In the darkness, because we were still close to the sea, the air was very humid, and the temperature, which was only in the teens, suddenly felt rather stuffy.
Chen Yu sat in front of his tent, looking up at the sky. The blizzard had finally stopped, and the night sky, which had previously been dotted with stars, was now completely black.
Footsteps sounded not far away, but Chen Yu remained in his original position without moving. He was all too familiar with those footsteps.
Jiang Yue carried a large bowl containing four fist-sized multigrain steamed buns and two packets of pickled vegetables. The bowl was covered with a plastic bag. He strode over, his face showing the heavy weariness he hadn't had a proper rest in so long, even through his mask. He hadn't had a full night's sleep since the natural disaster began, and now more than a week had passed. Even an iron man couldn't keep going.
He walked up to Chen Yu, looked down at him for a long time, then pulled him up and led him into the tent. "Don't you know these are extraordinary times? You've been staying outside all this time, and you think you're not inhaling enough smoke and dust?"
They had thoroughly cleaned the inside of the tent, which was also very well sealed, so the smoke and dust concentration inside was much lower than outside.
Chen Yu didn't answer. He sat on the cot, and Jiang Yue plopped down next to him, placing the bowl between them. "What's wrong? Why are you acting so serious? You're not even eating. You're already not getting enough rest. If you don't eat, even if you're an esper, you can't treat yourself like this."
He then took off his mask, picked up a steamed bun and a bag of pickled vegetables, and began to eat them in large bites. The steamed bun had lost its previous sweetness and was mixed with a lot of grains and some bran. Every bite was grainy and unpalatable.
They haven't been able to settle down these past few days. The wood-type ability users in the base haven't been able to produce any food, and they can't even grow the mutated plants they brought with them. They can only eat the remaining supplies in their space. The supplies they brought with them have to feed so many people, and they've already used up quite a bit of them.
The food is getting worse every day, but at least they can still eat their fill now. If they can't find a place to stay in a few more days, they'll probably only be able to drink porridge.
He took a big bite of the steamed bun, chewed it with pickled vegetables for a long time, and then stretched his neck to swallow it.
Chen Yu, who was standing next to him, remained silent for a while. He also took off his mask, picked up a multigrain steamed bun, and took a bite without even adding pickled vegetables.
"Speak, what's wrong?" Jiang Yue swallowed another mouthful of steamed bun with difficulty before turning to look at Chen Yu, who had remained silent.
Chen Yu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "We just received news from the hospital that some people have started to fall ill because they inhaled too much smoke and dust, causing severe damage to their lung function. They need immediate surgery, but the hospital is simply unable to do so right now. The healing ability users are also too busy to handle the situation. More than a dozen people have already died because they couldn't get treatment."
Jiang Yue paused as he put a steamed bun in his mouth, then slowly put it down. "I saw the team from the C City base today, but they don't have many people. Xu Chenfeng said that their base's survival rate in this natural disaster is less than half. I've also looked into other bases, and their survival rates are even lower than the C City base."
Upon hearing this data, Chen Yu completely lost his appetite, his brows furrowing tightly. This day truly left no way out for people. Apart from those who originally lived on the western plateau, the bases in other places suffered heavy losses. The current situation was only possible because Lin Ruo discovered it in advance. If it weren't for Lin Ruo, how many humans would be left?
"This time, we owe it all to Lin Ruo," Chen Yu said with a slight sigh, then added out of the blue, "You were right."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and took another bite of the steamed bun. Although the concentration of smoke and dust in the tent was low, it was not nonexistent. Food that was exposed to it for a long time would put a more serious burden on their bodies when they ate it.
Hearing Chen Yu's words, Jiang Yue naturally understood what he meant. In the past, they all thought that his almost mindless worship of Lin Ruo was a bit excessive, but after this incident, whether Lin Ruo told them or not was entirely up to her. Their actions had no impact on her. Just like when their base was relocated this time, she didn't go with them and relied entirely on her own abilities to protect herself.
She could have kept it a secret, but she chose to tell them such important news in advance, which speaks volumes. Although she was afraid of trouble, she wasn't completely cold-blooded. She was willing to help them as long as it didn't affect them.
Jiang Yue never thought that Lin Ruo's indifference to those suffering people was cold-blooded; she was just protecting herself. He trusted his judgment and believed in her.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yue's lips curled up noticeably, and he continued eating, but his voice was raised as he said, "I heard that Sister Ruo is here today too."
Chen Yu sensed Jiang Yue's happiness, turned to look at him, and said with some helplessness, "You didn't mention something: she awakened her spatial ability."
Jiang Yue pretended not to hear and continued eating his steamed bun, finishing it in a few bites. As someone who had been in contact with Lin Ruo from the beginning, he knew that Lin Ruo had awakened her spatial ability. Many things he had previously overlooked became clear, such as how she had moved and stored the hundreds of tons of grain they had traded...
If he could think of these things, others could too. So when he finished eating and stood up to leave, he muttered, "She's not our enemy, there's no need to dig deeper."
Chen Yu finished his meal and put his mask back on. "I know she's my savior; she saved us all. I won't do anything stupid."
Hearing this, Jiang Yue felt relieved. He knew that Chen Yu was completely convinced. She used to always want to compete with him, but now she had completely given up.
He wasn't one to feign compliance; he meant what he said. At the same time, Jiang Yue glanced back at the vast campsite in the night. If Chen Yu thought this way, what about the others? He frowned; there were more than just the three of them who knew what had happened.
Regardless of the reaction from the B City base, the news that Lin Ruo had awakened her spatial ability again had already spread because of her own lack of concealment, and for a time, everyone was filled with envy.
This person's superpowers are already so strong, how could they also awaken spatial abilities? Why don't they encounter such good fortune?
If it were someone else who awakened a second superpower, they would definitely be inquired about by all sides, and some people might even dig into their background and arrest them for research. But since it was Lin Ruo, all of these people quietly retreated. Who would dare to study her!
Jiang Yue has heard many versions of the story along the way, and there is no room for concealment.
"Waaaaaah~"
As the alarms sounded, Jiang Yue and Chen Yu recognized them as the alarms from the B City base and immediately ran out of the tent.
"Help! A horde of mutated beasts is charging towards us!"
As a superhuman with exceptional eyesight, Chen Yu immediately spotted the approaching dark figures in the distance and ran forward to assemble the superhuman team.
Jiang Yue also went against the flow of people, shouting, "Don't panic! Don't let a stampede happen!"
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