This batch of supplies is indeed quite substantial, encompassing everything from food and daily necessities to various energy sources. While there aren't many firearms, there are a considerable number of chilling devices and alternative tools.
Li Ke collected some of the items, taking half of the fuel-related items and about one-fifth of the others. He returned to the ground, and exactly half an hour had passed. Niu Dazhuang was sitting on the bluestone slab beside him, waiting.
Seeing that Li Ke had nothing on him, he quickly asked, "How is it? Is there anything down there?"
Li Ke untied the safety rope from his body: "If you're curious, go down and take a look for yourself. Give one-tenth of what's down there to Song Xian and the others, and the rest is all yours."
Niu Dazhuang took Li Ke's safety rope and tied it directly to himself: "Aren't you going to be picky anymore?"
Li Ke: "These are all ordinary things, you can divide them among yourselves, but with this batch of supplies, you will have no problem getting through next winter. For the next three years, do not receive any more supplies from the mountains. We'll talk about the situation later."
Upon hearing Li Ke's words, Niu Dazhuang couldn't help but feel excited and eager: "Brother, quickly remove my bomb, I'm going down to take a look."
Li Ke unlocked the lock for him with his own bracelet. Niu Dazhuang took off the ring, somewhat reluctant to part with it. He wanted it, but seeing that his little brother had no intention of giving it to him, he had no choice but to return it.
Li Ke stood outside the cave for half an hour before Niu Dazhuang finally came up, his clothes bulging as if stuffed with a lot of things.
"These are all canned side dishes to go with rice. I also got some for you, little brother. You can eat them for a few days. If you have any favorites, just let me know, and I can pick out more and send them to you." Niu Dazhuang couldn't hide his smile.
Li Ke shook his head, indicating that it wasn't necessary: "Let's seal the entrance again. You and Qiu Feng should discuss how to move the things here. There are two other exits. One was probably sealed off during the earthquake, and the other exit is a bit close to the town below."
The two men covered the cave entrance and put the stones back in place. Li Ke then told Niu Dazhuang where Boss Cheng and the other members of the Poison Fang team were, and asked Qiu Feng and the others to take people to deal with this potential threat.
Niu Dazhuang readily agreed; with such a large quantity of supplies, they were full of motivation.
Three days later, the rain finally stopped for two days. Li Ke gathered everyone at Song Xian's stronghold and had Song Xian reiterate the treatment and importance of the workers at the defense point.
Then, in front of everyone, all the traitors at the West One Defense Point were executed. Anyone who could not accept the harsh methods used on the mountain could leave before winter.
Staying means absolute loyalty; if another traitor is discovered, they will be executed without exception.
Qiu Feng and his group also came to observe. Afterwards, they chatted with Li Ke and the others for a while. Their cultivation room has already produced some results.
The research team used some waste to make compost, which neutralized the polluted soil. Currently, the germination rate and survival rate of many crops have improved. In another two or three months, we will know the fruiting rate.
With Boss Cheng's supplies, they could slow down many things and wouldn't be under so much pressure.
Niu Dazhuang led his men to arrest Boss Cheng and his gang. The process went smoothly because Boss Cheng had been robbed of everything by the remaining members of Poison Fang and had fled. When Niu Dazhuang went to arrest them, Boss Cheng and his group were in a rather dire situation.
Li Ke knew that the remaining members of Poison Fang had escaped, but he didn't feel much about it. He simply dealt with all the prisoners in his space, leaving only twenty women.
Li Ke sent those women to Song Xian, imprisoned them in a prisoner-of-war camp, and they were not to be released for any reason.
Apart from the lack of freedom and slightly worse food, life in the female prisoner-of-war camp was no worse than living outside.
A month later, heavy snow fell, and another cold winter arrived. Although they didn't know what the situation was like outside, Qiu Feng and Song Xian's people had already started their lives and work underground.
The insulation in the cultivation room was well done, and the people taking care of it were also quite meticulous. Both sides have gained something from this.
Leafy vegetables, although they tasted slightly worse than before the disaster, were tested and found to be edible.
Furthermore, those mutated fish can not only be used to purify water, but Jin Ce also extracted more than ten kinds of toxins from them. Some of them can be used for medical anesthesia, while the others, which are highly toxic, are temporarily collected and preserved.
Jin Ce's work on the miracle drug has made no progress. Although Boss Cheng and half of his team have been arrested, Qiu Feng does not agree to let those team members continue to handle classified work. Jin Ce has met with them once and agreed to give up, letting Qiu Feng make arrangements for them himself.
Even with continued use, those who received the "miracle drug" experienced increasingly noticeable physical damage, making winter even more difficult for them.
Even though the underground dwellings were well insulated and people didn't feel much cold, they still felt a chill in their bones and the pain became more and more frequent.
Having no other option, Jin Ce began developing painkillers. He eventually created a temporary analgesic using a narcotic toxin and a trace amount of neurotoxin. It would still hurt, but not as badly as before, and it provided some pain relief.
During the long winter that followed, Li Ke almost lost contact with the people down in the mountains. All the strongholds and defense points communicated by planting flags. As for the personnel verification and supply work of the defense points around Li Ke, Song Xian led his men to handle it.
Heavy snow, long nights, and temperatures below minus seventy degrees Celsius remained the keynote of this cold winter. Several faint explosions could be heard in between, though they sounded far away, which inevitably caused some worry in people's hearts, as they had no idea what had happened.
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