Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

The initial cleaning work went smoothly. After all, there were not many dead bodies of black-shelled cockroaches and mutant crows in the inner circle area, so it was relatively convenient to clean. However, the price of cleaning the inner circle was thirty points lower than that of the outer circle. Yesterday afternoon, when everyone went out, they saw the dead bodies of mutant crows everywhere, so they made a fuss at the registration office for a while. A small leader there went out and, after asking his superiors for instructions, he temporarily decided to increase the daily wage for volunteer labor in the outer circle to 130 points, which caused a rush to sign up.

It was almost 11:30 in the morning and the sun was shining brightly, making her feel dizzy. She had just finished sweeping half a block when she found that her back was covered with sweat and the short-sleeved T-shirt she was wearing underneath was completely soaked.

The temperature was obviously higher than yesterday morning. Gu Tongwan glanced at the thermometer on his watch, which showed that the temperature was 33 degrees. However, just three days ago, the daytime temperature was only around 27 degrees. In just three days, it has risen to 6 degrees. If the temperature continues at this level, it will most likely return to an extremely hot state in less than ten days.

However, the base has not issued any notification or prevention plan regarding the temperature rise so far.

Gu Tongwan took out a bottle of water from her cross-body bag. It contained the spiritual spring water she had filled from her space in the morning. After drinking some, her body instantly felt much more comfortable, and even the feeling of heat was alleviated a lot.

She filled three 500 ml bottles of mineral water, drank half a bottle herself and fed the remaining half to TuTu. She worked for four hours straight from 7:30 in the morning to 11:00 in the morning. There was still half an hour left before lunch break, and she could take an hour break to eat and relax.

Liao Yunyun sneaked into the neighborhood to look for her. She was carrying a large black plastic bag, which looked heavy. No one knew how much "trophies" she had collected in just one morning.

Liao Yunyun's back was all wet with sweat at this time. She found a place to sit under the eaves of a shop without caring about anything else and sat down under it, with her hands on her knees. She looked a little wilted.

"Come, have some water. I brought it this morning. I haven't drunk it yet. You take it." He took out another bottle of spiritual spring water from the backpack on Aoao's right side and handed it over directly.

In fact, Liao Yunyun also brought a bottle of water in the morning, but she drank it all while cleaning. Especially after ten o'clock when the sun started to shine, the scorching temperature made the smell of the black-shelled cockroach corpses on the ground even stronger.

It's like this for everyone in the inner circle. I really don't know how the volunteers in the outer circle endure it.

"Best friends are still the best. I was thinking of sneaking back home if I really have no other choice. I can't stand this weather anymore, and I dare not take off my mask. The smell is really unbearable. Hey, how can people from outside the circle stand it? Didn't you feel uncomfortable when you came here in the morning?" Liao Yunyun finished speaking in one breath and suddenly felt dry mouth, especially her throat was about to catch fire.

Gu Tongwan raised his head and squinted his eyes to glance at the sun that was like a circle of fire. It was indeed very easy to get heatstroke when working outdoors at this temperature. In addition, there were cockroaches and ants rampant outside. When he came out this morning, the streets outside were basically in a mess. Those who participated in the volunteer work probably needed to strengthen their mental preparation.

At this time, Xiaoli and Lanqin in the inner circle were really feeling uncomfortable. They had already cleaned a whole block in a row, but when they looked back, they saw black-shelled cockroaches emerging from the sewer after a while. Although the number was not large, it meant that they had to continue cleaning.

Xiaoli was so tired that she was gasping for breath. She could only sit on a stone block in front of her. Her eyes were dull and she just hoped to finish today's work quickly.

Lan Qin took out a sip of water, then forced herself to stand up and threw the full plastic bag directly into the large trash can in front.

Now there is a large blue trash can every hundred meters in the block for volunteers to load and unload the corpses of mutant crows and black-shelled cockroaches after they have been cleaned up.

At this time, the announcer's voice sounded on the radio, reminding everyone to take precautions against heatstroke due to the hot weather, and also mentioned that at 5 pm, personnel from the disinfection company would collect and handle today's garbage.

The corpses of these black-shelled cockroaches and mutant crows need to undergo special treatment. It seems that they can be used as fertilizer after being burned, and will then be sent directly to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

"This is really killing me. I'm exhausted like a dog just to get 130 points a day." Xiaoli couldn't help but complain.

"Sister Xiaoli, please be patient for now. The martial law will last until the beast tide ends and the Self-Defense Forces return. In addition, the insect plagues these past few times have prevented all stores from operating normally, which means we will have no income for nearly twenty days. Didn't you say you wanted to buy a small rechargeable fan a while ago? Just grit your teeth. Anyway, you will get 400 bonus points in just three days."

"Well, that's the only way I can think of it. But the daily wage is still very high. The highest daily wage in our outer circle is only 30 points a day, and you have to work 12 hours a day. I only make 400 points a month here at the guesthouse. I can make a month's salary in these three days. It's a lot of money. When I think about it this way, it seems that I am not so tired. But I still hope that the weather will not continue to be hot. It's really unbearable." Xiaoli smiled bitterly with a downcast face.

Lan Qin glanced at the trash can. This block shared the same trash can with people from another block. There were several plastic bags piled up in it, and it looked like it would be full before the afternoon.

Xiaoli felt a little more energetic after drinking some water, so she stood up and said, "Let's go. We can work for another 20 minutes and then take a break. I remember there is a big supermarket in front of us, and there is a place to shade from the sun. Let's take a break there at noon. Otherwise, we still have a long way to go back to the guesthouse, so there is no need to go back."

"Sister Xiaoli, I have thought about all these. I also brought compressed biscuits and water. I think it will be enough for lunch."

The two men smiled at each other and continued walking forward. However, they didn't expect that after walking a distance, they saw three or four young men in front of them picking and choosing, and they touched the corpses of the mutant crows directly with their hands without even wearing gloves.

Xiaoli walked up and frowned and asked, "What are you guys doing here?"

Those people were taken aback by Xiaoli's questioning. One of them even looked at Xiaoli and Lanqin furtively for several times. After making sure that there was no one else behind them, he sneered and said, "It's none of your business. Mind your own business."

Xiaoli has a bad temper, and the man has a very arrogant attitude. It is not clear whether these people are stupid or bad. They know that the neighborhood is seriously polluted by insects, but they still come out wearing sleeveless vests and flip-flops.

These people were also holding a plastic bag containing some mutant crows that were not completely burnt.

Lan Qin frowned and said to Xiao Li: "Sister Xiao Li, they are not going to eat, are they?"

Xiao Li immediately glared at the man, her tone somewhat anxious: "Didn't the base send out a notice before, asking everyone not to pick up the bodies of mutant crows? Dead crows are highly poisonous. Moreover, these are all mutant crows, and no research has shown that their meat is edible. Aren't you afraid of getting sick after eating them!"

A man with dyed yellow hair among the young people immediately cursed angrily: "Where did you two little bastards come from? Is this thing yours? What the hell do you care what we do with it? Anyway, get out of here and don't get in our way."

The other guy next to her never took his eyes off Xiaoli, probably because he was in the mood to tease her. After all, there were many single young men in the base, and especially in the end times, many people were determined to remain single for the rest of their lives. In addition, it was already very difficult to support oneself, and more people were busy making a living. How could they spend time and energy on a sweet love affair like before?

The young man was the type who liked to tease any pretty girl he saw, and he couldn't stop talking, so he deliberately laughed and said, "Girl, how do you know that I'm eating this myself and can't sell it to others?"

Xiao Li immediately became alert when she heard this, "What do you mean? You still want to sell you to others?"

Lan Qin suddenly thought of something, and told Xiaoli that she had seen someone outside the base selling the rotten meat of some unknown mutant animals to a special private workshop, and then processing it into dried meat or canned meat and selling it on the black market.

The taste of this canned meat is mixed with some spices, so you can't tell what kind of meat it is. The boss usually says it is mutant rabbit meat or mutant rat meat.

Previously, there was someone in the organization she was in who ignored advice and bought that strange canned meat and ate it for several meals in a row. In the end, no one knew whether it was because of the meat or because the person had other complications, but that person suddenly developed symptoms similar to rabies, barking, biting, and convulsing all over, and died within a few hours.

It is obvious that this group of people are taking advantage of this disaster to make ill-gotten gains.

Xiaoli looked up at the other party in astonishment, her eyes fell on the plastic bags in the hands of those people again, and she bit her lip and said, "You are making money by doing this and harming others, and you still have the nerve to stay in the base?"

Several young people raised their eyebrows at each other, and the next moment they burst into laughter as if they had heard a joke. The man who had spoken to Xiaoli before said with a smile: "Beauty, your imagination is too rich, can't you allow us to pick it up and play with it ourselves? Besides, you said it was against your conscience, do you have evidence of what we did? If you don't have evidence, it would be defamation."

"What slander? You clearly want to do something bad, but you have the nerve to accuse me of slandering you. Otherwise, tell me, what did you loot in your neighborhood? Would normal cleaning volunteers not wear any tools and just carry a plastic bag?"

Xiaoli is a straightforward person. She thought those people in the neighborhood wouldn't dare to do anything to her during the day, so she just responded directly.

Lan Qin was extremely anxious at this time, because she happened to catch a glimpse of the knife in the hand of one of the men. She also knew that since these people dared to come out and pick up the dead mutant crows openly, they must have seen that there were no surveillance cameras outside the base. In addition, people are indifferent in the end times, so even if they see what they do, they will not cause trouble for themselves.

Lan Qin was so anxious that she nudged Xiaoli's waist with her elbow, while staring at the men in front of her. Sure enough, she saw malice flashing in their eyes.

It just so happened that the block they were walking into was a relatively remote place. Originally there was a row of shops here, but due to the insect plague, the shops could not do business and many shops had already closed. Moreover, these were all small shops with no one living in them. If something really happened later, no one would notice even if there was a big noise.

Unlike Xiaoli, who has been under the protection of her aunt and uncle since the end of the world and does not fully understand the evil of human nature, Lan Qin has seen the ugly faces of too many people and knows that human nature is the most vulnerable to the test.

After being pushed hard by Lan Qin, Xiaoli suddenly realized that she was indeed a bit reckless at this moment. There were four or five strong young men opposite her, and there were only herself and Lan Qin here. If the other party really wanted to do something wrong, they would not even have time to run away.

Xiaoli bit her lip and looked at Lan Qin. They both noticed vigilance and fear in each other's eyes.

Perhaps the sudden silence made the men suspicious. The man with dyed yellow hair spat and said viciously: "Fuck it, who cares about it? This girl will report us later anyway, so we might as well teach her a lesson now!"

"Lan Qin, do you understand?" Xiaoli gritted her teeth and took a deep breath before speaking.

Lan Qin had already started to retreat, but suddenly she heard Xiaoli yell with all her might, "Run!" and then she turned around and ran towards the inner circle.

Lan Qin followed closely behind, running with all her might.

The group of people didn't expect that Lan Qin and Xiao Li would suddenly run away. They were stunned for about seven or eight seconds before they reacted, and then they saw that Xiao Li and the other person had already run twenty or thirty meters away.

"Fuck, why are you still standing there? Chase her!" One of the men immediately reacted and yelled.

As a result, the five men in flip-flops immediately chased Xiaoli in the direction of the enemy, like wild beasts with red eyes seeing their prey.

What these people were thinking was that since they had been caught doing what they did, and no one was watching at this critical moment, they might as well go all the way. Even if they found out about the Security Bureau afterwards, no one could do anything to them without evidence.

Men have greater strength and explosive power than women. Even if the opponent is chasing after them in flip-flops, they can catch up with Xiaoli and Lanqin in less than a minute.

"You little bitch, I told you to run, but now you're in my hands. Let me see if you'll give in!" One of them grabbed Xiaoli's elbow and tried to pull her into his arms, but Xiaoli slapped him in the face.

"Let me go, you filthy bastard!"

While Xiaoli was resisting, she could still hear Lanqin's screams. She was suddenly startled, thinking that Lanqin was still a child. Would these beasts not even let the little girl go? So she struggled even harder.

The men looked at the two people struggling and immediately burst into hideous laughter.

As one of the men was laughing, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a white object approaching from a distance, and running towards them at a very fast speed.