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

This snowstorm was completely unexpected for everyone. It came with such force that it instantly reminded people of the day when the extreme cold weather first came and there was also such an unusually heavy snow.

Snowflakes hit the roof like hail, and there were constant knocking sounds on the second floor ceiling. Looking from the outside, large pieces of ice were falling from the sky. This was the first time they had ever seen such a sight. Even the northerner who had grown up in the north and was accustomed to snow was stunned by the scene. It's not like he had never seen a blizzard before, and he had even lived in a place on the border with temperatures of more than 50 degrees below zero, but this was the first time he had seen snowflakes this big. Not to mention whether the car could drive hard in such a blizzard, people walking on the road would be frozen to death.

Fan Yong was worthy of being a member of the homeowners' committee. He calmed down a lot of people in no time. Fortunately, everyone had sufficient supplies at the moment, and when they went out, they all brought food that could last for at least three days. However, in such a ventilated environment, the body's temperature dropped rapidly, and if one was not careful, one would very likely catch a cold and have a fever. In addition, in relatively crowded places, the circulation was strong, and the virus spread very quickly. Therefore, Fan Yong immediately arranged for personnel to conduct a simple physical examination on everyone. He was slightly relieved when at least nothing seemed to be wrong. After all, he was the one who organized the team to go out, and if something really happened and was investigated, he would be to blame.

Around 5:30 in the evening, it was getting dark, but the snowstorm showed no sign of stopping. Some people tried to go out, and even boasted confidently that it was only a few hundred meters away, and once they found a car, they would drive over to pick them up immediately.

As a result, the man walked less than a hundred meters away and ran back to the unfinished building with a terrified look on his face. He couldn't help but tremble all over, "No, no, outside is not a place for people to stay."

It turned out that the man had just walked out not long ago, and the blizzard got stronger and stronger. It was already a little difficult for people to walk against the wind and snow. The man gradually felt something was wrong after walking for dozens of meters in the wind and snow. At first, his body felt cold, and his feet felt heavy as if they were filled with lead. The snow was already above his ankles and was at least seven or eight centimeters deeper than when he first set out in the morning. You can imagine how much snow had fallen in the past few hours.

After seeing him come back, some people even laughed: "I told you not to go out in this weather, but you still dared to go out in such a severe snowstorm. I really admire you. Besides, aren't you afraid of encountering some mutant beasts or something?"

"Come on, the mutants will be so scared when they see this much snow that they will go back to their dens to keep warm. You must be crazy to go out at this time."

The continuous teasing made the man's face turn red, and finally he sat in front of the fire in frustration, his body still shaking uncontrollably.

Fan Yong took the initiative to hand the man a cup of freshly boiled snow water and asked, "How is the road condition outside?"

The man drank several mouthfuls of hot water and felt much more comfortable all over. He sighed and shook his head, "Oh no, the wind is strong and the snow is heavy. The visibility is only a dozen meters and I can't see anything else. Besides, the road we came from before is covered with thick snow, which has reached my ankles just now. I'm afraid I won't be able to walk any further soon." The newly fallen snow is relatively loose, and people can hardly stand steadily when they first step on it, and there is a danger of sinking into the snow. This is why the man turned back immediately after walking more than 200 meters.

Fan Yong didn't say anything after hearing what was said. His eyes fell on the heavy snow falling outside. As he looked at the sky getting darker and darker, he was suddenly overcome by a sense of crisis.

At this time, Qin Cong and a good friend of his had just returned from smoking on the first floor. Seeing that Fan Yong was sitting in silence, which was a rare occasion, they exchanged glances and sat down next to Fan Yong, one on each side.

"Brother-in-law, what are you thinking about so intently?" Qin Cong smiled and took a cigarette out of his ear and handed it to him.

Fan Yong, who had always accepted cigarettes, shook his head at this time. Qin Cong was a little surprised. What was wrong with this guy? Fan Yong never refused cigarettes.

In fact, it’s not that Fan Yong doesn’t like smoking. On the contrary, he is a well-known heavy smoker. He started smoking in high school and it has been more than ten years now. But now he really doesn’t feel like smoking. Another reason is that just now a buddy on the second floor was smoking when the 17 or 18-year-old psychic kid opposite him cut half of his cigarette with an ice pick. The psychic kid just said coldly, "Smoking is not allowed in public places."

God damn public places...

But what can he do? Even if the smoking guy is angry and embarrassed, he dare not fight with the other party easily. After all, the other party is a B-level mutant.

"Where is your sister?" Fan Yong suddenly asked.

Tan Cong immediately smiled and said, "He's sitting by the fire downstairs chatting with people."

In addition to Qin Si, there was another girl in the team this time. That girl was an athlete and had very good physical fitness. She was also a member of the homeowners' committee, so when she learned that Fan Yong was going to organize a group of people to go out this time, she signed up immediately.

When Fan Yong was elected as the chairman of the owners' committee, he received the support of these owners. After careful consideration, he agreed to let the girl accompany him.

Fan Yong raised his eyes and sighed, "The weather is bad. I'm afraid we may not be able to leave tonight."

"What are you afraid of, brother-in-law? The supplies we brought are enough for two or three days. Can't we set off when the snow is less severe?" Qin Cong didn't think that the snowstorm would continue for long. Even if it lasted for a few days, it wouldn't matter. This place was not far from the community. Their car was only about five or six hundred meters away. They were not worried about dying here.

"What if the snowstorm doesn't stop?" Fan Yong asked back.

Qin Cong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "How is that possible? Besides, if we are really trapped here, we don't have to worry. Didn't we tell other owners before we came out that if we can't come back within two days, we will contact the Self-Defense Forces."

"Do you think the Self-Defense Forces will really come? Don't think too much. The bodies of the Wild Wolf Mercenaries are probably still lying in the community. The Self-Defense Forces can't even take care of themselves in this kind of weather. Will they be willing to come and rescue us? Instead of thinking about these things, we should think more about how we can save ourselves." Fan Yong glanced at Qin Cong as if he were a fool.

I thought Tan Cong would be somewhat wary of this, but unexpectedly, Tan Cong smiled and said nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? There is always a way out. Besides, I just got a piece of news."

Qin Cong's voice suddenly lowered, and his tone became mysterious. Generally speaking, he would only act like this when he got some gossip.

"If you have something to say, just say it quickly. Why are you still acting so slick in front of me!" Fan Yong raised his hand and slapped Qin Cong in the face.

The man next to Qin Cong couldn't help but laugh, "Brother Yong, don't be so angry. Congzi and I wanted to tell you as soon as we got the news."

"Alright, alright, don't I know what you are thinking? Tell me what you want to say, or get out of here." Fan Yong was in no mood to joke with this brat. His face was filled with impatience.

"Hehe, Brother Yong, this is a good thing. Once you hear it, you'll know that our trip is worthwhile." The man's eyes were filled with excitement, and even his tone rose a lot.

Qin Cong also pursed his lips and held back his smile and nodded: "Brother-in-law, if you listen, you will know that this is definitely a great thing."

"Alright, alright, tell me what's going on." Fan Yong's curiosity was gradually aroused.

"Brother-in-law, do you know what's in that cave?" Qin Cong narrowed his eyes, and the expression on his face gradually became interesting.

Fan Yong didn't say anything, but Qin Cong became even more excited, "Brother-in-law, there are energy stones in that cave."

"What energy stone?" Fan Yong was still a little confused, so he looked at Qin Cong curiously.

"They said that the black hole is connected to an underground city, and there are many energy stones underneath. These energy stones can allow ordinary people to awaken their superpowers early." Qin Cong's voice could not be any lower, for fear that others would hear what he said.

"Who told you this? Ordinary people can also awaken superpowers?" Fan Yong didn't believe it at all at this time. The main reason was that similar news had been circulated on the forum before, saying that some nutrient solution developed in a certain place or some medicine made from a certain crystal core could promote the awakening of superpowers. The price of a bottle of nutrient solution alone was prohibitive for most people.

However, even so, there are still many people who are flocking to this nutrient solution that claims to be able to develop physical abilities, and even scramble to buy it, causing the price of ordinary nutrient solution to soar for a period of time, even exceeding the market value of some crystal cores of the same level at one point.

Fan Yong was also among the buyers at the beginning, and even sold his motorcycle to buy a cycle of the so-called "nutrient solution", but unfortunately the nutrient solution did not bring any other changes except making Fan Yong's body a little stronger and more energetic. The efficacy of awakening superpowers is just a rumor deliberately spread by unscrupulous businessmen and some research institutes in order to make money.

So when Fan Yong heard what Qin Cong said, he immediately frowned in disgust, "That's it? Where did you get the news?"

"Brother-in-law, you still remember Little Sun from Unit 8, right? His brother is in the Self-Defense Force. Recently, a lot of people have been sent down from the underground city. Can you guess why?"

"Xiao Sun? I have some impression of him. It seems that his brother is the captain of a small team in the Self-Defense Forces. The house in the civil servants' community was bought with his brother's quota."

"It is said that a small-scale beast tide appeared in the dungeon some time ago, so the Self-Defense Forces sent more personnel to carry out the 'clearance operation'."

"'Clearing operation? If that's the case, it means there must be something in the dungeon. But even the energy stone may not necessarily awaken superpowers. What Xiao Sun said may not be reliable." Fan Yong is not the kind of person who believes others' one-sided words. Besides, if there really is such an energy stone, the government should do everything possible to suppress all the news and keep it for themselves.

"Brother-in-law, I'm afraid you don't understand the interests involved. Think about it. The underground city was built and opened to the public for less than a week. Before that, it was clearly claimed that the underground city was the most suitable new city for human habitation in the next ten years. Why did they block all the news when the Chinese New Year was approaching? Another point is that the patrol force of the underground city has increased by at least 30% compared to before. Why has the rescue operation for the extreme cold snow disaster not been launched? It's because the Self-Defense Forces are not enough! Otherwise, it would be impossible to withdraw the support from major hospitals and health centers and concentrate them all in the administrative area. Another point is that Xiao Sun's brother belongs to the special forces. Even if this is three-tenths exaggerated, it is seven-tenths true."

Fan Yong straightened his chest slightly and looked around vigilantly. At this time, all the people who had gathered on the second floor had dispersed into their own small groups, and the few people who were sitting around the fire were obviously not in good spirits and had closed their eyes and dozed off. In addition, Qin Cong and the man who followed them deliberately lowered their voices, so no one else would listen carefully to what these three people said.

The man's name is Fang Qiang. He is Qin Cong's best friend. He heard about Xiao Sun's story from the drinking table. Xiao Sun has a strange habit. Once he gets drunk, he blurts out everything and he can't remember what he said the next day. The energy stone and the dungeon story were all accidentally blurted out by Xiao Sun when he was drunk a few days ago.

"Brother-in-law, the black hole is less than two kilometers away from the underground city. Do you still remember that you and my sister opposed me spending a lot of money to buy a crystal core detection instrument?"

At the beginning, Qin Cong secretly used the money for purchasing the air conditioner to buy a so-called crystal core detector without telling Qin Si and Fan Yong, saying that it could sense the location of the crystal core or energy stone within a certain range.

However, it had been more than half a year since it was bought and it had never been used. After all, everyone knew that the higher the level of the mutant beast, the higher the level of the crystal core in its body. Therefore, this so-called energy detector became a product with a high IQ tax, and Qin Si often complained about it.

"You brought that thing this time too?" Fan Yong raised his eyebrows.

Qin Cong immediately revealed a playful smile, nodded and said, "Of course, this thing cost such a high price in the first place." Then he restrained his smile slightly, lowered his head and leaned close to Fan Yong's ear: "I just braved the snow to check the edge of the cave entrance. The magnetic field there is obviously more chaotic than that in the house, and the energy detector detected a large amount of energy that does not belong to the ground. Therefore, I am sure that there must be some kind of powerful energy body under the cave. Combined with what Xiao Sun said before, there is something that the base government wants to conceal. The underground city may have a large number of undeveloped energy stones." When Qin Cong said this, his eyes lit up, and he wished he could enter the cave immediately.

Seeing that Fan Yong was still hesitating, Qin Cong decided to strike while the iron was hot and said hurriedly, "Brother-in-law, we must not miss this opportunity, we must enter the underground city!"