Chapter 178: Zhang Ling Ling, Your Vow from Years Ago Has Been Fulfilled

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Wu You’ai hurriedly ate breakfast and left.

Luckily, before the family finished packing and were about to leave the villa yesterday morning, Jing Shu thought since she would be back once a day anyway, she released poisonous bees at the entrance. She didn’t expect that they would actually be used; that night, someone plotted to do something nefarious to the villa.

The poisonous bees compensated for the lack of lethality in the trapping traps. While some people were being trapped and others were smashing the doors, those who were stung by the bees died from the venom.

It seems that from now on, no matter what time, she cannot be careless. Jing Shu’s biggest weakness now is the lack of threats from ambushes. As the family business grows bigger, it might attract snipers with guns. Although the probability is low, she needs to consider making corresponding preparations.

This happened because yesterday Zhou Dafu had been eyeing the The Fat Chicken, intending to snatch it by force. When she took Zhou Dafu’s handgun, she anticipated that Zhou Dafu would retaliate. But without the gun, how could Zhou Dafu retaliate? Jing Shu originally thought Zhou Dafu would find people to take revenge.

But unexpectedly, because she helped Qin Feifei extract snake venom and gave ideas, just intending to pick up things left by the dead, she ended up trapping Zhou Dafu, leading to his capture, and also provided Zhou Da Sheng, who had escaped before, an opportunity.

So, upon closer thought, why did Zhou Dafu go to catch snakes? Jing Shu’s intuition was that he was coming after her.

Ultimately, why are these people so arrogant?

Because she’s like a fat sheep, like a fat sheep, like an innocent fat sheep!

Now that the supplies are sufficient, Jing Shu decided to arm her family into fierce wolves, so that people would know not to mess with them at first glance.

Perhaps cultivating two spiritual spring snakes would also be a good deterrent. The baby snakes under them—their venom, meat, snake wine, and snake skin—could all generate high value.

Imagine going out in the future with several snakes coiled around your waist, their tongues flicking at you continuously—would you be scared?

The foldable lightweight steel of Zhou Da Heng’s luxury container was still with Li Yutian. After the flood recedes, Jing Shu would transport it.

This morning, Li Yutian also had two snakes delivered, placed in cages covered with black cloth. Since they had to pass through clear paths, Jing Shu could only wait until returning to the villa to put them into her Rubik's Cube space for training. At that time, she would use the spiritual spring to mature a batch to make snake wine.

After researching, Jing Shu found that snake breeding requires certain humidity and temperature conditions. Last year was too dry, but this year, with suitable rainfall and temperatures, and with the spiritual spring, she believed new baby snakes would soon breed.

Thinking of this, Jing Shu looked at the two five-step snakes flicking their tongues and realized she liked these two little cuties more and more.

The The Fat Chicken drooled as it circled around the two snakes. To it, they were nothing more than big insects. Even though the snakes were nearly two meters long, they weren’t as thick as a wrist, so the The Fat Chicken felt no pressure.

The family saw that Jing Shu had auctioned off the snakes from the neighboring Cave 4 and especially heard that she intended to breed snakes to make snake wine, and they felt rather resistant at first.

“You must keep the snakes securely locked. If they bite someone, it could be bad.”

“This is too dangerous. Can’t we just kill them quickly?”

Jing Shu gulped down two bowls of milk made with milk powder, ate seven or eight slices of sandwiches, and slurred, “Don’t worry. I’ll keep them on the second floor and will never let them out. Besides, once the snakes are well-raised, they can guard the house and deter people.”

Jing Shu’s mother forced a smile. This time, she didn’t oppose her daughter’s idea.

Jing Shu’s father, who was smoking, began to cough violently. He hesitated to speak, and finally just went out. Jing Shu’s father was an honest man; he couldn’t agree with his daughter’s idea by lying with his eyes open, so he decided to turn a blind eye.

As of today, the majority of Wu City’s forces had all withdrawn to the safe zone. Hongshan Ecological Park was packed with over a hundred thousand people, making even basic needs like eating, drinking, and using the bathroom problematic. Luckily, as a shelter, its infrastructure was pretty good. There were public toilets outside the caves, and as long as there was no shortage of water, they could stay clean.

But what was worrying was that the heavy rains continued, and the city center of Wu City was also flooded, with no signs of receding. Millions were displaced, unable to return home, and could only take refuge in the caves.

In less than a day, everyone’s phones ran out of battery, which further increased management difficulties. Hongshan Ecological Park temporarily set up free charging stations.

The government even held an emergency meeting.

“All shelters have been packed with people, and we can hold on for a few days. But if the heavy rains continue and the city center remains flooded, what will we do? We can’t stay in the shelters forever.”

“The city center is submerged, and there are countless usable things inside. Without sunlight, we can’t produce these devices for at least the next five years. What do we do?”

“Dragging it out like this is no solution.”

So while the crowd gathered idly in the caves, the Wu City government issued emergency directives and policies.

“We have also measured the rainfall for the coming days. The maximum will only be up to that level. The chance of areas not being flooded later is low. The old district of Xishan, the development zone, and the northern outer ring don’t seem to be at risk of flooding. Tomorrow, let’s arrange the current three million people there.”

“If the floods don’t recede, let’s designate the development zone as the new Wu City.”

“There won’t be enough houses, but one house can accommodate more than ten people, including basements, underground garages, and warehouses where people can sleep. Specific arrangements will be made based on individual assets, with those who own houses in the city being given priority. Also, those who still owe mortgage payments will have their interests collected; otherwise, they’ll be assigned to live in shelters.”

“Lastly, there are a lot of items in the city center that need to be moved out. After a few days when the floodwaters recede a bit, we’ll distribute some virtual currency and assign new salvage workers.”

“Mobilize the power of the crowd. First, move out and continue using the items from their own homes. Second, collect all usable items into the reserve warehouse to minimize losses.”

“We must prepare for the possibility that the floodwaters won’t recede for a long time, arrange the crowd accordingly, salvage whatever losses can be salvaged, and distribute some grain to increase the crowd’s morale. This disaster might not be that simple!”

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By noon, the community’s shelter representatives had already completed the statistics, and almost everyone knew about the relocation to new homes, discussing the matter extensively.

Some were sad, some were happy, and some couldn’t believe they’d be assigned seven or eight people into their own homes.

Meanwhile, Jing Shu’s high school classmates’ group chat also went wild.

“@everyone, I heard that our area will be allocated to live in the development zone. Where is everyone being assigned to? Maybe we can all be allocated to the same place and be together again!”

Mu Xiaoxuan: “I don’t know if we’re being allocated together, but I do know that back then Zhang Ling Ling vowed that if she cheated and deceived everyone, her family would be flooded by the floodwaters. Now not only has her family been submerged, but the entire Wu City is about to be flooded. Zhang Ling Ling, your vow from years ago has come true.”

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Author’s Note:

Apologies for the irregular update schedule during the New Year. It will resume in a few days～ Thanks for the tips and recommendation votes! Mwah~ Congratulations to *Weiwoka* for being promoted to *Steward*~