The three of them each drank a bowl of ginger soup, which dispelled much of the chill.
They now live in a world that resembles the North and South Poles, where large numbers of people are carried out to their deaths every day. The most deaths are among those who used to live on the streets or in parks, especially the helpless beggars.
People feel warm before they freeze to death, and many frantically take off their clothes, dying in a very undignified manner.
However, the base has limited capacity and cannot take care of everyone.
The base's food supplies are being consumed in large quantities every day, and it probably won't last much longer.
When the Shuofang base sent people to Jiangcheng to collect the grain reserves, they only brought back half of it, and gave the rest to other small bases and shelters.
Having experienced extreme heat, floods, and extreme cold, the supplies that are currently available are probably running low.
The soilless vegetable cultivation in the underground city of the base cannot keep up with the consumption of 200,000 people.
Wood-type ability users are in short supply, so the base has spent a lot of money recruiting them to accelerate the growth of food and vegetables. Wood-type abilities, also known as plant-type abilities, allow plants to germinate and grow rapidly, bearing fruit without pollination.
Most of the crystals recovered from the base were used on plant-based ability users.
China's previous grain reserves were enough for its 1.3 billion people for two years.
The extreme heat and drought resulted in a complete crop failure last autumn, with no new grain produced and a significant amount of grain reserves being consumed and wasted.
It is estimated that there are at most 800 to 900 million tons of food left in the country, and the remaining edible reserves may only last for a few months.
Hundreds of millions more will die in the future, and you can imagine how difficult it will be.
If there were no space, Jiang Zhi could still eat sweet potatoes and eat rice and noodles now, but in the future, she would have to eat grass roots and tree bark.
Humans have a natural talent for planting. Even in the harsh environment of the post-apocalyptic world, humans persisted in developing agriculture, but it was all extremely difficult.
It is worth mentioning that the number of mutant animals will increase, and they have a strong reproductive capacity; some are poisonous, and some are not.
Survivors and mutated animals see each other as food, and survivors and mutated animals also see each other as food.
This forms a dual-circulation food circle, both internal and external.
This continued until the polar night.
"I've got it, boss! Why do we have to be a five-person team? A triangle is the most stable structure, so we don't have to register!" Wang Wan slapped his thigh, raising his eyebrows and widening his eyes.
"We are the Apocalypse Trio~ Just when darkness was about to seal everything off, crack! A thunderclap sounded in the sky, and with a thud, three heroes descended from the sky. They formed a magic circle, tore open the dark curtain of the sky, restored light to the world, and saved all the people."
Who knew they'd be met with disdain?
This kid's adolescent delusions have struck again.
“Then the eldest is the eldest, who knows that the older sister is the second eldest, and I am the youngest brother!” Wang Wan blurted out.
With her arms crossed and eyes glancing at the ceiling, she didn't recognize this rambling brat.
Jiang Zhi touched Wanfu and smiled, "It's not impossible."
"Meow~ Uh, meow~" Wanfu nudged Jiang Zhi with his butt.
Jiang Zhi patted Wanfu's little belly: "That's right, and you too."
Before, Yan Zhi hadn't noticed the cat next to Jiang Zhi. She thought it was a doll, but it turned out to be alive.
This cat was unlike any she had ever seen before. It had a long, smooth layer of fur over its downy body, and a round, chubby face with sharp, intelligent golden-green eyes.
I want to pet him/her~
But you can't.
"This is my son, Jiang Wanfu," Jiang Zhi introduced.
"Wanfu greeted them."
Wanfu looked away, listless and unimpressed.
Jiang Zhi ignored it and said to the two of them, "Wanfu is very capable."
"To form a team, we need to understand each other's past so we can cooperate better. I'll go first," Yan Zhi said, raising his hand.
"I am 23 years old, I came from an orphanage, I used to work in a circus troupe, and then I went to a martial arts training school. I have a certain foundation in martial arts. Now I am a junior metal-type ability user. I don't have a driver's license and I can't drive a car, but I can ride a motorcycle."
Jiang Zhi said, "I am 24 years old. My parents are both dead. Before the apocalypse, I had assets of over one billion, but after the apocalypse, I was penniless. I have studied martial arts and have a certain foundation. You know my superpower. I can drive."
Wang Wan's heart skipped a beat. So he was the oldest one? And the most useless one at that?
“My name is Psyduck… Oh… no, my name is Wang Wan. I’m 25 years old. I have psychic abilities and can drive. Um, I used to live with my uncle’s family in the neighborhood, but my uncle abandoned me… They went to a private base.”
Wang Wan's eyes reddened slightly. He forcibly suppressed the lump in his throat, rubbed his nose, and continued, "My parents are in Wancheng. They should have gone to the Wancheng base. If I have the chance in the future, I want to go find them."
Jiang Zhi patted Wang Wan on the shoulder to encourage him.
"Wanfu is a mutant cat. It is incredibly fast, can understand human speech, and has the intelligence of a seven-year-old human child. It can both defend and attack."
"Wow, then we're invincible!"
“Your mental abilities aren’t very effective in the early stages. I have a green crystal here; absorb it, and you’ll be able to break through to the next level.” Jiang Zhi tossed the mutated python crystal she had obtained earlier to Wang Wan.
Wang Wan's hands trembled: "Is this real?"
He quickly suppressed his excitement: "No, this is what you worked so hard for, I can't accept it. The blue crystal from before was enough."
"Improve your strength as soon as possible. If you were the ones who encountered the mutated python last time, I don't think you'd ever team up again," Jiang Zhi said firmly.
She couldn't absorb this stuff, so it was useless except for exchanging it for points. She had heard of Yan Zhi and Wang Wan countless times in her past life and knew their character; otherwise, she would never have had any contact with them.
Wang Wan looked at Yan Zhi, who closed his eyes slightly, indicating that he could accept it.
Jiang Zhi took in their actions. The three of them had only known each other for a short time, and their understanding and division of labor still needed time to develop.
Wang Wan now trusts Yan Zhi far more than Jiang Zhi.
Absorbing on the spot, Yan Zhi, who possessed supernatural abilities, could sense the energy contained in the crystal in Wang Wan's hand slowly entering his body.
Jiang Zhi paid no attention to Wang Wan's situation; she was focused on roasting sweet potatoes.
The ice in the can melted, so Jiang Zhi changed the pot and brought out a bowl of rice from the kitchen. Yan Zhi saw this and poured the remaining snow from the bucket into the pot. The snow was already half-melted, so it melted quickly.
Put the rice into the pot, then take the luncheon meat out of the can, chop it up, and pour it into the pot as well.
Soon, a fragrant aroma wafted from the pot.
Suddenly, a spark flew out of the dry firewood in the stove, rose into the air, and quickly went out.
Yanzhi looked at the door and found that the crack was blocked, and the world outside was filled with ignorance and fear.
The sound of hailstones crackling outside was deafening; the hail was truly terrifying. At first, they were the size of a fingernail, then the size of a fist, gradually growing to half the size of a basketball. The force of their impact was enough to kill someone.
Everyone was worried about the hailstorm.
"Heaven is going to destroy us!"
"We humans have committed too many sins, so many sins!"
"Jade Emperor, Buddha of the Western Paradise, God, Holy Mary! Please bless us so that we may overcome this disaster!"
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