Chapter 49 Shen Que, Where to Find Soil

Chapter 49 Shen Que, Where to Find Soil

To be honest, Meng Ci quite admired Wu Shuyao's spirit—it was like admiring a rose with thorns.

However, Meng Ci had no intention of forming a close friendship.

In the apocalypse, he possessed a treasure and it was best to take care of himself. After all, self-preservation was the key to survival.

On the balcony, the seeds Meng Ci had planted finally sprouted, emerging eagerly like bamboo shoots after rain.

It seemed that the soil from the space could only fail to grow anything within the space itself; outside, it still worked.

The soil from the space couldn't be used inside the space for planting; instead, soil needed to be brought in from outside to plant inside.

Meng Ci couldn't figure out why there would be such a requirement. Was the rule-setting of this space done by someone with a hole in their head?

Despite his complaints, planting vegetables remained a priority.

After all, there were so many seeds in the space, and not planting them would be a waste, like letting a precious treasure go unused.

Moreover, the vegetables in the space would eventually run out, and only by growing them himself could he ensure an endless supply.

But where could he find soil?

Seeing the two pots of vegetables, Meng Ci's eyes lit up—he could ask someone!

Before asking, however, Meng Ci first cleaned up the rabbit droppings in the rabbit cage.

As for the rabbit droppings, Meng Ci kept a bit to sprinkle on the two pots of vegetables, while the rest he unceremoniously tossed off the balcony.

Meng Ci petted the two rabbits.

"Don't learn from me about tossing things from heights!"

"Who made me lazy!"

Then he took out half a carrot from the space and put it into the cage.

After washing his hands, he took an apple from the space and cut a piece for each rabbit, watching them eat before leaving.

"Knock knock knock!"

Meng Ci pressed his ear against the door, trying to hear any sounds inside.

"Ouch!"

The door suddenly opened, and Meng Ci, who was listening at the door, almost fell to the ground.

"Are you okay?" Shen Que grabbed Meng Ci's arm.

Meng Ci steadied himself, cleared his throat lightly, and shook his head. "I'm fine!"

"Anyway, I came to ask if you know where to find soil?"

"Soil?" Shen Que looked puzzled, his face showing a big question mark.

"Yes!" Meng Ci nodded, then led him to his balcony.

"These are the vegetables I planted a few days ago; they've already sprouted."

"When they mature in a few days, I'll invite you to taste them!"

"Sure." Shen Que nodded.

"I have a few more packets of seeds here and wanted to try planting them to see if they'll grow."

"But I don't have soil!"

"These two flower pots were previously used for flowers, but I pulled them out to plant vegetables."

Seeing Meng Ci's worried expression, Shen Que offered to help.

"You can get soil at a florist or garden center."

"I remember there's a garden center in the outskirts; we can try going there."

"If we can't find any, we can dig some!"

The villa Meng Ci bought was halfway up a mountain.

Now, it was unknown what condition it was in, but if they went there to dig soil, they could also check it out.

After discussing, they decided that places like florists and garden centers were likely flooded, so they chose to go to the mountains.

The villa area was located in the western part of M City, close to the urban area, and usually very convenient for transportation. It was twenty kilometers away from where they lived.

With the heavy rain continuing and some roads likely blocked due to landslides, it would take about two hours to get there.

It was only around ten o'clock, so they had plenty of time and decided to leave immediately.

Taking a dinghy, they headed downstairs.

Unexpectedly, on the sixth floor, they saw Li Ping talking with a man.

Meng Ci and Shen Que had no intention of acknowledging her and continued down.

However, Li Ping called out to them.

"Meng Ci? I didn't get it wrong; that's your name, right?"

Meng Ci didn't even want to acknowledge this person and walked away without stopping.

"Brother Deng, what do you think of the woman I found for you, Li Xiaoya?"

Deng Yang thought about Li Xiaoya, and indeed, she was not bad.

But when he remembered the marks on her body, he frowned.

"She's good, but she's covered in injuries, which is troublesome."

Li Ping held tightly onto Deng Yang's neck and said in a coquettish voice, "Don't worry, Brother Deng, I'll take good care of her."

The reason Li Ping brought Li Xiaoya back was to disgust Meng Ci.

Li Ping had assumed that since Li Xiaoya was Meng Ci's sister, he would definitely be angry if he knew she had been sent to another man.

She wanted Meng Ci to see how his sister had fallen.

But unexpectedly, Meng Ci was so heartless that he completely ignored Li Xiaoya's fate.

It remained to be seen whether the deeply injured Li Xiaoya could become a sharp weapon for her revenge.

Li Ping's actions did not affect Meng Ci and Shen Que's mood. When they went down to launch the inflatable boat, they glared at them but did not dare to approach easily.

Someone persistently asked if they could take him along to get food, saying he only needed a little to eat.

"Brothers, please, take us with you to find food. I haven't eaten for days."

"Please, I beg you."

As the man spoke, he knelt down before Meng Ci and Shen Que.

The man looked quite pitiful, but Meng Ci and Shen Que ignored him. After setting up the inflatable boat, they set off.

The two headed west, and along the way, there were many more inflatable boats and rubber rafts compared to before.

It seemed people had begun to realize that during the heavy rainstorms, the government could only ensure their survival, but nothing else.

Thus, looting and robbery became rampant.

Initially, people only dared to steal at night, but gradually, seeing no one enforcing the law, they grew bolder.

Many started making money by selling stolen goods.

A single pack of instant noodles could be exchanged for a gold bracelet.

The price of an inflatable boat or rubber raft might have been only two thousand yuan a few days ago, but now it had risen to five thousand, and within ten days, it had skyrocketed to twenty thousand.

And these people only accepted cash.

If there was no cash, they took various gold and silver jewelry.

How much gold could be exchanged for what depended entirely on their mood.

Gangs formed, and factions emerged.

Large-scale massacres had not yet begun, but Meng Ci knew it was coming soon.

In the apocalypse, the physically stronger men were destined to rule, and many women had to trade their bodies for food to survive.

Some women rebelled against oppression and gradually grew into thorny roses of the apocalypse.

In the apocalypse, the overly kind died first.

So after being reborn, Meng Ci only wanted to take care of himself and could do nothing for others.