Chapter 47 Flood [VIP]
Tang Tian took the jewelry and went to the system to spend money first.
It was lunch time. After spending all her money, she didn't shut down the system. Instead, she made two more dishes: steamed pork ribs with pumpkin and hand-shredded chicken.
Pumpkin Steamed Spare Ribs has a higher level of furnace skills and can also make more difficult weapons.
But the hand-shredded chicken brings a new superpower - electric superpower!
The crocodile has thick skin and flesh, and it is difficult to get close to it, so we can only rely on external force.
The tender spare ribs are mixed with the sweetness of pumpkin, the golden and crystal shredded chicken is covered with sour and spicy soup, the meat is tender and fragrant, and both are suitable for eating in hot weather.
So Tang Tian and Tang Yi have been using the furnace power to make weapons these days. They used the same method to make the knives and arm shields they used when fighting the pirates.
After several days without any news and the residents did not dare to go to the 17th floor, they started to cause trouble for Qiu Hongwei, thinking that Tang Tian was taking the money but not doing the work.
Qiu Hongwei had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask on the 17th floor instead. Fortunately, this time, Tang Tian finally came out.
At first glance, Qiu Hongwei saw that she was holding a long weapon in her hand. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was a metal fork.
But could this alone be enough to deal with crocodiles? Qiu Hongwei was still skeptical.
This time Tang Tian went out with Tang Yi, both of them wearing masks and goggles.
Tang Tian whispered:
"Go back now. I'll tell you now. No one is allowed to come down to see me. Otherwise, I won't continue!"
Hearing the warning tone, Qiu Hongwei had no choice but to agree and watched them leave.
Even though the temperature was over 30 degrees, I was still sweating coldly on my back.
It was different from other corridors. Even though the bodies were thrown downstairs, the blood was not cleaned up. Not only did it stink, but mosquitoes and flies were also rampant.
Tang Tian and Tang Yi quickly reached the second floor and finally were willing to breathe a sigh of relief.
Through the broken window through which water was flowing, one could vaguely see two or three crocodiles lurking underwater.
They seemed to know that there was food here, but they didn't know how long they had been hungry, so they lingered here and were reluctant to leave.
When the crocodile saw Tang Tian and Tang Yi, its eyes fixed on them, treating them as its next prey.
Even if these crocodiles have never eaten humans, they have probably eaten corpses in the flood. They understand what human taste is and will not show any mercy when killing them.
Tang Tian and Tang Yi looked at each other, then raised their steel forks and stabbed them at the crocodile's head.
But crocodiles react more quickly than humans and just open their mouths to bite.
But the moment it touched the metal fork, there was a sudden hissing sound!
It was the electric power released by the two people that took effect!
What's more, the electrical property level of the hand-torn chicken is LV3, and the crocodile's body contains highly conductive materials, which further enhances the electricity.
However, the scales on the crocodiles have an insulating effect. One of the crocodiles had its heart paralyzed and stopped by electric shock, while the other two were trying to escape.
But the two metal forks made by Tang Tian were long enough, and they could be thrust forward directly, not letting any one go!
The sound of electric shocks lingered, and even ripples appeared on the water surface. Several crocodiles that had been staying at the window finally floated on the water and did not move.
Tang Tian shocked the crocodiles' stomachs a few more times to make sure they were really dead.
I don’t know if there are any crocodiles out there, or if they’ve been electrocuted, but the waters are electrified, and the power is immense.
From a distance, I saw a few dead fish floating on the water surface. I guess the crocodile issue has been resolved.
There was an inexplicable faint smell of barbecue in the air. Tang Tian and Tang Yi put away their metal forks and prepared to go back to report.
…
Unexpectedly, I was stopped when I reached the 16th floor.
"Tiantian, Xiaoyi!"
Tang Tian and Tang Yi were both stunned.
The sloppy and disheveled middle-aged man in front of him was Wei Mingyang.
But in their impression, Wei Mingyang, as the attending physician, has always been an elegant and handsome man, which is completely different from what he is now.
Of course, it’s good enough to survive in the apocalypse, and most people don’t care about appearance and hygiene anymore.
"……uncle."
Tang Tian just called out and then fell silent, turning around and trying to go upstairs.
But Wei Mingyang was anxious. Seeing that Tang Tian seemed to really not want to take them in, he quickly stepped forward to stop her, his expression sad:
"Tiantian, have you forgotten your uncle? When you and your sisters were little, you often came to visit my house! The current official shelter in District S is too far from here, but they are still building it."
"Uncle will just stay at your house for a while. Then we can go to the shelter together. It will be a good companion for the journey. Isn't that nice?"
"And your cousins, have you forgotten about them? You used to play together a lot when you were little, and you kept in touch even when you grew up!"
The emotional card is a timeless trick. Not to mention blood relatives, even old neighbors who have lived together for more than ten years can use this trick to get what they want in the early days of the apocalypse.
Of course Tang Tian remembered all this, and in her previous life, when Wei Mingxia and Tang Haifeng started to have trouble, Wei Mingyang was the only one from her family who supported her sister.
After Feng was taken control, he also imagined whether things would be different at home if he reunited with Wei Mingyang.
But later, Tang
She felt that if Wei Mingyang came, he would do the same over time.
The end of the world changes everything.
In short, she would not accommodate Wei Mingyang and others.
Was about to reply:
"Cousin, please just take us in. Auntie has always liked me. How could she not help us?"
"Besides, we have supplies too. If we put them together with yours, we'll have more. We can survive longer!"
Tang Tian shook her head, and Tang Yi explained on her behalf, but she continued to make excuses and then went upstairs to go home.
But unexpectedly, Wei Mingyang did not stop him, but Wei Yu shamelessly held Tang Tian and refused to let go.
Tang Tian frowned and released a small amount of electricity from her fingertips. Wei Yu let go of her hand in pain, covering it and crying out in pain.
Tang Tian and Tang Yi went back, but Cui Xiuying, who had been observing secretly at the door, suddenly came in and asked:
"You're actually relatives of that family? Tsk tsk, what bad luck! Who in this building doesn't know that they're a family of devils who kill without blinking an eye? I advise you to be obedient and not provoke them, otherwise, they probably won't show any mercy!"
"No, it's impossible. I'm my sister's only brother...!"
Wei Mingyang rubbed his head in pain.
His family lives in the area next to S District, not too far away. When the extreme cold first hit, the hospital where he worked was overcrowded and he was kept busy every day.
Later, a large number of medical staff died, and he was afraid of death, so he secretly picked up the bucket and ran away.
But if I run away, I won’t get a high reward, and the supplies at home are decreasing day by day.
At first, he could use the family's property and medicine to exchange for supplies, but it was still a drop in the bucket. As a result, Wei Mingyang was scolded by his wife all day long, and even got physical with her, demanding a divorce.
Later, a snowstorm hit and the situation became even worse. We were already at the point where we had no water or food.
In order to have enough food, his wife even cheated on Wei Mingyang. The latter was furious, but he dared not say anything because he was threatened by the group of armed men in the building. This made him very painful.
After the snowstorm finally subsided, his wife and her lover took away the remaining property and medicines in the house and left.
Wei Mingyang couldn't make ends meet with his child, so he had to take the risk and come to District S to seek refuge with Wei Mingxia.
Fortunately, I was able to get the kayak by giving medicine to my neighbor and treating his illness.
The family first went to the old house, but didn't find anyone. Wei Mingyang then remembered that Tang Yi had bought a new house and might have moved out, so he paddled over again with difficulty.
I thought I finally saw the dawn, but unexpectedly it was dark again.
I am Wei Mingxia's only relative, how could she be so heartless? !
Wei Yu was furious, and since he couldn't scold Tang Tian, he turned his anger towards Cui Xiuying:
"Where did you come from, old woman? This is my family business, what's it to you?!"
Choi Sooyoung was so angry that she rolled her eyes, slammed the door and ignored him.
Where did this uneducated little girl come from? She will have a hard time in the future!
…
When Qiu Hongwei learned that the crocodile had been killed, he still didn't believe it. He took people down to take a look, and his legs and feet went weak.
Isn't that the corpse of a crocodile floating on the water?
How on earth did Tang Tian do it? !
The news spread quickly throughout the building, and the windows were immediately crowded with people.
"If we had known earlier, we should have asked the 17th floor for help in killing the crocodile. That guy wouldn't have died before!"
Look at this attitude, he even has to ask for help. Facts have proved that in the end times, strength is the most important thing.
"This crocodile is really big...it should yield a lot of meat!"
"Look, there are dead fish next to it!"
"Yeah, there's water outside now, so the surviving fish will surely all be swimming together, and we can still eat them!"
"You know what? It seems someone in Building 16 next door has already started fishing!"
Without waiting for Qiu Hongwei's order, people spontaneously began to fish out dead crocodiles and organize fishing.
If the dead crocodile hasn't rotted yet, it's considered fresh and needs to be made into food as soon as possible.
Although the extreme cold has passed, fire is still indispensable for human survival, and the people in the building were forced to learn how to make fire by rubbing two sticks together.
There are many things floating in the flood, and with the strong sun, they can be dried quickly.
Some people who can't find food outside will also salvage burnable materials.
Qiu Hongwei and his friends were also short of food, so they acquiesced to this action.
People took out knives and cut open the crocodile's belly.
But the scene inside made them frown, and some even vomited out of disgust.
In order to fill their stomachs, crocodiles eat everything. There are traces of plants in their stomachs, but there are also strange pieces of meat, which are full of bad smell.
In fact, people have already figured out what it is, and are struggling between feeling disgusted and filling their stomachs.
But they really didn't want to starve to death, so they scraped the crocodile's stomach clean, out of sight, out of mind, and then divided the meat.
So in the end, every household roasted crocodile meat, and some made it into jerky for long-term storage, and the dead fish were not spared either.
Seeing that his father and sister were both in a state of panic and crying all day, Wei Qian had no choice but to go and beg for some crocodile meat.
Qiu Hongwei heard from the loudmouth Cui Xiuying that this family was Tang Tian's relatives, so he gave them a few pieces.
But after Wei Qian brought it back, Wei Mingyang and Wei Yu refused to eat it because they thought it was dirty, so they had to make it into backup food.
There happened to be a fisherman in the building, and when there was no food, he even ate the bait.
After this revelation, I immediately took out my fishing rod and went to the window to fish, even going so far as to make a nest in advance.
This operation is much lower risk, and there is really no air force, just catching a few small fish.
The fisherman took the fish home and grilled it that day. The aroma seemed to drift to other people's homes, making them drool.
Now when people go out, they are not just looking for supplies, but also using homemade tools to fish, and the building soon becomes bustling with activity.
After all, fish sounds better than crocodiles, and it doesn't matter if you catch more.
The Tang family’s neighbors soon learned the news.
After learning that the Tang family had successfully repelled the pirates, Li Feiyang became even more obedient to them.
He used the intercom to ask if Tang Tian wanted to go fishing as well. After thinking about it, he replied in a tactful tone that it would be better not to.
The floods in the past were fine, but the floods now contain not only garbage, but also many corpses.
The surviving fish are all mixed together, including omnivorous fish. Without food, they might eat the corpses like crocodiles.
If a person eats a fish with corpses/pieces in its stomach, what is the difference between that and indirectly eating a human?
The most important thing is that flood water is always dirty. If you get any contact with it, you may get sick, not to mention the fish swimming in it.
Of course, she couldn't say it directly, for fear of being accused of being a scoundrel.
Li Feiyang hung up the message after being silent. He probably won’t eat fish anymore, not in the future.
Most people who eat fish roast it over a fire, and those who are better off make it into fish soup.
After all, the seasonings are not consumed so quickly, and we just rely on that little bit of salt and sugar to survive.
Wei Qian also found a way to get fish, and this time Wei Mingyang and Wei Yu were finally willing to eat some.
Of course, it was also because there was not much food and people were almost starving to death.
…
After just a few days of eating it, some people began to show symptoms.
At first, the patient had a constant fever, but many people thought it was because the weather was too hot.
But later he began to feel nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, until he became unconscious and dehydrated. He would have died if he hadn't been careful.
The people in the building gradually began to complain. They knew that this might be because they had eaten fish from the flood, but if they didn't eat them they would starve to death. Now they had no medicine and could only continue to suffer.
Some people thought they would rather die than be fed, so they forced themselves to eat fish and died in their rooms soon after.
With the current temperature, a large number of maggots will soon be born, even to the point of overflowing the door.
For a moment, the whole building was filled with crying, groaning, vomiting and diarrhea sounds.
The sticky, bloody vomit, excrement, and freshly excreted corpses made the building even more filthy, and the smell was so strong it almost reached the 17th floor.
After Tang Tian learned about this, she put on protective clothing, took disinfectant and insecticide, and went to the corridor on the 17th floor to disinfect it.
Fortunately, the Shen family did not eat fish. Although fish is also food, filling their stomachs will only cause illness and make the situation more complicated.
So these days, they have been surviving by constantly saving supplies.
Seeing from the surveillance that Tang Tian was actually disinfecting the corridor, Shen Boyun thought for a moment and put on a mask before going out.
"Let me help you."
This isn't Shen Boyun trying to make his presence felt, but there are only two of them on this floor. Tang Tian's comprehensive disinfection is also a beneficiary for them. How can they not contribute?
Tang Tian understood what he meant, so he gave him a tool and suggested:
"There's definitely going to be a plague later, and we don't know how it will spread. Why don't we seal the door to this floor and don't let anyone else come up."
Shen Boyun nodded:
"I'll do as you say."
It was obviously a simple sentence, but Tang Tian felt inexplicably itchy in her heart when she heard it, so she had to keep silent and concentrate on her work.
There is a big door at the entrance of the corridor, but there is no elevator. It is also the emergency exit, and people now take this route.
Should I go back and use the metal furnace to make a lock, or an iron fence?
Tang Tian was thinking when there was suddenly a noise outside the door.
Not long after, someone squeezed in, crying very loudly and even kneeling on the ground.
Shen Boyun stepped forward to block them, and then he realized that they were several women holding and supporting children.
"Miss Tang, you must have medicine. Please save my child!"
Some children who were too young died during the extreme cold, and those who are left now are the ones whose parents have done their best to help them survive.
But recently everyone in the building has been sharing contaminated fish, and even adults have been affected, not to mention children with weak immunity.
Maybe someone still has medicine at home that can be secretly fed to the child to help him survive, but those who don’t have medicine can only start begging again.
So the first person they thought of was the Tang family, who could repel the pirates.
Tang Tian looked at the parents who were crying their hearts out and said coldly:
"Who told you I have medicine? My house can only be disinfected. You guys should leave now!"
Seeing Tang Tian's decisive refusal, some people were unhappy, especially Cui Xiuying, whose grandson was also fooled.
After being given a few pieces of crocodile meat, she didn't want to eat it, so she used the meat to exchange for some fish from other families to make fish soup.
I thought it would be less dirty if cooked thoroughly, and also thought fish soup is always nutritious, so I gave most of it to my grandson.
As a result, after drinking it at noon, the grandson held his stomach and cried in pain in the afternoon. Choi Soo-young was so scared that she quickly took out the medicine hidden at home and gave it to him.
But he didn't expect that this time the disease came on so violently. His grandson's condition kept recurring and he was no longer in good health. That's why he panicked and came to ask for help from the 17th floor with others.
She wiped the tears from her face, stood up, glared angrily, and started to curse:
"I've known for a long time that you're a man who takes human life lightly. You're so young, but how can you be so cruel? We're all kneeling down to beg you, and you're not afraid of shortening your life!"
"Last time, you asked for our gold and jade. So what if you just gave us some medicine? And you already have disinfectant to spray, so how could you not have medicine? Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda!"
"that is!"
As soon as Choi Soo-young finished speaking, someone joined in, and that person was Gao Lan.
In fact, the two families on the 18th floor also went to catch fish for food, and the adults soon felt unwell. Fortunately, the family had the habit of buying medicine before the end of the world.
But the child’s illness could not be cured at all, and the Qian family had even less medicine.
Even though her husband still had some compensation from the government, it was almost not enough, so Gao Lan rushed to his house.
"She's such a ruthless person, always looking down on you for what you want! Don't think we don't know what you did before and how rich you were. How come your family doesn't have any supplies at all?"
Tang Tian sneered.
A disregard for human life? A cruel heart? If she really was like that, she would have cleared out the entire building long ago to save herself the trouble.
Well, the Shen family is an exception.
So she hoped she was like this.
"The flood has receded again. Instead of kneeling here begging me, why don't you go out and look for someone? If you meet someone official, they might be able to save your child. Why are you talking to me?"
"If you come to harass me again, do you believe I will really take your life?"
As Tang Tian spoke, he pulled out a sharp dagger from his pocket and swung it directly in front of them.
People were so frightened that they screamed and quickly fled the place, grabbing their children.
Tang Tian then put away the dagger and quickly cleaned up the place where they had stayed.
It seems that making locks for iron fences is urgent!
Shen Boyun looked at her busy figure and smiled again.
…
That day, Tang Tian was awakened by a scream.
Wei Mingxia has always been the one who gets up the earliest. This time, she was going to wash up first and then make breakfast, but she found that the windows of her house were dark.
As soon as she put on the glasses, she was so scared that she screamed, and even Tan Tan was scared and started barking.
It wasn't splashed colors, or covered by something, but a large, dense mass of small spiders!
Tang Tian and Tang Yi got up, took out the insecticide immediately, and sprayed it around the gap first, while Wei Mingxia hurried to block all the drains in the house.
Afterwards, the former put on some protection, took out the flamethrower and fuel, and went to the balcony to burn the spider.
After cleaning up the corpses, she did not forget to catch two spiders in a container and brought them back to study them.
Although this spider is small, you can see that it has a flowery back and red eyes, which looks a bit strange.
It is not surprising that stagnant water would breed insects. It is more like Tang Tian is not sure what will happen in the future.
But she knew that the most important thing at the moment was to eliminate insects and never let these spiders sneak into the house.
After consulting the system, the system gave a solution, which is to use the supernatural power of green cuisine.
Tang Tian flipped through it and actually found some insect repellent ability, and the whole column was a mint series.
But mint is an ingredient that can only be obtained in the forest, so the quantity obtained is not large. She plans to try it with LV3 mint tea first.
The freshly brewed mint tea is steaming hot, but when you smell it and drink it, you can taste the faint mint fragrance, which is very refreshing.
After obtaining the superpower, Tang Tian turned over his palm and wanted to use it.
A flash of grass green passed by, and a strong mint aroma appeared in the air, and like a fuel ball, a soft green slime ball formed.
"Host, this is a psychic ball used to repel insects. Place it in a fixed position to create an insect repellent effect, and any insects will be repelled!"
The system explained considerately.
Tang Tian nodded and let Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia also gain the ability to repel insects. The three of them began to rub the ability balls with their hands.
Fortunately, these days, the three of them have been using their special powers to upgrade their mental strength, and they can clearly feel the improvement, for example, the number of air bullets has increased from seven to ten.
In the end, I was able to make thirty of these insect repellent balls.
When facing this kind of small insect, the sewer is the focus, so Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia took the supernatural ball and went to place it.
Tang Tian took the remaining energy balls to the balcony and stuck them in the corners, and then placed them by the window so that they would not be blown away by the wind, which was very convenient.
However, the LV3 level is not high, and it is unknown how long the effects of these energy balls can last.
So Tang Tian thought that the family should either upgrade the level or make more for backup, as they must prevent the insect tide this time.
After the house was decorated, the three of them finally relaxed completely.
Wei Mingxia has been making a batch of quick-frozen cooked food recently, especially small wontons made with flour and meat and shrimp obtained from the system. She now turns on the induction cooker to prepare them.
Tang Yi used a blender, put mung beans, rice, milk, rock sugar and water into it, and made a bucket of mung bean paste and milk, which is suitable for drinking now.
Tang Tian held Tan Tan in his arms and comforted him gently, while the man and the dog waited for food.
But this gradually leisurely scene was finally broken by a loud noise:
"Miss Tang! Miss Tang! Something bad has happened!——"
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