The typhoon raged for a week, and the stairwell was partially open. The floor was wet and slippery with rainwater, and some of the paint on the walls had been blown off.
The five of them dared not turn on the lights and groped their way forward, clinging to the railing in the dark. When they reached the first floor, the dormitory supervisor was nowhere to be seen in the duty room.
Without giving it much thought, the group turned and left, heading towards their destination.
Cheng Zhi, who was at the very end, was a little troubled. Just now, while looking at the duty room, a flash of inspiration struck her, as if she had remembered something particularly important, but she forgot it as soon as she turned her head.
Xiao Feiran, who was walking at the front, had already pushed open the glass door, and a strong gust of wind, along with rain, hit the faces of the group.
The wind came suddenly, and Zheng Wan almost lost her footing. Luckily, Cheng Zhi reacted quickly and grabbed her shoulders. "I suddenly feel that it's safer to wear dumbbells!"
Looking at the rain pouring down outside and the debris being carried into the sky by the wind, Cheng Zhi's worries deepened. "Everyone, stick to the plan and try to walk in open areas. Whatever you do, don't walk under trees. Even if you don't get struck by lightning, you'll still get crushed to death."
All five of them were going the same way to the cafeteria.
When they arrived at the cafeteria entrance, the group of girls who consistently came in last in the 800-meter physical fitness test were exhausted. They practically crawled and tumbled along this short stretch, using both hands and feet. The intensity of the wind and rain far exceeded their expectations.
Zheng Wan, clinging to the pillar, gasped for breath, "Just now... one minute she was protecting her head, the next her face, bending over and sticking her butt out, crawling forward, and even doing a Thomas Flair every now and then..."
As Cheng Zhi leaned against Chen Siyu, she recalled the embarrassing scene she had just witnessed and closed her eyes in pain. "So embarrassing! Luckily no one saw me, otherwise I would have bought a standing ticket and left the city overnight."
"Hahahaha, I suddenly remembered Plants vs. Zombies. We were almost like zombies just now." Huang Yiyi lay on the ground laughing wildly.
Among the group, Xiao Feiran had the best stamina and barely broke a breath as he peered into the cafeteria through the door.
Seeing that it was completely dark inside with no light source, and that the door hadn't been blown apart and the lock was intact, Xiao Feiran figured there was probably no one inside.
After resting, Huang Yiyi and Chen Siyu continued their journey toward the library.
Xiao Feiran also began her operation, taking out two pincushion clips and starting to pick the lock.
Zheng Wan, who was standing to the side, widened her eyes and gasped, "Master Xiao, this is a bit outrageous. Although it is true that it is good to have many skills, isn't it a bit too much for you to know all of these?"
Xiao Feiran winked mischievously, "I didn't learn this on purpose; I discovered it by accident."
Cheng Zhi turned on a small flashlight to illuminate the busy Mr. Xiao, and said, "Last semester, I was tidying up my closet and accidentally locked the key inside. You know, that little lock only costs 5 yuan, but they wanted 25 yuan to repair it, so of course I chose to fix it myself. But no matter how I tried, I couldn't get it off. Then I started searching on Baidu for how to pick locks, but I still couldn't open it. Then Mr. Xiao came, didn't even look at the tutorial, and opened it with a click."
Zheng Wan exclaimed "Wow!" and looked at Xiao Feiran, who was focused on picking the lock, with some envy. "That's great! Master Xiao has a talent for construction and now he's even mastered the art of thievery."
With a "click," the lock was pried open. They quickly gathered their belongings and the three of them cautiously moved forward.
The cafeteria is great, there's food everywhere. As soon as Cheng Zhi entered, she spotted the ice cream machine in the milk tea shop. Xiao Feiran saw a whole refrigerator full of snail rice noodles and pickled bamboo shoots at the snail rice noodle stall. Zheng Wan was frantically collecting rice, flour, and cooking oil in the kitchen of the public restaurant.
The frozen dumplings at the dumpling stall, the ready-made meals at the teppanyaki stall... Looking at this high-tech and ruthless work, the three of them fell silent.
Xiao Feiran was heartbroken. "What happened to the handmade dumplings? They were 16 yuan a serving, and I ate them with great relish. And the teppanyaki was 20 yuan a serving, but it turned out to be a ready-made meal. I was completely disappointed."
Cheng Zhi patted her left shoulder, "Only you believe this thing is handmade."
Zheng Wan patted her right shoulder, "You're twenty-two, that shouldn't be the case."
These two took the mockery to the extreme.
Meanwhile, Huang Yiyi and Chen Siyu also arrived at the library with difficulty.
The library was built in the square in the very center of the school, which was quite open, so the wind and rain were even stronger. In addition, the square was particularly slippery, and the two of them basically couldn't get up from the ground. By the time they reached the entrance, their knees were red and swollen.
Seeing the glass door shattered by pebbles carried by the wind, Huang Yiyi kicked it open, creating a space large enough for one person to pass through.
Chen Siyu, holding a flashlight, peered inside, worried that someone might be lying in ambush. When she saw Huang Yiyi about to enter, she panicked and tried to stop her, but stopped anyway. Who would be studying in the library at a time like this?
The two entered the room and, seeing the now-dead camera, felt much more at ease.
But looking ahead into the dimly lit hall and towering bookshelves, the two were still a little scared. So they simply moved forward side by side, Huang Yiyi muttering something to herself.
"What...what...what spell are you chanting? Teach me, I want to chant it too." Chen Siyu was so frightened that she stammered.
Huang Yiyi turned her head, looking completely matter-of-fact, and said, "You've learned it, every Chinese person knows it, how could you not?"
Chen Siyu was completely bewildered. She was about to say that she had always been a materialist and had no idea about these things.
Then Huang Yiyi said, "You haven't memorized the core socialist values? Just reading them twice warms your heart. You should try it too."
"..." It's so heartwarming, it warms my heart so much.
The two people were responsible for collecting books to expand the space. They didn't need to pick and choose; they just picked them up and put them into the space. However, the library was really big, and it took the two of them an hour to clear out all the books on the first floor.
Without taking a break, they went straight to the second floor and started packing again.
When packing up the second floor, the two of them were noticeably slower. After all, they had stumbled their way to the library and then rushed to pack up their things. Neither of them usually exercised, so their stamina wasn't that good.
After clearing out the books on the second floor, Huang Yiyi and Chen Siyu lay down. After resting for a while, they continued working until the huge clock hanging in the library showed it was almost six o'clock, at which point they stopped.
Looking at the third floor, which was only a third empty, Chen Siyu felt a little unwilling.
Huang Yiyi comforted us, saying, "We've already collected a lot, so the space is definitely much larger now. We can take the rest next time we come. In the apocalypse, no one will compete with us for this."
That's true. In the apocalypse, everyone only cares about things that can fill their stomachs and save their lives. Who would care about books?
Chen Siyu nodded and, together with Huang Yiyi, flashed into the space.
After a flash of white light, the two of them stared in disbelief at the enormous space. Was this still their shabby little dormitory? This was a mansion!
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