Chapter 58 Extremely Hot [VIP]

After thinking about it, Tang Tian could only think of a solution that was not a solution.

She quietly took out a few large steamed buns from the warehouse, walked to the stairs, and waved her hand at them:

"I have food here, whoever gets it first gets it!"

After saying that, she threw the steamed bun upstairs.

But when they heard that there was food, those who were crying stopped crying, those who were depressed stopped being depressed, and they all tumbled and crawled up the stairs to fight for it.

Tang Tian breathed a sigh of relief and immediately confiscated all the generators and fuel in the basement and went back to count them.

Without a generator, the power on the first floor was also out. The sudden darkness caused quite a commotion and screams.

Tang Tian quickly went upstairs with a flashlight, and found several new bodies in the living room.

The girls who were originally locked in the basement were still fighting for a steamed bun even in the dark, and some even lay on the ground picking up scraps to eat.

"What happened?" Tang Tian asked.

Luo Qi's hair was much messier than before, looking more like it had been pulled out by someone, and she was sobbing quietly at this moment.

Tang Yi sighed:

"I was giving her some supplies, but the people who stayed behind suddenly woke up and came over to grab them. When they couldn't grab them, they attacked her. I was acting in self-defense."

"Sister, you are right, but..."

Tang Tian turned around and said:

"You should learn this, too. Otherwise, even if you exchange information for supplies, you won't be able to defend yourself. There should be something in this room that can be made into a weapon."

Luo Qi wiped her eyes and remained silent.

Wu Ye liked her, so he monopolized her and didn't let other men touch her.

Some of her subordinates had been coveting her beauty for a long time, but when they couldn't get her, they could only vent their anger on other women, which invisibly attracted a lot of hatred to Luo Qi.

Now that they saw that she had obtained a lot of supplies easily, they became even more furious and attacked her in a group, either pulling her hair or scratching her face, and they all wanted to eat her up.

In this situation, words were of no use, so Tang Yi had to solve it all with a knife.

"What are your plans for the future?"

Luo Qi's condition was probably pretty good. She wasn't pale or skinny, and now she looked even more pitiful.

Not to mention Wu Ye, that rough guy, even Tang Tian couldn't help but soften her tone after looking at him for a long time.

"I'm the only one at home, and the official shelter is the safest right now. It's not too far from here, so I want to give it a try."

The official shelter may be the best destination in every citizen's mind, and most people even think that as long as they go there, they will never have to worry about food and clothing.

Tang Tian didn't say much, just nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll give you some supplies. You can rest for a day and then hit the road again at night. The brightly lit area ahead is the official shelter."

"But you have to understand that whether you want to continue living, and how to live, is all up to you. Of course, if you want to die, that's fine too. Dying is very simple nowadays. Just go to the ground during the day. I wish you a safe journey!"

After Tang Tian finished speaking, she left two bottles of water, a batch of compressed biscuits and dried meat.

As long as she made good use of her time, it would be enough for her to get to the shelter.

A hint of gratitude finally appeared in Luo Qi's red eyes, and she thanked him again and again.

Tang Tian just waved her hand and prepared to go back with Tang Yitantan.

Jiangnan Liyuan was completely destroyed and almost became a deserted area like most communities. However, whether or not something will happen next remains to be seen in the future.

…

After returning home, Tang Tian immediately started checking the harvest.

Most of the cardboard boxes placed in the living room contained food, and the rest were boxes of wine, which were obviously looted, and a small portion were daily necessities.

There are four generators in the basement, including gasoline and diesel types, and there are more than 500 liters of fuel in plastic containers!

It is conceivable that Wu Ye’s team may have obtained more fuel in the past, and now it is considered to be squandering, but these hundreds of liters of fuel can also be used for a long time.

Tang Tian happily tidied up the warehouse, using her spiritual sense to arrange the supplies according to categories, filling up the space so that there would be more space available in the warehouse.

After Tang Yi finished taking a shower, it was her turn. Tang Tian also finished her shower comfortably and went to bed for the time being.

A dreamless night.

After waking up, they faced the gorgeous sunset as usual. Wei Mingxia went to the kitchen to cook, and Tang Tian made two cups of mint milk tea with a wave of her hand.

The cool mint flavor mixed with fresh milk green tea has an indescribable refreshing taste.

As Tang Tian was drinking, she suddenly remembered something and looked at the wall while biting the straw.

The wall calendar there was getting thinner and thinner as a page was torn off every day - she suddenly realized that the period of stockpiling was almost a year old.

And she drank it on the day she was reborn.

Tang Tian couldn't help but think of this.

It has been a long time, and a lot of messes have been solved, but what about next?

Faced with an unknown natural disaster, can she and her family continue to survive? When will this disaster end?

At that time, Tang Yi was hand-cranking the radio and fully charging it, then turned it on and tuned it to the official radio station.

This is probably what every household that owns a radio does every day.

Unfortunately, today begins with some bad news.

The daily electricity supply period has been cut further, and now there are only two hours during the day and two hours at night.

There is only one-sixth of the time left for the temperature to drop, and there is no sign of the temperature dropping. The number of deaths will probably increase by several percent.

However, the authorities have never conducted a detailed count and are simply unable to keep a complete count.

In addition, the radio station actually announced that several areas where official shelters were full and would be temporarily closed and would no longer accept outside victims.

Among them is the shelter in Area S.

Tang Tian frowned.

At this time, Luo Qi had probably just set out on her journey and was not aware of this news. Wouldn't she be destined to return empty-handed?

But the news on the main axis was even worse than these.

Due to high temperatures and overload, the newly built water purification plant in District S, which was put into operation shortly afterwards, exploded. Rescue and treatment efforts are now being fully organized.

In the past, it would have been reasonable for the authorities to cover up or not report this kind of news that could easily cause panic among the public.

But now, I don’t know whether it is to make people wise up and survive together, or it is because of the helplessness in the face of natural disasters, but it is actually put out in the open.

The water plant was affected by the disaster. I don’t know if there is any spare water storage there, and I don’t know when the next relief supplies will be distributed.

Fortunately, the official news is not all bad, otherwise some people would have had a mental breakdown.

Researchers have also made new progress in their research on heat-resistant crops.

In fact, the temperature was not right before the end of the world, and the authorities were already conducting research at that time. They made a major breakthrough on this basis and are now trying to plant crops.

As long as it succeeds, the government will no longer be left with nothing in the midst of extreme heat.

Tang Tian finished the last sip of mint milk tea and turned off the radio.

The warm aroma of food filled the room again. Now that things have come to this, let’s eat first!

…

A few days later, a new wave of official rescue arrived at Hexinyuan.

But because they were two days late, some people ignored the consequences and spat on the rescuers to vent their anger, which caused the people behind them to rush forward and the scene was very chaotic.

In the end, the farce ended when the soldiers dragged out the person who spat and shot him on the spot.

After that, when supplies were distributed, some people were unaware of the water plant explosion in District S. When they saw that they could only get 2 liters of water, they couldn't help but start cursing again.

"Who knows when you'll come next? These two liters of water aren't even enough to drink! You might as well just shoot me right now. I don't want to live anymore!"

The man threw the water bottle in his hand to the ground and pushed the soldier with his chest puffed out.

The soldier had a cold expression on his face, and actually held his gun horizontally, and rewarded him with a peanut on the spot.

Soldier: This is the first time I’ve seen such a request.

The people who received the supplies took a deep breath. Although their expressions were still filled with grief and anger, they had no choice but to swallow their anger and receive the 2 liters of water.

And because of the temporary water conservation, the food in the relief supplies is no longer porridge or paste.

Instead, it is a cake made from the same grains, which looks like a piece of tree trunk, and each person is limited to 3 kilograms.

In addition, there is a new kind of food this time. It looks like it has been dried and smells like meat.

Tang Tian expressed doubts about the source of the meat.

Anyway, this is definitely not the dried meat that I donated, and I guess it has been eaten up by now.

Fortunately, the rescuers explained that this was made by mixing the edible marine life obtained after the official went to the ocean to catch them, so it is definitely edible.

But since the high temperature, marine life has also died in large numbers, forcing the authorities to go to farther and deeper places to explore and fish, and a number of personnel have been lost in the process.

It is said that people in the shelter were able to eat this kind of processed food before, but the quantity was less than that of food.

However, among the few dozen survivors like He Xinyuan, some had expressions of disgust on their faces.

Because he was afraid of the gun in the soldier's hand, he did not throw it away directly, but took it back.

Gu Bin seems to be in charge of this area, and he is also responsible for the security this time.

When he saw Tang Tian and Tang Yi, he even took the initiative to say hello, and looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, but he didn't say it until they received the supplies.

Tang Tian understood what he wanted to say, so she took the initiative to say:

"I found some supplies outside recently. Do you want them?"

Gu Bin's eyes lit up, and he quickly followed the topic and started talking:

"We are indeed short of supplies, but...if we trade, will you still have enough to survive?"

"If I hadn't, I wouldn't have mentioned it."

Tang Tian smiled and said:

"Then let's do it the same way as before. I'll give you the list, and you deliver the goods next time, and we'll do the deal again!"

"That's great, thank you Miss Tang!"

Gu Bin thanked him and then lowered his head and whispered:

"Although the S Area Shelter is closed, there's always room for you as long as you come. This is something Deputy Chief Yang has specifically taken care of!"

Tang Tian thanked them, and after distributing the relief supplies, they left in a hurry.

…

One day, Tang Tian wanted to go out and take a look, but she didn't expect that before she left the house, someone contacted her.

When the intercom was turned on, it was a message from Li Feiyang.

To be honest, Tang Tian hasn't met the surviving neighbors in this building for some time.

But she was always sure that Li Feiyang was still alive. She had gone to his house before and saw his inventory. If she had been more frugal, she could still survive until now.

"Sister Tian, ​​I went out yesterday and found a trading market. It seems that you can exchange various goods there. Are you interested?"

"Oh? Is this officially organized, or is it spontaneous among the people?"

Tang Tian asked, touching his chin.

"It looks like it's a non-governmental organization. If there's such a location, the authorities should have announced it in advance, right?"

Li Feiyang's tone was also uncertain, but he quickly added:

"Sister Tian, ​​do you remember the mall we looted during the snowstorm? It's right there. If you're interested, we can go after dark!"

Li Feiyang did not mention the avalanche, but he knew that Tang Tian liked gold and jade, but there was probably no gold or jade in the building, so he could only look for it outside.

If he had enough, he would have asked Tang Tian to exchange more supplies.

After the agreement was reached, Tang Tian decided to go alone this time, leaving Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia to wait for Gu Bin to come over for the transaction.

Li Feiyang was already waiting downstairs. Tang Tian came downstairs with her off-road bike, but she didn't expect that Li Feiyang also had a mountain bike with him.

The two smiled at each other.

Li Feiyang's face flushed, he wiped the sweat off his face and asked:

"Sister Tian, ​​do you like off-roading too?"

Tang Tian responded casually and let him lead the way.

Then they drove out of Hexinyuan one after another and soon arrived near the shopping mall.

Looking up, you can see that a large section of the shopping mall's glass exterior wall is broken, all due to the weight of the snow at that time.

But you can see lights on inside, and human figures appear from time to time.

It seems there are quite a lot of people inside.

There are several office buildings and restaurants nearby. Occasionally, there is a faint light on one of the floors, as if someone lives there permanently.

This area can be considered a shelter.

Tang Tian and Li Feiyang got off and pushed the cart. There was a row of people guarding the gate with weapons in their hands. There were also people who wanted to go in and people who seemed to be checking something.

"Hey, you two wait!"

A middle-aged man in uniform came forward, a little arrogant:

“You must buy a ticket before entering the trading market, and you can only purchase with supplies.”

Tang Tian raised her eyebrows, ignoring his attitude, and asked:

"How much can I buy?"

From the sound of her voice, it seems as if she is not short of supplies.

The uniformed man paused, then saw Li Feiyang standing next to him. He decided that the latter was in better condition, so he lowered his aura a little and replied:

"Our trading market only has good stuff, and to make the deal even better, at least half a pound of food!"

Tang Tian thought for a moment, took out two Huazi and waved them in front of him, then asked:

"Is this thing worth it?"

The man's eyes widened as he watched, and he smiled playfully like a Sichuan opera face-changing. He bent down slightly and said happily:

"Enough, enough! Take these two tickets. There's no set time to enter the market, but if you leave, these tickets will be invalid."

Nowadays, tobacco and alcohol are rare items, and they are all plundered.

There are people who have stocks in the trading market, but almost no one is willing to exchange them for food to fill their stomachs and water to quench their thirst. When the addiction comes, they can only bear it.

Tang Tian's two cigarettes were completely worth several kilograms of food—no, that's not right, just one would be enough. Maybe I could secretly keep the remaining one...

…

Tang Tian took the ticket.

The so-called ticket was even simpler than she had imagined. It was just a piece of paper with words written on it and a stamp on it.

After it comes out, it must be destroyed to prevent someone from stealing it back in.

No matter what, at least they can enter this trading market.

In order to prevent their car from being stolen, Tang Tian and Li Feiyang could not leave the car outside and had to carry it with them.

The two entered the mall, and it was as hot and stuffy inside as outside.

There was no one on the first floor. It was not until I went up to the second floor that I saw a lot of spare lights placed there. With a few beams of light, I could barely see the whole picture.

The original shop has been almost completely cleared out, and each door is a stall that wants to conduct business.

There were a few people walking around outside, some just browsing but not buying;

Some were bargaining with the stall owners, while others looked hurried and looked like they were looking for something.

Among them were some people also wearing uniforms and holding weapons, who seemed to be responsible for maintaining order.

As for those shops, some stall owners shouted loudly, while others put a board outside with their trading requirements written on it.

Others just waved the fans in their hands, sweating profusely and looking at the people coming and going with complicated expressions.

Tang Tian had never seen such a special trading market in her previous life, so she couldn't help but become interested. She walked through the crowd and began to look around in the various shops.

Now it’s all about bartering, and what we want to exchange are more important things such as food, water, medicine and fuel.

Tang Tian and Li Feiyang looked through most of them and found that only those circulated by these parties could barely be successfully traded. Apart from these, those things could basically not be exchanged.

But Tang Tian became excited.

Because she clearly discovered that there were indeed stalls that exchanged luxury goods, including gold, jade, jewelry and other items!

But she didn't show it on her face, and just pretended to accidentally come to a stall selling silver jewelry and look around for a few more times.

The stall owner was a man and a woman who looked like a couple. Seeing that Tang Tian was interested, they immediately started to sell her the product:

"Miss, we have over 500 pieces of goods here, and we only need three pounds of food and water!"

This couple had opened a silver jewelry store before the apocalypse. Although silver jewelry was not as precious as gold jewelry, they had thousands of items in their store at that time, and they used these to exchange for supplies in the early days of the apocalypse.

There are only a few left now, but they can’t be sold at all, and the price keeps falling.

Hearing that a trading market had been built here, the couple decided to come here again to try their luck.

Tang Tian tutted his words a few times and said with regret:

"This is a bit expensive. Silver jewelry is cheap. How about this, I'll give you two kilograms of food and water. Give me all of this, or I'll go look somewhere else!"

The husband agreed immediately after hearing this. He could not eat or drink these silver jewelry and could not sell them either. He finally found a buyer and was eager to cash them in as soon as possible.

So Tang Tian took out instant noodles and bottled water from her backpack. The water was melted hailstones and purified using supernatural powers, so it was definitely drinkable.

Then stuff all the silver jewelry into the backpack and the deal is done.

After receiving the supplies, the couple turned around and wanted to thank Tang Tian, ​​and immediately planned to go home.

Li Feiyang watched from the side and didn't dare to breathe.

It's only been ten minutes since I came in, and I've already completed a deal?

Tang Tian glanced at him and suddenly said:

"How about we split up."

Li Feiyang knew what she meant and agreed immediately with great insight. He also had some supplies he wanted to exchange, so he went to the other side to take a look.

I also met a woman who used to be a noble lady and was selling all her jewelry. They used to be very valuable, but now they couldn't be exchanged for a pound of grain.

But the lady suggested that she wanted to exchange some of her jewelry for sanitary napkins.

Without sanitary napkins, women's conditions would be regressed by several decades, and they would have to use various other outdated props instead. Obviously, ladies don't want to compromise in the apocalypse.

Fortunately, Tang Tian had just traded a batch of bulk sanitary napkins from the official, and used them to strike a deal with the lady, taking all the jewels into her pocket.

There are also people selling antiques and curios, but their stalls don't do much business and they also need food and water.

Tang Tian touched a few and found some that were worth buying in exchange for real money, but the quantity was small. However, considering the supplies, the transaction was still successful.

There are also people selling gold and jade. The gold is gold jewelry and gold bars, and the jade is bracelets and jade pendants. Tang Tian couldn't suppress her smile.

However, these two stalls happened to be exchanging medicines and fuel, which required Tang Tian to bargain.

In the end, they exchanged these for the least amount of supplies on the grounds that gold and jade had depreciated.

After buying these, Tang Tian decided to call it a day.

Judging from the goods she exchanged, she was probably the biggest buyer tonight, which was a bit too high-profile.

Moreover, if you keep buying things that cannot be eaten or drunk, it may also make others suspicious.

So Tang Tian pushed the cart and wanted to meet Li Feiyang.

But she didn't expect that her actions were still seen by a stall owner. Seeing that she was about to leave, he quickly shouted:

"Wait, miss, come and look at these, they are all good stuff!"

Tang Tian frowned and glanced in the direction. It turned out that the stall was selling luxury goods such as brand-name bags and watches, which she didn't want either.

Perhaps because she was exchanging valuable items, the stall owner thought that those were what Tang Tian wanted too.

Tang Tian shook her head, turned around and continued pushing the cart.

But the stall owner became anxious.

Originally, when I saw her foolishly exchanging only those valuable items, I thought she was some fairy who was ignorant of the mundane world and didn't take the end of the world seriously. Why doesn't she want them when they come to me?

No one comes to his place either. If he doesn't take action, he will starve to death!

The man thought of this, looked at the mountaineering bag on Tang Tian's back, his eyes darkened, and he pulled out several fruit knives and daggers from under the cloth.

He wasn't the only one at the stall, there were a few other men who followed him.

After some discussion, they let the previous man continue to watch the stall, while the other men took up their weapons and walked straight towards Tang Tian.

"Miss, please don't be so anxious! You haven't even taken a look yet. Why don't you take another closer look?"

These luxury goods were not actually theirs, but were stolen and robbed by them in the early days of the apocalypse.

I thought that after the hail and freezing rain ended, the world would soon return to normal, but I didn't expect that no action has been taken until now.

They didn't have much supplies left, and they finally waited for someone in the trading market who was interested in the valuables, and they had to force her to buy them!

Tang Tian stopped, looked around coldly, and then looked at the security guard in the trading market.

The man in uniform holding a weapon actually saw this scene, but perhaps because there were too many people or Tang Tian was not a familiar guest, he simply ignored this scene.

Tang Tian sneered and said:

"Business is a matter of mutual consent. Since you're trying to force a sale, don't blame me for being rude!"