◎Happy 118th Day: Not even as good as Xiaobai◎
Jiang Muyun did not give an answer immediately.
This trip will take at least five days to go back and forth. If Dabai and Xiaobai really discover something, it may take even longer to dig the sand.
Sleeping outside in the open at a time like this is, shall we say, a life-threatening situation.
Jiang Muyun asked, "Let me ask you something. If we do find a place, how will you dig the sand?"
The sand outside must be at least two meters thick. If Captain Yu and his men had dug a pit there before, the sand layer must be even thicker.
It would take at least three to five days to dig through the sand layer by manpower.
In particular, they can only work at night and must stop working and rest during the day.
This is very embarrassing.
You never know, the hole they dug overnight might be mostly filled up by people during the day. If the wind blows again, all the work would be in vain.
If they keep digging and filling, how long will it take them to finish digging?
Captain Yu also understood Jiang Muyun's concerns. He explained, "Didn't we find a few floating barracks at the Western Suburbs base earlier? We plan to live directly in the sand pits to prevent the surrounding sand from flowing back."
Captain Yu practically swore, "This stuff is military material. You might not be familiar with it, but I can guarantee that after we've modified it, combined with saltpeter to make ice, it can definitely withstand the intense daytime heat of the sand. We've even tested it."
Others may not understand floating houses, but Jiang Muyun knows a thing or two.
She knew that this thing was flexible and versatile, and after some internal modifications by professionals, the thermal insulation effect would not be bad, so she did not doubt the company commander's words.
But Jiang Muyun's brows were still furrowed tightly. "Okay, then let me think about it. I'll give you an answer tomorrow night."
Captain Yu knew that Jiang Muyun was not the kind of person who would lose his mind after hearing a few words of advice from him, so he finally left with a look of wanting to say something but hesitant.
They sent Captain Yu and others to the gate of the autonomous region. Along the way, Jiang Muyun chatted with Captain Yu about Professor Chen's recent situation, and eight thoughts popped up in his mind every minute.
After Jiang Muyun returned, he took Xiaobai back and discussed with Chu Buwen for a whole day, listing all the possible situations they might encounter on the road.
The main people they want to hire are Dabai and Xiaobai, and this time Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen will definitely go along. They must seriously consider whether they want to take a gamble for free food and drinks for life and tax-free rights.
The best case scenario is that they can successfully survive the high temperature, find the powder, and bring it back to Professor Chen to study the formula.
The worst-case scenario... well, it's a bit more varied.
What about the rainy season coming halfway through their journey? A strong wind buried them alive in the sand pit. Little Pink was surrounded by mutated plants and animals that she raised, which turned them into fertilizer without them noticing, and so on and so forth.
Strictly speaking, it is impossible to choose the "best" among them.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen spent the whole day thinking about what they should bring with them so that they could successfully escape from danger in the above situations.
Of course they have to go. Fortune and wealth are sought through risk. This level of risk is not something they cannot take.
When they met Captain Yu the next day, Jiang Muyun handed him a list of supplies that they required Captain Yu to bring with him with a hesitant look on his face.
Captain Yu was really afraid that Jiang Muyun and the others would just quit, so after looking at the list and confirming that he could deliver everything, he agreed without hesitation.
Jiang Mu silently lowered his risk by another 10%, but his face was solemn: "Then you go and prepare first, and we'll pack up here as well. When should we leave?"
Captain Yu looked at his watch and said, "It's better to do it now than to wait. Let's meet at Exit 2 of the transfer station at 10 o'clock tonight."
Jiang Muyun's family belongings are just these, and the main food and water supplies are provided by the company commander, so of course they have no problem.
As Captain Yu and the others left, Jiang Muyun quickly covered Wang Qingqing's mouth as she was about to say something. "I calculated with my fingers, and I know you're going to make a move! Calm down!"
Wang Qingqing was about to say, "It's too dangerous to go out now. What if something happens?" but she swallowed her words back.
Don't eat anything you want, and don't say anything you want. Wang Qingqing carefully filtered all the words she wanted to say in her mind, and in the end, only the most environmentally friendly and pollution-free words remained: "Be careful."
Although Wang Qingqing and others were worried at this moment, they did not bother to stop Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen since they had already made up their minds.
Qin Shiwen and Qin Shiwu were not at the transfer station. Although Wang Qingqing and the others were older than Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen, perhaps because they had been rescued by them, they always subconsciously felt that Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen were more mature and reliable than them, and would not act impulsively.
Instead of wasting time here talking nonsense, why not help me clean up?
When Captain Yu said that the entire trip would be dog sledding, he was not joking.
He really brought out all the large mutant animals in the base.
There are five giant mutant dogs of different breeds, the shortest of which is more than one meter tall at the shoulder.
There is also a dog that looks about the same size as an adult buffalo. It should be the mutant dog that Captain Yu mentioned that swallowed Xiaofen whole and caused itself to develop again.
In addition to these five mutant dogs, Captain Yu also got eight geese from somewhere unknown.
It was clearly a goose, but it had grown into the appearance of a short-legged ostrich. Its head was held high, a head taller than Xiaobai's. It flapped its wings and dragged a bunch of things, looking proud as if it was ready to take off at any time.
There were more than twenty people in their group, all riding in the cart pulled by the largest mutant dog.
These mutant animals were already very strong, and now that they were on the sand, their strength was even more astonishing. The things they were pulling behind them could be piled up into a small mountain.
The owner of the geese was sitting at the front of the supply truck, holding a small bamboo pole in his hand. After hearing Captain Yu shout "Let's go", he waved the bamboo pole, and the geese raised their necks and cried a few times, then flapped their wings and started running wildly.
The kind that even dogs can't catch up with them.
The goose's owner couldn't stop it no matter how hard he tried. Jiang Muyun, who was left behind, could even hear the goose's cough as it was choked by the dust raised by the goose.
Captain Yu smiled awkwardly upon seeing this: "Those geese are rather reckless, but this is a special case, so we can only make do with them for now."
It’s good enough to have mutant animals for transportation, Jiang Muyun doesn’t care about these things.
Anyway, those geese are not dragging water, so it doesn't matter how they do it.
Captain Yu suggested that Xiaobai should also go by car, but Xiaobai himself was unwilling.
Whether at home or at the transit station, the places where they lived were filled with traps, so Xiaobai didn't have much time to run around freely. Now that he had the chance, he naturally wanted to go out and have fun.
Dabai, on the other hand, has always seemed to be reluctant to move, determined to hide in every pocket of Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen's clothes.
Xiaobai, who didn't have to work, circled back and forth among several of his kind who were pulling luggage. Sometimes he would run side by side with one for a while, and sometimes he would jump in front of another and circle around it twice.
It's just like a bald leader who takes paid leave but still comes to the office to watch others work.
Jiang Muyun was afraid that Xiaobai would be beaten up by a group of people when they arrived at their destination.
Fortunately, although the little white cat was bald, its brain was still there. After successfully provoking all its kind present to show their teeth at it, the little white cat followed Jiang Muyun and others obediently.
It was not until dawn that they arrived near their destination. Captain Yu found a piece of hard sand nearby to set up camp. The mutant animals temporarily put down their burdens. Xiaobai, who had just been wandering around, happily took his food to share with his companions, and in a few minutes he successfully mixed into their small group.
While watching professionals build the floating house, Jiang Muyun witnessed the whole process of Xiaobai's transformation from a dog hater to a dog fan.
Jiang Muyun scratched Dabai's chin and sighed, "I finally know the difference between a naughty kid who deserves a beating and a mischievous little troublemaker."
"Do you like children?" Chu Buwen handed the checked emergency kit to Jiang Muyun and asked casually.
The bag contained enough supplies for them to survive alone for more than three days in the current environment, as well as some things that they later specifically asked Captain Yu to bring with him in case of any accidents.
We were in such a hurry when we set out that we didn't have time to distribute the things we prepared later. We had to pack them into bags after everyone arrived here.
"To be precise, I like other people's children." Jiang Muyun took the bag and hung the military canteen he had just filled with water on his body. He stamped his feet and shook off the sand accumulated on his trouser legs. "The kind of angelic cubs who didn't need me to give birth to them, raise them, or teach them, and who only live in video clips."
Chu Buwen also lent a hand to the soldiers who were building the floating house: "That's good."
Jiang Muyun helped move supplies into the floating house. Seeing Chu Buwen looking relieved, he found it a bit funny: "Why? Are you afraid that I'll get a kid and raise him?"
There aren't too many orphans in the apocalypse. If she's willing to raise one, she can just go around any place where survivors live and find a bunch of half-grown children.
It’s just that these children have been able to survive until now without the protection of adults, so it’s hard to say what’s going on inside them.
Chu Buwen said half jokingly and half seriously: "Compared to this, I'm more worried that you want to give birth to a child and raise it yourself."
Jiang Muyun pressed on the floor of the floating house. It should be covered with thermal insulation cotton and some other things. Jiang Muyun couldn't quite feel them. The windows were also blocked tightly with the same material.
"Do you think I'm tired of living?" Jiang Muyun walked out of the floating room and patted Chu Buwen on the shoulder: "Even if I were tired of living, I wouldn't choose such a painful death."
"What if you fall in love in the future? What if that bastard wants a child?" Chu Buwen moved their belongings into the floating house that belonged to them.
Captain Yu brought six floating houses this time. Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen, along with Dabai and Xiaobai, occupied one room alone. Even though there were other girls in the team, no one suggested that Jiang Muyun live with those girls.
Gender is not the most important thing at this time. The most important thing is that after the floating house has been renovated, the internal space has shrunk seriously, and everyone has to rest and live very close to each other. People living in the same room must trust each other, otherwise they will probably have trouble sleeping and eating these days.
"What are you talking about in front of Xiaobai?" Jiang Muyun said seriously, "You said it before, only dogs would think about having babies at this time. I think I should talk to people about love. Besides, our Xiaobai has never thought about having babies. You are not even as good as Xiaobai. What kind of wicked person would do such a thing?"
There are people who have children after the apocalypse. Some are accidental pregnancies discovered too late, while others are simply happy to have children because they are wealthy.
Jiang Muyun admired their courage and knew that humans needed to reproduce, but this did not prevent her from thinking that it was immoral to let people have children in such an environment.
Chu Buwen was now completely relieved and no longer cared about the fact that Xiaobai was a little girl.
Just as they were saying this, someone came to distribute the saltpeter for today. Jiang Muyun took it and thanked them, then said to Chu Buwen, "Life is tiring enough, where would I have the energy to fall in love? Considering that we've been secluded for months due to a disagreement, it's not a long-distance relationship, it's more like a relationship in another dimension."
Chu Buwen went with her to fetch some water for making ice. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Have you ever considered living with someone? If we live together, it won't be so boring to be stuck at home in the future."
"You're kidding! How could I possibly live with someone?" Jiang Muyun replied without hesitation, "Mr. Chu, check your conscience. Can you possibly accept sharing a room, food, and sleep with someone else for the rest of your life?"
This time, Jiang Muyun really didn't consider whether the space could be hidden.
People like them are just used to being wary, or maybe they have too strong a sense of territory. In any case, she absolutely cannot accept that half of her living space has been divided out and shared with another person.
Chu Buwen held the bucket in silence, and Jiang Muyun took it as his approval.
When Jiang Muyun went back, the weight he was carrying increased, and he stepped into a sand pit.
She looked down and saw that when she lifted her foot, the sand on the shoe surface slid down to the sides, and finally only a small ball was left in the center of the shoe surface. She lifted her foot and threw the ball out.
Even such a boring game made Jiang Muyun happy all the way, and she completely ignored Chu Buwen who was following her.
It was almost dawn, and they had to make the ice as quickly as possible, then conserve their energy and wait for night to fall again.
But Jiang Muyun was woken up by Dabai in his arms when he was half asleep.
The ice has almost melted now, and the temperature in the room is not low.
Jiang Muyun estimated that it was almost time for them to make ice again.
A block of ice cannot last a whole day, so they normally have to make ice three times a day.
But before Jiang Muyun could make any move, his attention was attracted by the noise coming from his ears.
The movement was very faint, just like the beating of a human pulse, but even less obvious than a pulse. If she moved even a little, she would immediately lose contact with it.
Only when Jiang Muyun lay quietly on his side could she catch the imperceptible tremor.
Jiang Muyun opened his eyes and met the gaze of Chu Buwen, who had also just woken up.
Next to Chu Buwen was Xiaobai, who was squatting and standing up with his ears pricked up.
After being woken up by Xiaobai, he also noticed this unusual movement.
Jiang Muyun did not stand up, but just put his entire palm on the floor, and Chu Buwen did the same.
When they rested during the day, they slept directly on the floor of the floating house, so they could clearly feel the noise coming from below.
Jiang Muyun sensed the movement coming from under the floor, trying to find some information from it.
The two of them calmed their minds and concentrated their energy, and the frequent and chaotic vibrations were finally no longer intermittent in their perception.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen looked at each other, nodded slightly in the dark, and came to the same conclusion.
There must be a group of unknown creatures moving around under the floating house.
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