172 Winter is coming (2/2)
In the end, she still could not be defiant.
”You are all bullying me.” With tears, Lin Lin escaped back to her room/lab with a sad expression.
This narcissistic and bad-tempered girl, always instantly forgets to stand her ground.
Seeing Lin Lin's fleeting figure, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
[I wonder if she finished her task yet. I'll pick a time to take a look.]
...
There was no fireplace in the future. Except for the poorest survivors, no one would use fire to generate heat. Jiang Chen's mansion obviously didn't have that either. The reason the place was so warm was due to the heating grids placed within the wall. This device was extremely convenient, and it would provide heat as long as it was connected to electricity.
The heat resistant electric wire would not be burned by EMPs. Therefore, the heating grid became one of the few electronic devices that was not destroyed by the nuclear blast.
In the top floor office, Jiang Chen and Sun Jiao stood together and gazed into the distance.
The thick snowflakes twirled in the north wind as they raided through every corner of the world. The ice shards that occasionally smashed on the window played a whimpering noise as it crashed into the frozen window.
Even if he was just looking, he could still feel the coldness that could freeze one's soul.
”Such heavy snowfall.” After a while, Jiang Chen could only produce four words while looking outside.
”This is not too bad. Usually, it would start snowing in October.” In regards to the snow, Sun Jiao's expression was rather calm. ”It was rumored that when the war just ended, the entire world was covered by nuclear winter. It was the same cruel scene every day. I wonder how did the people outside of the survival shelters survive.”
Outside of their walls, apartments built with concrete were built for residents of Fishbone base. The Fishbone base that ”didn't lack money” would obviously not mistreat its people. Every family was connected with heat and electricity. The life here was so much better than in the ghetto.
On the empty streets, a pickup truck, modified to be a snow shoveling vehicle, was working hard to push the snow out of the base. The patrol on the wall regularly walked around to watch for any incoming danger. The white winter suit made him look like a snowman carrying a rifle.
”With a snowstorm this big, the mutated humans shouldn't be able to invade us.” Although it certainly was inconvenient to the construction of the base, the thick snowfall gave a hint of tranquility.
”Speaking of mutated humans, Zhao Gang, who you sent out scouting, brought back some interesting information.”
”Oh?” Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.
”There are at least three thousand mutated humans in the 7th area. A lot of signs indicate that they are preparing war supplies.”
Every mutated human was a natural warrior. If there were actually three thousand of them, even if they sent one thousand people, it would be an unstoppable force that the Fishbone base could not resist with only a population of two hundred.
No, it would be difficult even for the Sixth Street.
”Hopefully this snow will bring them some trouble.” Jiang Chen watched the flying snowflakes as a worried expression flashed on his face.
”Mutated humans are known for their cold resistance. This amount of snow will do nothing to them. We can only pray that this storm will kill more of their slaves. That is the only way that would make things difficult for them,” Sun Jian's voice was stern.
Slaves? Speaking of this, How did the dancers in Jia City survive under the violent force of the mutated human?
Jiang Chen shook his head as he put his thoughts away. Then he asked, ”Is that all?”
”Also, based on Zhao Gang, when he returned from the 7th area, he encountered a group of survivors fleeing from Shenxiang Town.”
”Survivors fleeing?” Jiang Chen touched his chin in thought.
”Mhmm. They originally belong to the survivor groups in Shenxiang Town, but the survivor group was wiped already. Zhao Gang brought them back. I ordered people to keep them outside of the base for now.” Sun Jiao nodded before she took out a tablet to show a map to Jiang Chen.
”Shenxiang Town is between Qingpu and 7th area. It is on the Taifu River, a way for the mutated humans to enter Wanghai City. There were around seven hundred survivors there, and because of the lack of mutant activity around the area as well as the lack of external threat, they lacked an organized system. They only established a simple defense outside of the town with a civilian force of 21 people...”
”Therefore they were enslaved by the mutated humans?” Hearing this, Jiang Chen guessed the outcome.
”That's right.” Sun Jiao nodded, ”A force of 40 mutated humans were stationed in Shenxiang Town as they established an out post there. Based on this, they are indeed going to take the route through Shenxiang town to Wanghai City.”
That meant that they would go through Qingpu, not Songjiang.
It was the worst outcome. Deep in Jiang Chen's heart, he hoped to avoid direct conflict with mutated humans. Even if they really arrived in Carmen Pharmaceutical and obtained the improved FEV virus, they would only torment Jia City.
Jiang Chen took a deep breath as he asked in a serious tone.
”What about the seven hundred survivors?”
”Based on the survivors who are there, because of the snow blocking the roads, they are temporarily imprisoned in Shenxiang Town and have not moved yet.” Hearing this, Sun Jiao looked at Jiang Chen.
Snow blocking the road? A ”singled out” mutated human out post.
Watching the snow on the window, a smile suddenly surfaced on Jiang Chen's face.
”This is an opportunity.”
”You mean?”
”Take them out! Reinforce Shenxiang town's defense, and intercept the mutated human force there, blocking them out of Qingpu!”
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