Chapter 8:
As night fell, the temperature instantly dropped by twenty degrees.
Lin Lingwo turned on the mobile phone under the quilt that was no longer musty. This was the second time to use the mobile phone. The battery in the mobile phone was still fully charged.
She directly logged into the information center, clicked on the pending items, and reported the reply to her from the consultation section.
Lin Ling clicked on the report and consultation section first and looked at it, and the other party replied: "Hi Lin Ling, according to your report, our relevant experts believe that the dead and rotting plants are caused by frequent natural/natural/disasters/disasters and climatic disturbances during the end of the world. , the fait accompli cannot be changed, I suggest you accept the reality.”
"Experts give you survival advice: first solve the water problem, plant green plants, improve the environment, and plant rice, wheat and other crops after the land drought eases."
"In addition, we are temporarily unable to provide the help you need. It is recommended that you go to nearby towns to find the supplies you need."
"In response to your complaint, we have already asked the team members who cleaned up the crisis. The other party said that half of the land in No. 00001 has already become scorched mountains, and the rest is far away from your temporary residence, which will not have any impact on you. As for The mutant beast in the water was indeed a mistake, if you need it, we will send someone to the reservoir to clean it up for you.”
Lin Ling twitched the corners of her lips, answering was equivalent to not answering, and it had no effect at all.
She originally wanted to ask the experts for some tree seeds, but according to the current reply, she probably didn't ask, so she didn't bother to ask.
It's better to ask for help than to ask yourself. Tomorrow, I will go a little farther to have a look. If it doesn't work, I will go to the nearest town.
The next day after Lin Ling got up, she took the map and walked further away. This time, she didn't delay on the way, and kept going. She passed several villages on the way, and the villages had been looted. on something.
Lin Ling selected some useful things from the things that others thought were useless, such as shoes and socks, hoes, stainless steel buckets and basins.
She picked up all the way like picking up junk, and when it was noon, she couldn't hold it with both hands, "It would be nice to have a car."
Xiaolu arched Linling's wrist, motioning her to look ahead.
An abandoned rusty car was parked in the yard of a collapsed house not far ahead. A thick layer of black ash had accumulated on the car.
Although it was turned over by someone, it was the only car she saw that seemed to be intact on the surface. Lin Ling was unwilling to take a closer look, and found that the fuel tank port on one side had also been uncovered. Yes, the oil in it has long been taken away by people passing by and fleeing.
In the last days, a car without oil is useless at all, and no one will take it when it is sold as scrap iron. Lin Ling didn't waste time here, and continued to walk forward with her things against the scorching heat. Every time she passed a place, she was on the map Mark it.
Lin Ling walked forward along a straight line. She walked for more than 20 kilometers in five hours. She was already out of the land allocated to her by the state, but judging from the map, it was less than one-tenth of the map of the southern district. One far away, and it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and the way back was still very long, and if I didn't return, I might not be able to go back.
After nightfall in the wild, the weather was cold and there were too many dangers lurking. Lin Ling didn't want to take risks, so she started to turn back. She didn't take the way she came, but walked back according to another route that the map showed that there used to be an idyllic village. According to the map, this road is closer than the road when we came, and it only takes more than three hours to get home.
After passing through the empty and abandoned village, Lin Ling came to a concrete road. Several cars collided with each other on the road, blocking the middle of the road. There were some cars parked in the front and back. There was no one in the car. It is discarded.
Lin Ling walked a few steps forward and found a bus stop sign on the side of the road. The name of the stop sign was Shibei Village, and the next stop of Shibei Village was Sunshine Primary School.
There should be a market near the school. After a moment of hesitation, Lin Ling changed his route and walked straight along the cement road. After walking for less than ten minutes, he saw Sunshine Primary School in the distance. The school had long been abandoned. There was no sound.
Go a few minutes further and there is a relatively dense house, which should be the market.
It's been ten years since the end of the world, and everything in the market must have been looted, but Lin Ling still wanted to try his luck, and ran over without stopping along the way.
This market is very small, only one kilometer long, with a cement road in the middle and houses on both sides. The first floor of the house is a shop, and the second floor is a residence.
In the past, the villagers who lived nearby would come here to trade during the market day, which was very lively. But now it is as desolate and dilapidated as Lin Ling expected, and there is no sign of life as far as the eye can see.
Lin Ling walked onto the empty street, where there were many abandoned cars parked on the street, the car windows were badly damaged, and there were black burn marks, and some cars had bone frames with holes in their heads.
Except in the car, on the road, and in the house, there are rotten skeletons everywhere. Lin Ling is no stranger to these skeletons. She has no fear at all. She kicks off the clothes and shoes scattered on the ground and walks over. past.
Although this market is small, it has all kinds of internal organs. There are small supermarkets, grocery stores, grain stores, and oil stores, but basically all of them have been swept away, and there is basically nothing to eat.
But Lin Ling didn't miss any place, and he searched again, and he could always find what he needed.
After searching, Lin Ling found two shopping trolleys from a small supermarket. The surface of the trolleys was rusted, but the four wheels could still rotate, which did not affect the use. She put the things in her hands into the trolleys Here, push and move on.
She also found some clothes and shoes that could be worn from the homes of the residents upstairs, and some needles and threads, which could be taken back for later use.
Lin Ling also found a wad of money in the wallet in the drawer. In the last days, money is useless waste paper, and food is hard currency. She had no interest in throwing the money aside, and continued to search inside. , find a dozen white candles.
She didn't find any candles in the place where she stayed temporarily, and she kept doing things in the dark. With candles, she could do what she wanted at night.
After the search, I went to the next building. The grain store had been raided long ago, and all the edible food in the grocery store had been taken away. I don’t know if there were any expired spices left. And took it away.
Along the way, Lin Ling found several packs of expired iodized salt from some households, as well as some sanitary napkins and toilet paper.
"I'm missing these things." Lin Ling put the things in the shopping cart and continued walking, passing by several shops selling mobile phones, barber shops, small noodle shops, small clinics, hardware and electrical appliances, etc., and went in to have a look one by one. , Take everything you need.
Walking to the end of the street, there is a stationery store at the end of the street.
When Lin Ling passed by Sunshine Elementary School before, she saw several stationery stores, but she didn't go in because she thought she didn't need to go to school anymore. After passing by, she remembered that she could use those notebooks and papers to go to the bathroom.
Other places have been turned into a mess, but this stationery store hasn't been turned over much, it's just that the door was pried open.
Lin Ling looked at the books on the shelves of the stationery store. They were of good quality, and they were not oxidized to slag. She took some notebooks, papers, and books. I'll pick it up later when I run out. In addition, I took a pen, so I won't need charcoal to mark the map in the future.
She went to the back of the stationery store, opened the door and behind it was a room of 30 square meters. There were more than a dozen computers in it, and each computer was marked with a number. It was a black Internet cafe.
"No wonder." Lin Ling clicked her tongue, and she said that the stationery store opened at the end of the street instead of outside the elementary school?
Now that there is no electricity, whether there is a generator or not, it is useless to bring a computer, Lin Ling just skipped here, went upstairs to search, and took everything that was needed.
It was already 4:30 when the search was finished. Although I didn't find the food, seeds, diesel, generators, etc. that I desperately wanted, I found a lot of daily necessities, and the harvest was quite good.
The two shopping carts were full, and the hoes, pots, etc. were tied to the carts with the ropes they found, and the two shopping carts were tied together by the way, and they were pushed forward together.
After leaving the market, Lin Ling's speeded up and walked towards the direction of her temporary residence. Because it was very late, she pushed the car and started running, but the asphalt road was smooth and smooth, and the road surface became bumpy. Yes, her speed gradually increased.
After walking for more than an hour, the sky gradually darkened, and Lin Ling was alone in the desolate and quiet field, and the surrounding was silent, only the sound of the wheels of the shopping cart and her footsteps.
Seeing the sky darken, Lin Ling looked around vigilantly. The fear of the dark night in the doomsday came to her heart again. She still clearly remembered the endless zombies, mutated beasts, and filthy creatures chasing after them in the dark night of the doomsday. dirty people.
Although half a year has passed since the end of the world, and the country has sent people out to clean up the wasteland, but if something slips through the net, Lin Ling's whole body is tense, and he looks around warily.
Xiaolu sensed Lin Ling's nervousness, and gently wrapped her fingers around her to reassure her: don't be afraid.
Lin Ling hummed lightly, looked down at the wooden stick inserted in the shopping cart, took a deep breath, and continued to stride forward.
When it was completely dark, there was no moon, and there was no light around. Lin Ling, who couldn't see the way clearly, frowned and looked ahead. It was foggy, and she found that she couldn't find the right way.
Lin Ling was very annoyed. She thought she could go back smoothly, but she was delayed in the market for too long. Now the fog made her unable to discern the direction. If she had known, she would not have searched so carefully.
Lin Ling scolded herself secretly, and decided to find a place to stay first.
She still remembered that when there was no fog just now, she saw a village in front of her, and she walked forward in the dark. After walking for about ten minutes, she found a place that was barely sheltered from the wind and rain.
After nightfall, the temperature plummeted, and it was very cold outside. Lin Ling was wearing a thick cotton coat, which was not very useful. He took the firewood piled up under the eaves before the end of the world and lit a fire. The flames were dim. , clearly illuminating the tiredness on her face.
With the light of the fire, Lin Ling observed the place where she was staying. It was a small bungalow, but because she hadn't lived in it for a long time, half of the house had collapsed, and only the corner where she was sitting was left intact.
Lin Ling, who had lived in a good place for a few days, was already a little disgusted with this place, but the fog outside was getting heavier and heavier, and she really didn't want to go out to take risks.
The fire was burning very vigorously, and Lin Ling's body became warmer. She took out a dry steamed bun and roasted it on the fire. After the aroma of the wheat was baked, she began to gnaw. Make a 'click' sound.