Li Cang stood in the center of the crowd, his face already warm and red under the light of the shelter.
Zhang Meng knew that this companion was on the verge of breaking out.
He wanted to sigh.
Do these idiots really not know whether to live or die?
Or is it that more than half a year of peaceful life has caused their brains to be stored again?
Fortunately, although Li Cang's eyes were full of anger, he still did not kill anyone.
But he couldn't bear people's doubts and ridicule towards him.
"Fuck you."
"How many people have I saved? Why didn't you tell me then?"
"In that case, let me go!"
Just like that, after a fierce argument, Li Cang turned around and left the camp, disappearing into the night.
Zhang Meng looked at Li Cang's leaving figure.
There was also a thread of venting in his heart.
He knew that if Li Cang left and he left again, all the bastards here would die of heat.
However, Erica and the others are already player templates and are not afraid of dying from the heat.
He can leave with peace of mind.
So, he used the excuse that Li Cang's anger might lead to a greater disaster.
Just like that, he left the shelter and chased after him.
He ran in the blazing night, calling Li Cang's name.
An ordinary person would die of dehydration within half an hour at most.
"Li Cang, wait!" Zhang Meng's voice echoed in the empty wilderness.
Li Cang stopped and turned around, with a trace of determination in his eyes.
"Zhang Meng, we can't go on like this," he said, "we have to find a way to solve the problem."
Zhang Meng nodded, with determination in his eyes.
"I know," he said, "that we must find the source of the heat, just as we find the core of the ice and snow."
The two looked at each other.
Li Cang was actually very angry.
What he was thinking was not the same thing as what he was saying.
His so-called search for the source of the heat is not true.
He wants revenge.
He wants to kill all those who blame him!
Burned alive.
This is what normal people think.
Complained by so many people.
Obviously when he saved the world before, everyone called him a hero!
How high it is when you hold it up, how heavy it is when you drop it.
In short, he was very angry, so angry that he wanted to kill everyone!
Afterwards, Zhang Meng and Li Cang embarked on a journey to find the source of the heat again.
They passed through forests twisted by heat waves and crossed dry rivers. Every step was full of challenges.
The climate is too hot.
If they didn't have extraordinary strength, they wouldn't be able to walk in ten minutes.
Different from the ice and snow apocalypse, you could still see a few people during the day.
And they walked thousands of kilometers without seeing a single person.
All of them are hiding in underground shelters.
The people who came out were all corpses.
It's even still burning.
Li Cang's anger was slowly dissipating.
He couldn't help laughing at himself, he was still an ordinary person.
He is not a real devil. If he is told to kill, he must kill him.
As a result, just seeing some tragic scenes made his heart shaken.
This day.
They followed the changes in temperature and came to an area covered by lava.
The ground here is hot and the air is filled with the smell of sulfur.
The temperature is unusually high.
They have calculated that the average temperature is 60 degrees, but here it is over 100 degrees.
There is almost no life here.
Fortunately, it is not hundreds or thousands of degrees. In that case, even if it is hiding underground, it will be cooked.
It's 60 degrees on the surface, but it can drop to 30 degrees in a relatively closed 100-meter underground without sunlight.
Of course, if you continue to go deeper, it will become even hotter because it is closer to the core of the earth.
The two walked carefully between the lava flows, looking for possible clues.
"There should be a core here," Zhang Meng said. "Just like the ice and snow core, the hot core should also be here."
"The temperature is the highest here, and it must be affected by the core."
Li Cang nodded, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"But why can't we find it?" He looked around, "It should be here, very eye-catching."
Zhang Meng was also puzzled. The ice and snow core was very eye-catching before, just there.
Just because there are many ice and snow monsters who are not afraid of weapons.
So no one can get close.
But now that they are here, they haven't encountered any monsters, and they can't find the core either.
They continued their search, they examined every lava pool, every crevice.
But the hot core seemed to disappear, leaving no trace.
As time passed, Zhang Meng and Li Cang's hearts began to be filled with doubts and anxiety.
They begin to question their own judgment, and they begin to doubt their abilities.
"Did we look in the wrong place?" Zhang Meng's voice was filled with hesitation.
Li Cang was silent for a while, he was very determined.
"No, we're not looking for fault," he said, "we just haven't found it yet."
He felt that this thing should be here.
"It should be underground."
"If you can't find it on the ground."
"Why can't it be in the air?" Zhang Meng looked up at the sky.
"In the air, there is already a hot core." Li Cang looked at the sun.
"That's right."
So they continued to search, unwilling to give up.
Because they know this is their only chance.
Of course, Li Cang's thoughts were completely different from Zhang Meng's.
Just when they almost gave up, they discovered a hidden cave.
The entrance to the cave is covered in lava and rock, making it almost undetectable.
"There may be what we are looking for here," Zhang Meng said, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
Li Cang nodded, and they entered the cave carefully.
It was extremely hot inside the cave, and the temperature in the air was almost suffocating.
They moved along the passage of the cave and finally came to a huge underground space.
And in the center of the space, a huge lava pool appeared.
The lava in the pool is rolling and emitting a blazing light.
According to the game settings, it should have a core.
But unfortunately, the core they are looking for is not here.
"There is no core here," Zhang Meng said with a hint of disappointment in his voice.
Does he think this will be a test from the gods?
No, gods are not so diligent.
God can only watch, and as for the content of the story, he has to write it himself.
This god will not create his own plot.
Li Cang stood by the lava pool, with a hint of contemplation in his eyes.
"No, there should be what we are looking for here," he said, "but we haven't found it yet."
They continue to search in the cave.
They don't want to give up, they know this is their only chance.
Li Cang's current purpose is of course not to save the world.
He wants to control this power.
Because he knows that player templates are maintained by gods.
And this power of heat is the power possessed by gods.
"No, I can't find it." Zhang Meng shook his head and said, "We'd better build a shelter first."
"Gather enough players and let everyone spread out to find them."
"Okay, I think this hot core may be a moving place." Li Cang said.
…
One week later.
Zhang Meng and Li Cang came to a deserted land.
The temperature here is relatively low.
And there is a suitable place to build a shelter.
They decided to build a new shelter here, a place that could withstand the heat and protect the survivors.
Both of them also believe that as long as they have enough people and unite as one, they can definitely find the source of the heat in this hot world.
There is an abandoned nuclear bomb silo here.
This launch silo is hidden deep underground and was originally a facility used for nuclear bomb launches.
But now, it will become the cornerstone of their new sanctuary.
It is located hundreds of meters underground, with a cover on it to camouflage and protect itself, making it a natural shelter.
"This will be our starting point."
Zhang Meng's voice is very confident.
He was thinking about what plot the gods wanted to see next.
Could it be Li Cang's fall?
He could see that Li Cang would not save the world.
The other party is looking for the hot core just to pursue power.
Li Cang nodded.
There was a hint of excitement and coldness in his eyes.
"We're going to turn it into a super refrigerator, a place that can beat the heat."
The two began their plan.
They first cleaned up the debris inside the silo, and then began to install refrigeration equipment.
The equipment, collected from the rubble of what was once a supermarket's refrigeration system, will now be used to protect lives.
Of course, they can't do it alone, they find a collaborator.
This is also a player.
The other party has a talent: "Strengthening technological creations."
This is the basis for the construction of super refrigerators.
It is impossible to cope with such huge heat with an orthodox refrigerator alone.
The construction process is full of challenges.
That player naturally doesn't work.
He relies on talent to make a living.
The relationship with the two of them is also a transaction, not a subordinate's indecent love affair.
Zhang Meng and Li Cang had to work under high temperatures at the end of the stage.
Their skin was red from the sun, and sweat dripped from their foreheads.
But they did not give up, they knew that this was the key to their survival.
They first installed the refrigeration unit.
These units are placed at the bottom of the launch silo, they will extract cold air from the ground, and then transport the cold air to every corner of the launch silo.
Then, they started building insulated walls.
These walls are made of thick insulation, and they will prevent heat from the outside air from entering the shelter.
The construction of walls requires precise calculations and rigorous construction.
Zhang Meng and Li Cang worked day and night, and their hands were blistered, but they did not stop.
If they didn't have super strong player templates, they would be exhausted by now.
Then they asked the player to start strengthening the refrigeration equipment.
As the strengthening is completed, the temperature inside the silo begins to drop.
The cold air began to flow between the walls, bringing a bit of coolness.
Zhang Meng and Li Cang stood in the center of the shelter. They could feel the coldness in the air, and there were satisfied smiles on their faces.
A shelter for survivors was built.
Li Cang found that everything was fine. After paying the player, he immediately turned against him and controlled the player...
Focus on a flexible moral bottom line.
The news quickly spread throughout the player chat channels.
First, the surviving players tried their best to get to the launch silo. After seeing this, their eyes were full of surprise and hope.
They saw this newly built shelter, and they knew that this would be their shelter in the end.
Then came other ordinary people, who also tried their best to get here.
However, Li Cang said coldly:
"When you come here, you have to sign a slave contract!"
This contract is also a player's natural ability.
He first subdued the player and made himself the opponent's master.
Then force the other party to work for you.
"What?"
"You are taking advantage of the situation!"
"That is, you can't just think about yourself, you have to think about the big guys."
"You're so selfish. It's so hot outside, how can you enjoy it by yourself?"
"That's right, you have to keep an eye on the elderly and children first!"
Wen Rensheng laughed in the sky.
What kind of courtyard story is this?
"idiot!"
"Everything is different. If you don't want to live here, get out!" Li Cang said angrily.
He still remembers the ugly faces of those people!
Some of them are hanging around here!
Soon someone was the first to succumb.
It was a woman with a child, signing a slave contract.
Basically, he sold his life to the other party, and his life and death treatment all depended on Li Cang's bottom line.
The greatest evil of the slave system is that there is nothing to restrict the evil of slave owners.
But Zhang Meng would look at Li Cang.
Because he knows that there is a god above him.
At least nothing too bad can happen.
Forget about ordinary oppression and slavery.
Then one and then two.
The environment outside is really bad.
And who knows if the temperature will continue to rise?
So one by one, the survivors signed themselves as slaves in July and entered the shelter.
However, of course, a small number of players choose to leave.
But they didn't really leave, but stole the secret of how this shelter was built.
Soon they learned that there was a player who could enhance technological creations.
But this player was also controlled by Li Cang.
There was nothing that could be done about it now.
They had no choice but to try to rescue the man.
As a result, it was discovered that the other party had signed a slave contract with Li Cang.
Now things are in trouble.
But these people were still unwilling to be slaves, so they secretly dug a hole nearby and stayed here.
And their life is very hard.
In the shelter, Li Cang and the others were much more comfortable.
They operate the refrigeration system and maintain the insulated walls.
And the interior of the shelter is divided into different areas.
Living area, planting area and medical area, industrial area.
Because there is enough heat, there is no shortage of energy.
Solar energy has been greatly utilized.
Many survivors began to rebuild their lives here, with long-lost smiles on their faces.
But what happened next was unhappy.
Because Li Cang began to let people explore the hot core.
Of course, the name is still in the name of "solving the doomsday".
However, these people obviously have no intention of doing this and just deal with it every day.
And many people also said in the channel:
"What if the hot doomsday is solved and a more terrifying doomsday comes?"
"Yes, in the event of a radiation apocalypse, we will mutate."
"So, it's better not to do it."
"Yes, since you can survive now, just don't bother yourself."
