Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

Of course, Lu Meng knew.

In fact, if a scavenger works diligently for a year, the average value of the items recovered will definitely be far greater than the rat and rabbit meat he harvests in just a few weeks.

However, food is too scarce in the hub, and hunting requires not only hunting tools and skills, but also familiarity with the terrain outside the hub like Lu Meng, and knowing where rare animals are.

The most important thing is to be able to find a way back, otherwise leaving the city rashly is equivalent to dying in the desert.

Ordinary waste pickers do not have access to the black market, and the scraps they recycle are subject to multiple exploitations by the market, which makes them unable to accumulate excess assets.

Sometimes I have to lament that information gap is the biggest barrier.

"More than two thousand coins..." Lu Meng counted the harvest again.

Although the number of rewards from the system is similar to the previous one, it is better because of the steady flow of money and stable income.

As long as there is a way, you can still make money by doing serious business.

It is estimated that the next system mission will not be released until his actual combat level breaks through level 20 and reaches the level of "Warrior". What's more, the coin opening reward is just a bonus, and the focus is on the new ones brought by the unlocking of permissions. Mod effect.

In addition, the level of "warrior" itself brings about a qualitative change in combat effectiveness.

Lu Meng was looking forward to it.

He waited until Huo Buyang's excitement about the income subsided, and then put the small rattan hat and mask he bought on Xiao Huo as a gift and a second wave of surprises.

The latter’s thanks are not mentioned either.

The two finished cleaning up the stall, including a few rat and rabbit skins that they had not had time to sell.

Then there was the matter of carrying the cassava home.

As a reliable adult, Lu Meng naturally has to share more.

Huo Buyang couldn't run away either, and Lu Meng also wanted Xiao Huo to practice his physical fitness and strength.

Lu Meng and Huo Buyang, one big and one small, were talking and laughing along the way, but they did not lose their guard.

But he got home safely before dark.

Li Liu had been worried all day, and when he saw them, he naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the cassava they carried back, they were a little confused at first, but after Lu Meng's explanation, joy appeared on his face, and he praised him several times.

Then she also volunteered to handle the cassava brought back.

The cut cassava needs to be soaked for at least four or five days. There is no hope tonight, so we can only reluctantly continue to eat barbecue.

After a good meal, fatigue gradually crept up on his body. Lu Meng did not go back to his shack, but lay beside the fire and looked up at the night sky.

There was rare wind and sand tonight, leaving only two bright moons hanging high.

Brilliant and clear.

Lu Meng's heart was as calm as the moonlight, and she gradually fell asleep.

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Life passes day by day in peace.

In the blink of an eye, it was already a week later.

Lu Meng and others were sitting around the fire, waiting for the meal.

The best rat and rabbit meat was cut into pieces, tied with branches and grilled on the fire. The heat of the charcoal fire had made the edges of the meat curl and turn golden.

There are also several cassava cakes burned on the stones surrounding the fire. This is Li Liu's handiwork.

She first cuts the peeled cassava into small pieces, boils it in water until soft, then mashes it into puree and kneads it into a dough. While rolling out the dough, brush it with the pika fat collected over the past few days. Finally, it is divided into small portions and spread directly on the stones to bake slowly.

As time goes by, the snow-white crust also begins to bulge with brown bubbles, exuding the unique fragrance of starch.

Lu Meng took off the grilled meat skewers, picked up a piece of cake and rolled it on the skewer, and all the hot barbecue was rolled into the cake.

When you take a bite, the mellow aroma of the barbecue and the crispiness of the crust blend between your lips and teeth, and the gravy and the denseness of the cassava complement each other even more.

During this period, Lu Meng was also learning while helping in the kitchen. Now that his [Cooking Skill] has reached level 6, he is no longer a novice.

I have mastered another survival skill in the wasteland.

Huo Buyang didn't have a ruthless iron hand like Lu Meng. He was accidentally burned by the barbecue and gasped, but he managed not to scream.

Li Liu was much more steady and waited until it cooled down before starting slowly.

What remains unchanged is the happy smile on their faces.

To be fair, in the previous life, such simple food was nothing.

The cassava is naturally not as delicate as the flour, and the barbecue is simply seasoned with a little salt.

But as an outsider, after being in this world for so many days, this was the first time that Lu Meng truly felt that he was a living being.

so true.

Maybe he's starting to blend in with the world.

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Two hours after a meal.

After the food had entered the intestines from the stomach and was digested to the point where it could provide energy without affecting movement, Lu Meng started physical training.

His exercises of choice are push-ups and squats.

This body has no exercise habits. It is best not to increase the weight easily at the beginning of strength training.

Bodyweight training like push-ups is good because it has a comprehensive exercise effect and the intensity can be adjusted at any time.

There are also many variant postures with different exercise effects, which are enough to meet the initial training needs.

Squats are even more beneficial for men.

If you don’t train your legs for fitness, you will regret it sooner or later.

As for the [Speed] on the panel, Lu Meng knew that special speed training should not be done blindly.

No matter which world you are in, increasing speed requires a strong physique as the basis, otherwise too fast a speed will harm your body.

Such as excessive cardiac load and muscle strain.

Even if you don't carry out special speed training, as your strength and physique improve, the [Speed] on the panel will slowly increase. As the saying goes, bricks fly when you are strong, but it will not be as obvious as the first two.

Lu Meng took off his shirt, his arms trembling slightly as he leaned over again and again. Each time he went deeper and lower than the last, sweat rolled down his back and soaked the sand beneath him.

He gritted his teeth and persisted. If his movements were deformed, he would rest for a while and try another set to ensure the training effect.

Xiao Huo on the other side also followed suit. He didn't want to be taken care of by Brother Lu all the time.

Whenever he recalled that Brother Lu fell into a well and almost died, his self-blame lingered.

He hopes to help Lu Meng more.

What's more, teenagers are growing up, so it is beneficial and harmless to exercise more.

Days like this pass day by day.

Bring dry food and go hunting every morning, and practice [Crossbow] while improving your perception.

When you come back at noon, you can enjoy the sumptuous lunch prepared by Li Liu. If you come back early, you can help her and learn [cooking skills].

If he didn't go to the black market in the afternoon, he would train with Huo Buyang. The young man could only persist for a few hours and had to rest at night.

After dinner, Lu Meng can continue to exercise until bedtime, spending the whole night eliminating the fatigue of the day.

Waking up the next day was a similar but brand new life.

Going to the black market is just a way to relax and explore information about the outside world.

——Monotonous repetition may seem boring, but the happiness of repetition is something you can only dream of.

In such a regular and fulfilling life, Lu Meng's shortcomings are gradually being improved.

Actual combat level 20 is the first threshold for breaking through the attribute panel. As Old Tangtou from the black market commented, it is impossible for a weak person to become a warrior.

Like the weak genius in the martial arts world who has no physical strength but superb martial arts, it is just an artistic creation to strengthen the contrast and conflict.

[Basic attributes: Strength 5→6]

[Basic attributes: Strength 6→7]

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[Basic attributes: Physique 5→6]

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A month passed in the blink of an eye.