Chapter 578 Separation between the inside and the outside
While Purficott asked the pastry chef to improve the compressed biscuit recipe, the situation in the outer city had begun to deteriorate further.
Due to the lack of adequate disaster relief measures, or in other words, no one at all, there was still water accumulation in many places in the outer city until the cold wave came.
After a night of low temperatures and wind and snow, most places were frozen into ice, and the snow also dyed the entire outer city white.
The rapidly dropping temperature makes it impossible to survive in this environment for a long time, and they have to huddle in a building and rely on a lit bonfire to keep warm.
But...the fuel is limited, and the buildings that can shelter from the cold are also limited.
The previous tsunami had a great impact on the outer city areas that were already slums. The simple houses that were leaking from all directions and the few belongings inside were all swept away.
The people in the outer city who were able to survive were in a state of lack of food and clothing, and they didn't even have a roof to cover their heads.
They can only find a place to stay temporarily in some buildings that have not been completely flooded or washed away, or where the water has receded.
The only things that can be burned are some things such as furniture fragments and garbage, which are difficult to keep the bonfire burning. In addition, the number of these things that can be found after the tsunami is very small, so As for people, most people still rely on shivering to stay warm.
Some of the only bonfires could not sustain burning for a long time. Someone had to risk hypothermia and wade through at least waist-deep water to search for fuel that could be used to burn, and then keep the bonfire at a temperature that was only just enough. Provide psychological comfort to people.
Because of limited fuel, they did not dare to burn the bonfire very brightly, which led to a very bad result, that is, the fire could not even dry their clothes that were soaked because they were looking for fuel.
Although after the cold wave came, all the accumulated water froze and turned into ice. Walking on it did not worry about soaking clothes, but it also brought new problems.
They could no longer search for the furniture fragments or combustible garbage that were submerged in the water. They could only look for usable things on the ice.
What makes the situation even worse is that the low temperature also means that they need more heat to maintain their body temperature. In such cold weather, it is difficult to keep the body warm even if you have been squatting next to the campfire. Not to mention having to brave wind and snow to search for supplies.
Many people often sleep with a bonfire next to them, but when the next morning, there are still some embers in the bonfire, but they can no longer get up.
As for the number of people who froze to death on the roadside, even more people had lost almost all their property due to the tsunami. How could they have any clothes to keep out the cold?
But heating is not the biggest problem faced by the people in the outer city, because in the word "cold and hungry", hunger ranks before cold.
The weather is too cold and people become hungry easily. Not to mention that the only food in the outer city was washed away in the previous tsunami. Most of the food that can be found after the tsunami has also been washed away by the sea water. Soaked.
The Evil God Sect also revealed their true colors at this time and no longer distributed food to the people in the outer city.
This has undoubtedly greatly aggravated the plight of the outer city, leaving everyone on the verge of running out of water and food.
As we all know, if there is water and no food, people can usually survive for about seven days; but if there is no water, people's lives will be in danger in about three days.
Not to mention, we have to face the torture of severe cold.
In such a desperate situation, it does not seem to be incomprehensible that some people do things that break the bottom line. The Langton City Government in the inner city has considered sending food to the outer city. After all, those people are still subjects of the empire. However, there are too many things in the inner city after the tsunami. After these officials mentioned it, they really I couldn't spare much energy to do this, so it didn't succeed.
The extreme hunger finally led some people to reach out to their companions who had frozen to death.
At least, these corpses can fill people's stomachs, and one corpse can at least feed several people for several days.
I don’t know whether to be happy or sad. In the outer city after the tsunami, the most indispensable thing was corpses.
Whether they are fresh or those that have been dead for several days, there are indeed many corpses, so many that they can be seen everywhere and no one has taken care of them.
Although the lack of fuel means that most people can only eat it raw, as long as the corpse is not completely frozen, even if it is raw hair and blood, it can still take a few bites.
Only by filling your stomach can you have the strength to survive and look for fuel and food.
Although for some people, they have regarded corpses as a natural source of food, and have also set their sights on those companions who have not yet died but are already very weak.
These people can't live anymore. They will die soon. Instead of waiting for them to freeze hard after they die, it is better to cut them directly while they are still warm and soft.
Some people think this way, and some people do it directly. Humanity and morality disappear in the face of cold and hunger.
What is the difference between humans and beasts at this time?
Perhaps human beings have never forgotten their wildness as creatures, but the civilization established by humans has temporarily made us forget the wildness cultivated in the era when we also relied on claws and claws to hunt, and lived by eating raw flesh and blood.
But now, when the environment and food are extremely scarce, there are always some people who will awaken their former wildness and awaken the so-called beast's 'instinct'.
At this moment, it has become very difficult for people in the inner city of Langton to leave the city. The water that has not completely receded has frozen all the gates on the city wall, and it is difficult to get out of the city. It is undoubtedly difficult to enter and exit the inner and outer city walls.
Under such circumstances, even if the people in the inner city are willing, there is nothing they can do at this time.
They can only place some loudspeakers near the city wall to shout to the outer city. If someone is willing to enter the inner city, they can provide them with some food and then connect them to the inner city.
But there are always only a few people who are willing or able to enter the inner city. Most people have lost the ability to enter the inner city from the outer city, not to mention that some people are not willing to go in at all.
Although there are warm shelters in the inner city, food that can fill the stomach, and even job opportunities that can support a family, but for some people who have exceeded the bottom line of being human, Said they didn't care about it.
A city wall and two inner and outer city areas seem to have become the boundary between heaven and hell. Once you cross it, you will see two completely different worlds.
(End of this chapter)