Chapter 039 Chapter 39

This time the flood raged for seven full days.

When the water surface became calm, it finally stopped at the ninth floor and submerged half of it.

The water was dirty and smelly. Various things were floating on the calm surface of the water, including a large bed, a wardrobe, a table, a whole tree, and some small things wrapped in plastic, photos, clothes, animal carcasses, and human... corpses.

The humidity in the air also soared rapidly, from 30% humidity during the extreme cold period to 85% humidity now. Even at home, Ji Yang turned on the dehumidifier, but it still felt humid.

The only good thing is that you don’t have to sit by the fire every day, and you can wear thinner clothes.

But as the temperature continued to rise, during the flood period, it reached over 20 degrees. Even in his short-sleeved shirt and hot pants, Ji Yang still felt the air was stuffy and it was difficult for him to breathe.

She took out the dehumidifiers and turned them on, three at a time. She had to add water basically every three hours, and the humidity only dropped from 85% to 72%.

I can only comfort myself, something is better than nothing.

This is not a large household appliance and does not consume much electricity.

Normally, she uses electricity by using a diesel generator in the space to fully charge the batteries, and then takes out the batteries for use. She bought a lot of batteries, and they are all large-capacity. One battery can generate 100 degrees of electricity. As long as she does not use a water heater, cook with electricity, or need an air conditioner or refrigerator, and only uses radiators, electric blankets, and lights in extreme cold, the batteries are enough for her to use for a long time. So far, she has only used a little of the oil she bought.

So Ji Yang got angry and took out three more dehumidifiers.

However, even if she closed the doors and windows, the air was still circulating, and the humidity was still circulating, and at most it dropped to 68%, which seemed okay, but the perceived humidity was not the case. She still felt stuffy and easily became sticky.

A dehumidifier cannot completely reduce the temperature, it can only reach a balance.

So Ji Yang took back the two dehumidifiers.

Save when you should.

After two days, the water level dropped to the lower half of the eighth floor, and Ji Yang also adapted.

Xixi's hair was shaved, but not close to the skin. Instead, about one centimeter was left. After shaving, I gave it a bath. After washing its whole body, a lot of hair fell off again. Now the whole dog has become several sizes smaller and doesn't look as sturdy as before, but the muscles in its limbs are strong, which really lives up to its daily exercise with me.

And the feel is still as good as before, and it feels fleshy.

On the third day after the flood subsided, the temperature reached 30 degrees for the first time.

Although it was only for a short while at noon, it was hot enough to make people sweat. Combined with the humidity, it really felt like a sauna.

On the fourth day, the water level reached the upper half of the sixth floor. The highest temperature reached 32 degrees and the lowest temperature was 28 degrees, which was already the temperature of early summer. Ji Yang turned on the air conditioner and was also trying to install solar panels at home.

She planned to lay out the floor wherever the sun could shine. She had so many things and was so willful.

Although the sun will soon be blocked by heavy rain, the temperature is still hot at this time, and the sun is just blocked by clouds, so some electricity can still be saved, which is better than leaving it alone.

Starting with the small one, Ji Yang read the instruction manual and pieced the pieces together in his mind. Once the pieces were complete, he could just take them out, fix them in place and use them.

But when she finished piecing it together and tried to connect the light bulb, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

How come the lights are on in the space? !

Ji Yang was really confused, shocked and unbelievable.

She flashed into the space, and everything in the space still had no obvious shadows, just ordinary skylight, without the feeling of the sun! Why can the sun absorb heat? !

In order to verify his guess, Ji Yang quickly took out a larger solar panel, read the instructions, and installed it on the top of the space room little by little, and finally connected the battery.

Soon the battery shows the charging status.

Ji Yang: …………

Damn it!

She had always thought that there was no sunlight in space, which meant that solar energy could not be used. In extremely cold weather, there were only two hours of sunlight in the last few months. She was too lazy to use it, but she never thought it would be like this?!

There is a heart-wrenching feeling of being wrong.

——

Ji Yang was in a trance and left the space. After coming back to his senses, he continued to put the solar panels in the space. Now that he had done it, he was not afraid of wasting it. He could put it anywhere on the roof. As long as it could be fixed, it would not be afraid of wind and rain. It was pretty good.

Especially since she bought so many solar panels, she is not worried about them breaking down at all. It can be said that they are free energy.

No need to save!

Okay, okay, this is how we play it, right?!

Ji Yang seemed to be retaliating. In order to install more solar panels, she directly built a shed in the breeding area. She actually installed several more. The batteries were charging loudly, which made her happy and angry.

Because of this episode, Ji Yang was in a complicated mood. She spent most of the day fiddling with the space, so much so that she had just taken out the equipment that was going to be installed on the balcony, and before it was even finished, she was no longer very interested.

There are now twelve batteries in the space charging simultaneously, and there is more power than she can use up.

Take out a battery and connect it to the central air conditioner separately.

With a "ding" sound, the air conditioner turned on.

A cool breeze blew, instantly dispelling the heat that Ji Yang had caused by his mistake.

The world is still a beautiful place. Although she lost a year, it’s not that bad. She didn’t use much electricity and didn’t waste much diesel.

After all, she had already fully charged those dozens of batteries long before the power went out, which helped her get through for a long time.

And now she is truly free in using electricity!

After comforting himself for a long time, Ji Yang was completely happy. People are really greedy. Even after getting sudden benefits, they still don't forget their previous losses.

She laughed at herself and suddenly realized that it was getting late. The sun had just set and the sky had already darkened. Thick clouds blocked the remaining light. It was probably going to rain.

Ji Yang thought about the situation in his previous life. When the flood came, the base noticed it in advance and notified everyone to move to high-rise buildings. Ji Yang also followed the large group to move. Before he could stand firmly, he saw the overwhelming flood outside the window, which directly destroyed part of the base's buildings.

Many people who did not have time to evacuate were washed away by the flood and disappeared from the world.

Later, several days of group living seemed not as long as seven days. She was in a daze during that period, always on the alert for others to steal her supplies. She was also afraid that the flood would wash away her place. She was so tired that her brain was about to explode.

The base was located on high ground at the time, and taking into account factors such as earthquakes, the accumulated water only flooded the third floor of the base. But even so, many people were left homeless. Ji Yang was lucky because the house she rented was on the fifth floor, but due to special circumstances at the time, the house was requisitioned, and three homeless survivors were arranged to move in on the condition of compensating her for some of her points.

It was simply a nightmare. If Ji Yang hadn't been ruthless and strong enough to beat them into submission, they would have really died from overwork.

In the midst of this collapse, heavy rain came.

She couldn't even remember when and which day the rainstorm came.

This is also the reason why she is still unwilling to enter the base even though she sees that the base is getting better. Floods can be stopped, but rainstorms may not be. Without a place to live and a stable home, he himself may not know what the survivors of the collapse will do.

But this time the base is definitely much better than the previous life.

Ji Yang sighed and began to think about what to eat. After thinking for a long time, he finally took out the electric oven and decided to have barbecue tonight!

The battery in the living room was running low, so she prepared to take out a fully charged battery from the space. She also checked the status of other batteries that were being charged in the space, and found that the speed was half as slow as that stated in the instructions.

I guess there is sunlight, but not enough energy?

It’s no wonder that she didn’t realize there was sunlight in the space before, mainly because she didn’t stay in the space for a long time.

Without paying any more attention to this, Ji Yang took out a fully charged battery, plugged in the electric oven, and heard some movement outside.

It’s raining heavily?

Xixi ran to the kitchen to take a look. Ji Yang glanced over there and didn't see any rain, so he simply turned off the electric oven and went over to take a look. He saw some people sitting on two rubber boats and heading straight towards Building Nine.

Ji Yang:?

She took out a small telescope and looked carefully. She found that she didn't recognize any of these people. They were all men. Through the gaps between people, there seemed to be weapons on the rubber boat?

Seeing that he came with ill intentions, Ji Yang just wanted to raise his gun and shoot.

But the location was different. This group of people happened to come from the other side and quickly entered her blind spot.

Since there is no chance, just give up for now.

Ji Yang was not annoyed. This group of people were driving a rubber boat without an engine and paddling here with their hands, which meant that they were not powerful people.

The news of the flood has been around for so long that those who are really capable have already got hold of speedboats and even some small fishing boats.

If she didn't open the door, this group of people wouldn't even be able to open her front door.

Ji Yang simply continued to eat. Seeing that she was not afraid, Xixi calmly came over and squatted beside her, coveting her master's food, looking forward to the surprise that might drop randomly.

After plugging in the stove, she took out slices of meat from the space and placed them on the stove. She put the pork belly first, hoping that it would fry out the fat. Then she took the time to cut onions, garlic, etc. in the space and marinated the remaining meat.

There are also various vegetables, mushrooms, etc., which also need to be washed and put on the baking tray.

——

It's busy here.

The other side is busy too.

After nearly two months of mission time, Xie Muchi successfully returned to Changnan City with a large number of rubber boats, speedboats, and small fishing boats. These things will add a lot of income to the base during floods and heavy rains.

Completing the mission is a happy event, but after submitting the mission, Xie Muchi immediately took his special trophies and a simple speedboat and left the base, heading towards a certain residential area.

The flood had just passed and most people were still afraid to go out, mainly because of the lack of transportation.

Therefore, the journey was very smooth and there were no obstacles. The rising water level buried some low buildings, leaving only some tall buildings standing in the water, which greatly reduced obstacles.

Soon the roar of engines appeared in the community.

Before he even put the first piece of barbecue into his mouth, Ji Yang heard some noise. He was a little surprised. There was actually help behind this group of people?

Where did these people come from? Why did they mobilize so many people to deal with her?

The speedboat was moving very fast, and Ji Yang was too lazy to go over to take a look. He planned to wait for them to arrive and take care of it all at once.

So I ignored it.

And downstairs.

When Xie Muchi arrived near Building 9, he felt something was wrong. He came over from the balcony, and before he reached the corridor window, he felt several dangerous eyes looking at him.

Didn’t they say that this building is empty?

Xie Muchi realized something was wrong and immediately stepped back, using the building to shield himself, then pulled out his gun, ready to fire.

At this time, in the corridor.

The five men were staring at the speedboat that suddenly appeared outside with greedy looks on their faces.

They had received a bounty to kill Ji Yang, and had been waiting in the base for a while, but the man never showed up. In order to get points, they spent some supplies to find out where Ji Yang lived.

Quite a few people actually knew who Ji Yang was. They easily found out her address and also learned that her home had a lot of supplies hidden, allowing her to live a very comfortable life during the extreme cold.

Therefore, when they came, they deliberately used two rubber boats to take away all the supplies of the woman. It was simply a wave of wealth!

Unexpectedly, surprises came one after another. As soon as the group got off the rubber boat and were about to go upstairs, they heard the sound of an engine. So after hesitating for a moment, they found that the speedboat was parked in front of them!

This is simply a free gift!

"Kill this man first!" Everyone decided unanimously.

This person was alert in advance and hid himself directly, but they were in number and were not afraid. They walked forward cautiously step by step. When they reached the corridor window, one of them immediately threw a brick over.

But just as he stretched out his hand, "Bang!", severe pain hit him, he screamed, his wrist seemed to be broken and unable to open, the brick fell into the water, he covered his hand in panic and stepped back repeatedly: "There's a gun! This man has a gun!"

"Ah! Run!"

"Here, here--" Some people panicked and rushed directly upwards, while others immediately picked up the rubber boat and headed towards another window in the corridor.

Xie Muchi over there also judged that this group of people didn't seem to pose much of a threat, so he went straight in. As soon as he jumped in, he found that there was no one in the corridor, only some bloodstains dripping on the ground.

He carefully placed the large package on the ground and quickly chased after the men.

There are two more people, go upstairs directly.

They fled in panic and found that the doors were either closed or the locks were broken and could not be used. They were so anxious that they were sweating all over: "Quick, go up to the 15th floor! The woman is on the 15th floor, we just need to catch her!"

The two of them seemed to have found their target and quickly went to the fifteenth floor. When they saw the house number those people mentioned, they immediately shouted at the top of their lungs: "Quick, open the door for me!"

As he spoke he banged on the door desperately, kicked, and slashed with the knife in his hand.

However, the door did not move at all. With such great force, the knife only left a little white mark on it.

"...Fuck!" The two were in despair: "What the hell is going on? Why is there such a door?! Are you crazy?"

So many people have died with this machete before, and he had specially sharpened it before coming here, but it was actually useless!

The other man was hacking with a knife in his hand, but there was still no response, and he was sweating all over. "It's over, it's over. I said it was just a woman, and a woman with so many supplies. Why didn't these people do it themselves? They had to spend points to let me do it! We have to use a cannon to blow this door open!"

What made them even more desperate was that the man with the gun seemed to be coming up.

To their ears, the rapid footsteps sounded like the call of death.

When a black corner of clothing appeared before their eyes, one of them knelt on the ground and shouted, "Boss, spare our lives! We were also entrusted by others, don't kill us, don't kill us!"

Ji Yang, who came over after hearing the noise, happened to hear these words and was stunned for a moment.

He was planning to open the door, but when he heard there was another group of people coming, he immediately stopped.

In the corridor.

Xie Muzhi looked at the two people crying in front of him with an indifferent expression, but he stopped the action at this moment and pointed the gun at them: "Who asked you to come here?"

The two looked at each other, hoping: "If we tell them, will they not kill us?"

Xie Muchi suddenly smiled, and then shot at someone's thigh with the gun in his hand without hesitation.

"Ah!" The man screamed and curled up on the ground, covering his legs.

Xie Muzhi said in a cold voice: "You said you could die more easily."

The remaining man's face turned pale, regretting his decision at the beginning. He thought he was an easy target and ended up underestimating these two people. The muzzle of his gun seemed to still be smoking. Seeing that the man's face was already impatient, he did not dare to delay and told him the whole situation in a rush.

"It's Zhong Hongwu! It's him. His brother was sent to do hard labor because of Ji Yang. His crime was not serious, but he felt resentful after paying the fine, so he found us. If you want revenge, you must take revenge on them!" After the man said this, he suddenly stood up and rushed towards the open window.

There is still a glimmer of hope if you jump into the water.

But Xie Muchi was faster. As soon as he jumped out of the window, he was shot in the back. He fell quickly and entered the turbid water with a splash. There were a few gurgling sounds, and a trace of blood appeared, which was quickly washed away.

Xie Muzhi shot another man, picked him up and threw him out of the window, then knocked on the door: "Ji Yang, it's me."

——

"Click" the door opened.

Ji Yang immediately looked at the man outside the door.

I haven't seen him for almost two months, and he seemed a little unfamiliar at first, probably because he had lost a lot of weight and looked a little darker. But his skin was originally very fair, so a little darker skin didn't affect him much.

But his clothes were no longer bulky, just a short-sleeved shirt and black trousers, revealing the bulging muscles in his arms, which was surprising. When Ji Yang saw him wearing training clothes before, he just thought that he had a good figure, a little thin, but also okay.

I didn't expect that after taking off clothes, the muscles would be so obvious.

He was carrying a large bag on his back that looked heavy, and there was some fatigue on his face that could not be hidden, but when his pair of peach blossom eyes looked at me, there was a hint of smile and tenderness.

Ji Yang looked at him and smiled: "You're back."

"Yeah." Xie Muzhi nodded. Seeing that she didn't move, he raised his eyebrows: "You don't plan to let me in? I also brought you a gift."

Ji Yang was speechless. The familiar feeling seemed to return with these words. She turned and walked into the house: "Come in."

Xie Muzhi quickly followed and closed the door. He saw Xixi, who had not returned to the living room, still staring at him covetously. He casually took out a smoked ham sausage from his pocket and handed it to her: "Try it? It tastes very good."

Xixi was happy, wagging her tail, and walked forward gracefully to take the intestines and go to her nest to eat.

Without the dog's disturbance, Xie Muchi entered the living room smoothly. It looked the same as usual, but the two fireplaces were not turned on. Instead, there were several dehumidifiers and the air conditioner was also on. The temperature was a suitable 26 degrees, and the humidity in the air was obviously much lower than outside.

Of course, the most important thing is that there is a rich aroma of meat in the air at this time.

Ji Yang is indeed a person who knows how to enjoy life.

Xie Muzhi felt relieved that the flood had no effect on her.

He put down his backpack, sat on the single sofa, took out the things inside one by one and placed them on the coffee table.

Ji Yang looked curiously and saw all kinds of jewelry boxes.

There are eight in total.

Xie Muzhi stopped, there were still many things in the bag, but he pointed at these eight things with a little more anticipation: "Open it and take a look?"

Ji Yang glanced at him and opened it cooperatively.

I was amazed by the exquisite and gorgeous jewelry inside.

They were all various jade ornaments, three necklaces, two jade bracelets, a jade Buddha, a pair of earrings, and a ring.

Based on Ji Yang's knowledge of jade, he estimated that each one would be worth hundreds of millions before the end of the world, especially the two jade bracelets, which were top-grade jade, large in size, and clear in water.

She picked one up. The light in the room was not very bright, but the pure green color of the jade bracelet made her hand holding it look particularly white, tender and delicate.

Look at the two necklaces again. They are jade wrapped in silver. The silver-white luster is very dazzling. There are also many diamonds inlaid in the middle. Wearing this, you don’t need any other decorations. You can immediately feel that your worth has skyrocketed.

Every time Ji Yang saw such good things, he felt sad.

It looks good, but it’s just for fun. Once it’s in the space, it’s gone.

Seeing that she liked it, Xie Muzhi was relieved: "I got this myself, I didn't exchange it for supplies, I'm giving it to you." Then he handed the big bag over: "This is what I exchanged for supplies to offset the medicinal materials you gave me. There are still a lot of them in the base, but I didn't bring them here. I'll send them next time."

Jade is also a stone and is very heavy, so I didn’t pack that much.

Ji Yang lowered his eyes to look at the things in front of him, then looked at the man in front of him who was obviously trying to please him but didn't say a word, his eyes slightly narrowed. The things were good, but even at this moment they were still too expensive. He didn't believe that the rich people wouldn't like these things?

She suddenly put down the necklace in her hand: "Sorry, it's too valuable, I can't accept it."

Xie Muzhi looked calm: "Don't worry about it. These things are not expensive. I didn't pay any materials. I just happened to help a few people during the mission. They think it's cheap to use this as labor fee. You can just treat me to a few more meals."

Ji Yang remained motionless and shook his head.

The faint smile on Xie Muzhi's lips could no longer be maintained. He frantically thought of excuses in his mind, but it seemed that every one of them was of no use to Ji Yang. She always gave and received, and would not accept so many things in vain.

But when he came back today, he was eager to see her and to offer her treasures, and he didn't think it through carefully, so now he is in a dilemma.

The corners of his lips turned down, a little discouraged.

I hadn't intended to tell you so early. My last attempt was rejected, and we didn't have time to get along after that. Then I had to go on a mission, and it has come to this until now.

Xie Muchi pursed his lips and looked at the person in front of him seriously.

"Then... can it be used as a confession gift?" After he said this, he couldn't wait to show himself: "I'm 28 years old this year, a single man, with no worries. I have a lot of supplies, and if nothing goes wrong, I have everything you need. Well... if you don't have it, I can get it. Before the natural disaster, I ran a company and made some money, but now it's all gone. My grandfather and two uncles have all served in the army, so they have a good relationship with the government, which is also a great help during this natural disaster. I have never had a girlfriend, and I take this matter very seriously. Once I make up my mind about something, I will not change it easily, so I am also aiming to get married..."

Xie Muchi had never been in a relationship and didn't understand these things, so he subconsciously talked about all his advantages, hoping to gain the favor of the person in front of him.

As he was talking, Ji Yang's expression became increasingly serious.

His heart skipped a beat.

Did I say something wrong?

And what Ji Yang was thinking was: ...getting married?

She had no plans to get married. The system collapsed due to the natural disaster, and it seemed that there was no Civil Affairs Bureau in the base?

Another point is that having a baby during this period is crazy, and she has never planned to have a baby, even if the natural disaster is over and everything returns to normal.

It’s okay to fall in love. If you like each other, stay together. If you don’t like each other, break up.

But children are not something you can give birth to if you like them and put away if you don’t like them.

As a pet, she can easily be responsible for Xixi's entire life, but that is not the case with a child, and marriage means being linked to childbirth.

Seeing Xie Muzhi showing some trepidation, the heat that had just arisen on his handsome face faded, and his eyes dimmed. She softened her heart and said seriously: "I don't plan to get married, let alone have children. It's okay to fall in love, but it should stop here, and both parties should keep their privacy and be careful about getting along with each other. Can you accept it?"

After a pause, seeing Xie Muchi was a little surprised and about to speak, Ji Yang held him back, his tone colder: "Don't hope that you can change me after being together. Some things cannot be changed. It's better to part ways in peace. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, I will deal with you and the accident together."

Xie Muzhi smiled, and this time his smile was so brilliant that his pretty face looked even more dazzling: "I'm sure I can accept it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a bright white light flashed in front of him.

Soon, the sound of thunder, as if the sky was split apart, rang through my ears—"Boom boom boom"

Ji Yang:?

Xie Muzhi: “?!!”

He looked at the pitch-black sky outside the balcony, which was still thundering and lightning, and then the sky cracked.