Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 529: The Dock

Chapter 529: Chapter 529: The Dock

For three consecutive days, there had been no activity, and the tensions among Shen Wenchen’s people had reached an unbearable point.

The city’s food supplies were quickly being depleted. In ten days at most, they would be entirely consumed.

Adai never returned after he was sent with a message. There was no way of knowing what had happened to Eleven and Twelve.

The team that had been sent south to buy food had sent a message five days ago saying they would be back in the city in two days.

Strangely, the monsters showed no signs of attacking, as if their prior sighting at the city gate had been an illusion.

The calm on the surface only made the unknown underwater that much more terrifying.

They feared the creatures were waiting for them to run out of food, so they could easily kill them.

Shen Wenchen’s face bore a look of utter exhaustion.

He was just too tired.

"Wenchen, you should rest for a little while longer."

Nanzhi looked concerned, her heart ached as she looked at Shen Wenchen’s worn-out appearance.

The construction of the biogas pond was not going smoothly.

First, there was the issue with cement.

After Lu Fengyun had shared the method of making earth cement, Shen Wenchen had his people look for it in Kyoto.

Unfortunately, at that time, the recipe for cement was only permitted for experiments carried out within the palace, so even after seeking out General Song, he was unable to obtain any products.

However, General Song did quietly share with Shen Wenchen the general formula and proportions for making cement.

Fortunately, Shen Wenchen had stockpiled some raw materials. Otherwise, they would truly be in a dire situation right now, with no choice but to sit idle and wait for death.

With the raw materials and the production method at hand, the only thing missing was someone who knew how to make cement.

There weren’t many raw materials in the warehouse, and they couldn’t afford any mistakes.

In a moment of determination, Shen Wenchen rolled up his sleeves and got to work himself.

The process of making cement was incredibly complicated and arduous, causing everyone to suffer a great deal.

Perhaps it was due to Shen Wenchen’s "protagonist aura," but after three days of experimentation, they finally produced a batch of passable homemade cement. Although it wasn’t as strong as modern cement, for their current situation, it was a success simply because they could use it.

Especially after understanding Shen Wenchen’s predicaments, Nanzhi intentionally brought Shen Zhiyu over.

Xiaohe had said that he had left some luck in Zhiyu. Since their own son’s good luck could be used to catch shrimp and fish, then they should make the most of his luck buff.

Aware of the special ability associated with the bracelet on her wrist, Su Tao simply chose to take on the identity that came with it, spending all her days with Ming Qin.

She discovered that the bracelet on her wrist seemed to be emitting life energy all the time.

Any plant she touched would grow extraordinarily well.

Remembering the words he once said to her, she still couldn’t bear to let go.

[Host, it’s a critical time now. Why are you still pretending?]

Ever since Su Tao became entirely unrestrained and stopped completing tasks, the system was on the verge of collapsing.

Originally, it needed to extract luck from others through Su Tao to improve itself, but now Su Tao seemed to have gone mad, and it had no way of getting rid of her.

The two seemed to have become enemies overnight.

Su Tao paid no heed to the system, which was near collapse.

Let it make a fuss. She wouldn’t give it the satisfaction of a response.

On the outskirts of Yan City, there was already a city moat a yard wide. But it had been blocked, and the inside was filled with weeds and silt.

Once it was cleaned up, Shen Wenchen ordered for the valve to be opened. As the water flowed in, the city moat began to be used once more.

Adding to everyone’s trepidations, the isolation belt was completed on the fifth day.

Shen Wenchen didn’t dare to take risks as the monsters remained inactive, so he decided to reduce the width of the isolation belt to some extent.

After the successful production of cement, everyone started to work overtime to build the biogas pit.

Since learning that biogas could save their lives, the people in the city had stopped cleaning their toilets and just piled everything together, waiting for the biogas pit to be completed so it could be put to use.

Faced with a powerful enemy, everyone rallied together.

The soldiers monitored the city walls day and night, alert at the slightest sign of activity.

As the sun was about to set, Nanzhi’s heart began to race.

She had a bad premonition.

The letter said they would be back today, but now the sun was setting. If the two sides happened to meet...

She didn’t dare imagine the consequences.

"Sister Nanzhi, don’t worry, everything will be alright."

Shen Miaomiao was equally restless.

She had not heard anything from Twelve, her heart was all over the place, and she couldn’t calm down.

"Miaomiao, I have a bad feeling about this."

Nanzhi took Shen Miaomiao’s hand, hoping it would do some good.

The child in her belly seemed to sense her anxiety and suddenly started to move.

With panic in her heart and discomfort in her abdomen simultaneously assaulting her, Nanzhi’s heart was in a twist.

"They took the waterway, there should be no problem."

Shen Miaomiao consoled her.

Twenty miles from Yan City, on a river, a cargo ship was sailing upstream.

"Big brother, it’s getting dark!"

Thinking about the news from the city, one of the younger brothers started to panic.

If they didn’t make it back to the city before dark and encountered the so-called monsters, what would they do?

"Hurry, pick up the pace, we’re running out of time."

At the command, no one else spoke. They all began to row with all their strength.

This time, they had brought back more than five thousand catties of grain.

More than they had expected.

They understood the importance of this grain. If something were to go wrong, half the people in Yan City would starve to death.

Shen Wenchen and a team of men were already waiting to support them at the dock outside the city.

As the sun gradually set and the last bit of orange light dipped into the darkness, the flame from the torches in the night seemed extremely prominent.

Looking at the black forest not far away, everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

A gust of wind suddenly swept over, rustling the leaves on the withered trees. Leaves fell like a few dark shadows were quickly darting through them.

"Light the fire."

As Shen Wenchen detected a hint of blood smell, he immediately gave the order.

The next moment, countless torches were lifted high, lighting up the pier as clear as day.

The shadows appeared to hesitate for a moment, then disappeared again.

Shen Wenchen’s expression was not good. He whispered something to the men behind him, then returned his attention sternly to the front.

He was worried.

He worried that if they couldn’t get through the pier, the creatures would try to break through elsewhere.

Most of the city’s able-bodied men were at the pier to facilitate the transport of goods.

There were many people stationed at the four other city gates as well.

Seeing a bonfire ignited at one point, a series of bonfires that had been prepared on the city walls were lit.

The fire rushed to the sky, dispelling some of the fear brought by the night.

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