Rebirth: I Will Win Easily in the Apocalypse-Chapter 44 - 32: Tanking

The next morning, Gu Yanlin got up early and dressed warmly in his room.

The living room wasn't heated, and as soon as he stepped out of his room, Gu Yanlin felt the temperature had dropped even further. Through the windows of the living room, a few snowflakes had begun to drift outside.

Gu Yanzhi quickly turned on the heating in the living room and then took out the breakfast from the refrigerator that he had placed there the night before. The refrigerator didn't need to be powered on, as places without heating acted like natural refrigerators in this weather.

The steaming soy milk from last night had solidified when he took it out.

The buns were also frozen solid, hard enough to potentially be lethal if thrown.

He turned on the electromagnetic stove, reheated the breakfast, and then boiled a kettle of hot water. Before leaving, he filled a thermos to the brim with hot water.

Dressed in a down jacket, a hat, gloves, and a scarf, he placed the thermos in his backpack and also packed two boxes of self-heating hot pots for lunch.

Before heading out, he debated for a moment and then strapped an axe to himself, unsure if the government would provide tools.

Upon stepping outside, Gu Yanlin couldn't help but sneeze. The weather was bitterly cold.

Even without the heating on, the living room was much warmer than outside.

Gu Yanlin quickly raised the temperature setting on his clothing by a few degrees to feel more comfortable.

On his way downstairs, he happened to meet Xiao Lin and Gao Zhi, who were also heading out.

"Brother Xiao Lin, Brother Gao, Sisi, good morning."

"Yan Lin, good morning."

All three wore thick down jackets, wrapped up like penguins, trembling uncontrollably as soon as they stepped outside.

"This damn weather, it's so cold~," Liu Sisi kept blowing on her hands, rubbing them vigorously, bouncing up and down on the stairs with a muffled sound, complaining.

"Indeed, it's unbearable," Xiao Lin nodded in agreement, complaining as well.

The group continued down the stairs, complaining all the way, until Uncle Zhang heard them from the 13th floor and quickly came out to welcome them into his home, "No need to change shoes, just find a spot to sit."

"Let's warm up inside. We'll leave once everyone is here."

In Uncle Zhang's living room, there were two stainless-steel basins with wood from the day before yesterday. This was how most families were warming their homes now.

Zhang Qian and Aunt Zhang were also dressed warmly, huddled around the basins to warm their hands.

Seeing Gu Yanlin and the others, Zhang Qian waved them over.

Aunt Zhang made room for the younger people, moving aside to join Uncle Zhang by another basin and listened to the youths chatting and laughing.

Soon, the rest of the group arrived.

Uncle Zhang snuffed out the fire in the basins to make sure it couldn't reignite, then everyone finally left the house.

532 Squad left someone behind to look after Chu Guodong; the rest also headed out with them.

They were also on a mission today. Because they were staying at Building 10, their recent tasks were all in the Songshan District.

The hospital's working hours were earlier than those of other jobs, so in the morning, two members from 532 Squad escorted Zhong Junfeng and Yin Meng to the temporary hospital, and then had to bring them back in the evening.

Tao Qi had his own job and couldn't visit Chu Guodong every day.

Now, Zhong Junfeng and Yin Meng were essentially Chu Guodong's personal doctors; they needed to change his dressing twice a day, in the morning and at night, and report the condition of his wounds to Tao Qihui in a timely manner. Based on their reports, Tao Qihui would then adjust the treatment plan accordingly.

Therefore, to support their captain, 532 Squad took it upon themselves to protect Zhong Junfeng and Yin Meng.

When they left, the weather, which had only small snowflakes in the morning, had turned into a heavy snowfall, the snowflakes falling thickly, making the weather feel even colder.

The group braced themselves against the snowstorm and reached the Songshan District Government, where they had queued up to register the previous day, and found it had been converted into four windows: two for recruitment, one for the shelter, and one for consultation.

Upon reaching there, 532 Squad left to execute their own tasks.

Gu Yanlin looked around; each team in line had many people, shivering in the cold, their lips slightly purple. Rubbing their hands, they tried to warm themselves.

After almost an hour in line, it was finally Gu Yanlin and his group's turn. The staff at the ice-chiseling window apologized, as the work of cutting ice had been canceled due to today's snowfall, leaving only woodcutting available.

According to meteorologists' prediction, today's snow would be heavy, and that made ice-chiseling difficult to proceed with. Once an opening was made in the ice, it would quickly be clogged by the snow, significantly increasing the difficulty. Thus, this task was temporarily canceled, and only woodcutting remained as the option.

A team required 10-15 members; minus Zhong Junfeng and Yin Meng, Building 10 had exactly 11 people, enough to form a team. After a brief discussion, they decided that since they were already here, they might as well just do it.

Uncle Zhang, taking the lead as the captain, confirmed with the staff that they would take this task.

Someone would soon lead them to the designated woodcutting location.

The staff also inquired if they needed tools.

Rope was provided for free, but axes needed to be rented. The price was very reasonable; renting an axe cost only one split log, with the option to get it on credit and settle up in the evening.

From Building 10, only Gu Yanlin and Uncle Zhuang had brought axes, so they rented nine more.

Their guide turned out to be an acquaintance, Zhao Rui of 532 Squad.

Their squad's upcoming tasks involved leading working teams daily, and they themselves had to participate in the work as well, receiving the same compensation as the teams.

Led by Zhao Rui, the Building 10 woodcutting team walked for almost another hour before reaching Song Mountain, where many teams were already working.

Zhao Rui greeted some familiar faces and then chose a less crowded area as the woodcutting site for Building 10 and started their work.

Meanwhile, Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao had slept in until past noon and frolicked in bed for a while before finally getting up, refreshed.

By the time they got up, it was almost 2 p.m. and the snow outside had reached above the ankles.

The living room heating was turned on by Gu Yanlin before he left in the morning, making it quite warm now. They didn't need to wear thick clothes, stepping out in their pajamas.

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It was unclear whether it was breakfast, lunch, or dinner, but they had a hearty meal nonetheless.

The two chose four dishes: braised pork, grilled eggplant, stir-fried green beans, and a stir-fried green vegetable dish, a favorite amongst the people of C City.

After the meal, Gu Yanzhi took out two cups of milk tea, popcorn, and some assorted snacks. The pair lay on the couch, leaning against each other, and picked a movie to watch.

They enjoyed a rare moment of leisure.