Chapter 88 As the Extreme Heat Arrives
Tell Zhao Lei and his team to hurry up with the supplies, in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
Lin Zhou and Lin Feng quickly found Zhao Lei and explained the situation above the ice.
Zhao Lei didn't linger and led his men and supplies upstairs. In any case, the resources here had already been mostly excavated, and they were here to do some final excavation.
After Zhao Lei and his men came up, they saw the group of people eyeing them menacingly.
Bai Tang walked over and said, "Should we deal with them? Or should we just leave them alone?"
Zhao Lei said, "It's better to avoid trouble. Since they didn't come over openly to cause trouble, let's ignore them and load the truck back to the base."
The group of people never dared to come over, not because of the canned food, but because Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu were holding guns.
One of the people in the group whispered, "If we don't go and grab it now, they're about to leave. Are you guys going to go or not?"
One of the leaders said, "Go ahead and die if you want to. Didn't you see those two guys have guns?"
The troublemaker continued to provoke: "We outnumber them and they're just weaklings, what's there to be afraid of?"
The leader said, "How can you be so sure they only have two?"
"This...this is just a gamble, a gamble that their guns are unloaded."
The leader said, "If you can afford to gamble, then go for it. I'm not willing to gamble with the lives of my brothers."
While the two were talking, Bai Tang and his team had already loaded the supplies onto the truck and were ready to leave.
The two of them argued back and forth, but in the end neither of them dared to step forward and snatch the item.
After all, nobody wants to gamble with their life. Living is already hard enough, why would anyone rush to seek death?
Bai Tang and his group drove away smoothly. Only after they left did the other group dare to come over and walk under the ice layer they had dug to look for some remaining supplies.
Bai Tang and the others drove back to the base.
After unloading supplies at the base's service center, the two teams received their respective contribution points.
Bai Tang spoke with Zhao Lei: "Captain Zhao, do you know why we're going out to dig for supplies under the ice now?"
Zhao Lei leaned closer and said mysteriously, "I know this. I heard them say that the temperature is about to rise again."
So the base was busy digging for supplies inside the ice to prevent them from going to waste once temperatures rose.
Bai Tang feigned sudden realization: "Oh! I see."
Bai Tang thought Zhao Lei was unaware that the temperature was rising, given how many times the two teams had gone on missions together.
Bai Tang wanted to give him a little hint, but she didn't expect him to know something.
Zhao Lei chuckled and said, "I have friends up there, so they can give me some inside information."
Bai Tang: "I understand, I understand everything."
After saying that, the two teams separated and went home to their respective mothers.
Back home, Bai Tang glanced at the calendar and realized that it was almost time for the extreme heat of her previous life.
Bai Tang carried the canned food into the living room and took out a clipper from the storage space.
Bai Tang looked at the canned food with a smile: "Come on~ good boy, I'll give you a new look. My skills are pretty good."
Bai Jiyang asked, "Sis, why are you shaving the hair off the can?"
Bai Tang said, "When we get hot, we can take off our clothes, but when the canned food gets hot, we can't take off our clothes."
So I shaved its fur beforehand, hoping it would keep it cooler.
Bai Jiyang suddenly realized: "Oh, so it's for its own good."
The canned food resisted at first, but soon realized that resistance was useless, and in the end it could only obediently let Bai Tang take the clippers and shave off its shiny fur.
The clippers Bai Tang was holding were items she had previously looted from the pet warehouse; these clippers are specifically designed for removing pet hair.
Bai Tang turned on the electric clippers and started shaving the hair off the can, beginning with the back of the can.
In no time, Bai Tang had shaved off the half-length hair on the canned food.
The canned food let out a lifeless groan, and Bai Tang stroked it, saying:
"This is for your own good, and protesting won't do any good; I've already shaved."
The canned food turned its back to Bai Tang, its rear end facing away. Bai Tang said:
"Hey! You don't know I'm doing this for your own good. Don't come to me for a shave if you get hot."
The canned food quickly turned back, but it was still a little disappointed to see its fur shaved off.
Bai Tang patted it and said, "Alright, alright, don't be sad. I'll give you an extra treat at dinner tonight."
Upon hearing the words "extra meal," Guantou seemed instantly delighted, standing up and rubbing against Baitang repeatedly.
Lin Zhou, standing nearby, remarked, "Our canned goods are becoming more and more intelligent."
Gu Yanxu said, "Its eyes light up at the mention of extra food. It's not that it's intelligent, it's that it's a foodie."
After Gu Yanxu finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
The canned food stared at them, bewildered: Humans are so strange.
When they ate dinner that evening, Bai Tang, of course, didn't forget to add some extra food to the canned food.
...
More than half a month passed, and the extreme heat still hadn't arrived. Bai Tang wasn't anxious and continued her life as usual.
One morning, Bai Tang was suddenly awakened by the heat. The moment she woke up, she knew that the hottest period had arrived.
After getting up and washing up, Bai Tang changed into a lighter outfit. Although the temperature was rising, it shouldn't have reached the teens.
Bai Tang walked into the living room and glanced at the thermometer; sure enough, it was only zero degrees Celsius.
Although it was only zero degrees Celsius, it was still a sudden rise in temperature compared to temperatures tens of degrees below zero.
Many people in the base were shocked by the rising temperature, believing that it meant the world had returned to normal.
But they didn't know that the temperature would keep soaring after it rose.
Bai Jiyang, Lin Fan, and the other two were also woken up by the heat, as the temperature had been tens of degrees below zero Celsius.
So even though their house has heating, they still sleep under thick blankets at night.
They were suddenly awakened by the heat and came to the living room looking bewildered.
"What's wrong with you, sister-in-law? Why do you suddenly feel hot? You were so cold when you went to sleep last night," Lin Fan asked.
Bai Tang replied to him: "As you can see, the temperature has suddenly started to rise, and I'm afraid extreme heat is coming soon."
Bai Tang turned around and took out a few sets of light clothing for each of them from the bedroom.
Bai Tang, holding the clothes, said, "Take them. At this rate of temperature rise, you'll probably be able to wear them in less than a day."
Among the clothes, Bai Tang also prepared some short-sleeved shirts and shorts for them.
Lin Fan continued to flatter, "As expected, your sister-in-law is the best to us."
Bai Jiyang said, "My sister is the best in the world."
Linzhou also said in a similar tone, "My sister-in-law is the best in the world."
Raymond Lam, not to be outdone, exclaimed, "My sister-in-law is the best in the world!"
Bai Tang was amused by them, but at the same time, she was worried about the series of negative effects that the extreme heat might bring.