Chapter 86 Polar Night [VIP]

There are four households on one floor, and the Tang family rented room 1003.

"Okay, that's about it. I'll be back at work now. See you tonight!"

Chen Yaoyue put down her luggage and said goodbye to Tang Tian and others.

Even though it is polar night now, people still try their best to maintain their pre-polar night routines, using only time to distinguish between day and night.

After thanking her, Tang Tian sent Shen Yaoyue away, then brought her luggage and went inside with Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia.

This was obviously also decorated using the style of a house from before the apocalypse. It was not a bare house, and the previous decoration could still be seen, but the house was completely empty, without any furniture or equipment.

Tang Tian immediately took out all the furniture and equipment in the system warehouse and put them in place. In a short while, the room was completely filled.

A surveillance camera was immediately installed at the door, and a window was also made using metal abilities.

The base is currently still providing limited power to the community at a limited time. The excess electricity is used to supply the planting and livestock areas as well as factories. Therefore, the bright lights in the windows they saw before were probably generated by the residents themselves.

Tang Yi first formed several light-attribute energy balls, letting them float in mid-air to illuminate the space. Wei Mingxia set up the dining table in the living room and used the system to prepare several dishes for the housewarming feast.

Tan Tan had sniffed all the scents in the room. This would be his new territory, and finally he came to the nest that Tang Tian had put in there, which belonged to him.

After a quick cleanup, the family sat at the dining table and started eating.

"I heard from Chen Yaoyue that if people in the base want to find a proper job, they must first go to the training camp and obtain a certificate of qualification."

Tang Yi was talking at the dinner table.

However, not everyone goes to the base, such as the elderly, the young, or those in poor health. Generally, young and middle-aged people go there more often.

It is not easy to get a certificate of qualification from the training camp. If you can get it, it means that you are capable of taking a position with a regular position and the conditions will be better.

"No rush, let's wait a few days and see what happens."

Tang Tian chewed the food.

They don't have to rush for survival like others, and the base is still not completely stable. Who knows what new news will come out the next day?

Besides, they had just exchanged for a batch of points coupons and they couldn’t use them all up in a short time.

So let’s first enjoy this first meal and first sleep after arriving at the base!

Until the evening of the past days, the moon was dim in the sky, and the earth was gradually filled with a chill. People who went out to work gradually returned to their homes in the cover of night.

Shen Boyun, Shen Yaoyue, Yan Chunhua and Cheng Jing all agreed to come back together. Although they are already at the base, it does not mean that they will not encounter danger on the way.

They lived in Room 1001, Building 1, Community No. 6, while Yan Shuangmei, Yan Lei, Yan Shuo and Yan Huai lived in Room 1002 next door.

At the beginning, the Yan family insisted on living next door to the Shen family. Thinking that they were relatives, Yan Chunhua agreed to this request, and everything has been peaceful so far.

This time when he climbed up the stairs, Shen Boyun saw a camera on the top of the door of 1003, just like the one in Hexinyuan, and he realized that the Tang family had moved in.

Chen Yaoyue smiled secretly and said:

"Brother, are you finally relieved now? Besides, Tang Tian and the others still have supplies. They went to the redemption center and exchanged tens of thousands of points coupons in one go. There's no need to worry too much."

As Shen Boyun opened the door with his key, he glanced at the former, then walked in with his earlobes burning.

…

The next day, official personnel seemed to know that the Tang family had moved in, and sent people to express their condolences and bring some daily necessities. It looked like a housewarming gift before the end of the world, and Tang Tian thanked them one by one.

After a few more days, the family of three still stayed at home, exercising, studying, and tinkering with equipment and systems, and they had completely adapted to the new environment.

What's different is that Tang Tian and Tang Yi will now take Tan Tan for a walk, and they are tied up properly, which allows Tan Tan to become more familiar with everything in the base.

After opening the system and collecting a batch of ingredients, Tang Tian felt that it was time to continue learning new abilities.

After clicking on create, a glass jar appeared in her hand, filled with a thick orange liquid.

But when you open the lid, you can smell a very sour, sweet and refreshing aroma.

It was the aroma of passion fruit and her freshly made passion fruit curd.

This thick sauce can be used to make ice cream cakes, and it is also great to spread directly on toast.

Tang Tian took out a piece of ordinary toast that was also made in the system, spread a thick layer of curd on it, and then took a bite.

Well, the sour and sweet taste is rich and fills your mouth. It is really appetizing and delicious.

Tan Tan, who was not far away, was chewing on a toy. When he looked up and saw Tang Tian eating with relish, he immediately dropped the toy in his mouth, ran to the sofa, put down his mouthpiece, and stared at the toast with his tongue sticking out.

Superpowers activated.

"I want to...eat..."

Tang Tian's thoughts made her stunned involuntarily.

She lowered her head to look at Tan Tan, and Tan Tan looked at her too, and another sentence appeared:

"I want to...eat..."

Tang Tian tore it into small pieces and threw them away. Each piece was caught accurately by Tan Tan, and her words changed:

"tasty……"

This worked.

This new ability from the purple cooking recipe is the ability to establish spiritual communication with animals, plants and other creatures, so Tang Tian was able to discover Tan Tan's thoughts.

However, this ability is destined to be used in few places, but it is very convenient to use it on Tan Tan.

Tang Tian stroked the dog's head and stood up. She was probably as tall as a human. She suddenly recalled the time when she first picked up the charcoal.

Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, I have successfully raised Tantan into an adult dog.

However, the purple cooking abilities are far more than just these.

Tang Tian discovered that there were shields, healing, and purification similar to those in green and orange, but presumably their main functions would be somewhat different.

It happened to be a good time for afternoon tea, so Tang Tian chose to make it again, and a plate of raisin pastry appeared in her hand.

Unfortunately, Tan Tan probably couldn't eat this, so he had to watch Tang Tian and Tang Yi eat it.

After obtaining the new superpower, Tang Tian stood up and released it immediately.

Almost in an instant, her vision moved from the living room to the kitchen.

Tang Tian looked back, but only saw a slightly surprised expression on Tang Yi's face. Even Tan Tan was barking and running up.

Because in the eyes of outsiders, Tang Tian moved over instantly!

This is the special ability of that plate of raisin soufflé - short-distance teleportation!

As long as you use it skillfully, you can definitely use it in your own fighting!

…

Before I knew it, I had been at the base for more than a week.

The Tang family stayed indoors, and the Shen and Yan families were busy with work, so they rarely saw each other.

But today, Tang Tian and Tang Yi decided to go and take a look at the so-called training camp.

That morning, the family cooked pumpkin porridge, and Wei Mingxia made two kinds of buns with fillings, one with braised pork and the other with rapeseed and mushrooms. The two sisters ate their fill before setting off.

The training camp is located in the stadium and playground of a university before the end of the world, with enough area to accommodate people for training.

However, Tang Tian then discovered that this was actually her and Tang Yi's alma mater. The training camp was set up here and there were directions to enter from all directions.

Although the environment has changed, the facilities and buildings have not changed. You can still see familiar places, which brings back some memories from long ago.

But that was all in the past, thought Tang Tian after her rebirth.

A few blurry figures can be vaguely seen on the playground, and there is a place similar to a front desk in front of the building.

After Tang Tian went forward to inquire, she found out that this training camp also required personal registration to join. Fortunately, they had their ID with them.

Seeing that they were newcomers, the staff also went out of their way to explain the exercises in the training camp.

Generally speaking, we can summarize it as running exercises to train physical fitness in the morning, and training in the afternoon to learn different military fighting techniques, and even shooting.

Tang Tian: ...Why do I feel like I'll be graduating soon?

"It's a quarter past seven in the morning, and we'll start drills in a quarter of an hour. From what I've seen from your registration, it seems you've practiced before? You could also choose to skip a level and get your certificate sooner."

The staff member said while holding the document.

After all, the base is still short of manpower, and the more trained manpower there are, the better.

The training camp is divided into beginner, intermediate and advanced courses. Many people were ordinary people before the end of the world, so they also start with the beginner course. Those who don’t want to come are another matter.

After learning about it, Tang Tian and Tang Yi directly chose to start training from the intermediate course.

After confirming, the staff took them to another playground.

The university's playground was always spacious. A group of people had already gathered on the track, some doing warm-up exercises. A few more street lamps were added nearby, emitting a dim glow.

"This is the instructor for the intermediate course. These two are newcomers who chose to skip a level."

Tang Tian saw that the coach was wearing camouflage clothes and a baseball cap, and she was afraid that his previous identity was also related to the military.

...It really feels like I’m dreaming back to my military training in college.

The coach looked at the two sisters seriously, without saying much, but just asked them to line up at the end of the team and prepare for exercise.

Tang Tian and Tang Yi obeyed obediently, and five minutes later, the team started running on the track.

The night's chill quickly made my nose sore, and a thin white mist came out of my mouth. The temperature during the polar night had already dropped to almost zero degrees.

Fortunately, the first thing Tang Tian unlocked was red food, which contained many warming properties and could be eaten in the morning.

But as she ran, she found that this group of people were not running fast, and even seemed a little slow, just like donkeys that were reluctantly put on a millstone, and had to be urged by the coach to speed up every once in a while.

The coach was not on the track, so Tang Tian and Tang Yi could occasionally hear a few complaints from the team.

It seems that they don't actually want to come to training. I don't know whether it is a mandatory requirement of the base or they are forced by their families.

After all, there are still many people who believe that as long as they live in a relatively safe base and receive free food every day, they can live the same life as before.

…

Tang Tian frowned, and took advantage of the dim light to speed up and run at the front of the team.

Because she was wearing a hood, people behind her couldn't see her face clearly.

However, as long as there is a leader in the crowd, some people will follow involuntarily, and this exercise is finally over.

Upon hearing the coach's instructions, Tang Tian and Tang Yi didn't say much. They wiped the sweat off their face and returned the same way. They also took out the electrolyte drink and drank a few sips to replenish their energy when no one was around.

After returning home, Wei Mingxia had naturally almost prepared lunch.

After lunch, the two went to the training camp for afternoon training.

Because they skipped grades early, they don't need to do strength training like those who climbed up step by step, so it is assumed that they know some tricks.

Maybe the coach also wanted to see Tang Tian and Tang Yi's abilities. After all, there are not many people who voluntarily skip grades.

It happened to be the time for the weekly combat training in the training camp, so they were arranged to start right away.

Being able to do this kind of combat training means that you are about to finish intermediate training and move on to advanced training.

Tang Tian and Tang Yi agreed and were soon assigned to be opponents.

But unexpectedly, Tang Tian actually met an acquaintance - and an acquaintance with whom she had a not-so-good relationship.

Qiao Shiyu was also stunned when she saw Tang Tian. After such a long time, she thought Tang Tian would not enter the base.

"You can start now, but just enough."

After the coach gave his instructions, he watched the game from the sidelines.

Qiao Shiyu's face was half stern. She probably didn't know that Tang Tian had skipped a grade. She just said in a cold voice:

"Tang Tian, ​​when did you arrive at the base?"

"Training camp is for training, not for small talk. Let's get started."

Tang Tian answered and also assumed a fighting stance.

Qiao Shiyu spat and immediately rushed forward with glaring eyes.

Judging from her posture, she really looked like she had been in a training camp, which was completely different from her previous image as a female student.

Tang Tian only felt that her whole body became excited as she moved, and the two of them exchanged moves.

However, Tang Tian started lifting weights in the early days of the apocalypse, so of course her strength is much greater than Qiao Shiyu's.

As the saying goes, force can defeat skill. The former knocked Qiao Shiyu to the ground with just one last punch, and the coach blew the whistle to call a timeout.

"No wonder you chose to skip a grade. You could definitely take advanced courses."

The coach, who had been expressionless before, now had a slight smile on his face, and seemed to be quite appreciative of Tang Tian.

After the battle here ended, he immediately went to check the battles of other teams.

Tang Tian clenched her fists. With a coach, she could go straight to advanced training.

However, just as she was about to leave, Qiao Shiyu, who had gotten up from the ground, was unwilling to give in and continued to shout:

"Wait! Tang Tian, ​​I didn't put it away properly just now, try again!"

Even in the almost dim light, one could still see Qiao Shiyu's expression slightly distorted by anger.

"Our battle is over."

Tang Tian replied in a deep voice and was about to leave to find Tang Yi, but she didn't expect the former to suddenly lose her fighting spirit and rush up to her with her fists.

...short-distance teleportation!

Under the cover of darkness, people would only realize that it was moving at an extremely fast speed, and would not think that it was teleportation.

"ah!"

Qiao Shiyu screamed, and Tang Tian behind her grabbed her hands, making her unable to move.

"Let me go! Let me go! Tang Tian!"

Being captured from below, Qiao Shiyu suddenly went crazy as if her defense was broken:

"Why? Why do you always do better than me? Even in college, you just had an internet celebrity sister! That's how everyone looked at you, and now you're haunting me too!"

After listening to this, Tang Tian felt speechless.

It's not like military training in college, where you really feel like you're still in school. It's already this late, and you're still clinging to the past?

Besides, Tang Tian couldn't understand Qiao Shiyu's thoughts at all. Tang Yi was a grade or two older than her and had indeed started her own media career in college. If she hadn't been dragged into a cameo in a video, she would have graduated and found a job, and ultimately wouldn't have become a food blogger.

There were boys who came over at that time, but Tang Tian was already thinking about how to maximize the Engel coefficient or help Tang Yi shoot videos, and didn't take it seriously at all.

It’s better to say that eating is more important than talking to friends.

However, Qiao Shiyu has always been like this, so there is no need to worry too much about it. Besides, the polar night will make ordinary people irritable and uneasy.

Tang Tian let go and pushed, then said:

"You're still so hung up on the past, think about what time it is now!"

Without saying anything extra, Tang Tian turned around and went to find Tang Yi, and Qiao Shiyu was indeed no longer impulsive.

But she didn't think she listened to what she said.

…

Tang Yi has been practicing with Tang Tian, ​​including those fighting techniques, so the coach also agreed to let her skip a grade again.

After entering the advanced course, the training location and coach changed again.

There were even fewer people taking advanced courses, but among this sparse crowd, Tang Tian actually saw an acquaintance again.

It just happened to be under the light, that profile...is that Li Feiyang?

Suddenly, I felt as if I was in another world, and Tang Tian and Tang Yi went up to recognize each other.

Li Feiyang was naturally very happy. He knew that the Tang family would be able to survive in the apocalypse and would eventually enter the base.

From the former, Tang Tian also heard a lot of unclear information.

For example, this training camp is not as strict as you might imagine. It is actually semi-compulsory. If you find a job that can make a living in the base, you are not required to pass all the courses.

But the courses in the training camp can always save your life if you learn them well, and they are completely open and free.

As for some wealthy families living in core residential areas, although they don’t have to worry about material points coupons for the time being, the elders are more worried about their younger generations, so most of them are sent to training camps for training.

Although Li Feiyang entered the base earlier than Mr. Tang, he heard that the advanced courses were the most difficult and were almost like training for the base, so many people ended up just hanging around in the advanced courses.

Li Feiyang passed all other tests except the shooting test, which he could not pass no matter what. His faith was almost broken. Fortunately, he saw the pillar at that time.

But apart from him, Tang Tian actually thought of another person, Luo Qi, who could be said to have left together with him. She wondered how she was doing now.

But when the latter was mentioned, Li Feiyang's expression became awkward.

It turned out that Luo Qi had also entered the training camp early and had already graduated. However, it seemed that she had not joined any organized team, and it was unclear what she was doing now.

But Luo Qi still stayed with those girls and lived in the civilian area like Li Feiyang.

Tang Tian didn't ask any more questions and started training.

From then on, the two sisters not only had to train in fighting skills, but they could also touch guns and shoot targets. This training was more formal than the aiming training they had done at that time, so they studied hard.

However, the experienced coach could tell at a glance that Tang Tian and Tang Yi had definitely touched guns before.

After all, these people are a minority, and they practice seriously, so we pay more attention to them.

…

That evening, there was even a thin mist in the hazy night, and the chill was overwhelming.

As they walked out of the training hall, Tang Tian, ​​Tang Yi and Li Feiyang felt a gust of cold wind blowing on their faces, making their foreheads, which had just wiped away the sweat, cold.

It was a stark contrast to the bustling atmosphere in the training hall. The temperature outside was almost the same as the winter nights in Spring City. I wondered if it would drop further.

Fortunately, there were still many warm clothes in the Tang family warehouse, but some people in the base were not so lucky.

Not only is there no heating equipment, but I'm afraid I'll have to put all my clothes on randomly to get some warmth.

Leaving the training camp area, Li Feiyang and Tang Tian and Tang Yi who live in the civilian area are not on the same path.

It was farther away and it would take more time to get there every day. He exhaled a puff of white mist, said goodbye to the two of them, and hurried home.

The two of them had walked a few more steps when they suddenly heard someone calling them.

It was the power supply period, and several more street lights were turned on on the roadside.

Tang Tian raised her eyes and saw Shen Boyun wearing a down jacket.

Tang Yi was the first to speak and asked with a smile:

“Shen Boyun, are you off work too?”

"Um... yes, I took this road home as well, and we just happened to meet."

Shen Boyun cleared his throat slightly and said.

"So it means 'just right', what a coincidence. Tiantian, I'm going back first, remember to come back early."

Tang Yi covered her mouth and laughed again, then took a step and disappeared into the night.

It's so funny, I will never be this street lamp!

Tang Tian: ...? !

There was no choice but to walk shoulder to shoulder with Shen Boyun. After all, they became neighbors again.

The base is not as brightly lit as the former Spring City, but you can still vaguely hear the hustle and bustle of traffic and the noisy voices of people.

Both of them were silent for a while, with the cold wind blowing on their faces.

Shen Boyun pursed his lips before asking:

"I heard that you and Tang Yi skipped a grade and went straight to the advanced course. Do you find it difficult there?"

Tang Tian thought for a moment and replied:

"It's okay, but it's all thanks to you teaching me back then. It's quite useful, and I've been practicing it. Fighting is a thing of the past, and I'm currently focusing on shooting."

Shen Boyun was stunned after hearing this, and his heart blossomed.

Great, looks like I was able to help...

"Have you decided which team you want to join? But I heard from Deputy Commander Yang that if you join the armed forces, they will welcome you."

As Shen Boyun asked, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

On the one hand, he really wanted to fight with Tang Tian, ​​but on the other hand, he felt that the armed team was a bit dangerous and involved a lot of work, so he didn't want her to join.

Just like now, the base is still looking for external forces, either to merge them into the base or to capture them.

To put it nicely, it is stricter than before. To put it bluntly, it is a bit of violent law enforcement, and occasional gunfire and bullets have become the norm.

Most of these were done by armed forces.

"I haven't decided yet, let's get the certificate of qualification from the training camp first."

Tang Tian shook his head and asked again:

"By the way, if I want to go out, do I need any procedures?"

"Ordinary people don't need to, just register at the gate."

Shen Boyun didn't ask Tang Tian why she asked such a question, because he knew that she didn't like to stay in the same place all the time and always wanted to go out for a walk.

The two then went all the way to the middle area.

But Tang Tian suddenly discovered that there was a two-story building at the front of the community that was the brightest. It seemed that all the lights in the residence were gathered there, and the door was also watching people coming and going.

"This is……"

"It's a community canteen that exists in every community. It also has facilities similar to a commissary, where food can be supplied and supplies can be traded."

Shen Boyun immediately explained, and then asked with a smile:

"Interested? It's dinner time now, why don't you go take a look?"