Read Novel Full Chapter 504: They are coming!
Chapter 504: They are coming!
Seeing that she was happier than when she saw the dragon’s head, Ivanov knew that he had made the right choice in his gift.
Jiang Ning didn’t refuse. “I’ll try, but I can’t guarantee it’ll grow.”
It is impolite not to give back, so she asked Ivanov what he wanted in return.
Ivanov said honestly, “These are of no use to us. If you can really grow vegetables, just give us some when the time comes.”
Jiang Ning agreed, “No problem, if we can grow them, we’ll split them evenly.”
Before leaving, Ivanov was still reluctant. “Jiang, you really don’t want to move over?”
Jiang Ning smiled and waved goodbye to him.
Watching them leave, Huo Yishen frowned, “These Russians are not easy to deal with. Fortunately, when you went into the prison room, you used ether to make those people feel disoriented, making them think they were hallucinating.”
Jiang Ning also felt it was tricky. After all, they had wiped out over ten thousand members of the United Base—they can’t really be as foolish as they look.
They’d have to be cautious from now on.
The two moved their things back to the house.
As soon as they entered the door, Doudou said with a serious expression, “Brother, Sister-in-law, after you left, someone was secretly watching us.”
Jiang Ning didn’t find it strange. “Who is it?”
Through the guard post, Doudou saw it clearly. “The Russians.”
Huo Yishen frowned. “Looks like they still don’t trust us.”
They sent Ivanov to attract the attention of the two in front, and the other group went around to the back to observe secretly.
Jiang Ning thought it was normal. “As long as they don’t have bad intentions, they can do whatever they want. We just need to pay more attention than usual.”
After ten years of natural disasters and the repeated oppression by the United Base, who wouldn’t be a bit paranoid?
Jiang Ning carefully picked up the dragon head. It was a treasure of China, but unfortunately, due to the natural disasters, it was now nothing more than a piece of scrap metal.
If she tried to trade it, it probably wouldn’t even be worth half a kilogram of potatoes.
Jiang Ning smiled bitterly as she gently stroked the dragon head before putting it into her space for safekeeping.
There should be many other artifacts from China on the ship, but the Russians had snatched them up so quickly that she hadn’t had the time to inspect them all.
If she asked them for it, it would likely give her away.
In the apocalypse, where common people were struggling, even landlords had no surplus food. Those who chose to collect artifacts must have had some significant background.
Jiang Ning wasn’t foolish enough to make such a move. She could only take things slowly.
Huo Yishen thought for a moment and asked, “Do you think those Russians will actually release those imprisoned people?”
Doudou said hopefully, “Brother, the Russians are also victims of the United Base, so they should understand and let those people go, right?”
“That may not be the case,” Jiang Ning had a bad feeling. “If the Russians swapped places with the United Base, do you think they’d go around taking from others to survive?
In the apocalypse, survival came first—humanity had little place in it.
“Russians were forced to resist, and now they are the victors. But Ivanov referred to the imprisoned people as ‘two-legged sheep,’ which shows they have little respect for them.”
There was a time when they were also seen as ‘two-legged sheep’ in the eyes of the United Base. What’s the difference between them and the imprisoned survivors?
Doudou opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, she did not say it.
Human nature was just too complicated.
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After two days of rest, her body recovered.
Jiang Ning’s eyes fell on the ruthless couple. “You two, come here.”
Don’t think they can escape by just sticking their ears and wagging their tail.
She took out a cane from the space and said fiercely, “Now, immediately, don’t make me say it again!”
She dragged the two into the room and gave them a thorough beating.
They wailed and begged for mercy, but the brother and sister sat on the sofa and did nothing.
It was snowing, and there wasn’t much else to do.
Although the United Base was targeting them, the ruthless couple definitely deserved a beating.
Jiang Ning was ruthless and almost broke the legs of the couple. She also starved them and said murderously, “If you do it again, I will twist your heads off!”
Bai Xue lowered her head, not daring to make a sound.
The dog rolled over, exposing its belly, submitting to the punishment.
But no matter how it went, with the collapse of the United Base, Jiang Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This is how survival works; there’s no such thing as absolute safety.
With the United Base gone, now it was about whether the Russians would take over as the big boss.
If they made the same mistakes, Jiang Ning wouldn’t hesitate to deal with them.
Her only request was simple—she just wanted her family to be safe and happy.
After the beating, Bai Xue stopped running off and hiding food, and obediently stayed home to take care of the children.
Every day, Jiang Ning would let the two out for a walk and allow them to run wildly in the space for half an hour.
Then the three of them would also look at the plants in the space, eat fruit, and try to improve their mood.
Fortunately, the Russians surveillance had stopped.
Because the United Base was destroyed, the newly landed survivors are constantly moving inland.
One day, when Jiang Ning went out on patrol, she noticed some new neighbors.
They are all wearing colorful headscarves and white robes and walking at a heartless pace.
They are coming!
A large group of about fifty people, with armed bodyguards at the front, unarmed men in the middle, and the people at the back were dragging heavy luggage.
They were casually walking around, seemingly interested in this land.
Jiang Ning didn’t want to live under the eyes of others. Without saying a word, she took out a submachine gun from the house.
Not only her, but Huo Yishen and Doudou also had submachine guns in their hands.
The three of them stood in front of the house like door gods without saying a word, with fierce and sharp eyes.
The white-robed rich people were a little nervous and looked back from time to time while walking. Is this family crazy?
Eventually, they set up camp about two kilometers away.
With neighbors now, Jiang Ning was even more reluctant to go out. She spent her days either eating or sleeping, and she was so idle that she counted the hairs on her feet at home.
To kill time, she started experimenting with the hydroponic vegetable container Ivanov had given her, wondering if she could grow vegetables in the Arctic.
There was no shortage of fuel, and the temperature in the house was still good, almost above zero degrees.
Jiang Ning placed the hydroponic container next to the stove to ensure constant heat.
Worried that the seeds Ivanov gave her might not work, she took out some cold-resistant cabbage and lettuce seeds she had bought from a southern military base.
She had grown hydroponic vegetables before on the 18th floor, so she soaked the seeds in warm water for half a day, then evenly sprinkled them in the container, covered them with cloth, and set up a warm light nearby.
Doudou helped out, “Sister-in-law, can we really grow vegetables in the Arctic?”
All the ones she planted with soil died.
Jiang Ning smiled. “Yes, we can. Our scientific expedition team members have grown them before.”
Planting is easy, but the environmental temperature changes greatly, and some of the technical parameters needed to be adjusted slowly.
After a long day of work, she liked to sleep in because it was cold. One day, while she was still half asleep, Huo Yishen suddenly came over, rubbed her head, and kissed her forehead. “Anning, happy birthday.”
Jiang Ning was a bit confused. “My birthday?”