Jiang Li didn't know how things were at the other bases, but the insects in the first base were almost wiped out.
During this period, the most common food on people's tables was fried insects.
During this time, people from other bases came to exchange food. Upon entering the base, they were shocked to see that the ground of the first base was clean and free of insects.
"What kind of medicine did you use? Why aren't there any bugs crawling on the ground?"
The people who came asked the people at the base for advice, and their surprised expressions were quite adorable.
The people at the base gave him a mysterious smile, then took out a lunchbox filled with insects from their bag and started munching on them.
"Look, there are bugs all here. Would you like to try some?"
While handing it to the person at another base, he also took out a fried insect and threw it into his mouth.
People from other bases watched in horror as people from the First Base nonchalantly ate insects, and some couldn't help but cover their mouths, feeling nauseous.
"Be careful, don't spit it into my bowl."
The man took a step back, protecting his bowl, and looked warily at the other people from the base.
The man bent over, gagging, but still managed to wave to the man eating the insects.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Once the man had calmed down, he continued, "Could you take me to your leader? We've come here to exchange for food."
"Keep up."
The man packed up his lunchbox and led the other base personnel to the service center to find the staff.
The people from the other bases quickly followed, and after bringing them there, the man left, and that was the end of his business.
After the people from the other bases returned with their food supplies, they shared the methods from the first base. Although it didn't seem to support drinking water on the surface, the people from the other bases quickly began to imitate it.
This little incident did not dampen the enthusiasm for eating insects at the base, but as time went by, insects became rare animals and were in short supply.
Occasionally you can catch a few. These insects are the tiny kind that hatched at the very beginning of the insect infestation. Deep-frying these would be a waste of oil; they wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap.
The base didn't just sit idly by. Not long after the insect plague began, the base started planning to cultivate food using water, although hydroponics couldn't be done on the same large scale as land cultivation.
After a few days, the planting work at the base can now return to normal.
The price of grain at the base is also slowly decreasing. Although it has not yet returned to the previous price, it is already much lower.
That day, Jiang Li and Gu Jin strolled around the base. Now that the insect plague was over, they couldn't stay in the villa all the time; they had to come out for a walk occasionally.
Having heard that the price of grain at the base had started to drop, Jiang Li and Gu Jin decided to go to the base supermarket to take a look. Unexpectedly, Fang Qingxun and Fu Xiaxia were also there when they went in.
Fu Xiaxia and Fang Qingxun both looked worried and distressed.
"Fu Xiaxia, what's wrong? Why do you look so worried?"
Upon seeing Jiang Li, Fu Xiaxia immediately stomped on Fang Qingxun's foot in a wronged manner, then ran to Jiang Li's side and complained about Fang Qingxun's excessive behavior.
"Jiang Li, do you know that Fang Qingxun didn't buy me any snacks? If I hadn't forgotten my base card when I came out, I wouldn't have suffered this injustice."
I just wanted to buy a tiny bit, just a tiny bit, and he wouldn't even let me buy it.
Fu Xiaxia felt wronged, but Fang Qingxun felt even more wronged. He had already bought a lot of things for Fu Xiaxia, and the two of them hadn't even driven, so they couldn't possibly carry all that stuff back together. That's why he advised Fu Xiaxia not to buy any more.
But Fu Xiaxia wouldn't listen at all and even wrongly accused him of not buying it for her.
"Alright, tomboy, Jiang Li is here anyway, so buy whatever you want."
After Fang Qingxun finished speaking, he awkwardly picked up the snacks that Fu Xiaxia had been clamoring to buy.
After hearing the whole story, Jiang Li felt both amused and exasperated. It seemed that every time Fang Qingxun and Fu Xiaxia were together, something happy always happened.
Fu Xiaxia saw Fang Qingxun take the snacks she liked, gave Jiang Li a sly smile, winked, and then skipped and hopped after Fang Qingxun to pay the bill.
Jiang Li and Gu Jin strolled around the supermarket, but all the seeds were gone. They must have been used for cultivation because the base didn't have enough. The two of them bought some snacks and other useful things before leaving.
Fu Xiaxia and Fang Qingxun waited for the two outside the door. After the four of them entered the thick fog, Jiang Li helped them put the things they bought into his spatial storage.
After some time, two things happened: one good news and one bad news.
The good news was that the thick fog had completely dissipated; the bad news was that on the night the fog cleared, everyone woke up but never saw the sun rise the next day—an eternal night had begun.
When Jiang Li woke up that day, he found it was still dark. He glanced at the time and realized it was eight o'clock in the morning. He immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"Something's wrong with the weather. It's already eight o'clock and it's still dark."
When Jiang Li woke up, Gu Jin was also awake. Hearing what Jiang Li said, he glanced at the time and realized that something was indeed wrong.
"It seems another disaster has struck."
The two walked to the window and looked out. The sky seemed to be covered by a black cloth; there was no sun, stars, or moon.
"I don't know when this kind of life will end."
Jiang Li sighed as he looked out the window, "The troubles ahead will be even greater. I wonder if this apocalypse will ever end."
"Don't worry, no matter what, I will always be by your side."
Gu Jin went over and hugged Jiang Li, giving Jiang Li a sense of security.
Soon, the others also began to realize that something was wrong. When they woke up, it was still dark. They thought they had woken up too early, but after waiting for a long time, they found that it was still dark. They checked the time and finally realized that something was wrong.
The series of disasters at the base has instilled great panic in the people, and order within the base has deteriorated further.
The wiring that was bitten off by insects has been under repair recently, and the visibility is much better than when there is dense fog, especially with lights on.
However, the arrival of the eternal night brought enormous trouble to the already scarce food supply.
The people in the base started lighting up their lamps, one by one, and if you looked up from above, it looked like countless stars were lit up.
Jiang Li placed several lamps in the areas where the group of people from the villa frequently walked for lighting. Before, when there was thick fog, they could still distinguish between day and night, and at least it was bright during the day.
Now that eternal night has arrived, you really can't see anything in the corridors anymore, and you can't tell day from night. The base's daily routine is completely messed up. People sleep when they want to sleep, and stay awake when they don't want to sleep, looking for other things to do.
The base is lively almost 24 hours a day because everyone's schedules are messed up, so they sleep at different times. Now, you can see lights on everywhere you go.
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