At the end of September, the hot and long summer had finally passed, and autumn had arrived.
However, in Jiangbei City, the weather had not turned cold for a while. The daytime temperature was still above 30 degrees. However, when night fell, the temperature immediately dropped, causing people to shiver in the cold. Almost everyone was complaining about the terrible weather.
In an inconspicuous rental house in the south of the city, the air conditioner's fan was buzzing non-stop, which seemed a little noisy. Under the air conditioner was a room that seemed less than 15 square meters. The living room and bed were in this room, and the bathroom and kitchen doors were side by side on the other side.
Although the area was not large, the room looked very clean. The owner of the house, a somewhat thin young man, was sitting on the lower bunk of a bunk bed, staring at a TV not far in front of him.
On the TV screen, the noon news of the National Television was being played.
A week ago, Jiang Liushi had never used this TV for anything other than watching football games, let alone watching the noon news.
But now, Jiang Liushi was not only sitting in front of the TV, but also staring at the time on the clock.
Today, at 12: 45: 51, the noon news program of the National Television would broadcast an important piece of news.
"… the following is an exclusive international news. An international scientific team has just held a press conference to announce that they have discovered a prehistoric super virus in the permafrost in the far east of Siberia. This giant virus is currently the fourth super-large virus known to mankind. Scientists had previously discovered another giant virus in that area. Scientists had discovered it as early as a year ago, but it was only recently announced. Scientists said that they were still studying the virus, and for the time being, they didn't know whether this prehistoric virus could infect humans or animals. Some experts said that as long as the permafrost was frozen, there was no need to worry about whether the virus was a threat or not … "
"That's it!"
Jiang Liushi suddenly stood up from the bed and looked at the time displayed on his mobile phone. It was about 12: 45, almost exactly!
"It's the third time." Jiang Liushi stared at the TV screen, but his attention was not on the news at all. He already knew the general content of this news long ago. He even knew when it was first publicized in the media — this very moment!
As it was a live broadcast of the press conference, there was no possibility of information being leaked in advance. Even if the media and reporters knew about the press conference a day ago, it was impossible for them to know the specific content!
However, Jiang Liushi knew about it in advance. Not only this news, but also several international emergencies that had happened in the past week.
It was not because Jiang Liushi suddenly had a superpower to predict the future, but a week ago, he suddenly found that there was a "Starseed" in his mind.
At the same time, Jiang Liushi learned some information from Starseed, including the news that had not yet happened. The most important piece of news was today's news about the discovery of the giant virus.
Because this news was confirmed, it meant that the other thing that Jiang Liushi had learned from Starseed would really happen.
With the outbreak of the virus infection, the end of the world had arrived!
The previous few news were about some heads of state's absence from important events, important international conferences, or the temporary cancellation of itineraries. These news did not attract too much attention, but Jiang Liushi knew that many countries had already known about the virus infection and were preparing to retreat.
The outbreak of the virus infection was very fast, and there was no effective means to control it. If they told the public, it would only cause panic and riots. So the public didn't know anything at all. They were still living their normal lives, but they didn't know that some important people had disappeared.
This press conference about the virus was the last bit of mercy those high-level officials gave to ordinary people, so that they wouldn't die too muddle-headed.
Ten days later, at two o 'clock in the afternoon, the disaster would come to ordinary people without warning. But now they were watching the news on TV like Jiang Liushi, but they didn't realize anything at all. Many people were using their mobile phones to browse Weibo, WeChat Moments, and the news, but they just exclaimed and reposted it.
Jiang Liushi didn't intend to post to tell the public the truth of this matter. Since the Mayan prophecy had been hyped up, various doomsday previews had been emerging on the Internet. Even a lot of physical books of the "2012 XXX" series had been published, and a lot of movies had been made. The public had long been immune to this topic.
The post he posted would not attract anyone's attention at all. The only thing it might cause was discord, because what he knew was the real inside story, so it might cause some high-level officials to be vigilant.
Although this possibility was very low, Jiang Liushi didn't want to do useless work and cause unnecessary trouble for himself.
Moreover, even Jiang Liushi himself was skeptical when he first learned about this information. Until today, after reading the news, he completely believed the authenticity of this matter.
No matter who it was, as soon as they discovered that they suddenly had some new information in their mind, and it was related to the apocalypse, they would not immediately and unconditionally believe it. Everything around was so normal and ordinary, how could they believe that doomsday was coming?
After confirming it, Jiang Liushi realized that he only had one week left, so he had to start preparing immediately.
Jiang Liushi first bought a large number of daily necessities such as grain, oil, rice, flour, and so on. To be on the safe side, he also bought a lot of compressed high-energy food, as well as a lot of drinking water and emergency medicine.
These things could be delivered in one or two days, so Jiang Liushi didn't have to go out to buy. In addition, he also bought a jacket, light and wear-resistant shoes, disposable underwear and so on. He also bought a dagger from a dealer in the same city, just in case.
Although he didn't believe in doomsday before, Jiang Liushi, out of curiosity, had already made a list in his mind, listing in detail what he should do before doomsday. For this, he also searched for a lot of information on the Internet. On the Internet, there were a lot of such posts. Obviously, there had never been a shortage of idle people.
However, these seemingly boring posts provided him with a lot of reference and help. Jiang Liushi soon completed most of the preparation work about hoarding materials in an orderly manner.
Next, it was the real highlight.
The role of Starseed was not only to let him know that doomsday was coming, but more importantly, it could give him the ability to protect himself in doomsday.
The real use of Starseed was mechanical modification and upgrading, but Jiang Liushi needed to provide the main body and materials for modification. Jiang Liushi first thought of a vehicle, a car, which was the most practical and the least difficult to modify.
Among all types of cars, cars were the first to be eliminated by Jiang Liushi. This relatively delicate model would not play any role in the chaos.
The most recommended means of transportation in doomsday posts were SUVs, but Jiang Liushi was not interested in SUVs, because the internal space of such vehicles was too limited.
Subjectively, Jiang Liushi was most interested in a giant super-long truck, which was just like a train running on the road, and its wheels were as high as a person. However, the number of such vehicles was too small, so Jiang Liushi could only think about it.
Jiang Liushi searched on the Internet, and finally decided on two kinds of vehicles, one was a container truck, and the other was a minibus. Because of his obsession with internal space, Jiang Liushi finally locked his eyes on the minibus, which had more space.
However, Jiang Liushi couldn't afford a minibus, which cost hundreds of thousands of yuan. After completing the purchase of materials, his bank balance was less than 1,000 yuan, so "poor" was not enough to describe it …
If there was a house to sell, Jiang Liushi would immediately sell it at a low price without hesitation. Unfortunately, his house had been sold when he was still in high school. At that time, his parents had just passed away. For his and his sister's life and studies, it was necessary to sell the house. Since then, the two siblings had been renting a house.
Most of the money in Jiang Liushi's bank was left after selling the house. As a result, almost all of it was used up because of buying materials.
If the TV, computer and other electrical appliances were sold, there would be thousands of yuan left, but it was still not enough. As for robbing and stealing, as an ordinary student, Jiang Liushi didn't think he had more than a 10% success rate. Even if he succeeded by luck, the possibility of being caught was more than 80%.
Jiang Liushi didn't intend to buy a car, he was going to rent one. However, even if he rented a car, it would need a lot of money. Jiang Liushi had looked at the price on the Internet. Even the most common minibus would cost more than 1,000 yuan a day, and about 15,000 yuan for ten days, not to mention that he needed to buy a lot of materials and metals to complete the modification of the minibus.
This amount of money was really a headache.
Doomsday was next Tuesday, and it was getting closer and closer. Lying in bed, Jiang took a few deep breaths, but he still felt a little flustered. As a student, it was impossible to remain calm in the face of such a life-and-death challenge.
After some thought, he opened QQ and found an ID called Li Jun. Seeing his profile picture lit up, he immediately sent a message. [Li Jun, are you there?]
Soon, a message notification sounded, and Li Jun's reply appeared on the chat interface. "Did you see my new display?"
Only then did Jiang Liushi notice that Li Jun's ID showed that he was using an iPhone 7. No wonder he was always online.
The iPhone 7 was a new phone that had just been released this month. It had only been released for a few days and was very expensive. There were very few people who could get their hands on it. Li Jun actually used it so soon. No wonder his tone was like this? Nathaniel
"This phone is worth seven or eight thousand yuan." Jiang Liushi sighed. He couldn't afford such an expensive phone. He didn't expect that he still hadn't used the new phone.
Li Jun proudly replied, "How could it be the first batch? I asked someone to help me buy it, and they added two thousand yuan!"
A phone was worth ten thousand yuan! Jiang Liushi could only sigh with emotion. His parents had died early, and he had to take care of his sister, so his life had always been very frugal. That purchase just now was the most satisfying time he had ever spent money in his life. A phone worth ten thousand yuan was really scary.
However, it seemed that Li Jun was quite rich, so Jiang Liushi quickly typed, "Let's get serious first. I want to tell you something. Do you have any plans for next Tuesday?"
"Next Tuesday? I want to think about it. Ah, yes, I sent a message to a girl I met a few days ago. Next Tuesday, I will take her to a bar. You know, wait for me! "
Hearing that, Jiang Liushi felt a headache. He thought for a moment, and then said, "Well, next Tuesday, I want to play games with you. Can we stay in the dormitory and lock the doors and windows?"
"What?" Li Jun didn't respond for a while.
Why would I play games with a girl? Is there something wrong with my brain?
"No, I'm busy!"
"Well …" Jiang Liushi sighed and shook his head. In fact, even if they stayed in the dormitory and locked the doors and windows, they couldn't avoid the outbreak of the virus. Li Jun, like everyone else, had long been infected with the virus. Ten days later, whether he would mutate into a monster or not depended entirely on his own physique.
Locking the doors and windows was only to prevent Li Jun from being killed by the Mutant Beasts if he could survive this ordeal.
Now that Li Jun didn't listen to him, Jiang Liushi had no choice but to say, "Li Jun, I am in urgent need of money. Can you pay me back the two thousand yuan you lent me?"
"Money? Oh … don't worry. I will pay you back in two days, "Li Jun replied.
Jiang Liushi frowned. "I am in urgent need of money. It can be said to be a life-saving money."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Wait a minute, that girl called me. I will answer the phone and talk to you later, "Li Jun replied.
Jiang Liushi held the phone and waited for a while, but Li Jun didn't reply. His profile picture also turned black.
Jiang Liushi shook his head and thought for a while. Then he clicked on another roommate's profile picture. "Luo Ming, can you lend me two thousand yuan?"
"I don't have money recently. My living expenses are all spent on the game. I also want to borrow some money from you. Why do you want to borrow money? "Luo Ming replied.
"Never mind. It's okay." Jiang Liushi knew that Luo Ming was a gaming fan. Although his family was quite rich, he rarely kept money. He just wanted to try his luck.
"Luo Ming, listen to me. Next Tuesday, you stay in the dormitory and play games. Close the doors and windows. Don't go out. Do you understand?"
"What? What's wrong? "Luo Ming was stunned for a moment.
"Remember!" Jiang Liushi said and then hung up the phone. He had tried his best.
As for other people, Jiang Liushi was not very familiar with them, or they didn't have much money. After all, they were just students. Although they could take out a few hundred yuan, it was impossible for them to take out a thousand yuan.
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