After that day, Lin Qi officially took over the management of Vault 33.
Even Zhang Nianxiu didn't object, let alone anyone else. Of course, not everyone wanted to leave. Lin Qi did not force these people to stay at all, and gave them five days' worth of food to let them leave - most of them backed down in the face of the severe cold.
And Lin Qi does have some abilities.
Zhang Nianxiu's gentle policy was almost completely abolished. A dozen soldiers borrowed from the old man quickly classified and numbered the members of the shelter. The materials in the warehouse were counted and the food rations were relaxed, in full accordance with wartime standards. Execute all orders.
The construction of fortifications outside the shelter must be started even in extremely cold weather. When Lin Qishen took the lead in digging up the first shovelful of soil, no one raised an objection.
After seeing the terrifying herd of monsters, no one had any false illusions of peace. They just wanted to survive this winter and hold on to their last home in this vast wasteland. Those who didn't work hard were quickly kicked out by the angry crowd. Lin Qi had only one verdict for these people, which was to be exiled.
"Since you don't want to live and die here, then don't enjoy any shelter here!"
The people in Vault 33 finally exerted their numerical advantage.
"It would be better to do this earlier..."
Number 34 can also be seen from here. Chu Jianting occasionally comes outside to breathe fresh air and knows what is going on there. He couldn't help but feel sorry for Zhang Nianxiu, the leader. After all, there was nothing wrong with his policy from a general perspective.
"It can't be done. Zhang Nianxiu can't make changes anymore. He has to leave this position. Maybe he realized this and didn't resist, right? The entire shelter is already in trouble. It can't be saved without taking strong medicine from the root."
Lu Ning goes out every day to see what's going on outside the shelter and measures the temperature. Nowadays, she doesn't have much to do outside. Apart from checking up in the morning every day, she also learns some combat skills from Yun Zhiyao.
"However, the irony is that even if you change people, you can't save him."
She gave a small smile.
"The most terrible thing is the force majeure from the outside. There are as many as fifteen evil claws that we know of so far. Even if they don't all come to attack, they are enough to crush this small shelter."
"But it looks like Lin Qi is seriously preparing for this."
"Whether he is sincere or not, I don't care. I will never forget my identity. I will never be buried here - huh?"
Lu Ning felt a slight chill on her face.
"Snowing?"
She reached out and touched it, and suddenly realized that the sun was dimmer today, but it was less noticeable due to the cold.
Looking far into the distance, you can see that the end of the eastern sky has been shrouded in black clouds. How long will it take for those clouds to reach here?
[Today is the early morning of the twelfth day. The temperature at this time was minus 22 degrees Celsius. 】
It feels like the blood is about to freeze, and the skin will quickly lose consciousness as soon as it comes into contact with the air. The sleepiness caused by hypothermia invades everyone. Some people fall asleep and never wake up again.
Now, the problem arises on No. 34.
Due to institutional reasons, there is obviously a difference between people here who are rich enough to burn stoves in their rooms and those who are poor enough to huddle together to keep warm. This is especially true for those who came later. They just settled in and didn’t have time to search for things. As a result, they had to live on the few supplies they brought.
Some people have run out of stuff.
Even though Cao Xiong released a small amount of food reserves to ensure that they would not starve to death, no amount of welfare benefits could be considered. As the first person who froze to death in his sleep appeared, panic began to spread.
Someone immediately thought that the system here is not as rigid as the opposite system. Even if they steal and rob, it is their own fault.
Among these people, Lu Ning and others, who seemed to be relatively weak, once again became targets, and they directly blocked the corridor and attacked them secretly.
Unfortunately, Lu Ning happened to come back from sparring with Yun Zhiyao at the training ground.
Later, these people quietly went to No. 33 to work as laborers. At least there was no news of anyone freezing to death there.
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The heavy snow arrived as expected, starting with tiny ice particles and soon turning into large clouds of snowflakes. Along with the falling snow came strong winds, and the dark clouds led the strong winds that were like howling ghosts and hit the wall, passing through small gaps and making a sound like crying wind.
The fiery motivation in Vault 33 was quickly cooled down. No matter how many rewards were offered, people did not dare to go outside the shelter. The temperature has reached minus 35 degrees. Although the terrifying low temperature is still within the tolerance range of humans, it is enough to freeze off one or two fingers.
Lu Ning opened a can that had just been heated on the stove. Inside was porridge cooked with pineapple and dates. The strong sweet aroma filled the whole room and relaxed her tense nerves a little.
Pang Heng moved a mat in the corner of the room and sat there. His fingers clenched and unclenched for a while, and he could clearly feel the restlessness in his heart. In contrast, Xuan Zhitong was much calmer. Her backpack was almost empty, and she didn't know where the explosives were. Lu Ning was busy exercising these days and didn't pay special attention to it. In short, it was good that he couldn't blow himself up.
"Excuse me, is anyone there?"
There was a knock on the door. Pang Heng reached out and opened the door. Lu Wenshuo was standing outside the door with the same smile as before. Everything was fine except for the swelling on his face where Yun Zhiyao had beaten him a few days ago.
"Have you completed your preparations over there?"
"It's almost the same, but I still don't feel confident about hunting, so I came over to see how you are doing."
Lu Wenshuo walked into the house, took out a can of eight-treasure porridge from his pocket and placed it next to the stove. After opening the lid, he asked, "Which two did you choose?"
"The Beetle and the Orangutan."
This answer surprised Lu Wenshuo a little.
"I thought you'd pick the one that looked easier to handle."
"You also said it looks like it, so it's better to choose based on compatibility. What about you? There's no conflict, right?"
"No, we have also chosen a target that is suitable for us to hunt - but I am afraid things will not go particularly smoothly."
"ah?"
"Accidents always exist, or information that we cannot grasp at all will become fatal flaws."
Lu Wenshuo glanced at Pang Heng with a smile, picked up the slightly hot can, took a sip, and then raised it to salute Lu Ning.
"Good luck."
"the same as you."
The morning of the fifteenth day arrived like this.
A young man came out of the shelter, carrying a bucket of domestic garbage, ready to throw it somewhere outside, but his eyes were attracted by the sudden appearance of a black "tide" in the distance. He squinted his eyes and observed carefully for a moment, suddenly realized what it was, threw the bucket away, turned around and ran towards the shelter.
Then his head stayed where it was.
The twelve officers on duty at the ground surveillance posts in Vaults 33 and 34 all had their heads cut off overnight without even putting up much resistance. Precisely because they failed to even issue a warning, neither party noticed the presence of the ghost immediately. All eight people who went out early in the morning died in mysterious circumstances until someone saw the bodies.
The sirens were six hours late.
In the eastern sky, dark clouds composed of moths appeared.
It was completely different from the twenty or thirty moths I saw outside before. It was an army of thousands of moths, covering the sky like a swarm of locusts. As the vanguard, they rushed towards the shelter at the fastest speed. From a distance, they looked like a huge black cloth under their hood.
At this time, people in the shelter had also begun to take their places. Heavy machine guns swept out a steel storm of metal and fire in the sky, and several flamethrowers formed a close-range killing formation, burning moths on the ground that could get close through bullets.
Ground guards also began to clear away the ghosts inside the shelter at the same time. Mo Lian and Tuliba each led a team of men and started to smoke in the shelter with chimneys stuck in their backs, and the other side did the same. Although the fighting power of the ghosts is not low, they were picked out and killed one by one under people's desperate search, only creating a few more corpses.
Soon, the outside was filled with a burning smell. A large number of moth corpses fell inside and outside the shelter, and the flames were still burning, incinerating these corpses into a charred black color, but in people's eyes, this was the best view.
After the last moth was shot down, the personnel in charge of the machine gun were finally free to celebrate. There is no doubt that they were the heroes of the first battle. Most of the moths fell under the heavy rain of bullets.
At this moment, a biting cold wind blew by, and with the wind, the ground began to tremble slightly.
"Prepare for battle! The first line of defense is stationed! Shock elephant attacks!"
Lin Qi's voice came from the broadcast loudspeaker, and a group of tightly covered people rushed out of Shelter No. 33. They did not carry any weapons, and they were lightly dressed just to run faster. They quickly rushed towards The first line of defense was three to four hundred meters away from the shelter.
At this time, about a hundred giant impact elephants had completely started running mode. They stepped on the ground and made a rumble. The fangs protruding from their mouths were the sharpest charging angles. They launched with the power of destroying the world. Group charge!
"Three hundred! Two hundred! One hundred - pull up!"
A man's roar came from the position, and then dozens of columns nearly one meter high suddenly stood up from the snow!
The length of the impact elephant is about seven or eight meters. As for the height, the height of this column can just reach their knees.
Click!
As the body of an impact elephant sank suddenly, the rhythm of the group's charge suddenly became chaotic. When passing those columns, their bodies stagnated visibly to the naked eye. They decelerated instantly and were hit by the ones behind them. In an instant, their two front hooves fell down!
"Traps and trip wires are good tools for dealing with cavalry."
Lu Ning took a look at the telescope, then thanked the uncle next to him and returned the telescope to him. Now no one cares whether it's cold or not, they all run outside and start preparing for battle.
"Afraid?"
Check the firearms and hang grenades. Now that weapons and ammunition were distributed in large quantities in the shelter, Lu Ning and Xuan Zhitong both took the opportunity to replenish their belongings. Lu Ning also brought several special attack bombs that were made before.
"Afraid." Xuan Zhitong answered honestly.
No matter how much horror you have experienced, you will still be a little scared knowing that you may die in battle.
"Can you walk?"
"Um."
Lu Ning picked up the kettle and drank the remaining hot water in it, then rushed out of the walled area of the shelter.
It is of course impossible to put the monsters close to the shelter and attack them. No matter which side they are on, they know that they must intercept the monsters in the wilderness. After stopping the first batch of moths from the air attack, they must send people to intercept them everywhere.
To this end, the shelter is also equipped with radios and portable field combat suits for those who want to go out to intercept. Obviously, going out like this is not just a day.
For the "crows", to complete this hunt, they naturally have to go out.
