Rebirth: Love in the Apocalypse - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Collecting Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Several people sighed when they heard Mo Chenxuan’s question.

“We aren’t sure.” One of the women said and quickly continued.

“Some say it’s a mutated plant. Others say it’s a mutated beast. It could also be a mutated zombie…” She shrugged, and Mo Chenxuan couldn’t help but feel frustrated.

“How do people know there is a problem in Chenjia village?” Qin Wu asked.

“This…” The seven from the Carefree base looked at each other, but no one seemed to know the source of the news.

“I heard it in the market.” One of the men said.

“Me too.”

“Two aunties were gossiping about it in the cafeteria.”

“I heard it in the mission hall when I went to hand in our last mission.”

“Anyway, there is no smoke without fire. There must be something wrong with Chenjia village since there are such rumours.”

Mo Chenxuan also thought so.

However, it was difficult to make a decision without knowing the details.

That said, he was grateful to the seven for reminding them.

“Thank you for reminding us.” He said.

“We are all human beings. We should help each other where possible.” The team leader dismissively said.

Soon after, the two groups separated.

Although they got on well, talking was talking and collecting supplies was another thing.

Considering that, they chose different processing plants to avoid conflicts.

When the Carefree people could no longer be seen, Qin Wu turned to Mo Chenxuan.

“Brother Chenxuan, what do you think?” She asked.

“It’s a little tricky.” Mo Chenxuan frowned and soon continued.

“There should be a problem in Chenjia village. However, what may be difficult for others may not be hard for us. Alternatively, the danger could be more than even we can handle. That said…”

“Danger and opportunities are close companions.” Qin Wu completed the unfinished sentence.

“Exactly.”

“Mr Mo, Qin Wu, Xu Fei, and I will listen to you.” Lin Rongrong said, and Xu Fei nodded.

“Chenjia village is still some distance from here. We can try to find out more as we travel.” Mo Chenxuan decided.

However, his heart was already set on Chenjia village.

After all, he and Qin Wu were level two superpowers.

Although they could still use level-one crystal cores, the absorbed energy was a drop in the bucket.

If nothing changed, they would need four to six months to slowly advance to level three.

‘We can’t wait that long.’ Mo Chenxuan thought, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

“Let’s collect some supplies first.” He said.

Soon after, the two arrived at the door of a processing plant.

“Plant sixteen.” Lin Rongrong read the sign at the entrance.

“We don’t know the situation in the processing plant. Be careful when you enter.” Qin Wu reminded with a solemn expression.

A moment later, she kicked the front door, and the door swung inside.

Simultaneously, loud voices floated from inside and reached their ears.

“Food is more important than other things. Just dump the clothes to create more space for food.”

“I disagree.” Another argued and quickly continued.

“Didn’t you read the apocalypse post? There is no spring and autumn in the apocalypse. We need these clothes to survive the coming winter.”

“Clothes aren’t as difficult to find as food. Let’s collect food for now. Clothes can be left for later.”

Qin Wu sighed when she heard the argument.

‘Fortunately, brother Chenxuan and I have space.’ She thought.

The plant was about three thousand square metres.

However, equipment took up most of the floor area, and only a few product cartons could be seen in the corners.

At this time, the arguing people were standing in the lower right corner.

In front of them were one hundred or so cartons of canned vegetables.

Because they couldn’t digest what they already had, the arguing people didn’t care about the new team.

After glancing at them, they ignored them and continued arguing.

“There is a door over there.” Lin Rongrong said, pointing at a door.

“It probably leads to a warehouse. Let’s check it out.” Qin Wu said.

After all, she didn’t want to reveal her extraordinary space.

If they found a warehouse, they could ignore the supplies in the plant.

Soon after, the four broke the door and walked into a room.

However, barely a second after entering the room, they heard loud grunts and shuffling feet.

“Stand behind us.” Mo Chenxuan instructed, looking at Xu Fei and Lin Rongrong.

The two didn’t hesitate.

At the same time, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu rushed forward.

“These guys have been locked here since the apocalypse began. They must be hungry.” Qin Wu commented, and Mo Chenxuan nodded in agreement.

Although the zombies were level one, they were more ferocious than outside zombies.

It was because of this that Mo Chenxuan asked Xu Fei and Lin Rongrong to stand back.

“Wu’er, I will cover your left.”

“Good.”

After that, Qin Wu and Mo Chenxuan exchanged ferocity for ferocity.

Although the zombies were powerful, they were no match for level two superpowers and were soon defeated.

When the fight ended, Qin Wu sighed and looked around.

As expected, the room was a warehouse.

Like the plant, the warehouse was about three thousand square metres and was filled to the brim with canned vegetables.

“Canned carrots, peas, mixed vegetables, green beans, corn, … There are enough canned vegetables to last a lifetime.” Lin Rongrong said as she looked around.

“We were right to come here.” She continued.

“Hadn’t you already given up when you saw the broken gate?” Qin Wu teased with a happy smile.

That said, she was also surprised.

She originally thought they wouldn’t find many supplies since the DM Produce company was near the Carefree base.

Unexpectedly, the base had yet to raid the company, which resulted in them getting so many supplies.

“Let’s hurry up to the other plants. Maybe we will be able to collect some canned fruits and juices.” She said, and the others immediately agreed.

After that, Qin Wu collected ninety per cent of the inventory before leaving the warehouse with Mo Chenxuan and the rest.

When they returned to the plant, they found the previous group had already left.

Looking at the lower right corner, they saw a pile of clothes, but all the canned food was gone.

‘They chose food after all.’ Qin Wu thought and shook her head.

She didn’t blame those people for their choice.

However, she hoped they wouldn’t forget to prepare appropriate clothes.

After all, the apocalypse winter was several times colder than ordinary winter.

If they didn’t properly prepare, they would surely freeze to death during the winter.

“It would be good if we knew which plant is which.” Lin Rongrong suddenly said, interrupting Qin Wu from her thoughts.

“I especially like DM Produce’s canned pineapples. I hope the next plant will involve canned pineapple slices and pineapple juice.” Qin Wu said.

“I like their mixed fruit juice.” Lin Rongrong added and unconsciously licked her lips.

Qin Wu chuckled when she saw this.

“I will give you a bottle when we return to the car.” She said.

“Qin Wu is so kind.”

The next plant didn’t involve mixed fruit juices or pineapples but apples.

However, the team didn’t discriminate.

After collecting most of the apple products, they moved to the next plant.

This plant was number twenty-three.

Unexpectedly, the previous Carefree Team was also there.

In the spirit of avoiding conflicts, Qin Wu and her team should have gone to another plant.

After all, there were still many plants and warehouses they hadn’t visited.

However, plant twenty-three was the long-awaited pineapple products plant.

When she thought she would miss her pineapple goods if she avoided the team, Qin Wu gritted her teeth and led her team inside.

“We meet again.” The other side’s team leader said, his eyes narrowed into slits.

“I am sorry for coming, but I really like pineapples. I think the supplies are enough for both of our teams.” Qin Wu didn’t avoid the issue.

Hearing this, the other team relaxed a little.

“We can share, but we can’t get in each other’s way.” The team leader said, and Qin Wu nodded.

“You can take the products here. My team will deal with the zombies in the warehouse. We will take whatever we find there.”

“Good.” The other team immediately agreed.

They had experience with opening closed doors.

After losing two members to a ferocious zombie, they no longer dared to carelessly open closed doors.

Since the other team wasn’t afraid, the Carefree team didn’t stop them.

At the same time, they wished to take advantage of the supplies in the warehouse.

Soon after, Qin Wu and Mo Chenxuan entered the warehouse.

As before, they encountered ferocious zombies.

However, after many such instances, Xu Fei and Lin Rongrong were used to it and no longer needed to hide behind Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu.

At this time, they naturally stepped forward, preparing to meet the ferocious zombies.

However, before they could do anything, Xu Fei felt a chill at the back of his neck.