Chapter 108 Chapter 108
When Ji Yang and his team were asked to preserve the supplies, the base did not provide much food.
Because they don't have enough for themselves, they have to sell it to the survivors to store up food to ensure that they can survive for a longer period of time. The rest is what can support their escape, and they really can't take out much left.
Now that various disasters have come together with the movement of plates, many of their supplies have also been damaged, including soil, various nutrients, carefully stored food, and so on.
So much so that food was always in short supply.
At this time, people are still coming to the temporary base. They have tried their best to find ways to plant, but the weather is weird. The temperature was over 50 degrees before, but now it has reached zero degrees. Thanks to the abundant sunshine every day, the plants have not died yet, but they are not much better.
There is never enough food.
Even though there was still some food in stock, the base still strictly controlled food as the income was not enough to make ends meet. Even a deputy base commander like Zhao Han could only barely fill his stomach. As for eating something nutritious, that was out of the question. Their goal was to maintain basic body functions and stay alive.
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi naturally thought of the situation here and nodded readily: "We have also stockpiled a lot in the past six months, all for you."
Zhao Han's eyes were slightly red, and he hurriedly smiled and stopped them: "You don't have to give it all. We don't know if we have compatriots settled in other places. Leave some so that we can use it in case we encounter them."
What the authorities fear most is that people are still alive but food is gone. The crops grown need time to be harvested, and by then chaos will surely break out again.
There are already few people who survived this disaster. If there are a few more riots, how many will be able to survive?
They were lucky to have met Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi, so they didn't have to worry about food for the time being, but the same couldn't be said for their other compatriots.
Ji Yang listened and had his own plans in mind.
Just based on the rough estimate of those we have seen so far, there are several thousand people, plus those working on the warships, the soldiers doing the missions, etc. No matter how frugal they are, the food needed every day is not a small amount.
Fortunately, after being exposed, the space she and Xie Muchi lived in was replanned by official researchers. Except for the house which still had an area of 200 square meters, most of the fruit trees were dug up, the vegetable area was completely replaced with planting boxes, the breeding area was relatively reduced, and the fruit area was also changed.
The entire planting space is 10,000 square meters, 5,000 square meters of which are used to grow high-yield crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. Of the remaining 5,000 square meters, 200 square meters are for houses, 300 square meters are for fruit areas, 2,000 square meters are for breeding, and 1,000 square meters are for pasture.
After the feed she had frantically stockpiled ran out, her demand for grass became much greater.
They reduced the breeding of some livestock and increased the breeding of rabbits, pigs, and geese. Because it has been so long, Ji Yang has also done some calculations. Rabbits reproduce the fastest, are small in size, and require less space for individual breeding, so a large number of rabbits can be harvested every month.
Pigs can produce more energy and reproduce very quickly among these mammals.
After a natural disaster, what survivors need most is energy. The fat meat that was once despised by the weak is now considered a delicacy in the eyes of survivors.
As for lean meat, it is still loved, but not as popular as fatty meat.
Among all poultry and livestock, none is more suitable for replenishing energy than pork.
The same goes for geese. They eat the same diverse food as pigs, and their growth rate is also very fast. A batch of goose meat can be harvested in three months, and each goose is quite heavy.
Therefore, up to now, she alone has raised more than 200 pigs, and Xie Muchi has even more, with more than 400 rabbits and more than 400 geese. On the contrary, the number of other cattle, sheep, chickens, and quails has decreased.
The remaining 1,500 square meters is the habitat for the wild animals that were sent here.
The location is not big, just over two acres, which is not big enough on Blue Star, but here they grow their favorite food, scatter some rice seeds for birds to eat, and carnivorous wild animals will also prey on passing birds. Combined with Ji Yang's irregular feeding, the overall balance is very good.
Xie Muchi's space and land are relatively larger than Ji Yang's. Several mountains are fully utilized, which happens to be the best habitat for wild animals. Therefore, he receives more wild animals.
In addition to the usual 3,000 square meters of land reserved for growing crops and 200 square meters for storing various supplies, the entire area is filled with animals, including chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cows, sheep, and many wild animals. It is simply a rich small zoo.
The space environment is superior and the nutrition is sufficient, so it cannot be wasted. Therefore, the government also gave them more high-yield varieties. These varieties don’t taste very good, but the yield per mu is really high. Basically, two people can harvest more than 100,000 kilograms of grain from 8,000 square meters of land at a time.
In just this short period of time, their space has accumulated more than 200,000 tons of food. In addition, Ji Yang also has a 10,000-acre pond. There are not many species with big appetites in it, and a lot of aquatic products can be caught every month. Together with the ones from Xie Muchi, they have saved up 10,000 kilograms of freshwater fish and shrimp in half a year.
The small sea area is used to raise killer whales. Now Ji Yang is trying his best to prevent them from reproducing and has been preventing them from being together. It has been quite effective. This year, neither the killer whales nor the dolphins have big bellies and no newborns. In addition, due to the depth of the sea area, a total of 2,000 kilograms of seafood have been collected.
In addition, the space for the two people currently contains a total of about 180,000 kilograms of poultry, livestock meat, birds, and their eggs.
However, these are still far from enough compared to the yield from planting.
Every time this happened, Ji Yang couldn't help but think that it would be nice if all of them were planting areas.
Soon she would remind herself that it was good enough to have come this far and she shouldn’t be too greedy.
——
The warehouse was not as big as imagined, and the supplies that Ji Yang took out took up one third of it.
After taking out the things on Zhao Han's list and the other party confirmed with their signature and seal, Ji Yang put the list back into the space. This was also a request from Chief Chen. They each had a list for how much they put in, and also had to have proof for how much they took out, so that they would not be wrongly accused of hoarding supplies in the future.
Next comes the transfer of food.
Twenty thousand kilograms of potatoes would take up five to six cubic meters of space, and two hundred thousand kilograms would fill up a warehouse of sixty square meters. However, potatoes and sweet potatoes are food that cannot be fixed, so it would be considered good if they could fill up half of the warehouse. Fortunately, this aircraft carrier is really large, with a length of more than four hundred meters. In terms of available area, it is actually larger than Ji Yang's static space.
It can hold the supplies that have kept so many survivors alive until now, and it is more than enough to hold these foods now.
When one warehouse is full, go to the next one.
Zhao Han was busy unlocking the lock and couldn't stop smiling all the way. His face could be described as glowing.
After loading 150,000 kilograms of food, Zhao Han said contentedly, "That's enough! It will last for a long time!"
Everyone has gotten used to living frugally, and it has been like this for the past few months. The survivors who do the hard labor have two meals a day, two steamed buns per meal, while the others who are not coolies have one steamed bun per meal. Apart from that, they have a bowl of soup with a little meat every two days to ensure their basic energy needs.
If you want to eat better, you have to look at their own inventory.
The soldiers would have better portions, but only a little, so this amount of food was more than enough for them to last until the harvest in the planting area on the warship. Of course, the premise was that there was no other disaster that destroyed these things.
Ji Yang felt even more sad and asked, "Why don't we find a warehouse and take out some bird eggs, chicken eggs, and meat, so that we can make some space for me."
Zhao Han then calmed down a little and took her to a warehouse where the food could be frozen.
Ji Yang did not waste any time and acted quickly, preparing another 100,000 kilograms of meat, several hundred kilograms of eggs, and more than 10,000 kilograms of fish, shrimp, crabs and the like.
Zhao Han felt both happy and sad when seeing this.
The sea is almost reshuffled now. They haven't encountered many marine life here for so long, and the few that are there are all deformed. These fresh fish and shrimps are really hard to take out.
But now that they are in front of him, even if it is difficult to take them out, he can still withstand it!
What else is more concerning to today's survivors than eating? Even expired or poisonous food is consumed by countless people, and even if they die from it, few regret it.
Not only are these fresh, they're also non-toxic!
"That's it for now." Ji Yang said.
"Enough, enough! It's really enough!" Zhao Han nodded repeatedly, and quickly led them away from here and returned to the office. He then took out the intercom and spoke with a more relaxed tone than before: "Base Commander, my relatives are coming over. I'll take a leave of absence this afternoon to take care of them. If anything happens, please forgive me for the trouble."
A dignified female voice replied on the intercom: "No problem, I'll be done here in five minutes, I'll handle anything you need."
After saying that, the intercom was turned off.
Zhao Han smiled at the two of them, as if a huge weight had been lifted off his chest. "Okay, we're safe now. What are your plans for the future?"
This question made Xie Muchi and Ji Yang confused.
They also don't know what to do next.
But seeing the expectation on Zhao Han's face, Xie Muzhi said, "You ask this, maybe there is something you want us to do?"
Zhao Han was seen through, and nodded frankly: "Yes, you should also know that I sent some people to the surrounding waters to guide the compatriots who came to surrender. The sea is dangerous now. Even with submarines, the danger is very high. I dare not let them go far, but you are different, so I hope you can go out more..."
He didn't say much more. The generosity of the two young men in giving food was enough to show that they were not stingy and would definitely give support to their compatriots if they met them.
He also knew that a few nuclear submarine teams had encountered supply packages floating on the sea, which were definitely their work.
So there are some things he doesn't need to say.
Compared with other survivors in the base, Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi undoubtedly have the highest self-protection ability and are the most suitable people to go out.
Xie Muzhi nodded slightly, then looked at Ji Yang: "I think it's okay. There's nothing we can do in the current base."
The food has been given away, and there is nothing we can do about the rest.
The base is still too weak, and no one knows whether this sea base will completely disappear from this world due to a storm one day. It would be more appropriate for them to go outside to find more compatriots.
Ji Yang thought about it for a moment and nodded: "Okay."
Zhao Han stood up gratefully and saluted the two men: "Thank you!"
"You're too polite." Xie Muzhi shook his head: "It's just a small matter."
Ji Yang also asked the question in his mind: "So will we take root here in the future? What if our compatriots find suitable land?"
Zhao Han said calmly: "Then go ahead. You don't think that this thing we took the trouble to build is fixed on the sea, right?"
His weathered face showed a hint of pride: "It is fixed on the aircraft carrier. As long as the aircraft carrier starts, the entire offshore platform can move with it. However, we are not optimistic about the land that has appeared so far. I believe you should have encountered land a few times. If you didn't mention it, it means that it is not suitable for living."
That's true.
Ji Yang said honestly: "The few times we encountered land, it was basically in a state where it could be submerged by the sea at any time."
Compared to land, in this environment, the sea has stronger disaster resistance. Once something happens on land, life can easily end at that time. On the contrary, at sea, relying on huge and stable things like aircraft carriers, most of them can survive as long as the aircraft carriers are still there.
Zhao Han understood and comforted him, "Don't worry, we will definitely return to land."
As they were talking, there were a lot of noises coming from outside.
Zhao Han felt that it was about time, so he stood up and saw the two of them out. Ji Yang and Xie Muchi had no intention of leaving immediately. It was not easy for them to see their compatriots together, so they also wanted to take a break.
Zhao Han originally planned to arrange accommodation for them on the warship, but they refused.
"It's safer to live on a submarine."
Zhao Han was speechless, but did not force them. After sending the person out, he went back to his work. About an hour later, a staff member announced through a loudspeaker that everyone could receive a set of winter clothes.
The survivors who were still too weak to maintain their energy became agitated and rushed over one after another.
The staff came out to maintain order and barely formed a regular queue.
Soon, I saw the first person to line up left with his winter clothes in his arms, a happy smile on his thin and sallow face.
By the evening, their smiles widened.
Because everyone had an extra bowl of potato soup for dinner, and the soup actually tasted like meat!!!
When the lucky ones scooped up a bowl of unchopped minced meat from the bottom of the bowl, they exclaimed in surprise: "Ahhh, there's really meat!"
"This meat is so delicious! It's much more delicious than the braised pork I had before!"
"Oh my god, this fat is so delicious. Why did I think it was greasy before?"
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi were also found by Zhao Han, who took them to have dinner together, a big pot of hot rice.
Zhao Han was the deputy base commander, but he only ate a little more than the ordinary survivors, and there was no difference in other aspects. Ji Yang and the other two also ate about the same amount. There were only three people in the room, and Zhao Han smiled and said, "It's better to share the joy with others than to enjoy it alone. Although these things are not as good as your own, they are still very delicious when eaten by everyone, aren't they?"
Ji Yang nodded in agreement and drank the potato soup happily.
It smells really good.
The seasoning couldn't be simpler, maybe just a little salt and pepper? But when Ji Yang ate it, he felt it was particularly delicious. The potatoes were not very delicate, but if he tasted carefully, he could still taste some rough meridian particles.
She tilted her head to glance at Xie Muchi, and seeing that he was also eating with gusto, she curved her eyes and took another sip from the soup bowl.
After eating, feeling warm all over, they returned to the deck of the warship. The temperature was still cold and there was a howling sea breeze. However, the survivors, who had eaten and drunk their fill, did not wait to return to the lifeboat to hide as they had done at noon.
Instead, they gathered in groups of three or four to joke around.
Naturally, we talked about the food we ate today and the new clothes we received.
"I thought we were at the end of our rope, but I didn't expect... the authorities are still so powerful!"
"It's so comfortable. I don't feel cold at all now!"
"Even if you let me die now, I will——"
"What's going on?"
"I can't bear to part with it!" the man said seriously and licked his lips.
The people around burst into laughter.
Ji Yang watched and listened, and also smiled.
All the anxiety, uneasiness and discomfort in my heart were smoothed out at this moment.
very nice.
Her decision was not wrong.
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After a comfortable sleep, the two of them had breakfast at the base the next day.
Yesterday it was potato and minced meat soup, and this morning it was vegetable egg drop soup. The survivors were so happy that they kept shouting. Some even thought that such a huge aircraft carrier could not hold the food and let them die of gluttony. However, as soon as they said this, they were beaten by the survivors.
Xie Muzhi was so delighted after hearing this that he turned around and told Ji Yang about it.
It's sad, but it's really funny.
After eating and drinking, Xie Muchi took out his camera and took a few photos of this world that seemed to have its own island. Then he pulled Ji Yang, who was observing the weather, and left again.
The mood for this voyage is completely different from the last time when I was forced to go to sea.
There were still no companions, just the two of them, and the small animals that appeared in the submarine from time to time. This time, neither of them felt negative, but rather very excited.
They met more compatriots and informed them that they had a temporary base. When they returned after a while, the base would surely have changed a lot because of the addition of so many reports. By then, it would be about time to release some wild animals to enrich the resources.
They no longer used the plastic bubble. As day and night changed, even without an exact direction, most of their compatriots would instinctively head east.
There are still a lot of people I might run into here, and I’m afraid of being discovered.
When they first set out, they encountered other submarines from time to time. As the distance got farther, they were the only submarine left in the ocean, and they had to keep searching to encounter other submarines.
Basically, whenever they meet them, the two will give them certain supplies and tell them which direction to find the main force.
They kept moving forward, and only then did they realize that the Blue Planet was really big.
Someone had previously tried to sail around the Blue Planet on the ocean, but even with a faster ship it took nearly a hundred days to make the journey. Now that Ji Yang and his crew were moving forward aimlessly, they could feel the enormity of the Blue Planet even more.
On the fifteenth day, the temperature had reached minus seven or eight degrees Celsius. The further east we went, the more stable the temperature became, and there was even an upward trend. I don't know where we were to experience such a change in the weather.
But they all had a hunch that perhaps the terrifying extreme cold would not come this time.
As the journey went on, they gradually met more foreigners.
Ji Yang usually chooses to avoid people who are not of the same race. Although they are all part of the human community, safety is still the most important thing. Not only does Ji Yang value his life, but they also carry so many supplies that they must stay alive.
The voyage was uneventful.
They also encountered many Xia people, nuclear submarines, and warships that were lost and no one knew where to go. Overall, their trip was very effective.
It was not until the thirty-fifth day, when the temperature returned to three or four degrees above zero, that the system again detected the possibility of a continent ahead.
The two of them were moved and decided to go over and take a look.
If they are occupied, they will run away quickly. If there is no one else, they will write down the coordinates and report back. The rest depends on the decision of the base commanders.
Of course, in her heart, she still prefers to be down to earth.
But at this time, it may not be wise to find a land that may be flooded at any time.
But no matter what, you have to go and see it.
When they were about a hundred kilometers away, they felt they were being watched. Their speed was already very slow when they were approaching, and it was even slower at this point, at about thirty yards per hour. They planned to run away if anything went wrong.
After driving for a while, we arrived at about sixty or seventy kilometers away from the shore.
By this time, based on the feedback they received, they had basically confirmed that it was land and that it had been occupied, but the other side seemed very friendly and did not stop them.
Just to be on the safe side, the two stopped when they were almost in position.
Then they saw a ship waiting in front of them approaching them.
At first they could only detect its basic outline because the distance was too far and they couldn't see it at all. As the distance got closer, the shape of the ship slowly appeared in their sight.
The huge bright red national flag was whistling in the sea breeze in the air.
But it is so bright.
this……
Isn't this too lucky?!
I encountered the Dongning base more than a month ago, and now I’m going to see another base!
They also started moving again, heading towards the other party, and slowed down when they were about one kilometer away. The ship was not big, about the same size as Ji Yang's yacht. Several young men in military uniforms on the deck waved at them: "Friends, which base are you from?!"
Xie Muzhi popped his head out and shouted, "Changnan Base!"
"Wow, I'm from Changnan Base too!" Someone on the boat immediately waved excitedly and responded: "Follow us!"
Xie Muzhi agreed, and soon the boat turned around and the submarine followed. There were still 40 kilometers left, and it took only 20 minutes to reach a simple port. The staff asked them to anchor there temporarily.
Once you get up there, you can clearly see a large group of people resting temporarily about a few kilometers from the shore.
About a few hundred meters away from the dock, there is a huge warship parked, and there are also smaller warships around it. The largest one looks similar to the aircraft carrier at the Dongning base.
At the top was a banner with familiar fonts: [Xia Country - Capital Base]
Seeing that they were staring intently, the staff smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can see as much as you want later. Come, go over there and register first."
Xie Muzhi came back to his senses and pulled Ji Yang up following the instructions.
After a simple registration, the two came out and asked a staff member: "When did you land here?"
"About ten days ago?" The staff member recalled and said, "We have searched for the mainland three times, and all three times we found it destroyed. So we dare not go directly there now. Let's take a look first. If it is really stable, we may prioritize it here. Soldiers have already explored it with nuclear submarines. This mainland is quite large, about the size of Qiong Island. It is a good place to use as the first stop!"
The staff member said this with hope on his face.
Ji Yang and Xie Muchi were also very excited after hearing this.
Compared to the country it once was, this land is pitifully small.
However, humans need a stable habitat to recuperate, and it is really suitable for transition!
After learning about the situation here from the staff, the two of them temporarily hid in a corner of the dock, close to their submarine and under the staff's noses, so it would be convenient if the base's top management wanted to find them.
Being bored, the two of them leaned against each other, took a look at the situation here, and secretly took some photos with their mobile phones.
The appearance of the survivors here is better than that of the Dongning base. Most of the survivors here have thick clothes to keep warm. It is daytime and the sun is shining. Many survivors are working under the command of soldiers.
Even though they are in a miserable state, so thin that their cheeks are sunken and their bones are just skin and bones, everyone still works hard to live.
Wait and wait.
They waited until the sun set and a staff member came to remind them that it was colder at the seaside at night, and told them to return to the submarine quickly, otherwise they would easily catch a cold and there was no medicine for it.
Hearing this, the two looked at each other.
Oh no.
None of these survivors knew their secret!
How do we deliver the supplies?!
Xie Muzhi's face showed a trace of stiffness. He looked at the staff and seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times.
Yes, there are only a few people who know the secret.
There are so many warships, and not every ship may have insiders.
So do you want to take the risk of having another insider?
So conflicted.
But the supplies were right here with them. They were gifts from the authorities for the surviving humans, and now was the time to use them...
Just as they were struggling, a burst of hurried footsteps came closer. Xie Muchi held Ji Yang's hand tightly. Ji Yang's eyebrows jumped and he looked over expectantly. He saw a staff member approaching and looking around quickly. He soon locked his eyes on them, showed a confirming smile, and came over directly: "Excuse me, are you Ji Yang and Xie Muchi?"
Ji Yang was so excited that he almost cried with Xie Muchi: "Yes, we are!"
Staff: "The chief wants to see you!"
Both of them: "Right away!"
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