Chen Wan and her friends have been staying in this shopping mall for more than two months. Life in the RV remains the same, but Chen Wan's heart starts to beat fast after staying here for such a long time, even though there is a sunroom. How long can they last here?
If the snow doesn't melt, their stored food will be eaten up sooner or later, and then things will become more and more difficult.
After about another month, the temperature around them became colder and colder, and Chen Wan and the others became increasingly uneasy. Their gasoline had all been used up. Chen Wan and his friends' RV could still be charged by Zeus, but the minibus could not. Qi Jing and the others found thick down jackets and cotton in the mall to keep warm.
The temperature has dropped to more than 20 degrees below zero. Recently, Zaizai likes to play and blow on the glass of the RV. When he blows, a large amount of fog appears on the glass. Zaizai uses his little hands to draw small animals such as calves on it and has fun.
Although no one in the RV said it explicitly, everyone was actually worried about the situation outside. Only the little guy was truly carefree.
Zizi drew two more chicks, turned his little face towards Chen Wan and acted coquettishly: "Mommy, look at the chicks."
Chen Wan hugged the baby and kissed him, not forgetting to praise the little guy: "Our baby is really great, he can even draw a chick."
When Zizi heard her mommy praising her, her little face lit up with joy and she painted even harder.
It was cold almost every day for the next twenty days. Yiyi detected the situation above the mall. The snow was melting little by little under the sun. After twenty days, the snow above the mall was less than 10 meters high. However, because of the melting snow, the mall was still as cold as before.
However, Chen Wan and the others finally had hope. After being trapped in the mall for three months, not only were all kinds of supplies consumed quickly, but more importantly, this natural disaster brought people mental stress, just like a flood. Even if a person with special abilities was deeply trapped in it, he still had no way out.
Another week passed and the shopping mall gradually emerged. Chen Wan and the others could see through the windows on the fifth floor that the snow had melted to the fourth floor, but it was followed by hot weather. Opening the window, Chen Wan felt that the temperature outside was at least 30 degrees.
She and Qin Ke were still wearing down jackets, but after standing by the window for a while, they were already sweating profusely.
"The weather is not right." Qin Ke looked outside, his face showing uncontrollable worry.
"Something is wrong. After the extreme cold, it is extremely hot. Let's go and find the super
"Take some disinfectant and alcohol from the city and bring it back. I have a feeling there might be a flu or plague," Chen Wan said hurriedly.
"Okay, let's prepare some in advance. It's always better to be careful." Qin Ke said, and walked towards the supermarket on the basement floor with Chen Wan.
The two were still sweating profusely when they came down from the fifth floor. When they reached the second floor, they were so cold that they zipped up their down jackets tightly. The temperature changed every few steps.
Chen Wan got two small carts from the supermarket. Most of the useful things in the supermarket were moved out, but things like disinfectants and alcohol were still placed there full. After all, in the apocalypse, there was no time to care about these things.
Chen Wan and Qin Ke carried about two carts of disinfectant and alcohol back. Chen Wan carried a few buckets of disinfectant and distributed some to Qi Jing and the others.
Qi Jing didn't expect Chen Wan to bring disinfectant, so she asked, "What happened outside? Why do they suddenly need disinfection?"
"The snow is melting outside. This extreme weather can easily cause an epidemic. We'd better be careful and take precautions." Chen Wan instructed.
As soon as she got off the minibus, she took a spray bottle, poured some 84 disinfectant mixed with water into it, and sprayed it around the RV. After doing this, she went back to the RV to take a shower and change clothes.
When Chen Wan came out, the little guy was clinging to her and asked for a hug. Chen Wan held the little guy in her arms and teased him for a few times before Jiang Yanxin asked, "What's the situation outside?"
"I think the snow will all melt in a few days, but the weather outside is not right. The temperature should be over 30 degrees Celsius. It's cold here now because of the melting snow. It will become very hot again in a few days. In short, it's better to be careful. I'm afraid there will be a plague or something." Chen Wan said while pinching the baby's little fleshy hand.
"Yeah, but it's good that we can go out. Some of our supplies need to be replenished."
They have been staying here for more than three months, and the rice and flour are consumed very quickly. In addition, some seasonings and mutant animal meat are also consumed very quickly. Chen Wan and the others have to start looking for some more supplies.
A week later, the snow on the road had basically melted into puddles more than ten centimeters high. However, the smell of the puddles was not very pleasant, especially since there were many rotting corpses in the puddles.
Chen Wan and the others disinfected the RV and gave the remaining gasoline to Qi Jing and the others before preparing to leave the mall.
She thought about it and asked Qi Jing where the military's food reserves and places to exchange supplies were. After all, Qi Jing was in Beijing.
Longer than them.
"Do you know where the military stores or exchanges supplies? I think we can go there and try our luck. The snow came suddenly, and there may still be a lot of things left at the supply exchange point." Chen Wan thought for a while and asked.
"I know. This main road goes straight south. After turning left, the second intersection is a military exchange point. The three of us don't know where to go now. Can we drive behind you?" Qi Jing thought for a while and asked. It would be safer to be with more people.
"Of course, we can also look for survivors nearby. I don't know where is safe now." Chen Wan replied as he walked into the RV.
Chen Wan didn't plan to care about the people in the warehouse. In the apocalypse, they could only survive by relying on themselves. He had helped them live safely in the mall for more than three months, and he had already done his best.
However, Chen Wan was still a little confused about where to go next. They didn't know where was safe at the moment. Qi Jing and the other two were the same. They simply planned to look for supplies with Chen Wan and the others and inquire for information at the same time.
Qi Jing and her friends did not drive away the minibus. The minibus was too big and too conspicuous, and it consumed more fuel than a small vehicle. A small off-road vehicle was enough for the three girls.
So they found a small off-road vehicle that could be driven from the roadside, filled it with gas, and followed behind Chen Wan and her friends' RV, forming a temporary team. Chen Wan gave some guns to Qi Jing and the others for self-defense.
Yiyi drove along the road pointed by Qi Jing. The capital city was in a state of ruin, with wet corpses everywhere on the ground. Coupled with the stench caused by the extremely high temperature, it was hard not to get sick.
Soon, the RV drove for about twenty minutes and arrived outside a courtyard. Inside the courtyard was a small four-story building, which was not very large. Chen Wan parked the RV in front of the building and took Qin Ke and the others out of the car. Qi Jing and the other three at the back also got out of the car with guns.
"Let's go, let's go in and search to see if there are any supplies we can take away. Be careful." Chen Wan instructed everyone before walking to the gate first, holding the fire axe in his hand. The gate of the building was not closed. There were several bloated and rotten corpses beside it, as if they had been soaked in melted ice water for a long time.
Chen Wan and his companions endured the unpleasant smell and walked inside. In order to avoid being attacked by zombies, Chen Wan simply hit the railings in the hall with a fire axe, hoping to lure the zombies out of the building. However, after a few minutes, there were no zombies in the building.
The entire building except the door
There seemed to be no other signs of life among the bodies.
Chen Wan said to Yiyi beside him, "Yiyi, pay attention to whether there are any people or mutant animals in the building. Let's start looking for supplies."
"Okay." Yiyi had already turned on the scanning function and confirmed that there were no living things in the building, not even corpses.
This saved Chen Wan and the others a lot of trouble, and they began to collect supplies.
Chen Wan was going to put the supplies downstairs. She heard Yiyi say that the warehouses were on the third and fourth floors, and the first and second floors were offices and soldiers' dormitories, so Chen Wan and the others went straight to the warehouse on the third floor.
The door of the warehouse was a thick steel plate with several densely packed locks on it. However, Chen Wan had the bonus of strength attribute, so she swung the fire axe and chopped down the locks of the warehouse. After a few swings, the chains on the door fell to the ground.
Chen Wan slowly backed away from the door. There was no light inside and the light was a little dim, but after opening all the doors, he could still roughly see the structure inside.
There are rows of shelves in the warehouse, with various supplies arranged in different categories, which looks quite neat.
Chen Wan walked in and took a quick look. When he looked up, he saw a series of things placed inside, such as the second-level zombie crystal core, the first-level zombie crystal core, etc. Walking further in, there were firearms, fire axes, machetes, bayonets, etc.
Further in, there are daily necessities, including towels, toiletries, toilet paper, sanitary napkins, etc. However, there is no food in this warehouse. Chen Wan thought that the food should be upstairs.
She asked everyone to carry daily necessities first, such as toilet paper and sanitary napkins, which were scarce in the apocalypse. Chen Wan found it hard to imagine life without toilet paper, so she immediately carried a lot of toilet paper back.
After carrying the things back several times, Chen Wan walked to the shelf where the crystal cores were placed. This shelf was relatively simple, with two large boxes, one labeled with level 2 zombie crystal cores, and the other labeled with level 1 zombie crystal cores. These crystal cores were exactly what Chen Wan and the others needed. Qin Ke and Shen Mingyan just took a quick look and helped carry the two large boxes down.
As for the top shelf where the crystal cores were placed, there was a small wooden box, which immediately caught Chen Wan's interest. She took the small box down and found that it contained a third-level mutant animal crystal core. This was exactly what they had scarce, so Chen Wan immediately packed up the small box.
Qi Jing and the other two first watched Chen Wan and the others carry things. After all, they used a lot of Chen Wan's supplies in the mall, so it was reasonable for them to let them
Move home first.
Chen Wan turned around and prepared to go back to move the toilet paper, but saw Qi Jing and the other two standing there without moving. He asked in confusion, "Why aren't you moving?"
"We're not in a hurry. Let's wait until you finish choosing." Qi Jing smiled shyly and signaled Chen Wan and the others to continue moving.
Chen Wan chuckled and replied, "How can we possibly move all this stuff? I saw an armored vehicle parked in the garage on the side of the building. You can drive it there later. It's safer and has plenty of space inside, so it can hold a lot of things. We can't fit all this stuff in there either, so hurry up and move some more into the armored vehicle."
"Okay." After hearing what Chen Wan said, Qi Jing and the other two began to move things diligently. They moved a box of guns, then three boxes of bullets, and then some daily necessities.
The armored vehicle is spacious inside, and the trunk is also large enough to hold a lot of things. After loading these daily necessities, Qi Jing and the others left a large area for food and water.
Chen Wan and her team didn't need weapons anymore, so they just symbolically moved two boxes of ammunition. The rest was all daily necessities. Of course, they also left about 60 square meters for food. They had already eaten a lot of mutant meat in the past three months, and only a small amount of mutant pork was left, so the compressed space freed up a lot of space!
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