The apocalypse arrived, but there were no zombies. Only unpredictable extreme weather and daily squabbles forced humans to survive on instinct alone to avoid being eliminated.
Yun Qi struggle...
Everyone followed them to the front of the iceberg, where they saw everyone busily carrying things. When they arrived, many people had already selected what they needed and were starting to pack it.
Seeing this scene, everyone believed it. However, seeing that everyone had a pile of items taller than themselves in front of them, some people began to feel resentful.
"These are all supplies for our town, you can't touch them."
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped and looked at the person who had spoken.
His companion, seeing this, quickly tugged at his sleeve, trying to remind him to watch his tone, but he didn't seem to appreciate it.
"How dare you people rob our supplies like those bandits? Everyone, put it down and leave immediately."
Some of the people who heard this actually felt it made sense and offered their support.
"That's right. How are you any different from those people? Put your things down and leave quickly, or we won't be polite."
"Get out of here! Get out of here!"
"Put your things down and leave quickly."
The shouts of shooing them away grew louder, and it looked like a fight was about to break out.
Si Cheng stopped at this moment. He slowly walked in front of these people, raised the hammer in his hand, and smashed it down on a large block of ice in front of them. Ice fragments flew everywhere, hitting the people directly.
"Are you bullying us because we're weak and afraid of the strong? Or do you think we're easy to bully? If you have any backbone, why are you hiding in a corner and not daring to fight back? Please understand, we're giving you some supplies now. If we were like the previous gangs, do you think we would have even notified you to come?"
People from several villages stood behind Sicheng at this time, and Gao Liang, as if familiar with the place, took out the pistol directly from his cousin's bag and pointed it at the group of people.
"What? Trying to bully the few with the many? Now you're playing the hero? Where were you before?"
Seeing the gun in Gao Liang's hand, these people all took a step back in unison.
"Besides, don't you know how much of this stuff belongs to you? Stop pretending."
"Gentlemen, these people are ignorant. Please spare our lives." At this moment, an old man stepped out from behind the crowd.
"What you're saying, old man, is quite interesting. If we weren't leaving you a way out, why would we have called you over? We could have just taken everything. You people are just too ungrateful. You've truly shown us what it means to be a complete ingrate."
"We are bad at speaking, please be merciful."
"There's so much stuff, even if we could move it, how much could we actually carry? Even if we only move half, it's still our right."
Looking at these uncooperative people in front of him, and seeing that this stalemate was not going to work, Si Cheng took the machete from the hand of a young man behind him.
Those on the other side, seeing Si Cheng pick up a machete, assumed he was about to use violence and quickly took a step back. Only then did many realize that although the opposing group wasn't large, almost everyone was armed, and they began to consider retreating.
"If you think your bones are harder than this knife, then you can stop us from trying." With that, he grabbed both ends of the knife and twisted it into a pretzel shape.
Now, there was no sound from the other side. Who would dare to stand up and say anything? This group was even more formidable than the previous ones, and no one wanted to be the first to stick their neck out. Many people began to retreat to the sidelines and quickly made room for them.
Si Cheng turned to the owner of the knife and said, "I'll get you a new one later."
"No need, Brother Cheng, just leave this knife to me as a souvenir." Na Neng swallowed hard as he looked at the knife in Si Cheng's hand. This was something his idol had done.
Seeing that the people opposite him were no longer saying anything, Si Cheng signaled everyone to hurry up and pack as much as they could.
Originally, everyone thought they would just pick out some necessities, but after they stirred things up, everyone felt they could take some more with them.
Si Cheng originally intended to break through all these icebergs, but now he's ready to stop. Since these people are so powerful, breaking through these icebergs should be a piece of cake for them.
He asked his friends in the village to find nails and collect all the wooden boards they had previously placed on the ground to keep out the damp. In no time, they nailed together a trailer. Seeing this, the villagers couldn't help but think of Brother Cheng's cart and started looking for tires in the surrounding area.
However, most of the tires that were found were unusable, as many had already cracked from freezing.
"No need to look for tires. Everyone, just pile your things up, make sure they're as neat and high as possible, and then secure them firmly with ropes. Work in pairs, one person pulling and the other pushing, that way we can bring back as much as possible."
Seeing what Pinghe Village did, the other villages looked at their own packing bags and were too ashamed to compare themselves.
Thinking quickly, they quickly found acquaintances to form a team and learned how to operate like the people in Pinghe Village.
Everyone was envious as they watched Si Cheng quickly nail a plank for the villagers. However, Gao Liang from Gaojia Village also enjoyed this treatment. Why wasn't he from their own village? Even if they were related, it would be fine.
The townspeople nearby watched with heartache as they continued to pack and pile up the goods, but dared not say anything more.
After discussing with representatives from several villages, Si Cheng released the bald man and the others, allowing them to choose some supplies and leave the area as soon as possible.
They all knew that if they stayed here any longer, they would not get anywhere, so they might as well go somewhere else to seek a way to make a living.
After a brief discussion, the group decided to head towards the city center, which would also allow them to pick up their companions who were keeping watch along the way.
Upon hearing their decision, Si Cheng simply ordered several flatbed trucks for them, packed them full of belongings, and told them to leave quickly.
The group bowed deeply to everyone and quickly left amidst the hateful gazes of the townspeople.
Watching everyone enthusiastically collecting, Si Cheng quietly instructed Yun Xun and the others beside him to collect as much salt and medicine as possible.
Looking at all the supplies left, even after everyone had packed so much, they had only packed two icebergs, which was less than one-tenth of the total amount.
After discussing with the leaders of several villages, Si Cheng decided that since it was still early, one group of people would escort some of the goods over first and put them in Majia Village, while the other group would stay here to continue loading.
Given the attitude of these people in the town before, we should at least transport more back.