She opened the Food Gift Pack and discovered that there were quite a few items inside. After gathering herself, she went downstairs in high spirits.
Facing Bai Ruozhu, who was resting, she said, “When I came in earlier, I saw some sweet potato vines outside. I will go check and see if there are any we can eat.”
After hearing this, Bai Ruozhu swallowed unconsciously and nodded, looking at Yan Jin with a hint of anticipation. She realized that it had been a very long time since she had eaten sweet potatoes.
“I will go with you,” Bai Ruozhu said as she stood up.
“No need. You should rest properly. I will be back soon. It is right by the courtyard. When we came here earlier, we already checked this area. There are no zombies nearby, so it is still very safe.”
Yan Jin rejected her suggestion. The reason she wanted to go out alone was so she could openly take out those ingredients.
Seeing the determination in Yan Jin’s eyes, Bai Ruozhu could only nod.
At that moment, the system’s voice sounded again beside her ear.
[Host, I suggest using this batch of ingredients as breeding seeds. Plant them in the courtyard before consuming them, so that sustainable development can be achieved.]
Yan Jin hesitated. Right now, she only wanted to store as much food as possible.
[With this system here, Host can rest assured.]
“Then I will plant the tomatoes and the sweet potatoes that were rewarded earlier. As for the rest, we will eat them?”
The system had not expected Yan Jin to discuss it with it. However, as a system with excellent professional standards, it could not give the host a direct answer.
[Please decide for yourself, Host.]
“This land has not been contaminated? It can still be used for planting?”
[Host, please rest assured. As long as it is within the system’s range, everything is safe.]
After hearing this, Yan Jin buried two tomatoes and three sweet potatoes in the soil in one breath.
“System range?”
[Once your signboard was hung up, the entire courtyard was already included within the system’s range. However, your level is not high enough yet, so the range is still very small, only fifty meters around the courtyard.]
“So that means the courtyard also has system defenses?”
[Beep… please explore it yourself, Host.]
By now, the sky had completely darkened. A large bright moon hung in the sky, and the surroundings were frighteningly quiet.
On a barren patch of ground inside the courtyard, a fire had been lit. The bright red flames flickered as Yan Jin and Bai Ruozhu sat around the fire, waiting for the sweet potatoes to finish roasting.
“Wow… it smells so good!” Bai Ruozhu swallowed unconsciously.
Yan Jin held a wooden stick in her hand and kept turning the sweet potatoes in the fire, afraid that they might burn.
A fragrant aroma drifted through the air and lingered for a long time.
At that moment, Yan Jin’s gentle voice sounded.
“Alright. You can eat now.”
The instant those words were spoken, Bai Ruozhu had already grabbed a sweet potato that had just been poked out of the fire. Ignoring the heat that burned her mouth, she began devouring it hungrily.
The skin of the roasted sweet potato had become crisp and delicious, while the light yellow interior was fragrant, soft, and sticky. With a single bite, a wave of warmth spread through her body.
The two of them finished the roasted sweet potatoes in just a few bites.
Bai Ruozhu looked reluctantly at the sweet potato skin in her hand, then turned her gaze toward Yan Jin, hoping she might roast another one for her.
Yan Jin indicated that there were no more sweet potatoes. She took the bread they had picked up from the convenience store, broke it into two halves, and placed it over the fire to toast.
Knock, knock, knock.
At that moment, a sudden knocking sound came from the courtyard gate in the otherwise silent yard.
The two women immediately tensed up. Without exchanging a word, they quickly extinguished the fire and held their breath as they listened to the sounds outside the door.
Yan Jin gestured for Bai Ruozhu to hide behind the door. If something happened, she could launch a surprise attack on the enemy.
“Who is it?” Yan Jin asked cautiously.
“I smelled food here, so I followed the scent and came over,” a deep male voice came from outside the door.
Afraid that the man outside might snatch their food, Bai Ruozhu tightly gripped the weapon in her hand, a fierce expression appearing on her face.
“You do not need to be nervous. I mean no harm. I only want some food,” he said with a hint of pleading.
Yan Jin slightly opened the courtyard gate and saw a middle aged man standing outside. His face was covered with stubble, and his body was stained with some unknown liquid that had splashed from zombies. A foul stench emanated from him.
He formed a stark contrast with the clean and tidy Yan Jin and Bai Ruozhu.
When the man saw that there were only two women inside the courtyard, he could not help but let out a sigh of relief.
He had fled from another city, and his ability had already been completely exhausted. If he had to fight someone now, he would definitely lose.
“I will just rest for a while. Can you give me some food?”
As he spoke, his stomach let out a series of loud growls from hunger.
Seeing that he did not appear to be lying, the two women finally allowed him to come inside.
[Ding. Newbie Mission 2: Provide a comfortable space for survivors who are exhausted from fleeing in the apocalypse. Recruit one guest to stay for at least one night, and let the customer satisfaction reach 60 percent.]