Meeting his gaze, Xiao Jin pursed her lips: "It's getting colder outside, and the shelter has lost power. It must be because of the generator."
"Take a break, and call me if anything happens. I'll come down and check on you."
Jian Yiqiu also knew that now was not the time to speak, as he didn't know what was happening outside.
He nodded immediately and said softly, "I can do it myself!"
Xiao Jin glanced at him, but was not in a hurry. Instead, she took out a charcoal brazier from her spatial storage, which contained several pieces of already lit charcoal.
This was a fire she had deliberately left behind, so that she could keep warm.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jin placed a bag of charcoal on the ground and then left.
Jian Yiqiu watched her departing figure, a smile flashing in his eyes.
After a long pause, his expression turned serious. He turned to look at the floor-to-ceiling window sealed by frost and let out a long sigh…
When Xiao Jin went downstairs, she realized that the scene below was far more chaotic than she had imagined.
The corridor was filled with people running around, some carrying quilts and others carrying kettles of hot water.
The pitiful screams and cries echoed throughout the building.
Clearly, this sudden drop in temperature has claimed many lives, with the elderly and children in the shelters being the first to suffer.
Their relatives and friends threw themselves onto the beds, screaming in anguish, perhaps mourning the passing of their loved ones, or perhaps terrified of their own uncertain future.
Seeing this, Xiao Jin silently lowered her eyes.
All of this was destined long ago. After all, even a strong adult like Jian Yiqiu almost didn't make it through, let alone the elderly who were already in poor health.
Society always eliminates those who cannot adapt to it first!
Xiao Jin guessed correctly; it was indeed the patrolling guards who first noticed the abnormal temperature.
After the alarm was sounded, the first group to wake up were mostly players. They noticed the temperature drop and quickly woke up the people sleeping around them.
But it was already too late; some people had already quietly fallen into eternal sleep.
After taking only a few steps, Xiao Jin bumped into a flustered Cheng Ce.
“Mr. Xiao!” Cheng Ce was delighted to see Xiao Jin.
"I didn't see you and thought something had happened. I was just about to go up and look for you. By the way, where's Brother Jian?" He looked back.
Xiao Jin: "He was frozen for a bit, and he's still recovering."
Cheng Ce's expression changed drastically: "What? Is it serious?"
"Thankfully, she's awake. I took immediate first aid measures, and she should be fine in a bit."
Seeing that Cheng Ce was furious, Xiao Jin quickly added.
Cheng Ce breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good." He still believed Xiao Jin's words. If she said that Brother Jian was alright, then he must be alright!
But Xiao Jin noticed that a familiar face was missing. She looked around and asked, "Didn't Shao Jing come down with you?"
When the rooms were assigned before, Shao Jing and Cheng Ce were assigned to the same room, so there's no reason why Shao Jing, the head housekeeper, shouldn't show up now.
Upon hearing Xiao Jin's question, Cheng Ce's expression darkened.
"His health was never as good as mine and Jian's. Although it's not a major problem, his condition isn't good."
I had just taken him to the medical room before I came down.
Xiao Jin frowned slightly: "Don't panic. How's the medical team doing?"
"One-third of the people will be unable to get out of bed for a short period of time, while the rest have begun to treat the people in the shelter."
but……"
As he continued, Cheng Ce gritted his teeth and said, "Professor Tao is getting old, I'm afraid he won't make it..."
Xiao Jin sighed softly, "Take good care of her!"
After they finished speaking, the two continued with the affairs inside the shelter.
The warehouse needs to be opened, so we need to find more quilts, down jackets, and gloves; every little bit helps to keep us warm.
Although everyone has killed a lot of snow beasts in the past few days, the coats that dropped are still not enough to be distributed to everyone in the shelter. Most of the coats are owned by the team members who went out to collect supplies.
We don't care about that anymore; we just take whatever we have and distribute it as quickly as possible.
That's not enough. We also need to send someone to check on the motor to find out why the power went out and get it repaired as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, the kitchen also needs to be lit.
The kitchen appliances are usually powered by either electricity or natural gas. The natural gas had been shut off a day earlier, so electricity was the only option.
However, Jian Yiqiu and his group had discussed the possibility of a power outage beforehand, so they had taken corresponding measures.
When Xiao Jin went to collect supplies, he specifically went to the gas cylinder manufacturer and collected a lot of gas cylinders.
This is exactly what came in handy.
In addition to the gas cylinder, Jian Yiqiu also had two earthen stoves built in the open space outside the kitchen, which could be used by burning firewood.
Now, everyone in the kitchen pitched in, some boiling water, others simmering ginger soup.
The medical team also provided a lot of medicine to ward off the cold and prevent the flu. After being dissolved in hot water, it was distributed to all the survivors.
Whether you're sick or not, just drink it!
As for those who are unconscious with high fever and those who almost freeze to death, the medical room definitely cannot accommodate them.
Cheng Ce and the others simply cleared out an entire floor specifically for these people to prevent infection. Hearing that Xiao Jin had left some charcoal braziers for Jian Yiqiu, they also tried to get some.
There are only a few charcoal braziers available, so they are reserved for sick people.
Finally, there are those who are already dead.
After discussing with the family, they planned to leave the body in an open area outside first, and then discuss whether to bury or cremate it after the matter here was settled.
At this temperature, a corpse will definitely not decompose outside, after all, the living are the most important!
Despite their grief, most of the family members agreed with Cheng Ce's suggestion.
Only a very few people, seemingly overwhelmed by the shock, refused to let the corpse leave their sight.
Some of these people were persuaded by their relatives and friends to stop, while others were forced to comply by Cheng Ce, since no one else wanted to share a room with a corpse for a long time!
There were some frictions, but thankfully the situation at the shelter eventually stabilized.
By dawn, all the people who needed to be resettled had been resettled.
In the open space in front of the prison building, rows of corpses covered with clothes lay neatly, a shocking sight.
Jian Yiqiu stood silently at the entrance on the first floor, looking at the person on the ground.
"Cough cough cough~"
After a while, he suddenly bent over and covered his mouth, his pale face regaining a sliver of color due to the violent coughing.
Cheng Ce patted him on the back with concern: "Brother Jian, you're still sick. Why don't you rest inside? I can handle things here."
Xiao Jin leaned against the wall, frowning as she looked at Jian Yiqiu's tired face.
This guy came down half an hour after I left, and despite looking sickly, he's been busy ever since!
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