Chapter 28: I'll Take Durex

Ding Yan's words made everyone's eyes light up.

Liang Yuan suddenly thought of his slingshot. This elastic band seems to be perfect for making a slingshot.

"Great idea! This elastic band can be made into a slingshot," Old Ma reacted, clapping in approval.

Ding Yan smiled, "A slingshot's power is still too small. If it can't hit vital points, it will be difficult to injure anyone. I want to see if I can make a crossbow or something similar."

"A crossbow?"

"You know how to make that?"

Both Cai Zhi and Ma Guocai were astonished.

Even Liang Yuan couldn't help but glance over. This woman seemed to have some skills.

Ding Yan said, "I've seen related videos before. The principle of making a crossbow is very simple. As long as I have the right tools, I can make one in one night."

She scanned the room and finally said, "There are quite a few mahogany furniture pieces here, and the quality is pretty good. I will research them later."

Everyone agreed, and the elastic band was naturally handed over to Ding Yan.

Among the remaining items, everyone picked through them. Suddenly, Wu Qian pulled out a small medicine box from the miscellaneous items and said, "This is a household medicine box. It has some first-aid items that might be useful in the future."

Cai Zhi and Ma Guocai were delighted and quickly opened it to check.

The medicine box contained povidone-iodine, bandages, ibuprofen, montmorillonite powder, aspirin, cold capsules, Shuanghuanglian oral solution, Yunnan Baiyao, band-aids, essential balm oil, patches, and other common medicines.

Seeing these medicines, everyone was instantly excited.

"Ibuprofen can reduce fever, and the cold capsules and Shuanghuanglian oral solution can treat cold and cough. These are important supplies," Old Ma couldn't help but rejoice.

Now, many places outside were flooded. Hospitals and pharmacies were almost wiped out; medicines were precious resources.

Especially now, if anyone gets sick and has no medication, they'd just have to endure it.

With scarce food and clothing, everyone's immune system wouldn't be in good shape. If anyone gets sick, it would essentially mean death.

Cai Zhi's eyes were on the Yunnan Baiyao and band-aids and said, "These external-use medicines are very valuable too. Now that we have to deal with Liu Erlong and his group, we might get injured. These could save our lives."

Liang Yuan also searched through the medicine box, suddenly finding two items and said, "I want these two."

Everyone immediately looked over.

He was holding a box of ten Durex condoms and a box of emergency contraceptive pills.

Ma Guocai and Cai Zhi glanced at each other, thinking about Yang Mei, and their expressions turned peculiar.

Ding Yan also took a look at Liang Yuan and said, "Give me one contraceptive pill."

Liang Yuan nodded, opened the box, took one pill, and handed it over.

Ding Yan didn't hesitate and took it on the spot.

Liang Yuan turned to look at Ma Guocai and Cai Zhi.

Ma Guocai smiled and said, "Don't look at me. Granny Li and I don't need it."

Cai Zhi also smiled, "I don't need it either."

Liang Yuan was surprised and looked at Cai Zhi, "Brother Cai, you're only in your early forties. You don't need it?"

Cai Zhi was stunned for a moment and then realized, laughing and cursing, "You brat, what are you thinking? Sister Wu uses a coil."

Wu Qian blushed hearing this and punched him.

Everyone burst into laughter.

The distance between everyone seemed to have suddenly shortened.

Only Ding Yan remained indifferent, seeming to disapprove of such jokes.

After dividing the items, Wu Qian found a box and packed the things that Liang Yuan wanted.

Liang Yuan picked up the box and said goodbye to everyone, "I'll head back first."

Ma Guocai said, "I'll call you for dinner tonight. Xiaocai and I will go down and see if we can catch some fish."

Liang Yuan advised, "Try to get live fish. Once you catch them, call me over. I want to study these fish in the floodwaters."

Ma Guocai was puzzled, "What's there to study?"

They didn't know the fish had mutated. Liang Yuan reminded them, "These fish were originally sea fish. Now they're appearing inland and are surviving, indicating they might have undergone unknown mutations."

Ma Guocai was astonished. Cai Zhi beside him frowned, "It's indeed strange. When the internet was still accessible, people online said that seawater backflow brought giant marine creatures up inland. I thought it was just a rumor."

"Now, it seems it might not be a rumor."

Ding Yan asked, "Since seawater can flow back to land, wouldn't the marine creatures naturally have a survival environment? What's so strange about that?"

She wasn't very knowledgeable in this area but thought having fish to eat would be good for the trapped people.

Liang Yuan said, "It's different; the salinity of the water is different. Logically, these marine creatures shouldn't be able to survive long-term."

"Especially some deep-sea creatures. Did you notice? Earlier news showed giant marine creatures appearing in city floods, and people who went out on boats were directly eaten by these giant marine creatures."

Speaking of this, everyone's expressions became serious.

The ocean is vast, and humanity has yet to fully catalog the creatures in the deep sea.

Could it be that the marine creatures have really undergone unknown mutations as Liang Yuan suggested?

Cai Zhi said, "Alright, once we catch the fish, we'll bring them back for you to inspect."

"They must be alive," Liang Yuan reminded.

"Okay."

Liang Yuan then said goodbye and left 3202.

Standing in the dark hallway, Liang Yuan did not immediately return but climbed the stairs towards the rooftop.

On the rooftop, water was flowing down continuously due to the heavy rain.

Reaching the rooftop, Liang Yuan saw a sturdy tent with a folding bed inside, likely where Zhou Jiaqiang used to stay.

Liang Yuan searched through the tent but didn't find anything valuable.

He tugged at the fire escape door on the top floor and found it locked, faintly hearing voices outside.

"Bang bang bang, is anyone there? Xiaozhou, are you still there?"

"Xiaozhou, today's water is already full. There are no more buckets. Can we come down and rest?"

Some people were banging on the iron door outside, pleading desperately.

The voice seemed to belong to an old man.

Liang Yuan didn't respond, just listening to the people whispering outside.

"Still no response. Zhou Jiaqiang, that bastard might not be around."

"It's normal if he's not around. He usually came once every hour and locked the door the rest of the time."

"But it's been almost half a day this time."

"Could something have happened inside the building?"

"I seem to have heard Liu Erlong and his group earlier. It sounded like they were fighting."

"Those bastards, it would be best if they were killed."

"Shh, lower your voice. Don't let them hear you. We need to find a way down. Being stuck on the rooftop, although we have water, we have no food and can't hold out."

Liang Yuan rubbed his chin. The rooftop had a group of old men fetching water.

These old men must have been coerced by Liu Erlong's group to fetch water.

Zhou Jiaqiang had locked the door after ambushing him, trapping these people.

Should he save them?

Liang Yuan's eyes flickered.