The Wasteland Survival System and Dogs

An abandoned factory thirty-six miles away from Mueller City.

It is said that this was originally a food processing workshop, but it was looted by an endless stream of scavengers decades ago. Needless to say, the parts are broken, but even the tables, chairs and benches have been removed.

Today, it is a wasteland where even lemmings will not build their nests here.

In addition to sheltering the wind and rain, there is hardly any redundant use.

But it happened to be the first stop of this long journey in Jing'an.

Time to early morning.

The temperature difference between day and night caused the vegetation on the roadside to be covered with a thin layer of dew.

If there are scavengers rushing overnight, this is the time for them to replenish their resources-compared to groundwater, the dew that will be evaporated by the first sun is obviously more suitable for drinking than groundwater.

When the radiation concentration is too low, there is almost no need to worry about side effects.

Can drink? That's great.

"But, I still don't recommend you to drink this."

The movement of the old popsicle stopped suddenly, and a pair of brown eyes were perplexed above the slightly opened dog's mouth.

Why?

"Because of this plant."

Jing'an smiled and walked to the side of the old popsicle and squatted down. He picked up a withered tree branch and fiddled with it from a distance. The seemingly ordinary sapling in front of him.

flutter…

After a weird trembling sound, the jagged leaves began to change color. From green to yellow, it takes only two seconds before and after. At the same time, the dew that covered the leaves was also turbid and pale yellow in an instant.

"Look."

The dew dripped on the mud, making a sour scream. But in the blink of an eye, it has turned into a scorched smoke, floating in the air. Only a hole the size of a fingernail was left, and the old popsicle licked his nostril nervously.

"Woohoo."

Without the systematic translation, Jingan couldn't immediately understand what the old popsicle wanted to express. But after so many days of getting along, he somewhat understood the character of this guy.

"This is a seedling of a tea tree, these guys will change color under the influence of the outside world, like a predator caught by Zhang Yawu, trying to deter the attackers."

Jing An picked the dead branch smoothly and inserted it into the hole that still had remaining warmth.

"Then they will secrete a strong acid substance to use against the enemy. Imagine if you licked this with your tongue just now, what will happen now?"

The old popsicle shrank his neck a little wretchedly, hung his eyes upward, and showed a fearful expression toward Jing'an.

"Hey..."

"Read more and remember, these things are indispensable if you want to survive in the wild."

The decades-long career of scavengers is not without effect on Jing'an. He can recognize almost all the environment and edible crops around Mueller City.

Just this knowledge does not include the winter fort area going north.

As the northernmost region of the Federation, it is said that it was off the beaten track before the disaster-the native plateau people were very xenophobic. It is not easy to trade, and even barren land has no economic value.

The paradise in the technological world is also a terrifying desperate situation in the post-disaster world.

As the second most populous residence in the Federal District, the entire northern border has been occupied almost immediately, cutting off all ties with the Federation.

The tragic situation of Okura City is still vivid, not to mention the already harsh environment in the north. Under the pessimistic mood of almost everyone, no one expected a ‘miracle’.

Since the fifth year of the disaster, everything has not recovered, when winter and spring are handed over.

A telegram requesting communication came out suddenly from the north.

Jing'an, who was once the lowest level, also understood that this was enough to engrave a turning point in the history of the Federation—the tenacious plateau people established a new city-state under the most difficult environment.

Winter Fort, as the last viable force of the survivors in the north, gathered all the living and declared that it had the ability to protect itself. As one of the few large population gathering places in the entire federal region, Winter Fort has also become a ‘last remaining’ everlasting light.

As early as a few years ago, Jing'an might have thought it was a weapon of mass destruction.

But now, he also tasted a little ‘odor’.

"It's the mutants who turned the tide, and finally formed a coalition to keep warm."

Compared to Mueller City, a mutant team like Diamond City.

A character who can resist a whole piece of evolutionary beast in a cold area, or a natural disaster...

It could only be a guy with a higher mutation level.

"It is indeed a Longtan Tiger Lair."

But I had to go.

If you want to advance further, the materials needed by Jing'an can only be obtained in the northern region. This information was deliberately annotated by the system, and it was deeply reflected in Jing'an's mind.

A more severe environment will only breed more extraordinary mutant individuals.

The nesting evolutionary beast, which is a bit more terrifying than the whale beast, may be hidden somewhere in the north. Just thinking of this is enough to make people shudder.

"Hey... Forget it, it's useless to think so much."

After all, plans can be changed based on the status quo.

In the final analysis, the purpose of Jing'an's northward journey was not only to seek further opportunities, but also to find the corresponding materials that could make Noel a mutant.

Among the messages left by the system, the Telamen and Twins are both very special evolutionary pathways, and their rarity is even rarer than Reinhardt's overlord pathway. But the reason is some weird reasons.

Just thinking of these harsh conditions makes people feel inexplicable, let alone ordinary people. Jing'an shook his head, temporarily letting herself not think about these too distant plans.

Nearly in front of him, there are many things waiting for him to deal with.

After finishing thinking, Jing'an didn't have the thought of continuing to joke. He took out the container of drinking water from his backpack, took out most of it, and placed it in front of the old popsicle.

"Drink, don't save it. Let's take a break and then hurry up later. We can find the next place to stay before it gets dark." a

The map left by the system still remains in Jing'an's mind. There are dozens of red dots dotted on a winding and tortuous red line, and these are places where people can live in groups.

As far as the content of the plan is concerned, nothing is wrong at all.

Jing An thought for a moment in silence, and then made a decision.

Let's rest here for a while.

"If you get bored later, just walk around casually. Remember not to go too far... when you are in danger, remember our secret sign."

The old ice lolly wagged his tail symbolically, and then leaped into the bushes aside enthusiastically. After a while, it was no longer visible.

Jing'an continued to pack up his bags and backpacks, and walked straight to the empty factory. He looked around, and even if he chose a room with a back view, he put everything together.

There is not much time, so hurry up.

Jing'an needs to finish some urgent tasks before noon.

for example…

Soul processing work.