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

While we were eating, Director Wu and his family came to pay New Year's greetings.

This is the old rule after moving into the underground base. My relatives and friends are not around, so I can only visit the homes of good neighbors and friends during the New Year.

You don't have to bring anything special, just come over and sit, chat, and make the New Year's celebration lively.

Last year, Director Wu and his team also came.

After the two sides greeted each other for a while, Uncle Zhong asked politely, "Have you eaten yet? Come sit down and enjoy the stew. We're all getting together today, so we specially cooked some stew for you."

Director Wu is one of the few families in the underground base who lives a relatively good life. Although he may not have fermented bean curd bowls to eat, he has a lot of canned pork and eats stews for lunch.

He quickly waved his hands and said, "We came early. We have a small family and the food is simple. We can cook and eat in half an afternoon. We don't have to worry about it until the evening."

Mrs. Fang also said, "That's right. Cooking is so hard now. It's always the same old things. I get worried when it comes to dinner. I don't know what to make."

In the past, there were eight major cuisines, including rice and noodles, hot pot, and spicy hot pot. There was a lot of variety in snacks, but even then, it was easy to get bored. Now, it's just compressed biscuits, canned food, hydroponic vegetables, and dried goods, a few things I rotate back and forth. As long as I'm full, I don't care about the taste.

So, when it comes to mealtime, people are worried about what to do. Some people who don't care about food will just tear open the package of compressed biscuits and nibble on a piece, and the meal will be over.

However, there is one thing that needs to be explained.

Because supplies were greatly reduced after the end of the world, most survivors lived frugally, so they gradually changed their three meals a day to two tons, skipping breakfast, eating lunch an hour or two earlier, and having dinner at four or five in the afternoon, which saved them a full meal.

Although Director Wu's family was wealthy, they ate like most people, so they ate early.

But Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong's family care a lot about food and still stick to the habit of eating three meals a day.

The Zhou and Zhong families also hurried to eat. After they finished eating and cleared away the dishes, everyone sat together and talked about the fire outside.

Director Wu was well-informed and already knew where the fire started. He shook his head and sighed, "I heard it was the Mizumori underground base that caught fire."

"The underground base is on fire?" Everyone was surprised.

"Yes, I heard that too many people are using electricity now, causing an overload and starting a fire. It's so dry out here, how could there be even a spark? The fire spread from the kitchen and soon caught fire on the beds, quilts, and everything else..."

"Where is that person? Is he okay?" Zhou Jianghai asked anxiously.

Director Wu shook his head. "It's not clear at the moment, but I estimate a lot of people died. The fire broke out all of a sudden, and the underground base was packed with people. How could they escape? A stampede quickly occurred. For one thing, many people fell. Secondly, even if many people escaped, it's so hot outside, and running to the surface without any protection, how much damage would it cause to their bodies! Sigh, I estimate that more than half of the people in the entire base are injured..."

Heat stroke is the main cause of death during high temperature periods.

Everyone had been enthusiastically celebrating the New Year, trying their best to liven up this special day. But Director Wu's words completely shattered everyone's efforts, and for a moment, the atmosphere became very dull.

Seeing this, Mrs. Fang quickly changed the subject: "This is something that happened at another base. We ordinary people can't care so much! By the way, Wanwan, Xiaoyu, you two have been together for a long time. Will there be good news after the New Year?"

Zhou Shuwan was lost in thought as he pondered Director Wu's words. He didn't expect the topic to suddenly turn to him. He didn't react for a moment, and after a moment's pause, he heard Zhong Tiyun take over the conversation: "Young people these days, we can't control them! They all have their own ideas, and we don't ask them, nor do we push them."

"That's right, my Dongdong, I've been urging him to find a partner and get married for years, but he always says it's the end of the world and anyone who really wants to get married is a fool!" Aunt Zhong San seemed to have found a soulmate and immediately started complaining, "I'm so angry that I don't want to talk to him for several days!"

Everyone looked at Xue Dong and smiled.

The latter was a little embarrassed, his face slightly red, and he looked up to the side.

When Zhou Shuwan looked over, she happened to meet Qi Mingyu's gaze. The two smiled at each other, then turned their heads away tacitly.

Grandma Pang also spoke up: "Xiao Yu, I won't rush him. Now it's the end of the world, and we have to ensure that girls can come to our house in the future without going hungry or suffering. So, take your time."

"Yes, if both children are willing, we adults naturally have nothing to say." Zhong Tiyun smiled.

Zhou Shuwan was getting a little restless, and Qianqian immediately called out sympathetically, "Wanwan, please take care of Chunchun for me. He misses you so much."

Every time Zhou Shuwan comes, she gives Chunchun some snacks, so Chunchun likes her very much.

Zhou Shuwan took the opportunity to leave.

Qi Mingyu hesitated for a moment, but still stood up and followed Zhou Shuwan to tease Chunchun.

Everyone smiled like an auntie.

Within a few days, the casualties of the Mizumori underground base came out. 112 people died from stampede, 452 people died from heat stroke, more than 400 people were injured, and more than 1000 people had organ damage due to high temperature. They were all hospitalized for treatment. Whether they could recover and be discharged in the later stage depended entirely on their personal physical condition.

Current medical methods cannot completely cure heat stroke.

A fire broke out in the Cumulus Mountains, and although it completely destroyed many mountain ranges, few people died.

Now, with so many casualties, the whole city was shocked.

Even people who usually don't care about other things become cautious when using electricity and fire, for fear that a fire might be caused by carelessness.

The situation is special now. If a fire really breaks out, there is nowhere to run and we can only endure it.

Xiao Xiao also announced a series of fire prevention measures at the base, including the time for using electricity and firewood, no open flames allowed outside the kitchen, and all clothing and behaviors that are likely to cause friction and electricity are prohibited.

Everyone's lives have been greatly affected, but they also feel much more at ease.

At the same time, the fire also caused a hidden danger.

Although the survivors are forced to live in an underground base on a large scale as their only choice, the hidden safety risks are fatal.

Because of this incident, many people felt that living in the underground base was no longer safe. In addition, they were subject to many restrictions and their daily routines were extremely inconvenient, so they all wanted to go out and find another place to live.

But the only place suitable for living is underground, which is not so easy to find!