After searching the area, Shen Muyu only managed to obtain a few gas cylinders and some tables and chairs.
Pots, pans, and curtains could also be taken, but Shen Muyu already has enough of those...
So I took them all, since they could be broken down into some cloth and iron scraps, after all.
All the electronic products in the house were brought back, but although they could be touched, they were all broken and didn't respond at all. Their only use was probably to cover instant noodles.
Shen Muyu ransacked all the dozen or so villas in the front row.
Shen Muyu also picked out some things like TVs, projectors, and board games, so she could decorate the empty wooden living room. Whether she could watch them or not didn't matter, and whether anyone would play with her didn't matter either! The most important thing was that she had them!
Of course, more important than decorations is the washing machine. She's been eyeing it for a long time, and many of her favorite clothes are waiting to be washed.
They also brought along the refrigerator and freezer. Now that the cabin has solar power, those fuel-guzzling refrigerators can be retired. But they weren't wasted; Shen Muyu put them up for sale in the online store, which is a way of making use of waste.
Some small kitchen appliances were also brought back. Different types of these appliances can bring different cooking moods and make the kitchen more lively.
Things like water heaters and toilets are out of the question. Firstly, I'm not used to using things that others have used, and secondly, Zhan Yi can't disassemble them and Shen Muyu can't assemble them. Bringing them back would only cause trouble.
As for the most important map of this trip, Shen Muyu had not seen it yet. However, it was understandable that a map would look out of place in a modern home.
The study contained books like National Geographic, but they would turn to ashes at the slightest touch, making it impossible to see anything inside.
"Looks like I'll have to ask someone. I wonder if there are any survivors left in this neighborhood." Shen Muyu thought to himself as he drove further in.
...
"It's an oil-powered car! And the driver is a woman. Looks like God is on our side!" A burly man in a security guard uniform said, fiddling with a pair of binoculars.
"The ancients were right. In critical moments, these simple, mechanical things are still the most reliable. Those damn high-definition cameras all go silent in the apocalypse. They're such garbage." As if venting his resentment, the burly man kept smacking his lips.
"Alright, Zhou Quan, you're always the most talkative one. Say something useful, that's enough. Water is so precious now, and you've wasted it all. Give me the binoculars, I want to take a look too." The burly man next to Zhou Quan snatched the binoculars from his hand, squinted one eye, and peered out.
"Beep beep beep... You shorty Liu, you're lecturing me now? You think you could have escaped without me?" Zhou Quan shouted at Liu Zhu, who was a head shorter than him but also wearing a security guard uniform, but he didn't make any moves.
"Alright, you two, stop arguing. Hurry up and take care of that woman and seize the car. We're running low on supplies, so we need to rush out and search for more. If all else fails, at least we can get back to the base sooner." A somewhat handsome man snapped impatiently, and Zhou Quan and Liu Zhu fell silent.
Liu Zhu even respectfully handed the binoculars to the handsome man.
There's nothing we can do about it; this guy awakened a rare lightning-type ability, and he was the one who cleared out the zombies around here recently, so naturally we have to be respectful.
"Young Master Li, I think that girl is quite pretty, and she's very clean. It would be good for you to keep her company," Liu Zhu said softly.
"You know that someone who's clean and tidy is definitely not someone to mess with in this apocalypse. Are we just going to leave them here to die?" Li Qian, also known as Young Master Li by Liu Zhu, explained with a hint of disdain. Besides, he wasn't into that sort of thing either.
"Should we take the initiative or wait for her here?" Zhou Quan asked after seeing Li Qian carefully observing the outside.
"Wait, this is our home turf. Besides, we don't know if that dog outside is nearby. We can't risk going out," Li Qian said with some apprehension, taking off his binoculars.
"What if they don't get in?" Zhou Quan asked, bewildered.
Bang!
A flick on the forehead landed squarely on Li Qian's forehead. He gritted his teeth and glared at the man in front of him who couldn't speak properly. He was worried that Li Qian might ruin all his good luck with his words!
If it weren't for the fact that one of them is strong and the other is fast, we would never have let them come in to take refuge. We've really made two living ancestors!
"Hurry up and get things arranged! Stop wasting time talking!" Li Qian kicked one of the people and then went downstairs first. That woman would stop at every villa, so there was no reason why she wouldn't come here.
...
Shen Muyu watched them bustling around the villa with amusement. She knew there were people in the villa after they drove up from the front, so she had been keeping an eye on it. She didn't expect to actually get such a pleasant surprise.
However, she still felt sorry for Li Qian. Not being able to speak was not a big deal, but not being able to do things was more troublesome.
The series of embarrassing incidents, such as falling down the stairs and dropping wooden buckets, made Shen Muyu chuckle. It was truly remarkable that someone as clumsy as him had managed to survive until now.
Zhan Yi spent the entire day shuttling between the villas, while Shen Muyu was responsible for driving the car to the door and giving remote instructions.
Because of the blind spot, the three people in the villa couldn't see the whole thing and thought Shen Muyu was running up and down the stairs by herself.
Moreover, since she already knew the situation inside the villa, Shen Muyu always had Zhan Yi hide in the tool shed she had previously repaired, so as to create the illusion that she was the only one in the car, thus preventing that Young Master Li from daring to cause her any trouble.
"Lightning-type superpowers, I haven't seen them before, but they've only just broken through to level four, so there shouldn't be any major problems." In the past two days, the zombies Shen Muyu encountered were mostly enhanced with strength or speed. He had hardly seen any zombies with special superpowers, let alone superpowered individuals.
Aside from that half-hearted Xiang Dong who didn't have a crystal core, I haven't had a proper fight with a superhuman yet. This is a good opportunity to give it a try.
Although he knew the layout of the villa, Shen Muyu did not intend to go in and take the risk, so he pretended not to explore the back of the villa and prepared to turn back.
...
"Young Master Li, it seems she doesn't intend to continue," Liu Zhu said cautiously, swallowing hard.
Li Qian closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then kicked Zhou Quan with a roundhouse kick.
Zhou Quan sat on the ground, looking at Li Qian with a blank expression, wondering why he had been kicked this time.
"Let's go out!" After making up his mind, Li Qian threw the quiver onto Zhou Shou and went downstairs with a specially made composite bow.