The scorching sun is scorching, the huge sun is baking the earth, and the perennial high temperature all day round makes the people who survive here miserable. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoUnder the heat, the water source here gradually dried up, and I don't know when the plants here withered one by one, and the withered yellow leaves flew in the wind and fell to ashes.

The scorching heat rising from the ground baked the air so that it was difficult to breathe, and the dead trees were still deeply rooted in the ground, but the dry to burst ground made the dead trees precarious, and the trees with shallow roots had fallen to the ground, and there was no trace of people within a radius of 100 miles, this was a desert, lonely, and no one cared about.

So where did the people who survive here hide during the day?

In order for people to survive, in addition to food, water is indispensable. In this kind of place, there is absolutely no ground left, and there is no other option than to find water underground.

There is no shortage of trees that are more than 100 years old, and although they are no longer able to support their foliage, they will not die as long as there is a water supply for the roots.

There were no tools here, and the only way to find the water source was to rely on their hands, and they worked tirelessly to expose themselves to the scorching sun for several days and nights, digging out this place for them little by little.

Here, every drop of water is more important than life.

Underground, although the temperature is still very high, it finally gives some relief to the people who have been scorched by the scorching sun, instead of being exposed to the scorching sun.

There are some things, once the line is crossed, it is a sin.

At night, although the sun was setting, the heat from the ground did not subside. But they couldn't continue to hide underground.

Because, at night, the patrol will come. They must not be allowed to discover this secret, and if the patrol members find out that they are not going to work during the day, but hiding underground, not only will this safe haven be destroyed, but they will definitely not be spared.

And this time, their job is to build the Juyang Tower. Every night, the patrol team would check the extent of the construction of the Juyang Tower in order to replenish the supplies. If you don't build during the day, you have to speed up at night, otherwise you will be punished if the construction speed is too slow.

There will be patrols, there will be supplies, and it will be said that the people who are holding them here don't want them to die, but they will not let their lives be easy.

There were three hundred men here, men and women, old and young, and there were only five of them in the daily patrol.

Still, there was not a single one who resisted. Because here, no one can use the power except the patrol, no matter how strong you used to be, as long as you come here, you are an ordinary person, and you have nothing else to do but get food for your daily work.

If someone resists, it will affect everyone. If there is no water and no food in this place, it will be difficult to survive even for a day, let alone go without food for three days.

Just rushing this point can make everyone dare not act rashly.

On this day, the patrol showed up in the early hours of the morning, as usual. It's just that this time, in addition to the supplies, they also brought a young man with a face over.

The boy was dragged by them, his eyes were closed, his lazy body had no strength, and he was motionless when he was thrown on the ground, not knowing if he was still alive.

The patrol team leader with a star on his epaulette looked at the group of people who were working in front of him, pointed to the unfinished Juyang Pagoda and shouted: "What are you doing during the day, so many people only build so much in a day, are they all lazy, don't you want to eat?"

The leader here is a tall young man, his hair is already wet when he works in the heat, his bare body is also sweating like rain, his dark complexion looks darker at night, and he is sweating profusely and working hard with everyone.

In this way, not only will they not be rewarded for their hard work, but they will also be disliked by the patrol team, and they can't stand it personally.

"Standing and talking doesn't hurt your back, you can come and try it for a few days if you have the ability......" The sound coming from the crowd was not loud, but it was just enough for the patrol to hear.

Suddenly there was a sound of inhalation......

"Whoever said what you just said, stand up. ”

Everyone who was still working stopped what they were doing, and they looked at each other but didn't make any other movements.

If they are all thirsty and starving, they will be responsible.

"Mingpin, come here. ”

The tall young man in the lead walked out, followed by several young men with empty water bottles on their bodies. Mingpin, who was sweating profusely, glanced at the young man lying on the ground, pointed at the young man, and asked, "Is this a newcomer?"

"That's right, he'll work with you in the future. Said the patrol squad leader.

Subsequently, several young men who followed behind Ming Pin took down the empty water bottles hanging on their bodies one after another and put them on the ground, and naturally there would be patrols to retrieve these water bottles.

The patrol leader glanced behind him, and the patrol members behind him took food and water out of their storage rings.

There are 300 of them, and although there are not enough people to count on weekdays, they will not be too few, and everyone can still eat if they are helped. But this time, they took out a lot less food, not even half, only one hundred and twenty buns. The kettle is also half as short as usual, only fifteen.

The kettle was to be handed in, and they handed over thirty, but this time it was only fifteen.

"What do you mean. Ming Pin went crazy on the spot.

"What's the point, of course, we only give us as much food as you do. A triumphant smile hung on the squad leader's face, "If you haven't built the Juyang Tower tomorrow, the food will be cut in half again." ”

"You ......" A young man who followed behind Ming Pin wanted to make a move on the spot, and his fists were halfway raised, but they were all held down by the partners beside him.

Impulse is the devil, not to mention whether you can beat it or not, once you start to do it, you may not even have such a little food. For everyone's sake, you have to stop him.

The patrol team leader looked at him, "What, you want to do it with me?"

In addition to having a certain amount of strength, courage is also essential for the person who can become the leader. Maybe Ming Pin doesn't look like this kind of person on the surface, but everything he does is for the benefit of the big guys.

Never for anyone, or for himself.

A punch knocked the young man who wanted to do it to the ground, his strength was great, and that punch was not favoritism.

"If you don't want it, you can skip eating or drinking, but don't cause others to suffer with you. ”

The young man covered his face, lay on the ground and did not get up, and did not speak.

Ming Pin ordered some people to take the food, and the people of the patrol saw that Ming Pin had no intention of resisting, and they didn't make much trouble, checked the number of people, said a few cynical words and left.

Ming Pin looked at the new boy with disgust, lifted him from the ground with one hand, and dragged him to the other side, so as not to be an eyesore.

After the wee hours of the morning, it wasn't long before the sun rose again. As the morning dawned, a scorching breath could be seen spreading in the surrounding fish-belly-white sky.

"It's going to start again. A rickety old man wiped the sweat from his body and said.

Yes, day after day, the sun rises, and their nightmare begins again.

Obviously feeling that the heat in the air was rising, Ming Pin stopped what he was doing, and said to everyone: "Stop, now that the sun is out, the old man and the child will go underground first, and the others will continue and hear my command to go down." ”

There is no objection to this.

Working in high temperatures, in addition to young and sturdy young people who can resist one or two, the first to dehydrate will be the two groups of people mentioned just now.

In addition to the daily patrols coming to deliver food and taunting, they also monitor how many people are left here. For every one missing, one person's portion of food will be deducted. Send someone over in a few days. However, the normal supply is not at all a serving per person. This kind of disguised abuse makes them have to come up with this way, no matter what, save people's lives first.

They have the largest number of prime people here, with two hundred and eight people, and they also consume the largest amount of food on weekdays. Because they do more and are more tired, they naturally eat and drink more.

When the old man and the children all went underground, the rest of the people felt a little unbearable. The sun had already risen more than half of the day, and just that, the scorching sun had already tanned their skin red.

"Boss, why don't we go down too. One of the sweaty youths asked.

In private, they all call Ming Pin the eldest brother, although Ming Pin is not the oldest here, but this group of people are willing to listen to his command.

Because, Ming Frequency will let everyone save their lives, instead of killing each other.

No matter how hard life is, as long as you live, you have to hope.

"If you feel tired, go down to rest first, don't hold on, when the time comes, there won't be so much water to save you. If you think you can continue, just do it for a while. Ming Pin said loudly.

He had always remembered what the patrol had said that if he didn't do more during the day, it would be too late for the sun to fully rise. If it can't be done tonight......

If the food is deducted by half again, they will not be able to hold it at all. If you don't have enough to eat, you really have to ...... Cannibalism, such a thing, he doesn't want it to happen again.

Most of the people went underground, and there were still dozens of people led by Ming Pin on the ground. The sun had already risen high, and even Mingpin felt that his mouth was dry and tired.

"Big brother, let's go, the sun is almost rising, you can't fall. ”

"Let's go. ”

He tried to hold on to the end, and that feeling was not good at all, not only would it make him tired, but it would also affect everyone's progress.

When the big guys went underground, Ming Pin suddenly remembered a person, he looked over there, and sure enough, the fresh face brought by the patrol team had not woken up, and he was lying there untouched, and the temperature on the ground didn't wake him up.

What a strange person.

If he is allowed to sleep here, he will be sunburned into a dried corpse.

He was originally a stranger, and his life or death had nothing to do with him, but his death was not his own business.

Ming Pin looked at the boy lying on the ground with disgust, and finally let the others go down first, he himself picked up the boy and walked to the ground step by step.