After the barbecue party ended and the mess was cleaned up, it was time to distribute the supplies.
They brought back six sacks of coal, two sacks for each person, one hunting rifle for each person, and bullets were divided equally.
As for daily necessities and supplies, whoever takes them keeps them; there's no need to divide them equally.
That evening, when Jiang Zhi went to fix the door lock, she found that it had already been repaired.
It must have been that kid Wang Wan who did it.
This kid may seem unreliable on the surface, but he has a remarkable grasp of details.
Jiang Zhi found a new lock at the hardware store and installed it on the door. The fact that those people could get in meant that this door was completely ineffective, and she would have to take everything out of the house when she left.
She came to the base for two reasons: one was to hone her close-combat skills, and the other was to wait for those two bastards to appear.
Based on the timeline, they will appear before the heat pole arrives. There are still several months until the next heat pole, and Jiang Zhi does not know the exact date of their arrival.
If we encountered this in a past life, it would have happened during a new period of extreme cold.
After locking the door, Jiang Zhi didn't linger outside and slipped into her spatial dimension. Having not showered for several days, Jiang Zhi felt unwell all over.
Taking a bath can soothe emotions. Jiang Zhi lay in the bathtub, enveloped by the warm water, a stark contrast to the icy snow outside.
Wanfu also found Jiang Zhi's bathing very interesting. When Jiang Zhi came out of the bathtub, it jumped in as well.
"Hey, you're really enjoying yourself!" Jiang Zhi used her mind to control the bucket of hot water stored up during the extreme heat and poured some into the bathtub. Wan Fu was so hot that he hurriedly jumped out.
During the hottest times before, the water temperature from the solar water heater was always 99 degrees Celsius, so how could it not be scalding?
After preparing the warm water, Jiang Zhi smoothed Wanfu's ruffled fur and said, "Go on, go take a bath."
Wanfu tilted his head and looked at Jiang Zhi for a long time before finally confirming that the water was safe.
This time it wasn't as impatient as before. It first stretched out its paw to test the water temperature before rolling into the water and then swimming happily.
After drying her hair, Jiang Zhi stretched her ligaments in the room before going to bed.
Put the tablet on the TV and grab some snacks.
Wanfu was soaking wet, so Jiang Zhi had no choice but to get out of bed and pick up a hairdryer and a dry towel to dry its fur.
One person and one cat have entered a lazy phase.
The next morning, Wang Wan knocked on Jiang Zhi's door to ask if she wanted to go on a mission, but Jiang Zhi didn't want to. Their team was loosely organized, with no clear rules or regulations.
It's not necessary to eat, eat, or go out together.
Wang Wan and Yan Zhi joined other temporary teams to do missions around the base.
In the afternoon, Jiang Zhi returned to the Center for Superpowered Individuals.
Zhang Zhaohe had just come out of the laboratory, still holding a stack of photos in her hand.
"So, how about going out again?"
“Not interested,” Jiang Zhi replied quickly.
"Don't refuse so readily. The authorities are planning a sweep operation in Longcheng District. There are several large-scale farms and timber mills there. We've just confirmed that the meat of some mutated animals is edible, although it's tough. But that doesn't affect the taste. There are many mutated chickens and ducks in and around the farms in Longcheng District. They're easy to kill. Are you really not going?"
Jiang Zhi still had some recollection of the hunting operation in Longcheng District. Some people died, and several large truckloads of mutated chicken, duck, and goose meat were brought back.
We won't take actions that yield no results.
After being rejected by Jiang Zhi, Zhang Zhaohe stopped trying to persuade her. Jiang Zhi's refusal to go was a matter of freedom agreed upon at the time.
He placed the photos in front of Jiang Zhi; these photos were of mutated animals collected by various superhumans.
"What do you mean?" Jiang Zhi asked, staring at the photo.
"This is the information on the mutated animals recently brought back by the superhumans. Among them are the mutated python and centipede you encountered. So far, most of the superhuman teams that encountered level three mutated animals suffered heavy losses. Only your team came back intact and with a lot of supplies."
"It was just good luck. If we were to actually face each other, I might not have a chance of winning."
Zhang Zhaohe gave Jiang Zhi a meaningful look, but Jiang Zhi's gaze was fixed on the photograph and she didn't see Zhang Zhaohe's gaze.
These photos include not only mutated pythons and centipedes, but also mutated hedgehogs and mutated rhinos.
The photos have a rating marked on the back.
The highest level so far is a level three mutated python, which are the two that Jiang Zhi encountered on this trip.
The others are mostly level two mutant beasts.
"These mutated animals also have the ability to reproduce. The more you learn about them, the more helpful they will be to you in the future."
Zhang Zhaohe's words are not wrong, but mutated animals are not unfamiliar to Jiang Zhi.
During her previous life, she had either personally witnessed or learned about most of the mutated animals on land during those ten years, or from information circulated from certain bases.
We are in the early stages of the apocalypse, and everything is still being explored.
However, Jiang Zhi still carefully read through the information Zhang Zhaohe had given her. She vaguely sensed that the base was secretly planning something big. It wasn't certain yet whether it would be harmful to her; for now, it wasn't. She just needed to remain vigilant.
Once she had personally killed those two bitches, she would run away and disappear completely.
In a world without electricity, signal, or surveillance, if she runs away, no one will be able to find her.
Jiang Zhi stayed at Zhang Zhaohe's place until six o'clock in the afternoon, had a meal, and then went home. It was her first time eating out, and it was very simple. Fried rice and steamed buns were her main dishes, with a piece of fermented bean curd and two pickled cowpeas as side dishes, plus a bowl of sweet soup.
In the freezing cold, vegetables are practically unavailable; even those at the lower levels of the base are considered lucky if they can get fried rice with eggs.
Jiang Zhi only ate half full. On the way back, Zhang Zhaohe called Zhou Heng to take her home.
The two walked side by side on the road. Visibility was already low. Zhou Heng held a flashlight to light the way ahead, and the whole journey was quiet.
The thick boots crunched on the snow as Zhou Heng stepped on them, but he couldn't help asking, "I heard you encountered another level-three mutated animal this time, and it was a rare beast fight?"
"Well, we were pretty lucky, otherwise we might not have made it back alive."
This is too absurd. Zhang Zhaohe's behavior this afternoon clearly shows that they are skeptical. They may very well think that she is deliberately playing dumb and unwilling to reveal her true abilities.
"I'll be more careful next time; my life is more important than anything else."
"Yes, thank you."
"polite."
The two walked on like this, and the atmosphere became awkward. Helpless, Jiang Zhi spoke up, "I still don't know what your special ability is?"
"Fire element is more resistant to cold than other elements, but the current temperature is too low, and wearing too little clothing will make you feel cold."
"Do you soldiers still bear the responsibility of protecting the people?" Jiang Zhi asked again.
Zhou Heng replied, "Protecting the base is our duty and obligation."
In other words, ordinary people are nothing.
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