What happened to the Delta Force? It turned into Arknights!

As if they had undergone countless training sessions, the entire set of movements flowed smoothly as if etched into their instincts.

Bang bang bang!

Three golden grenades landed precisely in the smoke. A few breaths later, an explosion occurred, and a golden skull appeared along with a scream.

Han Fei lowered his left hand and hummed softly, "We're all trying our best to live."

He hadn't expected there to be extra food; he had originally planned to retreat with a backpack full of stylish little trash.

When the smoke cleared, all that remained on the ground was a wretched, screaming infected inspector and several motionless corpses.

"Huh?"

Han Fei blinked and said, "How come you're still alive?"

The inspector did not answer; the pain had long since rendered him incapable of speaking.

Han Fei had no choice but to raise his right hand, the muzzle of his Bison gun flashing, to send the unfortunate fellow on his final journey.

"Loot the loot box."

Han Fei jogged into the center of the corpses and began looting the spoils.

As I was groping around, I suddenly noticed a strange gaze.

He turned around and saw the two infected teenagers and Alina looking at him with strange expressions.

Han Fei stopped what he was doing and said, "Why are you all looking at me? Haven't you ever seen someone lick a bag before?"

Alina couldn't help but ask, "So, that's how you got that uniform?"

Han Fei nodded and smiled, "You're really smart. Here's a pinch as a reward."

Alina's expression became even stranger. She felt that the guy in front of her was very strange. He was clearly not a tundra person, or even an Ursus person. Why would he come to this icy tundra just to kill a few infected inspectors and strip them of their clothes?

Han Fei remained silent, only continuing to lick the bag.

Although this place is not Dam Zero, judging from the drop rate, it is the same as the drop rate of a regular dam.

These infected inspectors didn't have any valuable items on them; blue was extremely rare, and they were mostly white and green.

After much effort, Han Fei managed to replace the white, stylish little trash can in his bag with a green one, and at the same time, he gained a bison gun in his hand.

Even though these infected people weren't holding guns at all, when they came to Han Fei, they would automatically switch to weapons like the Bison Uzi. Han Fei didn't quite understand the principle behind this, but that didn't stop him from looting their bags.

After searching for a while, Han Fei stood up and walked towards the three of them, sighing, "It's a pity the bag is too small. If only I had the Devouring Heaven Bag, I would have picked it all up!"

The two infected teenagers and Alina looked at each other, unable to understand what Han Fei meant by the "Heaven-Swallowing Bun".

Alina spoke first: "Well, it's getting dark now. Do you have a place to stay? If you don't mind, you can stay with us for the night and then set off tomorrow."

In the past, if such an invitation had been extended, the two infected teenagers would have definitely interrupted to persuade Alina not to invite Han Fei, or she might not have extended the invitation at all.

However, after witnessing Han Fei deal with the infected inspectors, the two infected teenagers no longer harbored any hostility towards Han Fei.

Clearly, Han Fei's unintentional action served as a pledge of allegiance to Alina.

"This……"

After a brief hesitation, Han Fei spoke up: "I'm so sorry to ask, but is food provided?"

It's still more than 7 kilometers to the evacuation point. Although it doesn't look far, it's actually not close at all.

We can most likely reach this distance tomorrow, so there's no need to travel overnight.

—Even though I'm a private now, there's no need to actually experience the life of a special forces soldier, like marching 7 kilometers overnight on a tundra training exercise.

Alina smiled and said, "Of course, you are a guest, how could I let you go hungry? Please come with me."

Looking at the girl leading the way beside him, Han Fei raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but say, "So, why are the three of you wandering around here? I don't feel like this place is very safe."

One of the infected teenagers couldn't help but say, "We can protect Sister Alina."

Another chimed in, "That's right, don't underestimate us!"

Alina explained softly, "We come out to exchange goods with other villages. Resources are scarce in the tundra, so we often need to exchange things with other villages so that everyone won't go hungry."

"Oh."

Han Fei nodded slightly and said, "Then is it alright if I get an extra pair of chopsticks? Never mind, I'll exchange something with you later, I can't just eat your food for free."

"That's not the case."

Alina gave Han Fei a reproachful look and said, "Although resources are scarce in the tundra, they are not so scarce that we can't even entertain guests."

As she spoke, Alina turned around and looked ahead, a hint of worry in her eyes. "However, there have indeed been some troubles lately. I hope you won't mind, sir."

"Oh, by the way, I don't know your name yet. My name is Alina. It's nice to meet you..."

The words stopped abruptly, and Alina turned around to find that there was no one behind her. Han Fei, who should have been following behind her, was nowhere to be seen.

"Eh?"

Alina was dumbfounded. Just as she was about to look for Han Fei's whereabouts, she heard a strange noise coming from the tree next to her, and snowflakes fell down with a rustling sound.

She looked up and saw that Han Fei had somehow climbed up the tree, seemingly intending to raid the bird's nest in front of him.

Book 1: Chapter 5 Talulah

Alina and the two infected teenagers stood under the tree, looking up at Han Fei as he outwitted and outmaneuvered the bird's nest in the treetop, muttering something under their breath.

After a while, Han Fei jumped down from the tree, muttering some incomprehensible words: "The bird nests in Puba are just not good. At least the bird nests in Jiba are good enough."

As a five-heart general, Han Fei has a lot to say about the bird's nest at the machine dam. None of the family members know that the machine dam has produced three hearts, all of which came from the bird's nest. Two of them came from the bird's nest next to the house below the respawn point on the top of the dam!

With such a low success rate, the bird's nest was really boring. After all that effort, all I got was a bottle of purified water, a small newspaper, and a 7 of playing cards.

Alina naturally didn't understand the meaning of Han Fei's words. However, being gentle by nature, she didn't show any unusual expression because of Han Fei's strange remarks. Her expression remained normal as she said:

"I don't know your name yet. I'm Alina. It's nice to meet you."

Han Fei grinned and said, "Just call me Han Fei."

"Good~"

Alina responded and smiled, saying, "You seem like a very interesting person."

"Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"

Han Fei was somewhat puzzled, but then he remembered what he had just done and laughed, "Because I went to raid bird nests?"

Alina didn't hide anything and said truthfully, "That's part of the reason. You don't look like a scavenger."

As Han Fei walked, he said, "No, I am indeed a scavenger now."

“But I think even a scavenger shouldn’t be in such a hurry to raid a bird’s nest,” Alina said.

Bird nests are not uncommon for people living in the wilderness. Unless they are desperate, even villagers are not very interested in what's inside.

—It's just a few bird eggs.

"You can't say that," Han Fei said seriously. "There are treasures in bird nests too."

"What treasures could be in a bird's nest?" one of the infected teenagers couldn't help but say. "Just a few bird eggs."

“Exactly, how much is it worth?” another chimed in.

Han Fei shook his head and said, "It's not just bird eggs; I have no interest in bird eggs."

The young man couldn't help but ask, "Did you find the treasure?"

Although Alina didn't speak, her curious gaze was enough to tell her what she was thinking.

"We didn't find the treasure, but we found some other things."

As he spoke, Han Fei reached into his pocket and pulled out a newspaper in his left hand and a bottle of water in his right. He said, "Just found this. Do you want it?"

The boy glanced at it, then immediately curled his lip and said, "Who are you trying to fool? How could something so new be found in a bird's nest?"

That's true. The things in Han Fei's hands were brand new, whether it was the tabloid or the bottle of mineral water. They looked as new as if they had just been bought. They didn't look like they had been picked up from the wilderness.

Besides, while finding newspapers in a bird's nest is a bit far-fetched, it's not entirely unacceptable upon closer examination. However, a brand-new bottle of mineral water is a bit outrageous.

What, can this bird open bottle caps?

Han Fei shrugged, put his things back in his backpack, and said, "That's the truth."

He didn't force these people to believe him. Although they were all porridge, some of the settings in Eight Treasure Porridge were indeed outrageous.

Who would stuff so many random bright red things into their bird's nest? Putting aside the big ones, a graphics card is quite heavy for a bird; I don't know how it managed to get it in there.

Alina said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. It's getting late, let's go back first."

The two infected teenagers clearly listened to Alina; as soon as she spoke, they immediately shut up.

Han Fei was happy to see this, and followed behind the three of them, cleaning out every bird's nest they encountered along the way.

They continued searching and gathering as they went, until just before it got completely dark, when a few wisps of smoke appeared at the edge of their vision.

"It's just ahead."

As Alina spoke, she quickened her pace.

Before long, a village settlement came into Han Fei's view.

The village is not large; one can see the entire settlement at a glance. The village is nestled among snow-covered hills, like an old block casually tossed aside by a giant. Low wooden houses are everywhere, with snow-covered eaves. As dusk falls, wisps of smoke rise from the chimneys.

As the group entered the settlement, the distinctive smoky aroma of burning pine resin mixed with the smell of stewed grains filled Han Fei's nostrils.

"Sister Alina..."

Several infected children greeted Alina with joy upon her return.

But the next second, the joy on the child's face turned into fear.

The reason was simple: they saw Han Fei dressed as a police inspector.

Alina noticed this too, so she bent down and said softly, "Don't be afraid, this brother isn't a bad person."

The children clearly trusted Alina. As she spoke, the fear in their eyes lessened, and they hid beside her, cautiously peering at Han Fei.

With a creak and the groaning of rusty hinges, a wooden door was pushed open from the inside, and a silver-haired girl stepped out, calling out:

"Alina, you're back. How did things go?"

Han Fei looked in the direction of the sound and saw an "old friend" standing at the door, looking in his direction.

Alina stood up and chuckled, "Everything's taken care of, Talulah."

"That's good."

As they were talking, Talulah noticed Han Fei's gaze. She glanced at him and saw his attire. A look of surprise flashed in Talulah's eyes.

However, Talulah didn't make a fuss like the others, and said, "Come in first."

Talulah trusted Alina, and since the person in the inspector's uniform was brought back by Alina, she was willing to trust Alina's judgment.

Alina lowered her head and spoke a few more words to the children before turning to Han Fei and saying, "Please come with me."

Han Fei followed Alina into the house, and a wave of warmth immediately washed over him.

The interior was very simply furnished. The cabin was undecorated, and the furniture looked quite old. In the corner, the burning pine branches in the rough stone fireplace cast a yellowish glow on the walls, occasionally crackling loudly.

Han Fei glanced at it and lost interest in the furnishings of the small house. There was nothing new about this old wooden house. He had been back to his hometown when he was a child. Although his hometown was not a wooden house, it had many similarities.

Talulah sat at the wooden table in the center of the cabin, and by the flickering light of the oil lamp, she looked Han Fei up and down and asked, "And who is this?"

Alina, sitting to Talulah's left, explained, "He is Han Fei, the scavenger I met on my way back."

Talulah nodded slightly and asked Han Fei, "Why are you wearing the uniform of an infected inspector? You don't seem to be one of them."

Volume 1: Chapter Six - Regret

"I found this."

Han Fei casually explained, his gaze fixed on Talulah's face, full of admiration.

It must be said that Talulah is quite beautiful. Perhaps it is due to her bloodline, but Talulah's skin does not have the rough red color of other tundra inhabitants. Instead, it has a warm and smooth texture like ivory, and you can even see the light blue veins under her skin trembling slightly with her breathing. This makes her tightly pursed thin lips appear even redder, like pomegranate seeds that suddenly bloom in the snow.

At this moment, she had not yet been assimilated by the black snake. Beneath her heroic eyebrows, her eyes were full of determination, not cruelty and ruthlessness.

It's understandable that he considers Talulah Tako a "former friend".

This woman had a lot of screen time in the early episodes of "Porridge," but she disappeared from the story later on and hasn't been seen in a long time.

“On our way back, we encountered the police squad,” Alina explained for Han Fei. “Han Fei took action and killed them all.”

Alina's explanation dispelled Talulah's doubts considerably. She looked Han Fei up and down and said, "Since Alina is willing to trust you, then I will trust you this once too. Please don't let me down."