Chapter 58 The Catnip That Makes You Caught Up!

Because of Meng Shiwan's arrival, the entire base seemed a bit more lively than before.

There were people trying to win her over.

Some people are eyeing her RV.

Some wanted her dead.

Some people deeply regret it.

Meng Shiwan drove her RV and parked it on the roadside in front of the registration hall.

It's called a registration hall, but it's actually the old shopping mall, only now it's been converted into some of the base's offices.

Anyone who moves into the base must come here to collect a new base identity card.

Firstly, it facilitates the base's statistics on the number of people and its management.

Secondly, only after receiving their base identification tags were they assigned accommodations and given daily relief rations.

Meng Shiwan asked Ta Xue, who was squatting on the central handrail, "Do you want to come with me?"

Ta Xue shrank back, turned around, and returned to the sofa through the hole next to him, keeping a distance from Meng Shiwan.

It's so hot outside, it absolutely refuses to leave this car.

Meng Shiwan closed the windows, opened the driver's door, and got out of the car.

Stepping out of the cold RV and onto the ground, Meng Shiwan felt as if she had entered a boiling steamer.

In that instant, she felt like she was about to be roasted alive.

After closing the car door, I used my ice-based powers to continuously condense a layer of frost around myself to dispel the surrounding high temperature, which made me feel more comfortable.

She walked toward the registration hall and saw people queuing at the windows; the line wasn't long.

It was also very hot inside the hall, and everyone in line was sweating profusely, which quickly evaporated, leaving white sweat stains on their clothes.

The entire hall reeked of sweat and stench.

Meng Shiwan stopped at the end of the line and looked up. The staff behind the counter were also sweating, but not very badly, obviously because the work area was air-conditioned.

Those at the front of the line practically pressed themselves against the glass, greedily hoping to soak up some of the cool air escaping.

"Damn weather, how can it be so hot? Is it impossible for anyone to live like this?"

"The temperature is already over 60 degrees Celsius today. If it keeps going like this, people will be roasted alive."

The people in line were grumbling quietly.

Just then, a woman collapsed to the ground with a thud, startling everyone around her.

"What's wrong? It looks like you've fainted. It must be from the heat."

"Does anyone have water, or a small fan or something? Please help me."

People around them crowded over to take a look.

It's only been half a month since the apocalypse began, and some people haven't experienced its cruelty yet, so they still retain their kindness.

Seeing someone in critical condition, anyone who can help is willing to lend a hand.

"I have a sip of water here, let me feed her that."

"Medicines to relieve heatstroke are hard to find now, and probably no one has them. Heatstroke can be very serious if not treated in time."

“I have a cooling pad for phones here. Stick it on her neck; it should help relieve the heat.”

A boy took out a small object, about the size of his palm, and placed it on the neck of the unconscious woman.

The other end connects to a power bank, and the small fan of the phone cooler starts running, pressing against the flat surface of the phone to provide a slight cooling sensation to the woman's neck.

Meng Shiwan watched this scene calmly, without any emotion.

Seeing that everyone in front of her was crowding around to see what was going on, she stepped to the window and handed her ID card through the small hole in the glass.

“I don’t need a house, I live in a motorhome. Just give me a long-term, shaded parking space.”

The staff took her ID card, quickly processed it, and handed the document out the window.

Besides her ID card, there was another card, which was her residence permit for the base.

Similar to an ID card, the address section below the detailed information on the front has been changed to parking space 809 on the ground in Jianhu Community.

The back only has one line of text: 'Seed Base, Haicheng District.'

All the bases established by the national government after the apocalypse are called seed bases.

It is called Haicheng District because the city is called Haicheng (Sea City).

Meng Shiwan turned to look at the woman who had just fainted, who slowly woke up with the help of a group of people.

She hurried out the door, but as soon as she came out, a group of people surrounded her.

"Hey beautiful, which neighborhood did you get assigned to? Let me show you the way, I know this place well."

"Me, me, me, I know it better. Let me show you the way. I'll give you instant noodles, biscuits, steamed buns, rice, anything will do. I charge a low price."

"I'm not expensive. I know which building in which neighborhood and which parking space. I'll definitely get you there as quickly as possible."

They crowded in front of Meng Shiwan, completely blocking her way.

As the saying goes, where there is demand, there is business.

Many survivors who have just arrived here have no idea where their assigned accommodations are.

This is how guides came to help new survivors find accommodation as quickly as possible, even in this sweltering heat, accepting only a few packets of snacks and bread.

There are supplies everywhere outside, and many survivors carry some food with them, which isn't expensive.

The guide can earn a lot of food by making a few extra orders a day, making it a profitable business for both buyers and sellers.

Meng Shiwan asked, "Does anyone have a car?"

Of course, this industry isn't clean either.

These people will pay attention to how much supplies the survivors are carrying. If they are, they will remember their location and look for opportunities to steal from them.

A young man with a tanned complexion pushed his way forward.

"Sis, I have a car. I don't need to ride with you. I'll drive you the way."

They watched Meng Shiwan as she got out of the RV.

They only started soliciting business after Meng Shiwan finished getting her documents.

Some people are cautious and don't want to ride in their cars; they understand.

Meng Shiwan glanced at him, "Okay, you're the one."

These people must have their own set of rules. After Meng Shiwan made her selection, the others dispersed, waiting for the next person to come out.

The young man rubbed his hands together, grinning, "Sister, if I drive, it'll be more expensive, so I'll ask for five packs of instant noodles as payment."

Among the supplies, their favorite was instant noodles.

It contains staple food, salt, and most importantly, it has flavor, making it the first choice.

Meng Shiwan: ...

She glanced at him. "Four packs, I'll give you the sauerkraut flavor."

The young man thought for a moment and said, "Okay, four packs it is, but they have to be big food bags. Let's go now, I'll go get the car, you wait for me."

If you're going to stomp on the pickled cabbage, so be it. On such a hot day, the pickled cabbage flavor is very appetizing. Add some noodles, and you can have a satisfying meal.

He jogged away, Meng Shiwan entered the RV through the side door, and Taxue squatted on the shoe cabinet, staring at the small fish tank.

Meng Shiwan touched it, took a bottle of chilled juice from the refrigerator, and went to the driver's seat.

She had just sat down when she saw the dark-skinned young man driving a car...

tricycle?

It's the kind of tricycle that elderly people drive, not much bigger than an electric scooter.

To protect himself from the sun, he even installed a sunshade canopy on the roof of his car.

Meng Shiwan looked puzzled, feeling like she'd been cheated out of all four large food bags.

She glanced at the already dim sky and poked her head out, "It'll probably be midnight by the time you get there."

The young man smiled apologetically, "Sister, it's not that exaggerated. It's not far, it'll be quick."

He turned the accelerator to the maximum, but he still didn't go more than two meters.

In Meng Shiwan's eyes, it was like a tortoise, moving forward slowly.

Meng Shiwan scratched his head anxiously.

She started the RV, began to move, accelerated, and pushed it along, bracing against the back of the tricycle.

The young man felt an intense push against his back and exclaimed, "Sis, sis, what are you doing?"

Meng Shiwan remained silent. "Give me directions."

The RV was pushing a small tricycle, and the young man sat on the tricycle, holding the steering wheel with one hand and pointing out directions to Meng Shiwan with the other.

Its unique design attracted many passersby to turn around and look.

Jianhu Residential Area is indeed not far; it only takes about ten minutes to get there.

The residential complex is built next to a park, which contains a large lake.

The base is located in a newly developed area, and the buildings here are all relatively new.

If you ignore the dead plants, the neighborhood environment is still quite nice.

The ground parking lot she was assigned to was between the two buildings, with only two rows of ten spaces each, totaling twenty spaces.

The parking space is spacious and has a sunshade installed above it.

There were already four or five RVs parked inside, so it seems she wasn't the only one who decided to live in one.

These RVs were all arranged in this parking lot.

Meng Shiwan backed the RV into her parking space and took out four large bags of pickled cabbage noodles for the young man.

The young man took it with a grin, skillfully pulled a black bag from his pocket, put it inside, then stuffed it under the seat of the electric scooter before settling down firmly.

"Goodbye, sis. If you need any help, you can come to the certificate processing center to find me."

After saying that, he rode away at a snail's pace, like a whirlwind.

He was acting suspiciously, as if a thief was watching him from behind.

The thief wasn't watching him; he was now crouching in the corner, eyeing Meng Shiwan's RV.

The bald man's bald head reflected light slightly under the dim streetlights. "Based on my judgment along the way, I can rob him."

The man next to him asked, "Brother, what have you decided? Didn't we agree to steal it before we even entered the base?"

The bald man smacked his lips. "You don't know anything. First of all, we can be sure she has no powerful connections or special abilities. People with powerful connections wouldn't live in the assigned area, and people with special abilities would definitely not live here."

The moment the superhumans entered the base, they were recruited by various departments. She has no connections, no superpowers, and this little girl dares to be so arrogant in front of us. We'll snatch her away tonight!

"Let's go back and grab our gear. We'll break into her RV in the middle of the night, and then she and the RV will be ours."

The other men got excited as soon as they heard that.

"Let's go, we have to get it tonight."

Such a nice RV, such a beautiful person, tonight they're theirs.

The group started to get excited.

They left quietly.

Meng Shiwan withdrew her gaze from their furtive figures and asked Taxue, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"

Ta Xue jumped onto the shoe cabinet and stared longingly at Meng Shiwan.

Eat catnip, catnip.

Meng Shiwan thought for a moment, "Garlic water spinach, stewed with braised pork, served with rice, and afterwards with a milk and fruit salad, the kind with ice."

Ta Xue stared at her expectantly, babbling on and on.

I want catnip.

The catnip on top!