The torrential rain never stopped, and the entire second floor was flooded. Many more people died, and the number of displaced people increased. 806 kept a close watch on the situation outside and insisted on keeping vigil every night.
A few days later, when everyone was having breakfast together, Cheng Zhi, who had been on night watch the previous night, shared some worrying information.
Around 4 or 5 a.m. last night, a group of people knocked on the door of 835 and even changed the lock overnight, as if they were preparing to move in.
Xiao Feiran immediately stopped drinking her porridge and asked a barrage of questions, "How many people were there? Men and women? How did they look? Did they have any malicious intent? Did they look at us in 806 with greedy eyes?"
Cheng Zhi recalled for a moment.
"There were four of them, all men. It was pitch black outside. They turned on a small light when they changed the lock, but I still couldn't see their facial features or mental state. And you don't know until you turn on the light that they also brought a dog. That dog... I couldn't tell what breed it was. It was all white and hairless, like a long worm."
Upon hearing that there were four men and a dog, the remaining four people became anxious on the spot and lost their appetite for porridge.
Chen Siyu clutched her head, wanting to wail, "Four men and one dog, if they don't have bad intentions, that's fine, but if they are bad people, this is going to be a tough battle."
Cheng Zhi thought for a while and then shared her thoughts.
"When they came last night, they didn't pay much attention to their surroundings. They were just focused on unlocking the door. I think they probably wanted to stay rather than just cause trouble. They shouldn't bother us anytime soon. Besides, even if we fight, we can win. Siyu bought a chainsaw before. Wow, once this thing is turned on, it can cut down a whole bunch of them. We can wipe them out in no time."
Upon hearing the mention of the chainsaw, Chen Siyu's eyes lit up. She quickly finished her two mouthfuls of porridge and began rummaging through her spatial storage to charge the chainsaw.
Perhaps it was a woman's intuition, but Cheng Zhi wasn't too worried; her mind was completely occupied by the dog. Xiao Feiran, seeing Cheng Zhi and Zheng Wan lost in thought, couldn't help but ask them what they were thinking about.
Zheng Wan took a mouthful of porridge and said, "I was thinking about their dog. Even with a natural disaster, they haven't abandoned their dog. People like that can't be too bad, right?"
Cheng Zhi replied blankly, "I was also thinking about that dog?"
Xiao Feiran raised an eyebrow. "Wuhu, so you two are thinking the same thing."
Cheng Zhi shook her head, a look of confusion mixed with a hint of disgust on her face. "I'm wondering what breed of dog it is, it's so ugly and so bald."
Xiao Feiran: "..."
Zheng Wan: "..."
Is it really polite of you to say that? You keep calling someone ugly; the dog must be so upset to hear that.
After breakfast, Cheng Zhi and Huang Yiyi stayed behind to watch the door, while the other three went into the space to dig sweet potatoes. The potatoes they had grown before were of very high quality, and they were delicious whether stir-fried or used to make pancakes.
So today they were full of anticipation, hoping to eat sweet roasted sweet potatoes. Zheng Wan was even happier, because sweet potatoes have a longer shelf life than potatoes and can be made into dried sweet potatoes, which can be preserved for even longer.
Huang Yiyi is reading the Treatise on Febrile Diseases, while Cheng Zhi is learning Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) from a video.
The three of them came out shortly after. Zheng Wan was skipping around, looking like she was in a great mood. "We harvested sweet potatoes and cherry tomatoes today, and cucumbers yesterday. Our 806 has had a bumper harvest! We'll cook a nice meal tonight to treat everyone!"
The other four people's eyes lit up when they heard there was delicious food.
In their excitement, 806 ignored the noise outside the door. It wasn't until the door was knocked that the five of them realized what was happening.
Cheng Zhi strode forward and saw two men standing outside the door who looked like homeless people.
Both of them were estimated to be over 180cm tall, and the one standing in front even had muscles. He had a stubble beard and looked like he hadn't showered for many days. The only way to tell from their eyes and brows was that they were probably not ugly.
Adhering to the principle of "if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move," 806 simply picked up his weapons and waited quietly.
After a while, the two people outside gently knocked on their door again. The boy in the lead leaned closer and whispered into the peephole, "We mean no harm, we just want to exchange some things with you."
"Change things," Cheng Zhi raised an eyebrow, and the other four were also drawn to these three words.
Xiao Feiran rested his chin on his hand, thinking, and no longer bothered to lower his voice, "Is this some new deception technique? Trying to get something for nothing?"
The boys outside did hear it, and the one standing at the back hurriedly came up to them, "Hey classmate, we're not lying, we really have something, we'll trade you something good!"
Cheng Zhi knocked lightly on the door and chuckled dismissively, "Good stuff? The second floor is flooded, what good stuff could you possibly have on you?"
The boy behind was scratching his head anxiously, looking like he wanted to say something but couldn't. Then the boy in front blurted out, "We robbed the convenience store on the first floor earlier."
Now 806 believed they had supplies, but at the same time, he became worried. These guys were able to rob the store and take the goods away smoothly, so their fighting skills must be quite high.
If they suddenly make a move, those weaklings in 806 will only face certain death.
806 fell silent. Chen Siyu walked to the door and voiced everyone's concerns, "You guys are tall and strong, and you've even robbed a store before. We find it hard to believe you won't resort to violence."
It's only natural to have such concerns. After thinking for a while, the boy in the lead shared his idea: "How about this, we have a dog, a medium-sized one. When we exchange supplies, we won't open the door, and the dog will deliver everything."
When the dog was mentioned, the other four looked at Cheng Zhi. Cheng Zhi thought back to the ugly dog and mouthed, "I think it's okay."
The other four thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
Cheng Zhi took out paper and a pen and slipped them through the crack in the door. "Write down what you want to exchange and let us see it."
The two boys squatted down and wrote furiously, then stuffed the note back into their hands half a minute later.
Four sets of clean clothes, four razors, four towels, and iodine solution.
They had the last two items, but the first two really baffled them. There were no clothes in their dorm that the boys could fit into, and they certainly didn't have any razors.
Cheng Zhi frowned as she replied on the paper.
We have clothes, but we can't guarantee they'll fit.
There's no razor, only an epilator. (Don't worry, it's brand new and unopened.)
She simply put two checkmarks next to "towel" and "iodine" to indicate that they were available.
Then she wrote down what they wanted.
Five self-heating hot pots and two bottles of purified water (1.5 liters each).
The two boys glanced at it, readily agreed, and turned to go back to room 835 to pack their things.
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