A gust of cold wind blew, and Tang Wen shivered while standing at the door.
It’s October?
Is winter coming next?
Without further delay, he walked into the room and closed the door.
Put the rice jar back in its place.
The girl, or rather sister, was already making a fire to cook.
There was a beeping sound and the water was boiling. She carefully grabbed a handful of yellow chestnuts and put it in her hand. After a pause, she gently picked up half of it and put it back into the jar.
Tang Wen, who occasionally cooks and cooks porridge, estimated in his mind that this is about the amount of food he usually needs for two mouthfuls.
Wash carefully and put the corn in the pot.
Tang Wen sat cross-legged on the hay, calling softly in his heart [Panel]
[Name: Tang Wen]
[Age: 14 years and 9 months]
【Body: 0.3】
【Fine: 0.7】
[Skill: Farming Mastery (719/1000)]
This attribute, in a TV series, would not survive the first episode.
Gotta exercise.
Gu Gu Gu Gu...
Uh, okay, before exercising or anything else, you have to eat enough first.
The chestnuts are cooked and fragrant.
Tang Wen picked up his bowl, and the bottom of the bowl was barely covered with chestnuts.
Look at the little sister's bowl again. The grains are clearly distinguishable and you can count them clearly at a glance.
His heart was filled with panic. He lowered his head and said while eating: "I will find food as soon as possible. You stay at home."
The young lady seemed a little surprised. She stared at him with her beautiful face for a few seconds, nodded, and said in a clear and weak voice: "Be careful."
The two siblings have a good relationship, but Tang Wen originally wasn't good at saying such things.
My sister's hands were not stamped, and she is a weak half-year-old girl who cannot leave the camp.
Otherwise, you will definitely be targeted by scavengers, which is too dangerous.
After dinner, Tang Wen took the only weapon he had, a rough knife with a handle wrapped in linen, and walked out of the room.
Looking back at the rows of dilapidated huts, he sighed and walked towards the west gate along the direction of his memory.
There are no acquaintances, no neighbors, no social interactions, and no emotional entanglements... These things are luxuries in the wasteland, and you have to eat every meal before you have time to think about them.
It's okay, I hope someone I know knows something is wrong with me.
Outside the west gate, a field of crops stretched to the sky and spread to the hillside in the distance.
This is a corn field, and the changes in the wasteland environment have affected the plants.
Corn is the most suitable food for the wasteland after natural selection.
In spring, summer, autumn and winter, except winter, it can be harvested three times a year.
Ripening is slower in the spring, but in summer and autumn, the growth is rapid.
Countless wastelanders rely on it to survive.
My parents were farmers in the camp and rented a piece of land for farming.
The Fire Queen is very kind. She only needs to hand over 70% of her income, and she can keep the rest.
In my memory, my original parents thanked the Queen for her kindness until their death.
Relying on the food saved from this harvest, the original parents paid three years of rent in advance before their death to protect the siblings until today.
As for their deaths, it is normal in the wasteland, just like in another time and space, it is normal for college students to find no jobs after graduation.
"Boy!"
Seeing someone coming to the farm, a man with a black face like an iron tower came over. He said in a low voice, "I told you, winter is here, and you are not needed here."
Winter is coming, and there is no need to take care of the corn fields, not even weeding or watering.
As for chasing birds and insects, this is a good job only when the corn is about to mature!
Tang Wen forced out a smile: "I can do any job. I don't need food, as long as I can eat."
"Get out." He pointed to the distance, his voice was calm and emotionless, as if he had said it countless times before.
Tang Wen didn't dare to pester anymore and walked away with a smile.
The camp was not big, and when he reached the east gate of the camp, his stomach began to growl.
The little thing I had eaten in the morning was used up.
Taking a deep breath, Tang Wen stepped into the wilderness.
The guard on the wall glanced at him and continued chatting and bragging.
The original person had a dream before, that is, he hoped to become a guard.
Now, Tang Wen just wants to eat and survive.
Also, Cheng Chaofan?
Gululu...
My stomach growled again, as if it was a reminder.
Walking out of the camp gate, Tang Wen was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him.
The earth is covered with barren land, and the land is cracked. If it weren't for a kind of black grass growing there, it would seem that the earth is dead.
The roots and stems of Black Deathweed are poisonous, and only the leaves are barely edible.
But the leaves have long been pulled out.
Winter is coming.
For the past two years, every winter, the siblings have to sell the things left by their parents at home in exchange for some food to survive.
But this year, there is nothing left to sell.
nothing left.
They also moved from the original location close to the farm to the base of the camp wall, which has the worst environment.
Shaking his head, Tang Wen picked up a fairly straight branch and walked towards the Blackwater River.
As the name of the Blackwater River implies, the water is black. When it flows here, the water loses its channel restraint, forming a swamp and nourishing a forest.
There are fish in the water.
Approaching the river, Tang Wen slowed down.
He saw that the swamp over there was full of people wearing sackcloth and cloaks.
They were haggard, like walking mummies.
Tang Wen didn't dare to get close. He wanted to leave, but this was the only place where he thought he might be able to get food.
Gently, he moved.
From time to time he squatted down and picked up a small stone.
Well, if someone comes close, I can throw stones first.
Wasteland scavengers are very afraid of being injured. Injury means becoming weak, and the weak will eat the strong.
Wow, wow, wow!
Someone started running in the water, and then more people started running after him.
fish!
The person running in front was holding a black fish in his hands!
Seeing more and more people surrounding him, he started biting desperately.
Blood smeared all over his mouth, and he swallowed the fish in big mouthfuls before being knocked down by someone from behind.
One by one, they seem to be playing a crazy game of stacking Arhats.
The scene was chaotic.
"Master Guard, Master Guard!"
Someone shouted.
Tang Wen was stunned, would the guards care about this?
To his surprise, a group of guards actually emerged from the jungle. One of them held a crossbow in his hand and shot an arrow into the sky.
The sharp sound dragged through the sky with a long tail.
Ringing arrows.
Those who were chasing the fish stopped and fled.
Only the people closest to the core were still fighting in the water, fighting for most of the black fish.
Wow, wow, wow!
Several guards wearing leather armor cursed and stepped into the water.
One by one, the people were dragged out and taken away without any effort.
Tang Wen couldn't help but turn pale as he recalled the relevant events.
The reason why the guards take care of these things is very simple. If you continue to fight, people will definitely die. If people eat people, more people will attack.
Blood flows in the water and the smell wafts out, attracting the real danger - the alienated beast!
This place is too close to the camp. If the alienated beasts are attracted in groups, the scavengers will definitely flee towards the camp in order to save their lives, which will be a big trouble.
Therefore, it must be stopped in advance.
As for taking these people away, it is not to save their lives.
But to squeeze out the last of their value and take them away as bait.
By some strange coincidence, Tang Wen followed him from a distance.
After walking for a long time, the guards led the people to stone recesses in the wilderness.
After manual construction, the stone recess is surrounded by stone walls on three sides and the entrance and exit on one side.
The guards took off the clothes of the scavengers, chopped them horizontally and vertically like chopping winter melons, and then hung them on the highest point of the stone wall like a farmer hanging bacon. The smell of blood slowly spreads in the wind, attracting nearby alien beasts.
The guards and people in the camp call this behavior hunting.
