Chapter 36 Disgusting

Green vines twined around the balcony trellis, and a few underdeveloped cucumbers hung down amidst the lush greenery.

Lin Xi didn't mind and picked off two oddly shaped ones.

As June arrived, the weather became increasingly hot and dry, but with ample sunshine, Lin Xi's solar charging panels were more than enough to maintain the power supply in her home, so Lin Xi turned on the air conditioner and air purifier without any hesitation.

Nevertheless, it is quite pleasant to have a bite of chilled, tangy cucumber salad in this hot weather.

Lin Xi fried another batch of chicken in the air fryer, sprinkling half with cumin powder and the other half with yogurt cheese sauce, and served it with refreshing smashed cucumber for lunch.

Feeling comfortable.

To be able to live like this 12 days after the apocalypse begins, and to be able to maintain this lifestyle even when water and power are cut off, how wonderful!

There were four apartments in her building, which were redistributed after Yang Xin's family killed the other residents.

Yang Xin, his wife, and son lived in Gu Lanjuan's house in room 201. Yang Xin's parents-in-law lived in Li Rong's house in room 202 across the hall. Gu Lanjuan and her husband moved to room 302 across the hall from Lin Xi, which was originally Fu Minjun's house.

Over the past few days, the people in the building have taken turns trying various methods to break into her door, but whether they pry the lock or smash it, the door remains intact.

Seeing that they couldn't get in no matter what they tried, Gu Lanjuan and her daughter-in-law outside the door were furious: "This lunatic, the door is so sturdy, we can't even break a hole in it."

Lin Xi heard this from the surveillance footage.

Hearing this, he felt smug: Of course! I saved up money by eating dirt for a year and spent a lot of money to install it. It not only protects against zombies, but also against villains.

Seeing that there was no threat from the people outside, Lin Xi turned off the doorbell and alarm, and settled down at home to enjoy her peaceful life.

The meals are varied, and there are plenty of snacks and desserts. Apart from the lack of fruits and vegetables, the diet is no different from what we eat in a normal life.

For entertainment, we watch videos on the projector, read novels, or do some exercise. We also have unfinished puzzles and small handicrafts from the past that we bought before, which we can use for entertainment as well.

June 3rd arrived in the blink of an eye, and the power went out outside.

While Lin Xi was relaxing on the sofa with the air conditioning on, playing Plants vs. Zombies, a person appeared in a spot on the security camera that had been completely still until now—

Sunroom roof.

Yang Xin and his wife boldly climbed from Fu Minjun's house next door onto the roof of Lin Xi's sunroom, drooling over the photovoltaic panels on the roof.

However, a security fence was installed 50 centimeters away from the photovoltaic panels, preventing Yang Xin from stealing them.

Lin Xi thought to herself, "This is the survival experience I've gained from dying so many times. I've traded my life for it. How can you black-hearted scoundrels steal it from me?"

Yang Xin's wife looked at the solar panels, then at Lin Xi's air conditioner unit, and stomped her feet in envy: "The air conditioner is spinning! That woman must be home, and doing very well!"

That's right, at home, and doing very well! Lin Xi thought to herself.

Yang Xin echoed his wife: "Mom said that this woman was pitiful because her parents died, she had a mental illness, and her workplace happened to be in Zone B, so she should have died long ago. I didn't expect her to be alive and well, and she doesn't care about us at all. I think she is just hateful and selfish."

"..." Lin Xi couldn't help but curse inwardly. I'm living a good life in my own home. I haven't stolen anything, I haven't hit anyone, and I haven't attracted any zombies. How can I be so hateful and selfish?

However, after all that, Lin Xi already knew that the group of people on the second floor were all wicked and evil people who had just revealed their true nature in the apocalypse, and there was nothing to talk about with them.

There's no need to worry or pay attention. Just turn off the screen and go back to your own little life.

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On the 27th day of the zombie outbreak, the water supply was cut off.

The water tank and water filter in Lin Xi's house have been put into use. Apart from the fact that it is not as convenient to get water, Lin Xi's life is not affected.

Every day, I have to run a few extra steps upstairs to get water for washing up and cooking. I can't even take a shower anymore; I have to heat water for a bath. Washing my hair is even more troublesome; after shampooing, I have to change the water and use conditioner.

Washing clothes requires manually filling the washing machine with water.

If these extra tasks happened in normal life, it would be quite troublesome for Lin Xi to do them when she got home from working overtime.

But Lin Xi had been staying at home for a long time, and there was nothing else to do except eat, drink and play every day. Moving her hands and feet a little more was not a problem for her. On the contrary, it helped to increase her daily tasks and consume some excess energy.

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On the 30th day of the zombie outbreak, the plum rain season in Nanhua was in full swing, and the rain poured down, washing away the blood and stench of this dead city.

A layer of moisture permeated the air, and the clothes I had changed into were still damp after two days. If I forced myself to wear them, they would smell musty and sour. Even the surface of the floor was almost covered with a layer of water vapor.

However, Lin Xi did not turn on the air conditioner to dehumidify. Due to the continuous rain, her solar panels had not absorbed any solar energy for a long time, and the stored electricity was only enough to maintain the necessary power supply for the refrigerator and electric kettle.

Although the phone network was still working, the weather forecast for Nanhua District was a single line, and no one was taking measurements. However, Lin Xi remembered that in her previous life, she had barely managed to stay awake until the weather cleared up thanks to the 44 kilowatt-hours of electricity stored in the battery, so the plum rains should be ending soon.

The solar panels are not working, but the rain has filled the water tank and bathtub at home with water, enough to cope with the sweltering summer heat after the rainy season.

Lin Xi died in one of her previous lives during a power and water outage, a difficult situation for ordinary people to overcome. She couldn't help but wonder about the family downstairs.

Their activities were limited to their own homes and the homes of Li Rong and Fu Minjun, which they had occupied. They didn't move around much in the hallways, so Lin Xi's surveillance cameras couldn't detect their movements.

But she received a distress call. The family took turns ringing the doorbell, the older ones first, then the younger ones. But Lin Xi blocked the doorbell with one click. Her house was surprisingly well soundproofed, and she could hardly hear the outside disturbances.

Unable to get water, Yang Xin and his father-in-law tried breaking and prying the door again, but to no avail. When that didn't work, they tried a softer approach, sending elderly people and children to ask for help, either writing on the wall or sticking notes on the door.

Lin Xi ignored them all. Opening the door to such an inhuman family would undoubtedly lead to certain consequences.

I thought those people would stop once they couldn't get water, but then the security camera in the sunroom sent out an alarm.

Lin Xi went to the attic, where two people stood on the roof of the sunroom, which had been renovated and reduced in size. Rain was pouring down, and other things were also falling with a pattering sound.

This despicable family can't even get water themselves, so they make others suffer too. They actually defecated and urinated on the water inlet on Lin Xi's roof and dumped garbage in it.

Although Lin Xi installed security bars on the roof, preventing outsiders from prying off her solar panels and water filter inlets, they could still add materials inside.

The monitor screen can hear conversations outside: "This rainwater is poisonous. If you drink it without boiling it, you'll get diarrhea and fever. Isn't it pointless to do this to her?"

"No, I noticed she opened the window and scattered garbage dust. That bitch is definitely alive and well."

“There are seven of us, and we’ve already run out of fuel in our gas stove. We can’t boil water anymore, but this bastard only has one person in her family. She’ll definitely have enough supplies and fuel.”

"If only we could pry open her door."

Through the one-way privacy glass, Lin Xi saw the greed and jealousy in Yang Xin's eyes.

What they didn't know was that Lin Xi's family had installed a water filter, so even if they added something to it, it would be filtered out, and they would just have to throw away an extra bag of trash.

Although disgusted, Lin Xi did not plan to go out to deal with this trouble, because as the living environment deteriorates, these troublesome people will be resolved naturally.