Chapter 246 Chapter 246 Heavy Fog
Time flies
The most worrying thing happened.
Several ground shelters were besieged by tentacle monsters one after another. The steel and iron buildings were reduced to ruins in an instant, burying the unfinished underground projects.
Heavy human casualties
The survivors, on the verge of collapse, dragged their heavy bodies to the air-raid shelter for help, bringing one horrific piece of news after another.
The variety of monsters has increased.
Not only ferocious giant birds and secretive tentacle monsters, but also enlarged insects that only appear in apocalyptic novels and TV dramas.
For example, there were half-meter-long centipedes, spiders as big as washbasins, wriggling earthworms, and countless blood-sucking mosquitoes...
Insects seem to have adapted to the rapidly changing world before humans, applying the secrets of evolution to practice and launching an attack on the position of world dominance.
The tentacle monsters and the intelligent giant birds alone have forced humans into shelters, and the sudden appearance of evolved insects is undoubtedly making things worse.
The management of the underground shelter became increasingly chaotic.
He Junxia no longer allowed the two children to go far away. Even if they stayed at the door, they could not leave his sight, let alone more than two meters away.
Overpopulation, scarce food, and a gloomy and depressing atmosphere... make everyone feel like there's a time bomb hidden in their hearts.
Some bombs explode, destroying themselves and injuring others. Others are still trying to hide, and no one knows when they will reach the critical point of collapse.
Fortunately, the senior leaders of the air-raid shelter were not useless people who would just sit there and wait for death. The Capital Research Institute also brought some exciting good news.
The cafeteria staff were surprised to receive a notice that there would be a special ingredient added to the food to be sold tomorrow - a gray mushroom that had become an epidemic.
Since receiving a large number of survivors from the outside world and various negative information, the management of the shelter has become lax, and gray mushrooms often appear in the underground passages.
It has long been known that this gray mushroom is non-toxic and edible, but as research has deepened and the research front has been extended, its disadvantages have also become apparent.
There is a special substance in the gray mushroom, which is currently called the uncontrollable factor.
If humans consume gray mushrooms for a long time or in large quantities in a short period of time, this uncontrollable factor will cause mutations in the human body.
Including but not limited to sudden cancer, gene collapse, blindness, rhinitis, pneumonia, hair loss, etc.
Of course, everything has its pros and cons.
There are also some lucky people such as patients with brain tumors, advanced lung cancer and ALS whose tumors shrank and disappeared after eating large amounts of gray mushrooms, and their health improved and became no different from that of normal people.
Some people's physical fitness has been greatly improved, their five senses have become more acute, and they can break through the previous human limits without training.
Unfortunately, the reason why this substance is called an uncontrollable factor is that with the current human technology, it is impossible to predict and control the direction of mutation it brings.
And according to the results of many studies, about 80% of mutations do more harm than good to humans.
So unless they are desperate and want to fight for their life, no one will eat gray mushrooms and send themselves to a state of slow death.
"Why are the higher-ups suddenly asking the cafeteria to use gray mushrooms in their dishes?" Zong Kangping frowned. "Isn't this harmful? The chickens and ducks in the farm and the vegetables on the farm should be enough for a while."
Zhang Shuhui was worried: "Who knows? The number of people in the shelter has increased nearly tenfold. No matter how much food there is, it will eventually run out."
What will happen to those who rely on shelters for their livelihoods then?
He Junxia: "Perhaps the shelter has found a special method to eliminate the influence of uncontrollable factors?"
Zong Kangping was surprised: "Dad, do you know the inside story? Don't keep us in suspense, tell us now."
He Junxia shook her head: "I don't know."
But one thing is clear: human patience is limited. Either we perish in silence or we explode in silence.
Due to current environmental restrictions, even the shelter's senior leaders cannot leave the shelter and live on the ground.
If they cannot give a reasonable explanation for this, once someone raises his arms and shouts out in public outrage, there will surely be a huge response.
That will be their death.
Just as Louis XVI and his queen were sent to the guillotine one after another by the angry people of Paris.
He Junxia: "We'll know tomorrow."
The next morning
The gray mushrooms that appeared in the cafeteria and at the free rice porridge distribution points indeed caused a huge commotion.
The time bomb hidden in the hearts of countless people sounded a dangerous alarm, as if it would blow the shelter upside down in the next second.
Fortunately, the shelter's director, deputy director and other senior executives had anticipated this and showed up in time to calm the rioting crowd.
But everyone knows that this stability is short-lived and fragile. If the director and others give a reasonable explanation, those suppressed bombs will explode with even more powerful force.
He Junxia was mixed in the crowd. In the hustle and bustle, he couldn't see the ceiling when he looked up and the ground when he looked down, let alone looking at the person up there through the back of the tall man in front of him.
Fortunately, he still has mental strength available.
The invisible spiritual power expanded and spread in the chaotic crowd, and soon included the group of people on the high ground, even their breathing and subtle muscle twitching were clear.
Their faces showed confidence and self-confidence.
It's not feigned confidence, but confidence and assurance in the future and in oneself, as if the scary monsters in the outside world are nothing to be afraid of.
He Junxia raised her eyebrows slightly.
It seems that the shelter must have made a major breakthrough or discovery in terms of uncontrollable factors, otherwise this confidence would be a bit inexplicable.
“Ahem…”
"call"
The sound of a microphone test came from the radio overhead, and soon the main film came on, and the noisy crowd gradually quieted down.
"Good morning everyone, I'm Bai Guoan, the director of the shelter. Nice to meet you."
"I know everyone is wondering why there are gray mushrooms in the food in the cafeteria. Is it intentional or accidental?"
"The day before yesterday, we received a notice from the Capital Central Shelter that drying yellow or green mushrooms and grinding them into powder... can bring positive mutations to humans."
As soon as the words fell, the crowded cafeteria fell silent, and everyone was wondering whether the director's words were true.
Is this true or is it just a trick to trick them into eating the gray mushroom?
This is a question worth deep thought.
After waiting for a long time, the director's voice came again from the radio in all directions.
"I know everyone has concerns and may not be able to accept it right now, so every morning at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., we set an example by coming to the cafeteria to eat gray mushrooms for breakfast and dinner."
Under everyone's gaze, Bai Guoan picked up his chopsticks, picked up a large amount of gray mushrooms and started eating them in big mouthfuls.
boom……
The enthusiastic applause almost shattered one's eardrums. Even though people still felt a little bit of disbelief, their anger gradually dissipated.
The remaining senior leaders of the shelter and the cafeteria staff ate their allotted shares of gray mushrooms one after another.
Due to limited conditions, these gray mushrooms were cooked only in water and no other seasonings were added except salt.
Surprisingly, it tasted pretty good.
It's crunchy, slightly sour, and without the mushroom flavor. It's a bit like pickled radish, but with a bit more chewiness and meatiness. It would have been a popular snack to eat while watching TV series or reading novels.
Zhang Shuhui swallowed the gray mushroom in her mouth, and the resistance she had originally felt due to being forced by her position faded a lot.
The director ate it all, so why shouldn't she eat it? Even if something goes wrong, she won't be the only one to suffer.
There were many people who shared the same idea as Zhang Shuhui, and a storm that could have been big or small was thus dispersed.
After all, the shelter does not force everyone to eat gray mushrooms, but only requires on-duty staff to set an example.
As for the others?
It’s up to you whether to eat it or not.
Most people with strong financial resources choose to wait and see for a while, but the people at the bottom have no choice.
The free rice porridge was extremely thin and not enough to fill you up. It was just enough to keep you from starving to death.
Long before the shelter offered gray mushrooms as a side dish, hungry and dizzy people had been eating the gray mushrooms growing in the shelter.
You have to die sooner or later, but you have to be a well-fed ghost.
Now that they have specially processed gray mushrooms that are extremely filling and can strengthen the body as a side dish, how can they be picky?
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