In this oxygen-deficient apocalypse, even the weather is abnormal. In the past, the temperature in Xiangcheng during winter never dropped below zero, but now it's already minus nineteen degrees Celsius outside!
His eyes were sharp as he looked out through the windshield. It was still dark, and everything around him was pitch black.
He felt a growing sense of unease; in this weather, it was likely snowing soon, and he had to salvage the supplies in the fields as quickly as possible!
Before they set off, Yu Fen had already contacted the troops at the front, but strangely enough, they hadn't received any response yet. Were they all fast asleep?!
He spoke unconsciously, not expecting any response, but Jiang Wan suddenly replied: "I have spare fuel. This car is a dual-powered vehicle, capable of using both diesel and gasoline, and can also use solar power. After dawn, we can switch the energy equipment to save fuel."
She secretly regretted it. Oh no, she had overlooked the second thing in her second life—fuel!
Although this vehicle can use solar power, it won't run at night without fuel, let alone support the use of heating and oxygen circulators!
Cheng Zhen looked at her in the rearview mirror and immediately saw what she was thinking. "Don't worry, it will be dawn soon. We'll switch to solar power then, and there will still be enough fuel in Xiangcheng for the time being."
Every city has oil reserves. Now that transportation between cities is cut off, it is more difficult for citizens to buy oil than to buy rice, flour, or oxygen. Fuel is specially supplied to the city's defense forces.
But she wants to use oil, and I figured Lao Liu wouldn't refuse.
Jiang Wan remained silent, but in her mind she was thinking about the nearest town and gas station outside Xiangcheng.
Her RV has a large fuel tank and can switch between two types of fuel at any time. When the gasoline runs out, she can switch to diesel, so there is no problem.
But Yu Fen and the others who followed behind were in a worse situation. The outside temperature dropped sharply, and they were only wearing light summer clothes, with at most a protective suit, which did not provide any insulation.
The four of them were still shivering from the cold in the car and had to turn on the heater, but once the car heater was on, the fuel gauge spun even faster.
While feeling sorry for him, Yu Fen endured the cold and complained, "Our boss is so sexist! He just took out such a big and thick down comforter, why didn't he think of getting one for us too!"
Yu Yuan and Ping Jiang could still stomp their feet and rub their hands, but Yu Fen, who was driving, could only endure the freezing cold with his body stiff, hoping to reach their destination quickly so that their boss could open the portal and bring them all their winter supplies.
Fortunately, the farmland was not far away, and they reached the foot of the mountain by dawn.
At this moment, large snowflakes began to fall, and soon the surroundings became a vast expanse of white.
On the wide road, cars were parked in a row, and the farmland on the side was shrouded in the hazy light of the day, but not a single person could be seen!
There were no harvested crops to be seen on the road or in the fields!
These damn bastards were all scrambling to come early, but they actually came to see the scenery?!
Didn't you do a single important thing?!
Cheng Zhen abruptly stopped the car, his eyes darkening as he prepared to get out and confront Yu Tongguang.
Suddenly something soft and warm came flying at him. He reached out and grabbed a piece of clothing—a black down jacket.
He couldn't help but look up at Jiang Wan in surprise.
She slightly raised her chin: "New."
Meeting his hesitant gaze, she thought for a moment and then casually made up an excuse: "I originally bought it for their grandfather, but now we don't need it."
Actually, she bought it to give to Jiang Xiaoshu when he grows up, but for now, she'll let him have it for free.
After all, she's an ally; it wouldn't do her any good if she got sick from the cold.
After she said that, Cheng Zhen had no doubts.
But even the warm, thick down jacket couldn't contain his overwhelming rage. He jumped out of the RV, strode to the front of the convoy, and kicked the off-road vehicle, making it lurch several times. Two people scrambled out, and upon seeing him, they burst into tears, some freezing and others sobbing uncontrollably.
"Captain Cheng! You've finally arrived!"
"Cheng Zhen! Hurry, hurry! We've already contacted the battalion commander, and the winter clothes and fuel are ready. Go open the portal and get them!"
It was Fang Zhaodong and his teammates.
Suppressing his anger, Cheng Zhen glanced around the car and asked, "Where's Yu Tongguang?"
Fang Zhaodong glanced at the car behind him, then honestly shook his head: "I don't know either, it's probably in one of the cars. The temperature suddenly dropped last night, and everyone was freezing!"
He was only wearing a thin summer shirt and a drafty protective suit. Standing there, the cold wind and the snowflakes made him shiver and sneeze several times.
Cheng Zhen cursed, "Idiot!"
"Yu Tongguang! Get out here right now!"
Fang Zhaodong couldn't take it anymore and tried to climb back into the car, but Cheng Zhen grabbed him and threw him into the field: "Are you cold? Go and harvest rice, all of you! Get to work on the fields, let's see who still complains about being cold?"
After saying that, he took off his down jacket, threw it towards the RV, picked up a sickle, and jumped into the field.
He turned around, and although he didn't know where Yu Tongguang was, his voice was loud enough for everyone to hear: "Those who don't want to work, just stay in your cars and wait for the fuel in your cars. Let's see how you get back!"
When Yu Fen and his two companions arrived, they found that the farmland hadn't received a single piece of supplies. With the heavy snow about to cover the fields, what were they doing?
All three of them were furious!
Seeing Cheng Zhen jump into the field, they grabbed their tools and jumped out of the car without saying a word.
Upon hearing this, Yu Tongguang and the others cursed Cheng Zhen inwardly. Only he could open the portal between time and space, causing a sudden drop in temperature. There were no extra people in the city to deliver supplies to them. This man wanted to freeze them to death!
The others in the first and second battalions were indignant and furious. They had arrived earlier, but the man surnamed Yu refused to let them make a move!
They were stunned by the sudden drop in temperature that night. Now that Cheng Zhen was leading the way, they immediately turned off the car and braved the cold to jump into the farmland.
They were very lucky; this area was planted with rice, which was just ripening, but the apocalypse struck before they could harvest it.
It's a huge area. If all of it were transported back to Xiangcheng, the temporary shortage of supplies in Xiangcheng would be resolved!
There were no mutated plants here, so everyone worked freely and quickly harvested the rice. Everyone worked hard to race against the heavy snow, and soon the work was in full swing. Only Yu Tongguang and the others who stayed in the car were still shivering from the cold.
Seeing that the rice harvest was promising, Cheng Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. He then contacted Lao Liu, opened the portal, and gradually brought over everyone's winter clothes before sending away the harvested rice.
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