Farming for Survival in the Apocalypse

Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...

Chapter 474 Finding the Reason

Chapter 474 Finding the Reason

Li Gangtie was stunned and asked, "What's the problem?"

"It's a problem with people and the environment!" Bi Qiaoan said, "You know, the same prescription doesn't work well. If it's not the herbs that have a problem, then it must be the patient."

Bi Qiaoan said it as a matter of course, without considering the theoretical basis at all. But it was this nonsense that actually gave Li Gangtie an epiphany.

He thought about it and felt that it was indeed the case. Of course, he thought about more.

What Bi Qiaoan said was a tacit acknowledgement that the medicinal effects of the plants were the same as before.

But from a rigorous point of view, it is also possible that the plant itself has mutated, which is why the same prescription is not effective enough.

Of course, if plant factors can be ruled out, then it is just as Joan said, a problem with the environment and the person himself.

It's not that he didn't conduct comprehensive physical examinations on the guards who fainted from heatstroke, but there was no problem with their organ functions and they were no different from normal people.

However, people faint during training every day, and the number is increasing.

So, it’s hard to say whether there’s something wrong with the person.

As for the environment, everyone knows it is abnormal without anyone mentioning it.

But no one knows what caused this abnormality and what consequences it will lead to.

For now, apart from the early sunrise and late sunset, I haven't noticed any problems.

As for the temperature, it is around 33 degrees in the morning and around 37 degrees at noon. Although it has increased a lot year-on-year and month-on-month, it is not unacceptable.

Those guards have been training all year round and have experienced countless extreme cold and heat. How could they be defeated in such ordinary temperatures?

Really, I can’t figure it out!

Seeing his sad face, Bi Qiaoan comforted him: "Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Although many people have suffered from heat stroke, they all survived.

People are adaptable, and maybe they will adapt to the current environment after being dizzy for a while."

Li Gangtie nodded: "What you said makes sense."

Bi Qiaoan hummed: "You don't want to change the morning training time to the evening, isn't it just to let everyone adapt to this change of environment. As long as no one dies, a few people fainting is really not a big problem."

Bi Qiaoan didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but Li Gangtie's eyes lit up after hearing it.

He asked, "Do you think it's possible that they were using air conditioning during non-training hours and were exposed to alternating hot and cold environments every day, and they couldn't tolerate the high temperatures, so they fainted?"

Bi Qiaoan had never considered this situation, but she nodded: "It's possible, but this is just our guess."

Li Gangtie waved his hand, "It's okay, I'll start investigating when Shen Yanming comes back. If they usually use air conditioning in the dormitory, it's possible that they fainted because they couldn't adapt to the environment."

Bi Qiaoan nodded and did not discuss the issue any further.

But Li Gangtie was somewhat excited. He paced back and forth, wishing he could run to the training ground and the medical team right away to verify the problem.

At this time, Shen Yanming, who was entertaining the guards at home, didn't know that his wife had helped Li Gangtie find a big bug just by saying a few nonsense words.

When he walked downstairs to the dormitory building, he saw two fair-skinned little soldiers standing upright at the entrance of the building, holding two cardboard boxes.

He stepped forward and asked, "Hello, are you Comrade Meng Tianming and Hu Dachong? I am Shen Yanming."

Meng Tianming smiled and nodded, “I am Meng Tianming, hello Comrade Shen, you see we are holding things in our hands, so we can’t greet you, please forgive me.”

The greeting Meng Tianming mentioned was the courtesy between their guards. Shen Yanming was new and not used to it, so when he greeted people, he just nodded and shook hands at most.

Chen Yanming smiled and said, "No, I have to thank you two for making this special trip."

He saw beads of sweat on their foreheads and asked hurriedly, "Well, shall we go upstairs first?"

Meng Tianming and Hu Da Chong looked at each other, nodded and said, "Okay, we have been standing here for a while, and our arms feel sore."

Shen Yanming led the way and asked casually, "Why don't you put the box on the ground? It's so tiring to carry it all the time."

Hu Da Chong explained: "We usually lift heavy objects to practice arm strength. These two boxes are not very heavy, but fortunately the round trip is not short, so we just hold them as training."

In fact, there is another reason, which is that they are afraid that the other party will find fault and say that the box is dirty.

Although the probability of this happening is very small, they have all heard that the other party has a powerful background, so it is better not to provoke him.

Well, rumors really do harm people!

Shen Yanming didn't know this, he just thought that what the other party said was the truth. He opened the door and invited the two to come in and sit down.

The two put the box at the door and prepared to leave.

But Shen Yanming stopped him and said, "Thank you for the trip, come in and sit for a while, we can talk.

I don't know anyone here, and I want to hear you two tell me about this guard team."

After hearing what the host said, the two of them didn't want to just leave. They smiled and nodded, then sat on the sofa.

Shen Yanming took out half a watermelon from the refrigerator, cut a plate in the kitchen and brought it out, "Come, try them all, my friend grew them at home, they are quite sweet."

When the two saw the watermelon, their eyes lit up. Without any hesitation, they said thank you and started eating a piece. While eating, they gossiped about the guard team.

Shen Yanming also ate with them, then nodded as he listened to the gossip, occasionally agreeing with a few words.

The two guards were very knowledgeable. They only ate a bite and then waved their hands, saying they were full.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Meng Tianming and Hu Da Chong stood up and said goodbye.

Shen Yanming did not try to persuade them to stay. He walked them to the door and watched them go downstairs before closing the door.

He put the two boxes of milk powder into the space, took the remaining watermelon, and returned to the office building.

When he knocked on the door of the lounge, he heard Li Gangtie excitedly say, "You're finally back. Your wife is fine. I'm returning her to you intact. Well, I'm leaving now. I'll come talk to you later."

Li Gangtie said this, grabbed two medicine bags and prepared to leave.

Shen Yanming didn't know what was going on. He looked at Bi Qiaoan in confusion, but when he saw her smiling sweetly, he didn't think much about it.

He handed one of the lunch boxes to Li Gangtie and said, "Xigua, take it home and eat it. Just return the lunch box to me someday."

Li Gangtie didn't ask where it came from. He took it, said thank you, and left.

Afterwards, Bi Qiaoan repeated the conversation between her and Li Gangtie, and then said, "I don't know if what I said was right or not. Anyway, we were chatting and that's how it happened."

Shen Yanming nodded, "It's okay, it makes sense for you to think so, let him go back and check it out, and then he will know everything."