Chapter 2 Decision

Deguna drove very slowly, because there were many cars on the road, and it would be troublesome if she drove too fast and hit them.

Although Deguna was a little surprised by what Gene just said, she actually felt the same way. It seemed that her muscles and skin were getting younger, her energy was getting better, and some spots on her face were actually falling off recently.

Gene, who was beside her, had fallen asleep. Deguna yawned and continued to drive seriously. Suddenly she stopped, and Gene and Witt woke up.

In front of them was a truck, blocking the middle of the road. At this moment, the three of them were a little desperate. They got off the truck immediately. There were some building materials in the truck compartment. They didn't find the key. It was an old truck, and they didn't have any tools to disassemble the ignition of the truck.

"There must be food over there."

Just when Gu Yi and Tang Rao were a little helpless, Gene spoke up, and the two of them immediately thought of it. Judging from the traces, the truck should have been parked for a long time. It should be more than 20 kilometers away from the village, so they could only walk over.

After Deguna reversed and turned, she parked the car. The three of them took their own water and squeezed through the place close to the mountain wall. Although they didn't know why the truck was lying across the road, they were sure that it was to prevent some people from going to the mountain village along this road.

As expected, after passing by, the three saw a blown-up car behind the truck, as well as several corpses, including some shells scattered on the ground. There were also several cars behind, all of which were shot to varying degrees. The three immediately searched and found that there was still gasoline in several cars. It seemed that they were lucky.

The village was almost invisible from a distance. The three of them could only walk along the road, climbing up and downhill, which was a great drain on the physical strength of the three of them.

The road in front of them could hardly be seen at a glance, and they still couldn't see the end after walking for almost an hour. The three of them had been walking for nearly an hour, and Witt finally couldn't help sitting on the ground.

"Take a rest before walking, get up quickly and try not to sit down."

Deguna said, and Witt naturally knew that if he sat down like this when he was too tired, it would be easy to get more tired. He got up with difficulty, and the three of them rested for a while and continued to walk.

There was almost no conversation. The three of them walked with their heads down. If they were in good spirits, this road would be no problem for the three of them.

Finally, the village could be seen on the hillside in the distance. It was already 11 o'clock in the evening. The three of them could no longer bear to sit down. This long slope looked at least 700 to 800 meters long.

Gene was panting heavily. He felt that his heart rate was a little too high. He had to calm down. It was easy to die suddenly if he did such intense exercise in a weak body.

Half an hour later, the three of them finally got up again. The long slope looked only a short distance away, but after walking for a while, the three of them stopped again.

Deguna threw away the gun. She could no longer walk. Gene walked forward step by step. The two of them took a temporary rest. Their bodies seemed to be torn apart. The hunger during this period of time destroyed their health. If they couldn't find food, they would definitely die.

More than ten minutes later, Gene climbed into the village. It was also a mess, but it looked hopeful. Gene was the first to step into the village. The doors of many houses were forcibly broken and opened. Gene felt a little disappointed after entering. There was still no food.

After a while, Deguna and Witt also came up. Both of them had sweat on their foreheads. They had basically finished drinking the water they brought. The temperature was very low, and the three of them began to look for it quickly.

"We are saved."

Gene shouted. In a house next to a courtyard in the village, Gene saw a pile of dry corn. Witt and Deguna came over. The three of them looked at the pile of corn and were extremely excited at this moment.

There was no door or wall opposite the place where the other party's corn was. The left side looked like a pig farm, but there was nothing in the pen. These corns were all dried and not moldy, but very hard.

"Let's make something to eat first."

Soon the three found a pot in a house. Witt built a stove with some scattered bricks and found water from a well in the village. Soon the three were excited under the firelight. After the water boiled, the dried corn was put in.

But they couldn't take all the corn away, and because of the big truck, the car couldn't arrive here smoothly, but now at least they were saved. They planned to cook the corn, eat it, and rest for a while before returning to bring food to everyone.

"Your guess is correct."

Deguna laughed. The corn in the pot was still turning, and a fragrance floated out. This was the aroma of food that the three hadn't smelled for a long time.

Deguna couldn't help but get one directly, but Witt stopped her.

"Don't eat it first. We are weak now. We have to cook the corn thoroughly before eating it, otherwise we will definitely get intestinal diseases."

Witt got up and looked around again. Sure enough, he found a steamer. When the corn was cooked to a certain degree, it had to be steamed. After all, the water temperature was too low, which was too slow.

Werther found some salt and sugar and added them carefully. After a while, the corn was placed in the upper steamer. A piece of gauze was placed underneath and the corn was soon put in.

After more than an hour, the corn was fully cooked and the three of them had their first hot meal in more than a month.

2 a.m.

Aili woke up from hunger. Tang Rao beside her was sleeping soundly. She got up carefully, got some water and drank it, and her stomach growled.

She was a little worried now. Gene and the others were also very tired. If they couldn't find food when they went out, it would be troublesome, or if they encountered any problems on the way, Ali didn't dare to think about it any further.

In recent times, Ali's body has actually recovered very well. She vaguely felt that her body was different from the past, and the same was true for others. Moreover, Ali always felt that there seemed to be something in her body, some kind of perception, more like a voice, talking to her, but Ali couldn't hear it clearly.

At first, Ali thought it was an illusion, but now Ali knew it was not. Ali began to worry because she was very worried about Gene and the others. Although Gene said that there was no problem, Ali knew very well that Gene had shared food and water with others as much as possible, and also gave it to himself.

"What's wrong, Ali, what time is it?"

Tang Rao got up from the bed, and Rose also woke up at this time. The three of them were hungry.

"I'm worried about them."

"If we're lucky, it's fine. If we're unlucky, we can only do what Li Chu said."

Tang Rao held Rose's head.

"Don't say such depressing words."

Rose smiled awkwardly, looking at Ellie's worried look.

"Sorry, Ellie, I was joking."

The three of them lived in the bedroom on the second floor of the small building, while Gu Yi and Li Chu lived downstairs. At this time, they woke up because of the conversation and noise of the three people.

The five people gathered in the living room, and the lighting connected to the chemical battery made by Gu Yi lit up.

It was already 2:40, but the three people who went out had not returned yet. Li Chu stood at the door and looked outside the town. If he saw the light, it meant that they were back.

Just when the five people were at a loss, lights came from a distance, and Li Chu shouted in surprise.

"They are back."

The five people left the house and went directly to the entrance of the town. After a while, the car slowly drove over. After seeing two small sacks in the car, Li Chu realized that he had found food.

"Eat quickly."

A pot of still warm corn paste made the five people's appetites whetted.

"Eat slowly. Eating too fast will harm your body. Try to be restrained."

Witt reminded. The five people found bowls and spoons from some rooms and started eating. They hadn't eaten hot food for more than a month.

At 4 o'clock in the morning, the eight people drank hot tea with a comfortable look, waiting for dawn.

"Let's take a good rest for a few days. When we have strength, we will go to the mountains to find some medicinal herbs. After all, our bodies are very weak."

As Witt said, everyone laughed happily. Deguna looked at everyone with a serious expression, indicating that the corn there was enough for them to eat for one or two months, but the key was where to go next.

"I still think we should go directly to AS, because the distance from here is not too far, we just need to make sufficient preparations."

Witt still thinks we should go to the United States.

Li Chuze thought that they should just walk along the road. If they can find a suitable place, they can directly use it as a shelter. After all, they have relied on their professional knowledge to survive crisis after crisis along the way.

The current situation is to find a place that can be a foothold for at least the next few years, otherwise they have no future.

"Let's go to the highest point, 5,000 meters above sea level, where the energy loss of the sun's light will be much less."

As Gene said, everyone thought about it. It was indeed a good idea, but it was really difficult to get there, and they didn't know what they would encounter along the way.

"I hope everyone can think carefully. Once we make a choice this time, there may be no turning back. No matter what we encounter on the road, we must move forward."

Gu Yi said, and Rose looked at the seven people. She didn't have a strong opinion. She was the youngest in the group. Anyway, she would follow them wherever they went.

When the sky was slightly bright, everyone returned to the house and planned to rest until noon to get up and eat something and start exercising. As long as they could eat enough, they must exercise along the way.

1pm

Corn was cooking in a steaming pot. They planned to stay in the mountain village for a day or two to recuperate, and then find a way to make cornmeal, add sugar, salt and water to ferment, air dry and compress it, and make corn jerky so that they can carry it with them.

But the question of where to go actually made everyone hesitate, because this was their last decision. In the past, they still had a chance because the planet had not completely cooled down, but now it was different. Humans seemed to have disappeared overnight, and animals were basically gone.

No matter where they went, they saw corpses and ruined cities. Even if there were still people alive, they had become chaotic.

In the past four months, they saw how humans became crazy step by step. In such a doomsday, only a few people could stay awake.

After eating, everyone started to stroll in the town and talked while walking, especially about the situation of various countries before the disaster. Deguna still suggested going to AS because the straight-line distance was very close.

"Make a decision as soon as possible. If we can't make a decision in a short time, it will be difficult for us to devote 100% of our energy to preparation."

Rose said directly.

"Listen to me, go to AS, that place should be the best shelter."

Everyone's face showed hesitation, and Gene said with a relaxed smile.

"Then have you ever thought about a point, how many months will the sun disappear?"

Gu Yi said his own calculations, the sun may disappear completely in 5 months at most, but there may be some special circumstances.

"There is another problem, the problem of water sources. At such a low temperature, the rivers in the high-altitude areas have frozen, and in the coastal areas, many water sources may have been polluted. How can we ensure drinking water in the future?"

Everyone began to explain the solution, but these solutions have always been just on paper, and have not been tested in the field, so this is where everyone is entangled.

"The ship is already in ruins. We can't guarantee that we won't encounter a storm when we cross the ocean. We were lucky last time, but we won't be so lucky next time."

Deguna sighed and handed Gene a cigarette. After they lit it, they looked in different directions.

"Why don't we listen to Gene and go to a higher place? Most of the coastal cities have been submerged, and a higher place can buy us time."

Gu Yi said, he knew Y Continent best. Witt looked solemn, closed his eyes, and then said.

"When it's time to decide, let's vote."

Rose spoke first.

"Raise your hands if you agree to go to the plateau."

Rose and Gu Yi both raised their hands, as did Jean and Ellie. Deguna, Li Chu and Witt did not raise their hands. Everyone looked at Tang Rao.

"Jean, tell me, why do you want to go there?"

Tang Rao asked seriously. If they went over land, they would have to go through a lot, because some humans might have formed groups and robbed each other of everything in the doomsday.

Tang Rao didn't want to go through this kind of chaos again. Gene scratched his head and then exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Because when we fell, I saw that the light on that piece of land was dazzling. It should be a large area of ​​agricultural fields."

Gu Yi also nodded. In the past, large areas of farmland had indeed been successfully cultivated on the plateau of their country.

"Okay, I'll believe you once, Gene."

Tang Rao raised her hand, and Ellie said with a smile.

"This means that five people agree, and there is no need to discuss the next place."

Li Chu and Witt both nodded. Deguna was a little angry when she hesitated, but she finally nodded.

"Sorry, this is not the army now."

After discussing everything, it was much simpler. Everyone started to raise funds in various aspects with clear division of labor. Gu Yi had to prepare a large number of chemical batteries first, so that they would have electricity to start the electric car.

Obviously, the car cannot accommodate so many people, so the car has to be modified. Gene and Deguna can do this. Then, Ellie and Witt will make and process dry food, while Tang Rao and Li Chu will be responsible for collecting some communication materials to make simple signal detection and communication equipment.

Rose will help Gu Yi to search for raw materials for making some chemical products.

But the first problem at present is that the big truck across the mountain road must be moved away. This time, Li Chu followed Deguna, Gene and Witt. They also brought tools. It is not difficult to start the original electronic ignition truck. You only need to open the part of the electronic ignition connected to the engine, and the car can be started easily.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, everyone came to the vicinity of the truck. After using tools to disassemble the part under the steering wheel of the truck little by little, Li Chu directly used the tool to cut the connected wires, and Deguna held the steering wheel.

However, after trying many times, it was unsuccessful. After a while, Li Chu said with a serious expression.

"The radio should be broken. There is no way. Unless the radio can be repaired, otherwise..."

"We all have to go out."

Deguna said as she took a large bag of weapons directly. Li Chu knew what she was going to do.

"It is better to keep the weapons."

"Save some energy. We must rest well now, otherwise there will be problems with our bodies."

Indeed, if they want to dismantle the radio of the truck and then repair it, it will be a torture for them. It will take a lot of energy and corresponding materials that can be repaired.

There is no oil in the tank of the truck, and they have to collect gasoline bit by bit.

Deguna tied some high explosives together, and then used a thin rope to make the mechanism. After Gene measured the current position of the truck with the rope, he told Deguna where the force point was.

Soon after the grenade was placed, everyone drove the car a little further away. Deguna pulled the grenade. After a while, accompanied by a loud bang, the truck moved under the huge blasting force, and then fell directly into the valley because of its own weight.

The truck was cleared, but the road had been blown out of shape, so everyone cleared some of the rubble so that the car could just pass through.

"Weapons can be collected on the road."

Deguna said, and everyone nodded.

The car started again, and they had to go to the village to find a suitable house to clean up. Then, after finishing their work in the town in a few days, they would bring their tools directly to the village to repair it.