Chapter 083 Chapter 83
Those people last night?!
Ji Yang looked at them. After such a long time, the sky was already bright and he could see their appearance clearly. Although these people looked dark, their appearance and physique were better than those people in the basement.
No wonder I always feel that there is something naive in his words and deeds.
Seeing them frozen in place, she said in a deep voice, "Go away!"
Several people were already frightened by the scene just now, so they dared not resist. When they heard these two words, they ran away. Seeing them running away, Ji Yang quickly got into the car, closed the door, sat back in the chair, and checked her shoes.
Fortunately, it was just the toe of the shoe that was leaking.
After all, they are not bulletproof shoes. If they come into contact with hot weapons, they will open their mouths instantly.
It was barely wearable, but Ji Yang forced himself to take out a pair of grey sneakers and put them on. Just then, there was a noise outside the car.
Ji Yang paused, turned her head and saw Xie Muchi coming out. She opened the car window and scanned his body. Seeing no wounds, she said, "Clean up the things over there first, and burn them together later."
"Okay." Xie Muchi nodded.
The few people who had just run away hid at the corner to stop them: "Wait, can you let us see if there are any of our companions in there?!"
Xie Muzhi frowned: "There are no survivors in here. I saw only processed meat, nothing else."
Several people were immediately disappointed, and one of them blurted out a complaint: "Ah? So, the others were killed, how can we ask for news about my companions?!"
Xie Muzhi had no expression on his face: "It has nothing to do with us."
“If you hadn’t killed everyone, would we not have been able to ask?!” The man immediately retorted, but his voice was not loud.
But Ji Yang and Xie Muchi still heard it.
Xie Muzhi glanced at a few people coldly.
Ji Yang's gun popped out of the window.
Several people's faces changed drastically and they immediately retracted their heads.
Now that there were no people getting in the way, Xie Muchi turned around and went down. They had already looked at the things in here. Apart from some food for themselves, the most common things were meat and daily necessities.
There was a constant stench from the basement, and I really didn't want to take the original food away, so I just piled it all together. When doing these things, I even wore two layers of gloves, otherwise if I got contaminated, it would be very difficult to clean.
Ji Yang stepped down one step later, carrying two barrels of gasoline.
After seeing Xie Muchi drop all the hanging meat, she began to pour gasoline, carefully pouring all the smelly things in the corners, and finally poured the remaining bucket on the meat. The two returned to the stairwell, made sure that they would not be contaminated by gasoline, lit the lighter, and threw it in.
"Teng——"
The flames started instantly.
It illuminates the originally dim basement.
The two of them ran out quickly, left the door and entered the car.
The flames caused the hot air inside to gush out, accompanied by bursts of foul odor. The people hiding in the corner also smelled it. Ji Yang even heard a few dry heaves, and then it quickly disappeared into the distance.
They left.
Ji Yang let Xixi and Wangwang out and looked at Xie Muzhi: "Let's go too, let's go to another place."
Xie Muzhi didn't move. Instead, he squatted down and frowned at her feet: "Are you injured? Why did you suddenly change your shoes?"
Ji Yang: "...You are really observant."
I didn't find her space before, so I can only say that she hid it really well, right?
Xie Muzhi pursed his lips, thinking that she was injured and didn't tell him.
Ji Yang took off his shoes directly, and his socks were still intact: "I'm not injured, I almost got hit. The distance was so far, and the opponent was lucky. I was almost hit. The bullet grazed my shoes and missed."
Xie Muzhi was speechless: "It's good that you are not injured."
He leaned over, kissed her on the lips, and went to the front to drive.
Then Xixi immediately came over and licked her feet enthusiastically.
Ji Yang quickly shrank back speechlessly. Sometimes, he just couldn't enjoy the puppy's enthusiasm.
The car started moving and soon left the community. This time they planned to go near the overpass so that they could go directly to the vicinity of the Xihai Base from the highway.
They had no intention of continuing to clear the way.
Stop for breakfast and then catch up on some sleep.
The next route would take at most five or six hours to reach, so they had to get enough rest to avoid being attacked by someone who would be difficult to deal with. The two of them had just pretended to drink some bacon soup beforehand, and with their appetite, it was just enough to barely keep them from feeling hungry.
After dinner, I took another nap.
After waking up after sleeping for two or three hours, the two were busy cooking again. Xie Muzhi was the chef as usual, Ji Yang was the assistant, and Xixi and Wangwang were dealing with the leftovers. This place was far away from the house and the terrain was open, so they made something savory today, such as grilled fish, spicy crabs, and braised prawns.
In fact, it was Xie Muchi’s pond that burst again.
After all, it's just that small, and there are a lot of fish and shrimp inside.
Ji Yang watched from the side and was helping to prepare some of the ingredients. When the first pot of spicy crab came out of the oven, she took it and started eating aside. Xie Muchi was the only one left working diligently, with people all around him crying for food.
Xie Muchi was not angry. Instead, he liked this feeling very much. He also felt that he could not move freely in the car, so he went directly to the space.
The food and the people who made it disappeared. Xixi was confused: "Awoo?"
Ji Yang laughed: "Haven't you eaten enough? You never stop talking, do you?"
Wangwang was so full that he lay down.
Xixi came over with its tongue sticking out, rubbing against him in a flattering manner. Ji Yang really admired its appetite. He couldn't give it the spicy crab, so he simply tore off a piece of lettuce leaf and gave it to it. It ate it without hesitation, finishing it in two bites.
They were busy until eight o'clock in the evening. Xie Muchi brought out the last batch of prepared food and asked Ji Yang to put it away in the space. He went to the bathroom to wash up, and Ji Yang also went back to the space to wash up.
When you wake up, it's time to leave.
As soon as I came out, I heard some noise coming from outside.
Xixi became alert. Ji Yang opened the car curtain immediately and saw a car outside with its headlights on, approaching them from far away. It seemed a little scared. The closer it got, the slower it drove. But seeing that they didn't seem to be moving, the car drove past them cautiously and a little indecently.
Once you pass them, speed up immediately.
The engine rumbled.
Xie Muzhi looked at Ji Yang.
Ji Yang: "It should be those people from this morning."
Xie Muzhi also nodded, and then said, "Don't worry about it."
The two looked at each other tacitly and went to rest.
——
The next day, the sky brightened.
The two set off at a leisurely pace.
Following the planned route, after passing through two cities again, we successfully arrived at a checkpoint.
It was not a proper checkpoint, but a private toll booth on the only way. It was exactly one o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the year, and there was no one guarding the checkpoint. They were probably hiding in the shade, but the road was blocked by sandbags, stones and other things.
Their car was very high, so they could clearly see that behind the one-meter-high sandbag, there was a hole more than one meter wide. Behind the hole were two thick boards, which meant that the car could not pass through unless the boards were put over.
"It has come to this." Xie Muzhi frowned.
Ji Yang was not surprised.
When the authorities come, the roads will definitely be repaired. Unless it is necessary, no one dares to go against the authorities, but this is not the case for others.
In fact, you can take a detour, but who can guarantee that there is no one guarding the detour?
If nothing unexpected happens, there must be someone guarding it, otherwise the authorities would not have directly given them this route and reminded them that there are more forces and it is more chaotic here.
Ji Yang took out a telescope and looked around.
I found a simple house about one or two hundred meters away. There were a few dead trees around the house. I couldn't see clearly inside. The windows were closed and the curtains were drawn, so I couldn't see anything.
It is difficult to live normally in such a bungalow on such a hot day. Either there is a basement or sufficient refrigeration equipment. But seeing that there are only a few solar panels on the roof, I guess they are living underground.
Since they couldn't get through and it was still noon, the two decided to take a nap first.
They didn't sleep for too long. After about three hours, they woke up.
It was still quiet outside and there was no movement.
Their car has been here for such a long time. I don't know whether the other party has noticed it or not. They are indifferent. But it doesn't matter. Since they are not coming out, there is no need to come out.
Ji Yang turned the car a little, so that the open window was facing that side. This area was the last section of the road into the city. It was in the wilderness and there was only one place where people could hide. They just needed to guard this place.
She took out her sniper rifle and aimed it that way.
Xie Muchi, wearing a heat-insulating suit, got out of the car to work.
The sun at four o'clock was relatively not very hot. As long as he kept cooling down his body, he could hold on for a long time. Then he was seen swiftly pushing away the sandbags that were blocking this side.
After making a hole, he went around and threw sandbags into the hole one by one.
This job is tiring. The air is hot from the sun. If it weren't for the ice in his mouth, his breath would seem to be burned. Therefore, after moving for every five minutes, Xie Muchi has to go back to the air-conditioned room to rest.
If there was no one else around, it would be convenient enough to just use the space, but this is the only way at the moment.
Xixi looked at him, her eyes full of sympathy, probably not understanding why he had to go out in such hot weather.
After twenty minutes of hard work, there were only two sandbags left. The pit was filled up, and with the boards on top, we could pass through smoothly. The window of the small house in the distance opened, and someone shouted with a loudspeaker: "How dare you! Who allowed you to touch these things! Give me -"
"Bang!"
Before the man could finish his words, he was hit in the head by a bullet.
Then he fell straight down.
Then a pair of hands came over and quickly closed the big window, and there was no more noise.
Xie Muchi took a look, and finally threw two sandbags into the pit, then went over to move the board over. He finished everything in one breath and quickly got in the car. Ji Yang immediately sat in the driving seat, started the engine and drove.
The car went over the board and it was a bit bumpy.
But it's still stable.
——
After passing this pit, we accelerated directly and drove for nearly ten kilometers in one breath, and then we could vaguely see the shadows of the buildings.
Desertification is even more serious here. At first glance, there is no green at all.
Walking closer, we found that those buildings were almost all in a semi-abandoned state. After experiencing several natural disasters and catastrophic disasters such as tsunamis, not many buildings are still standing.
The weather was still hot and there were not many people on the street, but route instructions were written in red paint on the walls.
Official bases are on the left, private bases are on the right.
Ji Yang and Xie Muchi naturally went to the official base. Following the painted signs, they turned left and then right, and they saw the gate of the base.
The base is not big. Compared with the Changnan base, it is less than one-fifth of the size. But compared with the surrounding environment, it seems very large and good. At least the walls and houses are in good condition.
The houses are not tall, and most of them are connected together.
The car stopped at the gate and someone soon came out to ask about their situation.
The two handed over their ID cards, and the staff took them in and came out after a while. Their attitudes were much gentler. They opened the gate to let them in and reminded them, "You two can stay here directly. The base is still very safe. It may not be the case outside the base. If you want to go out, try to go with more people."
"Thank you." Ji Yang thanked them and asked them where to rent a house and exchange points. After confirming, the two went to exchange points first. This time, potatoes and sweet potatoes had not been replenished yet, so they simply exchanged dried fruits and vegetables.
When this was taken out, the staff were shocked.
One of them even reminded them tactfully: "Houses here are not that expensive. If you two don't plan to live here for a long time, you don't need to exchange so many points. Besides... outside the base, points may not be recognized. It's more about bartering."
Ji Yang said casually: "It's okay, let's exchange it first to avoid trouble."
The staff had no choice but to go over and weigh it.
Dried fruits and dried vegetables are both big treasures nowadays. One pound of dried vegetables costs 230 points, and dried fruits are more expensive. But since there are fewer people who need them, the price is not too outrageous, just over 300 points.
The two of them took out a total of 150 kilograms of goods and exchanged them for 38,000 points.
Then go to the rental house.
There are also villa areas here, but they are very few. And one thing is that there are several gangs here, big and small, which took away many people. The rest are those who evacuated due to the tsunami, and only a few have returned.
Or most of the people who didn't have a good time at other bases.
There is relatively more food at the seaside, but the danger is also multiplied. Those who can survive in other bases are unwilling to risk their lives to come here.
Therefore, even with so few villas, they have not been sold out, which is completely different from the popularity of the Changnan Base.
They easily rented a villa.
Only 4,000 points a month.
After paying three months' fees, the staff took them there. The location was a little far, at the back of the base, but the overall layout was similar to the Changnan base, both of which were unfinished.
But they didn't plan to live there.
Now that I’m used to living in the RV and there’s still space, I’m too lazy to move.
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It was exactly six o'clock in the afternoon when we finished all this.
The two of them took a shower first, and then had their meal refreshed. The sun had completely set and there were some noisy noises around them. Soon they finished their meal and the smell of food began to fill the air outside.
Of course, it is more of the fishy smell of seafood.
It was almost nine o'clock and the temperature was obviously lower than during the day. The two were not sleepy yet, so they decided to go out for a walk and get familiar with the situation here. Xixi and Wangwang would not let them go out for the time being. The situation here was unclear, so they would send them to the space for the time being. Anyway, they had an RV, so it would be a good opportunity for them to go out later.
As soon as he got out of the RV, Ji Yang felt a warm breeze blowing.
It wasn't as hot as I had imagined.
Her heart moved slightly, and she quickly took out the thermometer to check. In fact, during the day, she felt that the temperature outside was still close to 70 degrees, which was similar to the usual temperature at Changnan Base, but at night it felt much cooler than Changnan Base.
After waiting for a while, Ji Yang looked at the 49 degrees above and smacked his lips: "So low?!"
Ever since the temperature at Changnan Base rose to over 65 degrees, the temperature at night has never dropped below 50 degrees.
It's only nine o'clock now and the temperature is already 49 degrees.
Xie Muzhi: "The ocean's ability to regulate is still very strong. No wonder so many people come here to survive."
Ji Yang nodded and immediately said, "We can stay here for a while."
"Okay." Xie Muzhi curved his eyes.
Who doesn’t like a little comfort?
Even if they have everything they need, they will still go out. If the environment is bad, they will not live comfortably.
As they were talking, the two had already walked past two empty villas and arrived at the door of a house where people were basking in the sun in the courtyard. Inside the iron-fenced courtyard, several people were lying on rocking chairs, and electric fans had been moved outside to blow, occasionally swatting away the poisonous mosquitoes.
After a glance, the two continued forward.
Sporadic conversations came from behind: "Who is this?"
"It seems that the building at the back just moved in."
"He doesn't look like someone from here..."
After that I couldn't hear it anymore.
Walking out of the community, I saw many people lying in the courtyard like this. It seemed more relaxed than the Changnan base. The base had street lights and was very bright. Walking out of this side was a wide street with many stalls on both sides of the street. It was bustling with people coming and going.
The temperature at the seaside is also high, but the ocean's ability to regulate prevents it from being so hot at night. The sea water is evaporated by the sun and the air is relatively humid. You can't go out casually during the day as you may get burned by your own sweat.
But it was obviously much better at night.
Ji Yang also discovered that the living conditions of ordinary survivors here were relatively better than those in Changnan Base.
Dark and thin, but not so thin that only bones are left.
No doubt, it's all thanks to the ocean.
Although the weather is extreme, there are so many creatures in the ocean that the seafood caught can be preserved for a long time after being dried. Even if it is impossible to fill the survivors' stomachs completely, they can still barely survive.
As the two of them had been out for a long time, their bodies were already sticky with sweat. As their bodies adapted to the temperature, they felt that the wind blowing over them was cool.
I walked closer to the stall and took a look. The things sold here were all very common, with the most common being various dry goods.
The weather is hot, and seafood is difficult to preserve, so they are all dried and sold. People here are almost vomiting from eating all kinds of seafood. Every household has stored up a lot of this, and not many people want it.
The shops with slightly better business are those selling potatoes and sweet potatoes, and the ones doing even better are those selling rice and flour.
Occasionally there would be a very popular stall. Ji Yang would curiously go over to take a look and discovered that they were actually selling dried vegetables, one ounce at a time. The price was even higher than the official price. Some of them did not require points, but only accepted barter. Ordinary items were not even valued. It was very noisy and bustling.
Compared to the Changnan base, there are more dried vegetables here.
It is understandable that converting seawater into fresh water is troublesome, but it is also easy. Under high temperature conditions, it is entirely possible to use solar energy for distillation to extract fresh water for drinking and watering vegetables. The ocean can also regulate the temperature so that the vegetables will not be easily sunburned to death. With proper care, the yield of dried vegetables will be a little higher.
The land at the Changnan base has dried up and turned into sand. There is not enough water for people to drink, let alone for growing vegetables and watering them.
However, neither of them had any intention of shopping for the time being, so they just looked around.
From the beginning to the end, I was blown by the cool sea breeze. Apart from feeling a little sticky, everything else was quite comfortable.
Passing by an official office building on the way, the two stopped and then walked in. They had killed a group of the group that produced human flesh, but they were not sure if they had killed them all.
In addition, this group of people has someone to back them up, and the "meat" has a place to go. The name of the Tianqing Gang sounds very arrogant, and this kind of thing is likely to happen more than once, so it still needs to be reported.
They can easily wipe out a small group, but a large gang would be a bit troublesome, so they have no intention of getting involved.
With the stamp from Changnan Base, everything went smoothly. After reporting the news, the two of them also asked about the situation here, mainly about the matters at the dock.
Fishing in the port here is arguably the only way to survive at the moment. Even the officials working in the office are well aware of this. Because of their identities, the officials are very friendly and will tell them everything they know.
Although there are many forces here, everyone is still sober and no one goes out of their way to go against the authorities. The ports and docks are jointly owned by the government and private individuals, and the scope is well planned. In addition to sending people to salvage, the government will also rent some small fishing boats to other survivors and charge a certain amount of rent.
Other private individuals also rent fishing boats, but the catch is relatively more expensive.
Fishing at sea is generally pretty good at the moment. After the tsunami, they came here and experienced only five typhoons, two tornadoes, a small tsunami, and several rainstorms and sandstorms.
As long as they realize something is wrong in advance, most people can survive.
Only those who happen to be at sea and have no time to escape can only hope for the best. For this reason, the government will never send out all large ships, for fear of encountering a major natural disaster and being wiped out.
It's just that most of the survivors in Xihai City are still gathered in the nearshore area, and the current maximum they can catch is about 50 kilograms a day. If they have the ability and go farther, the catch will increase greatly. The official fishing boats catch more fish, so the survival pressure is relatively not great. Except for their own stored food, most of the rest is dried and transported to other bases.
The staff thought they were asking this because they wanted to go fishing, so they reminded them, "It sounds good, but you are actually risking your life, and the mortality rate is still very high. Soldiers who go out to sea should celebrate if they can come back safe and sound. You are not fishermen, so there is no need to do this business. You can ship dry goods to other bases and sell them to make money."
Xie Muzhi: "Thank you, we are just curious. By the way, among the fish sold by the government, are there any expensive seafood?"
"Yes." The staff member said enthusiastically: "If you want to buy, please make an order in advance. However, live seafood is more expensive, followed by frozen, and finally dried goods. If you need them, you can order them directly from the supermarket."
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Coming out of the official office, both of them looked much more relaxed.
Although Ji Yang lost everything at the beginning, she did not buy any equipment for deep-sea fishing, nor did she think that she would have this need after the natural disaster.
Some seafood that live in deeper waters, such as deep-sea crabs, shrimps, and fish, cannot be obtained by her alone, even with the help of space. Firstly, she has no experience. Secondly, the high temperature will increase the temperature of the sea water, and they may go even deeper into the sea. The diving depth of humans is limited.
Now it's up to the official authorities.
Since they heard that these were available for purchase, the two immediately went to the supermarket the other party mentioned and ordered a batch of deep-sea shrimps, crabs and fish, all of which had to be fresh.
The price of fresh shrimps and crabs at this time is really expensive. When the staff heard about it, they were at a loss and had to call their leader directly to confirm the order. However, the deposit alone required 10,000 points.
It just so happened that the two of them still had points in their accounts. After transferring the points, the staff wrote a receipt: "It just so happens that we will go out to sea tomorrow, and it is expected to take fifteen days. Please try to stay at the base in ten days. Once you come back, we will immediately notify you."
There are no mobile phones here, so there is no way to communicate freely within the base.
"Okay." Xie Muchi responded, took the certificate and handed it to Ji Yang.
Ji Yang just put it in his pocket, actually making space.
After finishing all these, the two of them walked back to the rented house at a leisurely pace.
In the past, when I was on the road, I was used to driving during the day and resting at night.
It was almost eleven o'clock when they returned to the RV and they were both very sleepy.
Ji Yang let Xixi and Wangwang out, and quickly took a shower and went to bed.
Nothing happened during the rest of the day, and the two of them slept until noon the next day.
I got up in a daze and had a meal. There was nothing to do, so everyone closed their eyes and worked in their space. I had been traveling these days, and was busy cooking and drying fruits and vegetables. I hadn't tidied up my space carefully for several days.
There was plenty of time today, so Ji Yang spent the entire afternoon slowly and thoroughly cleaning the space.
The first thing is - it’s time to send the pigs to the market again!
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