Chapter 45: Port Zero-Cost Shopping

Lin Shi slowly opened his eyes.

The safe house without any light source was pitch black.

Had the solar storm and geomagnetic storm passed?

Lin Shi touched his forehead.

His head was still somewhat groggy.

He flipped his hand and took out an emergency flashlight from his space.

He turned it on and hung it on the wall.

Then he took out a household gasoline generator and connected it to the home's wiring.

As the circuit breaker was pulled up, the entire safe house regained power.

Lin Shi didn't know how long he had been unconscious; in his previous life, he had been unconscious for a day and a night, and he wondered if it was the same this time.

The mechanical watch on his wrist showed that it was now 11:34.

"Grrr...

Grrr grrr..."

The hunger in his stomach made Lin Shi feel as if he hadn't eaten for two or three days.

Lin Shi prepared to first replenish some water and eat something before going out to check the situation.

He suddenly vaguely remembered the prompt that appeared on the treasure basin before he lost consciousness.

[Solar storm arrived, geomagnetic storm is forming, "Source" material is being rapidly generated]

What is "Source" material?

He checked the treasure basin interface and saw no changes; the original countdown had also disappeared.

"Grrr..."

His stomach was protesting again, not giving up.

Lin Shi suppressed the doubts in his heart, took out a pot, an induction cooker, and a piece of beef from his space.

He poured a pot of water, put hot pot base material at the bottom of the pot and boiled it, then shaved beef into the pot piece by piece.

It was all fresh beef, and Lin Shi ate a slice while shaving it.

With some fresh vegetables, it wasn't long before five jin of beef were consumed.

"When did I become so hungry?"

Although his stomach was full, for some reason, there was always a feeling that he hadn't eaten enough.

A side effect of the geomagnetic storm?

Lin Shi touched his stomach, put the bowls and chopsticks into the sink, and turned on the faucet to test the water.

Ordinary electric water pumping devices would be destroyed by electromagnetic pulses.

Therefore, when building the water pumping device, Lin Shi asked the master to use a traditional non-powered water pumping device.

The water could still flow out, proving that Lin Shi's foresight was correct.

The water temperature was slightly cold, but it was still within the normal range.

After washing the bowls and chopsticks, Lin Shi changed into long sleeves and long pants and opened the first door of the safe house.

The safe house had excellent sound insulation, and Lin Shi walked to the front door and looked out through the peephole.

Then he opened the front door.

It was raining heavily outside, and Lin Shi stretched out his hand to catch a handful of rainwater.

The outdoor temperature was just a bit cool.

It seemed that the time he was unconscious was similar to his previous life.

After the solar storm in his previous life, the light of the sun weakened at a visible speed, and the temperature on Blue Star dropped sharply by tens of degrees within three days.

At that time, Lin Shi was in Hai City, and he remembered that the temperature dropped by about ten degrees Celsius the day after he woke up, and it rained heavily outside.

At that time, people were still panicking about losing electricity and not being able to receive news from the outside world after the solar storm.

They did not notice the abnormal weather, thinking it was just a strong cold air wave.

But on the third day, the temperature dropped sharply by more than twenty degrees.

Many places experienced hail, strong typhoons, and heavy snow, among other extreme weather conditions.

People began to realize that something was wrong and rushed to grab supplies in the heavy snow.

On the fourth day, the temperature dropped again, with a drop of more than thirty degrees in a day.

The temperature difference between morning and afternoon was twenty to thirty degrees, which was extremely terrifying.

Many people who went out to buy supplies and couldn't get home in time died of hypothermia in the blizzard.

The temperature in the south has dropped to around minus fifty degrees Celsius, not to mention the north.

It takes a process for the human body to adapt to the temperature.

And the sun didn't give humans any time to adapt.

Even hiding at home and wrapping tightly in a quilt, many people still couldn't resist the sudden drop in temperature, with many getting sick, frostbitten, and freezing to death.

Hospitals are overcrowded, equipment and ambulances are all damaged under the solar storm, and there is no power supply.

The treatment speed can't keep up with the number of sick people, and drugs are also short of supply and can't be provided.

The number of deaths in a day is countless.

People began to fall into panic and chaos.

Finally, they realized that the end of the world had come.

Shashi City is close to the equator, and it is summer now, so the cooling speed should not be as fast as Hai City.

The temperature in Shashi City was still 32 degrees Celsius during the day two days ago.

Lin Shi took out an electronic air thermometer with a flip of his hand.

The measurement result was 22 degrees Celsius.

He went back to the house, put on a coat, and put on a backpack.

He wants to go out to collect some things before the snowstorm comes.

Although the supplies in the space are enough for him to use, no one will complain about too many supplies.

Excess supplies can be traded, and they can also be kept for emergencies.

Now there are no more surveillance outside, and he doesn't have to be afraid of exposing the existence of the space.

Lin Shi put on a waterproof raincoat and came outside, picking up the shared bicycle he had thrown on the ground before.

The electronic lock of the shared bicycle was destroyed by the electromagnetic pulse, but it didn't affect the use at all.

He rode the shared bicycle and rushed down the mountain.

After coming down from the mountain, Lin Shi found that it was much easier to ride a bicycle today.

Before, he had to pedal hard to reach forty or fifty yards, but now he could easily reach it.

Did his physical fitness suddenly improve after a sleep?

Lin Shi fell into thought and didn't notice that there was an intersection ahead.

A group of people were coming out of the intersection.

These people were wearing uniform raincoats, each with a resolute face and a serious and vigilant look.

If you look closely, you can see the uniform olive green military uniforms exposed under the collars of their raincoats.

In the middle of this group of people, there was a girl in a transparent raincoat and a white dress, who was tightly protected in the center.

Seeing the sudden appearance of a person from the corner, Lin Shi wanted to brake but it was too late.

"Squeak!!"

The harsh sound of braking sounded, and the shared bicycle still hit this group of people.

"Ah!" The girl's exclamation came from the crowd.

A middle-aged man in this group frowned and stepped forward, kicking out his leg like the wind.

He kicked towards the handlebar above the bicycle wheel of Lin Shi!

Under the force of interaction, a normal person's leg would definitely not be able to withstand the fracture.

However, the expected cry of pain did not come, but Lin Shi and the bicycle were kicked back!

Lin Shi's eyes condensed, and he stepped back a few meters before stabilizing the car.

Looking down, the handlebar under the head of the shared bicycle had already dented in.

What kind of person is this? So strong!

"What kind of person?!"

The rest of the people became alert and looked at Lin Shi warily, and some even reached into their raincoats.

Lin Shi quickly reacted and reached behind his head to scratch his head, saying with an apologetic face:

"I'm sorry, I came out to buy something and I'm in a hurry to go home.

Fortunately, I didn't hit you, is that uncle's leg okay?"

The middle-aged man didn't speak, just frowned and stared at Lin Shi, his eyes full of scrutiny and vigilance.

Lin Shi's hand holding the handlebar slightly tightened.

Both sides of the people quieted down, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.

At this time, a soft female voice came out from this group of people;

"Uncle Qiu, forget it, he didn't mean it."