Chapter 138: Whether to escape from the current apocalypse

(including 115,000 nutrient solution extra)

After the Star House system announced the completion of the selected mission, Youxi found Tang Yatong and learned after asking that the other party's refuge base mission was not completed.

So she knew that the minimum number of people required to achieve the refuge was 50.

But among these fifty people, most of them were technical workers they recruited:

crew members and boatmen - know how to observe water flow and climate, know how to drive cruise ships, and know how to perform daily maintenance of hull machinery;

machinery maintenance - responsible for the maintenance and inspection of the entire cruise ship, including modifying the hull from the inside and outside according to requirements, such as installing a water purification filter system, installing lighting fixtures in the planting area, etc.

Medical staff - responsible for medical treatment.

Chef assistant - has experience as a chef or can cook a variety of home-cooked dishes to solve the problem of three meals a day on the cruise ship;

Diver - good at swimming, has experience in snorkeling and diving, and needs to dive into the underwater city from time to time to search for supplies;

Fisherman - has rich experience as a fisherman, understands the habits of various fish, can prepare various baits, and make fishing equipment;

Technological farmer - in a limited space, With the help of technology, planting and hydroponics are carried out in a way that maximizes space utilization, and under limited conditions (human fertilizer), growth agents suitable for different crops are developed;

patrol security - purely physical work, maintaining the daily order of the cruise ship, receiving and evacuating refugees, and being responsible for 24-hour shifts in the control room;

cleaning and odd jobs - no special skills are required, just hard work and willingness to endure hardships;

...

In the initial stage, these jobs are enough for the time being, and when the entire operation begins to stabilize, they will continue to open up new space and develop new jobs.

For example, breeding (producing fresh fish), diplomacy (exchanging resources with the government), education (responsible for the growth and education of children), mechanical research (strengthening and modifying the hull, trying to generate electricity using wind and water power, and developing protective shields)...

Youxi and Tang Yatong share the same view. They are not doing this just to complete the mission. Since there is this opportunity, they naturally have to think long-term and do this well.

Their shelter does not need useless people. The social order of the past has collapsed. In this case, on this cruise ship with limited space, the order is naturally determined by them.

They are not doing charity purely, nor do they have so many resources to do charity. They need to give back every bit of help.

All fighting and bloodshed in the cruise area are prohibited.

Refugees who get jobs can bring one family member with them (family members under the age of 16 and over the age of 60 can receive free family meals every day).

In addition to three meals a day, fixed water resources per week, and fixed goods resources per month, refugees who get jobs will receive cruise points according to different types of work.

Points are equivalent to the currency of the past, but can only be used on cruise ships.

Finally, Youxi and Tang Yatong are the cruise ship managers and have the power to expel refugees at any time.

There is no freedom of human rights here, but there is no class distinction either. The only choice for refugees is: obey or leave.

Most of the refugees who have boarded the ship are boatmen, cooks, fishermen, security guards and cleaning workers.

They know that many people are still in a wait-and-see attitude towards the cruise ship. They are panicked by the repeated capsizing disasters and are naturally more willing to trust the authorities.

Although the highland where the Heron Scenic Area is located is already overcrowded, the authorities are not doing nothing.

First of all, the authorities have more ships and have already arranged for some important personnel to live on board. Secondly, they have added personnel and construction workers to build new residential houses, and have plans to transform this temporary highland into a large shelter.

Under such circumstances, the only people who dare to go on the cruise ship are the extremely poor and vicious people, or those who are desperate but unwilling to accept their fate.

**

Wang Mufeng belongs to the latter.

Each of the three of them dug ten kilograms of wet soil and put it in a plastic bag, preparing to row their rubber boat to the cruise ship on the other side.

They took out their closed rubber boat again, which would automatically inflate once opened, and was very fast. It could be said to be their most important asset now.

In addition to them, there were other people waiting and waiting to get on the cruise ship nearby.

The cruise ship would dock at a fixed time every two days (drive to the high ground) and take the people who were waiting here and wanted to get on the cruise ship. The interview was completed in a very short time, leaving some people behind and sending some people back the same way.

If someone didn't want to wait and had the conditions, they could go to the cruise ship by themselves, and the other party would let them on board.

Some people who were hesitant at first, when they saw their rubber boat, came forward to ask if they could take their rubber boat to go together.

The other party was a father with a son who was less than 20 years old. From the father's facial features, it can be seen that he must have been quite handsome in the past. However, both the father and the son were wearing dirty and worn clothes. They were a little thin and unrecognizable. They looked very poor. They didn't even have a luggage bag. Each of them carried a backpack.

Wang Mufeng asked about their weight and agreed.

There were other people who didn't want to wait and wanted to borrow Wang Mufeng's rubber boat to go together, but this was just a small rubber boat for family use, and it certainly couldn't carry more people.

After Wang Mufeng refused, the other party seemed a little dissatisfied. Wang Mufeng didn't say much. He took out the fire axe from his bag and held it tightly in his hand, and looked at the people around him with a warning look.

He is tall and has developed muscles from years of training. When fighting one-on-one, he will not waste his efforts when he knows he cannot win, because resistance will only anger the other party more and then implicate his family.

But now, the other party is just a group of scattered sand, not an organization, and this rubber boat is the only way for their family to survive. If anyone wants to rob it, he will fight desperately.

Wang Mufeng's fire axe not only intimidates other people, but also intimidates those who borrowed their rubber boat.

All the way from the highlands to the cruise ship, the other party sat far away from their family, trying to paddle the water with a small spliced ​​boat oar.

The heavy rain and the headwind made it difficult for them to reach the cruise ship. It took them almost two hours to reach the cruise ship. Someone lowered a ladder to help them get on the cruise ship, and finally pulled the rubber boat up.

The man who received them was young and strong, with a fierce look. He was wearing clothes similar to those of a crew member, but the name on his chest clearly read "Cruise Security Zhou".

He did not mind that they were covered in mud and dirt, and took them directly to a room at the entrance of the cabin.

The moment they entered the cabin, the noisy sound of rain was blocked by the closed cabin door. The dry air inside made them feel extremely comfortable. The floor was covered with a thick layer of water-absorbing sponge, which absorbed all the raindrops that fell along the way.

They walked into the room, which was empty and had a table with a computer on it. Next to the table was a chair connected to a machine - it was a lie detector.

The cruise ship security guard adjusted the camera on the computer, then signaled them to take off their raincoats and backpacks, put down the soil or fuel they carried on the other side, and then line up to hand in their IDs or report their ID numbers, then sit on the chair and put on the two wristbands and helmets on the side.

This slightly hasty interview made several people a little confused. The security guard looked up at them and wanted to urge them, but when he remembered how he looked when he first came, he patiently said, "Don't be nervous, the interview is very simple, just don't lie. I heard that there will be meat for lunch today, so end the interview early, and those who stay can go directly to get the meal later."

The thin father and son were originally standing at the back. When they heard that there would be meat for lunch, they immediately rushed forward impatiently and started the interview.

The questions for all the interviewers were the same.

——Have you ever killed anyone? Why?

——Have you ever hurt anyone? Why?

——What was your previous job? What are your specialties? What are you best at?

——If you can stay on this yacht, are you willing to follow all the rules and regulations and do your job well?

Because there were only five people, the entire interview process was very fast, and when the five people answered the questions, the polygraph showed all green lights.

This meant that all five people passed the interview, and the thin father and son looked particularly happy. They had been excluded and bullied for too long, and they were happy even though they had no skills and could only be responsible for cleaning work.

The five people picked up their personal belongings and prepared to follow Zhou Baoan to register and collect the first month's supplies, but the phone in the room rang.

After a while, Zhou Baoan's face darkened, and he called another security guard in, asking him to take the father and son to the next room for temporary custody, and told him not to touch the soil and personal belongings they brought with them, and to drive them off the ship directly when the cruise ship docked next time.

The other party was desperate and immediately shouted, shouting that it was unfair and there was an inside story, saying that the polygraph clearly showed that they did not speak, so why should they be driven off the ship.

"This is the order of our superior. On this cruise ship, the superior has the final say. Who can talk to you about fairness? Are you dreaming?" Zhou Baoan originally looked fierce, and his glare scared the other party so much that his back immediately went cold. Zhou Baoan is most annoyed by people who bully the weak and fear the strong

. He stepped forward, stared at the other person and said, "By the way, our leader's surname is Qu. Do you remember anything?" He has heard that there is a kind of person who is good at self-hypnosis. Even if they have done bad things, as long as they do not admit it, they can pretend that nothing happened and still put themselves in a good position. Such people cannot be identified even by a lie detector. The thin middle-aged man in front of him is one of them. Zheng Kun looked at the other person, and when he heard the word "Qu", his pupils dilated in surprise. Of course he would not forget that they were rejected everywhere, his wife died in a food conflict, and he and his son were on the verge of starvation, all because of the decision he made at the time, which killed the other person's parents. Even though other parents couldn't stand being bullied and excluded, and ran to find Qu Yichen to apologize, he still disdained to participate, firmly believing that he was not wrong. Who knew that in the end, the cruise ship he boarded with his last hope was actually the other party's cruise ship! Why? That kid is obviously an ordinary person, and he should have lived a worse life than them, why? Unfortunately, Zheng Kun will never know why. The cruise ship could not accept them, and on the high ground, many people tacitly regarded them as people who could be plundered and bullied at will. They had nowhere to go and could only continue to live. For them, even death is better than living like this. But he didn't dare to die, and he was even more reluctant to let his son die, so he could only repeat this hopeless day after day... Of course, this is a later story. After Zheng Kun and his son were taken away, Wang Mufeng and his family of three received completely different treatment. Because Wang Mufeng's specialty is deep-sea diving, there is no one on the cruise ship who is good at this, so keeping him can just fill in this job, and at the same time, a few people who can swim can also learn with him. As for his wife, her specialty is that she is very good at cooking, especially good at making various pasta, so she can go to work in the kitchen. He saw that the other party was nervous, so he personally took the other party to register and collect supplies. He relaxed his expression and started chatting with the other party: "...I am very lucky. I was interviewed by the commander himself. There was no lie detector here at the beginning, but he could accurately tell who was lying. I am embarrassed by my appearance and look ferocious. At that time, I had a conflict with another person who came with me. The other party was a middle-aged woman with a daughter. In order to retaliate against me, she insisted that I had stolen their food and had evil intentions towards her daughter. No one spoke for me at the time, and I had no way to defend myself, but the commander kept me and drove away those two liars! I am really very grateful to the commander..." As the other party spoke, the mood of Wang Mufeng's family gradually relaxed. After that, they registered, got their points cards, were assigned jobs, received monthly supplies, and arranged rooms... After more than an hour, the three of them had taken off their dirty and wet outer clothes and were in their assigned rooms. He had heard from Zhou Baoan that many rooms on the cruise ship had not been repaired yet, and he thought that they would not be assigned rooms because they had just arrived. But they didn't care, as long as they could live in the cruise ship, even sleeping in the lobby or the corridor was much better than staying on the high ground. As a result, they were assigned a room alone, with double beds, a bathroom, and a small round window to see outside. Although the room was only 15 square meters, it could shelter them from wind and rain, and they could safely place their personal belongings. It was warm, dry and comfortable inside. The room provides 30 minutes of electricity each morning and evening, and water is available as long as you turn on the tap. The water flowing out is rainwater from the cruise ship, which is provided to the refugees in the room for washing and cleaning. The hygiene of the individual room is their own responsibility. Drinking water is claimed once a week. It is said to be rainwater, but it has been sterilized by disinfectant tablets and water purification system. It can be drunk after heating. For three meals a day, they can directly take the plates and lunch boxes issued to the restaurant on time to pick up the food. Each person is limited to a certain amount of food, and they can eat whatever they want after receiving it. Anyway, there is water in the room, which is convenient for cleaning.

The cruise ship has arranged everything for the refugees.

What the cruise ship needs from them is the labor they are good at. As long as they are willing to work hard, they can live on the cruise ship forever.

The family of three stood in the corridor at the door for a long time, still unable to believe that they had a safe living space again.

After a long time, his wife patted the father and son on the back and said softly: "Take a shower first, don't dirty our home."

"Yes!" Wang Mufeng rubbed the moisture from the corners of his eyes, touched his wife and son's head, and smiled, "This will be our home in the future."

**

In the presidential suite on the third floor of the cruise ship, Youxi, Tang Yatong, Chen Lei, Zhou Baoan and several other team leaders from different work areas ended the day's meeting.

The time was five o'clock in the afternoon, and it was time for safety drills again.

After Youxi handed the drill to Chen Lei and sent everyone else away, she lay down on the sofa.

She and Tang Yatong were really exhausted recently. Everything is difficult at the beginning. If they want to get the "machine" of the shelter running, they have to do a lot of work planning and arrangements by themselves.

The safety drill was Tang Yatong's idea. When they decided to take out the cruise ship to immediately receive refugees, the first thing they considered was safety.

Although there are no destructive disasters such as tsunamis, typhoons, waterspouts and thunderstorms now, it does not mean that they will not happen again in the future.

However, once the cruise ship was loaded with refugees, Youxi could no longer store them in the transportation space. Even if Tang Yatong's weapon barrier was powerful, it was impossible to support such a large space as the cruise ship while resisting the external impact and damage.

So in the end, they came up with a solution. They temporarily took ten closed rubber boats on the cruise ship and tied them together, and then fixed them to the tail of Youxi's yacht.

Once a destructive disaster occurs, the refugees on the cruise ship need to put down all their work within five to ten minutes, without any supplies, and evacuate to these rubber boats.

Each of these rubber boats can hold twelve people, and ten of them means 120 people. Of course, the rubber boats will be adjusted at any time according to the number of refugees on the cruise ship.

When there is no one on the cruise ship, Youxi can just put it away.

Afterwards, Tang Yatong propped up the weapon barrier to cover the yacht and the rubber boat tied together. Youxi drove the yacht and dragged the rubber boat floating island at the rear. Under the protection of the barrier, they safely drove away from the destructive disaster area and went to other safer waters.

After that, when this wave of destructive disasters passed, they could choose to release the cruise ship in new waters, return to the original waters, or stay temporarily above a city with more supplies according to current needs through satellite climate information comparison.

As soon as this idea was proposed, it was unanimously approved at the internal five-person meeting.

The world is in such a mess, and some supernatural powers don’t matter. On the contrary, the more outstanding the ability, the more convinced and admired they will be in such a chaotic world.

This belief may make their future work more efficient.

Afterwards, several people added some details - such as marking each rubber boat with numbers, having a fixed list of people boarding each boat, and nominating an evacuation team leader in charge of counting the number of people on each rubber boat, etc., and then there was the current daily safety drill plan.

Everyone's goal is to shorten the process of evacuating from the cruise ship to the rubber boat safely and orderly as much as possible, because now everyone does not know what Youxi and Tang Yatong can do, and getting everyone to abandon all personal belongings and evacuate in an orderly manner is difficult in itself.

However, the refugees on the cruise ship were originally screened, and as long as no one has other ideas and takes the lead in making trouble, the plan can be implemented safely.

**

After the initial busy stage, the cruise ship's affairs entered a good cycle.

The number of refugees did not increase quickly, but it was very stable, and everyone who stayed on the cruise ship had passed the test in terms of character, which meant that there had not been any chaos or conflict since the cruise ship received refugees.

Everyone worked together and tried to make the cruise ship better.

Many rooms have not been repaired yet. Although the current number of people does not require so many rooms, many people will help work together in their personal time outside of work.

Repairs, cleaning, installation... As long as there is work, everyone will do their best to do it.

Half a month later, the number of refugees on the cruise ship reached one hundred, and at the same time a new hurricane was sweeping in from the direction of the open sea.

Because of the previous drills, no one panicked when the cruise ship sounded the hurricane alarm.

They put down everything at hand in the shortest possible time and evacuated to the rubber boat.

They thought that after surviving this disaster in the closed rubber boat, they might have to find a place to live again, and they were very reluctant to leave.

But when all the rubber boats reported the number of people, the huge cruise ship in front of them, which they relied on for survival and regarded as their home, disappeared in an instant.

After that, the rubber boat, which was originally bumping on the water due to the strong wind and rain, suddenly regained its calm.

People with better eyesight noticed the almost transparent arc of light shrouding the yacht and rubber boat floating island. Someone tried to reach out and touch it, but was lightly electrocuted by the arc of light.

But the people who were electrocuted were not unhappy at all. Even though the unknown event made them a little scared, everyone could still understand that this arc of light was protecting them.

The cruise ship was also protected.

One day later, the yacht towed the rubber boat floating island and stopped in the waters on the other side of the highlands. The hurricane had stopped this time, and according to satellite images, this round of disaster had passed.

When the familiar cruise ship reappeared in front of the rubber boat floating island, all the refugees cheered.

They called it "the appearance of God."

In the following time, devastating disasters occurred seven or eight times, and the cruise ship had to move to a new place every once in a while. In the end, everyone had gotten used to it, and the rubber boat floating island also increased from ten to twenty.

Fortunately, the yachts in Youxi were produced in the acid rain world, and the towing force was extremely strong, which protected everyone again and again.

When the six-month mission was over, there were nearly 400 refugees on the cruise ship, and everyone had their own duties. No one was redundant.

In this small fragmented world, the remaining land was only one-third of the original, but fortunately, the frequency of disorderly and destructive disasters seemed to be gradually decreasing, and even if they occurred, the severity was not as terrible as before.

After several reinforcements and renovations, the cruise ship was able to withstand such disasters on its own under the cover of the mountain. Tang Yatong had already planned to build another shelter base on the high ground.

After all, her mission has been completed. She and Youxi still have to leave in the end. Before they leave, they want to solve the safety problem of the base as much as possible.

In addition to Tang Yatong's mission being completed, Youxi also heard the long-lost system sound.

[World Mission 1: Survival for six months has been completed, and the host has received 150 star coins. Number of star coins: 880.]