"Brother, the way you're saying it makes no sense. We have no doubts about you. Thank you so much this time."

The guy in room 1501 was bald, not very tall, and was wearing a plaid shirt and glasses even in this hot weather. He looked like a typical engineering student.

He spoke frankly and came over to help Jian Anping unpack the cookies, distributing one cookie to each person according to headcount.

These compressed biscuits are a great thing; they're incredibly filling. Eating one and drinking water can last you a whole day.

If you eat these things sparingly, you should be able to last four or five days without any problem.

Everyone was quite satisfied with the distribution of supplies this time. Even the tattooed guy didn't say anything, and even smiled at Xiao Lingfeng standing next to him as he left, seemingly not holding a grudge at all.

Jian Ning became more cautious around him. This man was quite cunning; it would be best to avoid contact with him in the future.

After the supplies were delivered, the entire neighborhood was unusually quiet for several days; no one mentioned the people who had turned into skeletons. Jian Ning cultivated at home for two days.

Then he called Xiao Lingfeng and Jian Anping to go out together. He gave each of them a diving suit and brought out an inflatable boat.

This time, her target was either the city's coal company or a timber mill. After all, the floodwaters had now calmed down, and the extreme cold weather could come at any time.

Although Jian Anping had a considerable amount of winter supplies stored in her own space, she had none. She wondered if Xiao Lingfeng had any, but she couldn't ask him beforehand.

"Xiao Ning, you've bought quite a lot of stuff, but do you know how to drive it?" Jian Anping carried the inflatable boat downstairs and couldn't help but turn back to ask her.

"No, brother, you can drive, this shouldn't be a problem, right?" While flying swords was no problem for Jian Ning, he had never driven a boat before. The original owner of this body had never driven one either.

"I will!" Xiao Lingfeng's cool voice made Jian Ning very happy.

She grabbed his sleeve, her eyes sparkling with admiration: "Xiao Lingfeng, you're amazing! Can you drive airplanes, tanks, and stuff like that? Let's find a helicopter and try it out later!"

"If you can find it, no problem." Xiao Lingfeng looked at Jian Ning with a smile in his eyes as she skipped and hopped along, looking so lively. So adorable.

Once downstairs, they lowered the inflatable boat out the window. Jian Anping was a little scared when she jumped on. Having always lived on land, the sight of the floodwaters outside made her dizzy. Her legs even felt a bit weak.

"Brother, it's okay. You're wearing a life jacket, so even if you fall, you'll float back up." Jian Ning easily jumped down from the windowsill with one hand.

"I know, but this water is so dirty, it makes me feel nauseous. Xiao Ning, please bring back more bottled water this time. It's hot, and I need to drink at least one bottle a day, even if I have to be careful."

"Okay, since there are a lot of us today, it's not just about food; we should also stock up on heating supplies beforehand, as the weather is unusual right now."

I've read about this in post-apocalyptic novels; you never know when it might get cold. Without electricity and heating, that would be truly unbearable.

“Xiao Ning, you’re right. We still have food at home. Let’s go find something to start a fire. I know the coal mine area in the city well. Just turn right at the intersection ahead and go west straight down there.”

Jian Anping felt that everything his sister said was right and carried it out completely, directing Xiao Lingfeng to drive the speedboat directly to the coal yard.

The coal yard was situated at a significantly higher elevation than the city. As the speedboat approached, they were surprised to find five or six shirtless men standing on the rooftops.

"When they saw their ship coming, they waved excitedly."

"Shall we go over there? Or should we go straight to the coal mine?" Xiao Lingfeng turned to Jian Ning and asked.

"Let's go take a look. If we can help, let's do it." Jian Ning hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't harden her heart.

So Xiao Lingfeng drove the speedboat closer to the house.

"Brothers, do you have any food? Water will do too?" A dark-skinned middle-aged man, who was leading them, quickly called out as they approached.

"Jian Ning took out two bottles of mineral water and three bags of bread from her bag and handed them to Xiao Lingfeng, who tossed them up with a slight effort."

"Thank you, thank you. What are you looking for? There's nothing left to eat here; all the food has been flooded," the middle-aged man said, his face full of gratitude as he accepted the food.

"Brother, could you move the boat a little closer so we can get on?"

Another thin man took two steps forward. He knew in his heart that with so little food, how long could it last? It could only alleviate the immediate difficulty and did not solve the real problem.

“I’m sorry, you can’t come aboard this ship. But if you have any life-saving equipment here, I can get it for you.” Jian Ning refused outright.

Now is not the time for sentimentality. Although she wasn't afraid, she didn't want to expose too much in case a few people got on the ship and started having bad intentions.

"That works too. See that place with the big red chimney?"

"There are life jackets and a small boat in that house behind. Thank you for your help. It's just that the water is too deep; we can't get in at all," the thin man said to Jian Ning, pointing ahead.

“Okay, you can wait a bit.” Jian Ning agreed, and Xiao Lingfeng drove the speedboat around the big smokestack and glanced at the murky water.

"I'm going down, you all wait up here."

"No, I'll go instead. You and my brother stay up here; he can't drive the boat." Without waiting for their agreement, Jian Ning flipped over and jumped down.

I had already put on my diving suit. After going down, I used a water-repelling spell to part the water in front of me, and I could see several bungalows in front of me, and a row of domed coal storage silos behind them.

Judging from the appearance of the sealed concrete structure, the coal definitely wasn't soaked in water. It's still usable, which is good news. However, there's no rush to load the coal.

Instead, they went into those bungalows. Two of the windows were broken, and there was nothing left. Fortunately, the one with life jackets was still relatively intact.

Jian Ning took out the inflatable boat and life jackets. When she surfaced, she saw Jian Anping anxiously pacing around on the surface.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jian Ning carrying her things upstairs.

"This kid wouldn't let me go down, he was so worried about me." He muttered to himself, and together with Xiao Lingfeng, they pulled Jian Ning up.

"Let's send those people away first, then we'll go down below and get the coal. I just saw it. There are many large coal warehouses in the water. Let's take as much as we can."

At this point, Jian Ning no longer wanted to hide the fact that she had a storage space. In this day and age, Jian Anping would find out sooner or later anyway. She planned to take as much as possible back with her when she went downstairs, otherwise there wouldn't be enough fuel for the cold weather.