Just when Pang Dahai was happy about the new banknotes, large flakes of snow fell from the sky.
He looked up in amazement and looked at the large snowflakes. For a moment he didn't know how to react.
What’s strange is that as the heavy snow fell, the temperature suddenly dropped and became even colder.
Whether indoors or outdoors, the biting cold keeps penetrating into the body, as if freezing even the bone marrow.
Many people were so cold that their bones ached and they had to start thinking of ways to deal with the situation.
Soon, they set their sights on anything that could be burned for heat, such as wooden tables and chairs.
At first they were hesitant and did not dare to start, but in the end they could not resist the invasion of the cold. Gradually, flickering fires lit up in many houses.
At this moment, many people burst out with great strength. Even the weak women picked up the heavy axes, chopped the unused furniture into pieces, carefully put them into the soup pot and lit them to make a simple stove.
It snowed heavily like goose feathers for several days. When it snowed, dark clouds blocked the sky. The sky was dim, but the snow on the ground reflected the pale light, forming a sharp contrast with the dim sky.
Because of the continuous heavy snow, all outdoor construction had to be suspended, such as the construction of the wall. The weather outside was too cold and the snow was too heavy. People would be covered by snow and frozen after staying outdoors for a short time.
As soon as the construction work stopped, many people in the base became anxious, especially the workers.
The food in their homes is already running low, and without a job, they will have no income, which is a heavy blow to them and will make their already difficult situation even worse!
Those who had experienced the alien tide were even more panicked. Many people in the base expected that the built walls would be able to resist the aliens. Once the construction of the wall stopped, they couldn't help but feel panicked, fearing that the alien tide would appear again and rush into this small safe base.
Many people went straight to Pang Dahai. Pang Dahai was very annoyed. When he was pestered by them, his heart began to panic.
He hurried to find Lan Ke and asked her for help.
"Sister Lan, what do you think we should do now? Everyone says the weather is too cold. Even staying at home wrapped in a blanket is too cold to bear. I dare not sleep at night, for fear that I will not wake up.
There are also those workers who said they can't survive without their jobs and hope the base can help them solve the problem. I know we are not doing charity, but we have to find a way to solve the problem of so many people. We can't just let them do nothing all day long."
Lan Ke's eyes moved, and Jun Tianheng handed her a cup of hot tea. Since that time, he got used to occupying the seat beside Lan Ke and serving her tea and water.
Lan Ke was not used to it at first, but gradually got used to it.
It must be said that being served was too comfortable. No wonder so many people were obsessed with power. No matter what she wanted, Jun Tianheng could give it to her in time, and she couldn't help but fall.
The tea was still hot, at just the right temperature. Lan Ke took a sip and immediately squinted her eyes comfortably.
Then, she looked at Pang Dahai lazily: "Pang Dahai, why have you become so stupid recently?"
Pang Dahai widened his eyes in shock and couldn't help but start to reflect. Has he really become stupid recently
Lan Ke continued, "There's so much snow outside, don't you have any ideas?"
Pang Dahai was still confused and obviously didn't understand what Lan Ke meant.
Lan Ke sighed helplessly and looked at him with a look of disappointment: "How did you learn physics in elementary school? What happens when snow melts? What happens when snow freezes? Have you forgotten everything?"
She said it so obviously, if Pang Dahai didn't understand it, he would be really stupid.
He couldn't help but slap his head hard: "I'm so stupid that I didn't even think of such a simple truth! Sister Lan, you mean that this snow can be turned into water resources in the base and can also be used to build walls, right?"
"In the current weather, the snow won't melt for a while, so we can use it. The base has always had a limited amount of water resources, so isn't it just right to have this snow now? Arrange for people to collect the snow outside, and then collect all the flammable materials nearby. Be careful when collecting, don't burn everything, and think more about the future."
Lan Ke paused here, and looking at Pang Dahai who had a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, she knew she didn't need to continue.
Pang Dahai was not really stupid, he just didn't think of it for the moment. Now that she had shown him the way, he could do the rest on his own.
Sure enough, Pang Dahai wisely did not ask any further questions and left in a hurry.
The base commander had too many things to deal with, so he had to rush back to the office, where there were still many things waiting for him to deal with.
On the way back, Pang Dahai couldn't help shaking his head when thinking about Lan Ke who was being served comfortably by Jun Tianheng.
He must have been out of his mind at the time, to be so moved by Lan Ke's decision to let him be the base commander!
Of course, no matter how tired he was, he would never give up the post of base commander to someone else. Fighting and killing were not his strong points, so the post of base commander was more suitable for him.
Pang Dahai left in high spirits and started a series of arrangements when he returned to the office.
Soon, job recruitment notices appeared in the lobby of the office building.
The work is divided into three types. One is to collect snow, and the remuneration is calculated according to weight; one is to collect combustible materials, and the remuneration is calculated according to grade and weight; the last one is to build a wall with snow, and the remuneration is calculated according to the amount of work.
Because of Lan Ke's words, Pang Dahai specially classified the combustible materials into grades. Those that were resistant to burning were classified as high grades, while those that were not resistant to burning were classified as low grades, to prevent some people from dealing with them recklessly.
As soon as the job notice was posted, the anxious survivors immediately breathed a sigh of relief and signed up one after another.
At the beginning, the results were pretty good.
With the snow, more and more people in the base could afford water, the outer wall was repaired again, and everyone had a stove in their home.
However, before everyone could be happy for too long, a strong wind started to blow outside.
The snow kept falling and the wind was getting stronger and stronger, making it extremely difficult to go out. Everyone had to return home again, waiting for the wind to pass.
However, they waited for a long time and found that the situation was getting worse and worse.
The howling wind sounded like the howling of evil spirits.
Soon, the simple wind and snow turned into a terrible blizzard that covered the sky and the sun.
The power of the blizzard was so terrible that tree trunks were blown down and windows were smashed. The cold wind wrapped in snowflakes kept pouring into the house through the broken windows.
The burning stove soon went out and the temperature in the room became lower and lower.
Many people had no choice but to lock their doors and hide in places out of the wind, shivering.
Compared to when the apocalypse just broke out, everything before our eyes feels more like the end of the world.
Pang Dahai, who was at his wits' end, had to ask Lan Ke for help again.