389: Only when you are full can you have the strength to live

Jiang Fei took a walkie-talkie from the Supermarket warehouse and contacted Su Liuyuan and the other two, telling them Lu Yu's guess.

The three of them had woken up earlier than Jiang Fei and Lu Yu and had already noticed the unusual weather outside.

Su Liuyuan sighed, “I went to the Antarctic once before, and it happened to be when the phenomenon of eternal night occurred. I stayed for less than a week before I left.”

“Twenty-four hours of darkness is too depressing. Even with the lights on indoors, I couldn't lift my spirits, as if I couldn't feel any hope.”

“Moreover, the polar night state is part of the Antarctic winter, and the temperature can drop to minus seventy degrees Celsius. It can be said that both body and mind will be tormented.”

“I hope the new disaster isn't eternal night. I really don't want to experience it again.”

Ling Zhaorui said, “The area we're in doesn't have glaciers or snow, and it's almost spring, so there shouldn't be low temperatures.”

Xiao Chuxia said, “But the temperature suddenly dropped last night.”

“I checked the thermometer yesterday; it was 25℃ during the day, and as soon as it got dark, it dropped to 2℃.”

“Now it's only 13℃ outside.”

“The seasonal weather is abnormal; we might be facing another extreme cold spell.”

This time, Ling Zhaorui couldn't relax.

He also let out a long sigh, just like Su Liuyuan.

“On the first day of the new year, the heavens are causing trouble. Can humans still live?”

Jiang Fei said, “Let's wait for official news.”

“If it's eternal night, the officials will issue a notice.”

Not only were Jiang Fei and her group troubled, but the residents of the base were also anxious.

Yesterday was bright and sunny, everyone was happily celebrating the New Year, but after waking up, the sun was gone?

Even the red lanterns hanging by the roadside and the New Year banners no longer felt festive.

But no one came out to make a fuss.

All residents quietly stayed at home, waiting for the official announcement.

They believed that no matter what disaster occurred, the officials would have a way to deal with it.

—

The room was dim, so Jiang Fei turned on all the lights in 102.

To reduce electricity consumption, the base houses used energy-saving light bulbs, which weren't very bright.

Remembering the “Illuminate Your Life” item she had drawn from the Supermarket last time, Jiang Fei took out a Supermarket desk lamp and plugged it in.

The display screen on the desk lamp lit up.

It needed to be set for the first use.

After Jiang Fei adjusted the time, the desk lamp emitted a natural, bright white light.

Even though it was a small lamp, it could illuminate the entire room, no different from normal daylight.

Items from the Supermarket were truly amazing!

To avoid missing the official broadcast, Jiang Fei and Lu Yu played with Da Huang, Xiao Hui, and Xiao Hei in the living room.

As evening approached.

The temperature dropped again, and Jiang Fei felt a bit cold even at home.

She found the remote control and turned on the air conditioner.

The desk lamp on the table had already dimmed with time.

The warm yellow light would not affect sleep at all.

She glanced at the temperature on the desk lamp's display screen: -1℃.

“With the sudden disaster today, Captain Xu might not be home. Let's go next door to see Grandma Xu and bring her some warming items.”

Saying this, Jiang Fei took out a box of warming supplies, a box of dried fruits and preserves, and, with Lu Yu, moved them to 101.

Only Old Mrs. Xu was at home.

The air conditioner was on indoors.

Xu Qianyao had gone out to work again.

“Oh, Little Jiang, why did you bring so many things again?”

“We have so much material we can't use it all, so we brought some for you, Grandma.”

Jiang Fei and Lu Yu helped Old Mrs. Xu put away the items.

They also stayed to eat dinner.

It was leftover food from the New Year yesterday. Old Mrs. Xu couldn't bear to throw it away, so she brought it home and put it in the refrigerator.

It could be eaten after reheating.

Just then, the official loudspeaker sounded outside.

“Good evening, residents. We are broadcasting an emergency notice. Starting today, we will enter a state of eternal night, meaning twenty-four hours of darkness.”

“Experts predict that the duration of the eternal night will be the same as the polar day.”

“To ensure residents' lives are not affected, the official Rescue Team will uniformly install strong lights door-to-door tomorrow and distribute warming supplies. Please cooperate with their work.”

“At the same time, the Research Institute will quickly develop an artificial sun that can simulate sunlight to bring back light.”

“Finally, we wish all residents a Happy New Year.”

The broadcast repeated three times and then played an upbeat song, hoping to dispel the gloom brought by the eternal night.

Old Mrs. Xu looked worried.

“The old saying goes, if the first day of the New Year isn't smooth, the whole year won't be smooth.”

“With eternal night descending on the first day of the New Year, the days ahead will probably be even harder than before.”

“No, Grandma.” Jiang Fei comforted Old Mrs. Xu:

“Maybe this is the last year of the apocalypse.”

“Let's hope so.”

Old Mrs. Xu gently patted her hand: “Let's eat.”

Only when they were full would they have the strength to survive.

—

Due to the arrival of eternal night, Xiao Chuxia and Ling Zhaorui ended their New Year's holiday early and returned to their respective units for work.

With his good brothers gone, Su Liuyuan was bored staying at home and also chose to return to the Military Industry Department for work.

As a result, in Building 2 of You Shan Community, only Jiang Fei and Lu Yu, two 'idle fish', remained.

The installation of lights and delivery of warming supplies at the base were handled by the first team of the Rescue Team led by Xu Qianyao.

Since they had nothing to do, the two simply went to find Xu Qianyao to join the mission.

Lu Yu was essentially a half-electrician and could help residents replace their original energy-saving lamps with the strong lights provided by the base.

Jiang Fei and several other team members, including Yin Jing, went door-to-door to deliver warming supplies.

Some resettlement houses did not have air conditioning, and with the temperature drop at night, they could only rely on electric heaters, electric blankets, and small sun heaters to get through.

If they were reluctant to use electricity, the officials also prepared military coats, cotton shoes, and blankets for residents to choose from.

Although darkness often breeds crime, such as robbery, theft, and murder, unexpectedly, not a single violent incident occurred during the half month that eternal night had descended.

This was the home they had worked so hard to obtain; no one wanted to destroy it.

—

The task of installing lights was quite troublesome.

Lu Yu had to get up early every day to work with Xu Qianyao.

As for Jiang Fei, her task of delivering warming supplies was complete, so she could rest at home.

She took the three little ones into the Supermarket.

After letting Da Huang, Xiao Hui, and Xiao Hei play in the distant open space, Jiang Fei took out feed and fed the poultry and livestock.

The chicken coops, goose and duck pens, and rabbit hutches in the ordinary breeding area were almost full.

There were too few of them to eat everything.

Poultry like chickens, ducks, and geese, if raised for too long, would have tough and stringy meat, which wasn't tasty.

Jiang Fei put on a full-body raincoat and brought a cleaver, preparing to slaughter a batch of chickens, ducks, and geese, clean them, and store them fresh in the Supermarket.

When she wanted to eat, she could just take them out and cook them.

Busy until nine in the evening, Jiang Fei washed her hands clean, took the three little ones out of the Supermarket, and planned to take a bath in the resettlement house's bathroom.

The Supermarket did not have a water supply system, so it wasn't as convenient to use water as outside.

Just as she took off the blood-stained raincoat, *click*—

The door was pushed open.

Lu Yu stared blankly at the raincoat in Jiang Fei's hand.

His body reacted faster than his brain, and he quickly turned around to close the door.

“Who died?”