Chapter 52: Shelter Established in Extreme Cold

The 110th day of doomsday.

Half a month after the extreme cold, the federal figure that had been missing for many days reappeared.

This time, food was not distributed door to door. Instead, officials drove a specially modified pickup truck on the streets.

The car travels at an extremely slow speed, and a large loudspeaker is placed on the roof to play the announcement repeatedly to ensure that people in every area can hear the announcement.

The screen on the car body was scrolling text, like a business advertisement before the end of the world.

[The federal government has now built a shelter near Tashan Park. Residents who need help can go there on their own.]

Everyone reacted differently to the announcement.

Some people want to go to a shelter because it is an official organization and at least provides protection and they will not be bullied by hooligans and rogues.

Some people think that things will be complicated when there are too many people involved. In addition, the federal government’s response has always been slow during this period, and its credibility has gradually decreased.

I was lying on my side on the ninth floor. There were only a few bags and a mattress in the room. The other bed boards, wardrobes, tables, chairs, benches, etc. were all disassembled and used for heating.

Xia Zheng held her son in her arms and sat by the fire to keep warm. "Yang Yi, shall we go?"

Yang Yi's beard was untidy and his hair was all greasy. In this situation, no one dared to wash and brush their teeth, so they could only endure the filth.

"Go ahead. We don't have much food left. Judging from the weather, the temperature won't rise in the short term. There are still some trees outside now, but they will all be cut down in a while. Then things will go crazy again like when Jin Han was here."

Xia Zheng nodded, "Okay, take the tent you brought back from the store, we'll go there tomorrow, we'd better go early to check out the situation and grab a good spot."

"good."

A certain community.

Several tall muscular men gathered together to keep warm. One of them said, "No! We are so happy now. We are free. There are enough trees outside to burn. Even if the street is gone, we still have the botanical garden! It is so inconvenient to do things under the supervision of the government. We are so restricted."

"What about you? Do you agree with his idea?"

The others nodded silently.

"Okay then, brothers, just stay here."

Somewhere in the Northeast.

Dozens of young and beautiful boys and girls stayed in a room with only a small stove in the middle, and everyone huddled together to keep warm.

One of the boys, who looked only sixteen years old, said, "Did you hear that? The Federation has set up a shelter?"

Another girl was only wearing a worn-out sweatshirt and was shivering from the cold. "So what? We can't go out either."

The boy was not convinced, his eyes full of stubbornness, "We can escape, we can do it at night when they fall asleep."

Hearing this, the others looked at him in horror, "If you want to die, don't drag us along. Do you know what happens to people who run away and are caught?"

The boy didn't understand why these people were so cowardly, and said unconvincedly: "It's better than being locked up here."

A little girl with twin ponytails, who looked only seven or eight years old, gently tugged at the corner of his clothes. "Brother, anyone who runs away will be skinned alive if caught."

The boy's eyes widened and he felt his throat dry. "What did you say?"

"She's right. If you get caught, you'll be worse off than dead. You'd better behave yourself."

The room was silent except for the sound of sparks dancing.

…

A few days passed.

There were already residents downstairs carrying large and small bags and a pile of luggage walking towards Tashan Park.

Qiao Xinghe sighed: "This is already very good. At least I won't starve or freeze to death under the eyes of the Federation."

Qiao Huizhou put down the watering can and said, "Yes, Tashan Park is right behind the Federation. If there is any danger, there will be enough time for rescue."

The vast majority of people in the community decided to leave, and for the next week, the streets were filled with people fleeing.

“Knock, knock.”

Qiao Qiao was lying on the sofa, basking in the warm air from the electric heater and eating washed blueberries, when there was a knock on the door.

She got up in a daze, put on her down jacket, went to the corridor, and saw people outside through the peephole.

"It's her!"

Standing outside the door was Xia Momo, who was wrapped up like a penguin. She was jumping in the corridor due to the cold, her nose was red, and she was rubbing her hands together.

"What's the matter?" Qiao Qiao opened the door and immediately felt the cold wind blowing, and she shivered subconsciously.

Xia Momo's eyes lit up when she saw her, like a young bird seeing its mother. "There's no fuel or food at home. I'm going to the shelter."

Qiao Qiao replied dryly, "It's fine."

Xia Momo looked at her, her eyes full of expectation, "Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

Qiao Qiao was stunned for a moment. It seemed that the relationship between the two was not that good.

"Be safe. If possible, try to join the official team. At least there will be some protection."

After a moment's hesitation, he added, "I look forward to seeing you next time."

Xia Momo nodded vigorously, "See you next time."

After seeing her off, Qiao Qiao returned to the house still confused, wondering why she suddenly came to see him.

Yueying took the down jacket and hung it up skillfully. "Maybe it's simply because you helped her."

Qiao Qiao sat in front of the electric heater to warm her feet, "Baby complex?"

"Maybe." Yueying brought over a plate of peeled pine nuts, then turned to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

She looked at Yueying's busy figure, and as she watched, a strange emotion arose in her heart.

"Yueying!" He suddenly stood up and ran over. In his panic, he didn't notice the stool under his feet and tripped over it. He instantly lost his balance and fell forward.

When Yueying heard the sound, her body reacted instinctively. Her body instantly turned into a wisp of smoke and floated over. She reached out her hand in time and held Qiao Qiao's body steadily.

"Be careful, where does it hurt?"

"I'm fine, but you are." She held Yueying's arm.

Yueying's body was stiff, and he could feel Qiao Qiao's body temperature on his arm. "What's wrong with me?"

Qiao Qiao circled around Him a few times, holding up his chin and said, "I just realized that you were just a shadow when I saw you before, but now you look a bit like a human from a distance. Have you mutated?"

It turned out that it was this incident that brought Yueying's heart, which had been hanging high in the sky, back to its original place, although He had no heart, and not even human internal organs and blood.

"I am a shadow that can change with the light. I have no specific form. Whether it is a human body or an animal, as long as I understand it well, I can change."

As he spoke, his body shrank.

Qiao Qiao lowered her eyes and saw no shadow on the ground. There was only a pure black kitten, which looked exactly like Xiao Qiao except for its color.

"Meow!"

Before she could react, Xiao Qiao pounced on her with his fur standing on end. He suddenly stopped as soon as he showed his claws and put his pink nose close to sniff.

The familiar smell is the black mess left by the poop scooper when the poop scooper owner feeds him, gives him water, and cleans his poop while he sleeps in in the morning.

But why does he look so much like me?

The cat's brain was overloaded and completely shut down. It tilted its head and looked at Him stupidly.

"Hey, Little Joe!"

Qiao Qiao picked up the stunned calico cat, fearing that they would fight.

"Meow~ Do you like it?" The black cat called out, approached her gracefully, wrapped its tail around her ankle, and looked up at her.

Different from Xiao Qiao's azure blue eyes, His eyes are more like black glass, and if you look closely you can see sparkling light.

She couldn't help but squat down slightly, stretched out her hand and gently stroked the black cat's head, and scratched its chin. He squinted his eyes in satisfaction and made a gurgling sound in his throat.

Qiao Qiao held a cat in each hand and sat on the sofa.

The black moon shadow sat obediently on his legs, like a proud king.

The white little Qiao had not yet recovered and lay on his legs, staring at him blankly.

"What else would you become besides a cat?"

Yueying put the tail in Qiaoqiao's hand in a flattering manner, letting her do whatever she wanted. "I have only studied cats recently. The human structure is too complicated, so I can only imitate the framework now."

"Don't worry, take your time." Qiao Qiao pinched the pink mangosteen on his feet. "It would be nice if you could turn into a dog, then I would have both a cat and a dog."

"Meow~" Yueying put his head on her arm and meowed gently.

People who come to Tashan Park with hope are destined to be disappointed.

The shelter is not as good as everyone imagined. It is just a bunch of simple model houses built on the open space, which makes people wonder if they will collapse directly if there is another heavy rain.

Even so, this is the best the Federation can come up with in a short period of time.

The sample rooms are quite spacious, with each room covering several hundred square meters. However, there are no partitions inside, which is obviously to facilitate the design of a large bunk bed.

There is a stove in the four corners and the middle for people to keep warm. Although the number is less than the number of people living here, they can still survive.

Because Yang Yi's family arrived the earliest, they were able to take the lead in this limited selection and had the right to choose a seat first.

The couple thought for a long time and finally chose a model house close to the federal office and lived in the corner of the house farthest from the door.

There are too many people in the shelter and if you are far away, no one may notice if something happens.

The stove in this location is close for heating, yet far from the door so the cold wind brought in by people walking back and forth cannot reach it. There are walls on both sides of the corner so privacy is guaranteed to a certain extent.

They opened their backpacks, set up the tent, and crawled in with their children.

Xia Zheng took out a thermos from her bag, poured out three cups of hot water and handed them over, "Yangyang, we're going to live here from now on, are you looking forward to it?"

My son was extremely well-behaved. He walked in the cold wind for such a long time without crying or making a fuss. His exposed skin was turned red by the wind.

"expect."

In the following days, Qiao Qiao and her parents lived in a secluded house and did not go anywhere.

The 120th day of doomsday.

During this period, the three of them drew a total of 30 cards and obtained two R-level cards.

[Congratulations on obtaining the R-level Backpack Expansion Card*1]

[Congratulations on receiving the heat pad that never cools down *1]

[Never-cooling heating patch: After use, the temperature will always remain at 50-70 degrees, can be maintained for 18 hours a day, and the cooling time is 4 hours]

The backpack expansion card continues to be used by Qiao Huizhou, and the backpack grid becomes 25*25.

On the 100th day of the apocalypse, the blueberries planted in the small flower pots were ripe. They were of the best quality, and each one was plump and round. When you took a bite, the sweet and sour juice instantly burst in your mouth.

[Harvest completed, cooling time: 10 days]

During the month of extreme cold, the temperature remained at minus 60 degrees Celsius. Apart from the cold wind whistling like a knife, there were no other disasters.

Just when everyone thought that everything would be fine as long as they gritted their teeth and endured these extremely cold days.

But fate is like a cruel executioner, ruthlessly cutting off people's fragile hope.

Disaster strikes again!