Chapter 33 The person on the other side of the river
It seems that many women participated in this removal operation.
Although women are weaker than men in terms of strength and physical strength, in this world, women can still stand alone, and their strength is indispensable.
Although deep down in his consciousness, Li Meng subconsciously excluded women from the obligation of manual labor.
But now that I think about it, this is obviously an irrational behavior.
The population of Qing'an Shelter is so sparse, both men and women should be treated equally and contribute to survival. Women should not be kept captive in Qing'an Shelter by being raised by men.
At this moment, an imperial spearman behind Li Meng suddenly took a step forward and said: "Commander, there is someone on the other side."
Hearing this, Li Meng's face was stunned and he quickly looked to the other side.
The river was hundreds of meters wide, so with Li Meng's eyesight, he couldn't see much. The opposite bank was completely white.
"Where?" Li Meng asked.
"One direction, on the bank of the river, lying in a lying position, five people."
Li Meng moved his eyes slightly and looked in a certain direction. The distance was a bit far away, but Li Meng still didn't find anything.
Looking back at Zhang Guowei beside him, Li Meng asked: "Have any outsiders been found in the shelter in these years?"
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Zhang Guowei looked at the imperial spearmen behind Li Meng.
"Of course I'm not referring to them. Apart from these soldiers of mine, have you ever found people from other shelters?"
Shaking his head, Zhang Guowei said: "No, at least I haven't heard of it. Sir, the range of activities of the previous exploration team was very small. The farthest place in the north is this dock. We usually go east, south, west,
Exploring in three directions, the further north you go, the closer you are to the center of the nuclear explosion, the worse the environment is, and you may get radiation sickness, so we don’t dare to get close.”
Speaking of this, Zhang Guowei said cautiously: "Sir, are you saying that people from other shelters have been discovered on the other side?"
From the conversation between the soldier and the Governor just now, Zhang Guowei heard this.
Without answering Zhang Guowei's question, Li Meng said calmly: "Go ahead, speed up the coal shipment, and try to leave within half an hour. There is too much movement here, and it is very likely to attract strange beasts. The sooner we leave, the better we can
The safer it is.”
Not daring to be careless, Zhang Guowei said quickly: "Yes, I will urge the moving team to speed up the progress."
With that said, Zhang Guowei turned around and left in a hurry.
Listening to the retreating footsteps behind him, Li Meng's eyes scanned back and forth on the other side.
With a thought, Li Meng opened the map page.
A little direction...
Li Meng pulled the camera on the map, pointed it at the river bank in a certain direction, zoomed in, and zoomed in again...
found it!
Since the map was from a bird's eye view, Li Meng easily found the five people lying in the snow on the river bank.
They were lying in the snow on the shore, peeping towards the pier on the other side, sometimes whispering to each other, not knowing what they were talking about.
Seeing this, Li Meng's face looked thoughtful.
There must be a shelter for them on the other side, that is, to the north.
They were very vigilant. They clearly saw other survivors, but they didn't want to be discovered and kept hiding themselves.
Such a move at least made Li Meng understand that there may be a competitive relationship between shelters.
The harsh environment has caused humans to lose the ability to grow crops. All supplies come from the heritage of human civilization sixty years ago.
The materials in the ruins are not unlimited. The more you use, the less you will have. The greater the population, the greater the pressure. In this desperate apocalypse, no matter which shelter is there, they will compete for the resources in the ruins.
The reason why Qing'an Sanctuary did not show much resistance to Li Meng's rule was also due to lack of resources.
Sixty years have passed, and the resources around the shelter have basically been exhausted. The exploration team and the hunting team have to go further to search for supplies, but in this extremely frozen world, the further away from the shelter, the greater the danger.
Not to mention the cold weather, the existence of alien beasts is a nightmare for survivors. Once discovered, if they are not prepared in advance, they will escape death.
The main culprit for the rapid decline in the population of Qing'an shelters in the past ten years is not just the system. The biggest reason is the depletion of resources, which forces survivors to search further afield, leaving a large number of survivors to die.
outside.
In addition, medical conditions are close to non-existent, diseases are rampant, and the rapid population decline is an inevitable result.
Li Meng doesn't plan to do anything. Now is not the time. Li Meng will not contact them, let alone alarm them.
Just as Li Meng was peeping at the five people on the opposite side through the map page, on the opposite river bank, the five people were also lying in the snow, quietly peeping at the pier on the other side, and communicating in low voices.
"There are so many of them. Should we go back and inform the fort master?"
"No, it's too late. Even if the fort master does something, it will have to be done tomorrow."
"What else do you think they are carrying? With so many people and so much noise, are they not afraid of strange animals?"
"It's black, it should be coal. Did you see those three tower cranes? The coal dock we are transporting also has one, and the dock on the other side has three crane towers, which means there are more coal reserves here."
"Coal? That's great. I heard that the coal reserves at the dock are about to be exhausted. If we have this coal dock, our fortress will not be short of coal and will become warmer."
"Don't be too happy, there are quite a few of them."
"We'd better go back and tell the castle owner the news. It wouldn't be good if those guys emptied the coal."
Lying on the snow, the five people communicated in low voices and discussed what to do next.
After about half an hour, they cautiously got up and hurried away to the north.
But the five people who left didn't know that on the other side of the river bank, Li Meng had been observing the five people.
Without closing the map page, Li Meng kept tracking the whereabouts of the three people using the map.
Not long ago, Li Meng placed a landmark sensor rod on the river. The whereabouts of five people within five kilometers can be known by Li Meng.
Where is their refuge?
This is Li Meng's purpose of monitoring the five people.
"Mr. Governor, it's time for us to leave. It's late. If we delay any longer, we won't be able to make it back before dark."
Behind Li Meng, Zhang Guowei came over.
At this time, after more than half an hour of loading, at the dock, the transport team was ready to go, and all the sleds were filled with coal.
Hearing this, Li Meng turned around, looked at the dense crowd of figures in the pier behind Zhang Guowei, and said, "Then let's go."
It took the transport team more than four hours to get here, and it will only take longer to get back. The transport team must return to the shelter before dark, and no time can be wasted now.