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

Captain Shang walked over quickly, his gaze lingering on Tao Zheng for a moment, with a hint of approval and gratitude in his eyes.

He reached out and patted Tao Zheng's shoulder, his tone calm but with a hint of affection: "Your name is Tao Zheng, right? We all saw what happened just now. Thanks to your timely action, the mothership was safe and sound."

Tao Zheng nodded slightly, a tired smile on his face: "Captain Shang, this is what I should do. Although the cruise ship is destroyed, everyone's safety is the most important thing."

Captain Shang nodded, his tone very gentle: "I know you brought hundreds of people all the way south from the north, and you went through untold hardships to get here. It's really remarkable!"

He knew Tao Zheng before, but before he could inquire about the specific situation, the glacier melted.

I just heard from Qi Mingyu that the other party and Tao Zheng were comrades in the same special forces team and were very familiar with each other.

He also has great confidence in Tao Zheng's character and ability.

So Captain Shang looked at him kindly and amiably as if he were one of his own juniors.

Tao Zheng's expression was slightly gloomy. He lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Captain Shang, I'm just doing my best. Unfortunately... I lost many comrades along the way and couldn't bring them all back."

Captain Shang's eyes softened, and he reached out and gently patted Tao Zheng's shoulder. "The dead cannot be resurrected. The fact that you managed to survive in such a harsh environment with so many people is already a remarkable achievement. The mothership has also lost many comrades who fought side by side, but we must persevere, and those who survive must continue to shoulder our responsibilities."

Tao Zheng took a deep breath and nodded: "Captain Shang, you are right. I will continue to do my best to protect everyone's safety."

Captain Shang showed a relieved smile.

The white tanker was where Tao Zheng and his team were going to stay. Now that it was destroyed, they could only make room for it from the mothership.

Captain Shang has already ordered people to arrange accommodation for Tao Zheng and his group.

Tao Zheng and Zhang Jia then joined in the work.

The sound of ice crashing in the distance was still deafening, but the island was safe for the time being.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

And where they can't see, the sea level is still rising silently.

Zhou Shuwan has secretly observed this. According to her estimation, although the sea level is rising very slowly, if it continues to rise at this rate, it should rise another eight to ten meters in two months.

She was worried in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.

Seeing that he had some free time, he walked over to Captain Shang and asked in a low voice, "Captain Shang, what is the current inventory situation? Especially for whale meat, is there any good way to preserve it?"

Not to mention supplies like clothes and energy, just how to store such a large amount of whale meat is a very serious problem.

In the past, whale meat could be preserved at temperatures as low as dozens of degrees below zero without being damaged.

But now, the temperature has risen to over 20 degrees Celsius, and whale meat will quickly rot if it is not properly preserved.

Captain Shang withdrew his gaze from the distance, frowning slightly. "We've been trying various methods these days. We've already salted half of it, but we don't have enough space to dry it. Space is tight both on the mothership and on board. I'm worried about this, too."

The only thing to be thankful for is that the mothership's cold storage is still functioning normally and most of the whale meat is stored in it, so there is no need to worry about food spoilage for the time being.

The remaining small amount was placed on other ships.

Zhou Shuwan seemed to be lost in thought.

She actually already knew what she should do, but she had to avoid being seen.

Zhou Shuwan did not mention the inventory again, but pointed in the direction of the tanker, signaling Captain Shang to observe carefully.

Captain Shang looked in the direction she pointed, squinted his eyes, and examined it carefully for a moment, but found nothing unusual.

He turned his head in confusion and looked at Zhou Shuwan, with a hint of doubt in his tone: "Doctor Zhou, what do you want me to see?"

Qi Mingyu, who had followed, had already noticed something and frowned slightly. He glanced back and forth between the white tanker and the surrounding sea. After a moment, he slowly spoke, "Are you talking about... the ocean currents?"

Zhou Shuwan nodded, his tone solemn: "Yes. Look at the direction blocked by the white cruise ship. The current is flowing towards this side, so it is easy for ice to gather and collide.

Now that there is a white tanker blocking the way, the ocean current is blocked and the impact of the ice is dispersed a little, so we can breathe a sigh of relief for now."

Upon hearing this, Captain Shang's eyes flashed with a look of sudden enlightenment.

He slapped his forehead suddenly, his voice filled with a hint of annoyance and relief: "I see! Why didn't I think of this before! Indeed, the current in this direction has always been flowing towards the island."

As he spoke, he quickly walked to the side of the ship and carefully looked at the situation on the sea.

At this time, on the distant sea, ice blocks were still hitting the ship, making a dull sound.

Captain Shang observed carefully for a moment and found that the direction of the white tanker was indeed hit by many more ice blocks than in other directions.

Qi Mingyu picked up the telescope, stood on a high place, and observed the direction of the ocean current in all directions around the island.

The waves were still beating towards the island, but upon closer inspection, it was indeed possible to find that the direction of the current was most obvious only in the direction of the white tanker.

Zhou Shuwan uses space to observe the seabed, which allows her to observe more accurately, so she can clearly "see" the ocean currents beneath the sea surface.

"Captain Shang, we should quickly adjust the positions of all the ships on the sea to avoid violent collisions with ice."

Captain Shang nodded immediately, saying "yes" three times in a row, his tone filled with a hint of urgency and determination: "Okay, okay! I'll arrange it right away!"

In the next few days, Captain Shang sent people to reinforce the metal wall.

The impact of ice blocks still occurred from time to time, but thanks to the obstruction of the white tanker, the weak points of the metal wall were not affected too much.

Under the command of Captain Shang, the mother ship and other ships gradually adjusted their positions to avoid facing the direction of the ocean current directly.

The reinforcement work of the metal wall has just been completed, and the entire island seems to have gained a temporary respite.

However, on the very night after the metal wall was reinforced, something major happened on the mothership that was enough to shock the top management.

The cold storage was robbed.

This matter was not made public and only a few senior officials on the mothership knew about it.

The inventory in the cold storage was reduced by two-thirds, especially whale meat, which was almost wiped out.

It's not just whale meat. Other foods stored in cold storage, such as fish, seafood, kelp, seaweed, etc., have also been greatly reduced.