"Girl, you said you needed my help last night, what kind of help was it?"

Zuo Ling glanced at him and said, "Speak here? Is this the place to talk?"

Professor Jin smiled sheepishly and coughed twice: "Well, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

Ha! I knew the old man wouldn't come looking for anything good.

Researcher Tang tugged at Zuo Ling's sleeve: "Miss, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

It's nothing more than going out; we're using her as a bodyguard.

Zuo Ling really didn't want to leave the residential area. She didn't have three heads and six arms, nor the ability to kick around in all directions. Even if she had some means of self-preservation, she couldn't withstand the many wolves and tigers around her.

Under the high-pressure threat of government-mandated tasks, the residents' meeting concluded successfully.

Aside from participating in the patrol missions that take place every three days, Zuo Ling didn't participate in any other activities.

Like her, many people are taking a wait-and-see approach.

After the meeting, Professor Jin and his wife said they wanted Zuo Ling to accompany them to the Agricultural Research Institute.

“Girl, I want to go back to the yard to get some seeds, potting soil, nutrient solution, growth promoters and the like. The natural disaster won’t be over anytime soon, so we have to make some plans.”

Zuo Ling refused.

The polar night had just begun, and it was the most chaotic time. She didn't want to go out and get shot.

Although she could benefit from each collaboration with Professor Jin and his wife, she felt that she had taken it too easy, which led the elderly couple to think of her whenever they needed something, and over time, they developed a dependency on her.

The elderly couple were disappointed, but they didn't insist.

Many new faces have gradually moved into the community. Some are people with connections, but most are disaster victims who have been screened in.

The community has a total of 450 houses, but fewer than 50 are unoccupied or have just been vacated.

New residents, unless they have very strong connections or hold a very high status, are allowed to live in a separate household.

The others, there are no individual households.

At most, one household can fit five families at the same time, a whole family of all ages, dozens of people.

Those living downstairs are unlucky; no matter how good the soundproofing is, it can't withstand a large number of people.

The construction of the community wall and temporary housing started simultaneously, but the progress was slow, mainly due to a shortage of materials.

Moreover, the temperature was too low, the conditions were unfavorable, and none of us had experience working in extremely cold weather.

The most obvious change is that the community is cleaner now, and snow is being cleared away promptly, temporarily restoring it to its pre-apocalyptic state.

Among the disaster victims were many strong young men who organized a team to go out and search for supplies so that their families could have enough to eat and wear.

On his first trip out, he brought back two truckloads of supplies, including food, clothing, and a lot of steel bars and planks, which caused a sensation throughout the community.

What Zuo Ling saw was that 20 people went out and two corpses came back.

The remaining 18 people were all injured to varying degrees, clearly having gone through a fierce battle.

Perhaps, possibly, more than one.

With a large amount of supplies ahead, more and more people are becoming fearless.

Some families went out alone to find supplies, while others went in groups. They all managed to bring back some supplies, but each time there were casualties.

Half a month later, Professor Jin couldn't sit still any longer and came to find Zuo Ling with the crossbow he had finished.