Chapter 50 Black Cloud

"What's going on?"

Jed looked at the black clouds in the sky in confusion. The black clouds were a little strange now because they looked too thick. It rained a few days ago, and the wind was very strong these days. The temperature was very low every night.

"It's like this. Su Kang said that he hopes we can cooperate to build some houses with stones. After all, the situation is different now. The temperature is very low at night. Some crops have already had problems, and some people have been frostbitten."

Jed nodded. It is true that they must find a way now, because many houses now have no warming measures. Once the cold current comes, many people can't stand it. Some people have fallen ill because of the sudden change in temperature.

Now they have lived on the grassland for more than three years, but the situation this time is a little different. It was cloudy and rainy before, and the temperature was not as low as this time. They haven't seen the sun for a week.

Many people are afraid of what to do if the sun disappears. This is a problem that everyone is worried about. A large-scale cold wave will come, and many of them will be frozen to death.

Although the major gangs have distributed some warm clothes, it is obviously not enough. Many people's clothes are thin. If this continues, the situation will be very bad.

The noise outside was still very loud. Jed walked out of the tent and saw many people talking about their difficulties. Jed and his people were distributing some clothes made of fiber extracted from crops.

Many people did not meet the conditions for receiving them because of limited supplies and their very limited productivity.

In the past two years, the gods only came down a few times to help them with some small things, and then taught them how to extract plant fibers to make clothes. Apart from that, the gods said nothing.

Jed looked at the situation in front of him and felt that the chaos had just begun. He had talked to Gene before, but Gene didn't say anything and went back directly.

Looking at the thick black clouds in the sky, many people were terrified and noisy. Even if someone fired a gun, the noise did not stop.

Many houses were built with wood, which was very unstable. Although there was a lot of hay inside, the warmth was still not enough.

Many people needed clothes, blankets, etc., because even Jed felt cold at night. At this time, a person who received clothes was robbed of his clothes after just a few steps, and a riot broke out for a while.

Jed immediately took out his pistol and fired at the sky, but it had no effect. Many people rushed to the place where the supplies were distributed and started to grab them frantically.

"Are you looking for death?"

One of Jed's men had just picked up a weapon, but before he could shoot, he had already fallen down. Jed felt that something was wrong, but if he shot now, he would accidentally hurt his men. Jed immediately took out the loudspeaker and asked everyone not to grab, but it was useless. Jed could only ask his men to retreat.

It was only a short week, and it was almost driving people crazy. Jed didn't expect it to be so fragile. Because the jar house was connected to electricity, some people used a simple heating rod to keep the temperature radiating and maintain the indoor temperature at night, similar to the effect of air conditioning.

Soon the looting ended, and a large number of Jed's men came over. They were holding weapons, but many of the people who had robbed the supplies had already run away, because they all knew that the law did not hold everyone responsible, and the situation was so chaotic that they could not tell at all.

Jed and his team's distribution criteria are whether there are children and the elderly. Some young people are not eligible to receive clothing. Dissatisfied voices are everywhere. Although Jed has promulgated laws in their territory, most of these laws are difficult to implement and the situation is still very chaotic.

Jed shouted with a megaphone.

"I'll say it one last time. If anyone does this again tomorrow, no matter who it is, I will hang him."

Jed's voice was very loud, and many people turned away. Some people who did not receive the supplies could only turn around.

The current situation has become extremely serious. Jed looked at the sky and prayed in his heart that the sun would not disappear at this time. Although there have been frictions with other large gangs over the years, the situation is much better now.

The food reserves in each place are completely sufficient for the local people in the next four or five years, but the problem now is the cold wave. The cold has made many people lose their minds. Some people even ignited hay to keep warm, causing a fire.

A few months ago, Jed had discussed with many people to build concrete houses, but the other leaders just talked about it. In fact, everyone was not unified.

Because if you do this, you need a lot of labor to go to the mountains and forests to reclaim some rocks, and there are only a few crushers now. It is not easy to build a reservoir, let alone build some houses.

Everyone knows that if you really do this, the more people will suffer, because it has been the same for so many years.

The most important thing is that the management of a place is relatively chaotic except for the gang itself, and other ordinary people are in a mess. Problems frequently occur on this grassland.

Jed felt cold, he returned to the tent, turned on the heating rod, and the tent became warm after a while.

Zhang Qi walked in.

"It looks a bit bad. It's like this today. What should I do tomorrow?"

"How many clothes are left?"

Zhang Qi glanced at the list in his hand and said.

"At most 1,000 pieces, our own people have been left first."

The progress of the plant extracting plant fiber is very slow and very difficult, so in a few months there are only more than 10,000 pieces of clothing in stock, which is the amount that can be produced 24 hours a day.

But among the 10,000 pieces of clothing, Jed first gave one piece to each of his own people, and then distributed the rest to ordinary people in the local area.

"What to do?"

"Bring the phone."

Zhang Qi walked outside and quickly brought over a basket of phone numbers dedicated to contacting other gang leaders. Then Jade started to contact them. Because signal communication lacks technical and hardware support, it is impossible to call the number to contact them directly. These appear to be telephones but are actually nothing more than remote communicators.

Jed plans to have the bosses come over for a meeting and build a circle of houses around the farmland, so that they can withstand the cold. By mixing some hay into the houses, the houses built will be very breathable and have low thermal insulation properties. Difference.

"I find it very difficult."

Zhang Qi said, he was pacing in the room, some of the leaders had not yet been contacted, Jade thought for a moment and then said.

"No wait, we have to take action. Turn on those crushers. We have to make some cement. If we continue like this, there will be big trouble."

Jade quickly gathered his men and got them moving, but soon one of his henchmen spoke.

"If we use the automatic machine privately, it will violate the agreement."

"I can't control that much now."

2pm

Nick was shivering from the cold in his hut. His wife beside him was knitting something with grass. This woman's name was Ella. She was the woman Nick met when he first came here. She was beautiful, enthusiastic and bold, and she smiled. so cute.

"Get dressed."

Ella stood up and tried to take off her old coat, but was stopped by Nick.

"It's okay, I have no problem at all. You have to do manual work. I can't do this kind of work."

Ella is making a kind of straw mat, and now everyone here is doing it, because using the straw mat on the wall will make the room warmer.

Su Kang came up with this idea after brainstorming. Although it was very cold at night, many people slept together in the same room, which made it much warmer. The people here were very united.

"Come here."

Ella said, pulling off one sleeve and pulling Nick to her side. The two looked at each other with a smile, full of love.

Nick had no plans to go back to the fortress. Although his mother came several times during this period, he had already made his attitude clear. His uncle Allen had never been here once. Nick felt that his uncle might have forgotten him.

"It's so cold, and there's nothing to do anyway. Come and let me teach you."

Ella said and took Nick's hand, and the two continued to do it. At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the room, and Nick walked out. It was Su Kang and the others, and the cold air from outside came in.

"Ella, go to the big house and do it. I'll lend you your husband."

Su Kang said with a smile, Ella picked up the tools and left the house, Nick didn't know what Su Kang was going to do.

"Go to Jed's territory. He just called me and wanted us to go over and talk."

The land on both sides is the closest, and it only takes an hour to walk there. Ella returned the clothes to Nick, and Nick is much warmer now.

A bunch of people couldn't help but look up at the sky. The situation was a bit bad now, because the sky was still like this after a week. If it continued like this, the situation would be very bad.

"Brother Su Kang, do you think the sun will still come out?"

Su Kang thought for a moment and then smiled.

"It should be possible, but I'm not sure. If it really disappears, we have to prepare for the worst."

Su Kang thought of a trick. The best way was to dig a hole in the ground and fill it with hay. This would at least keep them warm. He had already started asking everyone to do this.

The several excavated caves are very warm. After all, the external temperature is only about seven or eight degrees. If it continues like this, once the temperature drops below zero, it will be fatal to many people on this grassland.

"You really don't plan to take your wife back?"

Su Kang asked, and Nick shook his head.

"I don't plan to go back. I live happily here and that's enough."

In the face of such a cold wave, it was obvious that the fortress where Allen and the others were located was the most comfortable, and they had built a small power station there with hot water every night.

The life in the fortress is the envy of many people now. Some people have proposed to follow Allen's example and build a house near the mountain, but it is obviously not realistic now.

In Su Kang's view, the cold will make people stop thinking and become crazy. Fortunately, they came up with the idea of ​​straw mats, but this is not necessarily the case in Jed's territory, because in Su Kang's serious situation, Jed is a bit dead. brain.

Su Kang had tried to persuade Jed several times, but it obviously had no effect, probably because he was too tired.

After a while, Su Kang and the others stepped into Jade's territory, and they saw a fight. Two groups of people were fighting. It seemed that it was because of clothes. Su Kang and the others ignored it and left directly.

Su Kang saw very clearly that the people in Jed's territory had become more and more hostile since Jed cleared out some gangs last time, and no one trusted anyone.

There is no room for maneuver on these commonplace issues. Coupled with the current deterioration of the environment, the future will be very difficult for many of them.

Nick on the side looked at the distance, because a corner of the fortress could be seen there.

"Why don't you go back?"

Nick thought for a moment and shook his head.

"Forget it, what can I do if I go back."

3 o'clock in the afternoon

Alan sat quietly in the house. It was raining outside. Some people were busy in the yard, and some were sitting in the warm house, preparing dinner for the evening.

Beside Alan, his son was playing with some wooden toys, and Annie was also preparing dinner in the kitchen. Tonight's dinner had meat, which was the best for their family. Some relatives were listening to music upstairs and chatting happily.

There was enough electricity here. Alan had not accepted new members for nearly half a year. Even if they were technicians, Alan would not accept them if they did not have special skills.

Every step of Alan was extremely correct. He glanced at the sky outside the window, and then smiled helplessly. Now the front of the fortress has been reinforced. The 50-centimeter-thick city wall can completely resist attacks, and there are also many automatic crossbow weapons. As the defense of the main gate of the fortress, if others want to attack, they will definitely pay a terrible price.

Of course, Allen knew about the chaos outside. He had expected it early. Many places in the forest had frozen, indicating that the cold wave would intensify. At this time, Annie came out and prepared the ingredients for dinner.

Among these ingredients, there was pork. Two wild boars were slaughtered today to celebrate the completion of the comprehensive reinforcement of the fortress. Everyone was given meat, which made everyone very happy.

"What's wrong? You look very sad."

Allen held his wife's hand and smiled.

"I don't know. The war may break out soon. If the sun doesn't come out, the war will break out soon."

Anne's face was solemn, and Allen said with a smile.

"We are safe, don't worry, dear."

Allen looked at a thermometer outside. The temperature was only 4 degrees. It was 6 degrees yesterday, but it was 4 degrees today. After tonight, the temperature will drop.

Once the temperature drops below zero, the whole grassland will fall into chaos.