Chapter 18: Go to the Gas Station for Free Shopping
There have been heavy rains in the past few days and the water level has gradually started to rise.
Their village is located on relatively high ground, so it was not affected by floods.
The situation in the neighboring village was terrible because many families were washed away due to the low terrain.
Qin Muxue was looking at the gas station more than ten kilometers away with a telescope. She had stockpiled a lot of gasoline, but many vehicles in the space needed gasoline, and it was far from enough. Before the disaster, gasoline was limited in purchase, and she had no way to get so many tons.
This time she decided to go to the gas station and buy it for free.
Qu Yanbai agreed with her idea. "The gasoline stock is really limited. We should stockpile as much as possible! Now that the flood is coming, the gas stations will soon be submerged. It's a waste anyway. Why don't we take it back and use it."
During the time spent with Qu Yanbai, Qin Muxue also discovered his special ability, a wood-related ability that allowed him to control various mindless plants.
After the end of the world, many plants have evolved their own thoughts and become mutants that pose a great threat to humans.
They use human corpses as nutrients, and can combine and evolve into various other superpowers.
Qu Yanbai's current ability is still in the early stages, and he can only control some extremely simple tree branches, twigs, etc.
Qin Muxue took out her small kayak, and the two of them got in the kayak, wearing raincoats. Qu Yanbai paddled, and Qin Muxue paid attention to the surrounding environment. Ding Manman, Grandma Qu, and Zhenzhu stayed at home. For their safety, Qu Yanbai told Zhenzhu that if anything happened, she should immediately transform into a giant form to protect them.
"Xiaoxue, it's very dangerous outside, you must be careful."
"Don't worry! Manman, I will protect myself well."
The two of them paddled towards the gas station. Qu Yanbai thought that Qin Muxue's special ability was space storage. In his previous life, he had such a teammate who had the special ability of space storage. His space ability was as large as 100 square meters.
Although this ability has no offensive power, it has a very powerful function at this time. It can store important items.
He didn't know that Qin Muxue's space came from the gem left by her mother, and that the space inside was infinite. It could not only be used for storage, but also had various other functions.
When they arrived at the gas station, there were no employees there and the station was flooded. The two were about to go in to look for the gas magnetic card, but they found that the door had been pried open. It seemed that someone had already been there.
Qin Muxue waded through the water to search for usable items in the gas station and found more than a dozen boxes of mineral water in the storage room. Mineral water was heavy and not easy to move, but Qin Muxue didn't have that worry. She just waved her hand and the water went directly into the space. Qu Yanbai didn't even notice as he was still searching for other supplies on the other side.
The gas station would give gifts to customers. Qu Yanbai found a lot of tissues in the warehouse, but unfortunately they had been soaked.
Qu Yanbai found another body in a small room. The body was still wearing the clothes of a gas station employee. The person was no longer breathing and there was a big hole in his chest. It looked like he was murdered. Qu Yanbai covered the person's eyes and said, "Rest in peace!"
Qin Muxue shook her head. "It seems that someone has taken advantage of the opportunity to commit murder and robbery."
The drawer containing the money had been turned upside down and there were no other valuables here.
"These days, even if you have money, you can't buy supplies." Qu Yanbai searched the man's pockets and found a water-soaked cell phone and a gas card.
After getting the gas card, the two found a few empty gas barrels nearby.
Qu Yanbai was keeping watch while Qin Muxue was filling up the oil barrels and stuffing them into the space one by one.
Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, the water in the south was getting more and more turbulent, and the sky was gradually darkening, Qin Muxue had only loaded a few dozen barrels of oil and had to give up.
Qu Yanbai shouted, "Let's get out of here! The rain is getting heavier! It's not safe here anymore."
The two got on the kayak and paddled towards Taoyuan Village. Not long after, a violent flood submerged the entire gas station.
"What a pity! We haven't used up the gasoline yet." Qin Muxue felt very sorry when she saw these non-renewable resources being wasted.
Qu Yanbai said: "It's better than losing your life. There will be other opportunities in the future."
Qin Muxue felt that buying for free was much better than spending money on it.
The two had originally planned to go back, but when they saw a lot of liquefied gas bottles floating in the water, they asked, "Qu Yanbai, what are those?"
Qu Yanbai took a look and said, "It's a liquefied gas bottle. Cities have liquefied gas pipelines, but most people in rural areas still use liquefied gas bottles."
"Catch some of it up, I think it might be useful later!"
So they started to salvage the liquefied gas bottle again. Not far away, a man was paddling in the water searching for the liquefied gas bottle. The two men immediately hid behind a tree and came out only after the man had rowed far away.
"It was a close call. We were almost discovered."
"It's getting late, let's go back first!"
The two of them did not hesitate any longer and continued rowing back to their residence.
Fortunately, they returned in time, as the gas station behind them was soon submerged in the flood, leaving no trace.
If they were a step later, they would have been washed away.
A rainstorm hit, and even though the two were wearing raincoats, they could not stop the cold rain from soaking their clothes. They were soaked like drowned rats, and the temperature was so cold that they could only shiver to keep warm. Fortunately, they reached the shore soon.
Ding Manman was so excited to see Qin Muxue return safely that she could not express it in words. "Xiaoxue, how did you get this time?"
"Very good. The gasoline we brought back will be enough for us to use for a while."
"You didn't encounter any danger?"
Qin Muxue was silent. She saw a murdered employee. After the disaster, human nature could no longer stand the test.
Natural disasters are not as harmful as zombies. Zombies can be killed with a headshot, but you can never predict when a natural disaster will come and how much damage it will cause.
"No." Ding Manman seemed to see a hint of uneasiness on her face.
Qin Muxue sniffed her nose and smelled a fragrance, "What are you doing? It smells so good."
"It's Grandma Qu who is teaching me how to make pancakes!"
When Qin Muxue turned around, she saw a pancake as big as a washbasin, hot from the pan. She tore off a piece and put it in her mouth. For the two of them who had just emerged from the icy flood, it was simply a delicacy.
Grandma Qu also made some shredded pork with Beijing sauce, which was eaten with green onions and rolled in pancakes. It was simply a delicacy.
Ding Manman brought two cups of hot milk. She held the hot milk, took a sip, and then gathered around the stove to keep warm.
Baozhu sat at her feet and rubbed her trouser legs, as if she was concerned about whether she was okay. "Baozhu, I'm fine, I'm just very cold."
"After dinner, take a bath. I've boiled hot water for you." Looking at Qin Muxue who was soaked all over, Ding Manman felt a little distressed.
Because of the flood, the power supply has been cut off in this place. Fortunately, they have stored a lot of coal, so they can keep warm by burning firewood on the kang in the house.
During the previous training, Qu Yanbai took them to the woods to chop a lot of firewood, so they could exercise and work at the same time.
Qu Yanbai teased unhappily, "Did you only see her? What should I do?"
"You are a grown man with thick skin and strong muscles. It's okay for you to get wet in the rain." Ding Manman said bluntly.
At first he just thought she was a weak girl with a soft personality, but the more he got to know her, the more he found that she was sharp-tongued and unforgiving, and very protective of her own shortcomings.
He just ran around to serve tea and water to Qin Muxue, but he didn't get any treatment.
Grandma Qu hammered her leg and said, "Why are you looking at me? I am an old man and I still have to serve you."
The two little girls were much more capable than she had imagined. The more she looked at them, the more satisfied she was. She just had no interest in his eldest grandson. But the world was like this, and as long as everyone could survive, she was satisfied and no longer asked for anything else.
Before leaving, Qu Yanbai reminded them: "There must be a lot of thieves around here recently. You must be careful. If you find any problems, you can contact me by radio."
The two homes are not far apart and can be reached by radio signals.
"Yes." The two nodded solemnly.
Taoyuan Village is a relatively remote village, but now it has become the village with the most survivors.
Survivors from the surrounding villages gathered together, and the village committee temporarily converted the abandoned primary school in Taoyuan Village into a shelter and distributed some simple supplies to these displaced people. With so many people, there would inevitably be a mix of good and bad people, and some thieves would appear.
Qin Muxue came to the bathroom. There were only some simple and necessary decorations here. There was no bathtub, but there was a huge bathtub. If she left, she could take the bathtub away.
Ding Manman had already filled the bathtub with hot water. Qin Muxue soaked in it, feeling comfortable all over.
The scene of the death just now is still vivid in their minds. Such things will happen more often in the future, and they can only adapt to it.
After taking a bath, she put on a thick set of home clothes, her whole body was warm. The table was already filled with apples cut by Ding Manman. "Manman, you don't have to do so many trivial things."
Ding Manman shook her head. "If it weren't for you, I would have been suffering a long time ago. I wouldn't have been able to live like this. I can only do some small things to make you happy."
"You don't need to make me happy. I feel very happy as long as we are together."
This was her feeling from the bottom of her heart. In her previous life, there was no one sincere person around her and she had to struggle to survive. Her only companion Baozhu was also killed. Now she felt very happy with this kind of life.
Even if she encounters many disasters in the future, she has the confidence to face them.
Qin Muxue had bought a battery before. Even if there was no electricity, the projector could still use the electricity in the battery. There were many movies downloaded on the laptop. "What movie do you want to watch?"
Ding Manman thought for a moment and said, "Is there a movie called "The Last Man"? I never had the time to watch it before, and now I don't even have the chance to go to the cinema to watch it."
Qin Muxue happened to have an unedited version of the movie produced by the film company. The two of them lay on the warm kang, Qin Muxue resting his head on Baozhu, Manman holding a cat in her arms, eating melon seeds, drinking Coke, and watching the movie with relish, feeling so comfortable.
Seeing the exciting parts, Ding Manman laughed happily, "I never thought that apocalyptic movies could be so funny!"
In fact, Qin Muxue also felt that some of the plots in the script were somewhat realistic. She even wondered if the screenwriter had really experienced the end of the world.
With the blessing of two comedians, this movie is lively and funny, as well as touching and tear-jerking. Apocalyptic movies are inevitably tragic, but they always leave us with some hope.
Ding Manman was already in tears after watching the last part. "No wonder this movie became a hit. It's really funny and touching."
Qin Muxue looked at the dazzling special effects, but that was all the money she invested. Making a movie was like throwing stones into the water, and the money was burned once it was invested. Fortunately, she got a lot of returns, but she squandered it all and exchanged it for a whole space of supplies.
There are still two tubes of reagents that can be used for evolution, but she has not used them during this period.
Although the side effects are small, they occur randomly and she is not sure whether the reagents will cause harm to the human body.
There were lightning and thunder outside. A huge thunder was heard, and Baozhu suddenly began to roar towards the back door.
"Baozhu, what's wrong?" Both of them were startled.
Baozhu would not normally be like this. There must be someone with suspicious behavior in that place.
Ding Manman asked in a low voice: "Xiaoxue, what happened?"
"Shh, Baozhu, stop shouting. And Zhenzhu, you stay here and protect Manman. Baozhu, come with me to see what happened?"
Qin Muxue blew out the light and walked to the back door in the dark. Looking through the peephole, she saw two suspicious figures trying to pick the lock.
The door she had was very good at preventing theft, but it couldn't withstand two people hacking at it from outside with a big axe.
The "bang bang bang" sound of the knocking sounds anxious on the rainy night.
Qin Muxue narrowed her eyes. If this continued, those two people would break in.
She opened the kitchen window and asked Baozhu to guard there, while she jumped down nimbly and went around to the back door.
The two men were hitting the door with axes and saying, "This door is really strong. Other doors would break in just two or three hits."
The person who spoke was a burly man, over 180cm tall and very strong.
"Damn it, it seems like there are two women living in this house. I'm going to teach them a lesson when I get in."
"I heard that they are female college students from the city, and they are very beautiful. We are only here to steal supplies. This is not a good idea!"
"You are such a loser. It's pitch black here, who knows what bad things you have done. After you have your fun, I will kill you and throw you into the flood. No one will find you. I have been tired of the women at home for a long time and want to try something new." The burly man smiled obscenely.
"Yeah, those two girls are so pretty. After you have your fun, let me have some fun too."
They didn't expect that Qin Muxue had heard their conversation behind them. She just felt that the two of them were disgusting.
She narrowed her eyes, knowing that these two people could not be kept. If they were not dealt with, there would be endless trouble.
Qin Muxue climbed onto the roof, used the plastic film on it as cover, and put on night vision goggles so that she could see the two people's every move in the dark.
The thinner man seemed to have heard some noise, and quickly reminded the burly man, "What do you hear?"
The burly man said impatiently, "It's just thunder, don't be so startled, it's really a disappointment."
Before he could react, a red dot was aimed at his head, and a fast arrow pierced through his head directly, and blood splattered all over the thin man behind him.
The thin man hurriedly turned on the flashlight, but his hand shook and it fell to the ground.
In the darkness, he asked in great fear: "Who is it?"
His voice was trembling. He picked up the flashlight and shone it on the ground, then he realized that the burly man was dead with an arrow stuck in the middle of his head. The rain was washing his brains and blood, making it look extremely creepy. The thin man felt very panicked. This was the first time he had encountered a dead person.
But there was no sign of anyone around, and the thin man said in panic, "You, you, you, are you a human or a ghost? Come out and fight me if you dare!"
Qin Muxue put down the bow and arrow, feeling a little funny.
She jumped down from the roof. Before the thin man could see her clearly, a sharp Swiss Army knife appeared at his neck. The cold touch made his pupils dilate. The sharp blade instantly cut his neck and blood gushed out.
"I came out to fight you, but you can't beat me." She wiped the blood off her face and sneered.
In this world, ghosts are not evil-minded. They just seek revenge when there is revenge and grievance when there is grievance. But humans, on the other hand, seek money and kill people.
Qin Muxue was in a dilemma when looking at the bodies of the two adult men. She didn't know what to do with them. The bigger one looked to be around 200 pounds and she couldn't move it.
"By the way, let Pearl help."
Pearl can now become larger, so moving the body of a 200-pound man is not a problem.
Qin Muxue made the pearl grow into a huge form. Ding Manman asked at the side: "Xiaoxue, what happened? What was that noise outside just now?"
Ding Manman heard the man's voice and some slight cries. Under the cover of the heavy rain, she couldn't hear them clearly, but it was enough to scare her. She was already holding the kitchen knife and ready to rush out.
"Nothing, just two daring thieves." She replied nonchalantly, "Just wait here for me to come back."
But before she could finish her words, Ding Manman had already run to the back door and saw two bodies washed by rain.
It was too late for Qin Muxue to stop it. "I don't want you to see this scene, Manman. I don't want you to be scared."
Ding Manman lowered her head. Her expression could not be seen in the darkness. She adjusted her mood and said through gritted teeth, "Xiaoxue, we will shoulder the consequences together. No matter what you have done, I will take care of it for you."
After saying this, she began to drag the two corpses with her frail and thin body, but she didn't have enough strength.
"Manman, you don't have to be like this..." She could clearly see her hands shaking and tears couldn't stop falling from her eyes.
For someone who once lived in a peaceful and prosperous era, it was actually very difficult to react like this when seeing a dead person for the first time. It was indeed difficult for her to accept such a thing all of a sudden.
Qin Muxue explained calmly: "They said they would rape us first and then kill us, so I killed them ruthlessly. If I didn't kill them, there would be endless troubles."
Ding Manman took a deep breath and said, "I... understand. I believe you. Keeping such people here will only bring trouble. You are right to kill them."
"I asked Pearl to dispose of these two bodies."
The two of them worked together to put the bodies on Pearl's back, and let Pearl carry them to the flood. They pushed the bodies directly in, and watched as the surging flood beneath their feet quickly washed the two bodies away without a trace.
After returning home, Ding Manman didn't say a word. Qin Muxue felt that she really needed to give her some time to accept it.
Manman cannot live under her protection forever, and will have to face these things sooner or later.
In the end times, killing is a common occurrence. Not to mention killing people, cannibalism can be seen everywhere.
"I also want to become strong, and I also want to protect you." Manman, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said this, and the two friends smiled at each other.
Qin Muxue felt a little headache when she saw the blood on Zhenzhu's body. "It seems there are other things that need to be dealt with."
Pearl looked at the two of them with some horror; she had a bad feeling.
What she hates most is taking a bath.
Finally, she was forced by the two to be scrubbed in the bathroom. She licked her fur and silently cried out, "I don't want to take a bath anymore!"
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