I became a farmer in the apocalypse.

"Please show your ID card."

Standing at the window of the service hall, Jiang Li handed over her ID card.

A few minutes later, the staff member handed over the stamped land deed.

Farmland outside the safe zone can be purchased in minimum quantities of 50 mu (approximately 3.3 hectares), with each 50 mu costing 20000 points.

Compared to the expensive housing prices, it's quite cheap.

This year is the first year that the farmland area has been opened to the public.

The population of the base is constantly growing, and relying solely on the base's own farmland is already struggling to supply staple foods, let alone vegetables and fruits.

So at the beginning of the year, the base had the pioneers clear out several fields around the base, which were neatly planned. Some of them were contracted by large families, and the rest were opened for trading. The purpose was to encourage capable people to go out and become landowners, which was also a way to reduce the burden on the base.

The land deed clearly indicates the geographical location and area of ​​the land, as well as the name of the owner.

The staff member was a middle-aged woman who handed over the land deed with a beaming smile.

"Now is a great time to buy land! The base encourages farming, and this batch of land offers lifetime ownership. As long as you don't resell it, it's yours for life, and your children can inherit it after you pass away!"

"I'll add the landowner's information to your ID card, and you'll be able to ride the bus in and out of the safe zone for free from now on. This is also our base's support for agriculture!"

After the process was completed, the clerk handed over her ID card, and reminded her:

"The bus to the field runs every two hours, with the earliest departure at 6:00 AM. You can take bus number 11 directly there. Just get off at the bus stop closest to your field. You basically don't need to walk much."

"In short, the base encourages everyone to farm! We've considered everything for everyone!"

The clerk deliberately raised his voice when he said these things, for the purpose of promotion.

People were coming and going in the service hall, but I wasn't tempted at all.

"They make it sound so good, but didn't all of those who went out die out there? How many of them came back?"

"There's no one outside. If those mutated animals see living people, it'll be terrible! They'll pounce and try to eat us! Going out to farm is like being a sitting duck!"

Clerk: "It's not as scary as you say. There are reclamation troops stationed in the fields, and the army patrols regularly. If the mutated beasts come, they can just run to the army's camp..."

The man scoffed, "It's easy for you to say that when you're not the one suffering. Can a human outrun mutated beasts and mutated birds?"

"Exactly! Those mutant animals are all incredibly fierce and brutal!"

"..."

Jiang Li silently picked up her woven bag and left the service window.

Of all the service windows in the hall, the one for processing land deeds was the least busy, with almost no one there.

Other service windows, such as those for processing property certificates for the safe zone, were overcrowded.

Jiang Li glanced in that direction and saw a familiar face: Xu Huanjun.

The man who bought the house and then dumped her.

Beside Xu Huanjun was a plump woman, who was affectionately holding his hand.

Jiang Li narrowed her eyes slightly.

Before the apocalypse, being fat might not have been a big deal, but now that it's the apocalypse and food is so precious, the fact that she can still eat her way to being plump and strong shows what?

This shows that this woman not only has a big appetite, but also has the money to eat!

As Jiang Li pondered this, her gaze lingered for a while longer, which drew Xu Huanjun's attention. Xu Huanjun glanced at Jiang Li and then immediately looked away, his face showing unease.

However, Zou Baoli, upon spotting Jiang Li, walked towards her with her head held high and questioned her:

"You're Xu Huanjun's ex-girlfriend, Jiang Li?"

Jiang Li: "Hmm, is something the matter?"

Having received an affirmative answer, Zou Baoli snorted and said arrogantly:

"As you can see, Huanjun and I are processing the property certificate. It will have both our names on it, so please stop bothering him."

Jiang Li looked at her, her gaze deepening slightly. "You and Xu Huanjun already got your marriage certificate?"

According to the base's regulations and policies, the prerequisite for having two names on a property certificate is that the two people are a married couple.

Zou Baoli laughed, "You're smart."

Jiang Li remained silent.

Seeing her blank expression, Zou Baoli asked, "Do you feel like I stole your man? Do you want to strangle me?"

Jiang Li looked at the other person's smug and boastful face, and she didn't understand.

How can a mistress be so self-righteous in front of the original wife?

Is it because it's the end of the world?

Soon, Zou Baoli told Jiang Li the reason for her tough stance.

"Let me tell you, the house that Xu Huanjun and I bought wasn't bought by Xu Huanjun alone; it was purchased jointly by both our families using points!"

"Do you know how expensive a house in the base is? Two million points, and you can't get a loan. An ordinary person can't afford it in their entire life, and the Xu family can't afford it either, so my family also contributed one million."

"If you marry Xu Huanjun, can your family come up with one million points to buy you a house?"

"Since you can't come up with the money, Xu Huanjun deserves to break up with you!"

Jiang Li smiled.

"Is this your reason for being a mistress?"

Jiang Li glanced at her casually, her voice cold, "Zou Baoli, I think you should understand that my inability to come up with a million points to buy a house with Xu Huanjun and your affair behind my back are two different things. The former is not a reason for the latter."

Zou Baoli was taken aback.

Jiang Li continued, "Besides, whether you say ten million or ten thousand, aren't you still a third? Whether you're rich or fat, you're still a third. In short, you're still a third."

Jiang Li did it on purpose, constantly mentioning "three" because she knew Jiang Li couldn't compete with Zou Baoli in terms of wealth; she was indeed poor, so she decided to poke at Zou Baoli's weak spot.

Zou Baoli's face turned a deep liver color from being poked.

"Who are you calling a 'third party'? You bitch, shut up!"

Zou Baoli was so angry that she was about to raise her hand to slap someone.

Seeing that things were about to escalate, Xu Huanjun stopped queuing and rushed over to pull Zou Baoli back. He then turned to Jiang Li and said:

"Jiang Li! Haven't you made enough of a scene?"

"We've already broken up! What's the point of all this fuss? Baoli is right, I can't let my child live in subsidized housing, can I? You don't have parents, you can't offer any support, being with you would put a lot of pressure on me!"

"Besides, I'm already a brain-evolved being, I'm not like you! What's wrong with wanting to live an easier life?"

"Jiang Li, please let me go for the sake of our six years of friendship, okay?"

Xu Huanjun was really afraid that Jiang Li would keep pestering him and ruin his marriage and future.

He knew that Jiang Li would never be willing to accept this, which is why he got married to Zou Baoli first and then broke up with her. This way, even if Jiang Li was unwilling, there was nothing she could do.

Jiang Li looked at Xu Huanjun, a disdainful sneer curling at the corner of her lips, "You're right, we're definitely not the same kind of people."

Because she knew that she could live a good life, whether in the past world or in this post-apocalyptic world.

Jiang Li, carrying a woven bag, turned and left the service hall without any expression.

Xu Huanjun was stunned.

The scene that Jiang Li had originally envisioned—cryping and wailing desperately at him—did not happen.

Jiang Li actually admitted the gap between them so easily, without even saying a word to try and keep him, just like that...

gone?

What's wrong with her?

Xu Huanjun adjusted his glasses and watched Jiang Li's thin and frail figure disappear from sight.

The next second, someone slapped me hard on the back.

"What are you looking at? You're still reluctant to part with it, aren't you?"

Zou Baoli's shrill voice pulled Xu Huanjun back from his thoughts.

Xu Huanjun's back was sore.

"Lili, be gentle! Have you forgotten you're a power evolver?"

"..."