Two hours later, the couples who had finished watching the movie on the second floor picked up their wives and went back to the rooftop.
Some were taking a bath, some were doing their work, and no couple was idle.
There were still survivors queuing up to buy things in the square in front of the supermarket.
Some people came to buy food for tomorrow, while others just came back from outside the base, took a shower and went out to buy dinner. Each place was lively in its own way.
However, they all controlled their voices and did not speak loudly.
Because everyone knew that Song Chi and his family lived on the rooftop of the supermarket, and too much noise would disturb their sleep.
In the queue, there were some survivors from outside.
They all held their backpacks tightly in their arms and looked nervously at the survivors of the Fire Base around them, as if they were afraid of being robbed.
They were all scattered survivors who had obtained the watch map from Captain Li and the soldiers. They did not join other bases and were wandering outside on their own.
It’s not that they like to wander, but they don’t trust the management of the base and are afraid of being exploited, so they choose to wander.
When they met Captain Li and the soldiers on the road, they were very vigilant.
Even when they heard Captain Li and the others say how great the Firelight Base was, they didn't dare to believe it easily, fearing that it was another Two-legged Sheep Base.
There was really nothing to eat, and Captain Li and the soldiers brought small houses with them, which actually had food for sale. They hesitated for a long time before deciding to come to the Firelight Base to take a look.
They were dumbfounded just as they lined up to enter the Firelight Base. The free water and steamed buns, as well as the vending machines where one could buy food by simply throwing in crystal cores, all refreshed their cognition.
When they looked up and saw the six-story supermarket with bright lights and a wide variety of goods, their eyes widened.
Captain Li and the soldiers really did not lie to them. There really was a supermarket at the Huoguang Base, and it was as big as a department store.
What shocked them even more was that the survivors queuing in the square were all dressed neatly and cleanly, and the faint scent of shower gel wafted into their noses, making them feel at a loss.
Because they were the only ones present whose clothes were dirty and smelly, while everyone else had just taken a shower and was fresh.
"Captain, they, they seem to have water for bathing."
A young man looked furtively at the survivors lined up around him and spoke to the uncle in front of him in a low voice.
The uncle had already noticed it and was also observing the survivors nearby.
These survivors were chatting and laughing about how many crystal cores they had harvested today, what new products were available in the supermarket, etc. The smiles never disappeared from their faces, just like before the end of the world.
The uncle didn’t understand why this Huoguang base was not only wealthy but also harmonious.
If this happened in another base, there would have been a bloody fight over such a large supermarket, with everyone wanting to take it for themselves.
"Captain, should we…should we wait until they leave before getting in line?"
One young man blushed with embarrassment, lowered his head and hugged his backpack, not daring to look up at the people around him.
He could smell his own stench, not to mention the other people around him who had already showered and were clean.
The other young men who were queuing behind the uncle also blushed and wished they could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
Just now they were looking at the supermarket and exclaiming, and did not realize that the survivors around them were so clean. If they had discovered this earlier, they would have been embarrassed to join the queue.
Older uncles don’t care whether they smell or not, buying food is more important first.
But the team members who followed him were still too young, only in their early twenties, and they didn't feel comfortable continuing to queue.
He was about to agree to wait until there were fewer people behind him before lining up again, but the old man in the queue next to him spoke up before him, "You can go to the shantytown to take a shower and then come back to line up. But since you are not members of our base yet, you have to spend two points to take a shower."
"Only... only two points and you can take a shower?"
The young man was stunned, because that was a precious water resource!
The old man, who had seen too many surprised new survivors, explained, "It's just two points. Our base has no shortage of water. There's water everywhere. You just need to earn points and you can use it."
Upon hearing this, the young man and his companions looked at each other in disbelief.
A woman nearby said, "I live in the shantytown. That's where they receive the survivors who just arrived at the base. If you want to take a shower, we can ask the soldiers to take you there."
"Let's go, let's go."
The young men were very excited and raised their hands immediately.
They hadn't taken a shower for a long time and were stinking to death.
The uncle did not refuse, and also wanted to see if the soldiers would really send them to the shantytown.
The result was beyond his expectations.
The soldiers drove without any complaints and actually took them to the shantytown.
On the big truck, the young men chatted in unison, "Shantytowns sound like very dirty places, but there really is water for us to take a shower."
"We'll find out once we get there. It doesn't look far away. This base isn't very big after all."
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Having said that, they actually didn't hold out much hope.
Fifteen minutes later, they were slapped in the face.
There are clean and wide streets, rows of neat sheds, and not a trace of stench in the air. You can also see the survivors of the shantytowns sitting around the campfire, barbecuing and chatting, and the sound of hahaha laughter is endless.
"Oh my God! Is this really a shantytown?"
What made them even more unbelievable was coming.
Sitting under an old mutant tree to enjoy the cool breeze, playing table tennis, and dancing square dance with the aunties.
There were also two tall buildings that looked as luxurious as a hotel, so beautiful that they couldn't take their eyes off them.
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