Apocalyptic Disaster: Stockpile Supplies for Free and Make a Comeback

Chapter 137 Dividing the Houses

Upon entering the base, Gu Huai first gave Jiang Shi'an and Song Jinhe a brief introduction to the layout and situation of the base.

The central area houses the offices of various management offices, meeting rooms for management personnel, clinics, and supply distribution points.

Right next to it are the villa area and the converted apartments.

The apartments are also configured differently. Generally, professional and technical personnel live in buildings 1 and 2, while combat team members are concentrated in several buildings in another direction. Outsiders cannot enter or leave at will.

The most important warehouse is in the south, divided into above-ground and underground sections, the underground warehouse of which is not yet completed.

The laboratory is located behind the central area and is currently quite rudimentary, but it is in a good location. There is only one road leading in, and it is neither in the same direction as the residential area nor far from the core management area.

There must be professional architects at the Luozhou base, otherwise it wouldn't be planned so well.

Here, Song Jinhe saw the shadow of the human world that once existed.

"A week ago, the villa area had unlimited water and electricity, but now, with the continuous high temperatures and drought, the usable water supply is becoming increasingly scarce."

The purification and recycling system is based on existing infrastructure from factories and towns, which cannot be improved in a short time, and limited resources cannot support such a large-scale purification operation.
Currently, water can only be partially recycled, resulting in low utilization. Priority is given to water for food cultivation, so water restrictions have begun even in villa areas.

Gu Huai paused for a moment, then continued,
"Although there is no limit to electricity, there are requirements for the use of lights at night to avoid attracting zombies. The villa area is in a good location, so there is no problem if the lights are not too bright."

“The signal towers in various places are severely damaged, and there is basically no network signal. The internal communication system is still being set up. The base needs talents with expertise in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.” Gu Huai smiled at Jiang Shi’an.

Researchers are extremely important.

Doctors and researchers in related fields, in particular, are among the few who have escaped the gene virus to begin with, and in the early stages of the apocalypse, they are the people who are closest to the zombies.

They arrived at the central area, and the office building in the middle, formerly the office building of the high-tech factory, is now the management building of the Luozhou base.

It has five floors in total and is beautifully constructed.

Since the apocalypse, this was the first time Song Jinhe had seen such a clean and intact building.

Before they even entered, a middle-aged man in his fifties strode over.

"Uncle Zhou," Jiang Shi'an greeted him casually.

Zhou He nodded happily, "I heard you just ran into trouble?"

"It's not much trouble," Jiang Shi'an replied.

"It's good that you're alright." Zhou He sighed. "When the Wucheng Experimental Zone lost contact, I was afraid something had happened to you. I was relieved when Gu Huai said he had contacted you."

"Is this the girl?" The topic suddenly shifted to Song Jinhe.

"Hmm." Jiang Shi'an looked at Song Jinhe, a slight smile playing on his lips. "This is Uncle Zhou."

"Hello, Uncle Zhou." Song Jinhe smiled and asked.

"Okay, okay." Zhou nodded with relief, trying to smile kindly, afraid that the scar on his face would frighten the seemingly gentle girl.

When Gu Huai told him, he didn't quite believe it. What girl could be attracted to someone like Jiang Shi'an, who treated the lab like home and was so rational that he had almost no emotions?

Are we able to get along?

Looking at Jiang Shi'an before, he thought, "No wonder he's the young lady's son. He looks just like her and is good in every way. But he's different from his peers. He doesn't go out to play and stays home doing experiments every day. I'm afraid he won't be able to get a wife in the future."

I never thought I'd actually have an epiphany.

If it weren't for the apocalypse, he could have given the girl a red envelope as a gift, as a kind elder. But with the apocalypse, those things are useless now. It's more practical to arrange things for their living quarters.

“You must be tired from the journey. Why don’t you go back to your lodgings and rest today, and we can arrange work tomorrow?” Zhou He suggested. Jiang Shi’an: “Okay, then we’ll head to our lodgings first.”

“Okay, if you need anything, just let me know,” Zhou He said. “According to the base’s rules, you have professional and technical personnel and strong combat capabilities, so the base can definitely meet your general needs.”

After saying goodbye to Zhou He, Gu Huai led them along the central road to the villa area.

"We're here. This is it. I live diagonally across the street." Gu Huai pointed to his house, then explained, looking at the two adjacent houses.

"Your team can get one house, and Brother Jiang can get one. The houses here are all two stories with an attic. Basic supplies will be delivered later. That's about it."

I took the key, opened the door, and was immediately greeted by a whiff of dust from a long-abandoned house.

The house is basically furnished, with some retro-looking decorative items. The kitchen is electric, and there is a fireplace in the living room.

Compared to the days spent exposed to the elements outside, having a place like this in the apocalypse is such a blessing.

It's a bit cramped for seven people to live in one house, but two houses would be just right, and there would be an attic space available.

There was an open space in front of the villa, but in this weather, they hadn't seen any living plants along the way, only dry, cracked yellow sand.

However, the cacti planted in front of the villas we just passed didn't look very healthy.

"Do we need to trade something for the cactus?" Song Jinhe asked.

Both cacti and cactus fruit seem to be edible.

"No need, I have some! I'll bring you two later." Gu Huai waved his hand. "People used to grow fruits and vegetables, but the weather has become more and more extreme, and all the crops except those in greenhouses have died, so they started growing cacti."

"Thank you."

Gu Huai waved his hand, "We're all on the same side, no need to be polite. Back in the underground lab, it was Brother Jiang who saved my life."

When Qi Sixing and the others arrived later, they were stunned for two seconds upon seeing the things in the room, and then they retreated.

"Am I dreaming? On the way here, I thought it would be just a simple room with a bed, but I didn't expect it to be so well-equipped."

Qi Sixing suddenly felt out of place in his tattered and dirty clothes, with the floor made of retro-style solid wood.

Is that basket on the table filled with fresh vegetables?

"No, come in and clean." Song Jinhe pointed to the kitchen.

It's better to clean out the kitchen so we can cook dinner.

Qi Sixing was thinking about food, so he worked with extra energy. "I knew it! Following Sister Jinhe and Brother Jiang meant I'd have food to eat!"

He'll come to Los Angeles on his own, and at most stay in an apartment.

“The room next door is for our team.” Song Jinhe turned on the tap.

The water was a little cloudy, but it didn't smell bad.

Villas all have water storage tanks, and the water restriction is not actually limited by time, but by the amount of water used.

However, if used sparingly, it's enough.

As night fell, two warm yellow lights illuminated the living room and kitchen, and the air conditioning wasn't set too low, which was already quite good.

To celebrate their successful arrival in Luozhou, Song Jinhe specially brought a box of prepared chicken as a side dish.

There was also some leftover sweet coconut milk bamboo rice.