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"Who are you?" Chu Qiao asked hesitantly, it was strange, obviously they didn't know each other, but the way these people looked at him dramatically changed from "expectation" to "shock", and finally fixed on "disgust".

Are they...familiar?

Eric was the first to react, disillusioned, he forced himself to smile in order to appear friendly: "Are you new to Area E?"

This question is purely superfluous. At this time, being sent by the work car, who else can there be besides the newcomer?

Chu Qiao nodded.

Eric held out his hand to Chu Qiao: "I'm Eric, the captain of the E03 team. Aaron, Mark, and Raymond are all members of the team. Welcome."

Chu Qiao shook her hand, "Chu Qiao."

Chu Qiao didn't understand what was going on for a while, so Chu Qiao didn't say much, just looked at her "teammates" silently: the captain who seemed quite easy to get along with, the tall and fierce Raymond, the blond Mark, and... …the fine-looking, aggressive Aaron.

"Hello, Reese No. [-]." Sure enough, Chu Qiao's evaluation of him was not disappointing. When it was their turn to shake hands, Aaron not only ignored Chu Qiao's hand, but also had undisguised malice in his tone.

Reese?

Eric quickly explained: "Reese is our former teammate."

Aaron couldn't understand Eric's appearance that no one dared to offend, and added bluntly: "Dead, died under the claws of blood-devouring bats."

Chu Qiao frowned.

This malice came out of nowhere.

Another pretender like Eric... Aaron's eyes followed Chu Qiao closely, and originally wanted to see the panicked look of the weak chicken in front of him, but found that the other party's face was only gloomy, and there was no other reaction. also no.

Rubbish.

Aaron was not interested, he was too lazy to look at Chu Qiao, turned his head to Eric and said, "If I were you, I would immediately apply for the higher-ups to take him back, you know, I would rather have one less person, and I don't want to bring him back. A liability."

"Aaron..."

"Eric, do you think we have one more person like this," Aaron pointed at Chu Qiao, "Is it possible for us to advance to District D? I don't have time to help the poor!"

At the end of Aaron's speech, his anger was about to rise to the sky, and he kicked away the stones on the ground.

The scene was momentarily awkward.

When this happened, even Mark had to come out and speak: "Aaron, don't go too far. Even if we apply for a replacement, it will take a long time to go back and forth..."

Although he was persuading Aaron, what appeared in Mark's tone was his disapproval of the new players.

"Captain, what do you think?"

Eric: "Mark has a point."

Aaron laughed angrily, "Okay, I'll be the bad guy. It's up to you, anyway, this guy," he looked at Chu Qiao contemptuously, "It doesn't matter if he doesn't change now, when he dies, we will still have him." New teammates."

After finishing speaking, he left regardless of the mood of others.

Chu Qiao, who watched the movie the whole time: "..."

Eric looked at Aaron's back, turned his head, and said apologetically, "Sorry, Aaron has a bad temper... He also meant well, you know, the E area is very dangerous in the near future, not long before you, we have Lost a teammate..."

Speaking of this, Eric quickly glanced at Chu Qiao, as if waiting for Chu Qiao to retreat by herself.

Unexpectedly, Chu Qiao didn't understand the meaning he concealed in his words, and nodded agreeingly: "I understand, don't worry, I won't take it to heart."

Eric was dumbfounded.

He sized Chu Qiao up and found no resentment or anger on her face. He sighed in his heart, the newcomer has a really good temper.But this body... is really too weak.

Not to mention encountering extreme situations such as blood-eating bats, I am afraid that the pressure in the mine alone will make him unable to walk.

Adding such a teammate... Eric couldn't help sighing again.

That's it.

"Let's go, go in first," they had wasted most of the morning in order to welcome their new teammates, "try first, if you feel uncomfortable..."

Chu Qiao was kind and generous: "I won't cause you any trouble."

Like other mining areas in Chishaxing, Area E also adopts a team contracting system, with teams as units, and regular performance appraisals.In order to achieve the purpose of improving production efficiency and increasing the enthusiasm of miners, each district also has a leaderboard. The top three in the year will be rewarded, and the latter will be punished accordingly.

In addition to the ranking list, the mining area also has a special promotion system. From the most dangerous E area to the most valued A area, as long as the team completes the promotion task, they can rely on their own efforts to improve the surrounding living environment.

However, due to the extraordinary difficulty of the promotion task, very few people can walk through this path.

"The area in front of me belongs to our team," Eric pointed to a large piece of land in front of him, and introduced: "However, the black iron on the surface has been dug up one after another, and our working places are all underground."

Chu Qiao glanced at the direction Eric was pointing at. Perhaps because of the mineral deposits, the deserted surface appeared black like ink, and when the light shone on it, it showed steaming heat.

"That's where we rest."

Chu Qiao noticed that there was a gray house standing in the darkness not far away. The material of the house seemed to be metal. Quite a few guys who cook.

At this moment, Aaron came out from another room with a blank face, without a single extra look. He had already changed into red work clothes, and he seemed to be ready to go to work.

Eric glanced at Chu Qiao quickly, and quickly introduced: "Here are the rest and changing clothes, by the way, we need to make lunch by ourselves, fortunately we have a chef - Mark, you can try his cooking later , much better than nutrient solution.”

Eric wanted to ease the atmosphere, so Chu Qiao naturally wouldn't cooperate, not to mention, he was quite interested in the "chef" that Eric called, so he turned to look at Mark.

Mark smiled low-key.

Eric looked down at the time and ordered the task: "It's not early, Raymond and I will go down first, Mark...you cook first, we will come up later," he looked at Chu Chuqiao, "You give Mark first Together, let him tell you the precautions."

After arranging the tasks, Eric and Raymond changed into their overalls and left in a hurry.

Mark received the task of leading the newcomer, but he didn't intend to let the newcomer do it. He skillfully found the things needed for cooking from the house, lit the fire, and chatted with Chu Qiao while processing the ingredients.

"Xiao Chu... don't you mind if I call you that?" With Chu Qiao's approval, he continued, "Why did you come here?"

Although the miners earned a lot of contribution points, most of them would cry when they were assigned to this job because of the danger. Like Chu Qiao, there were not many who were so calm when they were tricked into Zone E.

Not to mention whether the other party is really afraid or lacks understanding of death, but this psychological quality makes Mark unable to bear attention.

Chu Qiao had no intention of concealing her quarrel with Wayne, she explained the cause and effect in a few words, and finally smiled wryly: "I have no other choice."

Mark stopped washing the dishes.

Just when Chu Qiao thought he was photographed by Wayne's "prestige", Mark looked him up and down in surprise, as if reacquainted, and when Chu Qiao's scalp tingled, he said, "You are the one who picked it up from Sand Scorpion. A fool who returns a life... people!"

Chu Qiao was astonished.

How did he not know that he was so famous?

But Mark smiled: "No wonder, the poisonous wolf Wayne is famous for his protection. I heard that you escaped from the sand scorpion?"

"But compared to sand scorpions, blood-devouring bats are much more terrifying..."

He babbled about the ferocity of blood-eating bats, and at the same time, his hands were busy, as if he had done it a thousand times, his movements were skilled and direct.

The green palm vegetables were randomly broken into pieces and thrown into the boiling water.

I threw in a few more berries casually.

Simply and rudely sprinkled with salt.

Chu Qiao, who was studying from the sidelines, also changed his expression from surprise at the beginning to dumbfounded at the end.

The fire at the bottom of the pot continued to heat up, and the green palm vegetables changed color, but Mark was busy with other things as usual.Chu Qiao finally couldn't help but reminded: "The food is ready."

Mark was talking about how difficult the task of promotion is. Hearing the words, he turned his head and glanced at Cai. Seeing that the skin was still green, he didn't take Chu Qiao's words to heart, and said with a smile, "Are you hungry?"

Chu Qiao: "..."

"Wait a minute, after the color changes..."

Chu Qiao tried to suggest: "Green palm vegetables are sour and crispy. It is indeed a suitable way to cook soup, but if the cooking time is too long, the sour taste will be intensified, and the crispness will be lost, and the berries should not be cooked too early. add……"

Mark stopped, looking worried.

Chu Qiao came over anyway, "Sorry."

"It's okay." Mark's expression was not very good-looking. Indeed, for a chef, it is most taboo for others to criticize his work.Obviously, Chu Qiao's approach was not appropriate.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

Immediately afterwards, apart from the green palm vegetable soup, Mark made two more dishes in succession. This time, Chu Qiao learned her lesson and watched silently.

After finishing the lunch, there is still some time before the scheduled meal time, but the green vegetables are not used up. Mark glanced at Chu Qiao, raised his chin towards the green vegetables, "You try?"

There was a hint of wanting to watch the excitement between the words.

Chu Qiao shied away: "This is not very good."

But Mark got excited and urged: "Don't worry, even if you don't do well, I won't laugh at you."

Chu Qiao's hands were indeed itchy, she hesitated for a moment, and rolled up her sleeves.

It is also a plant that grows in the desert. Green palm vegetables are similar to cactus on the earth. There is not enough time. Chu Qiao didn't plan to do any tricks. She simply washed the green palm vegetables, found a small peeling knife, and removed them. rind, and shred the remainder into neat filaments at will.

The filaments were piled up on the chopping board, and Mark couldn't help taking a closer look.

Green palm vegetables are originally light green, but when they are sliced ​​thin enough, they suddenly become transparent, which makes people unable to take their eyes off for some reason.

Mark forced himself to stay away.

Chu Qiao's actions continued—except for a little sourness, the green palm vegetables themselves were also sweet. Seeing that there were still berries beside him, he took out a few, removed the pits and put them in a bowl to crush them, took the juice, added a little salt and The seasoning is seasoned to make a bright red sauce.

Berries are also quite interesting as the main ingredient of the sauce.It is somewhat similar to the cherries on the earth. It is very juicy and has a fragrant fruity aroma. It is seasoned as a sauce, and the fruity aroma is blended with the fragrance of the filaments.

Stacked the sliced ​​shreds into hills and placed them on the plate. Under Mark's surprised gaze, Chu Qiao poured the sauce on the shredded green palm vegetables, and the shreds were cut just right. Leaked from the gap, so that each one is stained with the fragrance of berries.

With a shy face, Mark took a sip first.

When Eric and others returned to the lounge, meals were already set on the table.Chef Mark sat beside him sullenly, and his blond hair seemed to have lost its luster.

"what is this?"

Raymond noticed something different on the table.

Mark's mood became even more depressed: "Xiao Chu made it, you can try it."

Aaron froze.

The filament that had just been stuffed into his mouth didn't know whether to swallow it or spit it out—just as he was struggling, an irresistible sweet and sour taste occupied his taste buds.