Rather than saying winter was coming, it was more accurate to say that winter had already arrived.
His line of sight was completely filled with silvery white, and the entire swimming pool was buried in snow. The mansion was covered in white snow with icicles hanging from the eaves and windows. It was like a castle in the north.
Solemn, proud.
But Jiang Chen didn't have the luxury to appreciate the ambiance of his mansion as he was only wearing a thin shirt.
The moment he stepped into the apocalypse, he couldn't help but shiver.
The weather was too f * cking cold.
Even with his body strengthened by the genetic vaccine, he couldn't handle the cold.
Without another word, Jiang Chen crossed his arms and ran into the mansion from the backyard while shivering. Last time, he activated interdimensional travel right beside the swimming pool. He didn't expect to be in trouble this time.
Different from the coldness outside, the mansion was as warm as spring. The broken walls and windows were repaired by Sun Jiao a long time ago. After a series of professional repairs, as long as the windows were closed, there was no need to worry about the howling wind outside.
But just as he rushed into the mansion, before he could stabilize himself, Sun Jiao, who was also sprinting over, pushed him onto the sofa.
"You're finally back." The mature lady's voice was full of resentment.
"Uh, a lot happened over there," Jiang Chen said apologetically.
It wasn't entirely the truth. He was just enjoying it a bit too much.
Sun Jiao seemed to have noticed something, but she didn't say anything. She only stared into his eyes with her beautiful eyes.
Jiang Chen, embarrassed by the passionate gaze, looked away and realized that Sun Jiao was holding something in her hand.
"Eh? What is this? "
"Ah, that, that is …" For some reason, Sun Jiao's face turned red, and her voice had a rare hint of panic.
"Cloth?" Jiang Chen tried to probe.
"It's a scarf! Idiot! "Hearing that her masterpiece was" slandered "as a cloth, Sun Jiao was instantly enraged.
The enraged Sun Jiao punched him in the chest. She took out her scarf and tried to wrap it around his neck out of embarrassment.
"Ahem! Are you trying to strangle me to death? " Although the soft touch was constantly squeezed in his chest due to the intense exercise, the feeling of restraint on his neck really offset the pleasure.
"Don't, don't move, just endure it!" Sun Jiao said fiercely with a red face.
"Wait, why do I have to endure wearing a scarf —"
"Long-winded, long-winded!"
How could he be so tsundere?
After some struggle, the scarf finally hung crookedly on his neck.
With a blushing face, Sun Jiao climbed up from Jiang Chen's body and looked to the side.
"Actually, it's quite pretty. How nice would it be if you gave it to me. Also, that's not how you tie the scarf … "Jiang Chen forced a smile as he tugged at the scarf around his neck. She clearly confused the rope with the scarf.
It was a pure black scarf without any lace. With the skills of a novice, it was still too difficult for him to weave a flower. However, to be able to weave the shape, she must have put in a lot of effort.
Hearing Jiang Chen's compliment, Sun Jiao's eyes instantly lit up. As for the comment about the "binding method", she selectively ignored it.
"Really? Haha, haha, I knew it. How could I not even knit a scarf properly. "With a blushing face, Sun Jiao scratched the back of her head with pride written all over her face.
"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly want to knit a scarf?" After he tied the scarf back on, Jiang Chen asked nonchalantly.
"Because." Sun Jiao's eyes once again wandered to the side. Her handsome face was covered with a layer of red clouds. "Didn't the magazine before the war say it? A girlfriend should knit a scarf for her boyfriend. So … "
"It's not a hard and fast rule. Or rather, a girl who is willing to knit a scarf for her boyfriend is a rare animal." Jiang Chen sighed with a smile.
But since she was so thoughtful, Jiang Chen was quite touched.
"What, what is a rare animal?" Sun Jiao stared at Jiang Chen fiercely.
"It means cute," Jiang Chen immediately explained.
"Cute?!" Her expression instantly softened as her bright eyes shyly wandered around.
Just then, Jiang Chen suddenly noticed Yaoyao standing on the stairs. He saw that the little loli was pursing her lips, her cute big eyes staring straight at the scarf around his neck.
"Woo! So sly … "
As if she heard the commotion in the living room, Lin Lin walked in from the side door with her snow-white hair swaying back and forth with a look of dissatisfaction.
She was still not stingy with her sharp tongue.
"Tsk, it's just two stupid demon lovers. Why do you have to be so lovey-dovey in the living room? Hurry up and close the door and do what you did last time —" However, before she could finish her sentence, her throat was stuck. Two cold eyes instantly locked onto her, causing her to swallow the second half of her sentence.
"Ahem, I think as the owner of the mansion, I need to do something," Jiang Chen said as if he was talking to himself.
"That's right. For example, build a small wooden house for her outside." A devilish smile appeared on Sun Jiao's face. She clearly enjoyed the pleasure of bullying Lin Lin.
Still, she couldn't be stubborn to the end.
"So- You all bully me." With tears on her face, Lin Lin's face was dejected as she fled back to her lab cum nest.
The narcissistic and sharp-tongued girl always forgot where she stood.
Watching Lin Lin's back, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
[I don't know if she completed the task I gave her. I'll pick a time to inspect.]
…
In the future, there would be no fireplace. Unless it was a survivor who was too poor to cook, no one would start a fire at home to keep warm. Jiang Chen's mansion obviously didn't have such a thing. The reason why it was so warm was because of the heating network installed in the wall. It was very convenient as it only needed to be connected to electricity to heat the house.
The heat-resistant heating wire of course wouldn't be burned by the EMP. Therefore, the heating network became one of the few pieces of electronic equipment that was not destroyed by a nuclear explosion.
Standing in the office on the top floor, Jiang Chen and Sun Jiao looked out the window side by side.
Green-feather-like snowflakes swirled in the north wind and swept across every corner of the land. From time to time, the snow would hit the window, causing the frozen glass to emit a series of crisp sounds that sounded like mournful cries.
Even if he was just watching, he could feel the coldness that penetrated deep into his heart.
"It's snowing heavily." After a while, Jiang Chen, who was staring out the window, only uttered these four words.
"It's not too bad. In the past, it started to snow in October." To the heavy snow, Sun Jiao's expression was nonchalant. "I heard that a few years after the war ended, the entire world was covered in a nuclear winter. Every day was such a cruel scene. I don't know how the people outside the fallout shelter survived. "
Outside the wall, there were concrete apartment buildings that housed the Fishbone base's citizens. The Fishbone base, which "didn't lack money," obviously wouldn't mistreat its citizens. Every house was connected to electricity and heat. The life here was many times better than the ghetto.
On the empty ground, a modified pickup truck was working as it repeatedly pushed the snow on the ground outside the base. The sentries on the wall moved from time to time as they were on alert for danger outside the base. The white winter suit made him look like a snowman with a rifle.
"If the snow is this heavy, the mutated humans probably won't be able to advance here." Although it brought a lot of inconvenience to the production and life of the base, the heavy snow that filled the sky made him feel a trace of peace.
"Speaking of mutated humans, Zhao Gang, who you sent out to investigate, brought back a lot of interesting information."
"Oh?" Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.
"There are no less than three thousand mutated humans active in the Seventh Area. There are clear signs that they are preparing for war. "
Every mutated human was a natural born warrior. If there were three thousand mutated humans, even if they only sent one thousand, the Fishbone base with a population of two hundred would not be able to defend against them.
No, not just the Fishbone base, even the Sixth Street would not have an easy time.
"I hope this snow can give them some trouble." Jiang Chen looked at the falling snow outside the window as a hint of worry flashed across his face.
"Mutated humans are known for their resistance to the cold. This level of snow can't do anything to them. We can only pray that this snow can kill more of their slaves. That way, it will make their lives more difficult, "Sun Jiao said with a serious tone.
[Slaves? Speaking of which, how did the Defenders of Jia City survive under the tyranny of the mutated humans?]
Jiang Chen shook his head as he temporarily put aside the questions in his mind and asked in an undertone, "Is that all?"
"Also, based on what Zhao Gang said, when he returned from the Seventh Area, he encountered a group of refugees outside of Shenxiang Town."
"Refugees?" Jiang Chen thoughtfully touched his chin.
"Mhmm. They originally belonged to the survivor group in Shenxiang Town, but the survivor group there has been wiped out. Zhao Gang brought the refugees back, and I ordered people to temporarily shelter them outside the city. "Sun Jiao nodded as she took out the tablet and showed Jiang Chen the map.
"Shenxiang Town is located between Qingpu and the Seventh Area, adjacent to the Taifu River. It is one of the routes for the mutated humans to travel to Wanghai City. The number of survivors is around seven hundred. Because there is little mutant activity, and there is no external threat, the organization is loose. There is only a simple defense outside the town, and the militia is only 21 people … "
"So they were enslaved by the mutated humans?" Hearing this, Jiang Chen already guessed their ending.
"That's right." Sun Jiao nodded as she continued, "A team of 40 mutated humans is stationed in Shenxiang Town and has established an outpost there. It is obvious that they are planning to use Shenxiang Town to travel to Wanghai City. "
That meant that they would go to Qingpu instead of Song Jiang.
This was without a doubt the worst result. In his heart, Jiang Chen still hoped to avoid direct conflict with the mutated humans. Even if they did arrive at Kalman Corporation and successfully obtained the improved FEV virus, it would only bring it back to Jia City.
Jiang Chen took a deep breath as he said in an undertone.
"What about the seven hundred survivors?"
"According to the refugees, because of the snow blocking the road, they are temporarily detained in Shenxiang Town and haven't been immediately transferred." Sun Jiao then looked at Jiang Chen.
[Snow blocking the road?] [A mutated human outpost that is "alone".]
Looking at the snow outside the window, a smile suddenly appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
"This is an opportunity."
"What do you mean?"
"Eat them! Then strengthen the defense of Shenxiang Town and intercept the mutated humans' expeditionary force, stopping them outside of Qingpu! "
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