Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

The addition of Chi Feng and his group of four did not change anything; everyone still ate and did missions together as usual.

The only change is that since joining, everyone has become more relaxed and natural in their interactions.

Meanwhile, Chi Feng and his friends have also become more and more voracious. They used to be a little restrained and embarrassed to eat too much, but now they have joined the ranks of those scrambling for food.

However, the happiest person was Yu Jing, as she gained several more juniors who loved her cooking and knew how to coax people, making each meal even more lively.

But these days of eating, drinking, playing, and having fun together didn't last long, because the next extreme heat wave was coming.

So, Yu Jing and everyone prepared a lot of food in advance and put it in Zhou Yang's space.

Because he was worried about the inconvenience of being in an underground shelter, Chi Feng had been working overtime these past few days, urging Lu Xingye to produce several more kinds of food, including the locust tree that Lu Xingye had been longing for for a long time.

However, since the locust tree is not a small tree species, it cannot be cultivated at home, so I had to find an open space downstairs to force it to sprout.

With the release of his supernatural power, the locust tree seeds quickly took root and sprouted, growing into a sapling in the blink of an eye. Then they continued to grow until they became a towering tree, blooming with locust blossoms.

Clusters of small white flowers sway in the wind, emitting a faint fragrance, pure and beautiful.

Many people around were drawn to this scene, but Lu Xingye, looking at the tree full of flowers, drooled unnoticed and immediately called on Yan Fei and the others to help him pick the flowers.

"Quickly, quick, let's help pick the locust flowers! When we get back, we'll have Aunt Jing make fried locust flowers!"

Upon hearing Lu Xingye's words, many people nearby remembered that locust flowers were edible, so they stepped forward to ask if they could pick some. Some even shamelessly asked Zhou Yang and the others to share some with them, but Lu Xingye scolded them all.

"These are locust trees that we created using our supernatural abilities. What right do you have to ask for them?! If you want them, plant them yourselves!"

Seeing that the Hidden Dragon Squad had no intention of sharing, these people had no choice but to give up and continue to squat aside and watch. However, no one left, obviously hoping to get a share after Zhou Yang and the others finished picking and left.

Seeing this, Zhou Yang and the others didn't bother to pay attention and continued picking locust flowers on their own.

However, there were just too many locust flowers on this tree. They had only picked less than half of them, and there were still more than they could eat in half a month. Moreover, many of them were still growing on the top branches, making the harvesting a bit troublesome.

So after picking most of them, Zhou Yang and the others stopped.

However, it would be a waste to just leave so many like that, so Zhou Yang asked Yan Fei to call Gu Tianqi and ask the military to send some people to pick the rest.

Upon hearing this, Gu Tianqi immediately sent someone over.

Sophora japonica flowers are a wonderful thing! They have excellent medicinal value, including clearing heat, cooling the blood, stopping bleeding, lowering blood pressure, and more. They can also be made into many kinds of food.

Although the army can no longer make fried locust flowers like before the apocalypse, it would be nice to make pancakes with dough or stir-fry them with coarse grains. At least it is a very rare "vegetable", isn't it?

The army arrived shortly afterward, and Zhou Yang and his companions then left.

Those who had been waiting for a long time dispersed amidst grumbling when they saw that the military had taken over the locust flower business.

However, inspired by Zhou Yang and the others, Gu Tianqi had people find a lot of useful seeds from the warehouse and asked the plant ability users in the military to cultivate a lot of edible plants.

In this way, combined with the vegetables produced by the planting research lab, the vegetable supply of the base has really improved significantly.

But these good days didn't last long; the extreme heat came soon after.

People gradually moved back to the shelter.

Meanwhile, the plantation's output has once again plummeted to rock bottom.

People have gotten used to it. As long as they don't starve, it's not a big deal if they can't eat vegetables. At worst, it'll just be a little more difficult and painful when they go to the toilet.

However, a month later, everyone received an exciting message on their communicators:

After more than two years of research, the plant laboratory finally brought good news: a hydroponic Chinese cabbage that can withstand both cold and heat has been successfully cultivated. Not only is the yield higher and the size larger—one head is enough to feed a family of three for several days—but it is also rich in vitamins and dietary fiber, sufficient to maintain the body's daily needs. The only drawback is that the taste is not as good as before the apocalypse.

Furthermore, the exchange channel is now open. You can exchange one at any temporary service point, and there are 200 exchange slots available every day.

Upon hearing this news, the entire base was extremely excited, not only because they could finally say goodbye to the pain of going to the toilet, but more importantly because these hydroponic cabbages were not expensive, and a family could easily afford to exchange one for a cabbage.

Even without family, it's not a burden to buy one with a few close friends or teammates.

So on the day the news was announced, long queues formed outside the temporary service point.

Zhou Yang and his friends originally planned to exchange one and try it out, but they gave up when they saw the endless queue.

Oh well, it's not like we're out of food. I'll just wait until this wave of enthusiasm dies down before I go buy some.

Although that's what Zhou Yang and the others thought, when Gu Tianqi came to dinner that evening, he brought everyone a fresh, plump cabbage.

These hydroponically grown plants really do look fresh and healthy, and they're even two sizes bigger than they were before the apocalypse—enough to feed them for several meals.

That evening, Yu Jing used the cabbage to cook several dishes, such as stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, stewed cabbage and pork with vermicelli, cabbage meatball soup, and cabbage and pork dumplings.

As soon as it was served, everyone looked forward to it and took a bite of the cabbage with their chopsticks.

However, as soon as they took a bite, everyone's expression changed; they didn't know whether to spit it out or swallow it.

"What's wrong? Doesn't it taste good? Or did I put the wrong salt and sugar in? That can't be."

Seeing everyone's disapproving expressions after the first bite, Yu Jing, who had just sat down and hadn't even had a chance to try it herself, suddenly lost her composure and began to doubt her cooking skills for the first time in her life.

"Auntie, it's not your fault, it's the dish..."

"Oh, what's wrong with the vegetables? It's just ordinary Chinese cabbage."

Yu Jing was stunned for a moment, not understanding, and then used her chopsticks to pick up a piece of cabbage and put it in her mouth.

Now, there's one more person whose story is hard to explain.

"The taste of this dish... it's a bit like..." Yu Jing struggled to swallow the cabbage in her mouth, and then couldn't think of a suitable adjective after thinking for a long time.

"It's like sawdust, though not as harsh on the throat as sawdust. And it doesn't absorb any flavor when cooked; it's tasteless." Zhou Yang chewed for a while before swallowing, echoing Yu Jing's words and expressing his opinion.

The others nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, Gu Tianqi, who hadn't tasted the food since it was cultivated, frowned upon hearing this: "The lab said it tastes a bit bad, but is it really that bad?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Fei immediately picked up a piece of stir-fried cabbage with vinegar and handed it over: "You'll know once you try it."

Gu Tianqi then took a bite to try it, and then successfully experienced what it meant to taste so bad that it made him question his existence.