Chapter 104.
Life in the base has gradually changed human habits. For example, the electrical appliances at home cannot be used all the time, only at night. For example, water needs to be purchased with crystal cores or exchanged for supplies, so one day three meals a day were changed to two meals a day, or even only one meal a day. This powerless and unchangeable thing forces humans to accept it helplessly, so that it later becomes a habit.
Tangli opened the window and moved the roses and roses placed on the balcony back into the room. It has been a rare sunny day recently. It has been two weeks since the last snowfall, but the cold at that time made human beings can't forget that someone's eyes turned red when she saw a warm sunny day, because her family and friends were buried forever on that snowy day.
After roses and roses absorb nutrients from the sun, the buds become rich in color, and the branches and leaves are also green, as if they can shine. They bloom lazily, releasing their charm to the fullest.
The rose vine climbed on Tangli's arm, and it exploded into a flower in Tangli's eyes. It was so charming that people were amazed.
Tangli laughed and murmured: "You are just like your master, you are so lovable."
The two kinds of flowers planted in the flower pot don't look anything special. They are exactly the roses and roses that were common before the apocalypse. But in fact, the rose has just restrained its size and nestled obediently in the flower pot.
As for the other rose, it is more low key and restrained. It seems that it has not shown any abnormalities since the appoclypse and is no different from ordinary roses.
Tangli touched the petals of the rose with her hand. No matter what, these two mutated plants were silently protecting Lin Doukou, and that was enough.
"What are you whispering about?"
Lin Doukou had just washed her hands. Because she has a sensitive sense of smell, she would pay special attention to smells. Every time she left the base and returned home, she would always take a shower. Sometimes she would save water and pinch her nose to endure the smell, wash her hands to comfort herself that the smell on her body has disappeared. It can be said that most of her crystal cores are used to buy water.
"Why can't I be a water power user?" She complained to herself, and she was increasingly looking forward to the time when the crystal core could activate powers. Now that there are so many variables, maybe she can also have powers again, ah.
Tangli held her two pots of flowers and asked with a smile, "Be careful they get jealous."
Lin Doukou picked up one of the pots of roses and said angrily, "My mutated plants won't be so stingy."
"Aren't you busy today?" Lin Doukou and Tang Li were talking, and the two returned to the room. She bent down and fiddled with the roses on the table. When she saw the roses, which were as red as flames, Lin Doukou suddenly thought of her unique pot of green roses, which activated the entire flower room because she pricked her finger on it.
If Lin Doukou is the owner of the flower house, then the pot of roses named Green Light is the general in the flower house, managing all the flowers and obeying the orders of Green Light, who is following Lin Doukou.
She moved to the side and a pot of green roses appeared out of thin air in her hands, which caught Tang Li's attention, "Isn't this the pot of roses with the most special color in your flower room?"
Tangli had seen Lin Doukou's greenhouse when she was in the villa, so she recognized this pot of green light at a glance.
"Yes."
"Why did you think of taking it out today?"
Lin Doukou leaned on the table, looking down at the green rose, and said with a smile: "I dare to show it off in front of you. The roses and roses I displayed before were all deep pink and red, there are many in my flower room. Even if I replace them seven or eight times a day, no one will notice that I have changed the flowers. But this pot has no substitutes. It is the only one in the whole flower room. If I put it in taking it out will definitely make people wonder where I hid it, so I will have to force it to stay in the flower room for the time being."
"It is very beautiful."
Lin Doukou raised her chin proudly and said, "Of course, I originally planned to put it on the shelves and sell it after successfully cultivating it. Now it seems that I am lucky that I didn't sell it."
Lin Doukou felt that the topic of the two of them had gone astray, and asked impatiently, "Why do you have free time to stay at home today instead of going out with the team?"
Since arriving at the base, Tangli has asked everyone's opinions and learned that they were unwilling to disband the team, so she registered a team and earned points by leading tasks posted in the base lobby from time to time, which she could then use to exchange crystal cores with supplies.
In the apocalypse, no one is allowed to lay down. Tangli and Lin Doukou are both running for supplies. Although there are many dangers outside, this is the situation in the apocalypse. In addition to zombies, they are mutated plants. In order to survive, they must have to chase and fight them. It is impossible to salt fish unless you want to starve to death.
Tangli attracted the attention of the leadership because she was a person with thunder powers. After some discussions, Tangli became a non staff member and was not under the control of the leadership. However, she had to participate when there were tasks. This was transaction replacement.
A few days ago, there was a riot in a flour mill. Because the zombies were suddenly promoted, the difficulty of the task increased, and the entire army was almost wiped out. Fortunately, Tangli and the others rushed over and rescued the trapped people in time.
Tangli touched her nose and said flatteringly, "I always need to rest."
"I thought our Miss Tang was a workaholic. She would feel uncomfortable if she didn't work for a day."
Lin Doukou's weird accent was telling Tangli about her inner uneasiness. She didn't want Tangli to be a non staff member and face so many dangers.
Tangli stood in line with her, imitating Lin Doukou, leaning on the table, and said with a bright smile: "No one in this world is willing to work, but when I have someone I want to protect, work or something like that doesn't matter. It's not pressure anymore, it's motivation."
"Hmph, why are you willing to be a non staff member just to shut up that senior Qin's mouth? Tangli, you are just a thunder type superpower now, so why would your senior Qin be so enthusiastic? If she knows that you are also a spiritual type, wouldn't it... be better for you?" Lin Doukou knew that this matter was a secret. Her voice was soft, and she leaned close to Tang Li's ear to speak, just to prevent other people from hearing the secret.
Tangli raised her eyebrows and glanced sideways at Lin Doukou. Then she pinched Lin Doukou's waist with both hands and helped her sit on the table. The direction changed in an instant, causing Lin Doukou's legs to hang on both sides of Tangli's waist, as if inseparable.
"What!"
Tangli raised her eyes slightly and asked with a smile, "Are you jealous?"
"Jealous, you big headed idiot, get out of the way, I want to get down."
Lin Doukou thought that her aura could scare off Tang Li, but she didn't know how shy her eyes were. Maybe she had some wild imagination and always felt that the two of them were weird now, so Lin Doukou lost her confidence, as if Being suppressed by Tang Li, she had no strength to resist.
Tangli held her cheek with her hand, "I'm too lazy to care about Qin Lanxin's thoughts. I just want to protect you."
"Who needs your protection? I am also very strong, okay? Don't forget that my marksmanship teacher is you. By the way, there is also the Tang Dao you gave me. Now with the help of Huateng, I will move forward bravely. Overcoming thorns, fearing no one!"
Lin Doukou's eyebrows are vivid. She likes herself and her current life. Without the numbness and boredom in her dreams, she can be herself unscrupulously, instead of needing Qi Yi's protection to be forced to accept what shackles he brings.
Tangli looked at her with a fond smile and said submissively: "I was wrong. Daukou is also super powerful. After all, you are the student I taught."
"Yes, Teacher Tang."
"Call again."
Lin Doukou, who was being watched seriously by Tang Li, blinked and blinked. She could refuse Tang Li's request, but the most confusing thing was that Lin Doukou found that she couldn't refuse her at all.
So Lin Doukou's voice was like a mosquito, and she said Nunuo: "Teacher Tang."
"So good."
"You're so annoying."
Lin Doukou slapped her hand away. She was so obedient just now. This was so shameless!
Lin Doukou put her hands on the table and leaned back to avoid Tang Li's attempt to continue touching her face. Little did she know that she couldn't subdue Tang Li without her hands. Just as Lin Doukou raised her hand, her little finger touched the green light. The thorns on the rose branches were like a few drops of bright red being thrown on the white jade. It didn't hurt at all, but it was enough for Lin Doukou to use the topic.
"Look! It's all your fault."
Tangli hurriedly rummaged through the medical kit, where there were cotton balls and band aids, "Sorry, sorry."
Lin Doukou snorted: "You still used the medicine kit I brought from the villa. It's not sincere at all."
Tangli's tone was teasing, and she took the opportunity to glance at Lin DouKao, "You don't want me to lick the blood on your hands clean, do you?"
"You're so perverted! I didn't mean that." Lin Doukou endured but couldn't help but blush. She just wanted to embarrass Tang Li, but she interpreted it differently.
Tangli nodded with an expression like "Don't explain it, I'll understand." Although she followed Lin Doukou's words, the look she showed made Lin Doukou furious.
After Tangli put a band aid on her, Lin Doukou jumped down from the table, pushed Tangli and said, "Mom said she doesn't want me to be friends with perverts, so hurry up and leave."
"Are you angry from shame?" Tangli walked forward and said some words that added fuel to the fire.
Lin Doukou gritted her teeth and closed the door, loudly saying: "Don't let me talk to you today!"
"Real?"
"Yes!"
"But I can't help it, then I can only stick to the Doukou."
Lin Doukou sneered, "I won't let you cling to me yet. Don't bother me. I haven't had a good sleep these days. I happened to have nothing to do today and I need to catch up on my sleep." She felt sleepy for no reason. It seemed that she really needed to catch up on her sleep.
"Ah? Why didn't you sleep well? Are you not used to living alone?"
Lin Doukou curled her lips in disgust and locked the door at the same time. Why didn't she sleep well? It's not because of a certain woman who leaves early and comes home late for the flour mill. It's strange that she can sleep well.
It's not that I'm worried about her, it's because the sound of her closing the door disturbed my ears!
Yes, that's it, absolutely right.
Unconsciously, Lin Doukou slept from noon to night. She suddenly heard the sound of someone knocking on the door. She half closed her eyes lazily and said, "Wake up, wake up, don't call me."
She sat up and stretched. Seeing the dark room, she put on her clothes and turned on the light. Then she opened the door and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."
Tang Li touched her forehead with her hand. Seeing that she was in good spirits, she sighed, "My dear, you have a mutated plant and have been promoted again this time?"
There were only two of them in the house. Everyone else lived across the street. The layout of the house was two bedrooms. Tangli didn't ask how the others allocated it. Anyway, she and Lin Doukou slept in one room.
Lin Doukou yawned and said, "It's not that the mutated plants were promoted, it's that I learned about the function of roses."
"What is it?"
She smiled, played off her words, and said, "You will know it later. How can you be more surprised now than when you see it?"
"Are you trying to whet my appetite?"
Lin Doukou rubbed her stomach, "I'm hungry."
Tang Li pinched her face angrily, "You heartless little thing, I told you that you were trying to make me want to be appetized, but you didn't even respond, so you just said "I'm hungry!?"
Lin Doukou blinked and said tentatively: "Then I'll cook for you and feed you until you're full, so I won't whet your appetite."
"You can do it?"
Lin Doukou smoothed her sleeves and said disdainfully: "You are underestimating the hands on ability of a home girl. Not only can I cook, but the food I cook is also very delicious. Miss Tang is so lucky. You are the first to eat my cooking."
Lin Doukou's words instantly made Tang Li smile and she asked, "Have you only done it for me?"
Lin Doukou turned on the light in the kitchen, picked up her apron and tied it on while talking, "Yes, I was always at home alone, and then I stopped cooking after I hired a nanny."
"Happy happy!"
"Promise."
The vegetables on the market are not complete, but Tangli is not lacking in crystal nuclei, so the things in the kitchen are enough for Lin Doukou to show off her skills.
At this moment, the fragrance coming from the dormitory building made people passing by silently swallow their saliva, thinking that they must earn more points this month, and at least have a delicious meal.
Everyone has hope. Although the environment is bad, tomorrow will always be better.
Everyone living in the base is working hard and living their lives with peace of mind.
The high wall protected them and left this piece of pure land behind.
Days go by, and the benefits of the base are also spread among people. If someone is far from the base taken over by the military, then they should stay with the local government or a base created by individuals. No matter what, It is much more comfortable than the previous living environment.
It was also at this time that humans and zombies reached a stage where they had adapted to each other. However, the training brought by the earth to humans did not end there. As the zombies across the country improved in level, humans once again smelled the smell of danger.
"What month is it now?"
"Early march."
The superpower looked at the floating snowflakes, wiped out the cigarette with his fingers and cursed: "I don't know how many rounds of winter jasmine flowers have been blooming in march and now it's still snowing, it really can't let it people live."
"Brother, be content. At least we have developed a variety of mutated rice that can survive the apocalypse. We won't starve to death."
He couldn't help but sneered: "You won't die from hunger, but you will freeze to death. Now I envy people with fire powers, they are not afraid of freezing at all."
"Hahahaha, weren't you envious of captain Tang's thunder element before?"
"Damn, that's what I said."
Their banter after meal is the happiest time of the day. They talk about everything. It would be really nice if they had a sip of wine. Unfortunately, it is too expensive and they can't afford it.
"Keep your voices down, you guys and look who is over there."
The teammate at the same table took a mouthful of steamed buns and glared at them. He was facing the door and saw Tang Li, who was unsmiling, coming here to eat. She was also accompanied by Lin Doukou, and Tong Hao followed behind her, as if saying something.
The superpower who had just put out his cigarette smacked his lips, "How can a girl like Tang Li be so strong? They are all superpowers of the same period, but they can be used as ten people."
"Dahu, if you use more elegant words, can you die?"
Dahu smiled, patted his mouth, "I'm used to it."
The man eating the steamed buns whispered: "Although they say that Tong Hao, QiYi has no future and works under a woman, but to be honest, don't you envy him? It feels so damn safe to go out with a strong person to do tasks."
Dahu shook his head disdainfully, "Those people just can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour. Believe it or not, if Tangli recruits people now, they can sign up without saying a word. Don't care what they say, you only have one life, right? Can protect my life, let alone a woman, the strong one is an old lady, and I am happy to call her sister."
"You can pull him down."
Tangli gave the eggs in the share to Lin Doukou, and Lin Doukou gave her the steamed buns as usual. Tong Hao found it funny every time he saw it. Once he asked why she did this, Tangli looked at him with contempt and told him that this was called exchanging feelings.
Tong Hao doesn't understand women, so it's weird, it's fun anyway.
"Miss Tang, Qi Yi has asked you to take a few days off."
"Four days, what happened?"
Tong Hao didn't have much idea, he just felt that Qi Yi had been missing for a few days and didn't know what he was doing.
Tang Li smiled faintly, "For such a big man, he is still a person with super powers. He can't escape and come back as soon as he wants."
Lin Doukou echoed: "Just like that puppy, it comes back when it's tired from running."
Tong Hao couldn't hold back the gloating in his heart and laughed. Sometimes it was really fun to watch the two of them hurt others. As long as they didn't hurt him, it was worth watching.
Tong Hao looked at Lin Doukou, he looked relieved. Through these days of getting along, he could feel the changes in Lin Doukou. For him, the filter that remained in his heart was no longer. In fact, what he cared about was the past. The Lin Doukou in his memory was quiet and blushing, not the Lin Doukou in front of him who was too calm and terrifying when facing zombies.
After eating, they returned to the dormitory building together. Tong Hao was now the team's logistics officer, and he had many things to worry about. Along the way, he also reported the necessary supplies to Tang Li, and Tang Li agreed to some of them. They walked to the dormitory building.
"Ms. Tang, Doukou, let's see you tomorrow." He lived across the door. Just when he was about to get the key to open the door, the door opened from the inside, revealing Qi Yi's face.
Qi Yi's eyes fell on Lin Doukou, then turned to Tangli. He said, "Miss Tang, I met someone today. She said she is your friend."
Tangli asked back: "My friend?"
"Miss Tang, long time no see."
Qi Yi moved away and a woman appeared behind him. Her eyebrows were gentle, her slap face and pointed chin gave people a sense of weakness. Her black hair was shawl shouldered. She was a woman who could arouse people's desire for protection.
"You are..." Tangli did not recognize her. This answer made the woman feel disappointed for a moment, but she smiled without being discouraged and said, "I am Xin Miao."
Tangli couldn't recognize her, but Lin Doukou remembered this woman at a glance.
Not because of his appearance, but because of Xin Miao's eyes.
Lin Doukou lowered her eyes. She should not use such bright and focused eyes on Tangli. At that time, she thought that she would not be able to see Xin Miao if she left. Little did she know that she would see Xin Miao again in the dormitory today.
In the vast sea of people and in the end of the world, if there is no one to help Xin Miao connect, how can she find Tangli!
Lin Doukou felt a murderous intention at this moment. She had already started to touch the hand gun on her waist. Her desire to kill Qi Yi was so strong for the first time.
Because, he completely touched her reverse scale.
Xin Miao said sweetly: "Miss Tang, I am Xin Miao, the Xin Miao who was saved by you."
Tangli was about to speak to retort, but her wrist was pinched by Lin Doukou. She raised her head and leaned against Tangli's ear and said, "Don't say another word to her."
Tang Li meekly closed her mouth. Lin Doukou had told her so, so she must be obedient.
Lin Doukou looked at Xin Miao with a half smile but not a smile. She looked coldly at Qi Yi behind Xin Miao and said: "You are so hospitable, so this friend from afar will continue to be entertained by you. As for Tang Li, I have something to talk to her about."
Xin Miao looked confused. Lin Doukou suddenly interrupted her and Tangli's acquaintance. Was this too forceful?
"Miss Tang..." She called Tang Li's name.
But Tangli just smiled and nodded, as if the appearance of this woman was not worthy of Tangli's surprise and joy for her.
Lin Doukou tightened her grip on Tangli's wrist and dragged her into the room.
Her gaffe aroused Tangli's concern.
Tangli looked at Lin Doukou, whose back was turned to her, and asked, "Doukou, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine."
This time, Tangli no longer followed Lin Doukou. She stood still and asked again, "What happened? I feel like you're not feeling right."
Lin Doukou lowered her head slightly, still refusing to explain.
It's not that she doesn't want to explain, but...she doesn't know how to express her anger to Tangli.
Does she want to tell Tangli that the reason for her anger is just seeing Xin Miao coveting Tangli?
Is she going to tell Tangli that she is jealous?
Or is it that telling Tang Li can stop others from liking her?
Lin Doukou can accept Tangli being praised and complimented, but she can't stand someone being interested in Tangli.
It was as if someone wanted to take away the only person who had special meaning to her, the only woman who was different from the one in the dream.
Suddenly, she turned around, wrapped her hands around Tangli's palms, her eyes were trusting and gentle, like clear water without a trace of impurities, Lin Doukou said: "Let me make you a cup of rose water. Weren't you curious about the function of roses before? You will know after drinking it."
Since I can't stop others from liking you, I'll let you only see me.