Desperate Night

"In addition to water, there are also ghosts harassing you all the time. You need to artificially create a pyroxene isolation environment. And there are also people who need to produce mushrooms, cockroaches and lizards steadily. In Hope City, there are people who specialize in growing vegetables and raising livestock. The conditions are too different." Li Runshan shook his head.

"The conditions are too different." His daughter Aisina ran out from behind him, standing behind him and nodding and repeating.

"So." Yu Hong glanced at the girl and returned his gaze to Li Runshan.

"So you can only find those people who can't stay in Hope City." Li Runshan smiled and pointed out, "First rely on them to support a small base, and after ensuring the safety of water and food, you can consider attracting good players to settle down for a long time."

"That makes sense," Yu Hong sighed.

"In a few days, a group of refugees will pass by nearby. They are all solar-powered electric cars, which are only charged by the sun. The speed is very slow, and there will definitely be people who have run out of food along the way. This team is heading towards Tianyue, and they will look for strongholds to trade and exchange food along the way. You can try to take in a few people when the time comes."

Yu Hong nodded, but when he thought of the situation in his safe house, he shook his head in his heart. His safe house is not enough to take in people now. Where can they live? Can they live with him in the cave? He has so many private things, can he be trusted?

So there is no way, now the time is far from ripe, and the road can only be taken step by step.

He can't even be self-sufficient, it's too early.

After talking with Li Runshan, Yu Hong separated and went to see Dr. Xu on the way back, but found that the cave she was in was empty and quiet.

Dongdongdong.

He stood in front of the cave door and knocked.

No response.

Putting down his hand, he sighed slightly and turned to look elsewhere.

The surroundings were quiet, with only the fire still burning in the distance emitting thick smoke.

The originally silent forest was now completely dyed red by the red light, and even though it was near dusk, it was as bright as noon.

Just as he was about to leave and return to his safe house.

Dong, dong, dong.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door from inside Dr. Xu's cave.

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Yu Hong glanced at the red value detector integrated in his collar, and the red value on it soared to more than 80.

"Who is knocking on the door?" Dr. Xu's voice came from the cave, cautious and careful.

Yu Hong looked at the red value again, sighed in his heart, ignored the sound inside, and left directly.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned back, bent down to pick up a stone, and carved a line of words on the ground in front of the wooden door.

'The master has left, there is a trick inside'.

After doing this, he stood up again.

At the window of the cave, next to the half-drawn white curtain, there stood a woman in white.

The woman looked at him woodenly, through the window, her eyes dull, standing there quietly.

Her face was exactly the same as Dr. Xu's, except that her skin was whiter, with an indescribable sense of corruption, like a white wall that was about to peel off.

Yu Hong glanced at her, turned around and walked away quickly.

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Baihe City.

In an abandoned auditorium.

Rows of seats were dark red and covered with knitted outer skin.

Some of the seats collapsed, while others were intact but covered with dust.

The large area of ​​red seats formed a fan shape, half surrounding the rectangular podium in front.

At this time, there were more than 20 people standing sparsely in the auditorium. They were all United Army soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms, helmets and tactical vests.

In front of all the soldiers, there were three non-commissioned officers wearing the same camouflage uniforms but with silver crescent moons on their shoulders.

The three non-commissioned officers, two men and one woman, each holding a pen and paper in their hands, were recording names.

"Xu Zhengqiu."

"Wang Xuan."

"Zhang Jiawei."

"Liu Yu."

The names were called out one by one from the three sergeants, and the soldiers whose names were called walked to the corresponding sergeants to be assigned to the team members.

As the names were called out one by one, the three teams became clearer and clearer, and there were more and more people.

And the remaining soldiers became fewer and fewer.

About ten minutes later.

"Ma Randong."

"Xu Dawei."

As time went by, the speed of calling names became slower and slower.

Finally.

"Ding Chao."

As this name was finished, the three sergeants stopped calling people.

But the soldiers were not assigned, and there were still two women and one man who had not been assigned.

"Is it over? Why are there still three people who haven't been assigned?" Xu Fei, one of the three sergeants, frowned and looked at the other two of the same level. "My place is full."

"It's the same here." Another sergeant said coldly.

"." The only female sergeant Xue Ningning looked at the two helplessly.

She could understand the requirement that the mission team must be as elite as possible, but if she didn't select and bring these elites, the remaining people would have to form a team to enter the mission area.

Such a team without a captain would rashly enter the mission area and encounter strange ghosts or blood monsters, and the possibility of getting into trouble is very high.

Therefore, before the mission, the captains would try their best to bring everyone and assign them.

But now

Xue Ningning looked at the list of information in her hand.

The remaining three people were Ou Li, Chen Qiaosheng, and Lin Yiyi.

Each of these three people had very troublesome defects. Although they were also elites recommended by the local area and had their own strengths, they were compared with ordinary soldiers. In this team of all elites, the three of them seemed to be dwarfed.

"Team Liu, there are three people left. Take a look." Xue Ningning frowned and looked at the tallest male non-commissioned officer.

"Form your own team." Team Liu didn't even look at the three of them and just left the auditorium with his team.

"Ouyang." Xue Ningning looked at another non-commissioned officer of the same level.

"Ning Ning, don't look at me. I am responsible for the safety of my team. In a few days, the evil shadow of the newly evolved species will spread here, and the blood concentration nearby is getting higher and higher. More people does not necessarily mean safer , you also understand this." The other party also led his team out of the auditorium one after another.

When they left, their eyes fell on the remaining three people one after another. Obviously, everyone saw that these three people were the worst, and none of the three superiors wanted them.

Xue Ningning looked at the two colleagues who were leaving, looking equally embarrassed.

She raised her hand and typed an order, asking all the team members to line up and prepare to leave together.

But the command to leave was given halfway, and when she saw the expectant and anxious eyes of the last three people, her heart finally softened.

"Forget it, you guys come and join the team too." She waved to the three of them.

Anyway, the team she led was exploring the shortest route and the highest security. As long as there were three more people, there shouldn't be much of a problem as long as they were careful.

"yes!"

The last three people quickly stood at attention and responded loudly.

Little Stutter and Ou Li stood together, and their expressions that were worried about losing the election suddenly became happy.

"Choose. Choose!" She happily grabbed Ou Li's hand and shook it.

"Okay, okay, I got it, don't touch me." Ou Li shook her hand off impatiently. She didn't care at all which team she was in, as long as she could join the team. Anyway, she joined the army to stutter. When in danger, run first, so she wouldn't rush forward stupidly for some order.

The third person on the side, Chen Qiaosheng, was listless and pale. He was slightly relieved when he heard the order to join the team.

Seeing the different reactions of these three people, Xue Ningning, as the captain, still shook his head slightly in his heart.

Each of these three people is selfish. A mentally challenged person cannot operate various equipment. One is weak and has extremely poor physical fitness.

Although each has its own strengths, its shortcomings are too obvious. I don’t know if she was right or wrong in bringing three people with her.

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"What to do with water?"

As the sun went down, the fire was still burning, but it was much smaller than before.

Perhaps it was blocked by a natural isolation belt, or perhaps it was due to some other unknown reason. In short, the forest fire slowly began to extinguish.

In the safe house, Yu Hong was still thinking about how to solve the water supply.

He was sitting on a wooden bench, scribbling on the wooden board with a charcoal pencil, looking thoughtful.

'I have basically adapted to the current environment. If I move to the edge of the stream again, everything will have to come here again. It will not be easy to move here. It will take too long to have to give up.'

Thinking of this, he picked up the water glass and took a sip to moisten his throat.

Putting down the cup, he looked at the water drops adhering to the inner wall of the water cup, sighed, and put it on the table.

Go ahead and pick up the charcoal pencil.

'etc! ’ Suddenly, a bright light flashed in his mind.

The drops of water clinging to the wall of the cup just now seemed to trigger a flash of inspiration in him.

‘What if I condense water from the air as a water source? ? ’

There is also water in the air, which comes from various types of water vapor that evaporate.

‘High humidity in the air can also lead to mold and the reproduction of microorganisms. If I can directly dehumidify and separate the air water, this will not only ensure the basic water supply, but also ensure that the living environment will not easily become moldy and affect health! ’

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it became.

‘So, what about the dehumidifier? ’

He thought about it and decided to start with Li Runshan's supply team. Supply teams travel between various city strongholds, and as long as there are goods, they can get almost anything. Of course, the price is not cheap, and there is also an intermediary fee for Lao Li, a profiteer.

Fortunately, the large amount of loot harvested this time has greatly enriched Yu Hong.

More than 20 sets of basic protective clothing, more than 20 unloaded pistols, more than 30 silver dollars, more than 20 knives, and other messy things such as glasses, pencils, keys, pocket watches, etc. Magnesium rods, pyroxene blankets, car keys, everything is available.

Xu Fan's disdain for these also meant that the value of repairing and upgrading the Blue Whale Set far exceeded this small amount of material silver dollars.

After coming back to his senses and thinking of the car keys, Yu Hong stood up.

"That group of people even drove a car. As agreed before, these cars belong to me too!" He became excited.

There are a lot of parts on the car, and he is also looking forward to how much a car can be strengthened.

Thinking of this, he decided to look for a car first thing tomorrow morning. Then go to Li Runshan to order a dehumidifier.

"Speaking of dehumidifiers, energy and power supply must also be prepared in advance." Yu Hong sighed, and after going around and around, he returned to the starting point, which was energy. The solar energy unit in his hand was not enough.

‘Forget it, let’s go take a look at the car tomorrow. If I could directly strengthen the car and turn it into a movable safe house, the water problem might be solved by transporting it, and it would also greatly expand my range of movement to explore the surrounding area. ’

He strengthened a large piece of pyroxene and then started today's exercise.

Early the next morning.

Yu Hong got up early, and as soon as it was dawn, he put on his equipment and went out to search for the car driven by Zhao Zhenghong's group.

With the sound of his footsteps, he walked at a moderate pace in the charcoal forest that had just been extinguished.

The temperature around him was still very high. Although it was the coldest morning, he still felt as hot as if he were in midsummer.