Chapter 143: Race Against Time!
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The power outage is estimated to be only a local area for the time being, but over time, it will gradually expand until the entire city is plunged into darkness.
However, it has to be said that the first power outage in their area is not a bad thing, but a good thing.
This meant that they had a head start over the others, and that they had a relatively ample period of time to gather the supplies that were in short supply.
This time is so precious that they have to be careful about it.
You know, the fuel for the whole city is constant, that is, with one cent less than one penny.
They didn't know how many people knew about it, and of course, they weren't interested in knowing.
What needs to be done now is to take as many of the supplies as there are in short supply, and the rest is not to be taken care of.
Generators, fuel, gas canisters, that's all they need......
"I've got four trolleys for today, and we'll be sure to fill the tanks later." Constance said.
"That's fine, it's about our survival, after all." Karl nodded.
"So, what about the destination this time?"
Constance smiled, pointed to the west, and said, "A gas station in the west of the city." ”
"It's not very far, about five kilometers, ten kilometers back and forth at a time."
"It's not far off?" Ji Si couldn't complain.
"It can't be helped, after all, those places that are closer to us are occupied by some prescient forces, which means that unless we use force to eliminate them, we can only stare dryly." He spread his hands.
"yes...... Who told us that we were inferior in strength? Karl sighed from the side.
"Okay, everyone's awakened." Constance clapped his hands.
At this time, Erin and Ellie came out after changing their clothes, people relied on clothes, Buddha relied on gold clothes, and after changing into suitable clothes, they were really full of vitality.
"How can we help?" The two sisters said with twinkle eyes.
"Uh, this ......"
Carl scratched at the corner of his mouth with his index finger, he really hadn't thought to ask them to help, and he didn't know how to answer.
At this time, Rosa stepped out, resolved the embarrassment, and smiled.
"Okay, you guys can help my sister get some things."
"Hmm." Erin and Ellie looked at it, and it was filled with some medicines.
After carrying this backpack, I didn't feel any weight, and the two sisters' expressions were relaxed.
Of course, this weight was specially designed for them by Rosa, so it was normal for them to feel unusual.
"One last time check if there's anything missing." Constance reminded.
Everyone followed the procedure and carefully checked it once, and only nodded after finding that there were no mistakes or omissions.
"Very well, let's go!"
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Six people, four of them pushing carts came out of the Harris Building.
The purpose of today's operation is simple, to gather as much fuel as possible.
It may even be possible to stop collecting food altogether in the near future, leaving time entirely for fuel gathering.
Isn't that weird?
But in the eyes of a few people, this is just a normal behavior, fuel and food are different, they are all fixed storage.
Most of the fuel in the city is stored in regular storage locations, which means that many people know where to store it, and if they don't take as much as possible, it may soon be taken over by some big power, or it may be looted.
It has to be said that they are now in a race against time.
It was hard, but at least they were lucky.
"It's a nice day, maybe we can get to the job a little quicker than we expected." Carl put his hands behind his head and looked up at the sky.
The wind and the sun are beautiful, and the sky is clear, if it is before the great disaster, it must be a good day to travel, but no one has this mind now.
Everyone just wants to hurry up and gather more supplies to survive.
What is the heart to travel......
"Let's hope...... But who knows what happens next? Constance sighed and shook his head.
It was the luckiest thing to be able to return to the stronghold safely, and many more were left behind in those terrible dark areas forever.
People are dying almost every day in the city, some are killed by ghosts, and some are killed by humans.
The number of humans is dwindling, and perhaps one day they will disappear completely into this cold city.
However, no one would think of such a long-term thing, and the most important thing is to live in the present and look at the present.
"The gas station in the west of the city is also very remote, and basically few people go to that kind of place." He took out the map and shook his head.
"Oh? What kind of place is that? ”
As soon as he said this, Carleton became interested, and he was curious about what kind of place it was that no one cared about it.
"It's a gas station, but it's not a regular gas station." Constance shook his head.
"Is it ......?"
"That's right, I think you guessed it, it's a place that sells black oil, that is, illegal oil."
"The point of sale is in a scrap yard, and it's the only place that is inconspicuous, and it's said that this illegal gas station is run by a gang leader, and the oil seems to have been transported from a war-torn area." He added.
"But we don't have to worry about anything now, just go and get it, they're all dead anyway......"
"Yes."
Illegal gas stations are a relatively hidden place, and some insiders are not aware of them, so the competitiveness there is relatively small.
Don't worry about a group of people suddenly popping up and taking over there.
"Since it's a gangster stronghold, maybe you can find something unexpected, such as some weapons of mass destruction that are forbidden to be sold." Karl thought to himself.
The city's gangsters are notorious and well-known, even Carl, a homebody who doesn't leave the house.
For some territory, they fought with other gangs at night with weapons, and sometimes some unlucky people were hit by stray bullets and died of their injuries.
Of course, this is only a method of violence that some relatively small gangs use.
The big gangsters will directly attack their opponents financially, cut off their foundations, and make deals on a larger scale, such as arms and oil with warlords in war-torn areas.
There are even gangs that engage in covert human trafficking.
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