End of the World Cycle

It would take some time for Xu Kai to lead the team to modify the snowmobile, so Xie Qin was not in a hurry. The two of them cleaned up the place where they were going to live and added a mobile fireplace in the bedroom. They installed ventilation windows and assembled insulation boards. After the fireplace was lit, the room quickly became warm.

The main door was opened in the middle room, and a square window of one square meter was opened on the right, with a wooden frame. After searching for a long time, I found a piece of glass that was suitable. I slightly trimmed it and installed it on it.

I also found two simple cabinets among the furniture at IKEA. After assembling them, I put a lot of snacks in them.

A long table is placed against the wall, with a coffee machine, microwave, and kettle on it. A small dining table is placed in the middle. A clothes hanger is placed under the wall next to the door, so coats, pants, and boots can be placed in the living room without dirtying the bedroom, saving the need to clean every few days.

After some preparation, the three inconspicuous containers were actually warm like a home. At noon, both of them had a few bites of boxed lunch. When they were done, it was already dark. The snow became much lighter, but there was about 20 centimeters of snow on the platform.

Xu Yangyang put on her clothes, picked up the snow removal tools by the door and planned to go out to remove the snow first. Xie Qin called Xu Yangyang.

"Don't worry, I'll go with you after dinner."

"But it will be dark soon and you won't be able to see it."

"I installed a powerful light on the roof so it won't be invisible."

"Boss is really thoughtful!" Xu Yangyang said with a smile.

Xie Qin couldn't help but twitch his lips. Just pressing a light is considered thoughtful? This kid is really good at bragging without thinking.

Xie Qin didn't want to settle for dinner. Xie Qin gave Xu Yangyang two sets of her own home clothes, which were just right for her. Both of them were wearing furry home clothes and sat at the dining table.

On the table, a small pot of hot mutton soup was bubbling on the gas stove. Green vegetables and some hot pot ingredients were neatly placed on the table. The heater under the table made very little noise, but the wind it blew was very warm. Even though the temperature outside was minus 50 or 60 degrees Celsius, the two people with fire abilities were not cold even with only a heater and wearing home clothes.

Xie Qin glanced at the thermometer on the wall. The indoor temperature was -5 degrees. The fleece home clothes should only be worn at a temperature of about 15 degrees. She didn't feel cold, and Xu Yangyang didn't feel cold either, so the temperature difference they could make up for should be even greater.

There was still some light outside, and I could vaguely see snowflakes rustling down. It felt very cold outside, but the house was warm, especially after eating warm food. That inexplicable sense of happiness made me feel comfortable.

After dinner, I was still a little lazy and didn't want to move. If I wasn't worried about the thick snow tomorrow, I really wanted to go to sleep. But after resting for half an hour, the two of us were dressed and went out.

The area of ​​about one thousand square meters is not that big. Xie Qin has strength ability and Xu Yangyang is also a skillful girl. The two of them took one side each and cleared all the snow in forty to fifty minutes. They were sweating even in such a cold weather.

Xie Qin then realized that there was no place to take a shower, so he thought about taking out the RV. But then he looked at the weather and realized that the water in the RV would freeze. He had no choice but to wipe it off.

After returning to the living room, the heater was turned on and the fireplaces in the two bedrooms were also lit. After the temperature gradually rose, the two people standing in the living room began to take off their clothes.

"There's no place to take a shower. Just boil some water and go back to the bedroom to wash yourself." Xie Qin took out a bucket from the space and gave it to Xu Yangyang.

Xu Yangyang took the bucket, nodded obediently and was about to go out to fetch a bucket of snow to burn. Xie Qin grabbed Xu Yangyang, then raised his hand, and the bucket was filled with water in an instant.

Water-related abilities are not uncommon, but what is strange is that the water was released by the boss. Xu Yangyang's eyes almost popped out, and he looked at the bucket and then at Xie Qin.

"Boss... Boss! You are awesome!" Her boss is extraordinary and has all kinds of superpowers.

It was still early when she returned to the bedroom. The temperature in the room was very comfortable. Xie Qin lay on the bed wrapped in a quilt. Although her eyes were closed, she was not asleep. Her thoughts had already entered her own space, and she needed to tidy up her space.

There were too many things piled up inside, but they were divided into four batches. The first batch was some supplies left inside from the previous life. There was nothing special about them, but there were a lot of data and information that I brought out from the research institute, as well as a large number of mobile phones that had not been sold before, which were extremely useful.

The second batch was the supplies that he bought to deal with the end of the world, mainly fresh meat and batches of instant food products, survival supplies, some miscellaneous things he collected along the way, food made by his mother, etc. Everything that he thought he could use was placed in that area. It was like Xie Qin's daily life treasure box.

The third batch is the 120 cranes and 130,000 containers, which almost occupy two-thirds of Xie Qin’s space. Shi Lulu has been staying in her own space for almost a year.

The fourth batch was the products of looting several large furniture markets. There were small mountains of wooden boxes, all filled with furniture. I had no idea what was what. Every time I needed something, I would rush in to look for it and use whatever I found. It was very inconvenient.

Xie Qin planned to get all of these things, except for the necessary survival supplies, and put them in order. He would keep a few sets for himself for emergencies, and for the rest, he would set up a furniture market in the base.

In two hours, Xie Qin only put the food that her mother and Zhou Lili made for her on a shelf. She planned to wait until the containers were cleared before doing anything else.

It was a very comfortable sleep. Xie Qin was awakened by the smell of snail noodles. It must be said that smelling this sour and spicy aroma early in the morning would make people salivate crazily.

When they arrived at the living room, Xu Yangyang was eating obediently. When she saw Xie Qin coming out, she called out with a smile.

"Good morning, boss!"

"Morning." Xie Qin also wanted to eat. Just as she boiled the water, she saw Xu Yangyang standing up after eating to throw away the garbage. Looking over, she saw an eleven-year-old boy who was about the same height as herself. Xie Qin pursed her lips and turned off the kettle.

Resigned to his fate, he took out milk, buns, and vitamin calcium tablets from the space.

"Do you want to eat more?" Xie Qin asked Xu Yangyang while holding the milk.

"No, I'm already very full. Boss, take your time eating. I'll go clean up the snow first."

Fortunately, the door threshold was left. If he had gone out any later, the door would probably not have been able to be opened. After a night, the snow outside was already thirty centimeters thick. Fortunately, it was soft, so Xu Yangyang could push the snow away with a large shovel.

Xie Qin didn't have much appetite, so he ate two steamed buns, drank milk, took some vitamins and calcium tablets, got dressed and went out. When he went out, Xu Yangyang had already cleared a large area at the edge. Xie Qin put out the first batch of five containers, and the containers with water on them froze instantly. Fortunately, Xie Qin was strong, and he tightened his gloves and opened the door with a few clicks.

The port was transported, and the waterproof layer was well done. When it was opened, there were densely packed wooden boxes. Xie Qin stepped forward and pried open one of them. It was a batch of exported red wine. Xie Qin didn't know much about wine, but seeing the exquisite box, it shouldn't be something cheap. He looked in five containers in a row, all of which were red wine, white wine, and champagne. All of the same brand.

Xie Qin was disappointed because the first batch of items that were opened were the ones he was not interested in. The twenty containers that were opened were all wine, and it was not until the twenty-sixth container that other things were opened.

At this time, Xu Yangyang had already cleared the snow and came to Xie Qin's side, holding the tablet in her little hands and preparing to record seriously.

"Remember, 25 truckloads of alcohol, and then contact someone to clean it out and transport it back."

"it is good."

While Xu Yangyang was on the phone, Xie Qin started looking at the contents of the 26th container. As expected, it was useless again. It was a box of porcelain bowls of all kinds, but they looked good. Ten of them were bowls, chopsticks and basins. He closed the door, found the paint spray he got from Xu Kai, and continued to drive.

"Big Boss! Dad said that only seven snowmobiles were modified, and the estimated load capacity is only one ton. Brother Miaozhe has also counted all the fire-type mutants, and there are only 13 of them, including two children of seven or eight years old. Do you want to call them over?"

"Call them all. They can at least move some things. If we ask others to move, they will freeze into sticks on the spot."

Xu Yangyang burst out laughing, not because what Xie Qin said was so funny, but because it was funny coming from the mouth of the always serious boss.

"It doesn't matter who's driving, just don't get out of the car. Try to hire a skilled driver."

"Ok."

Finally, the first batch of shipments was scheduled for nine o'clock the next morning. One hundred and fifty containers were shipped throughout the day, and the platform was stacked up two more layers, leaving only a three-meter-wide aisle near where they lived.

Looking at Xu Yangyang's record sheet, one hundred and fifty boxes of things were not very meaningful.

There are wine, kitchen utensils, clothes all for summer, cosmetics, daily necessities, cultural and office supplies, and even some handicrafts.

It was too tiring. I only got more than a hundred containers in a whole day. How long would it take me to drive 130,000 containers? It would be nice if I could see what was inside directly. Xie Qin thought so in his heart. After asking Xiaobao, he got a negative answer.

[Perspective is an anti-human idea, and it cannot be created no matter what technology is used.]

【Is there no other way? 】

[Maybe a scanner or something like that? That should give me a rough idea of ​​what's inside.]

[Sure! Why didn’t you say so earlier? ]

[It’s just that our equipment is not that big, so it’s a bit unrealistic to scan your container. ]

Xie Qin sighed deeply, knowing that the golden finger was not omnipotent. No matter what, take your time, one day I will be able to open this 130,000 blind box.

The next morning, the two got up early and used wooden boxes to build seven steps from seven different locations to facilitate seven vehicles to load goods at the same time.

When the cars arrived, the two directed them to park. Two people got out of each car one after another. Xie Qin saw a familiar figure in the crowd. Zhou Lili's husband Liu Jiajun. He was not wearing thick clothes, and walking in the snow did not seem to be affected. After all fourteen people came to Xie Qin, Xie Qin asked.

"Why are you here? Aren't you a strength type? Aren't you cold?"

"Base commander, my special ability is skin strengthening. It has become even stronger since it was upgraded to the third level. As long as I use the special ability to strengthen my skin, I am not afraid of cold or heat." Liu Jiajun said with a smile.

This ability is really useful. Although it has little offensive power, it is an extremely powerful life-saving ability.

"Okay then, you can arrange the loading. Children are not strong enough, so just move what can be moved." Xie Qin said to Liu Jiajun. After all, he was someone she knew and he was Zhou Lili's husband, so Xie Qin naturally felt more at ease.

After making the arrangements, Xie Qin climbed directly to the top of the container and started to open the blind boxes again. This time, he was lucky and got a batch of medicines, a large number of Chinese patent medicines for treating colds and flu, and some anti-inflammatory drugs. It didn't work much, but it was much better than the things he had been prescribed before.

Unpacking them one by one. Xie Qin was really annoyed. She was really not suitable for such patience-consuming work. She had worn away the natural human liking for blind boxes and express delivery.

Two hours later, the seven snowmobiles below seemed to have been loaded. Liu Jiajun climbed up to find Xie Qin and watched Xie Qin pry open the boxes and check them.

"Base Commander, what are you doing?"

"Of course I'll see what's inside. It's troublesome, but it's even more troublesome if I don't open it and don't know what's inside."

"I heard that these things are all different, and professionals can tell at a glance what kind of things are inside. Some containers even have numbers, so you can know exactly what's inside, without having to go through the trouble of checking them one by one."

"Where can we find such a person? Go! Find him for me!" Xie Qin asked as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

"I don't know about this. The former dock workers or those who work with cargo ships should know about it. Dongyue City is located on the coast, so there should be people like this who survived. I just don't know if there are any in the base."

"Well, go back and ask Miao Zhe to find it for me. If you can't find it, ask Miao Zhe to help me find information about container classification. If you find it, bring it directly to me next time."

"Okay, I'll go back now."

Seven vehicles loaded three containers of goods. Together with the time for round trip and loading and unloading, they could only make two trips a day. In the end, the weather limited work efficiency.

It would be better if there were more people. The cold wave will surely kill many more people. Xie Qin stood on the container and watched the heavy snow. Looking into the distance, he could hardly hear any other sound except the sound of the snowmobile. This world is too quiet.

This world is too scary. Even someone as powerful as her will feel insignificant when there is no one around. There are too many ways in this world to kill humans.

Maybe her power is very weak, but she also wants humans to survive, not because she is kind or a saint, but because she has imagined countless times that if she does not care about it, even if she and her family survive in the end, she will be the only one left in this world.

Is this what she wants? Of course not! She wants to live, to live with good physical and mental health and good social adaptability.