Now, the price of rain gear at the base has increased exponentially, and it has become extremely difficult to find even one.
"It's a pity we didn't have those things, otherwise we could have made a fortune." Shao Jie was still lamenting, feeling sorry for missing this good opportunity to make money.
Looking at the person slumped in the chair with no proper posture, Yu Yanbin ruthlessly shattered his daydream.
"What's the pity? Even if you have it, you can't take it out. Do you want to die?" As he spoke, he gave Shao Jie a fierce glare, feeling ashamed of his foolishness for not knowing the danger of his words.
Everyone looked at him with disdain. Shao Jie quickly got up and sat up straight. "I was just joking. I didn't mean anything by it."
"That joke is a bit silly," Xiao Peng added, continuing from where he left off.
Shao Jie was speechless. He really didn't mean anything by it; he was just joking. He never expected to be looked down upon by his teammates.
"Who knows if this rain will last for a month like last time? Or maybe it will be like this summer, with the high temperatures lasting for more than three months."
Shao Jie glanced at Meng Yang, who was a few people away, and said with a helpless smirk, "Uncle Meng, I was just joking. I'm not that stupid."
Meng Yang didn't even look up at the book in his hand. "Well, it's best if you don't. I'm afraid you'll sell your rain gear for a good price."
“How could it be!”
Li Xiao added, "One for each person, once they're sold out, they're gone. Let him get soaked in the rain."
"Uh... I won't sell it." Shao Jie was speechless; it was just a joke, but he took it seriously. Sigh—
Cheng Shaolin's cold gaze fell on him. "I think he's gotten arrogant. We have plenty of supplies right now. It's given him an unrealistic illusion."
Shao Jie remained silent.
Everyone turned to look at Shao Jie as Cheng Shaolin spoke, their incredulous gazes making Shao Jie's heart skip a beat.
No one expected Shao Jie to think this way. No matter how much supplies they had, they wouldn't sell them; they were the foundation of their survival. They already had enough, why would they sell them?
"You should all think this through carefully, and stop getting so arrogant that you don't know your own limitations."
Everyone fell silent. Had they all become arrogant?
A chill ran through them; they knew something was wrong.
Everyone's face showed some degree of embarrassment, a mixture of regret and shame.
"Sigh, we really need to reflect on this. If we continue like this, it's bound to bring trouble upon ourselves." Even Meng Yang felt that there was something wrong with his mentality. It seems that a comfortable life has numbed people, making them forget the greed of human nature and the darkness of the environment.
Yu Yanbin frowned. "Don't think about anything else for a while. Also, Xiaoxiao, keep the food simple."
...
Everyone remained silent.
The rain is still falling, and those who were hoping for rain and a drop in temperature are now silent.
Prolonged rainfall isn't necessarily a good thing. The base is flooded everywhere, and we can't go outside. Those running out of food are starting to panic.
The base had anticipated this situation and quickly took corresponding countermeasures.
"Attention residents, attention residents, due to recent continuous rainfall, there is a food shortage. The base has made the decision to limit the supply of lunch and dinner. Please collect your food at the base canteen using your points. To reiterate, lunch and dinner at the base canteen are collected using points, and each person can collect one point with their ID card."
"Multiple collections are not allowed with one card. Please check the collection time at the base canteen. Please take precautions and remember not to get wet in the rain. Residents who get wet in the rain should go to the base hospital immediately."
"I'll repeat this again: any residents who have been caught in the rain, please go to the base hospital immediately without delay. Anyone found to have concealed or deliberately failed to report such incidents will be severely punished by the base."
"Dear residents..."
The announcement was broadcast three times to ensure that everyone in the base could hear it.
"This base is pretty good, and the speed is fast too." Shao Jie, who had been gazing out the window in a daze, perked up as he moved a chair to the window.
Yu Yanbin simply raised an eyebrow. "Then we'll have to see how long this rain will last."
Meng Yang shared the same sentiment, "Yes, if it's like before, lasting for several months at a time, then it's hard to say."
“It didn’t rain for several months before, Uncle Meng, it only rained for a little over a month.” Tian Tian didn’t remember it lasting that long, and after thinking for a moment, she retorted.
Meng Yang smiled and turned to look at Tian Tian. "The few months I mentioned refer to several months of scorching sun, like the summers before."
Tian Tian: Oh. She forgot about that. She touched her nose sheepishly.
Everyone found it inexplicably funny; this girl could read anything on her face.
"If it's a short time, it's fine, but if it's a long time, it's hard to say. It depends on what the base does." Cheng Shaolin stroked his chin thoughtfully.
The situation is currently under control, and as long as public morale remains stable, there shouldn't be any major problems. The real concern is if public morale becomes unstable, then things could get unpredictable.
"This base looks alright, and it's quite timely." Li Xiao felt there was no need to be too pessimistic; she could try to think positively.
Cheng Shaolin patted her head. "Hmm, she's doing pretty well now, at least better than the previous one."
"Yes, it's better. I wonder how Sun Cheng is doing." Shao Jie thought of Sun Cheng as soon as he heard the name mentioned earlier. "It would have been better if he had come here with us back then. I wonder how he is now."
Everyone fell silent.
That's their choice; you can't force them to.
Nobody expected things to change so drastically later. If everyone had a premonition, there wouldn't have been any apocalypse.
"I hope he can pull through. He's quite smart." Yu Yanbin looked at the rain outside, a rare look of worry on his face.
Sun Cheng, whom we are talking about, is hiding in a dilapidated little house in the city, with Qi Xun from the same village with him.
They've always been together, and since they're from the same place, they're closer than others.
They're not in the base now because the greed of the other people in the house makes them feel unsafe.
"Brother Cheng, are we just going to stay here and not go back?" Qi Xun is much more lively than before. He was probably dulled by being locked up back then, but now he's quite agile.
"No, the base isn't necessarily safe either. This place might be even better." Sun Cheng looked out through the gaps in the pile of junk and rubble at the continuous rain, his eyes filled with resentment.
But when he looked at Qi Xun, all his anger and resentment vanished. His eyes were filled with nothing but hope and determination for the future.
"Hmm, no one will come here." Qi Xun was not old, but he had seen quite a lot.
The base is in chaos right now; there are people looting others' supplies, fighting, and even killing people everywhere.
If it weren't for the greedy looks in the eyes of the other people with them, the two of them wouldn't have run out in the light rain.
"Brother Cheng, I'll do whatever you say." Seeing the admiration in Qi Xun's eyes, Sun Cheng chuckled and patted the kid's head.
Having a companion in the apocalypse wouldn't be bad.
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