Returning from the abyss

Chapter 96 Population Explosion
Plans can't keep up with changes.

This sentence is reflected in the mouths of tourists, that is, you never know what bad things will happen in the test field to toss you.

While watching the various jokes on the opposite side due to the increasing population, No. 34 is also trying to accommodate the ever-increasing number of people.

When the shelter was originally built, it didn't have much space, at most it could accommodate 1000 people in normal life.Of course, this does not mean that there are too many people, there is always room for a little squeeze, not to mention the collection team that is away for several days, the turnover is easy.

"Is someone here again today?"

"Ah."

It has been two days since I came back here, and a total of four teams came in two days, and one of them came here by bicycle and legs. The degree of poverty can be imagined.

Lu Ning inquired a little bit, and found that these people were "refugees" who had escaped from the surrounding shelters.You don't need to ask to know what happened to those shelters.Naturally, Cao Xiong would not sit idly by, and had already begun to select healthy young people to start training.

With that came more questions.

On the 33rd, there was a lot of arguing about the distribution of supplies every day. There were not enough rooms to live in, even the cafeteria and training ground were set aside, and there were still complaints.Tuliba and Qiu Ren, the two mixed patrols fighting the fire, probably had no time to prepare any supplies.

Although the situation on the 34th side was a little better, the large number of strangers who poured in in a short period of time also caused more provocative incidents.It can be seen from the fact that Lu Ning and Xuan Zitong were reported to Cao Xiong after they became disabled before, at least there was no such serious matter here on the 34th, but now there are voices of someone fighting and breaking a bone every day.

"A bunch of scourges."

In the cafeteria, the bald man sat across from Lu Ning's table with a rice bowl in his hand. In his bowl were two pieces of potatoes, one sweet potato, and half a piece of greasy ham, which was obviously his ration.

"What happened again?"

After the fight that day, the bald head actually started to talk about friendship with Lu Ning and others.This person is also talkative, because he is a small boss in the shelter because of his outstanding skills, and he is much more informed than Lu Ning.

"The gang of sailors robbed a few southerners who came here before, and the southerners went back and dragged people to fight. Now they are lying on the ground in the corridor of the third basement."

The bald head picked up a potato, blew hard and peeled off the skin. Potato skins are something that the 34th would probably not eat, but the other side would probably be able to snatch them crazy.

"Don't care about Mr. Cao?"

"Now I am busy training people to prepare weapons. I know that there are monsters and zombies around. These small things are all taken care of by my subordinates."

What to do?It was originally a place with no rules, and others followed the rules so no one was killed. At most, there would be a little more noise, and if you put something in charge of the place, the big trouble would be reduced.

"The influx of too many outsiders in a short period of time has caused the formation of cliques. If this continues, it will be sooner or later." Lu Ning calmly fished out a meatball from the bowl.

The bald head straightened his eyes, and hurriedly peeked into Lu Ning's bowl, only to find that it was porridge cooked with miscellaneous grains, vegetables and meatballs!
The cafeteria on No. 34 almost exists in name only. Everyone does what they have. A few who know how to cook occasionally come out to charge a processing fee to help make a big meal. The thing in it was made by himself.

He can barely cook porridge, but Lu Ning is unusual!

"Where did you get the food?"

"I went out and opened a warehouse before, and put a few catties of dried vegetables in it."

"Hey, hey, how about I trade it with you? It's not much, just a catty!"

It's been so long since the end of the day, vegetables have long been a rare species, and there are various ways to preserve meat, but vegetables can't be kept for so long except for pickled vegetables and dried vegetables!Although the meat is delicious, after eating it for so many months, I am already tired of it.

"What do you want in exchange?" Lu Ning raised her eyes.

"what do you want?"

"Do you have electronic components in there? Chips or something."

The bald head got stuck instantly.

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After coming out of the cafeteria, Lu Ning knocked on the door of Lu Wenshuo's room with Xuan Zitong.

"Have you eaten?" Lu Wenshuo asked after opening the door, behind him Liao Yimeng was sitting on the bed eating biscuits.

"Well, I just got the news that Cao Xiong is going to engage in military affairs. Then the news about my batch of gunpowder can sell him."

"Are you going to act? That's just right. Yun Zhiyao just sent me a message. She found a large number of monsters entrenched in the ruins of a small town after turning over a mountain in the south. Among them, there are at least two plasma beasts. It is estimated that It is the evil claw army that is about to attack here."

"One. There must be more than one... How far did Yun Zhiyao go?"

"Running for three days... Don't worry, she can scold you to death, but she will never delay what she has to do. I'll give you the number of troops I have visually estimated later."

"Alright, besides, I have to go out tomorrow and borrow it from Chu Jianting."

"Just go to him directly."

Lu Wenshuo sold him directly to her with a smile.

Thanks to Lu Wenshuo, Lu Ning took Xuan Zitong outside again, the two of them are considered half-celebrities here, rumors are that they are black and ruthless, and there is no one who does not have eyes at this time Make trouble for them.

"North, northwest, if possible, I would like to lay an ambush on this road... Considering the existence of plasma beasts, prepare to detonate with both hands."

The location of the refuge is not very good, as I said before, there are plains in a large area around, and who knows how far Yun Zhiyao ran and even climbed over a mountain.Such terrain is not suitable for mine laying, mainly because there are not so many things in hand.

Lu Ning decided to take care of it first.After asking several later refugees, it seems that there is a huge group of corpses in the north. Compared with monsters, these stupid guys who walk in a straight line are better arranged.

The location they surveyed was not far from the refuge, and there was a slightly undulating forest area in the north, which was one of the few nearby terrains that could be used.From time to time, there are search teams to clean up here, and there are no zombies or monsters, and the safety can also be guaranteed.

In the end, Xuan Zitong delineated several places. Originally, the underground blasting had a higher success rate according to her intention, but it was a pity that there was no convenient excavating machine in hand.

When the two were about to leave, they suddenly heard the sound of a car engine.Through the bare bushes a long convoy could be seen slowly approaching in this direction.

"Again?"

Xuan Zitong hid behind a tree.

Lu Ning patted her to let her follow, and jumped out from the bushes.The jeep at the front of the convoy also immediately spotted Lu Ning, and a man in a military coat leaned out from the window, and waved vigorously.

"Hello! May I ask if there is a shelter in front of this!"

Lu Ning did not answer immediately, but first observed the situation of the convoy.

There are not many large vehicles that people fleeing like to use. Most of them are cars and vans. There are no people following the car, and there are no open-air models. above the average line.

"Hehe, don't scare the little girl."

As the jeep stopped, the cars behind also stopped in an orderly manner.An old man with a gray beard got off the co-pilot of the jeep, holding a box of biscuits in his hand, and walked up to hand it out.

"You are……"

Lu Ning didn't answer, but looked at them warily.

"Escaped, from the west. Take it, this is the reward for asking the way."

The old man pushed the biscuit forward again, Lu Ning reached out to take it, and handed it to Xuan Zitong behind him.

"Girl, is there a shelter up ahead?"

"Well, we live there."

"I can let you two little girls travel alone. It seems that the surrounding safety management is good. How is the situation in the shelter? Look at us, can we accommodate so many people?"

Can't stand it.

Leaving aside the already tight number of rooms, the team just looks different from before.In the past, the refugees fought on their own. At most, a group of 30 people would end up at the end. It would not be too much trouble to enter the two refuges separately. The proficiency with which the car stopped and followed quickly was enough to show their level of organization.

"How many people are there?" Of course Lu Ning would not say that directly.

"Ah, about 200 people, why? Are there already many people there?"

The old man laughed, and a few middle-aged men in military overcoats and guns in their hands came up behind him. Just by looking at them, he knew he was from the military.

"There are more people coming recently."

"A lot of people? That's a good thing. There are more people and more power. We thought that there were only a few small shelters left in the vicinity, but we didn't expect there to be a good one."

After speaking, the old man gave a few words to a soldier, and he immediately turned and walked towards the convoy, as if to convey some order.

"Why did you come to escape? What happened?"

"Haha, I'm ashamed to say that I was caught off guard by a new type of Warcraft, and half of the entire base was destroyed. A cold wave warning was issued from above. We didn't have time to rebuild, so we had to leave in batches and wait until we survived this winter. reconstruction."

"A new type of Warcraft?"

"Well, so when I see the leader of the refuge, I have to talk to him, don't think the old man is too talkative, these days I don't come out to take risks these days, this world is getting more and more unsafe."

A few thoughts flashed through Lu Ning's mind, but she nodded calmly on the surface.

Then, the two acted as guides at the invitation of the old man.Out of vigilance, Lu Ning politely declined the old man's invitation to let her get in the car, and walked back to the refuge with Xuan Zitong and the team.

Then, as expected, seeing the situation where the refuge was divided into two, the two sides immediately had a conflict of opinion. Those who came from the large base had obviously never heard of this weird management method, while Zhang Nianxiu and Cao Xiong insisted on not agreeing. Ken puts the shelter back together.

During this time, Lu Ning and Xuan Zitong had already quietly returned to the refuge.

"They, will, cooperate,?"

"meeting."

Lu Ning didn't worry about the problems outside at all. Those people were all veterans, and they knew exactly what to focus on under what circumstances.What's more, the upcoming external pressure also forces them to cooperate, so the result is bound to be a compromise.

"But this shelter will definitely not hold."

"why?"

"When our side obviously starts to pile up favorable conditions, it means that we have completely fallen into a disadvantage. Did you hear what the old man said just now? Cold wave-our enemies are not only monsters and zombies."

"Then, what should we do, deal with it?"

"Tomorrow we will go out with Chu Jianting. The goal this time is fuel, vehicles and scouting suitable shelters. We are not them. We can go back as long as we survive for a certain number of days, so there is no need to think about future development."

Lu Ning returned to the room, took out a map that had been drawn earlier from under the blanket, stuffed it into her pocket, took a biscuit from the biscuit box in Xuan Zitong's hand, chewed a couple of times, and nodded slightly.

"It doesn't taste good, put it away, the next thing we need to prepare is this kind of dry food that is easy to carry, and eat whatever else is extravagant."

(End of this chapter)