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After treating the wound, Xia Ji put the bloody sheets aside. Due to the weather, the clothes and quilts were cleaned with a washing machine that integrated cleaning, dehydration and drying. Now that the power was out and it was raining, she even washed it by hand. If there is no way to do it, it is better to put it aside first.
After finishing the cleaning, Xia Ji felt hungry, but he searched the house and couldn't find anything to eat. Only then did he realize that because of the two months of rain, the original owner's appetite had decreased and he had no desire to buy food. She slowly finished all the food in stock. When Xia Jichuan came over, the original owner had not eaten anything for more than a whole day.
She tried her best to think back. Very good. There is no such thing as a 24-hour convenience store in Hope Star. Moreover, due to the shortage of various supplies, Huameng is now in the "ticket era". Although private sales are still allowed, the prices are so expensive that they can only As a luxury product, most citizens, including the original owners, have to rely on the nutrient solution supported by the state every month and the low-price supply and marketing station supplies.
Then I can only drink saliva and sleep.
When you fall asleep, you are not hungry anymore.
Xia Ji convinced himself, and lay down on the bed. He thought he was tossing and turning, but in the end, his body was still too weak, and he fell asleep not long after.
When I woke up the next day, I was woken up by a knock on the door.
"Xiaoxia, Xiaoxia, are you there?" The voice was very urgent.
"Here you are, what's the matter?" Xia Ji was drowsily asleep, thinking it was a previous life, so he agreed casually. But in Hope Star, it is actually very unwise to speak out suddenly when you can't tell who the visitor is, because you don't know how high the risk will be for a single person to expose himself at home.
Fortunately, it was Aunt Zhao and her husband from the neighborhood committee who called the door this time. They were not evil-minded. They were relieved after hearing this, "It's good to be here. Is your phone out of battery and you didn't answer the call? Okay, you continue." Rest, I’m going to the next one.”
As soon as the sound at the door left, Xia Ji almost woke up. She found that the wounds on her hands no longer hurt. When she opened them, she saw that they were already scarred. It seemed that the blue crystal was indeed effective, but it was very painful. Unfortunately, you can only get 100 of them by clearing the level at one time, and they will all be used up in no time.
But why did Aunt Zhao not come in when she knocked on the door?
After searching the memory of the original owner, Xia Ji frowned. Soon, she found that her bad suspicion had come true, because, in addition to the original owner, someone else in this community committed suicide due to rainy day syndrome last night.
Fortunately, the man lived with his best friend and was discovered early. The bleeding was stopped and he was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.
At such moments, the staff of the neighborhood committee have the obligation to ensure the safety of every resident in the community. Making phone calls is the most basic. If they encounter anyone who does not answer the phone, they must come to check immediately.
The original owner's cell phone was out of battery and she didn't receive a call, so Aunt Zhao came up in a hurry. In fact, it's not even five o'clock yet.
Xia Ji got up and went to find the original owner's power bank, charging cable and mobile phone. Before logging in to Hope Star, human mobile phone technology had developed to virtual screens and solar charging. However, when rain came, the automatic solar charging function failed and the technology fell back. Now, we can only rely on charging cables to charge, and power banks have also returned to the stage of history.
However, the virtual screen can still be used, and it has an anti-peeping function, which is almost the same as her game system screen, except that only she can see her screen, while Hope Star's mobile phone screen has the anti-peeping function turned on, so others can see it. With a light screen, you know you are using your phone, but you cannot see the screen content.
The principle seems to be that the screen is unlocked by pupil membrane technology. The original owner is not in this industry, and the details are not very clear.
Her mobile phone is a watch model. It is not easy to lose when worn on the hand, and it is also convenient for doing things. On Hope Star, most people's mobile phone models are of this model. If it was before the end of the apocalypse on Aqua Blue Star, the mobile phone model would be The models are also all kinds of weird, such as doll models, bread models, necklace models, you can customize them as long as you like to spend money, but after the apocalypse, it will be good to buy a wrist-shaped mobile phone.
I woke up, and Xia Ji couldn't fall asleep for a while. I opened the game panel and saw that after a few hours, the game was loaded to 10.48%. Compared with the "Dream Town" in the previous world, this "Cross-Border Manor" opened The progress is indeed slow enough.
Hope this wait is worth it.
The phone was charging, and the game could not be played even if it was loaded. The last game had been blocked after clearing it, and it was dark again. For a moment, Xia Ji found that he was really idle, so he simply lay back on the bed and thought about something. Go to sleep when you fall asleep, don't talk about it if you can't sleep.
Then I got up again. It was already 12 o'clock at noon. The rain outside was a little lighter, but there was still thunder from time to time. Xia Ji picked up the phone and looked at it. It was only 40% charged, and the power bank was out of power. .
Hey, it looks like I'm about to suffer from battery anxiety for the first time in my life.
Xia Ji suppressed the irritation in his heart and planned to put on his raincoat and go to the supply and marketing station to buy some food first, then go there to pay and fully charge his mobile phone.
The supply and marketing station is actually a small supermarket, but these three words represent the country. Buying things here is more convenient and cheaper than outside.
When Xia Ji came over wearing a raincoat, the supply and marketing cooperative was already crowded with people, everyone was in a rush to buy, and the atmosphere was even more tense than usual.
She looked confused and happened to see Aunt Zhao coming out after buying something inside. She hurried up and asked what was going on.
"It's Xiaoxia, haven't you watched the news? The country said that the sea monster on Aquamarine has mutated again. This time it has wings and can fly for a short time. It crashed our fishing spaceship. Once the ship sank, the food It’s been wasted, and the food supply will definitely be reduced next month. You have to buy the remaining tickets quickly, otherwise you are afraid that the tickets will be rotten in your hands and there will be no place to use them.”
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Zhao Shufen is not afraid to tell Xia Ji about this, because it is not a secret. Past experience tells the residents of Hope Star that if something happens to the fishing boat, it will definitely affect the food supply, because the main food source for the residents of Hope Star is Shuilan. Star fish.
Although the major countries on Aquamarine have built bases on Hope Star a long time ago, planting crops and raising animals, they have not made breakthrough progress. Especially when it rains on Hope Star later, it will be even more difficult. .
In the early days, Hope Star relied on supplies transferred by the country from Aquablue Star. Later, seeing that the supplies were getting less and less, Hope Star was not yet self-sufficient, so it turned to Aquablue Star again. The mutation of Aquamarine caused the death of most land creatures and some few marine creatures. However, there are still some marine creatures, amphibians and reptiles that have gained a glimmer of hope, and ancient marine creatures have also begun to appear.
Coupled with various seaweeds with strong reproductive capabilities and some small fish, evolution and mutation began on Aquablue Planet.
Therefore, the water blue star that is about to become a complete mercury actually still has food.
As a result, the country began to send large spacecrafts to Planet Aqua every three months to catch edible fish and seaweed, and then send them back to Planet Hope to make nutrient solutions or other things.
Now ordinary people in Huameng can buy 15 to 30 bottles of nutrient solution raw materials at low prices every month, which come from these fish and seaweed.
Although this nutrient solution cannot achieve a comprehensive balanced diet, and the taste is hard to describe, it is already the best way that Huameng can come up with to save the people, whether it is sending out fishing spacecraft or making it into edible products that meet the basic needs of human beings. The price paid behind the nutrient solution is maintained by the state. Otherwise, many residents of Hua League will starve to death.
Just like in other countries, are there not many residents who starve to death? That is to say, several more civil wars broke out later, and finally some action was taken, barely stabilizing the price of nutrient solution.
But compared to Huameng, the price of nutrient solutions in other countries is still two or three times higher.
"Use any tickets you still have, there aren't many left in them."
Aunt Zhao kindly reminded Xia Ji again, and then she and her husband and daughter went home carrying their things.
In the star of hope where many families are ruined, there are really not many families like Aunt Zhao who can still have a husband and daughter. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that in this era of alternation between the old and the new, Aunt Zhao still retains her kindness. Like most people, they have been hardened by various hardships and have a hard-hearted and defensive mentality.
But you can't blame it. If it weren't for that, you might not be able to survive until now.
In this era, it is indeed very difficult for people to live.
As Aunt Zhao said, when Xia Ji went in, many shelves in the supply and marketing station were empty. Although it was the coupon era and purchases were limited, there were only so many supplies and there were so many buyers. It was normal for supply to exceed demand. Some shelves were empty. After that, it may not be replenished for a long time, or it may never be replenished unless something else replaces it.
Xia Ji had been hungry for a long time and didn't care about anything else. He went straight to the food area and squeezed in through a crowd of people like he was squeezing a Spring Festival train. Finally, he ended up with disheveled hair and picked up two bottles of Gu Mui fish nutrient solution.
Gumu fish, a mutated fish that appeared after the apocalypse of Aqua Blue Star. Its cry is "Gu Gu". Its body is covered with mucus and looks like burrs. It tastes terrible, but because of its large number, it is easy to catch and is rich in protein. It is also non-toxic. It is used in Hope Star’s recipe and used to make nutrient solution. The taste and texture are the most disgusting among all nutrient solutions. If the country’s supply of supplies is normal for a period of time and there is no bad news, why don’t you buy it? , don’t buy it.
But when a fishing boat is attacked and sunk by a sea monster, no one can care about being picky. They can buy whatever they can without any hesitation.
If you hesitate, you won’t even be able to buy the slimy fish nutrient solution.
Just like the summer festival, what you get are the last two bottles of slimy fish nutrient solution.
After opening the cell phone bottle on his wrist and paying 200 yuan, Xia Ji, who was starving, no longer cared about his image. He walked aside and unscrewed the cap of the nutrient solution bottle and poured it into his mouth.
Then, I almost felt sick and vomited.
If she hadn't covered her mouth at the critical moment, I'm afraid she would have had to do voluntary labor for fifteen days for wasting food.
In this era, wasting food is a serious crime written into the law. If you are found out, you will have to be punished, such as cleaning, volunteering to help in state-owned factories, etc., and you will be released after the expiration of the term.
If food is wasted more than three times and it is included in the file, the number of low-priced nutrient solutions per month will be reduced to less than 10 bottles.
The nutrient solution is a semi-gourd-shaped glass bottle that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. One bottle is about 300ml, which can last for one day. When the harvest of the fishing boat is not good, 15 bottles of nutrient solution are required every month, even if there is no money to buy additional food. , it can hold up, but if it drops to less than 10 bottles, it will be sad.
In addition, food is precious after the end of the world, so few people will violate this law.
After forcing himself to swallow the nutrient solution, Xia Ji immediately tightened the cap of the bottle, and then quickly went to the only place where purchases were not restricted and bought a glass bottle of water. After drinking it, he felt alive.
However, Xia Ji's actions caught people's attention. It was the fifth year of Hope Star. Basically, no one would have such a big reaction because the sticky fish was unpalatable, unless...
The man's eyes flashed, and when Xia Ji wasn't paying attention, he followed him.
(End of chapter)
The author said: - Thanks to Ruirui for the mine and everyone's messages, thank you! And there is really no way to write the small world of "Dream Town", even if it is a 30,000-word fast-travel small world. I have asked, and I am sorry.
——In addition, I will replace the copywriting content as soon as possible. I am a copywriter and I haven’t figured out how to write copy yet.
——PS: Suicide is not advisable. No matter how difficult it is in reality, please do not commit suicide. You only have one life, so cherish your life!