Chapter 097 Chapter 97
The food piled up here makes people feel satisfied just by looking at it.
Ji Yang was not stingy with food. All these things were renewable in the space. As long as she was given time, there would be an endless supply. Unfortunately, the natural disaster did not give them time.
The supplies were taken out, and the two were not idle either. They set up a tent here, and Ji Yang was in charge of guarding it. Xie Muchi drove Ji Yang's huge second RV around nearby, crushing the soft ground to leave traces of the wheels.
The technique is crude, but it's enough for now.
The official time is tight and there is no time to get to the bottom of it, just like the last time Ji Yang sent a batch of supplies using flares, that group of people didn't investigate further and just happily moved away.
It was safe here for the time being, but Ji Yang did not dare to let the two birds move freely. Night had fallen and the fog was thick. The visibility had dropped to one or two meters. Even a bright flashlight could not disperse the fog, and it was impossible to open the sight.
Dogs are fine, they know the way and can find their way back by relying on their noses, but cats can't do that.
And dogs are easy to lose.
Therefore, she still put ropes on the two animals, and sent them back to the space when she saw that they wanted to play. At the same time, she was not idle here either. She used her consciousness to light a cluster of bonfires in the space, and she skillfully skinned and cleaned the rabbits, pigs and other animals, and then smoked them.
In addition to Xie Muchi's simple cover-up, the death time, storage, etc. of these poultry and livestock also need to be dealt with. Some can be taken out directly, as long as they are in batches and not all destroyed at the same time.
Some still need to be processed so that more can be taken out.
Before coming out, Ji Yang and Xie Muchi had already done it consciously, and specially cleared out a piece of land to pile up these things. As time passed, the quality of some meat was not so good, but this is the reality for the end of the world.
After such a long natural disaster, the slight deterioration of the meat is nothing to the strong stomachs of the survivors.
The first batch of meat that Ji Yang took out was this.
Wait for a few hours, then take out the second and third batches, so that each batch of food appears at a different time, creating the illusion that they were transported in batches.
Two hours later, Xie Muchi came back.
Ji Yang put the car back into the space, and Xie Muchi lay beside her, closed her eyes and continued to work. It was almost time, so Ji Yang put in two days' worth of meat and some wilted potatoes, which she had saved up during this period.
Wait until late at night, when everyone is asleep, and then the third batch will come, the ones who have just been killed.
As the nights get longer and the daylight hours get less, the temperature is now approaching single digits, so these recently deceased poultry can probably be kept for a few more days.
For the next few days, the two of them were busy like this. They drove the car out for a few rounds every day and put out several batches of meat, one after another. When it came to the last batch, it was the meat and fish they had smoked and pickled in the past few days.
This batch of salt was quite large, and almost all the salt that Xie Muchi bought from the official side was used up.
A week is almost up.
Xie Muchi drove away and Ji Yang continued to stay here. It was still a bit creepy to be alone in this dark night shrouded in thick fog, so Ji Yang quickly let Xixi out to accompany her.
As a loyal partner, Xixi was playing with a ball of wool with Wangwang in Space, but when he was called out, he immediately threw himself into his owner's arms obediently, licked his lips a few times, and lay down contentedly.
This is now a dirt road and is relatively easy to walk on, but if nothing unexpected happens, Xie Muchi will encounter many survivors who are trying to rob him on the way, and it will probably take quite a while. He just hopes that during this time, no one will find this place by following the wheel tracks.
Fortunately, there was no other noise until three hours later when the familiar roar of a car was heard. It was so quiet that it seemed as if she and Xixi were the only living creatures around.
Xixi was also very familiar with this voice, so she didn't move at all.
Until the sound got a little closer and followed the movement of other cars, Xixi immediately pricked up her ears in vigilance. Ji Yang hurriedly comforted it and walked out of the tent, and saw a strong light faintly shining in the distance.
The car didn't get closer and stopped about a few dozen meters away.
Then Xie Muchi came over, confirmed with her, and went to a distance, leading the official transport team that did not dare to approach immediately. The convoy stopped about ten meters away, and a group of people appeared.
Ji Yang didn't know any of them, but they were very familiar with Xie Muchi. After the two sides greeted each other, they got their approval and went directly to each other's place to provide supplies.
Due to the thick fog, they couldn't see how much food was in front of them.
When they got close to it and looked at the seemingly endless "mountain", they immediately gasped and exclaimed: "So many!"
"This, this is all meat!"
"Oh my god, it's not just meat, I see potatoes!"
“There are also sweet potatoes and lots of chickens!”
"Looks really fat..."
Ji Yang's face froze. Well... she couldn't change the fact that the chickens were fat. She tried her best to give the chickens space to exercise, but they had no shortage of food. She would occasionally add leftovers, eggshell powder, fish bone powder, seafood shell powder, etc. to the feed.
With adequate nutrition, each one grows really well.
Fortunately, as long as you refuse to admit it, who will know where these things came from?
Anyway, they said that part of it was their own stock and part of it was donated by kind people.
The cubs they had obtained together in the past have been bred more and more in the past few years. Except for those that were sold secretly, most of them are here. Now the situation is serious. They are no longer willing to breed them, but they are also afraid of being targeted if they carry so many supplies over. Therefore, they asked Xie Muzhi and others to sell them all to the base.
There were a lot of things, adding up to more than 100,000 kilograms, but compared with the supplies brought intermittently by the Gu family and those families that followed them, it was indeed not too surprising.
You really can't underestimate private bases.
Ten minutes later, the group of people roughly confirmed the scope of the supplies, and their faces were all beaming. The captain in charge of this transportation even ran over excitedly to shake hands with the two men: "Thank you very much, both of you. I will definitely report your contribution!"
"You're welcome. There are so many supplies that we can't take back even if you give them to us. So giving them to the base will kill two birds with one stone." Xie Muzhi looked calm.
Ji Yang nodded with a smile, expressing his agreement.
The captain sighed, worthy of being able to take out so many supplies, he must have seen the world, and after a few more pleasantries, he called out, and all the soldiers who followed him rushed over excitedly: "Come on, I'll pack them, and you carry them!"
"They are quite heavy. They are so delicious!"
"Wow - there are eggs here, be careful, don't touch them!"
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Transporting food, or moving it to their own warehouses, is probably their favorite job at the moment.
This means that there is food in the base and they have something to eat.
Ji Yang and Xie Muchi did not leave either, but just watched from the side. The move took more than two hours, which sounds fast, but it was also thanks to this group of well-trained people, those who were responsible for bagging, carrying and sorting, who were busy but orderly and did not waste any extra time.
The most time-consuming thing is some eggs.
Ji Yang didn't want to use her basket because she had kept most of the eggs. After all, one egg was laid a day at most, and it was impossible for it to lay as many eggs as in a year or two in such a short period of time. She would need the basket in the future.
Therefore, these soldiers needed to carefully put the eggs into the sack.
Xie Muchi forgot to remind them, so they only brought sacks.
The sacks were loaded onto the vehicle, a steel plate was placed on top, and finally covered with two layers of cloth made of special material to carefully protect it, and finally secured with ropes wrapped in special material.
Finally, all the food was loaded onto the truck. After they saluted the two men earnestly, the captain took out the score sheets he had prepared in advance. There was a heavy sack. If there were so many of them in the base, many survivors would lose their minds and rush over.
However, facing the mountains of supplies, the captain scratched his head a little embarrassedly when he handed them out: "I underestimated the food here and didn't bring enough point papers. I will report the rest to the base after I return. I'll see whether they should be put into your cards or still trade with point papers?"
Ji Yang said: "Let's use the score paper."
"Okay." The captain agreed and said goodbye to the two.
These two people will definitely share the money with their partners later. It is not convenient for them to stay here, and with so much food, they are eager to go home and wish they could return to the safe area of the base immediately.
Otherwise, if there is a natural disaster in the middle of the journey, the losses will be huge!
The convoy came quickly and left quickly.
Ji Yang and Xie Muchi were left alone, looking at the night shrouded in thick fog, feeling quite lost.
This is the result of their hard work for more than five years!
now……
All empty!
Ji Yang's consciousness swept through the static space. The space was once full, but a large gap appeared again. It was even larger than the last time. It felt a bit empty, but when his consciousness saw the nests of poultry in the breeding area, his consciousness was instantly smoothed over.
There are so many treasures, and new treasures will be produced continuously!
When his consciousness left the space, Xie Muzhi happened to look over. They smiled at each other and said, "Let's rest here for a night?"
"Yeah!" Ji Yang nodded, "We definitely can't go back now. If we have nothing to do, let's make something delicious."
Xie Muzhi: "What do you want to eat?"
Ji Yang thought for a while and said, "Snail noodles!"
"You can't eat it in the base. This thing is five years old now. I don't know how long it has been expired. It would be hard to explain if someone smelled it. It's just right that I can eat as much as I want here!"
Xie Muzhi: "..."
The smile froze.
Ji Yang had just had a sudden thought, but when he saw Xie Muzhi's expression, he became interested: "It tastes good, you really don't want to try it?"
Xie Muchi's mouth twitched. He set up the pot for her, walked away quietly, and cooked a dish for himself.
After a while, Xixi also ran to Xie Muchi with a sour dog face, and complained that his master was eating shit!
Xie Muzhi stroked it with amusement: "Stop howling. Don't worry, I won't let you eat shit."
"Woof!" Xixi sat down with satisfaction, staring at the meat in his pot.
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It was not until the next morning that the two of them returned to the base at a leisurely pace.
Xie Muzhi's vacation lasted one day longer, but his boss didn't blame him at all, fearing that he didn't have enough time and hadn't finished his work: "It's okay, you can take a few more days off, I'll take over the patrol!"
Xie Muzhi glanced at his leader who was full of expectation, and said speechlessly: "It's done, you can come back to work."
"Okay." The leader was very disappointed.
It would be great if there could be another batch of food.
Eighty percent of the food they delivered this time was meat. Even quails as small as a bite of meat were good stuff. The appearance of these foods made the base adjust the price of meat once again and release a large amount of meat.
Among them, the spoiled ones are the cheapest and are also sold out the fastest.
The appearance of these meats relaxed the overall atmosphere of the base.
Food is the best way to appease hungry people, and meat is the best choice. Many people who eat vegetarian food to lose weight become depressed, irritable and easily angered because of the lack of meat and fat intake.
The meat provided by Ji Yang and his team contained quite a lot of fat.
After buying a few pounds of meat, they would have enough oil and water to last for the next few days. In just a few days, the skinny and sallow survivors looked much more energetic.
The atmosphere in the base is good, the base leaders are relaxed, and the ordinary survivors are also relaxed. Even those who have been busy moving back and forth in the villa area during this period feel much more relaxed.
With so many supplies to be moved around, even with official protection, they were still afraid of being looted.
But things are much better now.
Although... there was indeed some looting during the move, it was still within controllable range. It was much better than the swarm of people they had expected.
Because of the time period during which they moved, the base had just announced in advance that meat would be given away, and most people were busy lining up. They might not be able to get the meat by robbing, but if they went to line up at the base, there was so much meat that the base promised that everyone could buy at least two taels!
In addition, a new batch of food was released simultaneously!
As a result, there are fewer people who want to rob.
While the neighbors are busy moving, Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi have already moved in happily!
The house is similar to the previous one, but the yard outside is different. The dense electric grid, including the walls, are now connected, and the heavy iron gate has been moved over and is also electrified.
The wiring is buried underground and connected to the house.
Ji Yang placed it directly next to the battery box. It is not turned on normally, but if something happens, it will definitely be turned on immediately. The current of this power grid is very large and it consumes a lot of electricity. A fully charged battery can only last for two hours.
During this period, if someone dares to touch it, they may be electrocuted to death!
Ji Yang was so sure because... she had already experimented with it.
They moved in here directly on the day they came back from outside. Even after a week, there were still very few people moving in as everyone was waiting for a concentrated time period.
At that time, the authorities would clear the site and provide them with a relatively safe environment for moving. Later, with supplies and better arrangements, Ji Yang and two other families with less supplies moved in early.
The government has special security guards on duty to take charge of the security here.
But even so, there were still people who took advantage of the darkness, climbed over the courtyard wall covered with glass fragments, and arrived at the community covered in blood.
Maybe he had inquired about it in advance, for at around 1:00 a.m., he arrived at Ji Yang's courtyard and groped around, trying to find a breakthrough.
Xixi noticed it immediately and woke up Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi.
One of them covered Xixi's mouth while the other went down to turn on the power, trying not to alert the enemy. But as soon as the power was turned on, they heard a heart-wrenching scream.
The screaming did not stop for a while, but continued until his body could no longer bear it and he was too weak to speak.
Ji Yang and Xixi had just come down, and the dog jumped in fright at the scream.
At about the same time, Xie Muchi turned off the power, and there was a "bang" and the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, followed by the smell of burnt meat filling his nose.
"Go upstairs and sleep." Xie Mu knew.
Ji Yang nodded.
Here, we don’t need to worry about this situation. We can take it away tomorrow when Xie Muzhi goes to work. But if we leave it outside, this body must be dealt with immediately, otherwise…
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After the move was completed, the community was immediately filled up.
This time the community is larger than before because wealthy people from several bases have gathered here, but conditions are limited, so some of the original neighbors chose to give up the villa area and move to District 2 after receiving enough compensation.
The people around Ji Yang were all strangers, and it was only when he walked a little further away that he found someone he knew.
But even so, they were not acquaintances, so it had no impact on her.
As time goes by, the temperature officially drops to single digits, and the daybreak lasts no more than two hours a day.
The solar lights can hardly provide any light anymore and have all been collected by the authorities, lest they disappear when the fog clears, which would be a huge loss.
In addition, the base is also actively looking for ways to ensure that most people can travel normally and safely under the shadow of the polar night fog that covers the entire day, and this method is - underground passages.
Ensure that each community has four different entrances and exits.
There are security guards guarding each entrance and exit, and people entering and leaving need to register. Once there is a problem, the target will be directly locked and the entire underground passage will be blocked.
The construction of the base has come to an end, and a large number of manpower must be freed up and arranged. Otherwise, leaving them idle will only bring serious trouble to public security. It is just right to carry out the work of digging underground passages at this time. These were planned from the beginning of the base, but were officially implemented only after the move was completed.
One month after the underground passage project began, the whole world fell into complete darkness.
But thanks to a series of efforts made by the base, there seems to be nothing special about night and usual times. Petty thefts have indeed increased, but other situations are fine and everything in the base is operating normally.
Including Xie Muchi and others were all transferred to deal with the underground passage issues.
Ordinary survivors will not go out unless necessary.
There are basically no special cases nowadays.
For example, every week a group of 20 staff members would go to the community to count the things they need. After the count, the items would be delivered at the same time the next day.
And it’s delivered to your door.
After that, every household closed their doors tightly. If anyone tried to pry open the door or rob, they would just yell and the security team guarding the community would immediately go out. If there were not enough people, they would transfer people from other communities.
Of course, this is not 100% safe. Once the tiger is lured away from the mountain, it may be too late to rescue the person who is actually hurt, but it can solve most situations.
After all, this is the end of the world. No matter how hard the authorities try, they cannot guarantee the 100% safety of all survivors. They must have a certain level of military strength to resist.
Fortunately, those who have survived to this day, even if they are half-grown children, are definitely not little white rabbits.
Even if they are beaten at the door, the other party may not be able to get away with it. There is also official help, so overall the public security is good.
Half a year later, the Internet was restored and mobile phones could be used. Survivors at home could have some entertainment, and fewer and fewer people were traveling.
Another month later, the underground passage was fully opened.
The entrance and exit of the underground passage are equipped with special air filters, so thick fog cannot spread. Behind the explosion-proof glass are bright lights that illuminate the passage.
This is a safe zone for now.
A safe area where you can see clearly and there are security guards everywhere.
The authorities also quickly moved various sales departments here, and delivered some supplies here regularly every day. Residents who need to buy some things themselves can come directly here, or wait for the weekly delivery.
In the big picture, everything is fine.
In the small direction, all kinds of sneaky things have never stopped.
There are always people who are not satisfied. They complain that the points they earn from working are too few, and that the resources released by the authorities are not enough. They try to take shortcuts. The most besieged areas are Districts 1 and 2, and the number of people visiting District 2 is three times that of District 1.
Because there are many big guys with guns in Area 1, and the houses are easy to defend but difficult to attack, those who try to cause trouble here basically never come back. There was only one time when they were half successful and managed to capture a house on the edge. The owners were either injured or killed, or some hid.
But they were soon discovered by the community’s own security team, who called in the police and killed them all.
Because of these things, Xie Muchi was worried, and since all the major issues at the base had been resolved, he resigned and stayed at home, specifically keeping an eye on those people who sneaked in.
The situation in District 2 is worse, because it is a building with many people living in it, and there are many targets for robbery. There are always one or two successful robberies out of ten, so the chaos never stops. But there is good news. The authorities have solved the impact of the heavy fog on food, and the yield of this batch of crops will not be reduced.
It is the lack of light. Even if the light is supplemented by technological means, the output is still much less than when the crops can receive normal light.
The lack of sunlight for a long time has affected both humans and livestock to varying degrees. Humans can still communicate, go out to the underground passages, and take vitamins distributed by the base to supplement the missing elements, although their mental states are not very healthy. Although there have been almost no newborns in recent years, and the occasional ones die soon after birth, children have become a rare species in the base. Although they live under the shadow of possible death at any time all day long -
But human beings' desire to survive remains strong.
But livestock cannot fail to reproduce, as they are an important source of meat for humans.
The entire base cherishes these guys.
Soon after the polar night arrived, the people responsible for taking care of them clearly felt that something was wrong with them.
After a natural disaster, the situation is not as good as before the disaster, but at least they can still reproduce. For example, chickens lay one egg a day when they are in good condition, but they lay one egg every three days after a natural disaster, which is very impressive. Humans are easily satisfied.
However, when the polar night came, they all wilted.
Chickens stopped laying eggs completely, rabbits started to eat their own newly laid offspring out of fear, cattle and sheep in the herd went crazy, the offspring were infected with various diseases, and the overall mortality rate rose sharply.
Even if the base tried every possible means, such as playing music for the livestock and expanding the space, they could only project the green grassland on the full screen to make them in better condition. The birth rate plummeted, and despite careful feeding, they still lost weight!
As a result, the current food supply is still in a state of deficit, and the gap becomes larger with each passing quarter.
Now we can only wait and see when the sun is willing to come out.
The base has not always been passive. They have been working hard to improve lighting technology and increase crop yields.
There is still some effect, but it still cannot keep up with the consumption of the base.
After nearly a year and a half of polar night, those families who had stored food in advance began to run out of food even with the replenishment from the base. The points they obtained were not enough, and they gradually could not afford to buy food. They could only rely on the support from the base to survive.
Endless nights, lingering fog, increasingly precious food, no spiritual entertainment, and increasingly scarce material supplies have made the survivors more irritable and irritable. However, their range of activities is limited, and they are being watched by security guards and soldiers, so they can only continue to suppress all negative emotions.
Without much deliberate observation, Ji Yang, who seldom went out, could feel that the overall atmosphere of the base seemed to be slowly becoming tense.
It is at this time that the number of petty thefts and robberies actually decreases.
This is not normal.
The ordinary survivors were keenly aware that something was wrong, and they reduced the number of times they went out. If it was not necessary, they would not go out anymore. They stayed at home, protected by large iron doors and walls, and felt safer.
Rich people also reduce the number of times they visit their neighbors. Almost all families live together in one house, and no matter how noisy the house is, they try not to open the door.
The authorities have stepped up patrols. Despite thick fog and darkness that swallows everything, patrol teams can still be seen everywhere. The base seems to have entered the safest time in recent years.
At this time, there are still a few days left until six or seven years, New Year's Day is approaching, and Ji Yang's birthday is also coming soon.
Xie Muzhi was thinking about making a birthday cake for her. He hadn't eaten cake for a long time. They both took out various items in the space and started to tinker with them. Suddenly, they heard a loud and dull sound: "Bang——"
The two men paused and looked at each other in surprise and suspicion.
Ji Yang: "Another riot?!"
Xie Muzhi shook his head, not knowing what was going on.
But the two of them quickly put the things in front of them into space, put on their bulletproof vests, and took out their weapons. If anyone rushed over here, they would take action immediately.
In this short period of time, there were several noises that seemed to be tests, and then the sound of artillery fire suddenly intensified. Continuous artillery fire came from their right front, and the smell of gunpowder seemed to spread to this side.
Not a riot!
Even if ordinary survivors have strength and weapons, they cannot fight against the authorities in such a fierce manner.
It’s an enemy attack!!!
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