Finally, all the bodies were moved to the square. Chen Bin whispered to Lu Yuan, "After a quick count, more than 500 people died in this lava attack, and more than 500 are missing and have not yet been found. They are probably buried in the rubble! There are more injured, probably more than 1,000!"

As Lu Yuan listened to the series of numbers, he felt a wave of unease. Although in this apocalypse, everyone only needed to protect themselves, these people were all with him, and losing two thousand people at once was something Lu Yuan found hard to accept.

"We'll gather some people to help Deng Yuanyuan with her treatment soon!"

Chen Bin nodded and went to make arrangements, while Lu Yuan stood on the high platform in the square, looking at the crowd and saying some words of comfort. In the end, Lu Yuan didn't know what else he could say.

Finally, everyone observed a moment of silence. Lu Yuan threw the torch onto the mountain of corpses, and instantly the gasoline on the bodies ignited, igniting a raging fire that illuminated the previously dim sky.

A chorus of cries erupted at the scene. Xiao Shan, who was standing next to Lu Yuan, couldn't help but cover her mouth, unable to bear looking at the corpses on the ground.

A raging fire broke out in the square, flames shooting into the sky, and a large amount of white ash immediately drifted in, mingling with the volcanic ash.

Everyone was deeply saddened. No one said anything more. Everyone volunteered to bury the bodies. They collected the ashes and stood on the edge of the cliff, letting the wind carry them away into the ravine.

Although the volcano no longer spews large amounts of lava into the sky, black volcanic ash continues to gush out from the crater. The black volcanic ash fills the sky, plunging the entire sky into darkness. Soon, the volcanic ash falls down, covering the ground and streams with black volcanic ash.

The composite ceiling panels that were previously built on the base have long been destroyed by lava.

Due to the terrain within the base, water continuously flowed into the rift valley. When Lu Yuan saw this water flowing into the rift valley, a bad thought immediately arose in his mind.

"Chen Bin, quickly get Professor Zhu over here and build a reservoir immediately, otherwise we'll have no water to drink once all this water flows into the rift valley!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Bin was shocked. He knew how serious it was to be without water, so he hurriedly went to the base to find Professor Zhu. Soon, Professor Zhu arrived with Professor Wang, accompanied by more than ten assistants.

Professor Wang walked up to Lu Yuan, panting heavily.

"Chen Bin just told me about it, and I've noticed it too. Our terrain is starting to tilt, and the river is constantly flowing into the rift valley. If it continues like this, we'll face a water shortage sooner or later!"

Lu Yuan nodded and said, "That's right, we have to build a reservoir, otherwise we'll have no water to use once all this water flows into the rift valley! Now, what do we need to build a reservoir?"

Professor Zhu shook his head with a bitter expression and said, "We've used up all the concrete, and our coal mine is right across the rift valley, so our fuel supply is completely depleted! If we want to dig an irrigation canal, we'll have to do it manually!"

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yuan said, "Then let's have the men gather quickly. We can't let all this water flow away in vain!"

Professor Zhu quickly replied, "Okay, I'll draw up a plan for the reservoir right away. I'll have the blueprints ready in half an hour. I need to go with my wife to check out the terrain first, since the terrain in the valley is quite complex now, and it's not the same as before!"

After saying that, Professor Zhu led everyone to get busy.

Watching wave after wave of people get involved in digging the irrigation canal, Lu Yuan also went to work in the reservoir.

When everyone saw that Lu Yuan had also thrown himself into the work, they were immediately full of energy. Everyone seemed to have turned the grief of losing their loved ones into strength and devoted themselves to the work. Soon, a reservoir several hundred meters long was dug out, and the water that had been flowing into the rift valley was stopped.

Seeing the reservoir take shape, Lu Yuan felt somewhat relieved, but when he saw the color of the water, he immediately frowned.

So Lu Yuan took a glass of water and found Wu Tian, ​​but the other man was covered in oil and constantly conducting various experiments. When he saw Lu Yuan, he asked without turning his head, "I'm very busy right now. Is there anything you need? If not, you can sit down and play for a while!"

Lu Yuan was angered by his words and speechless. He put the glass of water on the table and said, "Please test this water for any poisons and whether it needs to be treated. After all, volcanic ash is flying everywhere, and the river has become very murky! I'm worried that people might get sick if they drink this water!"

After listening, Wu Tian turned around and glanced at the water on the table. He saw that the water looked like mud, and Wu Tian immediately frowned.

"How can we drink this dirty water?"

Lu Yuan shrugged helplessly and said, "There's nothing we can do. The volcanic ash is too severe. The river is basically like this now. But it will be fine after a few days of settling. I'm currently ordering people to collect all the intact covers to prevent volcanic ash from falling into the water again."

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