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

Even after many years, when Zhong Tiyun heard her daughter talk about what happened at that time, she still couldn't help but hold her hand tightly, with pity and sorrow in her eyes.

Zhou Jianghai thought for a moment and asked, "What about the people living in the base?"

Zhou Shuwan shook his head. "There must be very few people who survived. The earthquake came too suddenly. The ground shook so suddenly that there was no time to react. Not to mention that most of the survivors at the time lived in residential buildings. Running downstairs was a fantasy..."

Zhong Tiyun's heart suddenly tightened.

Zhou Shuwan continued, "But there's one thing I'm very concerned about."

Qi Mingyu also thought of it and looked at her: "You mean the drought disaster..."

"Yes. The reason for the drought in the previous life was that since the floods, both the surface water and the groundwater have been polluted. The clean water sources available to humans have become increasingly scarce. When the extreme cold weather began, although there were constant blizzards, the water in the snow was also polluted, which is why the drought occurred."

"But now, we have solved the problem of water pollution. As long as we can melt all the snow at this time into water and store it, there will be no problem of drought."

"Yes." Zhou Shuwan nodded. "So, if there is no dry period, then the time of the earthquake will be even more uncertain."

Several people fell silent for a moment.

Qi Mingyu slowly walked to the window and looked at the white snow outside through the frosted glass, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

After a moment, he turned around and looked at Zhou Shuwan, Zhong Tiyun, and Zhou Jianghai with a determined gaze. "Since we can't be sure whether the earthquake will hit as expected, we must make preparations for both scenarios. On the one hand, we need to store the necessary supplies for an earthquake. On the other hand, we need to find a suitable location outside the base and build a shelter in advance."

Zhou Jianghai's frown relaxed slightly upon hearing this, but his tone still lingered with worry. "But, with the temperature outside so low, building a shelter wouldn't be easy, would it? And even if we did, how would we stay warm inside? We can't always rely on the White Flame Furnace, right? We're running low on fuel."

Qi Mingyu pondered for a moment, then replied, "Dad, you're right. Extreme cold weather is indeed a big problem. But we don't have to use reinforced concrete to build shelters. Living in tents is also fine. General Zhao and his group of over 10,000 people have been trekking for half a year, relying on tents and white flame stoves to survive. With the addition of gasoline generators, we should be able to hold out for a while."

"Although White Flame Furnaces are rare, General Zhao and his men brought a batch. As long as we pay the right price, exchanging some for them won't be a problem. White Flame Furnaces are also very easy to carry around, and they're perfect for keeping warm in the wild."

When Zhong Tiyun heard this, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by worry: "But if we really live in a tent outside, it won't be very safe. I will definitely have to quit my job. How can I explain it to others? Will others get suspicious?"

Zhou Shuwan thought thoughtfully: "This is indeed troublesome."

In the video she had posted online, she had written that there would be a major earthquake after the eternal night, probably in the eighth year after the apocalypse, but she hadn't said the exact time.

However, the extreme cold has not ended yet, and no one knows when the eternal night will come.

No similar news has been heard from the base, which means that Xiao Xiao and the others subconsciously believe that the earthquake will not happen now.

So, at this moment, it would be ridiculous for them to live alone, and it would even arouse suspicion.

However, if we find a way to reveal this to the base, how will we deal with so many people?

How long do I have to stay outside?

The survivors of the base, who have finally settled down here, would they be willing to run to the extremely dangerous outside and spend a long period of instability for a vague prophecy?