Being affectionate with his partner had always been a top priority for Wei Xuan, even amidst handling urgent matters. So, while the chicken and mushroom stew simmered on the kitchen stove, Wei Xuan and Du Hang enjoyed some cozy time on the sofa.
Although they both knew they couldn’t do much even if they got affectionate, simply savoring this intimate moment together was a delightful experience.
After about half an hour of being all cuddly, Wei Xuan finally pulled Du Hang, who still seemed not to have had enough, back to the kitchen to check on the large pot that could be considered either breakfast, lunch, or even dinner.
The fragrant aroma had already filled the living room, which was why Wei Xuan had come to the kitchen earlier to see what was cooking, it smelled irresistible.
Opening the lid of the pot, he was met with a steamy, rich fragrance that made him take a deep breath. Even without using poultry skin and bones in the stew, the aroma was already so enticing. If he had used a whole chicken like in the pre-apocalypse days…
Wei Xuan stopped himself from thinking further, as the current aroma alone was enough to make his mouth water.
The sauce had turned a thick red color, and the flavor from the rehydrated dry mushrooms was even more delicious than using fresh ones.
The scent was so captivating that Wei Xuan felt like he could eat two bowls of rice just with the aroma, too bad he hadn’t steamed the rice yet.
Earlier, he had soaked the rice and started the steaming process. As the safety lock of the electric rice cooker popped up, Wei Xuan increased the heat on the stove and began reducing the sauce over high heat.
Using a spatula, he kept stirring the meat and mushrooms in the pot, ensuring that each succulent piece of meat and mushroom was coated with the rich, glossy sauce. The sauce gradually thickened, giving it a silky, shiny appearance that was mouth-watering at just a glance.
Unable to resist, Wei Xuan picked up a piece and tasted it. It was even more delicious than when he made regular stewed dishes!
“Sigh, it seems that if you want something to taste really good, you have to be generous with the ingredients…” Wei Xuan reflected.
Previously, unless he was indulging a craving, he would be quite reserved in using too much meat in his cooking. At least, he would maintain a one-to-one ratio of vegetables to meat. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so impressed with today’s dish.
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Eating spoonfuls of meat like this felt really good…
“Ah, if only we could catch some edible mutant animals in the future.” Du Hang sighed. Although he could work together with their zombie minions to catch mutant animals, the casualty rate…
Wei Xuan winced at the thought. Therefore, although he wanted the chance to catch some mutant animals for fresh meat, he wouldn’t willingly lead his zombies on hunting expeditions, considering their protection.
If a mutant animal happened to wander into his home and got killed, that would be unavoidable, a forced counterattack. But actively attacking was different, he had to take responsibility for his zombie minions.
Having eaten and drunk their fill, Wei Xuan didn’t return until the second half of the night the next day, and had Du Hang carry him to the vicinity of the rendezvous store. He had to seize the opportunity to deal with the food at home. Now that the weather was getting warmer, if he couldn’t make it back in time, the food at home might spoil.
With lofty ideals in mind, Wei Xuan calmly walked to the store the next morning, climbed to the second floor, and confirmed that the heavy items he had brought over were still there, not taken by the other two guys.
He took out the bags from his backpack, placed them next to the other items, and went to the spot where he stored the notebooks, picking up a few from the top.
It seemed that the other two guys were planning to visit the villa area again, as there wasn’t much new information in the notebooks. Wei Xuan quickly skimmed through and placed his on top. After that, he had Du Hang carry him, and they headed to the technological building where the two guys lived.
Usually, he only needed to communicate information through the notebooks, but in special cases, Wei Xuan preferred to visit them directly.
However, to his surprise and yet somewhat expected, the two guys seemed to be absent this time.
Wei Xuan called out for a while after being carried by Du Hang all the way to the fifty-eighth floor, but nobody came out. So, he decided to enter on his own, opening the door to the room where he had met the two guys before.
The door was unlocked, and after confirming that nobody was inside, Wei Xuan pondered for a moment but decided not to investigate further. He knew which rooms the two guys and their respective zombies lived in, but without the hosts present, he really didn’t want to face their ownerless zombies alone.
After all, those two zombies were the apple of their owners’ eyes. Wei Xuan was afraid that if he and Du Hang approached their “timid, shy, pitiful, and adorable” children and girlfriends, they might misunderstand or something.
Of course, besides that concern, Wei Xuan had another worry: What if he opened the doors to those two rooms and found out that the two guys had been eaten by their respective zombies…
Well, that was purely wild speculation. Wei Xuan knew well enough that they were probably just preparing for another trip to the villa area. Returning to the stairwell, Wei Xuan had Du Hang carry him to the rooftop.
He used a high-powered telescope to scan the surroundings and confirmed that there were no signs of the two guys nearby, they were easily recognizable because they always attracted countless zombies when they went out.
After ensuring everything was fine, they headed back to their own place.
Actually, it didn’t matter if he hadn’t seen them. Wei Xuan had already written down the details of the recent special circumstances in the contact notebook, including information about the little girl zombie, and reminded them to be careful.
After that, all he needed to do was bring his zombies and dismantle the warehouse.
Boom! The rumbling sound came, and the men stationed on the walls twitched at the corners of their mouths and eyes.
The captain in charge of this team also twitched for a while before picking up the walkie-talkie to remind the people around him, “Stay alert! Be careful not to let those creatures get too close! Focus on suppressing them with firepower!”
After getting responses from the others, he connected to the communication inside the villa, warning the people there, “There’s movement in the animal group outside the walls. Judging from the sound and the fighting style, it seems to be those two lunatics again.”
The walkie-talkie remained silent for a while, then came the response, “Stay safe and be careful of those creatures… Don’t worry about the ammunition.”
After putting down the walkie-talkie, the captain heard a few of his colleagues on duty nearby complaining in low voices, “Every time they make such a big commotion! Can’t they be more discreet? They’re attracting other mutated animals from different directions!”
“Hmph, what’s this? Look at the smoke over there. Who knows how many zombies they brought from the city.”
“Fortunately, zombies fight with the mutated animals, or else how could we defend ourselves? Even if we had more ammunition, it wouldn’t be enough!”
“Be content. I heard they even discussed whether to invite those two to stay in our base.”
Hearing this, the group shuddered in unison. Their base had plenty of empty rooms, so accommodating the two with their zombies wouldn’t be a problem. In theory, having two individuals with such formidable combat capabilities who could enter the city to gather supplies should be a good thing.
But the problem was… these two individuals’ combat could not only be described as “formidable” but should be more accurately described as “weird”! Their unconventional thinking, unusual fighting style, and most importantly, their bizarre behavior!
Just as the group was preparing, aiming their guns and ready to act, a figure carrying a string of fiery red lights leaped onto the wall with a series of explosions.
“Lower the rope, lower the rope!” The woman stood on the wall, her face full of excitement, pointing in a certain direction and shouting, “Shoot that one, shoot that one! Cheng Cheng loves eating lamb! That should be a lamb, right?”
At this moment, a man covered in white light, nearly indistinguishable from a skeleton frame, climbed up the rope. Hearing the woman’s words, he used his still hoarse and barely recognizable voice due to his unrecovered vocal cords to say, “Unfortunately, there are no fish on land. Ruoxin loves eating fish the most!”
The group of bodyguards held their guns, each with a blackened face. The last time the woman asked them to help catch a panda, and the time before that, she said her son liked small dogs. Now she was pointing at a creature that looked like a moose and calling it a lamb? Where did she learn biology from, a substitute teacher?
Their base was originally located near the largest zoo in t city, so there were many strange animals wandering around now. However, they couldn’t withstand the commotion caused by these two every time they appeared!
Haha, I thought it was Wei Xuan who was distressed but it looked like the other people are because of these two crazy people 😂
Thanks for the chapter! Really a special brand of craycray
Fireball Woman and Healing Torso strike again!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING AWESOME!!!
Loud and destructive crazy couple bringing the fireballs and fun to new friends, lmao. Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
At this point I almost want this base to meet Wei Xuan solely so they can go “Thank God, it’s a normal one!”
Crazy, but happy
Thank you for your translation 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
Man there’s no dull time with these two.