In the midst of a days-long natural disaster, the Zombie Tide, too many bases were subrged, too many humans perished.
The survivors are all fortunate ones.
Sunlight bathes the earth.
They never felt that being able to live under the sun was such a great blessing.
It is such a luxurious and wonderful thing.
Often, it is only after having gone through more painful experiences and harsher environnts that one can feel how beautiful everything is now.
That is what they thought in the post-apocalyptic world.
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Big Camphor Tree Base.
This ti, with the sun’s rise, and as light returned to heaven and earth,
the extra staff on the walls and the people from the First Outer City put away their guns.
In Weng City, Li Yu looked at the black ground, the black walls, and the black buildings, even the people of Weng City were covered head to toe in blackness.
He said to them, "We’ve won! Everyone get so good rest now. Extra staff, everyone gets an additional ten points this ti! And the people from the First Outer City, each of you also get an additional ten points! Thank you all for your hard work. Without everyone’s perseverance, we might not have made it to victory!"
Afterwards, he started to clap for everyone.
And the crowd excitedly joined in the applause.
Cheers rged into one.
If the stopping of the snow was a small victory of a stage,
then the retreat of the zombies and the rising sun signifies the ultimate counteroffensive and a great victory!
It’s a trendous victory.
Victory naturally calls for celebration!
Li Yu then ordered Auntie Zhou and others to prepare food, alcohol, and other things.
To hold a banquet the day after tomorrow.
Everyone began to clear the snow from the base.
Under the sunlight, this black snow looked extrely disgusting.
As if black paint had been sprayed everywhere.
All over, people were holding shovels, the sound of shoveling snow resonating.
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Second Outer City.
After coming down from the wall, Xiao Hu wore a smile as he said to Zhu Xiao who ca down with him, "Butcher, you heard what Director Li said just now, right? Our contribution points are going to surge this ti."
Zhu Xiao’s face showed so reluctance; the food he had these past few days was the best he had eaten since the apocalypse began.
"Yeah, let’s hurry up and do tasks. I want to join the Big Camphor Tree Base soon; their als are too good," Zhu Xiao said.
Xiao Hu clearly understood him and shook his head, "Take it slow. Our points have already increased a lot. Do one or two more tasks with slightly higher points, and we should be able to join the city."
Zhu Xiao nodded, his eyes bursting with intense longing.
As they returned to the Second Outer City, many people ca out.
It was truly suffocating to stay indoors all day.
He Chao and others ca over with so shovels and brooms and instructed them to clean the snow from the ground and from the Residential Buildings, transferring it all to the crop fields.
This volcanic ash is very fertile; the next season’s crops should yield a good harvest.
In the First Outer City.
Old Qin and others were also clearing the snow, having just cleaned the snow off the walls, they now moved on to clearing the First Outer City.
As for the Inner City, Lai Dongsheng and Ding Jiu, among others, were tasked with clearing it.
After an entire day of cleaning!
The whole base, after clearing the black snow, emanated a different vibe.
Thriving, clean, and tidy.
After clearing the black snow from the base, Third Uncle suggested he take a shift at the gate, and Li Yu, unable to dissuade him, agreed to his request.
Originally, Li Yu saw that everyone was tired these past few days, so he wanted them all to rest and just leave ten people to keep him company on wall duty.
But Third Uncle stepped up and told Li Yu to go rest.
Li Yu couldn’t refuse in the end and ca down from the wall.
Although the temperature was still sub-zero, it began to rise gradually with the sun’s appearance.
The snow also began to lt, revealing the volcanic ash beneath.
This volcanic ash, part of it was stored by An Ya in a factory, most of it was directly piled up in the fields, and so were moved to the Underground Plantation.
Li Yu returned to his room and turned on the tap to take a hot shower.
For several months, Li Yu had no ti to cut his hair; he was rough-looking with a beard and long hair.
Li Yu took out a hair clipper and directly pushed it through his hair.
Leaving less than a centiter of hair on his head.
Having washed his face, the bathroom tiles turned black – this was volcanic ash that had been lted off his skin and had stained the skin.
The shower water slowly changed from black to clear.
Having cleaned himself, Li Yu walked out of the bathroom, feeling refreshed all over.
He lit a cigarette and sat on the windowsill.
Opening the window, letting the cold air outside blow into the room.
The air seed to beco fresher as well.
With the cold wind blowing, Li Yu did not feel too cold.
It was evening now, and the sun shined into the room.
The evening light was gentle and not harsh.
Li Yu squinted his eyes, gazing at the sunset outside the window, as if he hadn’t seen the sunset in a long ti.
...
With the end of the Zombie Tide and the sky returning to normal, everyone who survived sighed with relief.
In the apocalyptic world, nothing is simple; one can only endure, and after enduring,
the more pain before, the more happiness afterward.
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