This is apocalyptic

Chapter 225 224: Park

After a few days of sedimentation, the accumulated water in the pond became less turbid and the community's water system was put into use again.

Bai Xiao carried the coffin and took Lin Duoduo to the park, where he planned to dig some lotus flowers and plant them in his own pond.

Of course, the pool is easy to dry up. If everything goes well, he can go to the lake to fetch water and pour it in, storing it for watering the fields.

I don't know if it will work, but I have to try it.

The park is far away, in another area.

Leaves have grown on the treetops outside. Old zombies are moving among them. Weeds and green leaves provide them with cover. The sunlight casts tiny shadows. The Zombie King strides down the street, quietly and leisurely.

The old zombies roam around without making any sound. Their decayed bodies no longer make heavy footsteps, and only hoarse and broken sounds are made when they roar, which increases their danger.

There were traces of Bai Xiao walking on this road. Many fast-growing weeds blocked the road, but he cut them apart with a knife. The thorns spreading on the ground were not a big deal.

The city is getting closer and closer to the wilderness and becoming more and more desolate.

Walking forward, you can see the dense vegetation in the distance. It is a park that no one has set foot on for more than 20 years. It is lush and green in the sun.

The Zombie King had walked here many times and was very familiar with the place, so he brought her along.

"That one is edible." Lin Duoduo pointed at the purslane in the distance. As soon as its tiny head appeared, she saw it with her sharp eyes.

"It's still too small and just unearthed." said Bai Xiao.

The two walked into the park while talking. There was a not-so-obvious path here. It was obvious that the Zombie King had wandered into the depths of the park many times to dig bamboo shoots.

"that."

Lin Duoduo also found Amaranth, which was often available and was her favorite when she lived in the mountain village.

Many things can be cooked and dried and stored until winter. At that time, just throw a handful of dried vegetables into the pot and it will be a pot of vegetable soup. She immediately picked a lot and went back to add to the dishes for the Zombie King.

Although she had learned from Lin Duoduo before, she had not lived in this world as long as this teacher. She grew up in this environment since she was a child.

The further you go in, the denser the vegetation becomes. You can occasionally step on the bones of small animals, and the rotten leaves give off a decayed smell.

The small pavilion in the park also collapsed, crushed by the trees, leaving only a few short pillars. The river surface looked very calm.

"Be careful." Bai Xiao warned her.

"If I had your strength, I would definitely be better than you." Lin Duoduo said.

"That's true."

Bai Xiao had learned everything from following her, whether it was scavenging or doing other things. One had lived in the apocalypse for more than 20 years, while the other had only lived for four years.

So Bai Xiao was not too worried about her, she knew how to protect herself.

The stream in the park was still a little cold. Bai Xiao took off his shoes and went in. The water only reached up to his waist.

Lin Duoduo squatted by the river with a gun in her hand. There was a big coffin next to her and she could lie down in it at any time.

Seeing the zombie frowned, she asked, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know what's gnawing on my feet. It's so disgusting." The zombie was thick-skinned. He stood in the water and leaned down when he stepped on something hard. He bent down and pulled it. It was very heavy.

He tried to pull it up, but accidentally broke it. He took it out to see what it was, and found out that it was the wreckage of a former cruise ship, sunk to the bottom of the water.

He casually threw it onto the shore, and Lin Duoduo picked it up and took a look at it.

"Cruise. In the past, people would take a boat here to enjoy the scenery." Bai Xiao said as he waded into the water.

"Will a super-huge fish suddenly pop out of it?" Lin Duoduo stretched out a hand to gesture.

"Don't scare me."

The zombies are really a bit cowardly, probably because of their thalassophobia. Although this is not the sea but a small river, it is not surprising if anything pops up in today's environment.

For example, a giant catfish, or a scavenger, larger than a human, suddenly surfaced...

This is too scary for a zombie who has been exposed to all kinds of horror skits and pictures.

"Maybe a mermaid will appear." Bai Xiao said.

"Mermaid?"

"It's the kind with a human body and a fish head. It can talk and run."

"Hmm..." Lin Duoduo thought about the fish head running away, but couldn't imagine what it looked like.

She held the gun tightly and stared at the water. If any mermaid dared to appear, she would shoot its head and drag it back to stew it.

Bai Xiao was exploring in the water. The lotus flowers had not yet emerged from the water and were just sprouting in the mud below. He fished out two black ones with pointed tips on them and carefully placed them on the shore.

"Is it fun?" Lin Duoduo looked at him.

"A lot of fun!"

The zombie fished out a small fish that was gnawing at his feet and threw it on the shore for humans to see. Lin Duoduo kicked it back because it looked too disgusting.

This kind of environment would definitely not breed any mermaids. Bai Xiao stirred up the water, and no catfish as big as a human appeared.

If there really is one, he wouldn't mind hunting it back with Lin Duoduo.

If a person that big were given to a fisherman, the fisherman would probably be lost for twenty years without returning home, wandering around outside with the person on his back.

"What a pity, it's such a nice place." Bai Xiao expressed regret while looking at the water. If there was no infection, this would definitely be a prosperous place.

Lin Duoduo also turned her gaze back to the water.

"Dig a little more?"

"We will wait until autumn to dig the lotus roots. Now we will plant them in our own pond."

Bai Xiao twisted his trouser legs, which were wet. After thinking for a while, he picked up the bag and continued walking inside with Lin Duoduo.

It was past noon when the Zombie King came out of the park carrying two large bags and a coffin.

The harvest on this trip was pretty good. When we got home in the afternoon, we threw the lotus roots into the pond. There wasn't much silt in the pond, and we didn't know if they could survive. Lin Duoduo buried the amaranth she dug up in the soil. She dug some with roots, very roughly. In this world, things that can survive will always survive.

On the contrary, if you take good care of it, it will die more easily. If you treat it as a weed, it will grow into a patch if you don't pay attention.

As long as we can get through the first winter, things will be much easier after that.

This winter I consumed a lot of supplies I scavenged, and accumulated a large pile of canned food boxes and sesame paste and milk powder jars. Fortunately, I was in the city center, so I was able to find those old relics among the ruins.

In the evening, Lin Duoduo cooked the amaranth she had picked. The red soup looked like blood under the candlelight. She thought zombies would like this color.

"Just think of it as drinking my blood." Lin Duoduo filled a large basin for him and asked, "Do you want me to rinse my hands in it?"

"It's better to apply it on you so I can lick it."

The zombies poured some expired milk powder into the soup to make it more nutritionally balanced, so that the zombies who ate it would be both healthy and strong.

The zombie king's mouth turned red from eating so much amaranth, and it looked bloody and even scarier than usual, as if he had just eaten a human.

Lin Duoduo couldn't help herself after taking a look at it. She held his head and brushed his teeth. The toothbrush moved in the zombie king's mouth. The zombie was a little confused and let this human help clean his mouth.

"If you go out like this and meet a scavenger, you'll be scared to death." She said as she helped the zombie brush his teeth.

"Conquer the enemy without fighting... um, the enemy's army." The zombie said incoherently while being brushed.

It’s not like he had never eaten one before, but it wasn’t as scary as it is now. At that time, he was still a very weak zombie.

At that time, humans were still very awed and respectful of him, but now that he has become more powerful, they have to be beaten up by her instead.

"You're red too." The zombie took a look.

"I just ate a zombie alive." Lin Duoduo said.

This is horrible, this human is so terrifying.

After washing and rinsing, she twisted her sore wrist and looked in the mirror. Well, the humans also looked like they had just eaten zombies alive.

She brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth. The zombie sat behind her, looking stupid, staring at the petite figure of the human.

"Shall I go and get you a scavenger to keep you company?" he said.

The human paused and shook his head, "I don't like strangers."

"Maybe you could have a good sister so you wouldn't...become more and more like a monster."

"The burden will become greater." Lin Duoduo said, "Zombies are not omnipotent."

(End of this chapter)