CHAPTER 136: NEW YEAR’S EVE

Over the next two days, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu invited the prospective chiefs and talked to them one by one.

As expected, Xu Fei chose their territory over his family’s territory.

Similarly, Xu Anying didn’t disappoint and promised to focus her ability on finding crucial people for the team.

After settling territory affairs, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu replenished the supermarket and warehouses.

In preparation for the new year and winter, they provided more winter supplies, fuel, canned meat, canned fruits, canned vegetables, wine, beer, and other goods.

Most importantly, they temporarily halved supply prices as a way of thanking their teammates and wishing them a prosperous new year.

Time passed, and before they knew it, it was New Year’s Eve.

At this time, Mo Chenxuan, Qin Wu, Xu Fei, Lin Rongrong, Lu Hao, Lu Yanyan, Xiao Junxie, and the Zhang couple were seated in Villa Eight’s sitting room.

"I can’t believe it’s been half a year since the apocalypse started." Lin Rongrong sighed.

She still remembered the early days, running around while trying to figure out what was going on.

Unexpectedly, six months flew by, and before she knew it, she had become an apocalypse veteran.

’Afei and I were lucky to meet Brother Mo and Sister Qin.’ She thought and silently raised a toast to the two.

"Is it just me, or is the temperature falling at an insane speed?" Lu Hao asked, his brows creased in a frown.

"Uncle, I feel it too." Lu Yanyan said and subconsciously wrapped a blanket around her small figure.

"The temperature will fall below zero." Qin Wu reminded.

Hearing this, Xiao Junxie frowned.

"It will be difficult to go out in this weather." He said, and several others nodded.

"Ability users can somehow manage, but ordinary people..." Lin Rongrong stopped mid-way, but everyone understood.

Everyone in the main team was a level two or three ability user.

However, they all felt the bone-piercing cold and were barely keeping it together.

"Can ordinary people really survive this winter?" Aunt Zhang wondered with a worried expression.

Qin Wu smiled when she heard this.

"Humans are resilient." She started and quickly continued.

"After the initial shock, everyone will find a way to preserve their life."

It was this way in her previous life.

In the early days of the apocalypse, many died because they couldn’t escape fast enough or were reluctant to abandon their infected acquaintances.

However, after a while, people adapted and even the laziest learned to run for their life.

Later, survivors faced the extreme winter, and many died in the early days.

Some died of hypothermia, others died of starvation, dehydration, and sleep deprivation, and more were killed in robberies or eaten by their fellow humans...

But eventually, survivors found a balance and learned ways of preserving their lives in extreme situations.

"Is it really okay to expand the base under these conditions?" Lin Rongrong asked with a doubtful expression.

"Winter is our best chance." Qin Wu said and began explaining.

"The extreme cold will affect our movement and abilities. However, the zombies will be even more affected. This will give us an opportunity to more easily kill them. Also...’

Qin Wu paused to sip warm wine before continuing.

"Zombies will undergo a second evolution after the winter. It’s best to kill as many as possible now that we have an opportunity."

"I have also heard of the second evolution." Xiao Junxie said, his eyes narrowed into slits.

The first evolution was the black rain.

After the rain, most of the zombies evolved from level zero to level one.

From what he heard, most of the zombies will become level two after the second evolution.

When that happened, survivors would be in even more danger and their chances of survival would take a dramatic dip.

"After expanding the base and establishing our territory, we will rarely take missions. Instead, we will practice while waiting for the winter to end." Mo Chenxuan said.

In their previous life, dead bases began to appear after the first winter.

Dead bases were human bases that were annihilated overnight, leaving no survivors.

Most of the time, dead bases were due to zombie sieges, insect attacks, or some other form of group attack.

Recalling these bases, Mo Chenxuan couldn’t help but worry.

In fact, the City B base was a danger zone.

On one hand, the unconquered city had a zombie population of more than ten million, and on the other, the city had a number of zoos, aquariums, and forests.

Considering this, the base was always in danger of being attacked and overwhelmed by countless enemies.

For this reason, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu didn’t dare to slack.

They didn’t relax just because they were the most powerful ability users.

Instead, they felt a weight on their shoulders and were always eager to improve their strength. Otherwise, even if they didn’t lose their lives, they would lose their team and the base.

’I should find a chance to advance to the mid-stage of level three.’ Mo Chenxuan thought.

However, he didn’t plan to force it.

When the fate came, he would naturally advance.

After collecting his thoughts, Mo Chenxuan turned to Xiao Junxie.

"The next few weeks will be crucial. We need to make sure our people can survive the extreme cold during the expansion." He said.

"I understand, boss." Xiao Junxie nodded.

After that, the team ate hotpot, drunk wine, and chatted while waiting for midnight.

Unfortunately, unlike previous years, there were no excited chatters, no drunken brawls, no cheerful countdown, and no fireworks.

This time, all that marked the end of the old year and beginning of a new one was a bone-chilling cold that left everyone shivering and unbearably cold.

"Aw, god!" Lin Rongrong exclaimed, tremblingly rubbing her arms to generate some warmth.

"Let’s call it a night." Mo Chenxuan said, worried that everyone would freeze to death if they continued to stay in the sitting room.

Hearing this, everyone scattered and returned to their houses, leaving Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu alone in the villa.

Barely five minutes later, the two went to their room and hastily got into bed.