But let alone going to City C to fetch water.
Even people from City C.
When it gets extremely hot, they'll probably all flock to the western base.
Because it won't be long before the extreme heat causes the floodwaters to emit a foul stench that the city's survivors simply cannot bear!
However, the cities trapped in the floods quickly reacted and successively established official or private safety zones.
It uses electricity during off-peak hours and has cooling and heat-relieving equipment.
However, there are strict quotas for entering the safe zone.
At that time, Shen Jing was living at the Imperial Capital Base.
On that extremely hot midday, the temperature soared from 30 degrees Celsius to over 50 degrees Celsius. Just as -50 degrees Celsius kills many who cannot adapt to low temperatures, the scorching heat of 50 degrees Celsius has caused many to die in their sleep!
During the snow season, there is almost a year without sunshine.
When the extreme heat arrived, the survivors, upon seeing the sunlight, wished they could transform into Hou Yi and shoot down the sun.
Before the apocalypse, the hottest place on Earth reached temperatures of 60 degrees Celsius, with extreme temperature differences between day and night. The indigenous people living there developed an immunity to the high temperatures and were able to live their lives routinely and normally.
Despite their heat tolerance, they cannot withstand the scorching sun at 60 degrees Celsius. They usually choose to cancel outdoor activities at noon and only start working again when the temperature drops to around 50 degrees Celsius.
In other words, it is entirely possible that the temperature will reach 60 degrees Celsius in the future.
And the conservative estimate of 50 degrees Celsius is slowly starting to appear!
Upon hearing that they had to go to City C to fetch water, the older woman said indignantly, "There are so many teams in the base that earn points. Are we old, weak, sick, and young supposed to go out? Does this base even want survivors to come here?"
It seems she has put the cart before the horse; it is the survivors who come to the base, not the other way around.
Furthermore, as the number of survivors coming to the western base increases in the future, the entry requirements may be raised.
All of the above are just Shen Jing's guesses, after all, she can't be sure what He Qing really thinks.
Shen Jing ignored the old woman's continued shouting and turned to leave.
"Xiao Shen, Xiao Shen! You can still ask the base commander for money, we can pay for it!"
"Money?" Shen Jing paused, thinking of jade.
The older woman said dismissively, "You're really short-sighted. Money's worthless now. What I mean is, you can exchange it for something!"
Judging from her tone, she seemed to be entirely concerned for Shen Jing, and even considerately explained to her that money was worthless. Perhaps in the older woman's eyes, Shen Jing, who had never seen much of the world, probably really didn't know that paper money was useless.
"What will you give in exchange?"
"Well..." The old woman's eyes kept darting around, "My daughter-in-law studied fashion design, and she can make you new clothes with fabric. You'll have new clothes to wear when you go to see the base commander in the future."
This sounds ridiculous, but there are indeed people who use scraps of cloth to make clothes and exchange them for supplies.
Don't say things like "I don't have many clothes, I only have a lot of clothes".
During periods of water shortages, even drinking water was a problem, let alone washing old clothes. The stench from old clothes, and the possibility of them being contaminated with viruses, meant they were mostly burned. Therefore, clothes, which were originally an abundance, became one of the most sought-after items for exchange.
However, Shen Jing has plenty of clothes in her space, enough for her to change into as many as she wants and wear until she's a hundred years old.
In this apocalyptic world, thinking about new clothes is too extravagant. That's probably just an older woman's perspective; she thinks that for a young girl like Shen Jing, dressing up beautifully and finding a powerful backer is the most important thing.
After all, who would like a smelly woman? Even a goddess would lose much of her charm.
Shen Jing got straight to the point: "We can consider using jade."
I'm considering exchanging power banks and portable fans with her.
The woman immediately retorted, "Go ahead and rob it! This jade is our family heirloom!"
How long they live is a question, and there are family heirlooms; without a doubt, there are still so-called nine generations of single heirs.
Shen Jing shrugged and ignored the old woman who was grumbling behind her.
Only after the old woman's voice completely disappeared did Shen Jing turn around and leave, going upstairs to knock on Gu Yan's door.
When she knocked on the door, Shen Jing was already prepared to fight at any moment.
There was nothing I could do; I was choked just yesterday.
She held a liquid in her left hand, an electric baton in her right, and lightning-based superpowers that could be activated at any time.
"Knock knock knock"
Shen Jing slammed the door three times with an electric baton.
After a while, the door slowly opened from the inside.
Gu Yan's expression was grim, and he said coldly, "You still dare to come."
Shen Jing chuckled softly, "Why wouldn't I dare? Don't forget who knocked you out."
After hearing what she said, Gu Yan's expression turned even colder.
Perhaps sensing her fearlessness, Gu Yan narrowed his eyes, leaned down and asked her, "Does your dual-elemental ability give you courage?"
Shen Jing felt a chill run down her spine; the powerful figure's murderous aura once again ravaged her nerves.
Although his body was still very fragile, the suppression of his level could come at any time.
As they were talking, Gu Yan used his metal ability to conjure a sharp dagger.
He used the dagger to trace along Shen Jing's neck, moving it towards her heart.
“You had the chance to kill me yesterday.”
He pressed the dagger forward, seemingly urging her to answer the question.
But it also sounded like a threat; if the answer didn't satisfy him, he would kill her outright.
Shen Jing recalled his outburst yesterday, "Killing you would do me no good."
No, the advantage is that you can escape this miserable apocalypse.
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