Chapter 270 Saving Time (22)
When Lan Jin said this, she glanced at Brother Zhang. Seeing that Brother Zhang nodded, she continued, "You can watch it with Grandma Ling. It's a soldier uncle wearing a military uniform and holding two meals. You can open the door for him. Remember to listen to Grandma Ling. Don't make the decision on your own. Mom is busy here, so I'll hang up first."
"Okay, then mom, come back soon."
After hanging up the phone, Lan Jin sighed and said helplessly, "I was in a hurry to go out this morning and really forgot all this. Brother Zhang, can I deposit the contribution points now?"
Brother Zhang said, "Yes, the contribution points from the supernatural creatures we dealt with at the base gate can still be exchanged for you. Why don't you wait until this is over and deposit some into their residence permits? There will always be times when you're not together, and without any contribution points, you'll be hungry."
"I was careless this time. There will definitely not be a next time."
After saying that, Brother Zhang also finished the phone call to have someone deliver food. Since there was food over there, Lan Jin naturally had nothing to worry about.
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The first place Lan Jin and his companions dealt with was the cafeteria building near the entrance. The building had 12 floors in total. By the time they had finished dealing with all the ice droplets in the corridors of the entire building, it was already past 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Brother Zhang said, "You guys should go back first. I'll get more people to move everything in this building tonight. You should get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow, there's still a long way to go to the mall and the dormitory that you need to deal with."
Lan Jin raised her eyes and glanced in that direction. She asked, "It seems like this middle part is also sealed tightly with ice. Does that mean we need to find another way out?"
Brother Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "Although our protective shield is damaged, it's not that bad. There should be some places in the passage that are not buried by ice droplets, so the only area that needs to be opened up should be the entrance to the narrow passage."
"Since that's the case, why don't we open the passage now? Even if it's completely buried by ice drops, we can only get to the mall. Otherwise, how will you reinforce it and move things?" Lao Gao said, "The temperature will be low at night, and we can put some water on the ice to make it harder."
Brother Zhang thought about it and agreed, so he said, "Alright, anyway, I really trouble you this time."
Then, Lan Jin and Lao Gao used the same method from the morning to break through the passage that was not covered much to begin with. Because it went so smoothly, it didn't take them much time to break through the dormitory as well.
After finishing their work, they finally relaxed. Ling Jiang stretched his stiff body and sighed, "I'm so exhausted! It's even more tiring than killing mutants."
Huang Jinghe also agreed: "Yes, killing mutants is dangerous, but it doesn't seem as tiring as doing these things."
Ling Jiang complained about being tired because she was running around carrying things. Huang Jing asked, "Why are you tired?" Lao Gao said speechlessly, "We just walked on the ice. Why would we be tired?"
Huang Jinghe lifted his foot and said, "My foot is swollen and my heel is falling off."
Huang Jinghe was wearing a pair of hiking boots today. These shoes all have heels, but it was actually his own problem. Lao Gao also wore these boots, and his heels were not stepped on. "But the center of my foot is really swollen."
"Go back and boil some water to soak your feet."
The mission was completed, so there was no need to eat dinner here. Lao Gao and Huang Jinghe took their dinner and staggered back to the dormitory.
When she returned home, she saw the four people looking exhausted. Grandma Ling asked, "What happened to you? You look like you've been working hard all day."
"It's just hard work, isn't it? Whether before or after the apocalypse, there's never been a day as tiring as today."
Lan Jin was the first to collapse onto the sofa, not wanting to move at all. The other three were in the same state. Lan Jin then regretted deeply, "I was in such a hurry to leave that I forgot to bring a water bottle. Otherwise, I would have filled it with spiritual spring water. How could I be so tired?"
Every time they went out before, they would bring spiritual spring water with them to replenish their energy in time, but they were in a hurry to go out today, and of course, they didn’t plan to stay out all day, so they didn’t bring anything with them, not even a bag to use as a cover, so they could only spend the whole day like this.
"Tomorrow, I can forget everything, but I must not forget the water cup."
After that, Lan Jin continued, "Grandma Ling, Qiao Qiao, after we're done with these few days, we'll deposit some contribution points into your residence permits. The base has been very busy these past few days, and they don't want to do this unless it's absolutely necessary. But it's okay. They'll deliver lunch to you at noon, and we'll bring it back if we want to come back in the evening. If we don't, someone will deliver it to you. I'll also put some snacks at home."
In short, a situation like today will never happen again. None of the old and young people in the family will go hungry.
Grandma Ling smiled and said without any concern: "Okay, you guys go about your business."
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The next day.
It was a rare good day, and even the sun was slightly visible. Although the sunlight on people's faces was not warm enough, their mood was inexplicably much better.
When Lan Jin and his companions arrived at the building they had been in yesterday, all the things inside had been moved out. As for those familiar faces from yesterday, none of them were there today. They must have been on shift change and resting.
When Brother Zhang saw them coming, he quickly took the four of them to the mall.
Here in the mall, some smaller and lighter supplies are being slowly sent out, but there are some heavier supplies inside. It’s not impossible to lift them. After all, if they can be sent in, they can definitely be taken out. It’s just too much effort, so they want to wait for Lan Jin and others to come and help.
They don't need to move the supplies far away, but just move them to the transfer truck at the entrance of the mall. The main purpose is to save time.
"The mall door is too small. Our people can lift it, but it's been stuck there for too long, wasting not only our energy but also our time. You guys are stronger, so we wanted to ask you to handle this step."
To be more specific, this means that they are not needed to transport goods inside the mall, nor are they needed to transport goods outside the mall. They only need to stand at the door and carry the heavy objects out. Of course, it would be even better if they could help deliver them to the car.
Such a simple request, of course, can't be refused. It was just a matter of lending a hand. "Sure."
Then, the four of them stood obediently at the door. When the people and supplies inside were dragged to the door, the four of them quickly lifted them up and put them on the trailer outside to be towed away.
After several rounds, everyone cooperated well and worked quickly. The shopping mall, which was not very big to begin with, was cleared of all the supplies in one day.
(End of this chapter)
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