Ice-type ability users are very useful in such hot weather, but unfortunately there is a fatal prerequisite: they must have water.
Jiang Wan's water here is raw snow water, which is undrinkable, and it was stored in the tree hole space beforehand.
She glanced at the ice stockpile in the tree hole space and then asked, "How many ice-powered individuals do we have in total?"
The person shook their head, so she went to ask Cheng Zhen.
Cheng Zhen gave the answer: "There are five."
Almost as soon as she opened her mouth, Cheng Zhen understood her intention: "Do you want them to keep making ice?"
"Yes, I plan to put a basin of ice in each room so that everyone can rest well and work better."
It's just too hot. Even at night, she's worried that everyone will faint from the heat while working.
Cheng Zhen thought her idea was good; that was what he had just planned as well.
But then Jiang Wan spread her arms: "But I don't have enough stock to give one pot to every household."
Cheng Zhen paused for a moment, then said, "I'll think of a way. Let's conserve everyone's energy and take turns resting in the shade and repairing the city wall."
"The ice here is for the workers first. After squeezing it out and spreading it out, it's enough for now."
Anyway, with ice-powered individuals around, this ice can be reused.
Jiang Wan led five superhumans to set up rooms, freeing up a total of twenty rooms for the workers to rest and cool off.
A large basin of ice was placed in the center and four corners of each room, and the twenty rooms used up all the ice in her tree hole space.
The five ice-powered individuals did nothing else but check the condition of the ice.
The twenty rooms were packed with people, and even with five large basins of ice, it didn't feel much cooler. In addition, the weather was so hot that the ice melted very quickly, and it was still hard for the five ice-powered individuals to endure running back and forth.
Cheng Zhen witnessed all of this firsthand, his thoughts heavy with emotion.
At this moment, Long Wanzhi walked over and said, "I also suspect that there is an ice cellar in Zhusha City."
Cheng Zhen countered, "How can you be so sure?"
"After the harsh winter of the post-apocalyptic world arrived, we dug an ice cellar in Kowloon City that was half the size of the city, just in case summer came."
Of course, we didn't expect it to be this hot when summer actually arrived.
He gave a wry smile as he spoke: "It's a pity we left in such a hurry that we didn't bring any ice with us."
All of their space-type ability users carried essential survival supplies, such as food, water, clothing, and bedding.
Only one or two people remembered to bring ice, but even if they took out all the ice, it would only be enough for one room; they still brought too little.
"What are you thinking?" Long Wanzhi asked. "Are you planning to fetch water from the river outside, or go and explore the depths of Zhusha City?"
Cheng Zhen's gaze flickered for a long while without uttering a word.
The nearest natural river, separated from them by a forest outside, is now full of mutated plants and monsters, making it quite dangerous to cross.
Even if he successfully reaches the river, it's hard to guarantee that the water in the river is still usable. As for Vermilion City, there's no guarantee that they really have an ice cellar, but he still really wants to explore it.
Long Wanzhi quickly grasped his intention and smiled, "So, do you want me to help you?"
It's so hot that many city dwellers are suffering from heatstroke, and he desperately needs ice.
Cheng Zhen smiled and tapped his shoulder, thus concluding the cooperation.
"We'll move out tonight."
Although the weather is hot now and everyone is active at night, it is easier to take advantage of the chaos when entering the city at night.
Just as they finished discussing their plan and hadn't yet figured out how to get over the high and thick city wall, the gates of Zhusha City started rattling again.
"Someone has left the city," Long Wanzhi guessed. "Could they have the same purpose as us?"
"Never mind them, now is a good opportunity for us to take action."
Cheng Zhen instructed Yu Fen and Song Hui: "Guard the position well. Do not let anyone in, and do not let them take anything that belongs to us. If anyone wants to see me, tell them that Vice City Lord Long and I went outside to kill monsters."
Then he used his teleportation ability to take Long Wanzhi directly through the slowly opening gates of Vermilion City. Everyone felt a strong gust of wind around them, but who would have thought that it was Cheng Zhen and the others who went in?
Zhusha City is very large, really large, more than twice the size of the former Xiang City, so finding the ice cellar is very difficult, and it can't be found in a short time.
Even though he and Long Wanzhi could both use earth magic to search, they searched from dawn till dusk, and then from dusk till late at night, but still couldn't find the exact location of the ice cellar.
The two agreed to meet at the city gate.
"After all this night, I feel like I haven't even found a quarter of the entire Cinnabar City."
Cheng Zhen's eyes were dark: "I don't have any either."
Hidden in a dark corner, Cheng Zhen looked at the brightly lit city center in the distance and asked softly, "Have you ever had this feeling that when you reach a certain point, you're forced to change direction?"
Earth-based abilities are not her innate abilities; they are copied from someone else's, so she is not particularly skilled in using them.
A person who is used to walking on land will find it difficult to adapt when suddenly they have to crawl in the mud, so they will not be as sensitive to the sudden change in their external environment.
Even so, he still sensed something unusual in the soil.
Long Wanzhi's feelings were indeed more pronounced than his: "I also felt it. There are some places we can't get through, and we're forced to change direction."
Cheng Zhen glanced again in the direction of the center of Zhusha City: "Let's talk about it when we get back."
Those who left the city have not yet returned, so the city gates have not been closed, leaving a passage about one person high, but heavily guarded to prevent people from leaving the city and to keep the mutated monsters out.
The two went out without any pressure. When they arrived near the still unfinished city gate of Longxiang City, they saw a large group of people standing there.
Long Wanzhi couldn't help but complain, "Aren't these people afraid of the heat?"
"Heh, so they chose to make their move at night," Cheng Zhen said sarcastically, then strode over with an imposing aura.
Without saying much, he struck them with a beam of light right at their feet, startling them.
"What are you doing? Blocking my door so late at night instead of sleeping? Get out of my way!"
Yu Fen and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Cheng Zhen approaching from afar: "Boss, you're back!"
Then he immediately ran out to greet them, whispering, "Boss, guess what they're here for? They're absolutely shameless!"
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