This is partly because the wilderness is not humanity's main domain; the majority of humanity remains in cities, even though these cities have been reduced to ruins by multiple disasters, which is where the main force is still located.
The nearest city to the Great Snow Mountain is located in the route that Amo and his companion are traveling. Despite the drastically changed terrain, they can only rely on the directions on the previous map to find it. Although there is some deviation, the general location is correct.
Meanwhile, the villagers who had not previously ventured up the snow-capped mountain are now making their way in that direction under Afu's protection.
It was a prefecture-level city that was once the economic lifeline of a province and was extremely prosperous.
But at this moment, the city's solid concrete surface is uneven, roads are destroyed, houses have collapsed, buildings are tilted, and the ruins cover more than 85% of the area.
But amidst the disaster, the survivors have successfully built shelters on the ruins, and officials are maintaining order. Although life is difficult, it's not too chaotic; at least moral boundaries remain intact in the shelters.
The relentless blizzards only fueled despair. Going out to search for supplies was their only hope for survival, but venturing out was fraught with risk.
The number of government personnel who survived was no more than that of ordinary citizens, and they even suffered huge losses in the early stages of the rescue. At this point, the shelter management had decided to stop distributing basic necessities for survival, and everyone had to feed themselves.
It wasn't because they were running out of supplies that they couldn't provide more, but because they still couldn't contact the outside world. They knew they had to make a change.
Even though they still have basic armed forces and a considerable amount of firearms and ammunition, those who have awakened supernatural abilities have been recruited into the armed forces for training.
Searching for supplies is enough for them to sustain themselves, but in the past few days, many mutated animals have appeared in the city. These strange animals are extremely ferocious, and although guns can cause damage, they are difficult to kill quickly. In the past few days, the teams that go out need to be accompanied by people with superpowers, otherwise their safety cannot be guaranteed at all.
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During such times, both armed personnel and military personnel are rare talents, and the cost of sacrifice is too high; they cannot afford to lose even one of them!
Otherwise, how can the stability of the shelters be maintained? And how can the safety of the public be guaranteed?
"Why aren't we getting any food?! We had some the day before yesterday! Weren't we supposed to get it every two days?!"
"Open the door! Open the door!"
!
"Are you trying to starve us to death?! We are law-abiding citizens!"
"
"Open the door! Please!"
"Waaaaah... Mommy, I'm so hungry!"
"Open the door, save the child!"
The door to the distribution center was pounded on by the crowd, who were hurling insults and pleas. People were panicked and angry, yet they still hadn't grasped their situation.
They still believed there was a rescue in their hearts and did not realize that they were in dire straits. Perhaps many people had thought of it but were unwilling to believe it.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Three familiar muffled thuds instantly silenced the boisterous crowd.
The person in charge of the warehouse was standing on the second floor.
He looked at the crowd, at the distressed old people, the crying children, the helpless women, and the panicked men.
All those faces looked up at him with hopeful eyes.
Soft-hearted, compassionate, sad...
My feelings were complicated at that moment.
He wasn't a high-ranking official at the shelter, but he was in charge of distributing supplies, so he had some influence.
But at this moment, he wished he were just an ordinary, low-level worker!
Before the disaster, he was not an outstanding civil servant, nor had he made any achievements, but he had never done anything illegal or irregular. He just wanted to honestly accumulate seniority.
Before this, he had never imagined that one day he would have to face such a passionate crowd and make a cruel decision that would inevitably be condemned and angered by others...
"Quiet!
!
Seeing the crowd fall silent, watching him expectantly, the middle-aged man, his teeth trembling, closed his eyes and shouted:
Starting today, the shelter will no longer provide food and fuel for adults!
Everyone needs to resolve this themselves!
Solve it yourself!
!
Those with children should register tomorrow for the distribution of supplies!
Must be under 15 years old!
!
After making the announcement loudly, the middle-aged man turned around and ran into the house, afraid that he would be crushed to death if he didn't run fast!
Sure enough, a few seconds later, a loud crash was heard, and large sections of the exterior wall tiles of the second-floor house, which was lucky enough to escape the earthquake, were smashed off.
If the shelter's staff hadn't been armed, chaos would have been inevitable.
But no matter how noisy or hurling insults people were, everyone in the two-story building had already evacuated. When they broke down the door, all they found was an empty room.
There was a very conspicuous poster on the wall inside the room, which was obviously the content that the middle-aged man had just mentioned, only in more detail.
For example, it is only provided to children under 15 years old, the elderly who cannot move around on their own, and people with disabilities who cannot support themselves. These people can go and register.
In general, anyone who is healthy and over the age of 15 must support themselves; the shelter will no longer provide any supplies.
However, medical resources remain free, and the shelter's clinics do not charge any fees.
But this did little to comfort people, because what they lacked most right now was not doctors and medicine, but food and fuel.
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