#167 - Chapter 167 Purple Mist Rises
“Ring ring ring…”
The bell rang in Chen Ge's large classroom.
A battery-powered alarm clock, found from who knows where, announced that the Wan City base would be distributing food in the afternoon.
Chen Ge quickly crawled out of his warm bed and picked up the stainless steel basin that he hadn't washed in a long time, but was still unusually clean.
It was time to line up for food.
Going late meant a long wait in line, which meant enduring the cold for longer, which was not pleasant.
This recent weather was extremely uncomfortable, and even the night patrol team had to wear gloves when working at night, otherwise their hands would freeze off.
Soon, he rushed to where the porridge was being distributed.
Good, there were less than a hundred people ahead, so he estimated that it wouldn't be too long before his turn.
The Wan City base now had 10 lines for distributing porridge every day, but it still seemed inadequate for the nearly ten thousand survivors.
One line was specifically for distributing food to base staff like them, and the porridge they received would be more, and occasionally there would be some other "goodies" in the porridge.
Which was deeply envied by other survivors.
Soon, Chen Ge received a steaming bowl of white porridge with a few specks of oil floating on top.
He carefully protected the iron basin and walked towards his dormitory.
Just then.
A woman appeared in front of him.
It was the female neighbor who had come from Fenghe County with him before.
She was curling her hands up, shivering in the cold wind.
Seeing Chen Ge approaching, her eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward and called out to Chen Ge:
"Wait, Chen Ge, I have something to tell you!"
Chen Ge's face turned cold as soon as he saw her, and he said expressionlessly:
"If you're going to plead for him, forget it, I need to hurry back to eat."
After speaking, he continued walking towards his dormitory without looking back.
The woman stood still, and continued to shout loudly at him:
"You misunderstood, I'm not here to plead, I'm just here to pass on his last words, he said he's sorry to you, he's dying, and he hopes you can see him one last time."
"That's all, and… I'm done with him."
After speaking, the woman turned and left as if she had completed her mission.
Chen Ge paused when he heard this.
He turned his head and looked in the direction the woman had left, standing still.
A strange feeling welled up in his heart.
Feeling the warmth of the iron basin in his hand.
After a long while, he sighed.
Alas.
His footsteps started moving again.
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Approaching December, the entire south had fallen below zero degrees Celsius.
It was snowing heavily in many places.
It was unknown how the zombies were able to move, even though they were dead, their blood was still not congealed, and they could still move below zero degrees Celsius without body temperature.
It seemed that being below zero degrees Celsius did not have much of an impact on them.
However.
Compared to the south, the north was even more terrifying.
The temperature in the central part of Hua country had already dropped to -15°C!
Further north, in Ha City and Jing City, the temperature had even dropped to -25°C!
Humans simply didn't dare to stay outdoors for long in this kind of temperature.
So, unlike survival in the south, survivors in the north faced even harsher conditions!
During the day, they not only had to face the terrifying zombies in the buildings, but also had to fight against the harsh weather!
Survivors needed to find combustible items and warm bedding in order to obtain rare warmth.
No one knew if they could make it to next spring.
At this time, whether in the south or the north, all survivors were trying their best to obtain more food, thinking about how to get through this cold winter.
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The next day.
November 31st.
Morning.
Green Source Base.
Gym in the office building.
Qin Jin had just finished his workout for the day.
He had tested his strength some time ago, and it was very strong.
But he didn't stop exercising, and still followed the original rhythm every day.
Now, only high-intensity exercise could make him sweat.
He took off his sportswear and threw it into the dirty clothes basket that Zhao Ling had specially placed in the gym, then he ran to take a hot shower, and then went to his office.
Today was a special day.
All team members had received his notice last night, telling them not to go out on any missions today, because he had arrangements.
As for why he didn't let them go out?
Of course, it was because a disaster was about to happen today.
If he wasn't mistaken, according to his memories from his previous life, today would be the day of the terrifying corpse fog!
Going out would easily lead to casualties.
The base's team members were all carefully selected from the peaceful era, and then trained and honed through various adjustments after the apocalypse, so they now had their current strength and coordination.
Otherwise, how could there be the efficiency they had now.
He couldn't bear to see any losses.
Of course, everyone wouldn't object to his orders. Being able to rest in the base was also good. It was very cold outside now.
Qin Jin didn't bother to spend brain cells making up excuses, and directly told them to stay in the base.
He had already made preparations yesterday, and now he was just waiting.
10:00 AM.
Everything was normal, and nothing strange happened.
The base was still doing what it was supposed to do, and the team members were also watching fighting and shooting videos in the conference room to learn and pass the time.
12:00 PM.
After everyone had lunch, they went back to their dormitories to rest as usual.
2:00 PM.
Still nothing happened.
The combat team members were so bored that they were curious and wanted to ask the boss why they weren't allowed to go out today.
They didn't need the boss to arrange it, they would also want to go out to search for supplies, because they weren't working for anyone, but for themselves and their families.
Zhong Yu was pushed out by the team members to ask Qin Jin the reason why they weren't allowed to go out today.
In the office, seeing that there was no one else, Zhong Yu asked in a relatively relaxed tone:
"Ah Jin, why aren't you letting us go out today? Although the weather is cold, we can still handle it."
Qin Jin was sitting in his chair, holding a tablet in both hands. Hearing his childhood friend's words, he raised his head and glanced at him before saying:
"It's nothing, I just think you guys have been quite tired recently, and the weather is cold, so I wanted you to rest more."
Zhong Yu didn't seem to believe him, standing opposite him without moving, and continued to say:
"That's really kind of you, but this isn't like your style, we're all very unaccustomed to it."
Qin Jin smiled and said to him:
"You'll get used to it in the future."
"Alright, go back and rest well with the others. If you have time, you can also spend more time with your family. Uncle and Aunt have also been tired from helping to repair the walls recently. You have a lot of points, so you can apply for a vacation for them."
The two chatted for a while, and Zhong Yu saw that Qin Jin didn't seem to have any arrangements today, so he left the office.
Alone, Qin Jin raised his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall.
2:23 PM.
It should be soon.
In his previous life, the corpse fog appeared around 3:00 PM. At that time, he was lucky enough to have just found some supplies and returned to his residence, and then hid in a cement house to avoid the disaster.
This corpse fog will not cause humans to mutate again like the mutated night, and the same goes for domestic animals and livestock, because the vast majority of organisms already contain trace amounts of the virus.
Thus.
Qin Jin stood by the window, paying attention to the time and the ground outside.
2:57 PM.
The first wisp of faint purple mist emerged from the ground!
He knew it was coming!
(End of chapter)
