Chapter 11: Under the Mountain

The sky in the distance was a vast expanse of darkness, and only the sky behind him was clear. Gene stood quietly on the edge of a mountain col. He could still vaguely see the previous city in the distance. They were already on this road around the mountain. Been driving for two days.

Because the car is for charging, although it has a gasoline engine, according to calculations, they can only reach a small city below the highest peak at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour.

There is still half a day's journey to reach the small city. Jean and the others only hope that this city can have a certain order. They want to use the grains obtained from Sanggu to conduct some cultivation experiments. This is what Werther is The most expert.

As long as the experiment is successful, they can find some land to cultivate more crops and start to store food. If they don't start quickly, when the sun disappears, mankind will encounter a disaster.

The speed at which the planet was completely wrapped far exceeded the calculations of a few people, and the speed has slowed down. According to the current situation, it will take at most 1 to 2 years.

"Hurry up and eat."

Ellie ran over and shouted. Gene nodded and threw away the cigarette in his hand. A burst of aroma wafted over. They had been eating pancakes for the past few days. This kind of food is very resistant to hunger and is made of highland barley.

Basically, it can meet certain nutritional needs of humans, and there are also some potatoes that are easy to store. This is what Witte plans to study, to increase the yield of potatoes. These two crops can allow humans to eat and continue to live after the sun disappears. Go down.

After witnessing the end of that city, the eight people all knew that human society was completely finished, and it was impossible for anyone to build a civilized and orderly city.

The eight of them also decided to find some people who were willing to follow them and establish a small human society. According to calculations, only up to 500 people were needed. Such a small society would have a relatively simple and stable structure, and there would not be too many disputes. .

Li Chu looked at the map on the computer. The city they were about to arrive in was a relatively backward city. This city was just below the highest peak in the world. It mainly relied on tourism to make a living.

This small city is full of places to eat and live, and basically does not have anything industrialized. The eight people do not have high hopes, because even if they take root there, once the living environment deteriorates, the big city below People will still come here.

They only planned to stop and complete some research, breeding and cultivation of crops before leaving and go directly to the base in the mountains.

Tang Rao couldn't eat today. She didn't know why she had a bad appetite recently, and she didn't feel too hungry. She didn't lose much physical energy. No matter how she was, she was in good physical condition.

"It's almost time to finish eating and leave quickly."

The three people came along and saw some people fleeing. They waved and wanted to get into the car, but the eight people did not stop because the materials in the car, including the electric energy of the car, could not allow them to carry more people.

People can still be seen on some distant roads. Many of them can only walk on foot. The situation in that city is probably very bad. After the war, some facilities were destroyed, and there may be problems with the power supply.

Although they repaired the thermal power plant, some equipment required regular maintenance and replacement, and some of the things they made were not durable because there were no suitable materials in the city.

The same goes for the communication station. That place lacks too many materials. In order to make missiles, a lot of materials were taken away. Once a problem occurs, it cannot be repaired. If they are still there, there may be a way, but now there are only two places If something goes wrong, they don't have the ability to fix it.

Witte also learned about the conditions of the farmland from Sanggu's men, and also used an aerial vehicle to take a look at it. The condition of the fields was very bad. It was obvious that they did not know how to take care of the fields. Many of the people who took care of the fields looked like they would never be able to take care of the fields. Not farmed.

Many residents of that city were basically forced to flee because most people kept coming and the city was already overloaded.

After eating, the group of people started to hit the road again. The car was traveling slowly on the road, and many abandoned vehicles could be seen along the way.

These cars are full of usable materials, so people will still get out of the car to see what can be dismantled from the car, and if there is any usable material, they will just dismantle it.

After a while, a large number of people carrying bags appeared in front of them. When Jean drove the vehicle past, a group of people gathered around him, and many of them looked sallow and thin.

They had been walking for a month, and they were running out of water and food. Many people begged Jean and the others to give them some supplies. Gu Yi and Ai Li couldn't bear it, but Jean decisively refused.

"Sorry, we'll be there in just a few more walks."

"Can you give me some water, sir?"

Witte said with a slight frown.

"You go along that road, there should be a river over there."

Werther clearly remembered that there was a river at a crossroads. Many people ran hurriedly when they heard it, but some people still pestered them, hoping to give them something to eat.

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Deguna raised the gun in her hand and fired a shot into the sky before the entangled people dispersed. There were too many situations like this along the way. Giving a little to others meant starving yourself.

In an era like this, if you want to survive, you have to be ruthless. If you weren't ruthless, they would have died countless times.

It was another uphill road. Gene got off the car directly. Ellie came to the cab. The others got off and started pushing the car. After all, they couldn't waste too much electricity. They didn't know whether there was any electricity supply in the small city.

Finally, after reaching the top of the slope, everyone saw a small city under the towering mountains in the distance. It was about 30 kilometers away from here. After everyone got on the car, it was downhill now, and no electricity was needed at all.

At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the car stopped hundreds of meters away from the small city. There were a lot of cars parked outside the city, and the city looked strange because many places were graffitied. This small city that was originally a tourist destination has now become dirty and messy.

There are many three-story wooden buildings in the city. Some of them seem to have been burned down, and some have completely collapsed. You can see the crowds of people, but you can't see anything for the time being because there is no one at the intersection entering the city.

After watching for half an hour, they confirmed that there was no danger, so they got back in the car, but they did not plan to drive the car in. After finding a place to park the car, Deguna, Witt and Gu Yi guarded the car, and the other five entered the city.

There were many people standing at the door and setting up stalls on the street. There were many things on the stalls, which were all needed in people's daily life.

"Would you like to see my batteries? There are still a lot. You can exchange them with food."

There were people everywhere on the street, and it looked peaceful, but some disputes could be seen, but soon people nearby would dissuade them.

Gene asked.

"Is there no manager in this city?"

The vendor seemed reluctant to say, so Gene could only take out a few candies and said it after he took them.

"This city has no actual manager, but there are some gangs who will spontaneously manage things in the area and occasionally ask us for something when we need help."

Gene felt relieved when he heard this. The city was not as chaotic as he imagined. They walked around the street for a while and saw a cafe full of people. They looked like small gangs in this area. Many of them carried guns and wore different clothes.

"Not bad for now."

Gene muttered, and then Gene walked in directly. The people in the cafe looked at Gene and them.

"Where can we find a house to live here?"

"How many of you are there?"

Gene said.

"Eight."

A man in a somewhat worn suit standing at the bar came over and said with a bunch of keys.

"What did you bring? If you want to live in our area, you have to pay some things."

Gene said with a smile.

"What do you think of the technology?"

The man was excited. He looked very gentle and handsome. He looked at most in his early 30s.

"Mr. Angus, you'd better be careful, there are many scammers."

A man reminded him. The man in front of him was called Jed Angus. When the crisis broke out, he brought his whole family, including some bodyguards and some supplies, and came here by private plane because their holiday estate was in this area.

Jed was once a wealthy man. After his people came here, as the situation got out of control, they could only stand in this area with the Angus family as the core. There are more than ten groups of people in this small city.

Jed also tried his best to calm down some frictions between the parties. Everyone lived here peacefully, and began to plant around the city, and also had some gains.

Here is still bartering, but the public security is much better. Anyone who causes riots here will be expelled from the city. The city has been stable for five months, and everything is good during this period.

On a street where many children were playing, Jed brought Gene and the others over. In front of them were some houses. These houses were three-story duplex structures. They were used to sell evil in the past. This small city has just developed some private holiday villas, but such a thing happened. Many facilities are relatively new.

"You can live here, but you need to provide help to the neighborhood, no matter what. If you don't want to pay for supplies, just work. Just now you said you have technology, right? What is it?"

Li Chu said with a smile.

"All-round technology."

Jed was a little surprised, and then laughed. There is a wind power plant nearby, which is the main energy supply for the city. After all, this place is too cold. If there is no electricity at night, people will freeze to death.

"Let's trust you for now and don't cause trouble. Go to the factory over there early tomorrow morning. Some of the machines used for food production have malfunctioned and need to be repaired."

"Go now."

Gene didn't say much. He asked Ellie and Tang Rao to go back and inform the other three people, and then took Li Chu and Rose to follow Jed to the factory.

Some machines in the factory were humming. Gene took a quick look and found that they were grain processing machines. The grain was directly crushed, and then something was added to process it into some compressed coarse grains, which seemed to be for easy storage.

And there was indeed only one machine working. Some other machines that seemed to have different functions had been broken for a long time. When several workers saw Jed, they called him Mr. Angus affectionately.

It can be seen that Angus is a very good person and is admired by everyone. Gene did not waste words and directly disassembled the machine. Li Chu took the computer to connect to the main program of the machine and checked it. All actions were very smooth. Gene immediately found the problem.

"I didn't expect it to be true, Mr. Gene, thank you for coming."

"We are some top scientists in various fields and should be able to help you."

Rose said, and Jed nodded happily.

Soon Gene successfully operated a machine, and many people in the factory applauded.

"Thank you, Mr. Gene, you have a good rest today, and we will talk about it tomorrow."

Gene did not refuse Jed's kindness. Soon Jed saw Gene's car and knew that they assembled it by themselves. Now Jed completely believed that they were scientists.

"There is a doctor."

Jed laughed happily, and immediately Ellie, Witt and Tang Rao followed Jed, and Gene and his team planned to clean the house first, so that they could stay for a while.

There are not too many people in the area, but not too few either, because many people have died. There was once a virus outbreak here, but the source was contained and the virus is gone now. There have been several wars, but now it is completely stable.

The facilities in the house are complete. Gene and his team began to allocate rooms. The three-story villa-style house is fully sufficient for eight people. There seem to be some families nearby, with more than ten people and five or six people.

And they said that some single people will be arranged by Jed to live in some ground-floor apartments. Jed manages more than 8,000 people in this area very well, and has a good relationship with people in other areas.

"It looks like I can stay for a while longer."

Li Chu sat comfortably on the sofa. He didn't expect that they would end up in such a peaceful place.

Some of the supplies in the car were moved in by them. Although this small city is small, the power generation and water sources are relatively stable. Fortunately, when it was developed at that time, in order to build this city, many businessmen spent a lot of money to build it with everything. There are many light industries, but no heavy industries. It is mainly for holiday tourism services.