Fortunately, the three of them were all skilled and had tools in hand, so they didn’t suffer much. 

With the water reaching knee level, Huo Yishen stopped standing idle. He went out in 1803 to find a car, so as not to delay further. If all the cars were destroyed, it wouldn’t be easy to repair them again. 

Not only them, but the municipal departments were also not idle. 

Excavators and drilling rigs came onto the scene. 

Some began drilling wells, while others started excavating to build public toilets. 

Everything was orderly, as if it had been planned in advance. 

The water evaporated quickly, and the mud accumulated in Jinrong Community cracked under the sun in less than a day. 

At noon, the temperature was as high as 53 degrees, and it felt like being roasted on an iron plate. 

The underground parking lot quickly dried up, with cars scattered around and covered with a thick layer of mud. 

Huo Yishen’s heavily damaged Hummer was still there. Lu Yu and others were amazed, and it took them a while before they gave a thumbs up. “Brother Shen, you’re amazing.” 

They pushed back five or six cars, all of which were high-performance off-road vehicles. 

However, their hearts sank immediately. 

Not only were the cars soaked and frozen, but many parts were also damaged. Saving them would be as difficult as brain surgery. 

However, the will to survive supported them, and none of them would give up easily. 

Huo Yishen checked his own car. Despite being dirty, due to the special treatment done earlier, there weren’t many damaged parts. Moreover, he had disassembled everything that could be disassembled. 

With Zhang Chao and Lu Yu, he cleaned the cars and then started tinkering with the spare parts. 

The three men were busy in the underground parking lot, and Jiang Ning was not idle either. She chatted with Zheng Weili while boiling mung bean soup. “Now that the water has receded, as long as the cars are fixed, you can leave. 

Huicheng has abundant water resources, but its industrialization isn’t as high as Fengcheng’s. They’ve built a military base there, and I guess all the supplies that can be found have been taken away. 

What else do you need? I’ll go out more these days and try to get everything you need.” 

Zheng Weili was afraid of troubling Jiang Ning, but upon hearing her words, she naturally welcomed them: “Anning, thank you.” 

“What’s there to thank for? We’re friends.” 

As the time to part ways approached, Zheng Weili also felt reluctant. “It’s a pity you’re not going into the base; otherwise, we could still be together.” 

Jiang Ning smiled. “All good things must come to an end. Wherever we are, we must live well. Who knows, we might meet again one day.” 

At night, Zheng Weili discussed it with Zhang Chao and Lu Yu. 

After almost two years of natural disasters, thanks to their training, the three of them hardly got sick, and their medicine stock wasn’t heavily consumed. 

They rummaged through it, finding that many medicines were close to expiration, and some rarely used ones were of no use. 

They sorted it out, giving the rarely used and soon-to-expire medicines to Jiang Ning, along with their list of needs. 

Jiang Ning accepted the medicines, looking at the list and reminding them, “You’re asking for the essentials, but meteorological researchers have said that there might be continuous extreme weather in the future. Who knows what will come after the extreme heat? Shouldn’t you prepare for it in advance?” 

This reminded Zhang Chao, and he quickly came up with an idea: “Anning, why don’t you and Brother Shen prepare for what’s to come, and we’ll have a copy too?” 

Jiang Ning thought for a moment: “Alright, I’ll ask Grandma Zhong later to see if the Zhong family has any connections to find out what extreme weather might come next. Then we’ll see how to prepare the supplies.” 

Following her and Brother Shen couldn’t go wrong, so the two continued to work in the parking lot. 

At night, Huo Yishen returned with a strong smell, almost making Jiang Ning nauseous. 

She quickly took out two bathtubs filled with water from the storage space and urged him to go to the bathroom to take a bath, saying, “You stink.” 

Yes, ever since coming back from the ceramics factory, Huo Yishen had been showering in 1802. 

One shower, one rinse, cleaned from head to toe. 

When he came out drying his hair, Jiang Ning brought out the freshly made sweet soup and asked, “How’s the car repair going?” 

“My car should be fixable.” Huo Yishen ate the sweet soup made by her satisfactorily. “As for the others, it depends on the opportunity. Many parts are damaged, so we can only dismantle parts from other cars. We’ll secretly gather some spare parts and see if we can piece together a car when the time comes.” 

Jiang Ning felt it was too hard: “When your car is fixed, just fix one for Zhang Chao and the others.” 

Going out to dismantle scrap cars to find spare parts not only required vigilance against other survivors but also to prevent heatstroke and the dreaded heat exhaustion in high temperatures. 

Every day someone fell victim to it, and with the current medical conditions, not even gods could save them. 

There were four cars in the storage space, and if there were no special circumstances, let alone one car per person, the extra one could be given to the dog. 

Huo Yishen had a different idea: “The cars you have collected are too new and conspicuous when driven out. It’s not a good thing.” 

Zhang Chao and the others were about to leave. By then, he and Jiang Ning would be the only ones left on the 18th floor. Ordinary survivors might not dare to look for trouble, but what about those evil forces? 

The world would only make them more brutal, with no room for righteousness or morality. 

Life was as insignificant as ants, and they would spare no effort to get what they wanted. 

Huo Yishen had a plan: “After my car is fixed, I’ll find an old van and make it look shabby. It’ll be convenient for us to travel or transport things.” 

Jiang Ning had no objections. “Okay.” 

After discussing this, she mentioned stocking up for 1803. 

The integration of their supplies required a lot of discussion, as they had collected a lot of items together. 

Huo Yishen thought for a moment: “We’ll exchange outside first. If we can’t find everything and we have some surplus, we’ll give them some.” 

He had to ensure the safety of the people he cared about most, and others could only help within their capabilities. 

Jiang Ning thought the same: “I’ll go out tomorrow to investigate the situation.” 

Early Bird caught the worm, but she found out when she went to the department store that the trading street was not only closed but had also moved. 

It was relocated to People’s Square and would open in the evening. 

There was no choice; the weather was too hot, and people could only come out in the evening. 

As she turned to leave, a voice came from behind her: “Sis?” 

Ah, the sharp-mouthed monkey was really dedicated, not even taking a break when she was so busy. 

He had shaved his head, and with his originally thin and short stature, wearing a short T-shirt and shorts made him look even more like a monkey. 

“Sis, it’s really you.” The sharp-mouthed monkey was particularly happy. “I thought I mistook someone else. What are you here for this time?” 

Truly a profiteer, he immediately tried to solicit business. 

Jiang Ning was also not polite, handing over the pre-prepared list and asking, “Can you get everything on this list?” 

Looking at the list, the sharp-mouthed monkey furrowed his brows and asked, “Sis, do you know insider information?” 

In the incident at the water tower, the boss beat him up again, and he still felt pain in his head. 

“What insider information?” Jiang Ning rolled her eyes at him. “Do you want to do business or not? If not, I’ll leave.” 

“Yes, of course, I’ll do it.” The sharp-mouthed monkey smiled apologetically. “Sis, even if the weather is hot, please don’t lose your temper.” 

Last time, he was taken advantage of badly; this time, she wouldn’t get away with it so easily! 

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