After eating and drinking, and taking another round of rest, the seven people got back to work.
The three of Naka still cut down trees. Xiang En's demand for wood was huge, and even after forgetting cement making methods and various mathematical, physical and chemical knowledge, wood became the most convenient and best building raw material.
If there was a spell like turning mud into stone in the talent book, he wouldn't have to play with wood so hard. After all, he is just a cook, and his expertise is really inappropriate.
Logs were being moved into the front yard one by one, and the trees near the manor were disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Professionals with strong strength can cut down trees very efficiently, and even the most difficult transportation can be carried out without too much pressure. In order to make the work more efficient, Xiang En arranged for Duncan to stay in the front yard and be responsible for handling the trees that were delivered.
Clean up the branches and place them in an open space to dry.
Andrea was also helping to dig out the bark of the tree, and cut a 60-centimetre-diameter stump for Xiang En to carve the forbidden vine.
Xiang En originally planned to hoe the ground, but the manor only had tools for gardeners to build flowerbeds, and these tools were accidentally trampled!
Now that he couldn't plow the fields efficiently, he simply started carving wood.
The chisel clicked on the wooden stake, flattening the bottom of the totem, and then carving the outline of the vine...
The work was busy and fulfilling. The only downside was that their voices attracted many zombie beasts from further away.
The continuous harassment has affected their work efficiency to varying degrees. The corpses left behind by the zombie beasts must be chopped down, and fuel must be consumed for cremation. It is very troublesome to farm with peace of mind.
When the sky was about to get dark, Xiang En called everyone back and asked them to deal with all the more than 30 trees they had chopped down. Cutting off the thicker branches also required a lot of effort.
They didn't have an ax in their hands, and when collecting supplies in the town, Naka didn't take any farm tools, so they have to go to the town tomorrow to find some farm tools.
Naka and the others went to deal with the trees, while Xiang En made a fire to cook.
Full of dry food, he obviously has the ability to recreate Chinese cuisine, but he has no ingredients and can only make some simple food.
While Xiang En sighed, he also made up his mind that after the transformation of the manor was completed, he would need to go into the forest to find wild plant spices.
It would be even better if you can find the three major items: garlic, ginger, and green onions!
In this way, he can use three mediocre ingredients to stir-fry a lot of side dishes.
Tonight's recipe was pancakes and boiled dried meat. There was a lot of flour and wheat flour in the basement. They could eat bread until they vomited.
Except for Xiang En, everyone ate well...
The time after a full meal was basically used for sleeping. Originally, they had no recreational activities, but unfortunately, there was a nest of rats in the utility room.
Then, Naka and the others had just finished eating and had nothing to do. Their physical strength was still sufficient due to Xiang En's recovery. Out of boredom, they decided to play with mice.
The five people cleared a clearing, picked a big mouse, placed it in the middle, and let it run to see which way it would go.
When they were about to run out, they fiddled with the mouse and pushed it back to the center of the circle. They chatted while playing to see when the mouse would give up its struggle.
Um…
Compared to the pastimes of the five of them, Andrea has novels and Xiang En, so her entertainment methods are relatively abundant and her spiritual space is quite abundant.
After being tired for so many days, Xiang En didn't want to be tortured anymore. When he saw Andrea laughing, he lay on the bed and refused to let go of his grip on the sheets. He struggled for nearly half an hour before finally escaping. .
Andrea was the first to give in and share her favorite reading with Xiang En.
After reading the novel for two hours, the two of them were still unfinished, but they still needed to go to the town tomorrow to find farm tools and various tools. They would definitely need to get up early, and there was a high probability that they would need to fight.
The longer time passes, the less Xiang En likes fighting and killing. When he first traveled through time, he would have thought about starting a legendary adventure life, but in reality it was just a farce of gasping for breath.
The next day, after everyone ate bread, they picked up their equipment and set out on the road to the town.
The distance between the manor and the town was several hundred meters, and it would take several minutes to walk at the slowest speed. They also had to be vigilant about whether zombies and ghouls were stranded, and the speed was even slower.
Along the way, I encountered some small zombie beasts, and also saw a pile of rotten meat in the footprints of a giant "dinosaur". It should be a story that I can't eat.
The original quiet beauty of the gravel road no longer exists. If it exists, it only has the poignant beauty after the disaster.
Trees fell down on both sides and lay in the middle of the road, often requiring them to take a detour before continuing.
Naka and the others picked up a lot of knocked down trees yesterday, but they only picked them up a hundred meters away. A hundred meters away, there were still many fallen trees.
Ten minutes later, they finally arrived at the edge of the town and saw a town that was even more miserable than the manor.
All the originally strong buildings were torn down. The buildings seemed to have been trampled by the zombie hordes and were shattered into pieces, as if they had been washed away by missiles. Not a single intact building was still standing.
Through the ruins of these buildings that were almost broken into pieces, all seven of them could think of the horror of the herd crossing the border four days ago!
"First..." Looking at such ruins, Xiang En couldn't say the arrangement he wanted to say. He shook his head and sighed, and changed his words to, "Ma Ji, please go and make sure there is no danger around you first."
Marky left with riding boots, Duncan and a soldier named Hogan to learn about the distribution of zombie beasts around him.
Xiang En, Naka and Andrea were left behind.
The three began to rummage through the ruins. The People's Rich knew how to make people work non-stop.
A few minutes later, Marky came back with the three of them and summed up the situation in one sentence, "There are some zombies around, not many, probably no more than thirty. I didn't pay attention to those further away, and there are no guys who look very powerful. .”
Since this was the case, Xiang En decided to clean up all the zombie beasts in the surrounding area, and then collect treasures from the ruins.
Several people stood ready, found a slightly open place, and deliberately made noise to attract the nearby zombie beasts.
Most of the zombie beasts were just miscellaneous characters, so there were no surprises in the process. It took them a few minutes to clean up the nearby zombie beasts.
After confirming that the area was safe, the three of them started picking around the ruins of the town.
Previously, Dunier and others only took the furniture in the house to burn the body. Except for things that could be burned and food, most of the items in the house were still preserved.
What they have to do now is to look for metal in the ruins of the town.
No matter what kind of metal it is, as long as it is metal, it will be better if you can find farm tools!
The treasure hunt in the ruins lasted for half a day. They really dug out a lot of metal objects from the ruins. They were also lucky enough to find two hoes and shovels with broken wooden poles.
As long as the wooden handles are replaced, these agricultural tools can be put into use again, and tools for plowing are also available.
I’m so tired, I have insomnia and dreams every day, and my stomach still feels uncomfortable…
(End of chapter)