Chapter 352: Unrest

The rainstorm came with great force and lasted for nearly a week with no sign of stopping.

At first, most people in the base were afraid to avoid the rain.

It wasn't until the third day that the military sent out a mercenary corps to place water collection containers throughout the base and issued a notice that "rainwater is harmless and can be boiled and drunk", which immediately caused the survivors in the base to panic.

People rushed to take out any water containers in their homes and filled up all the places with water access in the streets and alleys within the base.

"Bang——"

"What are you doing?! This is clearly the gate of my house!"

"Nonsense! My exterior wall is right here. How can you lie like that with your eyes fixed on you?!"

“…”

Qiao Yu nestled in Jiang Zhan's arms, listening to the noisy sounds outside, and sighed helplessly.

Cheng Sinian, who was standing by, scratched his ear with his little finger, frowning slightly. He said impatiently, "Why are they arguing again? How many rounds have they had?"

Luo Zhenzhen's face was filled with despair. "It's the twenty-third time."

Ever since the survivors started collecting water a few days ago, they have been arguing from time to time over territory.

The house where Qiao Yu and his companions lived was in the chaotic area of ​​the outer ring. Most of the people living around them were ordinary survivors with no special abilities, and a few "lone rangers" with enhanced abilities.

These people didn't have many resources to begin with, and now that they've finally gotten water, naturally no one wants to give in to anyone else, and they fight over the water collection area every day.

Cheng Sinian clicked his tongue and looked up at the thugs huddled nearby.

The thug was taking a nap with his eyes closed. When he noticed Cheng Sinian's gaze, he didn't even open his eyes. He turned himself over with his head facing the sofa and his butt facing Cheng Sinian. His whole body was full of rejection.

"..." Cheng Sinian glanced at Jiang Zhan cautiously upon seeing this, and found that Jiang Zhan was also resting with his eyes closed. So he could only pout and look at Qiao Yu with pleading eyes, "Qiao Yu! Boss! Please, let's move to another room! Look, the thugs can hardly open their eyes!"

"If this continues, we'll all have nervous breakdowns!"

For the first time, Cheng Sinian felt that "sharp hearing and sharp eyes" was not necessarily a good thing.

They have all drunk fruit water, and their five senses are much more sensitive than normal people. In addition, many of the houses on the outer ring of the base are temporary additions, so the sound insulation effect is really not very good.

So ever since the quarrel started outside, the family relied on Jiang Zhan and the thug to take turns setting up a mental barrier to block out the noise.

However, the mental barrier consumes a huge amount of energy and sheer power from the user, and it is simply impossible to use it continuously for a long period of time.

Moreover, those people outside did not sleep at all in order to collect rainwater, and they would make noises from time to time.

The noise often lasts until late at night.

As a nocturnal animal, after guarding for four consecutive nights, the leopard lay down on the sofa like a drugged chicken, and its tail did not even move.

Even eagles wouldn’t dare to endure this!

Jiang Zhan wasn't much better off.

In order to ensure that Qiao Yu gets enough sleep, Jiang Zhan hasn't slept for a long time.

If Qiao Yu hadn't kept telling him to keep a low profile, he would have probably gone out and killed them all.

"How about...we go out and stay overnight for a few days?" Qiao Yu touched his nose, his tone a little guilty.

She had indeed not considered this matter well. After all, she had never lived in a place like this in her previous life...

Cheng Sinian's eyes lit up at first, but then he became discouraged and said, "But where can we go now? There are water tanks everywhere outside..."

Qiao Yu pursed her lips and slowly turned her gaze to Hua Yue who had been silent beside her.

"In this situation, there may be only one person who can save us..."

Hua Yue looked at the way everyone was looking at her and blinked confusedly.

--

"Why are you so anxious to find me back? Is there something wrong?"

An hour later, Yu Qingchuan ran back in a hurry wearing his white coat from the research institute without even having time to change his clothes.

He had been staying in the research institute for the past few days, intending to come back after the rain stopped, but he didn't expect that the jade seed that Qiao Yu had buried in his body had suddenly moved.

If it wasn't an emergency, Qiao Yu would never have used the jade seed. He was so frightened that he immediately asked the military to send him back.

"Ah Chuan..." Cheng Sinian was the first to step forward, crawling to Yu Qingchuan's side, hugging Yu Qingchuan's thighs, crying and snotting, "I can't live like this anymore..."

Yu Qingchuan was frightened by Cheng Sinian.

Although Cheng Sinian has always been a bit of a show-off and often got into trouble, this was the first time he saw Cheng Sinian so disregarding his image and hugging someone's thigh.

And... the person he was hugging was him...

"Achuan, please, take us away..." Cheng Sinian raised his head and looked at Yu Qingchuan pitifully, "This house is really uninhabitable..."

"What's going on?" Yu Qingchuan ignored Cheng Sinian's crying, raised his eyes and looked at Qiao Yu with some confusion.

"Ah Chuan, I wonder if there's any temporary dormitories at the research institute... where we can stay for a while?"

Qiao Yu touched his nose and pulled the corner of his mouth awkwardly. Just as he was about to explain the reason, he heard another quarrel outside.

"Whose basin is this?! Why is it placed at my doorstep?!"

"What do you mean by your doorstep?! Just get it straight, this is clearly my doorstep, okay?!"

“…”

Luo Zhenzhen listened to the quarrel coming from outside the door and rubbed her forehead weakly, "...the twenty-fourth time."

Well, no need to explain this now.

Qiao Yu sighed deeply and shrugged at Yu Qingchuan.

Yu Qingchuan showed a look of sudden realization when he saw this. "Then pack up and follow me."

"The research institute may not have dormitories, but the Eastern Military Region definitely has them. It just so happens that I asked someone from the military region to take me back, so let's go directly to Commander Xie and ask."

Qiao Yu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, his eyes slightly brightening, "That's what I thought!"

Qiao Yu had thought from the beginning that it was absolutely impossible for Yu Qingchuan to come back on his own.

Now the streets of the base are full of various water basins and utensils that take up space. If you want to go out, you must need military personnel to clear the way.

At that time, they can just follow the military back.

The Eastern Legion under Commander Xie had lost a lot of mercenaries before, and they were still recruiting soldiers a few days ago, so there must be vacancies in the dormitory right now, and it will definitely not be a problem to shelter them for a few days!

So after five days of suffering from the noise, Qiao Yu and his companions finally followed Yu Qingchuan and escaped from this chaotic alley.