Chapter 172: Winter is coming
It is not so much that winter is coming, but that winter is coming.
The sight was filled with silver and white, and the entire pool was buried in snow. The villa is covered in snow, and the corners of the eaves and windows are hung with seeping icicles, like a castle in the north.
Majestic, proud.
However, Jiang Chen had no room to taste the artistic conception of his villa, and at this moment he was only wearing a thin shirt.
When he stepped into the first moment of the end times, he couldn't help but shudder a few times.
This weather, too, is too TMD cold.
Even with his physique strengthened by genetic medicine, he couldn't bear it.
Jiang Chen hugged his arms without saying a word, and rushed into the villa from the backyard tremblingly. Last time, I started the crossing directly by the pool, but I didn't expect to suffer as soon as I came back this time.
Unlike the cold outside, the inside of the villa is as warm as spring. The broken walls and windows were repaired by Sun Jiao a long time ago, and later underwent a series of professional repairs, so that as long as the windows were closed, there was no need to be bothered by the howling cold wind outside.
However, as soon as he rushed into the villa, he didn't stand firmly, but he was thrown down on the sofa by Sun Jiao, who was also rushing over.
"You're finally back. The royal sister's voice was rather resentful.
"Well, there's a lot going on over there. Jiang Chen said slightly apologetically.
It's not entirely true to say that, he's a little lazy just for fun.
Sun Jiao seemed to see something, but she didn't say anything, just stared into his eyes with those beautiful eyes.
Jiang Chen, who was a little embarrassed by this fiery gaze, looked away, but found that Sun Jiao seemed to be holding something in his hand.
"Huh, what is this?"
"Ah, that, that's, that's" Somehow, Sun Jiao's face turned red, and there was a rare hint of panic in her voice.
"Rags?" Jiang Chen asked tentatively.
"It's a scarf! stupid!" Hearing that her proud work was "slandered" into a rag, Miss Sun Jiao instantly became angry.
Annoyed and angry, Sun Jiao gave Jiang Chen a powder punch to the chest, and then took out the scarf without saying a word. Shame forced a slice around his neck.
"Ahem, you're going to strangle me!" Although the soft touch was constantly squeezing on his chest due to the intense exercise, the restraint from his neck really canceled out the pleasure.
"Don't, don't move, just bear with it!" Sun Jiao blushed. Said viciously.
"Wait, why do you have to be patient with a scarf-"
"Long-winded!"
Actually tsundere?!
After some tossing, this scarf finally hung crookedly on Jiang Chen's neck.
Sun Jiao blushed and got up from Jiang Chen's body and looked to the side delicately.
"Actually, it's still pretty good, how nice it is for you to give it to me. Let alone. The scarf is not tied like this" Jiang Chen smiled bitterly and pulled the scarf around his neck, this chick obviously confused the rope with the scarf.
Plain black scarf without any lace. With a novice's skill, it's still a little too difficult to weave a flower. But to be able to weave the shape, I think she is also working hard.
Hearing Jiang Chen's praise, Sun Jiao's eyes lit up instantly, and as for the latter sentence of complaining about the "binding method", she had selectively ignored it.
"Really! Aha, haha, I say, how can Miss Ben not even be able to knit a scarf. "Blushing. Scratching the back of her head, Sun Jiao's face was full of pride.
"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly think of knitting a scarf?" After tying the scarf again, Jiang Chen asked casually.
"Because," Sun Jiao's gaze wandered to the side again, and her handsome face was covered with a layer of red clouds, "Didn't it say in the magazine before the war? So"
"It's not a hard and fast rule, but it's better to say that girls who are willing to knit scarves for their boyfriends are called rare animals. Jiang Chen sighed and smiled.
But she actually has such a heart. Jiang Chen was still quite moved in his heart.
"What, what are rare animals!" Sun Jiao glared at Jiang Chen viciously.
"It's cute. Jiang Chen hurriedly explained.
"Cute?!" her expression softened instantly, and a pair of bright eyes shyly roamed from side to side.
At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly noticed Yao Yao standing on the stairs. I saw that this little loli was pursing his mouth. Cute big eyes stared straight at the scarf around his neck.
"Whew! that's cunning."
As if hearing the movement in the living room, shaking her hair as white as snow, Lin Ling walked in through the side door with a dissatisfied face.
is still not stingy with his poisonous tongue.
"Cut, it's just two stupid demon couples, why do you have to show affection in the living room, hurry up and close the door to do your last time-" But before he could finish speaking, he got stuck in his throat. Two cold eyes instantly locked on her, making her swallow the second half of the sentence stiffly.
"Ahem, I think it's necessary for the owner of the villa to do something. Jiang Chen said to himself.
"That's right, like building her a cabin outside. Sun Jiao's face showed a little devil-like smile, obviously she also enjoyed the pleasure of bullying Lin Ling.
still failed to harden to the end.
"Woo——, you're all bullying me. With tears in her eyes, Lin Ling looked depressed and fled back to her laboratory and nest.
This narcissistic and venomous beautiful girl always intermittently forgets where she stands.
Looking at Lin Ling's back, a smile rose at the corner of Jiang Chen's mouth.
I don't know if the task given to her has been completed, so I can pick a time to inspect it
There will be no such thing as a fireplace in the future, and no one will keep warm by lighting a fire in their home unless they are poor survivors who can't open the pot. Naturally, there was no such thing in Jiang Chen's villa, and the reason why it was so warm was thanks to the heating network placed in the walls. That kind of thing is very convenient, and it only needs to be heated with electricity.
Of course, the heat-resistant heating wire will not be burned by the EMP, so the heating network is one of the few electronic devices that will not be damaged in the event of a nuclear explosion.
Standing in the study on the top floor, Jiang Chen and Sun Jiao looked out the window side by side.
Goose-feather snowflakes rolled in the north wind, sweeping through every corner of the land. From time to time, the snow slag that pounced on the window would be knocked out of the frozen hard glass, and there was a crisp sound like a mournful sound.
Even if you just look at it, you can feel the coldness that penetrates deep into your heart.
"It's a lot of snow. For a long time, he looked at Jiang Chen outside the window. I was stunned and spit out these four words.
"It's okay, it usually starts to snow in October. For the heavy snow, Sun Jiao's expression was very normal, "It is said that the years after the end of the war. The whole world is covered by a nuclear winter. It's such a brutal sight every day, I don't know how those people outside the shelter survived. ”
Outside the courtyard walls, you can see a concrete apartment building, and inside you live the people of the fish bone base. The "not bad money" fish bone base will naturally not treat its people badly, and every household is connected to electric heating. Life here is simply many times happier than in the slums.
In the clearing, a snow plow converted from a civilian pickup truck is working. Repeatedly pushing the snow from the ground out of the base. Every now and then, sentries standing on the fence moved around, alerting the danger outside the base. The white winter suit was like a snowman with a rifle.
"If the snow is so heavy, the mutants won't be able to march this way. Although it has brought a lot of inconvenience to the production and life of the base, the heavy snow that is flying all over the sky makes him feel a little relieved.
"Speaking of mutants, Zhao Gang, who you sent to investigate, brought back a lot of interesting information. ”
"Oh?" Jiang Chen frowned.
"There are no less than three thousand mutants active in Land Seven. There are clear indications that they are preparing war materials. ”
Every mutant is a born warrior. If there were really more than 3,000 mutants, even if they only sent 1,000 people, it would not be something that the Fish Bone Base, with a total population of just over 200, could resist.
No, let alone fish bones. I'm afraid it's not easy to change to the sixth block.
"Hopefully this snow will cause them some trouble. Looking at the heavy snow outside the window, a touch of sadness flashed between Jiang Chen's eyebrows.
"Mutants are notoriously resistant to the cold, and this level of snow simply can't help them. We can only pray that this heavy snow will make their slaves die more, so that their lives will be more or less sad. Sun Jiao said in a somewhat solemn tone.
Speaking of which, how did the rebel alliance in Kashi survive the obscenity of mutants?
Shaking his head, Jiang Chen temporarily let go of the confusion in his heart, and asked in a deep voice, "Is that all?"
Also, as Gu Zhaogang said, when he returned from No. 7, he met a group of refugees outside Shenxiang Town. ”
"Refugees?" Jiang Chen asked thoughtfully, touching his chin.
"Hmm. They originally belonged to the survivor group in Shenxiang Town. However, the survivor groups located there have been wiped out. Zhao Gang brought back the refugees, and I ordered someone to temporarily contain them outside the city" Sun Jiao nodded, then took out the tablet and showed Jiang Chen the map.
"Shenxiang Town is located between Qingpu and No. 7 land. Adjacent to the Taipu River, it is one of the passages for mutants to go to Wanghai City. The number of survivors is about seven hundred, and it is loosely organized because there is less xenomorph activity and no external threat. There were only simple fortifications outside the town, and the militia was organized with only 21 people"
"So they were enslaved by mutants?" Jiang Chen had already roughly guessed their ending.
"That's right. Sun Jiao nodded, and continued, "A mutant team of 40 people is stationed in Shenxiang Town, and has established an outpost there. It can be seen that they are indeed planning to go to Wanghai City via Shenxiang Town. ”
That means they will go to Qingpu, not Songjiang.
This is undoubtedly the worst outcome, in fact, deep down, Jiang Chen still vaguely hopes that he can avoid direct conflict with mutants. Even if they did reach Kalman and successfully obtain an improved version of the FEV virus, it would only be to take it back to the scourge of Kashi.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Chen said in a deep voice.
"What about the more than seven hundred survivors?"
According to the refugees, because of the heavy snow blocking the road, they were temporarily detained in Shenxiang Town and were not immediately transferred. After speaking, Sun Jiao looked at Jiang Chen.
Is the snow closing the road?"Lone mutant outpost?
Looking at the snowflakes outside the window, a smile suddenly appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
"This is an opportunity. ”
"What do you mean?"
"Eat them!, then fortify the defenses of Shenxiang Town, intercept the mutant expeditionary force there, and keep them out of Qingpu!" (To be continued.) )