46.1 per cent for option I, 15.4 per cent for option two, 15.4 per cent for option three and 23.1 per cent for option four.

……

[Option 1]

【Enter the shopping mall】

……

The number of votes was evenly distributed, and Zheng Zhuo chose the shopping mall with the most people's intuition.

In fact, this is also a recent choice. Emerging from the overturned RV, they were facing the dark entrance to the shopping mall.

Once upon a time, it was a place where people came and went, and the lights were bright. But now, shopping malls without electricity are like monsters' mouths.

But Zheng Zhuo prefers to enter this big mouth. And not zombies.

"Can you still go? Hold on a little longer. ”

Yan Futi's leg was crushed in the car accident just now. Zheng Zhuo carried him on his shoulders.

(Is there an enemy in it?) He asked Rhubarb, who was following him.

"It can't be without. But it's less than the outside. ”

(I think so.) ）”

He himself bumped into a lot of places. At the moment, helping Yan Futi, the two limped inward.

……

Turn on the flashlight, and the shopping plaza can barely be called dazzling.

From food and beverage to groceries, from clothing to internet cafes. There are all kinds of storefronts.

It's just that it's all covered in a thick layer of dust.

"Shhh...... Ah......h

The voice of a zombie could be heard from the depths.

"Don't."

Zheng Zhuo didn't want to dwell on it here. He climbed an escalator that was not electrified.

2nd and 3rd floors.

When he got to the fourth floor, he didn't hear much of the zombies.

This floor is mostly dominated by clothing. Zheng Zhuo put Yan Futi on the dusty bench and looked around.

There were four or five broken tents in the distance. Some clothes were pulled out of the store and piled up near the tent, presumably to keep warm from the cold.

Many of the shelves in the store were also removed and thrown at the door, not knowing what they were used for.

“…… I'll go take a look. ”

He held his gun and cautiously approached the tents.

Twenty meters.

Ten meters.

Five meters.

Zheng Zhuo got closer and closer, but never heard any movement.

He turned his head to look at Rhubarb.

Rhubarb shook his head, indicating that there were no [detective] detectable vital signs inside.

Zheng Zhuo came to the tent. He took a deep breath, puffed out, and pulled the tent open.

There were no bodies inside.

Zheng Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief gently. He looked closely.

Stove, shelf, clothes, cutlery that I made by myself......

The items are all there. The quilt sewn from the down jacket was also neatly folded.

The owner of the tent should have left out of his own volition. He lived here for a while, like a brief outing, looking for food.

But judging from the dust, he never came back after this "short outing".

Was it a sudden distress and an emergency evacuation? Still is......

Zheng Zhuo clasped his hands together and briefly expressed his condolences.

"The stove will definitely work. The shelf is ......, too."

He prefers quilts made of down jackets.

When they left the vehicle, they didn't take anything with them. It's a surprise to find abandoned tents here.

Zheng Zhuo checked the back tents one after another.

The contents are similar to the tent at the front. The only difference is that the quilts in the back tents are more scattered, and the doors of some tents are not closed.

“（……？ ）”

Zheng Zhuo vaguely noticed something unusual.

If it's a temporary outing to find food, do you need so many people?

But if it's an accident, it's relatively neat here......

Zheng Zhuo couldn't think of it for the time being.

Judging from the available information, he thinks it's quite safe.

……

"Could it be the result of the disappearance?"

Yan Futi put forward a hypothesis. Zheng Zhuo turned his head from the front.

At this time he was using the tent to find a stove to boil water. The stove can still be used, and the water is in an airtight container, so you can drink it when it boils.

"Missing?"

Zheng Zhuo looked at Yan Futi, who was sitting in the tent. He had just moved him over from the bench. Lying flat is better for his crushed foot – he needs to lift it up in order to reduce the swelling.

"A common type of mass death in group action...... Hiss. ”

Yan Futi is treating the wound on his foot with the [hemostatic powder] made by Zheng Zhuo. This thing hurts so much that even the self-proclaimed tough old man can't help but grin his teeth.

"The first person who went out to look for food didn't come back and went missing." He said with a hideous face, "The second person who went to look for him didn't come back either. The people in the back were in a hurry, so they all went to look for ...... And then they were all in distress. ”

It's quite possible.

Zheng Zhuo nodded.

They didn't even pack their bags. Maybe it's because the direction of the search is not determined.

"But that doesn't mean it's not safe here." Yan Fu finished the medicine and threw the powder back to Zheng Zhuo, "The dust has been piled up for at least a year." The danger of one year ago may not still exist a year later. And there don't seem to be zombies on the fourth floor. ”

He looked around.

"It's also high here. But the problem is that it's too ventilated. The field of vision is too wide, there are too many entrances, as long as a zombie enters, it may cause a tragedy, or it is not as good as the TV broadcast tower. ”

"If the population of the city were doubled...... I think they would consider developing this area into a residential area as well. ”

Yan Futi was very confident in his arrangement. He looked at Zheng Zhuo, saw Zheng Zhuo thoughtfully, and thought that he must be thinking seriously about his words, with a satisfied smile on his face.

Zheng Zhuo was indeed thinking about his words.

However, he had in mind the hellish joke that "the population doubled before it doubled."

(Don't worry, you're not going to hell.) Because the collective subconscious is hell in the traditional sense. ）”

Rhubarb walked over slowly and said.

……

[Hemostatic powder] has a very good effect. Yan Futi's ankle began to swell.

"There should be no broken bones. A blessing in misfortune. ”

He touched it himself, and so judged.

Still, it's better for him not to walk for a while. As a result, the positions of the two were reversed: Yan Futi was on standby at the tent, while Zheng Zhuo began to explore the surroundings.

Considering that there were no zombies around, and the location where the tent was located was the best observation point, this time, Rhubarb stayed by Yan Futi's side.

Zheng Zhuo took the gun and set off alone.

……

Zheng Zhuo rummaged through the shops one by one. His goals are many.

Food, tools, energy.

Anything goes. He lacks everything.

Of course, the first thing he had to do was to get his RV fixed.

The RV overturned. Even if Zheng Zhuo's strength was much larger because of the 10% zombie transformation, it would be difficult to lift it.

Jack......

No matter how you think about it, it's unlikely that there will be here.

But it's also good to have some kind of pulley, long rope and other things to help.

And tires.

The RV had a flat tire. Its tires are hard to find.

At least you can't expect it to be in a shopping mall.

After all, this is the clothing area, and the most of it is fabric.

Is there anything you can do with fabric?

Zheng Zhuo opened [Quick Preparation].

It really shows some information.

……

【Question】

[Lack of manpower, limited time. What kind of items should be made out of cloth first? 】

[Option 1]

【Long rope】

Instructions: Attach cloth lengthwise. It takes time to make. The strength can't support the RV, but it can help people descend quickly in times of crisis.

[Option 2]

【Transportation Net Pocket】

Instructions: Combine the fabric with a nearby shelf that is still available. One person puts the item underneath and the other pulls it up. It is convenient to carry props up and down several floors.

[Option 3]

【Rope Twist】

Instructions: The fabric is connected horizontally to turn it into a short rope with high strength. One end is attached to the gate and the other end is attached to the RV, and the RV is turned back to the center by turning the axle of the gate.

You can leave a message in the form of [said in this chapter] after [option 1], [option 2] and [option 3]. Messages under 1 ID will be counted as 1 vote.

The vote count is until 12:00 noon on February 5, 2023.

Finally, ask for a recommendation vote~

(End of chapter)