That night, at three in the morning, Su Li was woken up by Xuan Qing's paw.
She was momentarily dazed, then came to her senses, went to the bathroom, and used the water that Qi Zhi had prepared in advance to wash her face.
The moment the icy water touched her face, and then the cold air froze it, Su Li was instantly wide awake!
She took out two bottles of lotion and moisturizer and applied them to her face. Only after feeling the tightness on her face disappear did she go outside.
Xu Xiaojie was keeping watch with Su Li. The two of them sat on the sofa, each wrapped in a thin blanket.
Time passed slowly, and before we knew it, we heard footsteps coming from the hallway outside.
Su Li raised her head, looked towards the door, listened for a while, and then looked away.
All I could hear were the sounds of people coming downstairs.
She glanced at the time and realized it was only 4:30 a.m.
She then got up and went to the window, opened the cardboard box and looked outside. It was dark downstairs, with thick fog and only occasional faint lights flickering.
However, looking towards the distant base, one can see spotlights shining down from the city walls, creating a brightly lit scene.
Behind Su Li, Xu Xiaojie followed her and stopped. After watching for a while, she asked Su Li, "Shouldn't we also go down and line up in advance?"
As they were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of a door opening behind them. The two turned around and saw Qi Zhi and Lin Dong walking over while putting on their clothes.
Seeing that the two of them were dressed so warmly, Su Li asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Qi Zhi walked over and looked outside as well, while Lin Dong took a thermos from his backpack and said:
"Xiao Zhi and I discussed it, and we'll go out and line up first. When we're almost there, we'll contact you via walkie-talkie to come down."
"Anyway, the base is organized by family group for entry, so it doesn't count as cutting in line!"
As Lin Dong finished speaking, Qi Zhi turned around and looked at Su Li with a grin:
"Sister Su Li, could you please find two pairs of self-heating insoles for me and Brother Lin from your space? It's so cold this morning, our feet are sure to get cold!"
Seeing that the two had already decided on their clothes, Su Li pursed her lips, and finally nodded in agreement: "Okay!"
After she agreed, she found a pair of self-heating insoles in her spatial storage and handed them to the two of them. Then she took a bag of self-heating patches and two small folding chairs and handed them to Lin Dong.
"Two stick to each person's back, crossed over each other, and your whole body will be warm! Use the folding chairs to sit on, and we'll go down and take your place when it's time for breakfast!"
"OK!"
After listening, Lin Dong nodded in agreement.
He looked at Qi Zhi, and waited until he filled his thermos with water. Then the two of them helped each other apply hand warmers. Afterwards, they put their water bottles and belongings into their backpacks, which Qi Zhi carried, and then they went downstairs and left.
After Qi Zhi and Lin Dong left, Su Li and Xu Xiaojie sat back on the sofa. At six o'clock in the morning, Su Li got up and started preparing breakfast.
This morning's meal was simple: a big pot of frozen wontons filled with seaweed and dried shrimp. Each person got a big bowl after cooking.
Lin Dong and Qi Zhi's portion of Suli wasn't cooked yet; we'll cook it when they get back to avoid it getting soggy and not tasting good!
After breakfast, Su Li contacted Qi Zhi and the other person via walkie-talkie. After finding out their current location, she changed her clothes, put a backpack on her chest, stuffed Xuan Qing into it, and went downstairs to relieve them.
She went by herself this time. Since it was just a queue, she could do it all by herself. And since she was outside the base, she didn't have to worry about anyone trying to cause trouble!
When they arrived at the destination, Su Li was stunned!
Fortunately, Lin Dong and Qi Zhi came downstairs early. It was only six o'clock in the morning, and the queue in front of just one of the twelve gates of the base was already more than a hundred meters long!
Moreover, there were four queues lined up in front of each gate.
Many people were gathered around the people queuing up. As Su Li walked along, she noticed that most of these people had large and small bags and moved around as the queue moved forward.
Su Li guessed that these people must be relatives or teammates of the people in line. Since they had no means of communication, they could only stay by the line so as not to miss entering the city when it was their turn!
As she walked, she observed, occasionally brushing past the patrol teams maintaining order and preventing violence.
The base deployed numerous patrol teams in areas outside the city where survivors gathered, in order to deter and appease the restless survivors tormented by the apocalypse.
With these people around, although there were many survivors gathered outside the city, no major violent incidents occurred!
Su Li quickly located Lin Dong and Qi Zhi's positions. They were relatively close to the front, only about thirty or forty meters away from the very front.
But even within those thirty or forty meters, there were already fifty or sixty people crowded in front of them!
Su Li went over and replaced the two of them. Qi Zhi stepped out of the line, looked ahead, and said:
"It's almost seven o'clock. Registration for entering the city starts at seven o'clock sharp. Sister Su Li, I'll come down and take your place after I finish eating."
Upon hearing this, Su Li quickly shook her head: "No need. You and Brother Lin have been waiting outside for two hours. It's cold. Go upstairs and warm up for a while. I'll be fine outside."
After saying that, she urged the two of them to hurry up and leave.
After the two figures disappeared, Su Li turned to look at the line ahead and sat down in the chair that Lin Dong had left for her.
I don't know if it's because it's morning, but the weather feels a bit colder today than yesterday.
Even with heat packs on my body and feet, I could still feel the cold air constantly blowing into my neck.
So Su Li took out another scarf and wrapped it around her neck.
But compared to her, who was well-protected from the cold, the other survivors around her looked much more miserable!
Su Li could clearly sense that this scarf, which was neither edible nor provided much warmth, immediately attracted a lot of envious glances when she took it out!
Some of their gazes even held a hint of trepidation!
But this restless activity vanished as soon as the five patrolmen appeared!
After Su Li sat down, she put the backpack she was holding on the ground and opened the zipper on it wider.
Xuanqing poked its head out from inside, its large, bright blue eyes curiously surveying its surroundings.
This was the first time he had ever seen so many mortals in this world, which made him a little curious.
"Do you want to come out?"
Su Li lowered her head and asked him softly.
Xuan Qing looked up at her, thought for a moment, and then shook his head: "Don't go out, the floor outside is too cold!"
Hearing Xuan Qing's words, Su Li couldn't help but laugh: "Who told you to put on your shoes? You didn't!"
Xuanqing listened but did not refute, nor did he say anything.
What else could he say? What kind of cat wears shoes? The soles are so thick, you can't even feel your feet when you walk!
God knows how many days he wore those shoes, and how he almost couldn't walk after taking them off every night!
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