After dealing with the two zombies, it was time for the enjoyable part: looting the bodies.
These two elderly zombies were both ordinary. Each gave Wang Tao 5 HP, bringing his total HP to 165.
Then came the items they dropped.
Obtained: Alcohol x1 Alcohol: Crafting Material Obtained: Alcohol x1 Alcohol: Crafting Material
"They actually dropped the same thing?"
With a thought, a glass bottle appeared in Wang Tao's hand. Besides "1L," it had two lines of small print: "99.9% purity, edible."
Seeing the word "edible," Wang Tao froze for a moment before quickly realizing what it meant. It meant this alcohol was food-grade, not that people were supposed to drink it straight. Taking a swig of this stuff would probably kill someone...
For now, among crafting materials, this alcohol was probably more useful than the others. Mix it with water at a three-to-one ratio, and it became 75% medical alcohol. Add more water and it could even be used as liquor, or as fuel—there were plenty of uses for it! Wang Tao put both bottles into his Space Backpack, then routinely searched the two zombie corpses.
The Old Woman Zombie had two gold bracelets, two silver bracelets, three gold rings, and a Gold Necklace on her.
The Old Man Zombie had a gold watch, a huge gold ring, and several large gold teeth—if his jaw had not been shattered, Wang Tao probably would not have noticed them.
"These two old folks were pretty rich!"
Wang Tao clicked his tongue.
As the saying went, antiques thrived in peaceful times, gold in chaotic ones. In this apocalypse, Wang Tao did not know what the Survivor Bases used for trade, but gold should still be worth something.
The stuff was small and took up little space anyway, so Wang Tao collected it all, including the large gold teeth.
After looting the zombie corpses, it was time to search the house.
Fortunately, the two old people had been infected and transformed at the same time. Aside from the traces of Wang Tao's recent fight, the rest of the house was neat and tidy, and the food had not been damaged.
But the annoying part was that their kitchen was piled with rotten fruits and vegetables.
Wang Tao more or less understood why. Older generations tended to be frugal, especially when it came to food and clothing. It had nothing to do with whether they had money; it was simply a habit formed over many years.
Before the apocalypse, the two old people had bought some less-than-fresh fruits and vegetables at low prices. Normally, as long as they ate the food that was about to spoil first, they would not end up eating anything bad. But unfortunately, the apocalypse came. With no one to eat them, the food quickly spoiled...
Not only had the fruits and vegetables piled in the kitchen gone bad, even the ones in the refrigerator had spoiled. Only a bag of garlic was still edible.
"This sucks..."
Wang Tao felt it was a shame to throw away the spoiled food. But he had no choice. If he ended up with food poisoning or something, he would be screwed.
The fruits and vegetables had been almost completely wiped out. The two old people apparently did not eat meat, and there was no meat in the house either.
Fortunately, there was an eight-jin bag of flour, two jin of eggs, and two jin of dried noodles in the cupboard. It was at least some consolation.
"Huh? What's this..."
After leaving the kitchen, Wang Tao suddenly spotted a patch of lush green plants beneath the living room balcony.
"Leeks?"
Wang Tao hurried over.
A twisted figure suddenly appeared outside the window and began pounding on the security bars.
Bang, bang, bang!
"Fuck!"
Wang Tao jumped in fright.
Only then did he remember that this was the first floor, and there were zombies outside.
Wang Tao viciously flipped off the zombie outside, then quickly drew the curtains.
They could not get in, but it was better to be safe.
Ignoring the zombie outside, Wang Tao crouched before the plants, delight appearing in his eyes.
"They really are leeks, and they're already fully grown!"
The leeks were planted in individual square pots. There were twelve pots in total, and at a glance, they looked as if they had been planted directly in the ground.
This was good stuff!
Wang Tao was overjoyed.
He had heard that leeks could live for ten years? If he could preserve them properly, would that not mean he could eat leeks regularly in the future? Their texture might get worse over time, but this was the apocalypse. Having vegetables at all was already great—who cared about texture! And there was another benefit: those rotten fruits and vegetables did not need to be thrown away; they could be used directly as fertilizer for the leeks! Wang Tao hated waste the most. He had felt somewhat heartbroken before, but now that the spoiled food could be put to use, he immediately felt much better.
"Since they planted leeks, let's see if there are any seeds or something..."
Wang Tao immediately began searching.
Sure enough, after spending some time looking, Wang Tao found ten packets of leek seeds, five packets of cilantro seeds, and five packets of white radish seeds!
Although Wang Tao did not like cilantro, this was hardly the time to be picky. Having it was better than nothing.
"I'll see later. If I get the chance, I can plant these seeds..."
Wang Tao stuffed all the seeds into his pockets. As for the leeks, he did not hurry to move them, because while searching for the seeds, he had found something else useful!
He entered the second bedroom and looked at the two cases of bottled baijiu inside. Wang Tao finally understood why both zombies had dropped alcohol—they liked drinking! Wang Tao himself was not particularly fond of alcohol, but this liquor was definitely good stuff and could be used for trading later. Besides, the bottles themselves were useful too.
He had tested it before. These zombies were somewhat afraid of fire.
So these liquor bottles could be used to make Molotov Cocktails!
Making Molotov Cocktails was actually simple. The main problem was that combustible materials for the bottles were hard to find now. This forty-proof baijiu definitely would not work; he needed flammable materials such as alcohol or gasoline.
Although Wang Tao had just obtained two bottles of alcohol, it was alcohol that could be placed in his Storage Space. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would definitely be reluctant to use it.
Gasoline was probably the most suitable option. There were cars outside, and there had to be gasoline in their tanks. When he went out to look for diesel, he could find a way to get some gasoline!
Each case of baijiu had six bottles, for a total of twelve. If he had enough gasoline, he could make twelve Molotov Cocktails!
Wang Tao suddenly remembered that the seasoning bottles and such he had looted earlier were glass bottles too. He had not thought of Molotov Cocktails at the time, so he had forgotten about them, but he still had all those bottles.
"I need to gather them all and see how many bottles there are... They might turn out to be a powerful weapon!"
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