The last cooling day
The steam locomotives in E E E and Xinghua Village were soon up and running, delivering goods on time every day. Many residents of the two places visited each other, and ticket offices were also built.
The project between Yunshen and Yuanshun was less than doubled in size. It was still a short distance before the fourth cooling day, and the temperature dropped to minus 40 degrees Celsius, so the work had to be suspended.
Only when you are actually in low temperatures do you realize that the arguments before the end of the world about which is colder, the north or the south, are meaningless, because when the temperature really reaches minus 40 degrees Celsius, your body no longer feels any effect.
Most of the time, my body is so cold I don't even feel it. Even if I get bruises or bumps, I don't even notice. If I accidentally notice it while showering, I'll be confused about where it came from.
However, garment factories have stepped up production these days, and everyone is wearing thick clothes. In addition, with the double heating indoors, even in weather as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, people still feel safe.
This is the charm of growing large fields of cotton!!
Winter brings more time indoors, allowing for anything to happen. The most common thing I do is cook. The balcony acts as a natural refrigerator, and many people make frozen pears. Ye Miaomiao bought a large box.
The warehouse was currently stocked with several large racks of cotton and fabric. Ye Miaomiao was lying on her bed, eating a frozen pear. After taking two bites, there was a knock on the door. Li Yihan walked in and naturally took a thawed pear.
"Good news, good news! Have you seen the news about the next disaster?"
Ye Miaomiao: “?”
She was so shocked that she sat up suddenly in bed, wondering how the next disaster could be related to the good news?
"Didn't you get the message?"
Li Yihan brought the light screen in front of Ye Miaomiao.
Hello Lords from District One, winter is about to end. The next disaster will arrive in seventy-two hours. This next disaster will be the "Zombie Nation." Please resist the disaster and defend your territory.
[Also, thank you for your continued support of the Human Alliance. We will grant you the achievement "Guardian's Hope." The reward will be sent to your warehouse before the end of the fourth cooling-off day.]
【Please unite, human players around the world, and help each other. We are with you. 】
Ye Miaomiao sat up in shock from her dying illness. She didn’t receive it!
I quickly turned on the screen and asked the customer service. Only then did I know that because of helping to catch the reptiles, Ye Miaomiao got another "Guardian's Glory".
Although there is only a difference of two words, the latter not only includes the former's gift packs of food, medicine, and weapons, but also a statue of the goddess of glory.
Ye Miaomiao accepted the reward with peace of mind, that's the right thing to do.
[Guardian's Glory: After being placed in a territory, it can increase the resistance of residents in the territory to a certain extent based on the total comfort value.]
Although I don’t know whether this is a 1% improvement or a 100% improvement, it’s better than nothing.
Now that electricity is used everywhere, the bonfire in the center of the territory is indeed outdated. Ye Miaomiao plans to replace it with a statue early tomorrow morning.
The gift package contained two cartons of milk powder, ten bags of flour, and three cartons of dried meat as food. The medicines included two cartons of chloramphenicol, several common antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and a box of iron machetes, all piled on the warehouse counter, awaiting sorting.
Among these, medicine is the most useful.
Before the end of the world, the war situation is tense and may enter the end of the world at any time. The World Health Organization has compiled a 36-page guide to medicines and survival in response to radiation and nuclear tensions.
At that time, Ye Miaomiao also followed the order and stocked up on some medicine, fearing that she might have survived the mushroom cloud but not the nuclear radiation. Unexpectedly, she didn't wait for the nuclear bomb, but instead waited for another doomsday with a large box of medicine.
But it was precisely because of this move that Ye Miaomiao understood one thing: to stock up on the right medicine for the doomsday.
Hoarding all kinds of medicine will only harm her!
Which brings us back to "Z Nation."
Ye Miaomiao rubbed her forehead. Everyone was familiar with the word zombie, but she had no idea what medicine to stock up on when facing zombies!
"In short, hemostatic bandages and disinfectant are indispensable," thinking of this, Ye Miaomiao stood up suddenly.
There was no stock of trauma medicine in the warehouse, and she couldn't sit still!
"In the civilization setting, the antidote to the zombie virus can only be found in the Central District laboratory. I don't know what the current situation is, but no matter what, we must start preparing immediately."
Ye Miaomiao said solemnly: "The zombie disaster, because it can infect people, is at least ranked medium among all disasters."
Li Yihan, however, looked embarrassed, as if saying, "You are wrong to say that. This disaster is obviously a good disaster."
Ye Miaomiao: “?”
"Zombies," Li Yihan said, looking incredibly excited. "I used to think computer games were too imperfect, completely limiting my creativity and ability to express myself. Now I've finally come to my senses. It's not too late."
"Zombies, they never die, don't need to eat or drink, and can keep moving. Aren't they just a real-life perpetual motion machine? A disaster sends God's people free food, and a zombie kingdom sends free labor. It's simply genius, Miaomiao, the two of us are invincible."
Ye Miaomiao: “…” Don’t take me with you.
However, if it really succeeds... Ye Miaomiao feels that if Doomsday has a physical body, it will probably be so angry that the coffin lid will be opened.
After leisurely spending the days of cooling down, on the 29th day, the temperature rose rapidly and the ice and snow melted, as if everything that happened yesterday was just a dream.
"It's all over! This grueling winter." Zeng Wei stretched lazily, looked out the window, and his mood became joyful.
The few days of cold snaps felt like a lifetime. Each time the temperature dropped, it was more frightening than the last. I often heard people say that the next drop in temperature would be the end of everyone.
Fortunately, I made it through.
In hindsight, Zeng Wei has always had confidence in Territory.
"Xiao Zeng, have you had breakfast? Come and have breakfast with us." Old Li, who was cooking on the balcony next door, said enthusiastically when he saw Zeng Wei.
Old Li was a frugal person. When the temperature dropped, he could immediately see how much he had saved on his food and body.
He fell ill without warning and lay in bed in a daze. At the time, his son was also ill and weak, but Old Li did not want his son and daughter-in-law to take any risks and insisted on making arrangements for his funeral, causing chaos.
Zeng Wei had helped bring meals before and was Old Li's neighbor, so he stepped forward and carried Old Li to the hospital, where he stayed for a whole day. Finally, he was out of danger.
The two families became closer.
"Thank you, Uncle Li. I won't bother you anymore. The temperature has just risen today, and I have to hurry to work."
"What's the problem with this?" Old Li worried for him. "You have to pay for meals at restaurants, but you don't have to pay when you eat at my place. How much money can you save? Oh, you..."
Before he could finish his words, his daughter-in-law's vigilant voice came from inside: "Frugality! Dad, you're talking about saving again!"
The alarm-like words made Zeng Wei think of a gentle Jiangnan woman with her hands on her hips, looking angry, and he couldn't help but smile.
"No, no!" Old Li shouted, then turned to Zeng Wei with a wry smile and said, "We fought so hard to get through this disaster, and we don't know what the next one will be. What if the temperature continues to drop? I'm just trying to save... some money."
Zeng Wei smiled and comforted him: "Uncle Li, it's really okay if you don't save money. Trust your son and daughter-in-law, they are doing this for your own good. Our territory is not bad."
These words touched Old Li's heart. He dipped his spoon into the pot and swirled the bacon porridge. "Not bad, not bad at all. Just talking about the bacon, it's cheap and delicious...better than what I make!"
After saying goodbye to Old Li, Zeng Wei made his bed and went out with high morale.
It always gets really lively after a day of cooler temperatures, and today is especially lively.
The bonfire in the center of the territory turned into a two-person-tall statue of a goddess. She held the Hundred Herbal Classic in one hand and gently poured a porcelain bottle with the other, looking at the people in the square with compassion.
"The Guardian's Glory?"
Looking at the people looking up not far away, coupled with the lifelike and sacred statue of the goddess, Ye Miaomiao felt that the entire simple and ordinary Hungry Hungry territory seemed to be flourishing.
Ye Miaomiao suddenly understood the feelings of the star-rated hotel manager. It didn't matter whether there was a resistance bonus or not. Adding decorations to a simple territory was definitely the most fulfilling thing.
"Boss, you called us?"
After waiting for a while, Li Mu, Hu Sanhan and his group finally arrived.
Ye Miaomiao said solemnly: "According to the seasons, after spring comes winter, and after winter comes autumn. Autumn is the time of harvest. I plan to plant more land and store food, especially medicinal herbs!"
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