#501 - Chapter 501 Save the Children
Noon.
Now that everyone knows about the anomaly with the sunlight, no one dares to expose their body to it anymore.
It’s deadly!
Especially after the temperature gauges placed inside and outside the base measured today's midday temperature under the sunlight, reaching a shocking 52 degrees Celsius!
Incredible!
This temperature hasn't been seen in China for who knows how long!
Keep in mind this is the ambient temperature; some ground surfaces, after absorbing heat, will reach even more terrifying temperatures of over 60 degrees Celsius!
Enough to fry an egg!
"I can't take it anymore! I feel like I'm about to faint! It's not that I don't want to work, I really can't handle it!"
As noon approached and it was almost time for lunch, people started collapsing on the ground, wailing.
Working outdoors in this temperature is too much, even for an iron man.
They really weren't trying to slack off, but they felt their bodies had truly reached their limit.
If they continued to endure, not only would they be demoted, but they might die from the heat!
When a large number of personnel made requests, the base quickly responded.
Work stopped!
"Headquarters understands everyone's hard work, so we're ending today's work early. The work schedule for the next few days will be modified, only requiring work from 6 AM to 9 AM and 4 PM to 5:30 PM. You can all stay in the rest area during other times."
"Moreover, your food rations will be distributed as usual without any deductions. We will also provide more cooling herbal tea and medicine, and we will provide free medical care for those with heatstroke!"
"If the weather becomes even hotter, the base will consider completely canceling outdoor work and providing new indoor jobs for everyone."
Wang Yang and some members of the personnel department appeared at the branch base and various work sites to appease the listless personnel.
The personnel were relieved to hear the news.
It was good that they didn't have to risk their lives to work outdoors; otherwise, they would have really exploded.
Furthermore, Green Origin had considered ways for them to continue receiving food subsidies and provide free treatment for work-related heatstroke, which was considered benevolent and righteous.
Many people silently said in their hearts:
Green Origin still has a little bit of conscience.
Of course, only they knew this.
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Afternoon.
Sitting in the leader's office.
Qin Jin was enjoying the air conditioning, drinking a bottle of icy beverage straight from the fridge, savoring the refreshing feeling as the cold liquid slid down his esophagus to his stomach, and he let out a satisfied "Ah."
"Ah—!"
"It's so much better to drink something cold in this weather."
He had only been outside for over an hour, and even with his superhuman physique, he couldn't help but break a sweat, let alone the ordinary survivors.
This drought was arriving a little earlier than he had anticipated.
At this time, the base headquarters was already prepared.
He would arrange for people to re-examine and confirm the situation in the three major residential areas and those smaller ones.
After all, these people who had joined them were considered Green Origin's outer personnel, and they should provide care as much as they could.
"I hope things go smoothly for Bo Wen and A Yu. The timing of Yan Hong's grain delivery isn't ideal; it would have been better if it had come a few days earlier."
He sighed slightly.
There was nothing he could do about this. Sister Hong and the others came to ask for help that day, and the next day, Green Origin sent people to support the attack on the New Sheep City base. Qin Jin immediately drove the airship to pick her up and then ran to Ning City in Xiang Province to confirm.
There was almost no delay during this period.
"They took out a full set of equipment, even in the current weather should also be able to cope, if all goes well should be able to take the food back to the base before the drought comes."
He couldn't help but send his good brothers out on missions. He couldn't just abandon the base and run outside, could he?
He was confident that there would be no life-threatening danger on this trip, and with his understanding of Bo Wen and Zhong Yu, they could do it.
"Speaking of which, I owe these brothers a lot. I must repay them if I have the opportunity."
He sighed slightly, not getting too sentimental about it.
Friendship between men is often unspoken.
Those captains.
And those cadres.
Hadn't they wondered why their families were asked by Qin Jin to attend the opening ceremony during the mutant night?
Was everything really a coincidence?
Does anyone really think so naively?
Whether it was really like this, only everyone knew in their hearts.
But the tacit or default thing was that in this apocalyptic world, perhaps only this Green Origin leader could lead everyone further.
At least now their relatives and friends were here, and they were personally building a home to live in.
Wasn't it a thousand times better than those survivors outside who couldn't get enough to eat, couldn't sleep soundly, and didn't even know if they would see the sun tomorrow?
Just do what the leader arranged.
At least so far, everything he had led everyone to do had not gone wrong.
Knock, knock, knock—!
Qin Jin, who was in thought, was suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door.
After signaling for the person outside to come in, it turned out to be Zhao Ling knocking on the door.
"Boss, I brought you some popsicles and sweet soup. I recently learned it from Chef Li in the cafeteria. The taste should be good!"
Zhao Ling walked in unceremoniously, swaying her waist as she carried a plate to Qin Jin's desk and put it down, speaking to him softly.
Eight Treasures Porridge, Liangfen, red popsicles.
There were as many as three kinds, and the portions were quite large.
Qin Jin was also not polite, reaching out his claws to pick it up and start eating directly.
"It's been hot recently, so it's better to eat some desserts. Also, my skills are not bad, right~~~!"
Zhao Ling looked at Qin Jin gobbling it up with a smile, feeling confident in her skills.
She had recently spent a lot of effort learning from those two special-grade chefs and had really mastered some good cooking skills.
Didn't someone say that if you want to conquer a man, you can try to conquer his stomach first?
She was working towards this step.
Qin Jin had not given her a positive response, although she didn't know why, but she could wait.
She was also very satisfied with taking care of his dirty clothes left after exercising, preparing meals for him, and managing the little things in his life every day.
These were all the work of a wife.
They were only missing confirmation of their relationship; otherwise, they could be called boyfriend and girlfriend.
"The taste is really good, I give you a thumbs up~~~"
Qin Jin gave Zhao Ling a thumbs up in a good mood, then continued to eat the popsicle in large bites, the icy cold taste was really comfortable.
He also enjoyed Zhao Ling's care for him.
It's just that.
The current period is an important period for the rapid development of the base. If he had a girlfriend, he would inevitably have to divert some energy, which was not cost-effective for Qin Jin, who wanted to build a perfect doomsday base.
Anyway, Zhao Ling can't run away.
The corners of his mouth smiled almost imperceptibly.
"By the way, Boss, I have a request, I wonder if you can agree?"
Zhao Ling didn't see his smile, but suddenly her tone became serious, she stood up and faced Qin Jin, asking very formally.
Oh?
Seeing her serious expression, Qin Jin reacted slightly.
A few days ago, he had just demoted her brother to a level 1 staff member to a small residential area. This time, he finally couldn't hold back his request to let Zhao Xin go back to the big residential area?
That's nothing. For this woman he had some good feelings for, he didn't care about a few more mouths to feed in the big residential area or even the branch base.
As long as they don't cause trouble, he can turn a blind eye.
He sat up straight, pretending to become upright and serious, preparing to make a joke to Zhao Ling after she asked him to speak for her relatives.
"Boss, our base has made quite adequate preparations for fighting the drought, and this drought shouldn't be a problem for us."
"But there are still many survivors living a hard life outside our Green Origin zone!"
"Maybe I'm a bit of a saint, but many of them have families and children, and I can't stand it. If according to our estimates, many of them will die in this drought!"
"Boss! I want to ask you to save those children!"
After seeing Qin Jin getting ready to listen to her, Zhao Ling said the request she had prepared in one breath!
Save those children outside the Green Origin zone!
After saying that, she bowed deeply towards Qin Jin!
Uh?
Qin Jin was a little dazed.
Not asking him to save her relatives?
But to save the children outside?
(End of chapter)
