91.Found a new way out

The excavator's operation was relatively simple, primarily involving two control levers for movement and control handles for the bucket.

Zhang Yi found the fuel tank and poured a container of diesel into it from his spatial storage.

Then he climbed into the operator's cabin and turned the key.

"Rumble, rumble!"

Fortunately, the extreme cold didn't significantly affect the new machinery. The excavator was still operational.

Zhang Yi controlled the excavator and started pushing the snow in front of him to the sides.

He began a bit slowly, but gradually picked up speed.

Half an hour later, he had dug a deep pit of about three meters, and the tracks of the excavator could move slowly.

Luckily, the excavator had tracks instead of wheels, so Zhang Yi even felt that, in special cases, this machine could be used as a transport vehicle.

Although the speed was a bit slower, the excavator's tracks worked perfectly on the snowy terrain. It was incredibly versatile!

With his somewhat unskilled skills, Zhang Yi worked diligently for almost two hours and finally reached the solid structure beneath.

He felt relieved when he saw the building of the gas station. The next step was to clear the snow from this structure.

Due to his inexperience, Zhang Yi spent another four or five hours before he cleared enough snow to reach the convenience store's windows.

Fortunately, the excavator had done the digging, not him, or he'd be completely exhausted.

Zhang Yi got off the excavator and retracted it into his spatial storage.

Then, he broke the glass on the convenience store window and jumped inside.

When he looked around, he was taken aback.

The snow had burst through the door, filling most of the space inside.

Fortunately, he could see the back door.

Stepping on the snow, Zhang Yi made his way to the back. He needed to find the oil storage room.

Typically, gas station oil storage was underground, which avoided the risk of being buried in snow.

In no time, Zhang Yi found the entrance to the oil storage room.

Despite the gas station's large front, the space in the back was quite small. Finding an entrance wasn't that difficult.

Zhang Yi used a pry bar to open the metal door and turned on a miner's lamp for illumination.

What he saw inside took his breath away. Four huge oil tanks were placed in the oil storage room, each containing around 200 cubic meters of fuel.

At first glance, it was quite spectacular.

Zhang Yi pondered for a moment, then silently stepped outside the room. He first discharged the static electricity from his body, and then re-entered.

The gas station had stopped running, and the place was pitch black. Zhang Yi turned on the miner's lamp and sealed the fuel pipes.

He wrapped the pipe openings in several layers of plastic wrap and cling film to prevent leakage.

Then, he stored all four huge tanks in his spatial storage.

In normal circumstances, with these three gasoline tanks and one diesel tank, he wouldn't need to worry about refueling when driving in the future.

"Hmm? Wait a minute!"

Zhang Yi had an epiphany and suddenly realized something important.

"If I can use the excavator to dig through snow, doesn't that mean I can excavate other areas buried under the snow?"

"In that case, the whole world will become a vast treasure trove in the future!"

"Even a treasure trove that's mine alone!"

With this revelation, Zhang Yi's heart swelled with excitement. Under the heavy snow, there were many hidden treasures waiting to be unearthed.

"Good stuff, all of it is good stuff!"

With newfound determination, Zhang Yi no longer had to worry about the scarcity of any items. The whole world would be at his disposal!

Zhang Yi climbed out of the excavator-created path onto the snow's surface and hopped onto his snowmobile.

It was getting late, and today's search ended here.

He returned to the Wanda Mall's supermarket, bringing back two bags of junk food.

As soon as the motorcycle appeared outside the residential complex, many people were already glued to their windows, watching him.

Zhang Yi drove the motorcycle behind the building as if he were parking it in the garage. He then carried the two bags of food back to his apartment in Unit 25.

Without any instructions, his neighbors had all gathered here.

However, this time, Fang Yuqing didn't show up. She seemed to have realized that Zhang Yi wouldn't give her any more food.

But Lin Caining wasn't giving up; she still intended to try her luck.

Zhang Yi didn't even glance in her direction.

"Everyone worked hard yesterday to fend off those intruders! Today's food is a reward for all of you."

"We'll distribute the food according to the rules we agreed on before."

He allocated the food based on their contributions.

In a nutshell, those who contributed less would get less.

In the end, if someone did less work, they shouldn't expect to eat much.

Due to the incident with the sniper rifle, the people had grown even more fearful of Zhang Yi, and they didn't dare to argue. Moreover, they knew that Zhang Yi had killed the most enemies.

Li Chengbin and Jiang Lei hadn't been on duty last night, so they received only one portion of food each.

They wore slightly disappointed expressions.

Li Chengbin said to Zhang Yi, "Zhang, we're just waiting for them to come. We don't know when that will happen. You killed over ten people, and they might not dare to attack us anymore. How are we going to earn rewards like this?"

Young men tended to be impatient.

Zhang Yi touched his nose and said with a faint smile, "Opportunity favors the prepared mind. I did say that you'd be rewarded with five portions of food for each enemy killed, but I never said you had to wait for them to attack."

Li Chengbin and Jiang Lei's eyes lit up.

"Are you saying we can take the initiative and attack?"

"Does that mean we can kill people from other buildings and exchange them for rewards?"

The two of them were very excited.

They urgently needed food, and they had a desire to prove their abilities within the group.

They wanted to become Zhang Yi's trusted aides and stick with him.

Zhang Yi thought for a moment.

So far, aside from the Heaven Union in Unit 26, no one had attacked Unit 25.

But who could guarantee what might happen in the future, especially now that he had revealed his snowmobile? Surely there were more people in the complex with their eyes on him.

Jiang Lei and Li Chengbin's suggestion intrigued Zhang Yi.

These people were, after all, the cannon fodder he had recruited.

If they wanted to take risks, he'd let them.

After all, this junk food wasn't worth much to Zhang Yi.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face, and he nodded. "Of course! Right now, everyone outside is an enemy. Killing them ensures the safety of our group!"

"Now, we can attack people from any building except our own, and we can exchange them for rewards!"

While that was what he said, given the harsh weather and heavy snow, they'd have to focus on nearby buildings for now.

The first on their list was Unit 26, home to the Heaven Union.

Li Chengbin and Jiang Lei cheered with excitement.

Other people had various expressions on their faces, and it was clear that some of them were also intrigued.

After all, who wouldn't want to get more food?