Because the thigh bones of the Egg-Laying One weren’t very useful, Ping Chengcheng simply handed them over. As for the naming rights, Ping Chengcheng continued to use the names she knew from her previous life for these creatures. In the future, the illustrated guide would have the discoverer listed as “Ping Chengcheng.”
These few words.
Taking the two reward certificates, the group went to the reward department to exchange them for housing rights.
There were still a lot of supplies in the semi-trailer, so many that the group might not be able to finish them before they expired.
Therefore, they exchanged both reward certificates for a residence, obtaining a two-story villa located in a relatively central area of the S City base.
The entire S City base was about thirty to forty square kilometers. Since the beginning of the apocalypse, they had been building walls, and with the efforts of nearly ten thousand people working in two shifts around the clock for three months, they had built the solid wall they had now. Of course, the supervisors with whips also contributed greatly.
Along the way, Zheng Zhiyi followed behind Ping Chengcheng and the others, seeing many people who didn’t have a place to live, not even a tent, and could only find some cardboard to lie on the ground.
Passing through a small alley, an old man with a sallow complexion leaned against a dirty wall, coughing violently, seemingly nearing the end of his life.
A member of the patrol team passed by, noticed the old man, and stood by the alley, waiting for him to die slowly before transporting his body.
Was this, the real apocalypse?
Zheng Zhiyi looked at Ping Chengcheng’s back. That girl was holding Song Ning’s arm, happily chatting with Song Ning.
Zheng Zhiyi tightened the backpack on her back, a slight soreness rising in her heart. After all, she couldn’t be considered a formal member of this team, she had just been taken in by chance, and she hadn’t even helped much or created any value.
Lao Ba was excitedly chatting with Wu Sheng. Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Zheng Zhiyi leaving, a little surprised.
He patted Wu Sheng on the shoulder, said he would leave for a moment, and went to catch up with Zheng Zhiyi.
Hearing a series of rapid footsteps behind her, Zheng Zhiyi turned her head vigilantly, seeing Lao Ba running over in a hurry, a little puzzled.
“Why did you leave? Aren’t you with us?” Lao Ba saw the girl turn her head to look at him, not daring to look directly at her face, and kicked a stone on the ground.
Zheng Zhiyi smiled bitterly, shaking her head, “No need, I’m not very familiar with you, and… I’m not very useful.”
There must be other people in the base who could fly drones.
“Logically speaking, there’s no need to keep me, right?”
What’s more, Ping Chengcheng seemed to be very hostile towards her.
Lao Ba laughed. He thought that was what it was about. He had experience in this. He rolled his eyes and looked behind him, Ping Chengcheng and the others had walked far away: “What’s wrong with that? I’m useless too.”
??
Zheng Zhiyi’s mouth twitched, feeling that this person was quite strange. If he was useless, what was there to be happy about?
Lao Ba patted his chest, preparing to impart his secrets: “You just need to go find that girl, yes, that one, the one who’s 1.5 meters tall.”
“You tell her that you think Song Ning is the most gentle and beautiful person in the world, and only she deserves Song Ning, and we are all garbage, and Song Ning will always be hers alone.”
“Then she will definitely be happy, and you will be able to stay.”
Lao Ba laughed loudly, looking like a fool.
Zheng Zhiyi’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch, what, what was this?
Why did it sound so fake? Wasn’t this person a moron?
Seeing that the girl didn’t believe him, Lao Ba shook his head, tsk-ing: “If you don’t believe me, if you don’t want to live in a big villa with us, and compete with those beggars for a place to pitch a tent…”
Lao Ba said, turning his head and leaving. He thought that Zheng Zhiyi would follow him, but he was wrong.
Although Zheng Zhiyi was a little tempted by Lao Ba’s proposal, if she went to find Ping Chengcheng like that, wouldn’t it be the same as receiving that girl’s favor?
She didn’t agree with the girl’s thoughts, what Song Ning was hers alone, how could people be like objects? That kind of possessiveness was simply unreasonable!
She didn’t want to get involved. Thinking of Song Ning comforting her last night, she felt guilty again. It was all her fault for not having the courage.
She was afraid of Ping Chengcheng, afraid that she would really be killed by Ping Chengcheng! She wanted to survive, find that worm, and avenge her brother!
Turning around, she left with a lonely figure.
In such an apocalyptic world, could she, an ordinary girl, really survive? She was very confused, where would she go in the future?
Taking the backpack off her back, she felt slightly at ease in her heart, hugging the backpack in her arms.
She would join an exploration team first. With her drone, she should have no problem getting enough to eat…
Song Ning brushed her long hair aside, hearing the footsteps behind her and turning her head curiously, it was Lao Ba running from afar, panting. She noticed that Zheng Zhiyi was gone.
“Where’s Zheng Zhiyi?” Song Ning asked.
Lao Ba shook his head: “I don’t know what she was thinking, she said she felt like she was of no value to us, and then she left.”
Huh?
Ping Chengcheng was stunned, had she scared her away? Actually, she was quite optimistic about Zheng Zhiyi’s drone control. If she was there, it would be easier to go out in the future, but she frowned and didn’t say anything.
She would post a recruitment announcement later. As long as the price was attractive enough, there would always be talents in this field willing to jump from other teams.
Not paying any more attention to Zheng Zhiyi, Ping Chengcheng suddenly felt a lot lighter in her heart. Ping Chengcheng didn’t want anyone to get close to Song Ning!
No one could.
Hmph.
Arriving at the exchanged two-story villa, it was in a European architectural style. There were two guest rooms on the first floor and two guest rooms and a master bedroom on the second floor. The girl nodded with satisfaction, accepting the villa.
“Sis, let’s sleep together~” In the room, the girl rubbed against Song Ning’s arm.
Song Ning stroked the girl’s head indulgently, agreeing to her request. Song Ning had gradually gotten used to the feeling of the girl sleeping next to her.
She would have insomnia if she didn’t hug Ping Chengcheng to sleep. Last night, she lay in bed for almost an hour before finally falling asleep.
The beggar porters spent the whole morning moving all the supplies to the villa, tiring them out and collapsing in front of the door, gasping for breath. Wu Sheng was watching them all the way, so there was no fear of losing supplies.
“That… food, food.” The beggar pointed to his stomach, gasping for breath.
“Here.” Ping Chengcheng was in a good mood today, throwing a bag of packaged half a pound of rice to the ground, and throwing them a few candies.
“You… good, kind person! You are really an angel, I wish you all the best in the apocalypse, happy forever!” The beggar was so moved that tears welled up, and he and the other two beggars who had gathered around him started eating the candies.
“Okay, okay, divide it equally, understand? Otherwise, none of you will get any.” The girl snorted coldly, and the beggars immediately calmed down.
That’s right.
At night.
She hadn’t taken a bath for the last few days, and the blood stains on her clothes made Song Ning feel uncomfortable. She was sorting her clothes, preparing to take a bath later.
The girl secretly watched Song Ning’s movements, a smile rising at the corner of her mouth, her pupils slightly glowing.
“Sis, I’m going out for a walk.”
Song Ning hummed: “Be careful, don’t run far.”
“Okay, Sis~”
The girl went out, walked to the outside of the villa, looked at the bathroom window on the second floor, leaped up, climbed into the window, and gently took off her clothes, hiding them in a box.
Her naked body gradually disappeared, gradually merging with the environment. Tentacles stretched out from the girl’s back, firmly attaching her to the ceiling. It was almost impossible to tell that this area was any different from other places.
“Click”
Song Ning, wearing a bath towel, opened the door and walked tiredly into the bathroom.
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