Rebirth in the Apocalypse: My Ex-Girlfriend's Guide to Winning Me Over

The reason is simple: the wind and snow were too heavy, and the weather kept changing from snowy to windy and rainy, causing the outside to be frozen over!

The ice layer outside is getting higher and higher, and many buildings are frozen in ice. The base is located in the suburbs and there are no tall landmark buildings.

When Zuo You goes out alone, she often gets lost and is late getting home. There's a reason why women love home; their emotional home is right there!

When she teamed up with Jian Hong, the distribution of crystal cores was also very simple.

Each person receives half of the crystal cores of the third order and below.

For third-order and fourth-order mutations, whoever kills them owns them.

Generally, Zuo You would occasionally give a few of the third-order mutations to Jian Hong.

As for the fourth tier, Jian Hong fought once and was able to kill it.

He had fought once before, even with his fourth-tier mutation. If he hadn't been able to teleport, he would have been killed! Only then did he believe Zuo You's words; the third and fourth tiers were completely different.

Since then, whenever Jian Hong sees a fourth-tier mutant, he runs far away and lets Zuo You, this terrifying fourth-tier ability user, deal with him!

Lin Ling hasn't been having a good time lately. She really wants to leave the base with Zuo You, but Zuo You refuses her every time, and the reasons for refusing are always bizarre.

For example: It's a southeast wind today, so it's not a good time for you to leave the base; I want to eat mutant meat tonight, so you have to stay home and cook it for me, and it's not a good time for you to leave the base; You're wearing a black down jacket today, so it'll be too conspicuous if you leave the base, so you should stay home!

Lin Ling didn't know whether Zuo You thought she was stupid or that she thought she was stupid. Even an idiot wouldn't believe these reasons!

But every time Zuo You said these things in a serious tone, it was as if she had magic powers, and Lin Ling would agree to stay at home!

Actually, she knew that Zuo You just didn't want her to go out, didn't want her to get cold, because the weather outside was unpredictable, sometimes windy, sometimes rainy, sometimes snowy.

Although they had adapted to the extreme cold, walking outside the base for a whole day was still too much for them.

Lin Ling became somewhat self-destructive and, out of sheer boredom, started cooking various cuisines for everyone, causing each of them to gain several pounds.

Zuo You enjoyed the delicious food from Lin Ling, and recently she has been working even harder to collect crystal cores, always returning home soaking wet and looking miserable.

Every time Zuo You saw the look of heartache in Lin Ling's eyes when she looked at herself, she couldn't help but feel sorry for herself. She had to give up!

She estimated that her friends should be able to go out in about a week.

Then she'll just stay home and do nothing, waiting for her friends to give her a handout.

As for He Heze's team, Zuo You rarely contacted them, except for the occasional exchange of supplies.

He Heze also intentionally reduced contact between the two parties.

After all, there are two teams now.

If the contact is too frequent, whose orders should the team members listen to?

Besides, Zuo You rejected him, and He Heze didn't want to pester Zuo You relentlessly.

He Heze would usually ask her over the walkie-talkie if he had any questions.

Zuo You will also help him resolve his doubts, and that's enough.

Just like what Zuo You said to him when she refused, in this apocalypse, who has the mood for romance and poetry?

Their team had started looking for supplies several days ago. They had been trapped in the extreme cold for more than half a month, and if they didn't go to find supplies soon, their food and coal reserves would be almost gone.

At this moment, the only option is to find some wooden furniture indoors to burn for warmth.

Their team was quite large, and the supplies they needed in the face of extreme cold could not be found simply by going out to search for them.

These past few days I've been leading a team out to find supplies, but we haven't collected much, and some of it is even costing us more than we're making.

They even had several conflicts with other teams over supplies.

Thankfully, we have Jiang Xinyu, who's a healing presence; otherwise, everyone would be heartbroken.

He can now feel the pressure that Zuo You used to feel when leading the team.

Although Zuo You seemed indifferent at the time, in fact, under her leadership, only one survivor was injured or killed in the Xiziwan community in a month.

On the way to the N City base, she encountered the mental zombie and did her best to ensure everyone's safety.

Putting himself in her shoes, He Heze admitted that he couldn't do it.

He plans not to look for supplies in the city for the time being.

The buildings surrounding the base had already been looted countless times by the survivors. If they wanted to find supplies, they would have to go further afield. However, with their current capabilities, they could only stay outside for half a day at most before they had to find a place to keep warm.

Every time we go out, we have to load half a truck with warm clothing and fuel. If we don't find enough supplies, we'll lose a lot of money.

He Heze discussed it with the team and decided to head up the mountain. Their current base was located next to a forest park, with a large mountain behind it.

Before the extreme cold arrived, this mountain was still lush and green, regardless of what kind of supplies were inside.

At the very least, trees are indispensable, and now that everything is frozen in extreme cold, the mutated animals inside will definitely be caught off guard when the cold wave strikes, resulting in many deaths and injuries.

They don't go too deep into the mountains, so there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Moreover, at this time, most people's primary goal was still food, followed by fuel. They generally only went out to cities to find supplies, and the competitive pressure was also low.

He Heze made a series of plans in the room and chose Liang Jingyu, Li Wenli, Ren Xiaosha and Ren Shasha to accompany him.

He Heze is a power-type awakener, strong and good at fighting. Ren Shasha and Li Wenli's water-based abilities can make the ice surface smoother, making it easier to move supplies.

Liang Jingyu's earth-based ability is suitable for peeling trees out of the soil, making it easier to fell trees. As for Ren Xiaosha, she is fast and can be used as a guard.

Most importantly, Zuo You taught Ren Shasha and Liang Jingyu the swamp combo technique, which is very strong.

Sun Feiyu was left at home by He Heze. He had good hearing, so if anything happened at home, Sun Feiyu could ask Zuo You for help immediately.

After much consideration, he finally decided that it would be more convenient and easier for them to store the trees directly in the field.

He Heze also found a way to make carbon. Liang Jingyu used his earth-based superpower to dig a pit to make a carbon kiln. Ren Shasha built four water walls around the carbon kiln, where the outside temperature was very low.

As long as Ren Shasha builds a water wall, the water wall will immediately turn into an ice wall, which can be used as a defensive fortification.

Then cut the trees into sections. The moisture isn't a big problem. Light them in the charcoal kiln and burn them slowly. Once the wood is fully burned, seal the kiln to prevent air from entering. Use the residual heat to continue heating the wood for dry distillation. The moisture and wood tar will be released, and the wood will be carbonized into charcoal.

This makes them easier to move and saves more space when storing; they can be stacked all the way to the ceiling.

Given the current frigid temperatures, these superhumans can only stay outside for a maximum of about six hours, if the plan can proceed smoothly.

With the temperature emitted during the heating of the charcoal kiln, they should be able to last until the charcoal is made.