CHAPTER 295: CHAPTER 295: THE TORRENTIAL RAIN STOPS

"When the government announces the opening of safe bases, we can also talk to other people and tell them our idea of opening a base as civilians.

However, I don’t want everyone joining the fun because we cannot afford to have people of questionable character in our sect.

So, everyone who joins must be vetted thoroughly with their families.

Also, we have to understand that although taking in independent individuals was ideal, some might have families. Therefore, we will have to deal with them as well." Chu Miao replied to her brother and also explained the principle of accepting members of the sect.

"Indeed, family is important and we can’t expect to separate families at a time like this. If the family qualifies for a spot, even if not all the members quality, as long as there are no issues with their morals, they can be accepted.

However, we have to be careful about this. Sometimes you don’t know the heart of a person if they smile to your face.

So, we have to have strict criteria for accepting people.

Our sect is going to have a legacy that could help humanity overcome the apocalypse, and if someone sabotages that, then we would be in big trouble." Chu Miao still felt that she had to say everything in advance so that if someone was recommending others to join the sect in the future, they know where to draw the line.

"Alright then. Everyone can rest and meet here once everyone feels refreshed so that we can go out and see if they can put their plans in motion." Mother Chu said and went straight to the bedroom she shared with her husband.

The others also got up and left and only Ye Xuan and Chu Miao were left alone.

"For the teleportation array you are planning to build, what materials do you need? If there is anything I can do, please let me know." Ye Xuan offered.

"Don’t worry, I will first check the storeroom here to see if the needed materials are there. Building a large-scale teleportation array requires more materials than a small one.

Also, the things needed are somewhat rare. But I think I will have enough in this place." Chu Miao replied while feeling touched.

She was grateful that she had such a supportive partner. It would be difficult to execute all her plans if she didn’t have people who can support her.

After a short conversation, the two went back to rest.

They woke up after sleeping for more than ten hours and after having breakfast, the group left the space.

Just as they had hoped, the rain outside had stopped and people were either standing on the balconies watching the clear sky, or standing on the roof basking in the sun.

The sun wasn’t hot, but it had finally shone after a long time.

It was the second day after the rain stopped and people were still in a celebratory mood.

Others had gone out to salvage some supplies in the water or search the tall buildings which hadn’t been submerged or destroyed to look for food and water.

Many people had starved for a long time while others had died of thirst.

Luckily, when the apocalypse started, the government had not urged the citizens to hide but instead advised them to go out and kill zombies.

As a result, many households had collected some supplies and stocked them at home. During the persistent rains, even those who didn’t have boats or the ability to go out still had some food left and rationed it so that it could be stretched for a longer period of time.

Many families, especially those with the elderly who had gone through hardships and famine before, had the experience of how to stretch even a kilogram of rice for a week.

As long as they had something to put in their stomach, everything else became psychological. They just had to convince themselves that they had had a fulfilling meal and they would survive.

Just like that,a bowl of watery porridge could even satisfy a grown man as long as they didn’t lack anything to eat completely.

Now that the rain is gone, the biggest issue is finding food to restore the health of many people. They were malnourished and weak and needed some time to recuperate.

It was a pity that many of these people now had to go out and risk their lives fighting zombies and diving in the contaminated water to look for food.

Unfortunately, there was nothing that could be done for now. If they wanted their families to survive, they had to work hard and go out.

At this time, there were people in Chu Miao’s building who were in the same situation. Apart from Fang Yao’s mother who had died due to the spiritual power left in her body by Chu Hao, only a couple other families had lost people.

Others were still alive, even if barely. Moreover, those who had suffered were the ones who had opposed Chu Miao and were too ashamed to ask for help.

The others didn’t have such a burden, which was why they had a clear conscience when they came to the fifteenth floor where the soldiers were living to borrow boats so that they could go look for supplies.

Fang Yao was one of the people who came to borrow a boat. When his mother died, he felt relieved.

Now, only he and his father remained in their family, but he didn’t have any resentment towards anyone and was in fact, grateful that Chu Miao had chosen to save him when she could have ignored his fate because of his unreasonable mother and brother.

Now, he realized that he was even healthier than before. He thought that it had something to do with the process of his treatment.

His father had also seen an improvement in his health and was more spirited than before.

Now, the two were planning to go out and collect supplies together. They had been eating well and drinking well recently because the soldiers would share some food with them for almost every meal.