Chapter 68 - 68

Chapter 68 Finding the Granary"Are your wife and children dead?"Wang Kai nodded in agreement, thinking that he could save his life by answering obediently.Su Xiaoyu didn't give Wang Kai another chance, and slit his throat with a single stroke. Those who can survive in extreme cold are no ordinary people.The reason we let that group of people leave before was because they were old, weak, sick, or disabled.The group of people in front of us were not old, weak, sick, or disabled; they were all carrying knives. If we hadn't encountered them, it would have been the same with anyone else—a white knife going in and a red knife coming out.They are no longer human; they have become beasts.After Wang Kai died, those people were quickly dealt with.Instead of leaving it by the roadside, it was thrown into a snowdrift.Gu Lingxiao used fire and Supernatural Abilityto burn all the corpses in their faces.Jin Jun and the others were dumbfounded. How could the leader have fire in his hand, and so powerfully that he burned the corpse?Gu Lingxiao didn't offer much explanation, but instead let them figure it out themselves, saying she would talk to them later.They set off again, and not long after, they encountered several more groups of people. They lived peacefully without disturbing each other.At least these groups of people looked like they were just looking for supplies, or perhaps they didn't make a move because they outnumbered the others.So they ignored it and continued on their way.Gu Lingxiao only knew the general location of the granary, but the road was extremely difficult to travel, so she could only lead everyone forward slowly.Seeing that they weren't stopping, Jin Jun leaned forward and asked."Boss, where are we going today? We've been walking for so long!"Gu Lingxiao: "Go to the granary."Jin Jun scratched his head, looking puzzled. "We won't be able to bring back much grain from the granary. We might as well break into the nearby shops and see if we can find anything."Gu Lingxiao, "Should I listen to you or not?"Jin Jun stopped talking. He just felt that going to the granary was a bit far-fetched, and that it would be better to search nearby, where he would likely find more.I don't know how much time passed, but I finally saw the granary. After walking for a few more minutes, I finally arrived at the gate. The gate was tightly closed, so no one had broken in.Gu Lingxiao used a wire to open the door after a few maneuvers, and then led the people inside.After finding that there was hardly anyone in the yard, he said to Jin Jun,"Let's split up and see how much food we have left."After hearing this, they scattered and began to check the grain stored in the granary.Of the 15 large grain silos, only 5 were found to contain grain, with only half the required reserves.Gu Lingxiao winked at Su Xiaoyu and went inside to collect the grain.Su Xiaoyu understood immediately and devoured all the food inside, leaving not a single grain.Now the food reserves in the space have increased a bit. If we could find a suitable mountain and become a mountain king, that would actually be pretty good.After the grain harvest was finished, Gu Lingxiaowent to all the nearby gas stations and asked Su Xiaoyu to collect the oil from them.The weather has been either extremely hot or torrential rainy lately, and then a cold snap came soon after, so even if some people wanted to make oil, they couldn't do it.I went to 19 gas stations, and only a few of them were out of gas; I found gas at the rest.The gas station's rest area usually sells drinks and snacks, and Jin Jun and the others are responsible for collecting the drinks. Even though they're frozen solid, they can still be drunk after thawing them at home.After they left, Su Xiaoyu packed up everything she could in the house, and with Gu Lingxiaocovering for her, she did it all without anyone noticing.It's so great to get something for free! You don't spend a single penny and you still get the item.After bringing the collected snacks and drinks back upstairs, everyone had a simple lunch together.Then they continued to search for supplies, but this time they didn't go far and instead searched in the surrounding shops.The extreme cold occurred quite suddenly, and some shops did not have all their supplies taken away, only some were missing.They focused on collecting grains and seasonings.I found some frozen goods in a store's freezer, including fish, meat, and shrimp, but I didn't see anyone and didn't know where they were.These frozen goods were naturally taken back and given to Lin Xiuxiu to cook.base.Qi Tianyu received news of more than a dozen deaths. The extreme cold had killed many people, dozens or even hundreds every day. He was extremely distressed, and even those who didn't drink before started drinking Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor). Not wanting to face those people, he could only hide in his room to drown his sorrows in alcohol or smoke to vent his frustrations. He lay on the sofa like a lump of mud.The temperature has finally risen, but we've discovered that many people are sick, all with persistent high fevers. If they don't take fever-reducing medication or get fever-reducing injections, they'll be burned to death.Qinling ignored all of this and instead told him that this was called self-elimination.Those who survive are all in good health; those whom God wants to take can only die, so he shouldn't worry.People from the surrounding area will come to join us; as long as the base keeps its gates open, people will come in.Seeing the man constantly smoking and drinking with a troubled expression, Tang Xin felt her opportunity had arrived, so she made a suggestion."There should be grain in the national granary. As long as we bring the grain back and temporarily solve everyone's food and clothing needs, the subsequent problems should be easier to solve."Other provinces should have established bases as well. When we have food, we can trade with them for medicine and other supplies we need, provided we actually have some of those supplies ourselves."That's right! How come I didn't think of that!" Qi Tianyu felt as if he had opened up his meridians after practicing kung fu, and his whole body became energetic. He then kissed Tang Xin."Honey, you're amazing! You can come up with a great idea so easily. I'll go arrange for people to bring the grain back right now. With the grain, everyone shouldn't be so worried."Tang Xin smiled happily, and then said, "And gasoline, we must get more of it, as these will be scarce resources in the future.""That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of that?"When Qi Tianyu was in a better mood, he remembered to get dressed. He opened the closet, found a down jacket that he had never worn, put it on, and then took out a razor to shave his beard.I looked in the mirror and felt that I was still as handsome as ever, without any change.Tang Xin felt that she should have succeeded this time. She was now following the original female lead's path. She remembered that on this day in the book, the original female lead had also given Qi Tianyu the same advice.He led his men to find food and collect gasoline from nearby gas stations, which gave him a voice in the base and attracted followers.As a result, Qi Tianyu led the team he had painstakingly assembled to the granary, only to find that there wasn't a single grain of rice inside when they opened the valve.This infuriated them, who believed that the officials had moved the grain away in advance, preventing ordinary people from surviving.A search of the surrounding gas stations revealed no oil, nor any signs of tampering, meaning it had been siphoned off beforehand.Despite bringing so many people, they found nothing. Qi Tianyu was once again severely reprimanded by Qin Ling, and his status in the base plummeted.