Escape From the Library

【Environmental Pollution-04】

I don't have enough money to spend, what should I do?

The students in the 183 research group never had to worry about life during their college years. Their parents would give them living expenses on time every month. As long as they don’t squander at will, everyone’s life can be very nourishing.

But now, if we follow Senior Brother Liu's suggestion and save some funds to buy medicines for emergencies, each person will only have enough money to buy 5 packs of biscuits.Divide it into 14 days, and eat one pack for three days, then they probably will starve to death here.

Everyone looked at each other for a while.

Lin Manluo suggested: "If it's really not possible, can we eat the leaves when I summon the big tree to purify the air? My vines should be able to eat too. There is no green in this world, and I can get some green plants for everyone to eat."

Everyone: "..."

So in the following days, they will suck up the soil and eat the leaves at the same time?It's so miserable.

Lan Yarong helplessly raised her forehead: "Manluo, those green vines of yours can tie people up and strangle them. They can't be pulled by hands, and they can't be cut by knives. They are like steel bars. Can our teeth move?"

Lin Manluo looked back at Xin Yan with a guilty conscience: "Isn't there any Xin Yan? Steam it before eating."

Xin Yan was expressionless: "Is it easy to bite after steaming?"

As a foodie, Ke Shaobin immediately suggested sincerely: "I think, if we are not starving to death, we should not eat the leaves and vines of Senior Sister Lin, right? The texture and taste will leave a heartbroken saddle.

Jiang Pingce was not interested in eating leaves or rattan, so he looked at Xingwen: "Let's find a way to make some money."

Since the money in hand is not enough to spend, either steal, rob, or make money.

These people are all from the domestic column# They have been good students with excellent grades since they were young, and they have never done anything like stealing or robbery.Now, although I have learned the supernatural ability, it would be easy to steal and rob by relying on the supernatural ability, but my heart is still in vain.

If they rely on stealing to complete the exam, Yue Xingwen is not sure whether the library will give them a low score.

The reason they went to the supermarket to find food at the School of Life Sciences was because the city had collapsed, there were no living people, and the supermarket was looted.But the social order in this city still exists, there are surveillance cameras in the supermarket, and there are cashiers at the door...

Stealing is, after all, the next best thing to do.

Thinking of this, Yue Xingwen said: "Buy the food for today first, find a place to use as our base, and discuss how we can earn a living in such a heavily polluted world."

Standing in the supermarket, no result can be discussed, and people coming and going always look at them with strange eyes.

Everyone nodded in agreement: "Buy less supplies first, and find a place to settle down."

Jiang Pingce collected everyone's points, exchanged half of them, and took 390 yuan to buy 12 masks and two boxes of compressed biscuits.The strange thing is that there is no mineral water sold in the supermarket.

Everyone settled the bill at the cash register and walked out of Huaxiang Building.

The biscuits were not heavy. Zhuo Feng and Liu Zhaoqing each carried a box, and masks were distributed to everyone to wear.

With masks to filter sand and dust, although the filtered air is still not as fresh as they breathed in reality, and it still has a strange smell, but compared to eating a mouthful of sand just now, the current situation is much better. too much.

Jiang Pingce said, "Find a place to live first."

Yue Xingwen frowned and thought for a while: "With so many of us, it will be difficult to find an existing building. The Huaxiang Building just now was able to enter because there happened to be a supermarket on the first floor of this building, and you can enter and exit freely. Others It should not be so easy to get mixed into the office buildings and communities."

Zhang Xiaonian suddenly raised his hand and asked, "Do you mind living underground?"

Yue Xingwen looked back at him: "What do you mean?"

Zhang Xiaonian said seriously: "Didn't I learn the burrowing skills of the School of Architecture before? I can build underground fortresses, and the materials used are earthquake-resistant walls, which are similar to air-raid shelters. Even if the city is bombed, we can still survive." Go down. It’s just that the basement may be damp and cold, and I’m afraid everyone won’t be used to it.”

Qin Miao took the lead in expressing his opinion: "I don't care. We are here to survive, not a tourist group. It is enough to survive, and the requirements should not be too high."

Lan Yarong smiled and said: "The basement, I think it's a good idea. We hide underground. On the one hand, it's safer. On the other hand, we also have a fixed place to live, so we don't have to work hard every day to find a place like a guerrilla."

Qin Lu also agreed: "Having your own base camp is much more convenient than sneaking into the office building to sleep every night. If there is surveillance in the office building, we can't hide. If so many people suddenly appear, if they are captured by surveillance cameras, it will be more convenient." cause trouble."

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Yue Xingwen said: "Let's do it this way. Let's find a piece of wasteland. Xiaonian will be responsible for the construction and build an underground base. We will live underground for the next 14 days."

Everyone came to the entrance of Huaxiang Building.

Next to the street there is a big screen with a map of the city drawn on it.

The city is not big and surrounded by mountains. Jiang Pingce pointed to one of the mountains and said, "Qingxia Mountain is the closest to here. Go to the foot of the mountain to build a base, and it will be convenient for us to come back at any time to replenish supplies."

Yue Xingwen said: "Qingxia Mountain is 3 kilometers away from here. When there are no pedestrians on the street after dark, Qin Lu will open the board to change positions. It will take us ten seconds to arrive."

Zhang Xiaonian agreed: "Well, I also think it's better to start construction after dark, lest people in this world find us behaving strangely and arrest us as monsters."

Xu Yishen squinted his eyes at the clock on the square, and said, "The time is now 4 pm, and there are still a few hours before dark. What shall we do next? Do you want to check around for news?"

Yue Xingwen nodded: "Everyone, let's spread out and meet here before 6 pm."

The crowd went together in twos and went around to find out the news from passers-by on the road.

Jiang Pingce and Yue Xingwen walked forward side by side. When they passed the corner, they saw two girls coming out of the nearby clothing store with shopping bags. Yue Xingwen stepped forward and asked politely: "Hello, where can I buy it?" water?"

The girl looked up at them suspiciously. The two were tall and slender. Although the wind and sand blew their heads and faces, it still didn't affect their appearance.The tall girl smiled and asked curiously, "Why don't you wear headscarves?"

Yue Xingwen said: "We are from other places, so we don't know much about the situation here."

The girl nodded knowingly, and said: "Pure water can be bought at the Water Resources Management Bureau in the central square. Each household is limited to 10 liters a week. You can just queue up to get it with your ID card. For foreigners, you can buy it with your ID card." Go shopping, you can buy bottled water."

Yue Xingwen then asked, "Is there no running water at home?"

The girl said: "Of course not. The tap water has been seriously polluted. You must pass through the unified department of the Water Resources Management Bureau before you can drink it."

Jiang Pingce frowned and asked, "Ten liters a week is only enough to eat, right? Don't you usually take a bath?"

The girl looked at him in surprise: "What do you mean by taking a bath?"

Yue Xingwen and Jiang Pingce: "..."

Another girl tugged at her sleeve lightly, and said in a low voice, "These two are weird, sister, let's go home quickly."

The tall girl smiled apologetically, turned around and left with her sister.

Jiang Pingce's face was very stiff, and after a while, he whispered: "People in this world...don't take a bath?"

Yue Xingwen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Water resources are seriously polluted. It's already difficult to ensure food and drink. How can there be water for bathing? Besides, in this weather, you can't tell if you don't take a bath, right?"

Jiang Pingce turned around and looked at the backs of the two girls. They were wearing protective clothing, their hair was tightly wrapped in scarves, and their faces were covered with big masks, with only a pair of eyes exposed.

Everyone dresses up like this, which really saves the effort of washing, putting on makeup, and taking a bath.

In reality, Jiang Pingce takes a bath every day. It is hard for him to imagine that people in this world have never taken a bath. What kind of experience is that?Doesn't it stink...

Forget it, it hurts to think about it.

Yue Xingwen noticed Ping Ce's ugly face, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, if you want to take a bath, I can help you."

Jiang Pingce turned to look at him, Yue Xingwen said: "I'll find out later, let's go."

The two returned to the square together, and the teammates soon arrived.

Ke Shaobin focused on food-related information: "The daily food of residents in this city is mainly compressed biscuits and compressed bread. Occasionally, they cook a pot of porridge with water and eat it with pickles. Fruits and fresh vegetables are rich people. Affordable and rare items, it is already a luxury for ordinary people to buy a bunch of grapes or a few apples during the festival.”

Liu Zhaoqing said: "In this city alone, tens of thousands of people die from diarrhea every year. The incidence of lung cancer is 10%, and the incidence of gastrointestinal cancer is as high as 20%. There are few healthy people, and the birth rate of babies is extremely low. The urban population is keep shrinking."

Lin Manluo said seriously: "Even with the support of technology, living in such harsh conditions for a long time, the average life expectancy of human beings has been shortened to 40 years old. Young people are unwilling to have offspring, and species extinction will happen sooner or later."

Lan Yarong said: "I stopped a few passers-by for a chat just now, and found that everyone is not in a good mood, they live like walking dead, and they usually don't have much entertainment."

The topic became serious, and everyone's faces were a little ugly.

You have never seen such a seriously polluted environment, and the current status of human beings in such an extreme environment.

Not to mention basic food and nutrition, even water, you have to queue up to get it with your ID card. What can a family do with 10 liters a week?I'm afraid it's only enough for daily drinking, and an occasional meal of rice porridge, right?

Yue Xingwen took a deep breath and said, "Go build our base first."

It was already dark, and there were no street lights on the street, probably to save electricity resources.Jiang Pingce guided Qin Lu to move according to the location in his memory. Qin Lu took out the globe and changed the positions continuously, and soon came to the foot of the mountain.

It is desolate and uninhabited, and the environment is as poor as the city. The whole mountain is bare and there is no trace of green plants.

Xin Yan used an alcohol lamp to illuminate, and Zhang Xiaonian summoned the excavator to start working.

At the beginning, because there were many displacement skills in the team, Sister Manluo's vines could also be used to build bridges. Therefore, Zhang Xiaonian did not learn the skills in the direction of "bridge construction", but learned "underground construction", which came in handy today.

The "Underground Fortress" skill of the School of Architecture is very good. Within 10 minutes, Zhang Xiaonian dug out a huge pit of about 200 square meters. Earthquake-proof walls were built on the top, bottom, left and right of the pit, and there were molds. 6 double bedrooms, living room and dining room, and two bathrooms were built on the plot.

When everyone came to the basement, there were no windows, and naturally there was no light underground. Xin Yan left a lot of alcohol lamps in the room as lighting equipment. Everyone walked around the basement, admiring the masterpiece of the little brother.

Zhuo Feng smiled and said: "Young year is fine, this underground dormitory is quite spacious!"

Zhang Xiaonian was very happy to be praised, saying: "Anyway, the land does not require money, so I will build it bigger."

Liu Zhaoqing said: "The underground is damp and cold, how about this, everyone come to help, we make some quilts ourselves."

The four girls looked back at him together: "You don't want to use gauze as a quilt, do you?"

Liu Zhaoqing laughed and said, "I have unlimited gauze and surgical sutures, so of course I can make beds and quilts! Is it the first time for you to cover a quilt made of gauze? Not only can it keep warm, but it can also beautify the skin. Eliminate all the acne and scars on your body."

Girls: "..."

We all want to have such a "beauty quilt"!

Yue Xingwen followed up and said: "My rainstorm skill, after upgrading, can summon a large rainstorm of 30 meters by 30 meters, and the cooling time is 1 hour. Later, I will directly call the rainstorm at the two toilets , you guys make do, one room for boys and one room for girls, use it as a public bathhouse, let’s take a shower with rainwater.”

Yue Xingwen continued: "The rain is too cold, but my rain can be mixed with other professional skills. Xin Yan integrated the alcohol lamp into the clouds, heating it while it rains, and we can take a hot bath."

When he said this, he looked at Jiang Pingce.Jiang Pingce raised his lips and gave Yue Xingwen a thumbs up.

Everyone: "???"

Bases are built underground, gauze is used to make quilts, and rainwater is used for bathing.

You know, the painting style of their 183 research group has never been normal!