads that can roam outside at this time are all quite capable. Although they cannot wipe out these three- or four-star zombies instantly, they are not afraid of them and can ensure their own safety.

Therefore, no one paid them any attention and everyone was busy with their own things, but if they dared to pounce, they would just take care of them.