Mystery makes me strong

Chapter 2728 Everyone has their own thoughts

Li Cang stood in the center of the crowd, his face already flushed under the light of the shelter.

Zhang Meng knew that his companion was on the verge of exploding.

He wanted to sigh.

These idiots, don’t they know whether to live or die?
Or has it been that more than half a year of peaceful life has put their brains in a state of storage again?
Fortunately, although Li Cang's eyes were full of anger, he still did not kill anyone.

But he couldn't stand people's doubts and ridicule.

"Fuck you."

"I saved so many people, why didn't you tell me then?"

"In that case, I'm leaving!"

Just like that, after a fierce quarrel, Li Cang turned around and left the camp, disappearing into the night.

Zhang Meng looked at Li Cang's departing back.

There was also a ray of relief in his heart.

He knew that if Li Cang left and he left too, all the bastards here would die of heat.

However, Erica and the others are already player templates and are not afraid of dying from the heat.

He can leave without worry.

So he made the excuse that Li Cang's anger might lead to a greater disaster.

Just like that, he also left the shelter and chased after him.

He ran in the hot night, calling out Li Cang's name.

If it were an ordinary person, he would die of dehydration in half an hour at most.

"Li Cang, wait!" Zhang Meng's voice echoed in the empty wilderness.

Li Cang stopped and turned around, with a hint of determination in his eyes.

“Zhang Meng, we can’t go on like this,” he said. “We have to find a way to solve the problem.”

Zhang Meng nodded, with determination in his eyes.

"I knew," he said, "that we had to find the source of the heat, just as we found the core of the ice."

The two looked at each other.

Li Cang was actually very angry.

What he thought and what he said were not the same thing.

His so-called search for the source of the heat was not true.

He wants revenge.

He wants to kill all those who blame him!
Burned alive.

This is how normal people think.

Being blamed by so many people.

When he saved the world before, everyone called him a hero!
The higher you hold it, the heavier it will be when you drop it.

In short, he was very angry, so angry that he wanted to kill everyone!

Afterwards, Zhang Meng and Li Cang set out again on a journey to find the source of the heat.

They passed through forests twisted by heat waves and crossed dried-up rivers, and every step was full of challenges.

The climate is too hot.

If they didn't have extraordinary powers, they wouldn't be able to walk the distance in ten minutes.

Unlike the ice and snow apocalypse, you could still see a few people during the day.

They walked for thousands of kilometers without seeing a single person.

They all hid in underground shelters.

The people who came out were all dried corpses.

It's even still burning.

Li Cang's anger was also slowly dissipating.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself, he was still an ordinary person.

If he is not a real demon, he must be killed if I say so.

As a result, his heart was shaken just by seeing some tragic scenes.

this day.

They followed the change in temperature and came to an area covered by lava.

The ground here is scorching hot and the air smells of sulfur.

The temperature is abnormally high.

They have calculated that the average temperature is 60 degrees, and here it is over degrees.

There is hardly any life here.

Fortunately, the temperature was not hundreds or thousands of degrees. If that were the case, we would have been roasted even if we had hidden underground.

The temperature on the surface is 60 degrees, but it can drop to 30 degrees in a relatively closed area meters underground without sunlight.

Of course, if we go deeper, it will become even hotter as we get closer to the core of the earth.

The two men carefully walked between the lava flows, looking for possible clues.

"There should be a core here," Zhang Meng said, "just like the ice core, the hot core should also be here."

"The temperature here is the highest. It must be affected by the core."

Li Cang nodded, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"But why can't we find it?" He looked around. "It should be here, very conspicuous."

Zhang Meng was also puzzled. The previous ice and snow core was very eye-catching and was clearly visible there.

Just because there are many ice monsters that are not afraid of weapons.

So no one can get close.

But now that they have come here, they have not encountered any monsters, and they cannot find the core.

They continued their search, they checked every lava pool, every crack.

But the hot core seemed to disappear without leaving any trace.

As time went by, Zhang Meng and Li Cang's hearts began to be filled with doubts and anxiety.

They begin to question their own judgment, they begin to doubt their own abilities.

"Did we find the wrong place?" Zhang Meng's voice was hesitant.
Li Cang was silent for a while, he was very determined.

"No, we haven't found it wrong," he said, "we just haven't found it yet."

He felt that this thing should be here.

"It should be underground."

"If you can't find it on the ground."

"Why isn't it in the air?" Zhang Meng looked up at the sky.

"In the air, there is already a hot core." Li Cang looked at the sun.

"makes sense."

So they continued searching, unwilling to give up.

Because they know this is their only chance.

Of course, Li Cang’s ideas are completely different from Zhang Meng’s.

Just when they were about to give up, they discovered a hidden cave.

The entrance to the cave is covered in lava and rock, making it almost unnoticeable.

"Maybe here is what we are looking for," Zhang Meng said, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Li Cang nodded, and they entered the cave carefully.

It was extremely hot inside the cave, and the temperature in the air was almost suffocating.

They followed the cave passages and eventually came to a huge underground space.

And in the center of the space, a huge pool of lava appeared.

The lava in the pool was rolling and emitting a fiery glow.

According to the game settings, there should be a core.

But unfortunately, the core they are looking for is not here.

"There is no core here," Zhang Meng said with a hint of disappointment in his voice.

Did he think this was a test from God?

No, the gods are not that diligent.

The gods will only watch, and as for the content of the story, it is up to him to write it himself.

This god does not create his own plots.

Li Cang stood by the lava pool, with a hint of contemplation in his eyes.

"No, there should be something here that we are looking for," he said, "but we just haven't found it yet."

They continued searching in the cave.

They were unwilling to give up, they knew this was their only chance.

Li Cang’s current goal is certainly not to save the world.

He wanted to control this power.

Because he knew that the player template was maintained by the gods.

However, this kind of heat power is the power possessed by gods.

"No, we can't find it." Zhang Meng shook his head and said, "Let's build a shelter first."

"Gather enough players and have them disperse to look for it."

"Well, I think this hot core might be a moving place." Li Cang said.

……

A week later, Zhang Meng and Li Cang came to a barren land.

The temperature here is relatively low.

And there is a suitable place to build a shelter.

They decided to build a new shelter here, a place that would protect against the heat and the survivors.

They both believed that as long as there were enough people and they worked together as one, they would be able to find the source of the heat in this hot world.

There is an abandoned nuclear missile silo here.

This launch silo is hidden deep underground and was originally a facility used for launching nuclear bombs.

But now, it will become the cornerstone of their new sanctuary.

It is located hundreds of meters underground and has a cover on top for camouflage and protection, making it a natural shelter.

“This will be our starting point.”

Zhang Meng's voice was very confident.

He was wondering what plot the god wanted to see next.

Could it be Li Cang's fall?

He could see that Li Cang would not save the world.

The other party seeks the hot core just to pursue power.

Li Cang nodded.

There was a hint of excitement and coldness in his eyes.

“We’re going to turn it into a super fridge, a place that’s immune to the heat.”

The two began their plan.

They first cleared the debris inside the silo and then began installing refrigeration equipment.

These devices were collected from the ruins. They used to be the refrigeration systems of supermarkets. Now, they will be used to protect lives.

Of course they couldn't do it alone, so they found a collaborator.

This is also a player.

The other party has a talent: "Enhanced technological creations."

This is the confidence behind the construction of the super refrigerator.

It is impossible to cope with such huge amounts of heat with just an orthodox refrigerator.

The construction process was full of challenges.

That player naturally doesn't work.

He makes a living by his talent.

The relationship between them is also a transaction relationship, not a subordinate relationship.

Zhang Meng and Li Cang have to work under high temperatures at the stage end.

Their skin was tanned red and sweat kept dripping from their foreheads.

But they did not give up, they knew that this was the key to their survival.

They first installed the refrigeration unit.

These units are placed at the bottom of the launch silo. They will draw cold air from underground and then transport the cold air to every corner of the launch silo.

Next, they began building the insulation wall.

These walls are made of thick insulating material, which will prevent heat from the outside air from entering the shelter.

The construction of the wall requires precise calculations and rigorous construction.

Zhang Meng and Li Cang worked day and night, their hands were covered with blisters, but they did not stop.

If they didn't have such strong player templates, they would have been exhausted by now.

Then they asked the player to start strengthening the refrigeration equipment.

As the strengthening was completed, the temperature inside the silo began to drop.

Cool air began to flow through the walls, bringing a hint of coolness.

Zhang Meng and Li Cang stood in the center of the shelter. They could feel the coolness in the air and satisfied smiles appeared on their faces.

A shelter for the survivors was built.

Li Cang found that everything was fine. After paying the player, he immediately turned hostile and controlled the other party...

The main focus is on a flexible moral bottom line.

The news quickly spread throughout the player chat channel.

First, the surviving players tried to find a way to get to the launch silo. When they saw this place, their eyes were filled with surprise and hope.

They saw this newly built shelter and they knew that this would be their refuge in the end times.

Then came other ordinary people who also made every possible effort to get here.

However, Li Cang said coldly:

"Once you come here, you must sign a slave contract!"

This contract is also a player's innate ability.

He first subdued the player and made himself the master of the other party.

Then force the other party to work for you.

"what?"

"You are taking advantage of the situation!"

"That's right, you can't just think about yourself, you have to think about everyone else."

"You are so selfish. It's so hot outside. How can you enjoy yourself?"

"That's right, you have to take care of the elderly and children first!"

Wen Rensheng, who was in the sky, laughed.

What is this courtyard story?

"idiot!"

"Everything is different now. If you don't want to live here, just get out!" Li Cang said angrily.

He still remembers those people's ugly faces!

Some of them are mixed in here!

Soon someone gave in first.

That was a woman with a child, signing a slave contract.

Basically, he sold his life to the other party, and his life and death treatment depended entirely on Li Cang's bottom line.

The greatest evil of the slave system is that there is nothing to restrain the evil of the slave owners.

But Zhang Meng would look at Li Cang.

Because he knew there was a god above him.

At least nothing too bad would happen.

It's just ordinary oppression and slavery.

Then there will be two after one.

The environment outside is really bad.

And who knows if the temperature will continue to rise?

So one by one the survivors signed up as slaves for July and entered the shelter.

However, of course, a small number of players chose to leave.

But they didn't really leave, but stole the secret of how the shelter was built.

Soon they learned that there was a player who could enhance technological creations.

But this player was also controlled by Li Cang.

There is nothing we can do now.

They had no choice but to try to rescue the man.

It turned out that the other party had signed a slave contract with Li Cang.

Now things are going to be troublesome.

But these people were still unwilling to be slaves, so they secretly dug a hole nearby and stayed there.

And their lives are hard.

In the shelter, Li Cang and his friends felt much more comfortable.

They operate the refrigeration system and maintain the insulated walls.

The interior of the shelter is divided into different areas.

Living area, planting area, medical area and industrial area.

Because there is enough heat, there is no shortage of energy.

Solar energy is utilized to the fullest extent.

Many survivors began to rebuild their lives here, with long-lost smiles on their faces.

But then there was no happiness.

Because Li Cang began to send people to explore the hot core.

Of course, the nominal reason is still to "solve the doomsday problem".

However, these people obviously have no intention of doing this and just get by with it every day.

And many people also said in the channel:
"What if after solving the hot doomsday, an even more terrible doomsday comes?"

"Yeah, like in the radiation apocalypse, we'll mutate."

“So, let’s not do it.”

"Yeah, now that you can survive, just be quiet and stop making trouble."

(End of this chapter)