Reborn: I Stock Up and Bully the Trash to Dominate the Apocalypse

Zhou Shuwan watched for a long time and understood why the cactus production in J City suddenly increased significantly.

This is actually the base where cacti grow.

But on second thought, I felt that it should be so.

To grow cacti on a large scale, three factors are needed: soil, water and manpower, none of which can be missing.

Although the soil in Jiyun Mountain is not advantageous, it can grow crops. It has the Tianyan Lake Reservoir and is guarded by troops. It is indeed the most suitable place for growing cacti in the entire J City.

Qi Mingyu also looked at the dazzling green in the distance: "So this is why the villagers of Jiyun Mountain don't move. They need to protect this cactus!"

Zhou Shuwan asked, "Where do the villagers on Jiyun Mountain live? Are they all converted from underground parking lots?"

Qi Mingyu nodded as he drove. "Yes. Jiyun Mountain is a famous 5A-level scenic spot in China. There are many hotels and parking lots. It would be easier for them to convert the underground parking lot into a base. Also, this place is surrounded by mountains, so the temperature is lower than outside, so the temperature in the underground base is also lower than in the city."

"And now with such a large area of ​​cacti planted, their lives are much better than down the mountain. If there were no threats of landslides and high temperatures, it would be nice to live here all the time. It would be like a paradise."

The villagers of Jiyun Mountain were much luckier than those living below. Guarding the abundant water resources of Jiyun Mountain, they had hardly suffered much hardship since the apocalypse. After the high-temperature disaster, they had a spacious underground base to move into, and a large field of cacti to plant.

What is most enviable is that the mortality rate in Jiyun Mountain is the lowest in the entire city.

Come to think of it, even Zhou Shuwan was particularly envious.

Qi Mingyu continued, "If the new tires hadn't become popular, it would have been very difficult for so many villagers to relocate."

Zhou Shuwan thought of the batch of buses that had just been replaced some time ago.

It seems that some people were in a hurry to exchange, perhaps because the villagers of Jiyun Mountain needed to relocate.

If this is true, then those buses have played the role they were supposed to play!

A few days later, when they went to collect supplies again, Qi Mingyu and Zhou Shuwan asked Director Wu about the Jiyun Mountain incident.

After a few questions, Director Wu didn't know much, only saying that an underground base had been built there and that the locals had moved in. And because the water level had dropped so quickly, there was a water shortage there, too. Finally, he sighed, "Alas, life is tough everywhere!"

It doesn't look like he knows anything about cacti.

Qi Mingyu agreed calmly.

After coming out of Director Wu's property tent, the two of them took a look and then went to Xiao Xiao's office. Xiao Xiao was not busy at the moment, so she warmly welcomed them in and refilled their hot tea.

This is a treatment that is hard to come by nowadays.

Whether it is property leaders like Director Wu or the survivors at the bottom, water resources have become the biggest problem.

Xiao Xiao actually has high-end tea here.

Zhou Shuwan took a sip of tea and joked, "Your tea looks quite expensive. It's really different when you become a leader. I haven't had tea in almost two years."

Xiao Xiao pointed to the cabinet next to her and said, "These are all gifts from others. There's another bottle of the same stuff over there. If you like it, I'll give it to you."

Zhou Shuwan waved her hand: "Forget it, it's hard to even drink water right now, how can I have any extra to start brewing tea."

Xiao Xiao knew that she and Qi Mingyu's families owned mines and were much wealthier than his. She glared at her unhappily, "You and Xiao Yu aren't interested in this. If you were willing to take charge of public security, I would immediately make you both team leaders. Then people would chase you around and give you gifts and tea, but I'm afraid you wouldn't appreciate it."

Zhou Shuwan smiled without saying anything, but politely declined.

Xiao Xiao changed the subject: "Did you come to see me today, or is there something?"

Qi Mingyu smiled and said, "We're just checking in to see how you're doing as the captain of the security team. Seeing that you're a capable leader, we're relieved. Also, I have something to ask you."

Then he told the story of Jiyun Mountain.

Xiao Xiao was indeed an insider. She immediately waved her hand and whispered, "Few people know about this now, and it's not allowed to be spread outside."

Zhou Shuwan had already guessed: "Are you worried that someone will steal the food?"

Xiao Xiao nodded. "Cactus seedlings are only distributed to those living in the underground base these days, and even that's barely enough to meet the demand. The survivors rely entirely on self-sufficiency, so there's no surplus to share with the outside world. Therefore, those evil forces hiding outside are eager to snatch the seedlings. Although the fact that there are large areas of cacti in Jiyun Mountain cannot be concealed, we'll keep it a secret for as long as possible."

Qi Mingyu said, "There are troops stationed on Jiyun Mountain, so safety shouldn't be a problem. But the key point now is that due to the high temperatures on Jiyun Mountain, countless trees have fallen and dried up, which can easily cause landslides. If we're not careful and a forest fire breaks out, it will be a disaster for the survivors living there."

Upon hearing what he said, Xiao Xiao immediately became worried: "Xiao Yu, what you said is also what is being discussed above. But after discussing it over and over again, there is no good solution."

Zhou Shuwan pondered for a moment and asked, "Can't we move the cactus away?"

Xiao Xiao shook her head: "Actually, it's easy to transfer people. There are 20 to 30 buses in the service hall now, all equipped with new tires and generators. They can be transferred in a few trips.

The reason for not deciding to relocate is that the cactus fields are so large and deeply rooted that it would be impossible to move them using only planting boxes. Several local villages have subcontracted their own fields, which are then allocated to each household based on the number of people. Therefore, they are reluctant to abandon such a large area of ​​cactus fields.

Secondly, the locals don't want to move away. Jiyun Mountain has been doing well these past two years, and they've never been outside. They think we're in hell, so they're making a fuss and refusing to move."

In this case, Zhou Shuwan and the others had nothing to say. They just saw it and gave a reminder as a duty.

"Then we can only be more cautious." Qi Mingyu said finally.

Xiao Xiao nodded. "We're already so overwhelmed with this whole thing that we can't even take care of them. Jiyun Mountain has always been under the control of the military, so we don't know much about what's going on there. Don't worry about it. Now I understand that in the end times, no one is safe. We can only leave everything to fate!"

He was so pessimistic, but Zhou Shuwan looked at him and said firmly: "No, I believe that fate is determined by heaven, but success depends on human effort."

Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment and remained silent for a long time, as if she was thinking about what Zhou Shuwan said. Then she smiled and said, "Shuwan, you are right. Everything depends on human effort!"