Chapter 41 Flood [VIP]

Several dishes were placed on the table one after another: lettuce with oyster sauce, stir-fried broccoli with mushrooms, pan-fried tofu, corn and pork ribs soup, and a big bowl of red Maoxuewang in the middle.

These are more or less made from stored ingredients, or taken from the system, or made directly in the system.

For example, the Maoxuewang dish is a delicacy with a warmth level of 10.

The temperature had already risen to around -50 degrees Celsius. With this power, combined with the fuel balls, the room had returned to the spring-like temperature it once was before the apocalypse.

Tang Tian went to the balcony to collect another batch of snow. It was only a light snowfall now, and it wouldn't continue to fall all day. Occasionally, she could even see a few scattered rays of sunlight through the dispersing clouds, so she decided to collect it every few days.

Tang Tian smelled the fragrance wafting from the room and went to make dog food for Tan Tan in a happy mood.

Although he stocked up on dog food before the end of the world and raided pet stores afterwards, after eating the supernatural delicacies, Tan Tan no longer seemed to like pure dog food, unless it was mixed with some rice.

Purple sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli, eggs, offal, chicken breast... After steaming several ingredients together, Tang Tian made them into vegetable and meat dumplings. She ate one or two with every meal, and Tan Tan enjoyed them very much.

However, seeing that Tan Tan was growing bigger and bigger, Tang Tian thought that the supernatural food did have some effect on Tan Tan.

It is not yet an adult, but it can not only pull a sled, but also bite off a piece of enemy flesh with one bite. Even its lanugo has fallen off long ago.

Tang Tian thought about it and added a big pancake to the bowl.

Tantan's crystal pendants were scattered all over the floor. Every time he ate something, he not only felt it was delicious, but also felt full of energy.

The master must have taken out something delicious for me to eat. I love the master!

Tan Tan started eating, while Tang Tian, ​​Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia also sat at the dining table, ready to eat.

Tang Yi took out the radio and started to adjust it. The recent radio channel became clearer and clearer. There was no need to tune carefully and wait, the news would pop up directly.

Tang Tian picked up the tender duck blood and tripe and ate them, slurping them a few times, then quickly drank the soy milk.

Although the temperature is rising, the authorities haven't said anything too drastic, probably because they are still afraid of the series of natural disasters.

But things are indeed getting better: energy stations are beginning to be repaired, relief supplies continue to be sent, and shelters are still there.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if the temperature rises and all the snow melts, it will inevitably cause flooding for a period of time, and high-altitude shelters can still accommodate low-level victims.

All in all, the natural disaster seemed to be finally showing signs of ending, and everyone's tense nerves seemed to have relaxed for a moment.

Except Tang Tian.

In the past, when the temperature rose and the snow melted, there was indeed a period of harmony and peace. However, after the floods and high temperatures, things changed:

The disaster became more serious and worse, society was in disorder, people's hearts were unpredictable, and it was even about to develop into a state of anarchy.

Official rescue efforts have decreased, and people are unable to go out due to floods, so they are turning their attention to the survivors in the surrounding areas.

The Tang family's door was often broken into at night, and they finally had no choice but to take turns to keep watch every night.

As the situation worsened and people became depressed, Tang Haifeng and Jiang Yao began to show uglier faces.

Not only did they push Tang Tian, ​​Tang Yi and Tang Nan outside, they also set their sights on other people's homes, 1702 being one of them. Unfortunately, they did not succeed.

Fortunately, everything in this life has been resolved. Tang Tian thought and drank an extra bowl of delicious pork rib soup.

…

Gradually, the temperature dropped to minus thirty degrees Celsius.

Normally, the snow will only melt when the temperature reaches above zero, but the snow outside is already showing signs of melting.

Never mind, nature itself doesn't make sense.

Tang Tian and several acquaintances went to get relief supplies several times, which showed that there was still a lot of goods in stock.

And some things can be frozen without spoiling, such as frozen meat, packaged cooked food and grains, but forget about things like milk, eggs, and fruits and vegetables.

Especially in the last few times, every family had an extra basket of potatoes and sweet potatoes.

"I heard this is a newly developed cold-resistant variety. I have to go back and roast it to see how it tastes."

Li Feiyang, who is well-informed and stays in front of the radio every day, explained.

Even if the temperature rises, the weather is still cold, and the supplies still contain fuel, clothes and quilts. So even if the power is not restored, people can still make fires to keep warm and cook food.

Shen Boyun watched the two people approaching, lowered his eyes for a moment, and joined the conversation:

"This fuel must have come from those criminals who were arrested and sent to labor camps, so the amount is larger than last time."

Now the authorities have enough capacity to catch criminals. Originally, serious crimes were punished by direct execution, but later, due to the shortage of manpower, all of them were sent to labor camps, either to chop trees or dig coal. For minor crimes, they were forced to generate electricity, working dozens or hundreds of hours.

Tang Tian squinted her eyes.

"Officer Shen, you're not going to report me and send me to labor camp again, are you?"

Judging from this, Tang Tian must have been forced to work in coal mining for what he did.

Shen Boyun smiled:

"You are so powerful, I dare not."

After going upstairs, no one came to ask them for supplies, because the supplies each person received were enough for them to not have to go out for a while, so they all stayed at home and did not go out, hoping for the day when the snow would stop falling.

Although this makes people feel excited, it is hard to go back. Most people become homeless and continue to live in poverty.

At the same time, some people also want to go home, and the authorities do not force them to stay. They can pack up and leave after reporting, and they can accommodate other people later.

But no, even though the shelter is peaceful, some people are ready to make trouble. However, there are laws and regulations to control them.

The authorities believed that floods would occur sooner or later, so they prepared to evacuate the original victims in advance.

But the victims were not happy. Even though the authorities never explicitly stated it, many people believed in their hearts that this was a sign of the end of the world.

The first group of people who moved in were lucky enough to have such a good location. Although the conditions were a bit difficult, they were guaranteed a living, and their conditions were much better than those of the later disaster victims.

If we go somewhere else, won't we have to start all over again? And people are not stupid. If so much snow melts into water, can it be drained away immediately?

Wouldn't they still have to stay in shelters? Many people, having lost their homes, would forcibly live in shelters as if they were their own homes.

This incident caused quite a stir for a while. Of course, outsiders who did not live there were unaware of it. In the end, they were forced to leave one after another reluctantly due to official enforcement.

…

After the temperature rose to minus 20 degrees Celsius, it was already a temperature that people could survive at. The accumulated snow was slowly turning into wet snow, and it was easy to sink into it if you stepped on it.

All they had to do at home was burn the energy balls to get the temperature above zero. Tang Tian placed a few potatoes and sweet potatoes next to the bright red fuel balls. Some were distributed, and some were her own.

Then take out a roasted sweet potato and peel it while blowing on it.

I don’t know how much effort the scientific researchers put in to quickly develop and successfully grow cold-resistant varieties in such a short period of time, but I think as long as I eat it with gratitude, it will be the greatest comfort to them.

Taking a big bite, he tasted soft, sticky and sweet. He exhaled a breath of hot air and felt that it was not much different from before the end of the world.

Sure enough, the Chinese have always been very resourceful when it comes to eating.

What's more, it is so comforting to eat a hot roasted sweet potato in cold weather.

Tang Tian also cooled one for Tan Tan to eat. Tang Yi put down the book and asked:

"Tiantian, the next natural disasters are floods and extreme heat. Should we unlock some corresponding abilities like we did for extreme cold?"

Just like when it's extremely cold, they use the fire-attributed abilities brought by red food. Then, when it comes to floods and extreme heat, they should be able to unlock other different abilities to resist.

"Don't worry, sister, the system told me all this."

Tang Tian quickly swallowed the last bite of the sweet potato and turned on the system.

Although they haven't gone out to buy things for free for a long time, the snack bar can still earn a few thousand gold coins a day because the grade and quality of the food they make have improved, which is better than nothing.

After accumulating like this, he now has tens of thousands of gold coins, but Tang Tian has not touched them for the time being.

Regarding floods, Tang Tian has stockpiled supplies such as kayaks, assault boats and diving equipment in advance, but this is not foolproof.

And in fact, Tang Tian doesn't know how to dive. If he really encounters that situation, his supernatural powers would be more convenient.

Secondly, to deal with the extreme heat, Tang Tian, ​​guided by the system, purchased a brand new recipe:

【Energetic Orange Dishes】

With the red dish in front of her, Tang Tian believed that this recipe would definitely allow her family to survive the extreme heat!

Before he could study it more closely, there was a knock on the door, causing Tan Tan to bark loudly.

Tang Tian thought it was a neighbor, so she turned on the surveillance camera, only to find that it was several officials wearing special uniforms that were both warm and easy to identify, so she hurried to open the door.

It turns out that since the temperature has risen, people no longer have to go there to collect supplies themselves, but instead have them delivered to the community gate. Now they can be delivered to every household, and we can also check how many survivors there are.

Although their eyes were filled with fatigue, they were filled with hope. After registering their information, they left a few flyers before leaving.

Tang Tian looked at it and found that it was a flyer recruiting workers.

Chuncheng is low-lying. Although the city's drainage system is quite good, the accumulated water usually recedes quickly after heavy rains. However, this time it was different. It was a rare flood.

The government was short of manpower, so they recruited workers to reinforce the levees, and the rewards included a lot of supplies.

So people are divided into two types: one avoids thinking about the future and believes that the government will definitely cover the consequences;

The other type is worried about the future. They think it is always a good idea to store more supplies, so they sign up to work.

This included Qian Peng and Chen Youlin, who were forced to go by their wives. They packed their luggage and followed the team.

The Tang family naturally did not participate and continued to stay at home and do their own things.

…

When the temperature rises to minus five degrees Celsius, the snow becomes looser and people no longer need to put on all their clothes and wrap themselves up like a ball.

The snow and wind seemed to have turned into sleet, without its previous power, and the sun came out more and more each day.

When Tang Tian died in her previous life, it hadn't reached the extreme heat yet. But judging by the weather, there must have been plenty of sunshine back then, and the solar panels she had stockpiled should have been enough to make use of.

The survivors were increasingly delighted, but the dense clouds of sorrow were not so easily dispelled.

Although we don’t have to worry about food or cold now, there is no electricity or internet, and there is a large area of ​​flooding. When will the official rescue be completed?

Tang Tian also felt that the current situation was not suitable for going out. Firstly, it would attract too much attention, and secondly, the environment was not good. She didn't want to be forced to work as a power generator.

Thinking of the time when they frequently received supplies in their previous life, Tang Haifeng and Jiang Yao changed their expressions and asked for forgiveness, but even if they didn't want to forgive, they couldn't drive them away, so they had to grit their teeth and swallow it.

They also felt the levee reinforcement project was too dangerous and didn't want to go. Tang Tian originally wanted to go, so she could get paid and take her mother and sister with her. Unfortunately, Tang Haifeng understood her thoughts and kept a close eye on her, not letting her leave.

Otherwise, if she just left, who could she order to go out and look for supplies?

In order to let her go, they even made rafts and other tools that could float on the water, but how could they withstand the rushing flood?

She simply stayed at home where she had no worries about food and drink, exercising every day, practicing weapons, collecting ingredients, and unlocking recipes.

This continued until the temperature slowly rose above zero. This morning, Tang Tian went to the balcony to check the thermometer, and it was already around five degrees.

In her previous life, she didn't have so many equipment, so the others started cheering, and then Tang Haifeng and Jiang Yao were happy after knowing the news, and the numb ones finally came to their senses.

But the temperature has risen, and the snow has begun to melt. Now, looking down from above, there is less snow and more water, and it is no longer a white blanket.

Fortunately, the government has recently been sending a lot of supplies, so the survivors can survive without leaving home. So almost every family stays at home, waiting for the flood to recede and the world to return to normal.

Counting the days, floods occur when the outdoor temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius.

As the supplies at home became less and less, and the relief supplies sent became even less, Tang Haifeng forced Tang Tian and others to continue going out to look for supplies.

She went nearby once or twice and luckily avoided being swallowed by the flood, but it was not long before her death in her previous life.

Tang Tian was more open-minded. After all, Tang Haifeng and Jiang Yao were dead, and no one in this life could threaten her anymore. She didn't tell Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia the specific date to avoid worrying them.

…

Tang Tian thought that day would just pass as an ordinary day, but she didn't expect that the people in the building would be the first to cause chaos.

As the snow melted and the altitude dropped, neighborhood committee director Sun Gaohan, like everyone else, believed that the natural disaster was about to end.

With the compliments of the surrounding neighbors and the instructions of the authorities, the survivors were gathered together as much as possible so that the authorities could unify their jurisdiction and handle the follow-up.

Most people's homes were damaged by natural disasters and they were anxious to get rescued. In addition, because of Sun Gaohan's identity, many of them moved out obediently, so Building 15 became noisy again.

The power hadn't been restored yet, so the heating couldn't be used. The family had already decided to continue sleeping together, and now that there were so many strangers, they agreed even more.

During the day, you can occasionally hear clanging sounds coming from downstairs, mixed with quarrels. As the snow level continues to drop, more and more people move into Building 15.

Sun Gaohan himself lived in Building 16 next door, so the survivors of Hexinyuan naturally filled up all the buildings in this row. There were still about two hundred people living there, which was one-fifth of the number before the end of the world.

Sun Gaohan's idea was very simple. He used to be the director of the neighborhood committee of Hexinyuan. Even the previous building managers were elected by the neighborhood committee. Now that there were only these survivors left, they would of course obey his command and manage together.

But the extreme cold that lasted for more than half a year had completely shattered the original order. The selection of building leaders now relied on force and fists, far more than just an empty title.

The water level dropped to the ninth floor, and people were living in the houses that were not damaged by the snow.

In order to choose the best house, the people who moved in quarreled for several days and even fought. The dispute finally slowly came to an end.

But Tang Tian believes that the more people there are, the more hidden dangers there will be in the building.

Even the survivors from Building 14 next door moved in.

These 14 buildings have a close relationship with the Tang family. Not only were they the buildings where Jiang Yao originally lived, but they were also where Ji Gang and his group, who were burned to death by Tang Tian, ​​lived.

Ji Gang was the first to lead people out to look for supplies, and was once regarded as the new "building leader" by the residents of that building.

After the news of Ji Gang's death spread back, they did not dare to come to Building 15 again, but they quickly elected a new building manager, and he has been in office until now.

That man's name was Qiu Hongwei, and he was a sales manager before the apocalypse. He didn't rely on physical strength to win, but rather on his eloquence, his ability to win people over, and his acting skills.

Now he has followers, weapons, and even more supplies. Seeing that Building 15 was leaderless, he immediately gave them a show of force.

The Tang family was having breakfast that day. Wei Mingxia pulled out purple sweet potato buns, custard buns, and paper-wrapped steamed buns from her frozen food stockpile. She also made tomato and egg dumpling soup and freshly brewed soy milk.

As Tang Tian was blowing air, she suddenly noticed a faint noise coming from downstairs.

The food didn't cool down so quickly, and she was happy to eat the melon before dinner, so she went to the balcony to listen.

"You bastards! Where did you come from? How dare you take my things? And you're talking about protection money? What did you protect me for? Why should I give it to you? These are all mine and my grandson's! Don't touch them! Back off! Back off! Back off!"

Choi Soo-young has survived with her grandson until now, and finally received a large number of official rescue efforts. Her voice sounded stronger than that of a young person, and Tang Tian could clearly hear the key word.

Tang Tian thought about it carefully and it seemed that she had never encountered such a thing in her previous life.

But in the end times, such things are common and it is not surprising that they happen again.

This was probably the same as what happened with Ji Gang, Wang Hui, and the group of people from the security department. They were the so-called "soldiers", and she, the "general", was needed to stop them.

Tang Tian was not nervous at all. She returned to the dining table and picked up a purple sweet potato bun.

But I was thinking, will she use fire or poison to solve the problem?

…

"Someone come quickly! They are bullying an old woman like me! Oh my god, you will all die miserably!——"

"Damn it, you old woman, who are you cursing to death?!"

There is no need to cover the head and face anymore, and people's appearance is clearly revealed.

The young men who walked out of the door of 1601 were so angry that Choi Sooyoung's mouth was so foul that they returned and kicked her a few more times. Then they left with half a rice brick, leaving Choi Sooyoung still crying and cursing behind them.

This old woman is so difficult to deal with!

The leader spat and said to the people behind him:

"Finally out, let's go to the 17th floor!"

But then someone interrupted:

"Brother, I remember the 17th floor of this building. It seems to be quite famous. Ji Gang and his friends went there and never came back. It is said that they were burned to death! Should we tell the boss before going there?"

The leader rolled his eyes:

"You believe all the rumors? With Ji Gang's temper, it's no surprise he's made enemies elsewhere. And don't bother the boss with everything. There are only three floors left. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go back and eat!"

When it came to eating, the people behind him had no objection and followed him upstairs.

All 15 buildings with floors nine and above are occupied, which means there are 22 households. We've had quite a harvest today, and we can have another good meal!

"1701! Open the door!"

The leader yelled and pounded on the door with his fists.

After a while, the window on the door was opened, and Tang Tian asked:

"What's up?"

Seeing that it was a young woman's voice, the leader was no longer so aggressive and said with a smile:

"Director Sun's intention is to merge the survivors from our several buildings. Since your building doesn't have a leader, then we, Building 14, will act as yours."

"When floods break out in the future, we will still go out and look for supplies to bring to everyone. But in doing so, we must pay some fees in advance, and we can also provide protection..."

Wang Hui has left Building 15, and this building is no longer managed.

Zhang Manxin will definitely not be the building manager anymore, and people still hope that the Shen family will take this position. Unfortunately, the Shen family has been refusing and stated that they will never participate.

Qiu Hongwei knew this very well, and he ignored the opinions of the people in Building 15 and simply took over the building and started exploiting them.

There are several households in Building 15 that were originally residents of Building 14. They are aware of Qiu Hongwei's methods and know that they cannot escape, but they still numbly allow themselves to be slaughtered.

Previously, the residents of 15 buildings were unwilling to hand over their property, but they were also taught a lesson by this group of armed men and then robbed.

You know, Qiu Hongwei's range is not just Building 14, but also the neighboring Buildings 11 to 13, which have all been covered by their forces. Only Building 15 has not been infiltrated yet.

This is a good opportunity for them.

"No, thank you."

Tang Tian refused directly and slammed the window shut.

The leader's face changed, and he kicked the door and shouted:

"You are such a shameless woman! Do you know who our boss is? We are the ones managing this building now, and we will make sure you don't get into trouble when the time comes—"

Before he finished speaking, the window reopened, followed by a bang, and the leader fell silent.

The person behind him only felt something flying past quickly and hitting the opposite wall.

The leader's body trembled, and he immediately fell backward and fell to the ground.

Everyone looked over and was horrified.

The leader's mouth was still open, his eyes wide open, but the lower half of his face was almost rotten, and even the back of his head was slowly flowing with red and white blood. The scene was simply like...

Gun/shoot!

This family actually has a gun?!

Everyone was shocked beyond words.

In a country like China where guns are strictly prohibited, how could something like this appear in an ordinary residential building?!

Compared to this, the weapons they carry are totally insignificant!

Everyone shuddered and hurriedly tried to leave the 17th floor.

But Tang Tian had already opened the door and stepped out, and three or four more bangs hit them on the back.

Screams echoed through the corridors, and the knocked-down men tumbled to the ground.

Blood gushed out, and the rice bricks that had been there before were also knocked down, scattering rice all over the ground.

Tang Tian curled the corners of her lips.

The air bullets have been upgraded to level five. Now that there are targets here, it’s time to test their power, right?