Chapter 144
When Zhou Qi carried Tang Yu'an to the end of the life passage and looked at the building in front of him, he did not rush in.
The first time he met her was when the sister happened to be sick and was unable to resist, so he carried her back.
However, this Liehuo is a fire-type ability user, and he has companions around him. Zhou Qi is not sure whether he can successfully persuade them to leave with him after he appears.
"The passage is invisible. From the outside, it looks like a dark expanse of water."
So unless you are a fool, you will not believe Zhou Qi's words and jump into the water with him. Conflicts and contradictions are inevitable.
"That's easy!"
Tang Yu'an took out a glass bottle and said, "Brother Xiaoqi, do you still remember this?"
Zhou Qi had a strange look on his face.
"Sleeping pills?"
"Um!"
Previously, when they went to Jufeng Town, they were robbed at the foot of the mountain and were almost ambushed by this sleeping pill powder.
Inhaling this powder will make people drowsy, and if the antidote is not taken in time, they will die in their drowsiness.
"Are you sure you want to use this?" Zhou Qi felt something was strange.
Aren't they saving people?
Tang Yu'an said as a matter of course: "Yes, using this kind of medicine powder is both convenient and efficient. After transferring the person to the passage, we will immediately give him the antidote and let him run back to the store by himself."
It’s only a little over a thousand meters, not far.
"Brother Xiaoqi, have you told Grandpa what we are doing?"
"Um."
"That shouldn't be a problem."
Anyway, these people are subject to the rules for overnight stays and are not allowed to steal, rob, or hurt others. We can rescue them first and then deal with them collectively.
"After saving Liehuo and his companions, do you still want to continue saving people?" Zhou Qi said.
Tang Yu'an nodded.
"Now that we've started, there's no reason to stop. It's so cold at night. If we delay rescuing these people, one more person may die."
Zhou Qi grabbed his hand and touched it.
"Hey, I have blue beech leaves, I'm not cold at all!"
Tang Yu'an put the sleeping pills into compartment No. 3 of his portable warehouse, and then urged Zhou Qi to go and rescue people.
After Zhou Qi left, he opened the map and continued to determine the next target while following Zhou Qi.
He couldn't take care of the places far away, but he hoped to rescue all the people who were nearby.
Maybe these people were not in danger, so the system did not send him a rescue mission, but Tang Yu'an didn't care much. He did this just to seek peace of mind.
What's more, although there is no way to get immediate benefits, after these people are rescued, the number of people that Grandpa Li and Sister Lin can trade with every day will increase.
With more manpower available, No.1 Store can accomplish more things.
As long as these people are not lazy and are willing to use their own labor to obtain materials, they can definitely live a good life in No.1 Store.
As they produce more materials, there will be more things they can trade, and then he will be able to gain more points and experience points.
This is what Tang Yu'an understands as "sustainable development".
Although this lesson had not yet been taught in school, it was broadcast on the news every day, and he remembered it as he listened.
Not long after, Zhou Qi returned to the passage carrying a sleeping person, with Tang Yu'an pointing the way with a stone.
The sleeping pill lived up to its reputation. Even Liehuo, who possessed supernatural powers, was unable to resist it - of course, it might also be because of his lower level.
"Where is the other person?" Tang Yu'an asked.
Zhou Qi frowned slightly, "She was a pregnant woman, I didn't dare to use medicine on her."
He used an umbrella to get close to Liehuo and smeared the powder directly under his nose, knocking him out without anyone noticing.
However, when he carried the person away, the pregnant woman must have been awakened. When Tang Yu'an threw stones just now, she also ran out to see.
Tang Yu'an was stunned when he heard that there was a pregnant woman.
He scratched his head, "What should I do then?"
Zhou Qi looked back, thought for a moment, and then handed the umbrella in his hand to Tang Yu'an, saying, "I'll go back and see if I can convince her."
If that doesn't work, I can only knock her out.
Zhou Qi had never knocked anyone out before. From watching movies and TV shows, it seemed like they just slapped the back of the neck. When there was really no other way, he could only try it.
But when he jumped out of the water wall again, he found that this didn't seem to be a problem.
When her husband was kidnapped, the woman had already run out of the house and was standing by the window looking out, so she witnessed Zhou Qi jumping out of the water with her own eyes.
"Who are you? What did you do to Liehuo?"
The woman had a round, protruding belly, but the rest of her body was very thin, with sunken cheeks and a skinny appearance, which was a bit frightening to look at.
At least since the prosperous Zhou Dynasty, no one had ever seen a pregnant woman like this.
However, although she looks thin, it does not mean that this woman is weak. She holds a weapon in her hand and stares at him intently.
Zhou Qi raised his hands to show that he meant no harm.
"Liehuo is safe. Calm down. I'm here to get you out of here."
"Do you know Liehuo?"
"Yes, he bought salt from us."
The woman was stunned. "Are you from the grocery store in the deserted city?"
Seeing Zhou Qi nod, she frowned again and asked, "Where are you taking us? Why?"
"Let's go to the Deserted City Grocery Store." Zhou Qi said, "Of course, it has a new name now - Deserted City Home."
"Desolate City Home?"
"Yes, we need manpower, so we are preparing to bring back all the residents of the deserted city scattered nearby. Don't worry, you will not be harmed there."
"Why should I believe you? Where did you hide the flames?"
"He's underwater."
"You threw him into the water and said he was safe?" The woman looked sad.
Zhou Qi sighed: "Didn't you see it just now? I jumped out of the water, but there was not a drop of water on my body."
"You mean..."
"There's a passage under the water, but you can't see it."
"Why should I trust you?"
Just when Zhou Qi and the woman were in a stalemate, a stone was suddenly thrown out of the water.
Zhou Qi paused and said, "Wait a minute."
Then he jumped back into the water as the woman stared in amazement.
The boy disappeared into the water without causing a ripple.
When Zhou Qi entered the passage, he saw that Liehuo had woken up. After confirming that Tang Yu'an had not been attacked, he looked at Liehuo.
He was looking at the underwater passage and the water walls on both sides of the passage with an incredible look on his face.
Obviously, Tang Yu'an had already explained it to him.
"Go get your wife first?"
"wife?"
Liehuo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Oh, you're talking about Ah Xiang."
"Yes, she doesn't believe me, and I need you to come forward and convince her."
“Okay, okay!”
Liehuo did not doubt the motives of the two young men, but the boundless power they displayed had completely stunned him.
Moreover, he had been to the grocery store in the deserted city and seen the three mutant giant dogs, so he knew that if the two teenagers really wanted to harm them, there would be no need for them to waste any words.
So he behaved docilely and cooperatively.
Because the water wall was five or six meters high, Liehuo couldn't jump out at all, so Zhou Qi had to carry him out.
Liehuo appeared in front of Ah Xiang intact, and told her in person that there was indeed a passage underwater, and that the passage separated the water and aquatic creatures.
Although Ah Xiang still couldn't help but doubt, she finally reluctantly believed it.
Liehuo went back into the house to pack up their things. All they had was a pile of junk. The most valuable things were probably weapons and salt.
Zhou Qi gave him a piece of cotton cloth and asked him to pack his things.
The package was so big and heavy that Liehuo definitely couldn't carry it back.
So Zhou Qi didn't let him carry him, and planned to move the couple to the corridor and then come back to carry their luggage.
Seeing Zhou Qi not only carrying one on his back but also holding another in his arms, and jumping down so easily, although he was blessed with the light body technique, Tang Yu'an still couldn't help but show admiration.
Brother Xiaoqi is getting more and more powerful!
"Just keep going along this road and you'll reach the Deserted City Grocery Store. Someone will pick you up there and tell you what to do."
"As for your luggage, I'll return it to you tomorrow."
Liehuo supported Ah Xiang and thanked the two young men repeatedly. Just as he was about to leave, Ah Xiang said, "Will we never be able to come back?"
Although she was also stunned by this incredible underwater passage, she was still pessimistic about the trip.
She didn't understand what the two suddenly appearing teenagers were going to do to them. Her heart was filled with anxiety and fear, and she only cooperated because she couldn't resist.
"Don't worry, you may not want to come back in the future." Tang Yu'an said confidently.
Ah Xiang smiled bitterly, and with the support of Liehuo, she walked forward along the muddy road to meet their unknown fate.
Zhou Qi returned to their house, put a name tag on the package, and then used the teleportation skill to transfer it back to No. 1 Store's warehouse.
Afterwards, Tang Yu'an started the work of demolishing and repairing the wall.
Most of those who dared to live in the deserted city were young and strong, so their subsequent rescue operations were much smoother.
Lay the fence wall near the customer's location, then use sleeping powder to get the person into the passage, and then use the antidote to wake him up.
They don't even need to show up. As long as they give these people a push from behind when they are looking at the passage in confusion, they will start running forward driven by fear.
At the end of the passage, Old Li had organized other residents to light a bonfire in the yard.
Although his sleep was disturbed by the sudden behavior of the two teenagers, he still agreed to add more residents to the deserted city home.
So he not only lit a bonfire, but also cooked a pot of potato soup.
When Liehuo and Axiang walked into the yard from the passage with uneasy feelings, they saw this warm scene.
"Old...Old Li?" Liehuo shouted blankly.
Old Li hummed, glanced at Ah Xiang's round belly, pointed at the campfire and said, "Let's go over there and have a bowl of potato soup first."
"Come, come, come and drink the soup!" The father and son Shugen, who were responsible for making the soup, greeted them warmly.
The girl carried back by Zhou Qi was called Ye Lan. She had already taken medicine and Lin Zhen was taking care of her, so Old Li called the residents to help.
Of course, the help was not free. Afterwards, each of them could get a potato and drink potato soup together.
So Shugen, Jin Guang and the others worked extra hard. Even Aman, who had just arrived today, ran out of the house in the cold of the night.
Although it was very cold in the yard at night, everyone sat by the campfire, warming themselves by the fire and drinking potato soup, which still felt warmer than staying in the house to sleep.
After a while, more people came out from the passage.
Compared to Liehuo and Axiang who were mentally prepared, these people who seemed to be chased by evil spirits seemed very uneasy.
Jin Guang warmly welcomes everyone who comes.
Shugen and his son were responsible for distributing potato soup, while Aman distributed blankets to these people - actually they were just cotton cloth, but it was better to have something to wear than nothing.
Bashi, who was a little behind, took over Old Li's work and began to explain the rules of the deserted city home to these people.
To be honest, when he first saw the passage, his mouth opened wide, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
He ran to the entrance of the passage and took a look inside despite Old Li's stare.
The raging flood seemed to be split in half by a knife, revealing a deep path in the middle. The fence wall, which looked so fragile, actually blocked the six-meter-high water wall firmly.
By the light of the campfire, he could also see the active creatures in the water.
Although they were so ferocious and terrifying, they were helpless against the two fragile fences and could only allow them to create a narrow but life-saving underwater passage.
It’s hard to imagine that this is something that human power can do!
Bashi originally thought that the barrier around the building was already its limit, but he didn't expect that there would be such a powerful method.
He was now extremely grateful that when the two teenagers asked them to reinforce the building, he stopped his younger brother Batu and did not let him do anything inappropriate.
These two young men are not Old Li, they are not on the same level.
The respect he already had in his heart deepened in the face of such great power, but Bashi still couldn't help but feel doubtful.
Why did the two teenagers do this?
It could be said that he and other residents were lucky enough to get there, but judging from Aman who was rescued during the day and this passage, they were really trying very hard to save people.
So what is it all about?
In this doomsday world, are there really such purely good people?
Under the increasingly stern gaze of Old Li, Bashi finally withdrew his gaze and then consciously began to do ideological work on the new residents.
Deserted city home.
Although Bashi was somewhat dismissive when Old Li said this, he actually quite liked the new name because he felt all the differences after only living here for a few days.
It can be said that this is the most comfortable place he has ever lived in. He doesn't want to leave, nor does he allow anyone to destroy it.
I just hope that these new residents can abide by the rules and not make the two young bosses sad.
Of course, in addition to talking about the rules, the story of Old Li being rescued by the two small bosses must also be told in detail.
Bashi now understands why Old Li likes others to tell this story.
He suddenly felt a little jealous of the old man. How could he be so lucky that he was not only saved by the two young bosses but also became their confidant?
With Grandpa Li presiding over the No. 1 store, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi felt very relieved.
They began to tear down walls, build up walls, and rescue people, and they became more and more skilled and smooth in the process.
During this period, they encountered a person who fell into the water, triggering an emergency rescue mission.
By half past eleven, they had searched the area within a 2-kilometer diameter centered on Store No. 1.
A total of 25 new residents were added to No. 1 Store, including two pregnant women. If the babies in their bellies are included, the total number of residents is 27.
Tang Yu'an also spent more than 40,000 points to buy the fence wall, and the remaining points were only 36,000 in a blink of an eye.
However, Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi didn't feel sorry.
These are 27 living lives. As long as they move into the deserted city and work diligently, they will definitely be able to create higher value for them.
Tang Yu'an and Zhou Qi returned to Store No. 1, and then fenced off a piece of land outside to store the four-kilometer-long fence.
It’s not that they didn’t want to go to a farther place, but it was almost midnight and they had to retrieve the drifting bottle, so they suspended the search and rescue operation.
Old Li had already moved everyone to the lobby on the first floor, and then lit several bonfires in the lobby - after all, it was a cement floor, so it wasn't afraid of burning.
Although there were more than twenty people, they all remained quiet, so the scene did not look very chaotic.
Old Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he knew the two teenagers had returned. He didn't let them go downstairs to meet the residents.
"You guys really know how to find things for me to do!" Old Li couldn't help but say when he arrived at Room 501.
Tang Yu'an smiled at him and said, "There is strength in numbers."
Old Li didn't really want to blame them, but he couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect you guys could actually do this."
He originally thought that no matter what happened, he would not be surprised, but he never expected that his knowledge would be refreshed every day.
"Let these people sleep downstairs for one night, and we'll arrange rooms for them tomorrow."
Lan Lin had been called to the 5th floor by him, and the heating was being turned on in Room 503. This way, the temperature in the entire building would not be too low.
Plus, with the bonfire, they wouldn't feel cold sleeping on the first floor.
Tang Yu'an wanted to say something, but Old Li waved his hand and said, "These conditions are much better than what they have elsewhere. It's too late now, you should go to bed."
They had no choice but to give up and went to Room 901 to use the teleportation array to return to Ping An Grocery Store.
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What Old Li said was not wrong. These new residents did not dare to light a fire in their original houses.
On such a cold night, they could only rely on their own physical strength, the furs of animals they hunted, and the tattered quilts they picked up from the ruins to get through.
So they had no complaints about staying in the lobby on the first floor. In addition, most of these people had dealt with Lin Zhen before, so the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Just like Jin Guang and Shu Gen when they first arrived here, the new residents were wary of everyone around them.
Only Ah Xiang slept soundly because Liehuo was watching over her and she received special care as a pregnant woman and had a thick quilt.
As for the other pregnant woman, Lin Lu, she was single, so after consulting with Grandma Guo, Old Li placed her and Ye Lan, who had a fever, in Room 801.
Because of the "red beans growing in the south" effect of the bright green containers, Room 801 is as warm as spring and can be said to be the most comfortable place in the entire building.
After taking the medicine, Ye Lan's fever gradually subsided. She became conscious for a while, and with Lin Zhen's comfort, she drank some potato soup and then fell asleep again.
Seeing her sleeping soundly, Lin Lu felt a little envious, because she couldn't fall asleep no matter what.
"Girl, would you like some hot water?"
Grandma Guo boiled some hot water and poured her a cup. Seeing that she was holding the cup and didn't dare to drink it, she didn't force her.
She diluted the hot water into warm water, then took a handkerchief, wet it, wrung it out, and handed it to Lin Lu to wipe her face.
Lin Lu looked at her warily, and seeing that the old woman had a kind expression and eyes full of kindness, she finally took the handkerchief and wiped her face and hands.
Her thin face still showed a hint of childishness, she looked no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, and in the era before the catastrophe, she would still be in school...
Grandma Guo felt a little sad when she thought of her daughter who was washed away by the flood.
She smiled at the girl and said, "You can stay here with peace of mind. As long as you follow the rules here, believe me, there is no place safer than here."
Then she took the candle, stood up and left the living room and went back to the bedroom.
In the darkness, Lin Lu heard a child's baby voice asking questions from the direction of the bedroom.
He seemed to be woken up and was asking his mother-in-law what happened outside.
Listening to the conversation between the grandparents and grandchildren, Lin Lu didn't know why, but suddenly felt her uneasy heart slowly calm down.
She lay in the warm bed. Such a clean and thick quilt was actually given to her...
Lin Lu couldn't help but reach out and touch her belly.
This was the first time that Lin Lu received preferential treatment because of her status as a pregnant woman. She was a little confused, but many soft emotions arose in her heart.
She thought of the two young men who fell from the sky.
They said that here she didn't need to worry about disasters and dangers. As long as she was diligent enough, she could get enough food and live well with her child...
With such beautiful expectations, she closed her eyes and fell asleep quickly.
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Ping An Grocery Store, attic.
Tang Yu'an fished out two drifting bottles from the sea of dreams at once.
"I hope one of them is Xiao Hailan or Xiao Risheng!" While the points doubling effect is still there, he can make up for the points he spent.
He unscrewed the cork and watched the ball of light float into the air.
"Businessman...businessman..."
The voice sounded hoarse and dry, but not so harsh, so Tang Yu'an asked uncertainly: "Green eyes?"
"Merchant! Medicine!"
This time, Green Eyes did not ask to speak again, but directly made a transaction request to Tang Yu'an.
"Is this the medicine from last time?"
"Yes! Medicine! Medicine!"
Tang Yu'an responded with a "good" and asked him, "There was a flood recently. Are you okay?"
"It's alright... medicine! Merchant, medicine!"
Seeing that he kept talking about medicine, Tang Yu'an had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay, then let's trade. Or should we keep the price from last time?"
"Give it all, give it all..."
"Okay, okay."
Soon, Tang Yu'an completed the transaction with Green Eyes.
[You completed a profitable trade with a Dream Wisher, points +9200 (points doubling card in effect), experience +6...]
[You obtained 6 kilograms of mutant blueberries...]
Tang Yuan: 0.0
Wow, I gave you 4 kilograms more than last time!
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