Chapter 568

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Getting sick at a time like this, and an infectious disease at that, with no specific effective medicine for treatment, all of them would have to follow along and suffer bad luck.

Shen Yao quickly thought of this connection and hurriedly asked how the Medical Room was arranging things.

Xu Ningchen shook his head. "Temporarily concealed. Not just here at Feng Shan; the city has had symptoms for a long time already, only there's no specific effective medicine."

This kind of infectious disease is very much like a severe cold. After falling ill, the coughing doesn't stop, the high fever doesn't subside, the whole body aches and one can't walk. Of course, the most severe outcome is definitely fainting and death.

However, currently the cases at Feng Shan are too few; it hasn't reached the point of death yet.

The city supposedly has fatal cases, but because the relevant samples are too few, and the deceased patients also triggered other diseases, to this day there still isn't a comparatively reliable treatment method. They can only choose conservative treatment. As the proverb says, treat wherever it hurts, and see if you can endure through it yourself.

Shen Yao: …

Shen Yao raised her head and secretly observed the surrounding situation, saying in a low voice that once the disease got out of control, they would need to break away from the main group's life.

In crowded places the probability of infection increases. The two of them only have good physiques (due to formatting and point enhancement), it doesn't mean they won't get sick.

"This area has the highest elevation." The implication being, if they truly had to leave, they'd first need to make plans to drift on the water surface.

"The Instance name is Drifting. Sooner or later there will be this ordeal. They can't avoid it."

Quickly finishing the food in their bowls, the two returned their trays and went back to their Residence.

The other four people in the room returned one after another, each so tired they didn't want to speak.

Fortunately, because of the rain, water resources were relatively abundant. They each took a hot water bath, and afterward they talked in overlapping voices about the news each had inquired about.

This one said the grain stored at the Mountain Top was insufficient, and the city couldn't attend to Feng Shan either. They could only try to reduce the daily supply portions, striving to hold out a while longer.

That one said people going up the mountain were arriving in a steady stream. Many weren't tourists, but ordinary people living at the Mountain Foot of Feng Shan.

"Ai, today we helped carry people. Several were vomiting and diarrhea and couldn't walk. Fortunately I had something to do at the time and didn't go over, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to eat."

"This serious? Is the Medical Office's medicine enough? Why don't we drink some early for prevention? In this rainy weather, going to the city isn't easy."

"Who says it isn't? I specially found someone to get anti-diarrheal medicine today, and antipyretic and analgesic medicine. Others only gave a few pills. I got a whole box. All of us have some."

"…"

The speaker happily took out a box of medicine and distributed it according to the number of people in the room.

Taking advantage of a gap, Shen Yao turned her head to look at Xu Ningchen beside her.

The two had just spoken about the infectious disease. Now, looking at it, there were signs of it spreading.

Given that this news was still in the concealment stage, Xu Ningchen didn't speak too directly. He only said the people living at the Mountain Top were increasing, everyone should pay more attention to their bodies, to prevent any problems that couldn't be treated in time, affecting themselves.

"That's the logic. Next time we run into carrying-people work, we'll stay far away. This isn't any good thing. Normally joining in the liveliness is fine, but right now daring to crowd in not knowing death or life — truly doesn't know what to say."

The topic was thus deflected to the side. After all, the three groups of Volunteers could only access fringe information. True core secrets were absolutely not leaked out.

Someone unknown raised a hand and yawned. Taking the opportunity, everyone lay down to sleep one after another.

Busy for half a day, eating and drinking not so great, how much energy could they still have.

When Shen Yao opened her eyes again, Outside had already turned dark. The rain showed no sign of lessening. The hua-la-la sound of rain striking the High-rise Building irritated people into irritable tempers.

By her ears rose the sound of the neighbors arguing. After all, the residents were old and young. Daily interaction not being peaceful led to this current messy situation.

The other people in the room pulled their bedding over their heads, self-deceivingly pretending not to hear or see. As for whether doing this had any effect, just looking at the frequent body language one knew a thing or two.

Helplessly shaking her head, Shen Yao raised her hand and pushed awake Xu Ningchen beside her.

The two's bedding was in the Corner. To go out they still had to cross over.

Good thing they'd already gotten used to walking these two days. Even without lamp lighting, it still didn't hinder them going in and out.

The Dinner time period had already passed, but they were Volunteers. The canteen still kept the evening food for them.

"This taste. Looks like food really isn't much." Shen Yao patiently sent the food into her mouth. The taste wasn't good; only the advantage of filling the stomach remained.

"The Official current manpower is insufficient. Even if Volunteer Recruitment doesn't stop, it still can't block the constantly surging crowds. We need to prepare in advance. Once the situation here is out of Official control, take the small Path next to it down the mountain."

Xu Ningchen had seriously analyzed the Mountain Top situation. Time until Instance clearance had passed one-third. Even in the most ideal situation they couldn't stay a full month.

"When do you think is best for us to leave?" Shen Yao leaned her body down and asked in a low voice.

"In another four or five days." Half a month's time, the disaster would rapidly escalate. The city situation would be even more terrible. The population on Feng Shan would also explode.

Feng Shan can't conjure Supplies out of thin air, yet the constantly pouring-in crowds can't not eat. This contradiction point will definitely erupt later.

Plus the landmine buried at the Medical Room. Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen both weren't optimistic about being able to hide at Feng Shan until Instance clearance. The two of them would ultimately still have to leave.

After eating Dinner, they returned to the room to rest. Shen Yao lay in the bedding with eyes closed, chatting idly with the System.

The System had just circled the Mountain Top once, ate a belly full of gossip, and returned.

Cheaply complaining to Shen Yao about who fought with whom again, who got sick and was isolated and could only rely on their body to tough it out. In between, it inserted a piece of news from the city. That patient sent to the Hospital by Ship before — in the end still couldn't pull through. The family grieved to the point of despair, but that wasn't the most tragic. The tragic part was they fundamentally couldn't return to Feng Shan.

"Ai-ya-ya, that water is rising really fast. Low-lying areas have already been submerged several floors. Currently the Whole City's people are all mutually self-rescuing. But I see the places they can go aren't many. Excluding the few taller High-rise Buildings, Feng Shan will sooner or later be sought out by the city…"

Feng Shan's undeveloped places are dangerous, but the actual elevation isn't low. Using them to settle some homeless ordinary people is most suitable.

"Undeveloped places aren't suitable for living." All aspects are incomplete. As a Temporary Settlement Point it's barely passable. But look at this current weather. Not to mention three to five days — this is heading for a month.

"No way. The city can't even take care of itself. There are still many ordinary people who couldn't escape."

The water rises too fast, and it's the Whole City rising. Limited manpower facing Natural Disaster still appears insignificant. Even exerting all strength is merely a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Another night passed. Shen Yao got up early in the morning and, together with Xu Ningchen, went to the Resource Distribution Point to be free laborers.

The two's breakfast was a bottle of Milk plus two dry Steamed Buns.

While eating, Shen Yao also heard others complaining the Steamed Buns were choking and had no filling. Not like the first few days, when there were still Steamed Buns with filling and eggs. Now there was nothing.

Shen Yao: …

Shen Yao swallowed the last bite of Steamed Bun, then drank all the Milk clean. She patted her hands and quickened her pace two steps to help the staff carrying Supplies lend a hand.

Compared to the busy previous days, the Resource Distribution Point today was pitifully short of people; of course, there were not many boxes of supplies originally placed here either. She only learned from chatting with the staff that they had all been uniformly sent to a new warehouse.

"Shen Yao"

The Group Leader in charge of work found her, stating that based on the objective conditions of the Resource Distribution Point, her work post needed to change. It was not just her; all volunteers had to have their work posts adjusted.

"Go to the Registration Office in front for the time being; there isn't much work there."

Female volunteers received preferential treatment, while male volunteers were busy all day doing chores and occasionally had to go out as manual laborers. Some volunteers had already chosen to withdraw due to insufficient physical strength.

Although they could get three meals a day for free, their strength did not allow it; they might as well go eat cheaper, simpler food.

"I'm fine on my end. Besides, the work is hard, but I can get more insider information," Xu Ningchen said, patting Shen Yao's shoulder to soothe her. The slight advantage his body had was manifested at this time; even if each item was only two points, combined they were still not to be underestimated.

"Be careful yourself, pay attention to safety."

Shen Yao pulled Xu Ningchen's hand and, taking advantage of the moment, slipped a board of antipyretic medicine into his hand. During this time period, currency had lost its value; only barter was the path of normal transaction.

Xu Ningchen put away the board of antipyretic medicine, then turned around to go help.

Shen Yao took the form handed over by the staff and began writing on it. As long as someone entered, even simple basic information would be registered.

Also because she helped organize the forms, Shen Yao learned from the side how many people were now on the Mountain Top.

Over a thousand!

So many people living in such a small place, and the number would keep increasing during this period.

Shen Yao busied herself worriedly through a whole morning, then went to the canteen to eat.

It was just that her timing wasn't great; she happened to run into someone falling ill and collapsing directly in the canteen, with chaotic crowds of people everywhere around.

Shen Yao:...

Helpless, Shen Yao could only pack her meal to take back. But just as she entered the door, she discovered her temporary roommate was also showing signs of illness.

Subconsciously moving away from the room door, she turned around, found a corner to eat her food, then after thinking for a moment, went straight to find the staff to report her roommate's situation.

The people from the Medical Room arrived in time. Seeing that he truly had high fever symptoms, they cleanly pulled him away for isolation, and even simply disinfected the room they had been living in.

But this matter also gave Shen Yao a warning: this illness was coming faster than she had imagined.

Going out to find Xu Ningchen to exchange news, Shen Yao pinched her fingers, planning to ask the staff to reallocate their residence.

They still had things in their Space Backpack as a retreat. Even setting up a tent outside was better than ordinary people had. The current situation was that crowding together carried higher risk; the two of them had best cut ties with it.