Chapter 172 Food and warm rooms are ours
A few days ago, the snow stopped and mutant animals attacked the base.
The base used fierce firepower to kill a lot of mutant animals, and the remaining scattered mutant animals also fled in all directions.
As we all know, mutant animals are abnormally large in size and their meat is very delicious.
Killing so many mutant animals is equivalent to replenishing a large amount of meat to the base's granary.
With such a huge harvest, and the fact that the wind and snow had stopped, everyone thought that the disaster would be over.
Even the managers of the base allowed the survivors to cut the meat and have a good meal.
Throughout the base, whether in the dungeon or underground, everyone was cheering, and the aroma of meat filled the entire base.
But such joy did not last long.
As the sky darkened, strong winds suddenly came and a blizzard struck.
Compared to this snowstorm, the snow in the previous few months seemed like playing house.
Strong winds and blizzards continued to sweep through the base, and large sections of the already dilapidated city walls were blown down.
Although it was already dark, the lights were on in the base, and there were still many survivors repairing the city walls under the leadership of the managers.
The blizzard hit so suddenly that these people didn't have a chance to react.
The sudden collapse of the city wall was beyond everyone's expectations.
No matter whether people were on the city wall or people running quickly towards the base under the city wall, they were all crushed underneath the collapsed ice.
In an instant, the blood dyed the ice red, which was shocking to see.
Those who managed to escape didn't care about anything else and just wanted to go home.
But home is not safe either.
80% of the buildings on the entire ground base are built with ice bricks.
This type of igloo is not very large and has no foundation.
Swept by strong winds and blizzards, some buildings collapsed directly, while others had their tops blown off.
Fortunately, some of them survived, but the people living there were also worried.
Who knows when this snowstorm will stop or if it will get worse?
Continuing to live in the igloo is no different from wandering at the gates of hell.
Although the strong wind and snow outside were scary, the instinct for survival overcame the fear. Everyone was packing up their supplies, wanting to move into the underground city as quickly as possible.
The collapse of the city wall killed some survivors, and the strong wind and blizzard also killed some survivors, greatly reducing the number of survivors in the aboveground city, but there were still two-thirds left.
All these people rushed to the entrance of the dungeon and wanted to enter.
In addition, the people who came out of the city to cut meat were also trying their best to go back, and the entrance to the underground city was suddenly crowded.
In the end, the managers opened fire and used force to suppress the situation and finally brought it under control.
The people who originally lived in the underground city entered the underground city first. The survivors of the above-ground city had to pay supplies if they wanted to enter the underground city.
Because it is a special period, the prices are not as high as before, but each person still needs 20 kilograms of food.
These people came with all their belongings, and since they had just cut the meat of mutant animals, they still had 20 kilograms of food. They also entered the dungeon smoothly, but they had less than half of the food.
In the underground city, they have no fixed residence and can only live in public places or on the stairs.
It is said that the underground city is warmer than the above-ground city, but that is only relative.
In the larger space, there was no heating equipment, no fire, and it was still as cold as an ice cellar.
Even if everyone snuggled together, they couldn't keep their bodies warm much.
They were escaping in a hurry and could not possibly bring too many things with them, not even the pots, pans, and fuel needed for cooking.
When they get hungry, they can either eat dry food and meat or starve.
Just when all the survivors were worried about food, someone stood up.
Those were the people who originally lived in the underground city. They said they could cook food for them, but they would charge a certain amount of money.
Although everyone despised this kind of behavior of taking advantage of the situation, it was so cold and if they stayed in such a cold place without eating something hot, their bodies would definitely not be able to bear it.
In order to continue living, everyone had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree.
Three days went by like this. Because of the high pay, the food in their hands was almost gone, and they didn't even know where their next meal would come from.
The survivors of the underground city begged the managers to give them food and promised that when the weather outside improved, they would work hard and get the same or double the food.
But their request was rejected.
The manager who had been very easy to talk to before now had an arrogant attitude and his eyes were full of mockery.
"How long can people like you who don't even know where their next meal is coming from live? Living is a waste and a living torture.
If I were you, I would be too ashamed to live on. You guys are really thick-skinned. You don’t have any real skills, but you are really good at making big promises.
"With your ability, can you defeat mutant animals or conduct scientific research and farming? And you want to return double the money, bah!"
As the manager spoke one word after another, the survivors' eyes, which were originally full of pleading, became fierce and angry.
The manager saw all of this, but didn't take it to heart, his tone still arrogant, "You are not convinced? What is there to be dissatisfied about? If I really don't accept it, then get out! There are several corpses of mutant animals lying outside the gate of the base!
If you can get those bodies back, you can eat them however you want! It will be enough to feed you guys for several months."
He said this lightly, but it made all the survivors even angrier.
There is a strong snowstorm outside now. The wind is like a demonic gale that can blow people directly into the sky.
As long as you dare to walk out, it will be no different from death.
Thinking of reaching a place as far away as the entrance of the base by relying on your own legs is no different from a dream.
This person is forcing them to die by saying this.
Even clay figures have some earthy qualities, let alone the survivors who have survived to this day, none of them are good people.
If you don’t have any skills, it would be impossible for you to survive to this day.
Someone in the crowd raised his arms and shouted, "These managers don't treat us as human beings. They exploited us before, but now they want us to die. If that's the case, why should we listen to them? Let's all attack together! Kill them! Then the food and warm rooms will be ours!"
Upon hearing this, the others all followed and walked forward.
The manager, who had just been showing off his power and arrogance, suddenly panicked when he saw this scene. He raised the gun in his hand and fired a shot above his head.
"Let's see who dares to cause trouble! Believe it or not, I'll kill you with one shot!"
(End of this chapter)
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