Chapter 151 Drifting from Extreme Heat to Extreme Cold

"It turns out that everything was planned from the beginning..." She hugged Shu Fu, thinking of her father's tragic death, and burst into tears, "But why? I don't understand why I would do such a terrible thing..."

Shu Fu couldn't answer this question either. Normal people could never understand those extreme people.

They are always passionate and enthusiastic, thinking they have the truth and that every word they say is an oracle, as if the rest of the world should follow their truth and oracle, and they will use a warm and gentle attitude to pull those who follow into the team.

Those who have their own ideas, are unwilling to listen blindly, and disagree with them are all outliers and deserve to die.

The funny thing is, most of those people are actually brainless pawns who have been indoctrinated with false truths. They are controlled by a few individuals and made to charge in the front.

Just like Chen Fa described the chaotic scene in Zhashui County, the people who threw the dark yellow smoke were all wearing scary masks, which looked like they were trying to scare the people, but in fact they were probably trying to resist the smoke.

The rioters who were rushing in front and creating chaos were actually no different from ordinary people. After inhaling too much smoke, they would also have reactions...

All of this is a huge conspiracy to make the few remaining humans on this last piece of land fight each other and fall into eternal damnation.

"It's all over..." Shu Fu patted her back gently, "Those people will definitely pay the price for their actions."

Shu Fu knew that no matter what she said or did, it would not help Zheng Feifei alleviate the pain of losing her father. She did not have the ability to do so.

All she could do was try to divert everyone's attention.

To this end, she would set aside part of her limited online time every day to search for information online and then plan a rafting strategy.

She would deliberately set the waters that used to be a famous island as her destination, stop there after arriving, and then make a voice broadcast to the entire raft through an announcement, briefly introducing the waters where she was stopping, what prosperity and famous attractions had once existed under the water, how far they were from the nearest land at the moment, and the approximate time they would stay in this waters.

The climate in the deep sea is unpredictable, not all catastrophic, and sometimes the rain stops. She usually doesn't waste this short period of rain, and sometimes she closes the protective cover, letting her friends put down their work temporarily, go to the deck to enjoy the sea breeze, or use the fishing rod to have a meal.

When it is not raining, the water surface in the deep sea area is like a huge dark blue mirror. When the light is best, she will let the drifting island house and the raft dive into the sea.

Some people are afraid of this kind of uncovered diving, so they usually stay indoors and just lie on the window to look out.

There were also people who were brave enough to stand on the raft and even stretched out their hands to look outside the protective cover. This person was naturally Chen Fa. This was the first time that the Drifting Island House had dived after her raft was towed.

Before this, Shu Fu had not had the time to explain to her all the functions of the raft after being towed, which caused Chen Fa to exclaim in surprise when the raft dived for the first time.

She was rarely so surprised. Her first reaction was to directly raise her lighthouse milk tea shop to view the underwater world around her from a higher perspective and marvel at all the wonders.

But this is deep water after all. There are times of calm, but there are more times of extreme weather.

Since they set out, they have encountered two huge waves over a hundred meters high. Now, the appearance of huge waves is more irregular than before. They didn't even notice the earthquake before the huge waves hit.

So every day after nightfall, as soon as the visibility on the sea decreases, Shu Fu will open the protective shield no matter how calm the weather outside is.

After all, her drifting island house can withstand some extreme disasters, but the raft behind her cannot, so the principle that the protective shield will automatically open when encountering danger cannot be followed.

In order to avoid the second huge wave and reduce the shock to the planting house and the breeding house, Shu Fu had to deviate from the original route after that, cross the West 9th District, continue eastward into the West 8th District, and then turn north along the ridge line of the northern plate of the Western Continent, which was once land.

There is still a lot of land in this area, with altitudes ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 meters. It used to be a north-south mountain range with many cities around it. As a result, this area has now become a giant lake with thousands of islands like the Yinsha River. The surrounding scenery is much more beautiful than the endless sea with water all around.

This should be within the borders of a certain country, but the area around here is much more desolate than they imagined, and there are almost no survivors to be seen.

**

In the evening, Shu Fu stopped the Drifting Island House somewhere in the center of the island group.

Most of the land around here is only over 2,000 meters above sea level, so the islands are only slightly above the water surface. There are only a few slightly higher steep peaks in the distance, which are more above the water surface. Standing in the distance, they are like a half-open umbrella, looming among the clouds in the distant sky.

At this moment, not only was it not raining outside the protective shield, but the dark clouds also dispersed, revealing a little orange-red soft light.

That was the first time they saw the sunset since they set out on their eastward journey and drifted in deep waters for more than ten days. Although the rain had stopped before, it was sometimes in the morning and sometimes at noon, and the clouds did not always disperse.

This time, with the right time, right place and right people, she naturally wanted to stay here. Even if she couldn't close the protective cover to let everyone enjoy the fresh air, everyone could watch the sunset quietly on the raft or on the deck.

Finally, some people chose to go to Chen Fa's Lighthouse Milk Tea Shop. After all, this is the highest point of the raft with an amazing view, and Chen Fa's Milk Tea Shop has been in trial operation for a few days. They can buy a cup of fresh milk tea, hold it in their hands, enjoy the sunset outside, and drink their favorite beverage.

Some people also went up to the terrace of the hotel. Because it was outdoors and there was no shelter, they could take a lounge chair and lie there, gazing at this rare sight from afar.

"What country was this place in the past?"

"Eagle Country, huh?"

"No wonder, there's not even a single survivor to be seen..."

"It's probably because of the terrain. The land here is scattered, and it used to be a mountain. The terrain is also steep. Even if they wanted to build a shelter, they wouldn't build it here."

"What a pity..." Some people looked at the sunset and cried out that it was a pity. After all, such a huge lake with thousands of islands and the sunset on the water were rare beauties even in the peacetime of the past.

Soon, many people smelled the barbecue aroma in the air. The aroma was so fragrant that even those who were not hungry would feel hungry after smelling it.

They soon found the source of the fragrance.

On the small back deck of the Drifting Island House, Shu Fu was sitting on the camping table and chairs, facing the setting sun in the west - barbecuing.

She used an electric grill pan, which has high power and a large grill pan, so she can put a lot of meat on it at a time. It is not only convenient to grill, but the meat is also cooked quickly.

The first batch of marbled beef is almost done now. It is delicious whether it is medium rare or medium rare. It is melt-in-the-mouth with a little sea salt and black pepper. In addition, there are lamb skewers, oysters, scallops, squid and tiger prawns on the table, as well as sliced ​​cucumbers, fresh green lettuce, and various barbecue seasonings.

There was a Bluetooth speaker on the deck at her feet, which was playing an unknown English song with a cheerful style. The song had a sense of ease and comfort as if flying in the sky, and was very suitable for an evening on the water where one could see the orange-red sunset.

For Shu Fu, this is just an ordinary day. In the past two years, she has spent every time alone on the water like this. But for other friends, this is simply a sunset barbecue dinner in the water house of a super luxurious seven-star hotel!

"Let's eat barbecue!" Shu Fu used scissors to cut the medium-rare rib eye into pieces that were easy to eat, and stacked them on a plate beside her.

Onlookers: …

Since the raft drifted in the waters, each of them had eaten at least two of her meals. It was too embarrassing to go over now, and they all declined. Someone even suggested that she could temporarily close the passage of the raft and lengthen the distance between the drifting island house and the other rafts behind to 5 meters, so that no one would disturb her...

"Who is it? Who is making random comments?" Yao Ruoyun put her hands on her hips and looked back, only to meet Xu Jiechu's evasive gaze. "My senior sister can eat however she wants, what do you have to do with it! If you really can't stand it, then go find a job, earn some more raft points, and go to Longsheng's place to share a meal!"

"You have a lot of raft points, so you came here following the smell, didn't you?"

"..." Yao Ruoyun opened her mouth to say something, but her stomach rumbled loudly at this moment.

Shu Fu suppressed her laughter and looked at Yao Ruoyun: "This is M9 Wagyu, are you sure you want to miss it?"

The next second Yao Ruoyun ran over: "Senior sister, you are so kind that I can't refuse! I'll just try one piece. I told my parents that we're having hot pot today, so we can sit by the lattice window in the glass room and eat!"

Others: …

Yao Ruoyun accepted Shu Fu's feeding, but she really kept her word and only ate one piece, and then happily returned to her raft.

"How about everyone try it too?" Shu Fu said, taking out a can of disposable fruit forks, opening it and placing it next to the plate of pork eye steak.

Since everyone knew each other so well, there was no reason to refuse just to try a piece, so they all gathered around and after tasting a piece of the roast beef, they suddenly felt their appetites whetted and went home to prepare dinner.

**

Now there are two more rafts, which means there are two more fully functional kitchens. People living in the hotel sometimes use induction cookers to cook their daily three meals, sometimes go to Huaqiong’s snack stand to have a bite, and when they want to have a full meal occasionally, they will go to the homes of their familiar friends to borrow the kitchen.

For example, the brothers Xu Tingfeng borrowed the kitchen of the Lu Zheng brothers. The visitor function allows them to stay for 12 hours at a time, which is enough to cook as many meals as they want.

Xu Tingfeng is good at fighting outside and is also a good cook at home. Although he usually dislikes his resentful brother, there is nothing he can do about it. Both of their parents died early, and he has been both a father and a mother to Xu Jiechu since he was a child. In fact, he is also responsible for the fact that he has developed the character he has today.

So no matter how much you scold or beat them, you still have to take care of those who need to be taken care of.

Since Chen Fa came here, Yue Dong and Jiang Dai would go to borrow her kitchen every three or four days. They don’t have to go upstairs. There is an open kitchen with relatively complete facilities in the bar of the milk tea shop. In the future, in addition to selling milk tea, they can actually sell some other snacks. It’s just that Chen Fa is still in the stage of enjoying life and doesn’t want to make it too complicated.

At first they wanted to transfer raft points to Chen Fa, but since they were so familiar with each other, Chen Fa would never accept them. The water was purified water filtered from rainwater, and the electricity was provided by Shu Fu. She said they could come here to cook every day and didn't need any points at all.

They knew that Chen Fa really didn't want to charge any money, so when they occasionally cooked a delicious dish, they would leave a portion and bring it upstairs for Chen Fa and Chen Yuezhen as a snack.

But next time, they will also accept feeding from each other.

As for Wu Shaoshan and Zhang Tian, ​​they had just arrived and were not that familiar with the others. It always felt weird for them to go directly to someone else's house and use their kitchen. Besides, their cooking skills were really just average.

They didn't want to keep relying on Chen Fa and causing trouble for her, so they finally decided to pay some money and go live with Long Sheng and Qiu Wang.

The main reason is that Longsheng's cooking skills are really good and he is also very friendly. If Shufu's food is good because of its rich ingredients and high quality, then Longsheng's cooking skills are his strength. Even if he is only given a potato, a few eggs and an induction cooker, he can make four dishes and a soup.

Longsheng works at the breeding farm four days a week, from 8 am to 5 pm, with an hour for lunch at noon, when he can go home and make simple fried rice or noodles. After work in the afternoon, he can go home and cook.

Zhang Tian, ​​Wu Shaoshan and Long Sheng were rooming together and could eat directly in the hotel's lounge area, which meant they didn't have to go to other people's homes, which made them feel much more comfortable.

In addition, Zhang Tian took a few days off and found a job in the hotel. Firstly, the staff of other rafts were full, and secondly, the principle of proximity was followed, so she soon became the second employee of the hotel, working in rotation with Qiu Wang.

Thanks to its many days of business, the hotel finally accumulated enough raft points and successfully unlocked the vending machine.

After being unlocked, the vending machine appears next to the redemption machine on the first floor of the hotel. It is larger than the redemption machine and has a glass screen with pictures of items and prices. It is used just like an ordinary vending machine. All you have to do is choose what you want to buy, swipe your wristband, and wait for the raft points to be deducted. The door of the iron cabinet below will automatically open and the purchased goods will appear inside.

The vending machine comes with five kinds of products in two categories.

The first category is food: bucket instant noodles, canned luncheon meat, and dehydrated vegetables.

These three products are all fast food. Although there are only three types, they cover staple foods, meat and vegetables. If a normal person does not have any food around him, he can live well every day by relying on the three products in these vending machines.

The second category is daily necessities: bath shampoo, and toilet paper.

Although there were few varieties, it really surprised Lu Zheng and his friends. These things were not necessary for survival, and they had stockpiled them. But now they were not on land after all, and no matter how frugal they were, they would run out one day.

Now, the emergence of these two products has perfectly solved this problem.

However, the goods in the vending machine need to be purchased by Lu Zheng first, and there is a raft point price for the purchase. After the purchase is completed, the goods will be stored in the compressed space inside the vending machine until someone buys a certain product, then that product will automatically appear in the cabinet door below.

After purchasing the goods, the selling price, like the housing price, also has a rough range, and the operator can only choose within this range.

This rule also covers all other external goods that need to be sold through vending machines.

For example, the vegetables that Lu Zheng bought before can be put into the vending machine for sale, and he can also set the portion size of each vegetable himself, but after setting it, the selling price range will be given by the machine, and he can only choose within this range.

However, both the lowest price and the highest price are within a reasonable range. He knows that his friends have accumulated a lot of raft points, but the quantity of vegetables such as green vegetables is relatively small, so he set a middle price and selected the "green vegetables" purchase limit function, that is, one wristband can only buy one batch of green vegetables.

This ensures that everyone can buy fresh vegetables.

This batch of vegetables were sold out in just half an hour. Lu Ce said that it was a good thing that his brother left some for his family, otherwise he would not be able to compete with everyone else in terms of speed.

But soon, in Yao Ruoyun's farm, vegetables and fruits such as Chinese cabbage, lettuce, and blueberries, which have a short growth cycle and a similar harvest time, also matured. This time, Yao Ruoyun had the experience of last time and only kept enough for her family to eat, and sold the rest to Lu Zheng.

Then, strawberries, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes, which originally took 40 to 60 days to harvest, also matured one by one.

A grow house can slightly shorten the growth cycle. At the same time, as long as there is electricity to maintain sufficient light and enough water and nutrients, vegetables and fruits can be harvested in the maximum quantity and best quality.

A vending machine can only sell thirty items at a time. If the number of items exceeds this number, you will have to continue accumulating raft points to unlock the second vending machine.

The goods for sale are still far from being ready, and Lu Zheng will not stuff all the goods in every time. After all, not every friend has a backpack compartment that can preserve fresh food. Some friends will not be so extravagant to buy fresh fruits and vegetables every day, usually about two to three times a week.

So after observing, he started to put different fruits and vegetables on the shelf three days a week in rotation based on the frequency of people's recent purchases.

**

The friends on the four rafts behind soon entered their dinner time. Shu Fu never asked too many questions or interfered with their affairs and life details.

Although the raft was towed, for her, it was like everyone living in the same villa complex. Although they were friends, they didn't have to participate in each other's lives in every day.

It's just right now. Everyone lives on the raft in their most comfortable way and has absolute control over their own lives. If they want to meet, they make an appointment to visit. If they have things to do, they go about their own business. No one feels indebted or embarrassed to anyone.

This is also the prototype of the future water raft construction she hopes to see.

That evening, everyone was dining by the window where they could see the sunset. No one wasted such a beautiful view. The sun sank into the waterline little by little, and the surrounding clouds were dyed purple-red in varying shades. It was an ultimate beauty that was both surging and peaceful.

Just by looking at it, you can calm down.

At this time, everyone has forgotten that in today's disaster context, the more extreme the beauty and tranquility, the more extreme the danger.

At five in the morning, Shu Fu woke up to a strange shaking sound.

This was a kind of shock she had never felt before, not quite like an earthquake, but since she could feel it through the protective shield and wake up, it must not be a small movement.

Shu Fu woke up almost instantly and pulled open the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows. It was still not raining outside, but the dark sky was flickering due to something. At the other end of the raft, in a direction that she couldn't see at the moment, dazzling red light exploded from time to time.

With each flash of red light, the nearby waters would vibrate strangely, as if someone was erratically throwing something huge into the originally calm water surface.

Realizing this, Shu Fu suddenly sat up, quickly got out of bed, rushed to the door, and pulled it open.