Chapter 14 Power Outage
On the eighth day, just like in the previous life, the relevant departments cleared out a safe zone to distribute supplies, but were attacked an hour later, resulting in heavy casualties.
From then on, the entire D district fell into a deathly silence, and the number of zombies on the streets increased.
Based on the information she knew from her previous life, Lin Xi went downstairs to throw out the trash once when she first cleared out a safe zone of zombies.
It's unclear whether any of her neighbors survived in the building, but no one ever knocked on her door to borrow rice or food again.
This suggests that Gu Lanjuan and her family downstairs have most likely perished. Although Gu Lanjuan and Lin Xi are not related by blood, Gu Lanjuan did watch her grow up. They got along very well as neighbors when they were young, and after Lin Xi's parents passed away, Gu Lanjuan often shared some of her home-cooked meals and took good care of her.
Her old building has poor soundproofing, so Gu Lanjuan, who lives downstairs, could definitely hear her movements. If she were found to be still alive, Gu Lanjuan would inevitably come begging for food again, which would also be a safety hazard.
Putting aside these random thoughts, Lin Xi opened the refrigerator. The fresh leafy green vegetables inside were all gone. Fresh food doesn't keep well, so she hadn't bought much in the first place. However, there was quite a lot of various kinds of meat in the freezer.
The old building wasn't well soundproofed, and cooking would inevitably make noise, potentially attracting zombies. Therefore, the only option was to boil the meat. But Lin Xi was already tired of soup, and boiled meat just wouldn't taste good, no matter how it was cooked.
Lin Xi suddenly had a flash of inspiration—
Since it can only be boiled, then you can make hot pot!
So I took out the induction cooker, first simmered a pot of bone broth, took out some meat rolls and bean curd sheets, and then took out the last watermelon from the refrigerator and cut it up.
Lin Xi enjoyed a delicious meal while listening to a travel variety show on her tablet at the lowest volume.
But this good intention is only temporary.
After quietly clearing away the dishes, Lin Xi checked her phone for messages.
To avoid panic, news related to Nanhua City has been blocked by Big Eyes, making it difficult for netizens outside the city to know the situation inside.
In the past few days, several relatives from her hometown of Jiangcheng and her college classmates have inquired about her whereabouts, and she hastily reported that she was safe and sound.
She had lived in Nanhua with her parents since childhood, and she rarely saw her relatives back in Jiangcheng during the Spring Festival, just letting them know she was safe. As for her college classmates who weren't very close, they mostly wanted to contact her to find out about the inside story of Nanhua and gossip.
The world inside and outside Nanhua is now two completely different worlds. Most of the residents inside Nanhua have died or been injured, and the survivors are facing a survival crisis in fear. People outside Nanhua gossip about the situation inside, finding it difficult to empathize with the fear of the people inside the city.
This kind of separation between life and death, fate and destiny, is hard to accept.
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June 1st arrived in the blink of an eye, and the weather became unusually hot and humid after a rainstorm.
The stench of decay and blood in the air was even stronger, and the doors and windows could not block it.
Lin Xi began to regret not having bought two air purifiers.
There is another question:
The trash can at home is almost full again. The last time she took out the trash was three days ago, when she took advantage of a gap in the safe zone that the relevant departments had cleared out in a short period of time.
We don't know when the next safe zone will be cleared and supplies distributed, and some kitchen waste will spoil at this temperature.
Just as Lin Xi was praying for the safe zone to open again, an even worse piece of news circulated online—
The defenses around Nanhua City have been breached, and zombies have spread throughout the city.
My home is 19km from Nanhua. Is it too late to run away now?
-Even insecticide costs 996 yuan a bottle in the supermarket. Does that mean insecticide can kill zombies?
The entire S996 highway is jammed; I haven't eaten for half a day.
I heard that people from Nanhua escaped from the S996 expressway carrying a zombie virus.
-Wouldn't the S996 be very dangerous? /SOS
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Big Eyes has been paralyzed several times.
Prices across the country have risen to unbelievable levels, and some carefree netizens are still showing off their supplies, saying they've stockpiled enough to cope with the apocalypse.
The cities surrounding Nanhua were gripped by fear, unsure whether the zombies that had spread would reach them, and many people tried to drive away.
However, since surrounding cities have also become high-risk cities, all transportation has been completely blocked, and many people are stuck on the highway and unable to get off, which has become another hot topic of complaints.
Lin Xi felt a chill run down her spine—
The appearance of zombies in the outer city indicates that the situation in Nanhua is already very bad, and even the defense line cannot be held.
Who else would be able to lend a helping hand to the surviving residents of Nanhua?
A cold and aloof figure appeared in Lin Xi's mind—
Lu Wei.
She shook her head and abruptly banished the figure from her mind; never mind.
Whether the zombies will live or die after Lu Weiyi appears is unknown, but she's definitely doomed.
Lin Xi spent two days in anxiety. After two days, the garbage problem remained unresolved, and a new trouble arose—
The power is out.
Fortunately, we had prepared flashlights and candles in advance, so nighttime lighting wasn't a problem. However, this meant that the refrigerator, electric water heater, induction cooker, and kettle were all unusable.
All the meat and frozen food in the refrigerator are now wasted.
The induction cooker, kettle, and rice cooker not being able to be powered on are a matter of survival; she has stockpiled so much rice and can only cook it with a rice cooker.
Her old, run-down neighborhood didn't have natural gas; they used gas cylinders instead. Because she didn't want to change gas cylinders and was worried about gas safety, Lin Xi never used them after she started living alone. When she did cook, she used an induction cooker.
So a power outage means a shutdown, and you can no longer have hot food.
Another problem that cannot be ignored is that the average temperature in Nanhua in June is less than 30 degrees Celsius, but once the dog days of summer arrive, the outdoor temperature will reach 40 degrees Celsius. At that time, the electric water heater will stop working and you won't be able to take a shower, and the air conditioner and electric fan will also be unusable, which will be extremely unpleasant.
That's absolutely terrible.
In addition, if your phone or tablet can't be charged, it means you'll have no entertainment options and you'll be cut off from the outside world.
"I should have brought more power banks," Lin Xi muttered with a bitter face.
"No! Solar charging panels should be installed."
However, she only had one day to prepare supplies after her rebirth and had no experience in surviving the apocalypse, so she didn't expect this to happen.
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To save power and maintain uninterrupted communication, Lin Xi barely turned on her phone and tablet for the next few days, saving the battery to receive important information.
During the day, she could only pass the time by reading, and she went to bed early at night. Lin Xi ushered in her period amidst a period of anxiety.
Perhaps due to the tension and anxiety of the past few days, her menstrual cramps were particularly severe this time, but fortunately, she had painkillers among the medications she had prepared.
After washing her body with hot water, Lin Xi faced a problem she had to solve—
The garbage at home hasn't been taken out for several days, and with the high temperature, it has started to smell bad. Other waste produced during menstruation will also smell bad if it is not disposed of in time.
So one night, Lin Xi used a rope to pass the trash downstairs, then quickly closed the window and peered through the curtains to observe—
Although she gently lowered the rope without making a sound, the trash she threw emitted a fresh, bloody odor, attracting nearby zombies.
Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the zombies wriggle their necks around the corner for a while without getting anything and then disperse.
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