Chapter 1727 Alive!

Snowy.

The snowflakes flying all over the sky are as gentle as feathers, slowly covering the sleeping land.

The biting cold wind howls in the forest,

Like ghosts crying and wolves howling, tearing apart the silence in the mountains and forests.

The branches are covered with heavy snow,

They bear the weight of nature and hang low, as if mourning the endless winter.

The ground was covered with snow, and it was pure white. The kisses of snowflakes left mottled marks on the ground.

The withered grass and trees look particularly desolate in the snow. They have lost their former vitality, and now only bare branches and yellow leaves remain.

The trees in the mountain forest have exposed branches and bare branches, as old and tough as an old man. They stand proudly in the wind and snow, seeming to show the world the tenacity of life.

In the distance, there is a tall sentry tower covered with thick snow, like a thick quilt.

The sky was gray and dull.

Snowflakes are falling, and a quiet and solemn beauty is blooming quietly.

Although the world of snow is deserted, it also has a different kind of tranquility and purity.

A group of people trampled on the thick snow and walked on the national highway.

"That should be the sentry tower they were talking about. It looks okay." Chang Yichang whispered to the people behind him.

They were standing at a crossroads, crossing two roads, and a building suddenly appeared in front of them.

This sentry tower was built just to the north of the intersection, right where the north and west lines formed.

This sentry tower is made up of more than a dozen containers. There are about five containers on the first floor, and there are fewer containers as you go up. There are four floors in total, and there is only one container on the top floor.

It's about ten meters high and looks like a small pyramid.

On both sides of the road, there are many dead trees with only branches and no leaves.

It looks extremely eerie when it's bare.

Seeing the people behind the sentry tower, they quickened their pace and ran quickly towards that side.

At this time, the sky was completely dark.

Only the flashlights in their hands were still emitting light.

There was silence all around, except for the rustle of falling snow, and the occasional click or two of tree trunks weighed down by the snow.

The group of people walked to the guard tower and found a door on the side. The door was rough but extremely strong.

It is welded from a thick steel plate. There are six thick rings from top to bottom at the right handle position, and iron chains pass through the rings.

A big lock secures the chain.

There was a layer of snowflakes floating on the iron lock.

Chang Yichang quickly put down the package and pulled the chain hard, shaking the snowflakes off the chain.

Immediately afterwards, he dug out the key from the package.

Brushing the snowflakes off the iron lock, he aimed the key at the keyhole and inserted it, but failed to get it in.

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It was so cold that the inside of the keyhole was frozen.

Hold!

Chang Yichang cursed secretly, thought for a moment, rolled his eyes, and said to the people behind him:

"If any of you want to pee, come here and pee on this lock."

To melt the frozen ice inside the lock, he could only think of using warm water, but they were outside, and zombies might appear around at any time, so they had to get in as soon as possible.

"I'll come." A man came over.

He didn't avoid the women in the team. At this point, he didn't care about these things.

Always try to straighten the big lock and put it in place.

Pointing to the keyhole he said:

"Dongbao, you peed on this keyhole!"

"OK."

The man named Dongbao immediately unbuckled his belt, and under the light, he took out a caterpillar and peed on the keyhole.

Pattering——

As Dongbao's warm urine sprayed onto the keyhole, a thin layer of white mist formed under the light.

Before Dongbao finished urinating, Chang Yichang frowned. He was worried that Dongbao alone could not melt the ice in the keyhole.

So he shouted to the people behind him:

"If anyone else has to pee, please get ready."

Two more people came over and stood behind Dongbao, brewing the urge to urinate. Once Dongbao stopped, the two people went over to replace him, so as not to freeze the keyhole again when he stopped.

It had been snowing for nearly 7 hours at this time, and the temperature reached minus 8 degrees.

As the three people continued to pour hot urine, the entire ice cubes on the lock melted and steamed up.

Chang didn't dislike it even after tasting it. He squatted down and inserted the key into the keyhole.

It was so smooth that the ice inside was melted.

Bada——

The iron lock was opened, and Chang pulled the iron chain down excitedly, making a jingling sound——

The chain was pulled off by him.

He pushed open the thick iron door with all his strength, and it creaked——

The light shines on the inside of the container. The interior is empty and the space is not small.

The five containers are all connected, and the first floor is nearly a hundred square meters.

Chang Yichang just took a brief look and shouted to the people behind him:

"Quick, come in!"

Everyone rushed in quickly.

"Old Chang, I'm going to get some wood. It's too cold in here to keep everyone warm." After Shunfeng walked to the gate, he thought for a while and said to Chang Yichang.

"Okay." Chang Yichang looked at Biaozi, "Biaozi, you go with Shunfeng."

SF Express has an ultraviolet hand lamp in its hand, which can at least help it protect itself when encountering wall-climbing zombies.

After they left, Chang Yichang left the two of them watching at the door and did not close the door for the time being.

He led others to inspect the guard tower.

SF Express held the ultraviolet lamp, while Biaozi held the flashlight and did not go far.

They were gathering firewood in the row of woods next to the sentry tower.

A severe drought for half a year has caused many trees to die, and large tracts of trees have collapsed, but some trees have died but not fallen.

Shunfeng kicked one of the thick-headed trees, and clicked——

Crash--

The tree collapsed, and the wood inside rotted.

"Move away!" Shunfeng whispered towards Biaozi.

It has been snowing for several hours, and the branches on the ground are covered with snow. Instead of clearing the snow and digging out the branches below, it is better to just get a whole withered tree back.

Although the tree has been dead for a long time, the snow that fell for so long still soaked the tree with some water and made it a little heavy.

The two of them carried the tree one behind the other and walked towards the sentry tower.

As he walked, he always paid attention to the movements around him to avoid zombies suddenly coming out of the darkness.

It's completely dark now, and it's extremely difficult to deal with wall-climbing zombies.

If they hadn't seen the trading market in the evening this time, they would have gone to find a building to serve as a shelter early.

Not going out at night is the most basic common sense for survivors in the apocalypse.

They moved the ten-meter-long piece of wood to the entrance of the sentry tower, then turned back to the woods next to the road. They wanted to get as much wood as possible.

The two guards at the door were not idle either. They moved the piece of wood into the sentry tower.

Inside the sentry tower.

Chang Yi tasted the top floor. The space was not big, less than 20 square meters.

A steel shelf is used on the top floor, with several thick steel pipes fixed in four directions and inserted into the container below to prevent wall-climbing zombies from shaking after climbing up, or strong winds causing the iron shelf to shift.

The poles of the steel frame are all welded and are about three fingers thick. There is a gap of about four centimeters in the middle of the iron pole.

Standing up, the wind and snow were blowing, and the wind was strong at high places.

It was so cold that Chang Yichi shrank his neck and looked around, and was surprised to find that there was a searchlight here.

Tried opening it, but it didn't light up.

I lowered my head and groped for a while, and found that all the batteries inside had been removed and taken away.

Most of the things in the entire sentry tower were taken away by the guards who used to be on duty here.

There were only some weapons, similar to spears, hanging on the walls.

This kind of spear weapon has a very sharp head. It should be used to stab wall-climbing zombies.

The sentry tower below has a total of eight or nine windows. The windows are all welded with steel pipes, leaving a gap in the middle. Spear weapons should be used to attack zombies through this window.

also.

In addition to the spears, there are more than a dozen bunk beds, several storage boxes made of wood, several large tanks for storing water, and a mud stove made of mud bricks at the bottom. A large iron pot was not taken away, and there were also several iron buckets and other utensils still there.

Bedding and other daily necessities were all taken away.

However, there was still a layer of moisture-proof mat left on the bed. I guess I left it because I thought it would be troublesome to take it away.

In addition to a layer of iron railings, the windows also have an iron plate. Fastening the iron plate can prevent the wind and snow from blowing in.

There is also a layer of cloth strips around the iron plate to provide a better seal when closed.

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Chang Yichang stayed on the top for a while, then got off the ladder and closed the top layer of the cover leading to the top.

Go down to the bottom.

At this time, there were seven or eight thick logs placed in the bottom container.

Several of his men were hacking away at the wood with fire axes.

Shunfeng and Biaozi walked in carrying a piece of wood.

Wow——

The two threw the wood on the ground, "Is it almost done? Brother Chang." Shunfeng breathed in the white mist and asked Chang Yiqian.

"That's enough, lock the door!" Chang Yichang nodded and said when he saw the pile of wood.

With this much wood, it can last for several days at least.

In such cold weather, the survivors had no choice but to cut down trees and make fires to keep warm.

The iron container is not very warm, with a thickness of only 1 cm. If there is no fire for heating, there will be almost no difference between the internal and external temperatures.

Squeaky--

The men standing at the door quickly closed the iron door.

Clang——

Clang——

He pulled the four horizontal bolts from top to bottom and closed the door.

Nanshan squatted on the ground and used a flint to create sparks. Since there was no suitable ignition material, he had to take out a bunch of cotton from his worn cotton clothes.

Rub rub rub——

The cotton was ignited, and Nanshan quickly put the chopped wood over.

The trees are only slightly moist on the surface, but still very dry on the inside.

The drought has lasted for more than half a year. These trees have long since dried up, and their interiors are brittle and easy to burn.

As more wood is added, the fire burns brighter and hotter.

In the crackling firelight, everyone gathered around.

Fire is hope.

Everyone had excitement on their faces and a twinkle in their eyes.

In the smoke-filled confined space, Chang Yichang coughed twice.

He said to the team members next to him:

"Open the windows, otherwise there won't be enough oxygen in here and we'll all get carbon monoxide poisoning."

Zhao Dongbao nodded, walked to the window, opened the iron plate, and let the cold air blow in.

Everyone sat together. There were 31 people in their team, rubbing their hands together next to the fire.

Chang Yichang looked at everyone and said:

"We are facing a very serious situation now. We cannot enter the trading market, and the food is basically consumed on the way to the trading market, and the weather is so cold."

"However, the people at the trading market gave us corn tortillas. Now there are 47 left. No matter how frugal we eat, it can only support us for a week at most."

"Plus, SF Express picked up a deer leg on the way just now, which can only support us for another week at most."

"We must solve the food problem later. Starting tomorrow, we will find a way to search for some ferns, edible bark, leaves, and everything edible in the surrounding area!"

Chang Yichang pointed upstairs and said:

"The beds in this sentry tower are all upstairs. Later, everyone will move the beds and put them together to make a big bunk bed, so that everyone can sleep. It is a bit crowded, but it is warmer."

"Nanshan, you take people to do this."

"Yes." Nanshan nodded.

Chang Yichang looked at Shunfeng and Biaozi and the others, "Shunfeng, Biaozi, it's the same as before. Tomorrow morning, you take a few people out to search for food."

"Okay." Shunfeng nodded, and he didn't think it was wrong.

Chang Yichang looked around and continued:

"We will go to the second floor to sleep and rest later. Dongbao, you lock the iron lock from the inside. Give me the key."

Gurgle--

Suddenly at this time, a rumbling sound was heard.

A young man touched his stomach and scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

Chang Yichang sighed, everyone was very hungry.

When they arrived at the wall of the trading market, they were really out of ammunition and food.

Just now, they gave everyone three tortillas, and they were divided among thirty people.

One person could only eat the size of a finger.

"Shunfeng, go to the top of the sentry tower to get some snow. There is an iron pot here. Let's cook a pot of corn porridge. Let's add some venison. Although we failed to enter the trading market, at least we have a place to stay now. Let's celebrate!"

The team needs motivation. The more difficult the time, the more the leader needs to encourage the subordinates and give them confidence.

Chang Yichang encouraged everyone many times along the way, which is why they were able to go so far.

Everyone separated.

Shunfeng and his men carried the iron bucket upstairs and filled it with snow. They ran back and forth twice until the large iron pot, which was more than one meter wide, was filled with snow. Then they stopped.

The fire was lit, and the snow in the iron pot was slowly melting.

On the other side, someone was chopping three corn tortillas on a wooden board.

Then he cut 1 jin of meat from the deer leg, chopped it hard with a machete, chopped it into meat paste, and poured it into the large iron pot with corn tortillas.

The cornmeal was stained with some wood chips, but they didn't care and poured the wood chips into the pot.

Steaming hot.

Chang Yichang took out a small can of salt from his arms, shook it twice, and poured some salt.

The aroma of corn tortillas mixed with venison filled the container.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the iron pot, and they kept swallowing their saliva.

Too hungry.

They tightened their belts again and again. Tightening their stomachs when hungry can make the stomach less painful.

Ten minutes later.

The corn tortillas and meat paste in the pot were cooked and a little mushy.

This corn tortilla is very solid. Although it is light in weight, it has been air-dried and baked. Once soaked in water, its volume will increase.

Although only three corn tortillas were put in, a pot of corn porridge was cooked.

And it didn't look too thin.

Chang Yichang picked up a large iron spoon hanging on the wall, looked at everyone, and distributed food to everyone.

Hot food is better than dry and cold food.

Chang Yichang distributed the porridge to everyone first, and then he took one for himself.

Gulp——

After taking a mouthful of the hot corn and venison porridge, his originally dry stomach instantly warmed up.

Warm, comfortable, satisfied, and at ease.

At this moment, his stomach was cheering, and the stomach that had been aching before also became warm.

When the stomach is comfortable, the whole person becomes comfortable.

I am alive! He thought to himself.

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