Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Just as he was secretly observing this bickering couple, Shen Zechuan walked over and interrupted his thoughts.

"The entire base is without water today, and yours is probably without water too. How are you? Do you have enough water? If not, I'll have Ono fetch some water for you to store later."

"It's enough for now, so I don't need it. Don't worry, I won't hesitate to ask you for it when I do need it." Zhou Yang smiled and declined Shen Zechuan's offer.

He had more water resources in his space than he could use, and he felt really embarrassed to take up any more of Shen Zechuan's and the others' resources.

Upon hearing Zhou Yang say that it wasn't necessary, Shen Zechuan's head drooped a bit, just like his dog when it got the short end of the stick.

"..."

Zhou Yang was a little confused. What's wrong? You're unhappy because you don't want water?

But since he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it and asked about something else.

"By the way, how's the snow situation outside? What about your villa? I haven't been down since it started snowing, so I don't know much about it."

"The snow at the base is already very deep. The first floor is basically buried in snow, and the road is impossible to walk on. We came directly from the underground parking lot. The villa is in a slightly better situation, but the first floor is also mostly covered by snow. We don't know how long the snow will continue. If this continues, the second floor of the villa will probably be buried in snow as well."

"The snow is already this thick. That's not a good sign. This snow probably won't stop for at least a month. Why don't you move to another place now?"

Shen Zechuan nodded: "We came out today, actually for this very reason. But speaking of which, the first floor of my villa is actually warmer than before after it was buried in snow."

Zhou Yang wasn't surprised at all: "Snow naturally has the function of keeping you warm, it's not unusual. In the past, if you encountered a blizzard or avalanche on a snow-covered mountain, didn't you also suggest digging a hole in the snow to hide in?"

Shen Zechuan agreed, saying, "That makes sense."

Chai Jin, who was standing to the side, scratched his head and interjected with a puzzled look, "Shouldn't we be hiding in the villa that's buried in snow? Why are we even thinking about moving?"

Zhou Yang turned to Chai Jin and explained, "It's fine to stay here for now, but it's hard to say what will happen after this heavy snow. What if there's too much snow and it collapses the house? Besides, if the snow melts, there will be so much water that the entire base will be flooded, and your villa won't be spared either."

Zhou Yang couldn't guarantee whether the villa would collapse, but it was certain that it would be flooded.

Shen Zechuan, the homeowner, didn't hesitate for long before making the decision: "Then let's move out sooner rather than later! By the way, you said last time that the house across from yours would be a good place for us to live, right?"

"Yes, that's right. But this is just to give you more options. If you find a more suitable place, that's fine too." Although Zhou Yang had rented it in advance for Shen Zechuan and the others, he certainly wouldn't force them if they found a more suitable place.

"Can we go take a look first?" Lu Xingye was very curious about the house he would be living in in the future.

"Of course you can. But I've turned the living room over there into a vegetable garden, and I even added an extra layer of insulation, so it looks a bit messy. Don't mind."

"it's okay no problem!"

So Zhou Yang took the key and led the group to visit the house across the street.

As Zhou Yang said, it was indeed simply furnished; you could move in as soon as you moved in with the furniture.

There were several rows of three-tiered planting boxes in the living room, and the vegetables inside were well cared for by Zhou Yang, remaining lush and green even in such cold weather.

The walls around the room were covered with a layer of insulation cotton by Zhou Yang, which did look a bit comical, but it was undeniable that it was much warmer than outside.

There are four rooms, none of them very big; you could probably put a double bed in and there wouldn't be much space left. But in this cold weather, these small rooms are actually more suitable for keeping warm and surviving.

Everyone was very satisfied with the house, especially Shen Zechuan, who couldn't wait to move in.

Looking at the four small rooms, he even had a bold idea.

Yan Fei will definitely be sleeping in the same room as Lu Xingye. His brother and Chai Jin can make do, and little Gu Yaoyao spends most of her time with them, so she also needs her own room. With so much stuff, it's not unreasonable to leave one room as a storage room, right?

If he has nowhere to stay, why doesn't he ask Zhou Yang to let him stay at his place? At worst, he can be a little shameless and pay a little more rent; that shouldn't be a problem, right?

Thinking this, Shen Zechuan's smile became even more pronounced.

However, today was too rushed, and I haven't even packed my things in the villa yet, so there's definitely no time to move. I'll just wait a couple more days. I also need to talk to Gu Tianqi about the move and coordinate my statements with my brothers.

Two days later at noon, Zhou Yang left home ahead of schedule, as agreed.

Before leaving, he even went to the house across the street and moved all the planting boxes there to a corner of his own living room.

He left Pea, Big Yellow, and Little Yellow to guard the house, but Little Yellow, being the smallest and easiest to carry, was tucked into his arms and taken away, serving as both a heater and a weapon for self-defense.

Because it was too cold and the elevators weren't working, Zhou Yang climbed down the stairs to the underground parking lot.

As soon as you step out of the door between the elevator lobby and the underground parking lot, you are greeted by a faint warmth.

Along with the smell of burning firewood, there was also an indescribable stench of various breaths mixed together, which almost made Zhou Yang faint.

He quickly took out a mask from his storage space, attached a fruit-scented sachet, and put it on, which finally made him feel much better.

The underground parking lot was dimly lit, with only the burning fire providing some light.

Everyone gathered around the fire, spreading out blankets and setting up tents, trying to get as close to the heat source as possible.

Because it's impossible to distinguish between day and night underground, everyone's schedules are quite chaotic.

In addition, there are too many people underground, and the base does not allow cooking to be done privately in order to avoid causing a fire, so the base takes care of all the meals.

A scallion pancake and a bowl of ginger soup are provided for two meals a day. Each person earns 2 points per day. If they run out of points, they can temporarily pay on credit.

Such a meal is hardly enough to fill one's stomach, so everyone basically gets through it by sleeping, since not moving means reducing energy expenditure.

Zhou Yang carefully made his way through the survivors wrapped in blankets, circling around several times before finally finding the underground area of ​​Shen Zechuan's villa complex. He then found an elevator exit that was relatively close to their villa and went up to it.

When he arrived at the villa, Shen Zechuan and the others were still packing supplies.

Unlike last time when I packed my luggage in the city, this time I had an absurd amount of stuff.

Zhou Yang was stunned when he saw the supplies piled up like a small mountain for the first time.

"You guys... have way too much stuff..." Zhou Yang suspected that even if he used the house next door as a warehouse, it might not be enough to store it all.

"Ahem, it is quite a lot." Shen Zechuan coughed lightly, feeling a bit overwhelmed himself. "I might have to trouble you to make a few more trips..."

They usually kept their houses in the basement and attic. If it weren't for this move, they wouldn't have realized they had so many supplies.

"That's not a problem, it's just... the house next door doesn't seem to have enough room for all these supplies."

"Oh, it's alright. We've discussed it, and we'd like to store some of the supplies at your house and in your storage space. Spreading them out like that should make it easier to fit them all. We just don't know if that's convenient for you..."

"As long as you don't worry, of course I'll be fine." Zhou Yang hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

Without hesitation, Shen Zechuan replied, "We've been through thick and thin together, of course I'm at ease!"

The others nodded in agreement, indicating that they had no objections.

Seeing that none of them had any objections, Zhou Yang had even less reason to refuse.