Our neighborhood has been transported again.

Chapter 91, Day 18 Settlement (35)

Qin Ziwu's expression was subtle: "This style of rhetoric... it feels strangely familiar."

Zhao Pu observed the expressions of the elderly people around him: "In the current environment, many elderly people are an absolutely vulnerable group. They are not at an advantage in terms of physical strength and power. Now that someone stands up to represent their group, their voice will be amplified infinitely."

Qin Ziwen looked around and noticed that many elderly people in the audience were staring intently at the stage.

Qin Ziwen said, "If he is truly dedicated to public service, it would indeed be a good thing for these elderly people."

The man in the suit on stage suddenly lowered his voice: "Uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters, why do you find it difficult to obtain food? Because you are fighting alone! Gathering food alone, chopping firewood alone, farming alone, hunting alone!"
"What can one person accomplish, huh?" The man in the suit's voice grew increasingly excited. "You all have so much to do every day. Why can't we all work together as one? Those who chop wood, chop wood; those who fish, fish; those who set traps, set traps. Let's gather all the resources we collect each day and then distribute them equally, so that everyone has meat to eat and everyone has firewood to burn. That's what resource sharing is all about! That's what it means to ensure no one is left behind!"

Someone in the audience asked, "But I'm too old to do physical labor, what should I do?"

"That's a good question, sir. Everyone has their own purpose. I assure you all, our mutual aid association has a dedicated resource registerer, and any contribution you make will be recorded. You can donate any spare tools or supplies you have at home. Our mutual aid association is in its initial stage now, and if you join now, you'll become future veterans."

Hearing this, Qin Ziwen turned and left, saying, "Let's go."

"Cough cough cough~"

Behind him, from the crowd of onlookers, came intermittent coughing sounds.

When I got home, the speech downstairs continued until it got dark, and the crowd gradually dispersed around 8 p.m.

"You have successfully survived in the wilderness for eighteen days. You obtained a card from the altar, hunted a black falcon, acquired some crop seeds, and drew a rough map to the advanced altar. Overall score: 120 points"

「你获得奖励：【拓展卡】空白拓展卡（小）*1、【建筑卡】1级铁匠铺*1、【强化卡】动物体质强化卡（1星）*1、【建筑卡】1级农田*1」

The next morning.

The first thing I do after waking up is check yesterday's settlement.

The rewards offered by the rating system are numerous and varied.

This is the first time I've received a small blank expansion card. The new area added by the small blank expansion card is the same as that of the sand area, which is 20*20m.

This expansion card is just in time for those who want to build advanced structures. With just one more small expansion card or two more micro expansion cards, you can build the Celestial Arrow Corridor.

In addition, the other two building cards overlap with his existing buildings.

It can upgrade the blacksmith shop and farmland.

Arriving at the expansion area behind the restroom, standing at the entrance of the level 1 blacksmith shop, holding another identical card in my hand, I choose to use it.

As the light enveloped the entire house, its area expanded slightly. When the light faded, the original level 1 blacksmith shop had undergone a complete transformation.

The outer walls were still made of rammed yellow mud, but the inner layer contained a lot of gravel.

The roof was changed from thatched to a mixed structure of wood chips and thatch, and the wooden door in the middle was covered with a layer of iron sheet.

The biggest change is in the interior space, where the floor is now paved with blue bricks.

The original furnace was not only much larger, but it was also built into a round furnace using firebricks. The bellows on the side were now double-rod type and twice the size, so the airflow was probably much stronger than before.

A row of tools hung on the wall: files, chisels, whetstones, wide-nose pliers, and needle-nose pliers.
"Tieshan should like it quite a bit." Qin Ziwen looked it over and nodded in satisfaction.

[Level 2 Blacksmith Shop: Level 2 Furnace High Temperature, Level 1 Quenching Enhancement, Level 1 Passionate Enthusiasm]

I pushed open the door and came to the front of the farmland.

Use cards on level 1 farmland.

The light enveloped the entire farmland, and when the light faded, the biggest change was that the soil had turned black and looked very fertile.

[Level 2 Farmland: Level 2 Accelerated Growth, Level 2 Fertile]

Huh, no new traits appeared. Instead, the existing two traits were both upgraded to level 2. But that's fine. For crops, having these two traits is already quite good.

Finally, take out the [Enhancement Card], which is specifically designed for use on animals.

Unlike the human physique enhancement card he used before, this enhancement card is a darker color, close to dark green.

The only pet in the house is the harpy eagle, so it's the only one we can use.

Back in the master bedroom, the harpy eagle was still sleeping in its nest.

Hearing the familiar footsteps, the harpy eagle's eyelids twitched, but it still didn't open them.

Qin Ziwen walked up to it and slapped the enhancement card directly onto it.

The harpy eagle awoke with a start, its eyes still filled with confusion, before being swallowed by the light.

Until the light faded.

The harpy eagle was three times larger than it originally was.

Previously, it was just over one meter tall, but after being enhanced, its height has increased by nearly half, exceeding one and a half meters.

Just standing there, he's taller than a child.

When it spreads its wings, its wingspan reaches a massive three meters.

Not only that, all its injuries have also healed.

The only drawback is that the small backpack that was originally sewn on for it has been "stretched open".

The improvement from a one-star upgrade is so significant.

Does this mean that there is a huge gap between the upper and lower limits of the harpy eagle community in this world?

During breakfast, the others saw the harpy eagle, which had undergone a tremendous transformation.

Qin Ziwu reached out his hand, and the horned eagle turned its head. His hand paused in mid-air for a moment, and seeing that the horned eagle did not react, he lowered it and gently rubbed its head.

"Maybe it's because he's gotten bigger, but his eyes seem fiercer now." Qin Ziwu.

After breakfast, the five of them gathered downstairs and prepared to continue their journey to the bat cave.

Facing diagonally ahead, an elderly man clutched his chest, coughing violently, his hunched back almost bent into a bow.

“There are a lot of people coughing in the neighborhood lately. Colds are contagious.” Zhao Pu said before he could finish.

Diagonally in front of him, the old man coughed and coughed, then suddenly let out a dry retching sound and vomited a large mouthful of thick, dark red blood.

The five people walking along stopped at the same time, without prior arrangement.

Zhao Pu's face turned pale instantly. Thinking of the frequent coughing symptoms in the neighborhood recently, he thought, "This is not a symptom of a cold; it's some kind of infectious disease."

He had never heard of these symptoms before, so it was very likely some unknown virus native to this world.

Considering that his son Zhao Shuhuan had been in the neighborhood for the past few days, he might have been infected, or might be in the incubation period.

Deng Guang's body trembled, and his face turned deathly pale.

Both of them felt a sense of panic.

(End of this chapter)