Hogan's figure completely disappeared into the space. The place where the supplies were piled up instantly became empty.
Celine stood there, looking at the empty area, quickly thinking in her mind.
With the small truck that was about to be in her hands, supplying Hogan would become much easier.
Then... supplying Red's side naturally became a priority.
Unlike the Great Qin, although their productivity was low, at least the land was still there, and people remained. There was still a basic source of resources.
But the post-apocalypse... that was truly a desperate place!
Zombies roamed, the land was polluted, and order had collapsed...
Red's side was really urgent.
But thinking like this, Celine rubbed her forehead and felt a bit tired.
The amount of supplies needed to be doubled again, or even more.
Finding a stable, large-scale, and low-profile supply channel became the top priority.
After she went out, she needed to call her third brother Eleanor to quickly finalize the supermarket plan.
"Phew..."
Celine exhaled lightly, temporarily pushing down the pressure in her heart.
Food must be eaten bite by bite, the road must be walked step by step.
Supplying was important but didn't need to be rushed at this very moment.
She looked at her wristwatch. The time was almost up; it was about time to pick up the truck.
With a thought, Celine's figure suddenly disappeared from the space and returned to the quiet parking lot in the park.
Then, she started the engine and smoothly drove away from this silent place, heading toward the city.
But people cannot stand too much nagging.
Just as Celine was thinking about the situation on the post-apocalypse side—
Outside the East Gate in the post-apocalypse, a harsh winter settled in even deeper.
"Ah-choo!"
A loud sneeze echoed in the empty and cold abandoned mall hall, with a sudden echo.
Red frowned, rubbing his itchy nose.
"Red! Are you okay? Are you freezing?" Deputy Captain Zhennan asked with worry in his voice.
Red waved his hand, his voice a little hoarse but calm: "I'm fine, just a little cold, nothing serious."
Zhennan looked at Red's pale face with concern, then turned to look at the glass door of the mall being hit hard by the strong wind.
Outside, everything was white.
Since yesterday noon, huge snowflakes had been wildly blowing across this already dead city, as if trying to cover everything completely.
He sighed and said heavily, "This terrible weather... I don't know when it will stop."
"The snow is so heavy, how is the base? I don't know if there's enough firewood left..."
Zhennan's worry was exactly what Red felt too.
He tightened his down jacket and looked out the window at the hopeless snowy scene.
Yesterday noon, he led Zhennan and more than twenty elite team members out, aiming for nearby stores rumored to still have gold and silver jewelry.
Gold was the only real currency now to trade with Celine.
The bad weather made even killing zombies difficult.
Since the base took in the survivors, food became tight and had to be carefully rationed.
Especially now, the temperature dropped sharply, and the need for energy was high. Without enough food, many wouldn't survive the winter.
No one expected to find little gold before the sudden, heavy snowstorm came without warning!
The snow was fast and wide, far beyond what they imagined.
The temperature dropped sharply too, freezing everything exposed outside within hours.
They tried to return to the base but found the way covered by snow knee-deep, vehicles couldn't pass, and visibility was very low.
They had no choice but to hide nearby in this seemingly solid abandoned shopping center.
They spent the whole night there while the storm didn't stop.
Now, the twenty-plus people were trapped there, completely cut off from the base.
Food and water were running out quickly, and outside was an ice-cold nightmare.
Red's brows tightened even more.