Chapter 196 Brother, are you going to catch a wild animal?
Meng Ci muttered to himself, "Why is Shen Que so powerful? I train every day, but I still can't beat him!"
If Shen Que knew Meng Ci's inner thoughts, he would probably say a few words of comfort, but in his heart he would think: "Do you think that's called training? If you fish for three days and dry the net for two days, it would be strange if you can beat me!"
You know, since the extreme heat came, Shen Que has insisted on exercising for at least an hour every day. Except for occasional special circumstances, this has become a part of his life.
It is this kind of hard work day after day that makes him so powerful.
But Meng Ci fishes for three days and rests for two days.
Therefore, Shen Que felt that there was no way Meng Ci could beat him.
Of course, Shen Que had no intention of telling Meng Ci the truth.
However, in this world shrouded in polar night, even with officially organized security teams protecting people's safety, many people still lost their lives.
Due to the lack of evidence and clues, it is difficult for the authorities to find the real murderer and they can only watch the tragedy continue to happen.
In addition, electricity costs are high during the polar night, and nine out of ten people have to live in darkness.
They only turn on the flashlight when they go out to pick up trash.
As for flashlights, the official launched shared flashlights at the beginning of the polar night.
This flashlight, like other items, can be redeemed with points.
You can exchange your points for a flashlight at the official website. When the battery runs out, you can go to a special place and exchange it for another fully charged flashlight for three points.
This way, it is both convenient and affordable.
Since they need to go out to pick up trash, almost everyone in the base has a flashlight.
However, everyone cherishes this hard-earned light and only uses it when necessary.
Of course, they only use it when picking up trash.
Because during the polar night, the power of flashlights is particularly precious, and garbage is an important resource for survival.
If there is not enough garbage, there is no way to exchange it for points, and therefore no way to buy food and other necessities.
Therefore, they could only grope forward in the dark and save power as much as possible.
The authorities are not worried that the flashlights will be taken away and not returned, or will be damaged. After all, every time a flashlight is replaced, a real-name card is required.
This system ensures that everyone is accountable for how the flashlight is used and that any problems or irregularities can be traced back to a specific individual.
In this way, the authorities not only ensured the safety and normal use of the flashlights, but also maintained the order and stability of the entire base.
Meng Ci and Shen Que were not affected by the polar night. Instead, they changed their living habits to sleep during the day and go out at night when it was extremely hot.
After all, the polar night only lasts for more than a month, then the weather will return to normal for a while, and then the polar day will arrive.
Fortunately, although the polar day lasts for more than two months, the temperature basically remains around 40 degrees. Compared with other extreme weather, the polar day is much friendlier.
However, just two days into their leisurely days, Zhang Mingtian came to their door.
"Brother!" Zhang Mingtian put his hands on his knees, looking very reserved.
Meng Ci was quite surprised when he saw this.
"Zhang Mingtian, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
Meng Ci was not used to seeing his usually carefree personality being so timid.
Zhang Mingtian knew that Meng Ci didn't like to beat around the bush, so he spoke directly.
"Brother, I heard recently that many birds appeared at night. They are huge and feed on human flesh."
"Recently, human bodies that have died have been burned, and these owls cannot eat human flesh, so they have started attacking living people."
“So the officials issued a notice that these birds can be hunted at will.”
"So I want to ask, two brothers, do you want to go together?"
In fact, hunting birds is a difficult task for other people, but not for Zhang Mingtian and his team because they have bait.
Two days ago, Zhang Mingtian killed a rabbit and caught two owls with only a small piece of meat, and exchanged the points for more than 100 points.
After Zhang's mother found out, she thought that Meng Ci and Shen Que had helped them a lot and she had no way to repay them, so she suggested that Zhang Mingtian go and ask Meng Ci and Shen Que if they wanted to go together.
Moreover, Zhang's mother reluctantly let Huang Zhi stay at home and kill another rabbit to use as bait.
In this way, Meng Ci and his team only need to provide people and not things, which can be regarded as their little token of appreciation.
Zhang Mingtian knew that Meng Ci and Shen Que would definitely not look down on the points gained from catching birds, but since his mother asked, Zhang Mingtian couldn't refuse.
Meng Ci thought about it and decided that since he had been staying at home for the past few days, it would be good to go out and exercise, so he agreed.
Zhang Mingtian was surprised to hear this and quickly stood up.
"Okay, okay."
"Brother, let's leave at eight o'clock tomorrow."
"I'll prepare the bait and other things when the time comes, you just come directly."
Meng Ci nodded.
After seeing Zhang Mingtian off, Shen Que started cooking.
Noodles with cumin, ham and potatoes, three fresh vegetables, cold cucumber salad, and a portion of boneless chicken feet taken out from the space.
As for Eggplant, I cooked some noodles for it and mixed some meat dishes. Eggplant then held its food bowl in its mouth and lay in the corner, eating happily.
The next day, Meng Ci and Shen Que drove to the north gate of the base on time.
Zhang Mingtian and Huang Zhi had been waiting there for a long time.
Meng Ci got out of the car, took the two people into the car, and then headed north.
During the extreme cold, residents cut down trees on the ice and snow for warmth.
Now in the polar night, residents initially turned their attention to the remaining trees in order to collect trash to exchange for points at the base.
It is just that the authorities want to protect the ecological environment and prevent the natural disasters at the end of the world from becoming even worse. In addition, thermal power generation requires burning more garbage, so trees are needed to maintain air purification.
Therefore, the official announcement stated that cutting down trees in exchange for points was not allowed.
If anyone dares to cut down trees at will, all points will be confiscated and they will be expelled from the base.
A special window has also been opened to report illegal tree felling.
Therefore, residents dare not cut down trees.
As a result, many drought-tolerant trees gradually grew.
As the number of trees increased, more and more ferocious beasts could hide in them.
Among them, owls, goshawks and others frequently appear.
The size of these birds has long since mutated, and has at least doubled compared to before the apocalypse.
In extreme cold or heat, they lack food and can only turn to dead animals and human corpses.
By now, with fewer and fewer carcasses, the birds began to kill each other, and the losers became their food.
Of course, humans, who are unable to fly and have limited vision after the polar night, become their primary targets.
Therefore, the elimination of these birds was put on the agenda.
Birds can also be used as food.
For the residents who had not eaten meat for a long time, this was a rare food, so they all went there.
When Shen Que drove to the destination, there were already many people in the woods, searching around with flashlights.
Some people imitated bird calls to attract birds, and some climbed trees to find bird nests...
However, these people had no meat in their hands, so naturally they could not attract the birds.
Near the woods, someone saw the off-road vehicle that Shen Que and his group drove, and their hearts were filled with jealousy.
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