Chapter 23 Power Outage and Water Shutdown
Three days after the arrival of the doomsday, the games really began.
Steven knew what would happen on this day, so he stayed up all night, waiting to see the show unfolding.
The situation was actually quite simple.
The power in the entire Sunshine Community suddenly went out!
Shortly after, the power outage's cascading effect prevented the water company from supplying water normally.
With the water supply system having issues, every household was left without water.
All of this was within Steven's expectations.
After all, at the beginning of the doomsday, no one could predict how long this extreme cold disaster would last.
The authorities were still trying their best to solve this snow disaster.
However, as time passed, only on the third day did they realize that this was not a problem that could be solved by human effort alone.
With the freezing cold weather, major hydropower plants successively shut down, and even thermal power plants could not continue to generate electricity due to the inability of workers to work.
When the stored electricity in cities across the country was exhausted, power outages became inevitable.
At this point, perhaps only a few nuclear power plants were still operational.
But the generated electricity was naturally all supplied to the authorities.
With no water and no power, the lives of ordinary people suddenly plunged into darkness!
And Steven had already turned on two silent generators in advance to power up the rooms.
After doing all this, Steven opened his phone and saw numerous messages in many chat groups.
[Got power at your place?]
[Absolutely no power! And the tap water is also cut off. What's going on?]
[Our home also has no water or electricity! With such cold weather, the air conditioning is completely unusable. I can't even use a heater. How are we supposed to live like this!]
[Why isn't the government coming out to take care of things at this time? If this continues, people are likely to freeze to death.]
Steven silently shook his head.
At this point, the authorities no longer had the energy to consider everyone.
To survive, one could only rely on oneself.
He also knew that the doomsday truly began from today.
And after losing the electricity and food of modern society, humans could face widespread death.
Thinking of all this, Steven worriedly glanced at his home.
When he saw his warm and secure house, along with the endless supplies in The extradimensional space, a sense of reassurance welled up in his heart.
In the homeowners group in the neighborhood, tension filled the air.
If it weren't for the advanced technology, mobile phone batteries would not have stopped working due to low temperatures, and people wouldn't even be able to use their phones.
But without electricity, the phones would eventually become useless.
[When will this snow stop? We can't use the air conditioning anymore, and it's over minus eighty Fahrenheit inside the house.]
[If this continues, people will really freeze to death!]
[The water is also cut off. Are we supposed to drink snow water?]
[We don't have much food at home, and with heavy snow blocking the doors, we can't even go to the supermarket. What should I do?]
Someone brought up Clara.
[Mrs. Lewis, you said everything would be fine before, didn't you?]
[Yeah, I trusted your words and didn't go out to buy supplies. How are you going to solve this problem now?]
[When is the government coming to rescue us? Say something!]
Facing the neighbors' questions, Clara felt anxious and panicked.
At this moment, her inner fear surpassed that of the neighbors.
The homeowners were still unclear about how the government would save them.
However, through the neighborhood committee, Clara had already received some information in advance.
[Now, the whole world is experiencing heavy snowfall, which is said to be a once-in-a-lifetime blizzard. Perhaps we are facing another mass extinction, which is the Apocalypse!]
[Although the authorities are trying their best, with billions of people in our country, they cannot cope.]
[Several key cities in the country have already fallen!]
[In order to survive, we can only rely on ourselves. We must stock up on supplies, especially food, and sources of heat.]
[I have already started going door to door to collect supplies in the name of the neighborhood committee.]
[Isn't this harming others?]
[Harming others? If I don't do this, my family will freeze and starve to death in just three days! I can't afford to consider that much anymore!]
[No one knows how many people will die in this snow disaster. I can only take care of myself and my family first.]
[Yes, while we still have some pull, let's quickly gather more supplies. At this moment, survival is the most crucial!]
Clara stared at the messages in the neighborhood committee group, trembling violently.
Although the indoor temperature had dropped to over eighty degrees below zero Fahrenheit, cold sweat still trickled down her forehead.
She lay in bed, covered with three thick layers of blankets, almost suffocating, but she dared not uncover because the room felt like an icehouse at the moment.
In her warm bed, her grandson Jack asked, "Grandma, why is it so cold outside? When will Mom and Dad come back?"
Clara looked at her grandson, feeling heavy-hearted.
She had just talked to her son and daughter-in-law today.
They were both working out of town and now they were trapped in a rental house, in a situation not much better than theirs.
"I must protect the two of us, we must survive!"
Clara bit her lip tightly, a fierce look flashing in her eyes.
"Jack, it's okay, your parents will be back soon."
After comforting Jack, Clara picked up her phone and began speaking in the homeowners group.
"Everyone, the disaster is only temporary. The weather outside is too cold, it's not surprising that there's no water and electricity."
"Don't worry, repair work is already underway."
"The authorities have issued a notice that in such extraordinary times, the neighborhood committee will manage the homeowners in the community."
"I hope everyone will cooperate with our work. If anyone anyone stirs up trouble by not cooperating, we will we'll be calling in the police for arrest and questioning!"
Clara spoke with serious gravity.
This statement stirred strong dissatisfaction among the homeowners.
They had not expected that at such a time, instead of explaining their lack of effort, the neighborhood committee would resort to threatening the homeowners.
However, everyone was also somewhat afraid, and no one dared to speak out against it.
Steven held his phone, leisurely looking at Clara's messages on his phone.
He raised an eyebrow and let out a mocking laugh.
Of course, he knew Clara was lying. In a previous life, she used this despicable method to cheat many supplies from others.
But he had no intention of exposing Clara's tricks.
After all, whether the other neighbors lived or died had nothing to do with him.
Steven turned on the TV and continued playing his game.
No water, no power?
It didn't matter. He had stored a massive amount of backup batteries in his warehouse, along with generators, fuel, and solid alcohol.
As for water, he had stored 500 metric tons of tap water alone, not to mention tens of thousands of metric tons of mineral water and beverages in the warehouse.
And when necessary, he could also collect water by melting snow.
In any case, he was never short of fresh water or energy.
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