In the scavengers' camp, the thunder team was in front and Xu Qing was behind. The sun was shining on the earth and falling on them.

From a distance, one tall and one short, one old and one young, there is a slight sense of harmony.

It seems that in this cruel world, such harmony is rare.

Or maybe the python corpse in the hands of the Lei Team was so deterrent that most passers-by who had never gone to the Colosseum did not disturb them after seeing it.

Xu Qing likes this feeling very much. Whether it is the snake eating next or the sun shining on his face at this moment, it makes him feel warm.

Very comfortable and looking forward to it.

Every time his eyes fell on the python corpse caught by Lei Team, his saliva was secreting more in his mouth.

He also likes to eat snakes.

The home of the Thunder team is in the central part of this camp.

Compared with the brick and tile houses in the inner ring area and the simple tents in the outer ring area, the residences in the central ring area are mostly stone and wood structures, and there are three small houses arranged together.

Although each room is not very big, it looks much better than Xu Qing when he was in a slum.

Especially the residence of Team Lei, there is a small courtyard, which is even more rare.

At this moment, the door of the bamboo courtyard was opened. After Xu Qing's observation and observation, Lei Team walked towards the tail room with the python corpse and pointed to the second cottage.

"Child, you can live there in the future. You can get familiar with it yourself first. After the meal is ready, I will call you."

As he said that, Team Lei entered the side room, and soon there was a sound of chopping meat.

Xu Qing swallowed his saliva, first observed carefully in the yard, then walked into the second cottage, which contained a bed, a set of bedding, a table and a chair, and nothing else.

The ground was very neat, and the tables and chairs were free of dust. It was obviously often wiped, and the bedding was obviously washed very clean, with a smell of sunlight on it.

All of this made Xu Qing very satisfied.

He doesn't like big houses, he likes the kind of small house that can see everything at a glance, as if it can reflect everything in his mind.

This makes him feel safer.

So after careful inspection, Xu Qing looked at the clean bed, thought about it and did not go over, but sat directly on the ground.

Close your eyes and start today's practice.

During this practice, as the spiritual energy poured in, the sound of boiling oil crackling in the tail room next door came to his ears.

Soon, the fragrance floated in through the cracks of the stone and wood on the wall, and while filling the hut, it also evoked the shriveled sound in Xu Qing's belly.

Very fragrant.

Xu Qing's throat moved involuntarily, and opened his eyes to look in the direction of the tail room.

After years of slum life, he can't remember the last time he smelled such a fragrance.

So he suppressed the longing sound from his stomach, closed his eyes, calmed himself down, and continued to practice.

In this way, time passed slowly and dusk soon arrived.

When the sound of the thunder team calling for dinner came outside the house, Xu Qing, who had just finished his day of practice, opened his eyes quickly.

He stood up and walked out of the house quickly, and saw Team Lei standing at the door of the side room, waving at him.

Following the empty space beside the Lei Team, Xu Qing had already seen seven or eight different kinds of snake feasts on the dining table in the house, including fried, braised, steamed, and snake soup.

Obviously, the Lei team has excellent cooking skills and is both colorful, fragrant and delicious.

Xu Qing glanced at him and his eyes became a little straight. Team Lei smiled and turned around and took in and placed the dishes.

Xu Qing also approached immediately. As he walked into the tail room, the fragrance became stronger, but he did not sit down immediately. Instead, he waited for the Lei team to put the bowls and chopsticks, his eyes suddenly condensed.

The bowls and chopsticks are three pairs.

"There are other people?" Even though the fragrance was tempting, with the appearance of three pairs of bowls and chopsticks, they were all isolated from Xu Qing in an instant.

He looked at Lei team cautiously and asked softly.

"Don't be nervous, this is my habit, that's someone who... will never come."

Team Lei spoke lightly, and a light of remembrance appeared deep in his eyes, and soon disappeared, sitting on the chair.

Xu Qing nodded, and as he sat down, he could no longer help grab a piece of fried snake meat and put it in his mouth to bite it.

It was very hot, but he had a great time and was full of oil.

As soon as he finished eating one, he licked the oil on his mouth and wanted to grab the braised snake meat. Team Lei coughed lightly.

"Use chopsticks."

"Oh." Xu Qing clumsyly picked up the chopsticks, got used to it for a while, inserted a piece of braised snake meat and swallowed it in big mouthfuls.

The whole meal process was not talking, but the food was very disharmonious.

Team Lei chewed slowly, unlike a scavenger. Each dish was just a few bites, while Xu Qing ate voraciously, and the food was too large than Team Lei.

Seeing Xu Qing eating like this, Team Lei couldn't help but speak.

"Why didn't I eat it in such a small bite like when I gave you steamed buns?"

Xu Qing swallowed the snake flesh in his mouth with force, looked up at Team Lei, and answered very seriously.

"The steamed bun is yours, and the snake flesh is mine."

One is to treat other people’s food to yourself, and the other is to treat others’ food to yourself.

In the simple mind of a boy, his own items naturally became more legitimate to eat.

Team Lei was so amused and laughed at him. He watched Xu Qing poking the snake meat with chopsticks and drinking the snake soup, but he also noticed that the young man did not move every snake banquet. The snake soup was also controlled by the part close to him.

He just ate the portion that belonged to him with confidence.

"Your python is very large, it should be enough to eat for half a month, and snake skin and bones are of considerable value, so..." Team Lei said casually.

"I will give the rent, so there is no need to deduct it." Xu Qing suddenly spoke.

Snake meat is a reward for steamed buns and sleeping bags all the way, while snake skin and bones are a reward for helping the other party cover the tent of the silence of the cow.

As for the other party taking him out of the ruins and entering the camp, this is a favor and a favor.

Xu Qing felt that it was inappropriate to use matter to offset it, so he kept it in his heart.

Team Lei looked at Xu Qing deeply, saw his seriousness and the clear thought of grudges. So he nodded, and after thinking, he said something again.

"Kid, I believe you have a lot of speculation about me along the way."

Xu Qing didn't say anything, but his sniffled slightly.

"Others call me Team Lei, but as for the name, it doesn't matter. No one in the scavengers camp will use his real name."

Team Lei picked up a piece of steamed snake meat and put it in their mouth and chewed it slowly.

"The reason for this title is that I have a few friends in this scavenger camp who can entrust life and death."

"We formed our own team, and the team's name is relatively vulgar, called Thunder."

"On weekdays, everyone will take on their own work. If they encounter a difficult one, the whole team will gather to complete it. Including me, there are four people in total. Now all three of them are out and have not come back."

"When I come back, I will introduce you one by one. In the future, you will follow us as a new member of the team to take over the resources for survival and practice."

Team Lei seemed to be a little full, put down his chopsticks and looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing was not surprised by the last five words of his words.

Xu Qing felt that he could detect that the Lei Team was a casual cultivator. So after so long, even if he was a body refiner, he could naturally detect his background after observing him.

"Okay." Xu Qing nodded without hesitation.

This also made him feel relieved. He grew up in the slums and knew deeply that there was no dedication and help in this world for no reason, and everything must be a reason.

"You keep eating. I'm old and I can't digest it if I eat too much."

Team Lei coughed a few times, his face flushed, but he quickly recovered. He stood up and walked out, and words came out of his mouth.

"The spiritual energy in this world is like poison. The hard practice along the way is likely to have been alienated before you go far. You must practice steadily and not be radical."

Xu Qing was silent and didn't say anything.

The old man who walked to the door turned around and looked at Xu Qing, shook his head.

"But it's right for you to practice like this."

"The scavengers' camp and the restricted area next to it are different from the place you were in before. Because of the properties in the restricted area, it is more of a gathering place for low-level cultivators and desperadoes."

"If you live here, you must also go to the forbidden area and practice more."

Team Lei leaves.

Xu Qing sat there alone until he ate all the snake meat. He did not leave immediately. Instead, he cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, cleaned them up before returning to his hut.

Sit cross-legged and continue practicing.

Xu Qing knew very well that if he didn't want to survive, bent down and survive, and take the right to life and death in the hands of others, then his own strength is the foundation of everything.

Especially in this scavenger camp, there were many scattered cultivators, more than he had seen in the past six years, and each one was not a good person.

If the slum is a dog kennel, it is a wolf kennel.
To be continued...