Chapter 31

The vanguard team and the others hadn't slept all night. They were so excited to see so many vegetables; it felt like they were holding billions of them. These vegetables were fresh, non-toxic, and free from pollution. Since plants could barely grow after the apocalypse, without these vegetables, even tree bark would be gone in a few months. At that point, they might end up resorting to cannibalism, something they had seen in other bases. But in their base, even though there were over a hundred people, such things had never happened, primarily because Hans was a strict leader. They all managed to maintain their humanity. Leo notified everyone in the base early in the morning to start distributing food. "It's sweet potatoes!" The crowd, which had already been somewhat packed, grew even more chaotic at the sight of the fresh produce. "Fresh sweet potatoes!" Seeing the line growing increasingly crowded, Jesse shouted, "Quiet down! Anyone cutting in line will be kicked out!" There