◎Happy 125th Day: Killing and Arson Gold Belt◎
Since the heavy rain that night, the sky in Nanshi has never brightened again.
From the muddy and turbid water to the gray and gloomy sky, all the colors between heaven and earth have been stripped away, and only an occasional rugged lightning bolt can tear through this thick ink color.
A small pointed boat broke into the rain.
I don't know how much of the light above its head was swallowed by the rain. From a distance, the beam of light seemed so weak that it would be blown away by the wind.
The people on the boat held the oars, pushed hard against the shore, and the small boat with a pointed top swayed through the muddy water and drifted towards the vast and boundless darkness.
Jiang Muyun fiddled with the oars, simply adjusted the direction of the kayak, took down the flashlight hanging on the roof, and focused the beam on the water in front of them to prevent the kayak from hitting any obstacles.
The rain was so heavy and they didn't know if it would be windy, so they didn't dare to put up a curved rain shelter for the kayak.
Their current awning is a "human" shaped awning supported by several plastic tubes with flattened bottoms, and fixed to the hull with windproof ropes on all sides.
Taking into account the problem of blocked vision, the awning was erected quite high, more than one meter away from the bottom of the kayak, so the rain-blocking effect was naturally not that good. Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen were already half wet after only three minutes of being out.
However, with rain of this magnitude, they didn't expect the small shed to be of much use. It was enough for them to row the entire route with their eyes open in the rain.
To be on the safe side, they filled up the kayak with gas before setting off, and also took the small barrel of diesel that was left over when Zhao Jiahao and Li Anxuan returned.
In this way, if you find that the water flow rate is wrong halfway, or encounter some danger such as whirlpool, you may still be able to escape by boat.
For this reason, Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen bowed to each other three times, praying that if any emergency happened, the person driving the boat would be more steady and not capsize the boat and bury them both in the mud at the bottom of the water.
After the ceremony, Jiang Muyun felt her intention had been fulfilled, and she knocked on the wood three times, "Pah," to signal the end of the ritual. She had just said it casually, but she must not let anything unexpected happen.
The visibility is too low now and the kayak has limited carrying capacity, so Jiang Muyun didn't let Xiaobai follow, and only brought Dabai to act as a cat-like navigation.
Dabai usually seems to do nothing but eat and sleep, but he is a mutant cat after all, and his night vision is at least eight levels higher than Xiaobai's. Not only can he show Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen the way, he can also grab Jiang Muyun's sleeve in advance to tell her which direction there is an obstacle ahead.
It was quite easy for Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen to row from their home to the West Suburb Transfer Station.
The Xijiao transfer station is to the east of their house. Now the accumulated water outside is also flowing eastward. Just follow the flow of the water and avoid obstacles such as tree trunks sticking out on the road.
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen walked around a bare forest of trees. Just then, a flash of lightning passed by. Jiang Muyun glanced to the side and couldn't help but let out a soft hiss.
"The sky and water were gloomy, and the lightning illuminated a group of tree branches that stretched out from the water with their fangs and claws bared." Jiang Muyun gestured to Chu Buwen to look to the side. "In this atmosphere, it really wouldn't be possible not to have a body hanging from the branches."
Chu Buwen used his oar to push away a few branches that were heading towards them, and continued to develop the plot according to Jiang Muyun's words: "It would be best if the corpse was still tied by the neck and hung on the tree. After we rowed past it, it would suddenly turn its head and grin in our direction, right?"
This plot development was exactly what Jiang Muyun had expected. Jiang Muyun held the oar in one hand and the flashlight in the other. Despite his busy schedule, he did not forget to give Chu Buwen an admiring look: "Our Master Chu still has good taste."
Before the tasteful Mr. Chu could speak, his cat responded for him.
Dabai, who had been rolling around on Jiang Muyun, suddenly stood up before Jiang Muyun finished speaking, and let out a long "meow" in his tender little voice towards the front and side.
The voice was sharp and thin, completely different from the tone Dabai usually used when he was acting coquettishly.
Jiang Muyun subconsciously turned the flashlight to spotlight mode and shone it in the direction Dabai was looking.
The flashlights they are using now are the military field flashlights that they brought back from the Nanshan warehouse. According to Zhao Jiahao, when the spotlight is turned on, the theoretical effective lighting distance is more than 200 meters.
It was raining heavily now, and with the rain blocking the view, the light might not reach that far, and the vision was blurry, but it was enough for Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen to judge by the outline that there should be a group of people sitting on a boat.
At this time, they were guarding near the transfer station without turning on the lights, so the purpose of the group was obvious.
Jiang Muyun quickly turned off the flashlight, and Chu Buwen, without thinking, picked up the submachine gun hanging in front of him and fired a volley of bullets at the opposite side.
After a few screams, there were sounds of heavy objects falling into the water.
A hoarse male voice came into Jiang Muyun's ears through the rain.
"No! No! It's all a misunderstanding! How about this: we leave the supplies behind, and you guys save a few bullets? What do you think?"
The leader who begged for mercy was also surprised.
They were lying in ambush here, and just as Jiang Muyun and the other man were about to approach, they suddenly heard a cat's meow, and then a beam of light shone on them.
The leading man cursed inwardly at the time. He had never expected that the person on the other side was a mutant cat.
Mutated cats are wild, and few are willing to follow humans around all day. Even Dabai stays in Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen's pockets every day, rarely showing up. Therefore, the most common mutant creatures following humans after the apocalypse are mutant dogs.
This group of people had lived around Nanshi for a long time and had basically never seen anyone with mutant cats around Nanshi, so naturally they were not prepared for this incident.
They had already tried it out and found that in this environment, the mutant dogs' sense of smell and vision would be disturbed. By the time the mutant dogs on the opposite side discovered them, they had already entered their attack range.
They were in the dark while the other side was in the light. Anyway, everyone was on the boat at the moment. Even if the other side reacted and turned off the lights, they could still fire a few rounds based on their intuition.
It’s hard to say whether people would be swept to death, but the boat would definitely not be able to withstand it.
At this time, if you lose your boat, you will have a chance of surviving with nine lives.
It is precisely because of this that they have the courage to stay near the transfer station and take advantage of the poor visibility to do some small tricks.
They never expected that Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen would be more decisive than professional robbers like them.
They were just dazzled by the light when the leader came right after.
The leader didn't know how many people or ships he had left, but he could feel that the ship under him had begun to sink.
Jiang Muyun didn't respond, so the leader thought she agreed.
The leader fired a shot into the air, then said, "As you can see, we brothers are not without weapons. If we get into trouble, it will be difficult for everyone. Today's incident was caused by us brothers. These things are our apology. We will withdraw now."
After he finished speaking, he immediately lowered his voice and asked, "Second brother, third brother? Are you all okay?"
"The second one was just hit and fell out. I didn't catch him." A sharp voice whispered.
"Brother, do we really want to give them the things?" asked a man who had escaped the disaster by lying in the cabin.
The leader wiped the rain from his face, followed the sound to another boat, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's retreat first, retreat far away, and leave the things with them. If they want to take the things, they will definitely turn on the lights, and then..."
The leader sneered.
It doesn't matter if the things are left behind, they will return to their hands anyway.
After the few of his men who were still able to move gathered on the two nearby ships, the leader spoke again: "We've packed up everything..."
He was halfway through his words when a strong light hit his face.
The leader subconsciously tilted his head and closed his eyes.
Then he heard a burst of gunfire in his ears, and he never had the chance to open his eyes.
After turning off the flashlight, Jiang Muyun rowed the boat directly towards these people.
She had no intention of letting them go.
The more the leader spoke, the more accurate Jiang Muyun's judgment of his position became.
The sound of the kayak moving in the water was drowned out by the sound of heavy rain. When Jiang Muyun turned on the flashlight again, the distance between the two sides was less than twenty meters.
Chu Buwen is not blind. Firing at this distance is also a surprise attack. How could he possibly give the other party a chance to survive?
When all the noise died down, Jiang Muyun reached out and patted Dabai.
Dabai stood up reluctantly, stepped on the edge of the boat and jumped into the rain, jumping back and forth on several kayaks that were about to sink.
After confirming that there was no fourth living creature around that could breathe, Dabai lazily lay back in Jiang Muyun's arms.
Chu Buwen also took out a flashlight, shone the light, and used his oar to hook the only kayak floating on the water intact on the opposite side.
Jiang Muyun wiped the water off Dabai's body. After Dabai rubbed her twice to show his satisfaction, Jiang Muyun put Dabai back into her pocket.
"What a waste." Jiang Muyun raised the flashlight and scanned the surrounding water surface.
There were no more bodies on the water, only a few sinking kayaks.
The water depth is only one meter now, and the bottom of the water is full of silt. It is extremely difficult for people to float up after sinking.
Chu Buwen tied the intact kayak to their boat and dismantled the half-collapsed makeshift awning on the boat.
The dismantled plastic sheet was placed on the hull, forming a pointed top together with the supplies in the boat. Rainwater flowed out along the plastic sheet, preventing water from accumulating in the boat.
Chu Buwen kept moving his hands. After listening to Jiang Muyun's words, he said, "How about we take two boats back and see if we can make up for it?"
Jiang Muyun reached out and pressed twice on the kayak he had just seized, as if to test its carrying capacity.
After confirming that these people didn't seem to have gained much today and that this boat could still carry a lot of stuff, Jiang Muyun said, "Don't get two boats, get them all back. If you can repair it, repair it. If not, sell it to someone who can. If that doesn't work, we can still dismantle the engine."
Nowadays, there is no such thing as useless things, only things that cannot be used.
Jiang Muyun kept smiling until he finished registering the supplies and entered the transfer station.
Now that's good, they don't even need to find an excuse to take the boat back.
It turned out to be the gold belt for murder and arson.
"Are you planning to use this ship for trading?" the registration staff asked after the registration was completed.
Jiang Muyun smiled and said, "I don't have any plans for the time being. You've seen these ships, so even if we want to trade them, we have to wait until they're repaired."
The staff member became even more enthusiastic after hearing this: "Excuse me, do you have any experience in kayak maintenance? Or do you know any technicians who can do that? Our transfer station is currently hiring technicians who can repair various types of boats at a high salary. If you're interested..."
Jiang Muyun glanced at the board behind him that contained the latest announcements from the transfer station and shook his head, saying, "I only have a limited understanding of this."
I only have a vague understanding of it as I've only watched instructional videos and never tried it myself.
"That's right." Jiang Muyun pointed at the wooden board behind the staff member and said, "Is it true that the transit station's quotation for ships can be paid with potatoes? Is there a limit?"
"Of course it's real. As long as the single-person transaction volume does not exceed 1,000 kilograms, potatoes can be used as a tie." The staff member said proudly: "Our official quotes are all the lowest prices, and the estimated price will only be higher."
The staff member was enthusiastic: "Would you like to sell your boat directly to our transfer station? If you do, we can provide repair services at a discount. Or if you're too lazy to make any changes, you can just sell it for the price of a damaged boat. We guarantee that the price we offer you is absolutely fair."
Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen looked at each other and asked the staff for the contact information of the maintenance personnel, but did not mention the sale of the boat.
After registering, the two rowed the boat to their own autonomous region.
There are very few caravans coming to the transit station at this time, and most of them are here to sell ships.
The rain came so suddenly that many caravans were trapped in the transit station.
For these caravans, the money they lost from buying ships at high prices was far less than the loss they suffered from being trapped in the transit station and unable to leave.
If the transit station had not offered to pay with potatoes, I'm afraid no one would choose to sell the ship to it.
Chu Buwen hung the flashlight on the ceiling and said to Jiang Muyun, "It seems that the deployment has been successful."
More than three months had passed since they dug Xiaofen up, which was just enough time for the new crop of potatoes to grow.
Through the last transaction of potatoes for fresh water at the South One Base, Jiang Muyun roughly knew the amount of normal soil that the South One Base had.
If the soil preparation was not successful this time, the South One Base would definitely not be able to offer such a high price for the ship.
"It's a success." Jiang Muyun couldn't tell whether he should be happy or disappointed.
Perhaps due to the rigor of scientific researchers, Professor Chen has always said that she has prepared soil that can be used to grow normal crops, rather than that the soil quality can be restored.
This means that Professor Chen may have removed certain elements from the contaminated soil, turning it back into the clean soil it was before the apocalypse.
It is also possible that a new type of soil was prepared by mixing powder with other substances, or it could be said to be a new planting method similar to soilless cultivation.
But no matter which case, the significance of this soil that was created by accident to mankind is obvious.
No matter from which angle you look at it, Xiaofen is a very important part of this.
Unfortunately, Jiang Muyun had never heard of the existence of a second piece of powder in his past and present lives combined.
Nature is ever-changing. The direction of variation of animals, plants, and soil is uncontrollable, so it is normal for something "unique" to appear.
The kayak reached the shore and Jiang Muyun jumped off the boat lightly.
"This can be considered as hope that is right in front of us, but also far away in the horizon." Jiang Muyun rubbed his eyes and said.
She had jumped too fast and forgot to wear goggles, and now the rain seeped into her eyes, which was a bit uncomfortable.
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