The black market stopped supplying oxygen at 6 p.m.
Normally, oxygen is supplied until 8 p.m., but today it stopped being supplied at 6 p.m., which made those who couldn't buy oxygen feel a little panicked.
Looking at the scattered crowd unwilling to return, Lu Yuan sensed that a serious riot was brewing among them.
The wealthy people didn't care because they had plenty of oxygen cylinders, but there were also a few who hadn't bought oxygen for other reasons.
They believe the oxygen shortage is only a short-term event, and that they will be able to continue buying oxygen by tomorrow morning. They are still observing the situation. These people are a group of very good investors.
Nothing happened that night, and the next morning, everyone went to the square to wait for the oxygen supply.
To everyone's surprise, the oxygen supplier still hadn't shown up by noon.
Everyone immediately started to panic.
The already somewhat tense crowd became even more restless.
The crowd's indignation erupted so suddenly that those who couldn't buy oxygen yesterday started acting like idiots today.
Without oxygen, they were going to die, and they frantically pounded on the black market's door.
But the oxygen supplier wouldn't open the door, and they just ignored the deafening banging on the door outside.
After a while, the gate didn't open, but the loudspeaker above started blaring.
"Everyone, please stop knocking on doors and engaging in pointless fighting. I warned you all yesterday that war is about to begin and the oxygen supply has become extremely tight."
It's your own fault for not seizing the opportunity. Now you know how difficult it is to get oxygen. I'm sorry, we're out of oxygen for today. If you want to buy more, you'll have to wait for more news.
Because we don't know how long this war will last, and besides, the fleet of Earthling One is already approaching! The war is about to begin.
Please take your belongings with you and remain calm. We will notify you immediately if any ships are available to arrange evacuation. Please prepare for evacuation!
Suddenly, the crowd in the square erupted into chaos.
The people who were knocking on the door were worried that they would still not have oxygen for the next few days, so they picked up bricks, iron bars and other things to smash the door.
The police force from the black market above shot and killed several ringleaders of the disturbance.
Several gunshots immediately silenced the crowd. Everyone stared in disbelief at the guards above, and then that cold voice came through the loudspeaker again.
"This is the last warning. If you continue to cause trouble there, we will not hesitate to open fire again. Please be rational!"
The crowd fell silent instantly, and one by one, people left the place looking utterly dejected.
No oxygen means death; if you keep charging, you'll fall to their guns too.
Rather than continuing like this, it's better to just go back and prolong your life, instead of wasting your oxygen any longer.
Seeing the crowd retreating from the square, Lu Yuan knew that they had chosen to give up in the face of the black market's suppression. There was nothing they could do; the black market people were indeed out of oxygen.
Or perhaps they have oxygen but can only keep it for themselves, and who knows when something might go wrong? So those who caused trouble yesterday really got their comeuppance right away.
They all regret the stupid thing they did yesterday. If they could do it all over again, they would probably accept the same price without hesitation.
However, even if they were willing to pay, no one would continue selling oxygen.
After a while, the entire canyon fell into a deathly silence.
Lu Yuan and Anna looked out, as if the whole world had suddenly shrunk to just the two of them, which was somewhat terrifying. Apart from the sound of the wind blowing through the canyon, there was no other sound.
"How scary, why are all these people silent?"
Anna was a little afraid of her fingers and gripped the window railing tightly.
Lu Yuan sighed, lit a cigarette, and said, "These people have run out of oxygen, so they're making the most of it. Every time they take a breath less, they can live a little longer. Who wants to die first?"
Anna immediately understood, and her face was filled with fear.
She turned her head to look at the oxygen concentrator behind her and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, she cautiously asked, "When will we start selling our oxygen?"
"Don't rush. We can't expose this thing right away. After all, the people in the camp are acting very strangely right now. If they find out that we have oxygen here, a lot of people will probably come."
They might even break through our defenses, kill us, and take our things. So this thing is a good thing for us, but it's also definitely a very dangerous thing!
Anna nodded gently; she thought Lu Yuan was right.
If they were to reveal that they had access to oxygen at this time, it would only bring them endless trouble; none of the people here are kind-hearted.
So they waited quietly for the right opportunity to make their move.
It wasn't until evening that a sudden scene appeared showing a body being thrown directly onto the road from the sixth floor.
This was the very first corpse, and then Lu Yuan could hear a sound like dumplings being dropped into a pot, as more and more corpses were thrown out from the narrow caves behind.
These people are cleaning the bodies inside the cave entrance to prevent them from rotting and affecting their living environment.
Although their living conditions were never very good, with excrement and urine everywhere, it was still much better than that of the corpses.
If a person dies and the body is not removed and disposed of in a timely manner, it will decompose in a very short time.
The decomposition of the corpse will cause it to stink rapidly, making it impossible for anyone to stay there.
Therefore, in those cheap, coffin-like places, the corpses will be the first to react.
If the body isn't moved out in time, it will decompose and rot.
Those caves are almost uninhabitable.
Therefore, they promptly removed the bodies from the cave.
This is also to prevent myself from not being able to stay when I move in.
Moreover, the decomposition of corpses consumes oxygen rapidly, which they cannot afford.
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