"How do you even survive? There can't be that many supplies left for you to scavenge, right?" Gao Yu took a drag on his cigarette, noticing Old Pavel approaching and sniffing deeply. Slightly embarrassed, he reached for his pack, slid out a cigarette and passed it over. "Don't hold back, smoke up!"
"Thank you." Old Pavel looked genuinely surprised as he eagerly accepted the cigarette. This time he didn't decline, lighting it up and taking light drags, an expression of absolute bliss on his face.
"Before the nuclear war, the world had over ten billion people, now it's down to tens of millions. The leftover resources are enough for us scavengers," Old Pavel hesitated for a moment before continuing, "plus, during the harvest season in autumn, we often resort to robbery."
"Who do you rob?" Gao Yu offered cigarettes to Tang Zheng and Dantai Zongqi, but they both declined while Dantai pulled out a piece of chocolate and started chewing in silence.
