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

The ice was translucent light blue, with a few strands of dark seaweed frozen inside. The white frost on the surface fell in the sunlight, reflecting a bitingly cold luster.

They seemed to be lifted up by the power of the deep sea, breaking through the sea surface with irresistible momentum, instantly creating waves several meters high.

The white waves were covered with fine ice chips, like a galloping beast with its huge snow-white mouth open, rushing towards the side.

The originally smooth ice field was instantly shattered into pieces. The splashes of water from the waves hitting the side of the ship instantly formed a thin layer of ice on the deck. The whole world seemed to be thrown into chaos by this sudden movement of the ice sea.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, the vibration of the ice collision even reached the hull, causing it to sway slightly. The people on the deck involuntarily held onto the railings beside them.

"Oh my God! Hold on!"

"Hold on! Be careful not to fall! Everyone in! Everyone in!" someone shouted at the top of his lungs.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise and supported each other as they walked from the deck to the cabin.

Tao Zheng protected Zhang Jia and also squeezed in the crowd.

The ship was shaking violently. As everyone entered the cabin, the ship set sail under the guidance of Zhou Shuwan.

The remaining ships followed the destroyer, shuttling back and forth across the ice.

Finally, after two days of sailing, the fleet arrived at the edge of Island No. 1.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the ship slowly approached the shore.

People in the cabin stood up one after another, their eyes filled with relief at having survived the disaster.

As soon as the fleet arrived at the shore, a large number of island residents had already gathered on the shore and came forward to greet them.

They were both happy to see the survivors and anxious about the current situation.

There were whispers and murmurs among the crowd, and the atmosphere was warm but also slightly tense.

"We're finally here!" someone exclaimed in a low voice, with a hint of relief in his voice.

Captain Shang walked over quickly with a serious expression. His gaze stayed on Zhou Shuwan for a moment. Seeing that she was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned around and took over the work with Captain Ma.

Mu Mu had already squeezed next to Zhou Shuwan and asked in a low voice: "Sister, brother-in-law, how is the situation outside these days?"

Qi Mingyu told Mu Mu about some of the situations they had encountered. Mu Mu shook his head, his expression solemn. "The situation on the island is not optimistic either. We have noticed that the ice is melting at an accelerated rate these days. Yesterday, someone went out in a small boat to explore and almost fell into an ice hole. Captain Shang has already ordered that no one go into the sea."

Now, when we look out to sea, we still see endless ice fields.

However, no one knows whether there is a thick layer of ice underneath the ice field, or thin ice that cannot even bear the weight of a person.

Mu Mu also looked towards the sea and suddenly said, "No wonder, this is what they call walking on thin ice!"

Apart from elementary school, he has never had any systematic study.

Although he continued to take online classes and his family helped him with tutoring, he was still unfamiliar with some less commonly used idioms.

When this word suddenly popped up, Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu looked at each other, and she couldn't help but raise her hand and touch the other's head.

Zhong Tiyun and Zhou Jianghai followed the three of them, also looking around the island with worry.

Zhou Shuwan's gaze fell on the distance, where people were busy reinforcing the facilities, with large stones piled up around them.

Zhong Tiyun explained, "A few days ago, the mothership sent people to reinforce the facilities around the island. They said that if the ice melts completely and the sea is completely unsealed, it could cause all sorts of disasters..."

Zhou Shuwan was silent.

Not very likely!

It is certain that a disaster will occur once the sea is unsealed!

On his way here, Zhou Shuwan had already noticed that the sea conditions around Island 1 were extremely unstable, and the underground ice was melting at an accelerating rate. If timely measures were not taken, a large-scale ice collapse could occur at any time.

After the ice collapses, they may face rising sea levels that could submerge the islands; they may also face extreme weather events like storms and heavy rainfall.

Therefore, although they brought people back from Island No. 3, how to ensure the safety of nearly 7,000 people is also a big issue.

Along the way, Zhou Shuwan chatted with Zhang Jia and others, and asked them about what happened on the way south.

Zhang Jia said they encountered five bases in total.

These five bases are large and small. The large ones have a population of several thousand, while the small ones have only a few hundred to a thousand people.

They were far apart from each other, and when this group of people passed by, they were all alert and sent them far away with weapons in hand.

Zhang Jia and his group did not dare to relax at all.

Two of the bases are mostly populated by foreigners.

The further south we went, the two bases we encountered were all run by Chinese people.

But they were too wary. When Tao Zheng and his friends asked them where they were from and what bases they had lived in before, they became very irritable and seemed extremely wary of outsiders.

So, they didn't dare to delay any longer and marched quickly, bypassing the base.

Zhou Shuwan asked, "Is their base on the island or on the ice field?"

"Three of them are on the ice sheet. But during the perpetual night, the temperature is extremely low. If there are no resources on the island, there is no way to stay warm. Living on the ice sheet and digging ice caves can actually help keep warm. So there's no guarantee that there won't be islands on the ice sheet."

Zhou Shuwan nodded.

That being said, there are actually more or less surviving humans in other places who are struggling to survive.

Whether Chinese or foreigners...

But today, everyone has reached a consensus.

It is impossible to survive in the apocalypse by fighting alone, you must work together!

Whether it is a military organization or a civilian organization...

Just listening to what Zhang Jia said, the living conditions of the people in those bases they encountered were not as good as those on the mothership.

After all, the mothership is equipped with many advanced pre-apocalyptic technologies, which undoubtedly greatly improves their lives.

In addition to Zhou Shuwan's secret help, the thousands of people who had been living on the mothership were not too short of food or energy.

Now even more advanced synthetic metal boiling point alloys have been forged.

Less than a day after Zhou Shuwan and his team returned, all the young and middle-aged men were conscripted to work.

They needed to dig out all the stones on Island No. 1 and pile them around the island to form a line of defense.

It is definitely too late to build a house now, and they don’t have that much building materials.

Therefore, the two captains planned to surround the island with a layer of stones, and people would live in the middle of the island, temporarily living in tents.

After the melting period is over, we will consider whether to let everyone live on the island or on the mothership depending on the situation.

But there is one thing: a population of more than 7,000 is a bit too much for the small island.