The world enters the age of myth

After taking care of the daily life of these survivors, Lu Yiming returned to his residential area. Along the way, he saw two men fighting each other over a pack of instant noodles. The reason was that one man accidentally knocked over the other man's instant noodles when passing by.

It might have been unimaginable before to have conflicts over such a trivial matter. But now it happens all the time.

Walking into Community 56, he stretched out. He was exhausted from all kinds of trivial things after a day. Lu Yiming urgently needed to relax and relax his body.

Otherwise, if things continue like this, people may suffer from depression.

"mom!"

"Back? Let's eat!"

His mother was listening to the radio on the community playground, which reported today's rainfall and the number of rescuers: "Welcome to the 7 o'clock news broadcast. The total number of survivors rescued today is 678, including 328 males and 350 females. Number of people…”

This group of people listening to the radio always look happy when they hear that someone has been rescued, as if there is really hope for mankind.

Lu Yiming couldn't help but feel a little funny. Human beings are really a combination of angels and devils.

In fact, today's rescue numbers are much lower than last week or the week before last. In the past few weeks, when the floods first broke out, thousands of people could be saved every day.

But in recent days, as the floods continue to expand, fewer and fewer people have been rescued, which means that the number of survivors outside is shrinking sharply.

Of course, no matter how many these survivors are, as long as some of them can be rescued, it will satisfy the sympathy of ordinary people.

Lu Yiming's mother is just one of the ordinary people. She is not a person of high moral character, she is just an ordinary citizen.

Her way of thinking is also quite simple: now that she has gained a chance to survive, she naturally hopes that more people can be rescued. This is a very simple idea of ​​mutual aid.

"came back!"

"came back?"

These distant relatives all lived in the same community. After seeing Lu Yiming, they all said hello in a friendly way.

They all boarded the ship through tickets, and their living conditions were better than those of ordinary residents. Naturally, they could not be more grateful for Lu Yiming's attitude.

"Second uncle, third uncle... hello!" Lu Yiming smiled and nodded, which was regarded as a return gift.

These relatives have been in the shelter for such a long time. Naturally, they are not as ignorant as they were at the beginning. From shock and joy at the beginning, to loss and even despair later. I have experienced all kinds of emotions.

But regardless of whether you accept it in your heart or not, the fact has become like this...

Many people began to become taciturn or even absent-minded. They called for a long time without responding, and completely lost their motivation to work. This general mental state lasted until the shelter announced that more survivors had been rescued, and everyone cheered up.

But it’s normal if you think about it carefully. Humans are social animals, and everyone has their own social circle. In fact, these social circles can be said to be an important part of "one's own existence". The social circle of otakus is games, animation, and novels; the social circle of some elderly people is square dancing and mahjong; the social circle of normal white-collar workers is colleagues, friends, etc.

When these circles suddenly disappear and can no longer be found, no matter who you are, you will feel a deep sense of loneliness and uneasiness.

Fortunately, with the passage of time, this difficult time has been slowly overcome. Survival is the most important thing. Everyone finally accepts the reality and tries to rebuild the entire civilization.

The existence of these distant relatives also increases the sense of security in parents' hearts. In their view, blood relationships are the most stable, and it is actually not bad to have these relatives helping each other.

Back home, Lu Yiming picked up the rice bowl on the table, took a few bites, and asked, "Where is dad, where did he go?"

"Your dad and your brother-in-law went to repair the water pipes... The water pipes on the 12th floor suddenly leaked and they are being repaired." Mom said while listening to the tape recorder: "They want to join the temporary maintenance team and be a worker. If you save it, you won’t have anything to eat in the future.”

"Anyway, I used to do this kind of physical work. Now I'm in good health and I want to continue to work."

"Oh, that's good. If he wants to go, he can go." Lu Yiming said.

According to his current status and the people in the maintenance team know each other, it is unlikely that his father will be assigned particularly heavy physical work.

Mom added: "Your sister-in-law and I are looking for something to do. We have nothing to do when we are idle here... we can be cleaners or hemming workers, just to help out a little."

Hemming workers refer to using sewing machines to process fabrics into clothing, a rudimentary handicraft industry.

"As for Ye Qingqing... just continue to go to school. The community school has been established, and there are temporary teachers. The children can continue to go to school, and they may even be able to enter college in the future."

Lu Yiming sighed, the term university... was really too far away.

In fact, there is no real university inside the sanctuary.

Regarding his parents' own choice, Lu Yiming had no objection: "If you really have nothing to do, then go help, find some new friends, and start a new life."

It is indeed good to have a job. Even if the current job is basically voluntary labor, at most there will be no more economic benefits from eating one more box lunch, because the past money system has long been scrapped, and the new economic system has not yet been established. .

But whether you have a job or not, your mental state will be completely different.

With nothing to do at home and no news, it is inevitable that you will have random thoughts and fall into a state of pessimism. On the contrary, after joining the work, I can expand my circle of friends, make new friends, and my psychological state will be better.

So Lu Yiming did not stop his parents' decision. He raised his head and said: "But you are not young anymore. You should talk to the team leader and try to work the day shift. The night shift is too hard. There is no need. .”

"To restart civilization, we still need young people to do it."

Yes, rebuilding civilization has become the current top priority!

Including the education system, basic social welfare, economic system, monetary system, medical system, etc., these old social orders must be rebuilt. Only by doing this can we provide everyone with a real sense of security and return to normal life.

However, post-disaster reconstruction is not that easy.

The first point is the safety of the shelter.

It is the first time to use such a large shelter, and there are no major problems. There will always be some small flaws, such as broken water pipes, leaks, or where the air conditioner or dehumidifier is broken. These big and small problems almost happen every hour. It will happen and cause trouble in life.

In addition, the current heavy rains are getting heavier and heavier, and people have to patrol 24 hours a day. If a material warehouse accidentally gets flooded, something big will happen, so the manpower of the patrol team is constantly expanding.

Secondly, there is the public security environment. The current public security environment is too bad. People do not trust each other. There are too many petty thefts and fights. There are only a few people like Lu Yiming who have many relatives, and most of them have no personal network.

There are many angels and many devils in the sanctuary, and they can switch between each other in just a thought. A person is very compassionate, but that doesn't stop him from stealing.

It even includes endless supernatural events... Don't think that if an S-class disaster breaks out, other disasters won't happen. This aspect is especially worth guarding against.