Bab 33: The Sanctuary's Crisis
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At the same time, in the sanctuary.
It didn't seem to have changed much from when the disaster first occurred. People still lived in the place where they had first come.
Everyone only had a very small area to live in, and even when they slept at night, they were surrounded by people.
Millions of people were living in such a state, and since the apocalypse, almost no one had taken a bath, so the whole public space was stinky.
No matter if it was a man or a woman, even the most delicate person before the apocalypse, their bodies had become quite dirty at this time.
Most people did not have any work either because there were not many jobs available in the sanctuary.
Therefore, the people here just sat in their seats every day to prevent their seats from being taken by others.
The only thing they could do was chat and stare blankly.
Everyone hungrily hoped that something interesting would happen. No matter good or bad, at least it would make some waves in their stagnant lives.
At this time, some people suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a few people gathered in the distance talking about something. These people seemed to be a little agitated. Did something bad happen?
The people around them were attracted by the noise. When they got closer, they could hear what these people were talking about.
"Have you heard? There is a problem with the supplies in our sanctuary! It might not be able to hold on for much longer!"
"What? The material reserves are not enough? This can't be. We're the biggest government sanctuary in New York City, so how can we finish the entire storage?"
"Hehe, our sanctuary is indeed big enough, but you have to see how many people came. Do you think the warehouse can handle a million people eating and drinking every day?"
"According to reliable sources, due to the lack of supplies in our sanctuary, some people might be driven out of the sanctuary in the future!"
Upon hearing this, some of the passersby who had just gathered around could not help but speak up.
"How could that be? Mayor Zhu would never kick us out! Otherwise, why would he let us in?"
"Hehe, Mayor Zhu was indeed a good person back then, but can you guarantee that he hasn't changed at all? Please, it was already the end of the world! The order of the past is long gone!"
The atmosphere grew silent and heavy.
Slowly, the news began to spread like wildfire throughout the entire government sanctuary.
In less than half a day, almost 90% of the people had learned of this news.
Due to the lack of supplies, some people might be driven out of the sanctuary!
The people in the sanctuary were already living precarious lives. No one knew what would happen in the future and when they would go hungry because they had one less meal.
However, people's bottom line was to stay in the sanctuary and not face the cruel environment and poisonous air outside.
However, this bottom line was about to be crossed!
So, the people of the sanctuary finally united under the crisis of survival and began to ask the higher-ups of the sanctuary to explain the matter clearly.
There were even people who began to attack the exclusive living quarters of the upper echelons in an organized manner, demanding an explanation.
After a day of brewing, the entire sanctuary's upper echelons were already under pressure from this crisis.
"Director Zhu, we can't go on like this. Even though the people outside are a motley crew, there are too many of them."
"If this goes on, something will happen. Once these emotions break through the critical point, we will no longer be able to control them!"
Zhu Jun was also in a terrible mood at this time. He was very puzzled in his heart. Who was the one spreading these rumors?
When did he say he was going to kick some people out of the sanctuary?
But now was not the time to think about these questions. The key was that people believed these words!
Once the rumors spread, it was useless to refute them!
Moreover, the lack of material reserves was a well-known fact, so it was completely useless to refute the rumors under this premise.
"Directory Zhu, we can't wait any longer!"
"That's right, Director. Just tell us what we should do, and we will do it!"
In the face of his subordinate's urging, Zhu Jun also appeared to be a little impatient.
"All of you shut up. If it wasn't for all of you being so useless and only knowing how to eat and drink all day, would you all end up in this state?"
"Do you think I don't know what you've been doing in private every day? The shortage of supplies should have happened at least two months after the apocalypse. So why is there a problem now? Hmm?"
Zhu Jun's sudden outburst made all the higher-ups present look at each other. They all lowered their heads in guilt.
Of course, they knew the reason for the lack of supplies. They had all been embezzled.
After a while, Zhu Jun finally said.
"Send someone to tell the motley crew that the sanctuary will not give up on anyone, but now we are forced to make this choice."
"And we've found a better place for them. There's enough food and living space. Let's just say that."
"Also, send someone to find Zhao Feng and tell him that we agree to exchange our population for supplies."
After Zhu Jun finished speaking, no one raised any objections.
If it was a few days ago, there might be people who would advise Zhu Jun to consider it carefully.
But now that the situation was getting out of control, the most important thing was to relieve the pressure on the resources and population.
As long as everyone had their fill, naturally, no one would come out to find trouble with the management.
Not long after, Zhao Feng saw Manager Cui come into his office with a happy face.
"Director Zhao, good news! It's just as you expected!"
"The government is willing to accept our request and use people to exchange for our nutrition paste!"
"The ratio given by the government is one person for 200 nutrition pastes. Take a look..."
Before he could finish, Zhao Feng gave him a new number.
"One person for a hundred nutrition paste. Reply them. If they don't agree, then forget it."
Upon hearing this, Manager Cui laughed.
"Haha, as expected of you, Director Zhao. This time, the government is going to suffer a huge loss!"
"Look at what you're saying. I'm helping them to relieve the double pressure of population and material resources. Isn't it reasonable for them to pay a little price?"
"Haha, no problem. I'll go inform the authorities now!
"By the way, our current stock should be close to a million nutrition pastes. This time, we should take out half of it to trade, to avoid losing too many people at once and provoking the government."
"Understood!"
-- Hadiah diterima