Chapter 179 Temperature Exceeding Human Survival
Gu Qinfeng and his group were not the only ones catching steel-toothed rabbits. After adapting to the cold weather, others also crawled out of the ground to catch steel-toothed rabbits.
When Xia Xiaoman was building the wall, he saw several groups of people catching steeltooth rabbits aimlessly.
Some people use lights to illuminate the steel-toothed rabbits to slow down their escape and then use forks to kill them.
Some people also know that steel-toothed rabbits are sensitive to the smell of blood, so they specifically buy rabbits that have just been caught by others, slit their throats and let the blood attract nearby steel-toothed rabbits to catch them.
Most of the people who caught the steel-toothed rabbits in this area were the original residents of Shuiyue Bay. When they saw Xia Xiaoman building the wall alone, they did not have any improper thoughts.
But Xia Xiaoman knew very well that this superficial harmony could only last for a period of time. Once those people encountered a food crisis, or the public security deteriorated and the property management department's control ability declined, she and other residents who still lived in the villa area might be in danger.
Just when everyone's attention was attracted by the Steel-Tooth Rabbit, the floating city was powered on.
Lights lit up in the sewers, and the exhaust fan that had been installed for a long time made a rumbling sound. In the air-raid shelter farm, all the fill lights suddenly lit up, and the inside of the cave instantly became as bright as day.
When the power was finally turned on, the authorities immediately sent people to open the tools and dig at the original location to expand the sewer. On the other side, an air-raid shelter filled with vehicle parts and various installation tools also began construction.
However, all this had nothing to do with Xia Xiaoman, she was busy building the wall.
More and more people in the neighborhood came out to catch steel-toothed rabbits, which made her feel very insecure. She needed to build a fence as soon as possible and set traps in the yard so that she could stay at home peacefully.
But she worked too slowly alone. After thinking for a long time, Xia Xiaoman decided to recruit workers.
Entering the sewer, a pungent smell hit her in the face. In addition to the stench, there was also a fishy smell. She walked forward along the sign and saw several families squatting beside the stove to clean up the steel-toothed rabbits.
The sewer space is small, and the internal organs taken out from the steel-toothed rabbit's abdomen are thrown on the roadside, emitting a strong fishy smell.
Xia Xiaoman frowned as he crossed the path and found Fu Baiwei who was cleaning up the steel-toothed rabbits. "Why are you also cleaning up the steel-toothed rabbits? Did you catch these?"
Fu Baiwei heard the familiar voice and raised her head suddenly, "Hey, Xiaoman, why are you here? Are you planning to move to the sewer?"
Xia Xiaoman shook her head. "No, I want you to help me build a wall. I'll give you five kilograms of food a day, but not three meals. Are you free?"
Fu Baiwei was a little embarrassed when she heard this, "Xiao Man, um, I'm sorry! I have to help others deal with rabbits every day, so I can't leave."
Xia Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, "Helping others deal with rabbits?"
Fu Baiwei nodded. "I help others process rabbits, and I can earn one honeycomb briquette for each rabbit. Normally, I can process about 15 rabbits a day."
Xia Xiaoman thought for a moment and said, "If you want honeycomb briquettes and help me build the wall, I can give you 20 per day."
Fu Baiwei explained as she processed the rabbits: "I help others process rabbits to make briquettes. Another reason is that I want to collect some rabbit fur and knit a rabbit sweater for Ayun."
Processing rabbits is not just about killing them. The rabbit skin needs to be completely peeled off for preliminary tanning, and then the rabbit's internal organs are cleaned out. After all this is done, the employer can directly take the rabbit meat and rabbit skin to the trading point to exchange for supplies.
During the tanning process, the rabbit hair needs to be combed, and when combing the rabbit hair, some of the hair that has fallen off will be combed out.
Fu Baiwei would collect the hair, dry it, and then roll it into yarn. When she had enough yarn, she could use it to weave sweaters.
Fu Baiwei sighed and continued, "There was a snowstorm some time ago, and Ayun and I almost froze to death. I heard from the soldier who monitors the temperature that during the snowstorm, the quartz thermometer placed outdoors dropped to as low as -116 degrees Celsius."
What does minus 116 degrees Celsius mean? The temperature on the ice sheet deep in the polar regions is only minus 97 degrees Celsius, but the snowstorm a while ago, the temperature on the surface alone reached minus 116 degrees Celsius. This is already higher than the ambient temperature that humans can survive.
"During those days, people in the entire sewer were burning braziers and stoves 24 hours a day. The government also distributed 20 honeycomb briquettes to everyone for free every day."
"Ayun and I lit a stove and two braziers, and we huddled together in bed to barely feel a little warmth."
The sewer is not a completely enclosed space. In order to avoid carbon dioxide poisoning, each section of the sewer is equipped with multiple ventilation holes and smoke exhaust ports. So even if you hide underground, even if there are dozens of braziers in a sewer, it is difficult to raise the temperature.
"During the days of the snowstorm, many people froze to death. Those who were frozen to death were okay, they just died without suffering too much. But the pitiful ones were those who were frostbitten and needed amputation, they didn't dare to die, but they suffered while they were alive." Fu Baiwei's tone was heavy, and her previous cheerful appearance was no longer there.
Thinking of the reason why Xia Xiaoman came to see her, Fu Baiwei said again: "If you need to hire someone to help you build the wall, I can introduce a few people I know well. They are all from the shooting team and have good character."
"No need, I'll build it myself!" Xia Xiaoman refused without thinking. She had never gotten along with the other people and didn't know their personalities, so it was better not to bring them home casually.
Seeing that Fu Baiwei was busy, Xia Xiaoman did not disturb her anymore. After chatting for a few words, he said goodbye.
Fu Baiwei looked down at her hands covered with frostbite and responded a few times. After Xia Xiaoman walked away, she raised her head and looked at Xia Xiaoman's back, with envy and jealousy in her eyes.
They all struggled in the midst of natural disasters and chaos. She had clearly tried very hard, so why was her life still so hard? I really couldn't accept it!
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Back on the ground, Xia Xiaoman slowly walked home.
Before she even reached the door of her house, she heard screams coming from the direction of her home.
Xia Xiaoman was not nervous and continued to walk slowly. When she was almost at the door of her house, she took out two pistols.
In extremely cold weather, everyone wears thick clothes. In this situation, whether you use a broadsword or a crossbow, you won't gain any advantage. A pistol with strong penetrating power is the best choice.
When I got to the door of my house, I saw a man rolling on the ground wailing, covered with steel-toothed rabbits. Gu Qinfeng and his friends nearby took sticks to help drive the steel-toothed rabbits off the man.
But for some reason, these steel-toothed rabbits kept coming back like crazy, chasing away wave after wave.
Soon, the clothes of the man on the ground were torn to pieces by the steel-toothed rabbit, revealing his smooth skin. The next second, the smooth skin was torn off in one piece by the steel-toothed rabbit, and bright red warm blood spurted out.
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