Chapter 77 Chapter 077【VIP】

"The temperature outside continues to maintain at 60°C." Fu Mingzhen suddenly walked in from outside.

"This news is outdated." Professor Zhou took a palm-leaf fan and fanned himself weakly.

Next to him was a chilled watermelon and a thermometer, which showed the room temperature was 39°C.

"Look at the temperature here." Lao Zhang came out of the kitchen with a glass of homemade iced lemonade. "It's already quite cool here."

"I wonder what's going on in City A?" Fu Mingzhen suddenly asked, looking a little sad. "If I had known earlier, I would have gone to City A with Fu Chun and the others."

"Fu Chun and the others are back," Professor Fu also said. "They're currently undergoing renovations. It seems they haven't been out for five days."

Fu Mingzhen: “…”

"Is that really that exaggerated?" Professor Zhang was surprised. "They haven't been out for five days, so they can stay here."

“Yeah, I feel really welcome.”

"Maybe the top-floor courtyard is different from the ordinary courtyards we live in."

"What difference does it make? It's just as hot!" Professor Zhou said speechlessly. "They're on the top floor, so it might be even hotter than us."

"There are special refrigeration tools."

"Hey, what do you say? We should suggest to the boss that we dig a few more swimming pools?"

“You can dig in the courtyard.”

"The private swimming pool dug in the courtyard is only about the size of a bathhouse."

"In this weather, it's nice to be able to use the bathhouse and soak there," Lao Zhang muttered. "If you don't believe me, go out and take a good look to see how many people are still out and about."

"There are people walking around in our Taoyuan base, but outside the base, no one dares to walk around unless they are stupid or have someone to rely on."

Even if I had something to lean on, I wouldn't dare stay outside for too long. It's 60°C, not 6°C or 20°C. Staying outside in this kind of weather would probably just make me scorched.

Aside from the base, there were no signs of human activity outside. There were indeed some mutated plants and animals, but they were confined to areas where mutated algae were growing.

The people at Taoyuan Base now have almost reversed their work and rest schedules. Except for those with "official" jobs, everyone else sleeps during the day and is active at night.

This activity was no longer limited to the Taoyuan base, but also took place outside the base. Night was actually safer for the people in the Taoyuan base than daytime.

As it was still light outside, Professor Zhou and his friends were chatting, and before they knew it, it was night. After a simple and plain dinner, it was completely dark.

Lights gradually lit up in the various residences, and after a while, more people began to emerge, all heading towards the main gate of the base with the same goal in mind: to go out for a stroll.

The temperature is 49°C, 21:33.

"Old Jiang, won't your Liu Yan go out with you?" Liu Yong said.

Jiang Lijun: "She has to go to work tomorrow, so she won't go on a night tour."

"I wonder if we can find the mutated seaweed this time. If we do, our community swimming pool won't be short of water for a long time to come."

"We must have been lucky."

"Brother Ding You, sister Ding Wang, what are you doing?" Mother Wang Li was very angry and said that she should not have agreed to let the siblings come out.

In this kind of weather, you are still running around. Do you want to get beaten or do you want to get beaten?

"Mom, don't be angry. I'll take my brother out now." Ding Youdi spoke quickly, and while Wang Li didn't react, he pulled Sister Ding Wang away.

Wang Li was stunned when she saw the place disappear in an instant. She was both angry and amused. After a long while, she slowly walked towards her doorstep.

Like most ordinary people, Wang Li took advantage of the relatively low temperature at night to go out for a walk.

The entire base is paved with street lights.

This is decoration.

Decoration constructed from blueprints.

There are three types.

Stone lanterns, wooden lanterns and bamboo lanterns. As the names suggest, there are three types of materials that support the lanterns.

The cost is similar, but in terms of appearance, the stone lantern is still the best. After all, it is made of stone and can be carved into various shapes.

Currently, the styles of stone lanterns include rabbit holding a lantern, deer holding a lantern, horse stepping on a flying swallow, etc.

They are all very beautiful, not only at night, but also during the day.

That night, approximately 365 people left the base, their destination being Anshan, which had become a plain.

The first mutated seaweed that could store water was discovered in the Andes Plain area.

A large number of people with special abilities headed to the Anshan Plains when night fell, with the purpose of searching for mutated seaweed.

Just like what we talked about before, finding a mutated seaweed can ensure that Bailai's square meter swimming pool has sufficient water for several months.

At present, Xian has released several mutated seaweeds, which has prevented the crane couple from being like the giant panda mother, who occupied many bamboo forests and hummed every day, making Ming.

He's even asking for honey!

There was nothing Mingzhu could do but buy several hives of bees and plant a lot of honey-producing flowers to provide honey.

Anyway, more than 300 people left the base and after a night of searching,

Since they were all about the same size, selling them to Taoyuan Inn cost about 100,000 Starlight Coins each. The teams that found the mutated seaweed all chose to sell them to Taoyuan Inn.

Wang asked Mingzhu to take the mutated seaweed for construction purposes. For example, the water in the swimming pools that were gradually opened would be more convenient if the mutated seaweed was used.

It is possible to let water-type mutants release water, but when the moisture content in the air is extremely low, letting water-type mutants release water probably won't be that effective.

Therefore, the use of mutated seaweed to release water does not have to be limited to once, it can be reused.

The most important thing is that after releasing water, the mutated seaweed can absorb the thin moisture in the air and continue to store water.

The secret of the mutated seaweed wasn't known only to the people at Taoyuan Base. After the professors developed wireless communication that could be connected to personal identification cards, they informed other bases of the secret.

The purpose is nothing more than to allow the survivors in other bases to survive as long as possible.

This is a rare yet common kindness in the shadow of doomsday.

After all, after the flood, the mutated seaweed that can store water is available all over the world, and Taoyuan Base can use it, but only within the area where he is located.

Now, not only Taoyuan Base, but many bases outside also go out to search for mutated seaweed when night falls.

The mutated seaweed had almost no offensive power, so the only problem after finding it was transportation. Otherwise, why would they form a team? If Wang were alone, he wouldn't be able to bring back the mutated seaweed he found.

"Hehehe, my brother and I made 150,000 today." Ding Youdi and Ding Wangjie were super happy. They started chattering as soon as they got home and couldn't wait to share it with their parents.

Originally, they lived in an apartment, but as time went by, they felt that the two-bedroom apartment was too cramped. After all, there were eight people in Ding Youdi's family, including four elderly people.

Instead of renting two apartments, it is better to rent a courtyard house directly. So when the new courtyard house was built, the Ding family chose to move into it.

It is the new Fuji Spring Courtyard.

I share the house with a family named Zhang and a family named Zhao.

The family living in Wangwu pays 40 Starlight Coins per month, while the other two families pay 30 Starlight Coins.

The Ding family had eight people in total, three fewer than the Zhang family. They lived in the left wing, which had three floors and seven rooms. The main house was three rooms wide, with two rooms on the left and right. There were ten rooms in total.

There are also 7 rooms in the right wing.

The first floor serves as a living room, kitchen and a bedroom, while the second and third floors are both residential.

On the third floor, there is only one room and a balcony with many magic flower pots planted with various vegetation and flowers.

The third floor is where Mr. Ding and Wang Li live.

Brother Ding You, sister Ding Wang, Grandpa Ding and Grandma Ding live on the second floor, while Grandpa Wang and Grandma Wang live in the remaining bedrooms on the first floor.

Ding Youdi's room is next to Sister Ding Wang's, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony.

Sister Ding Wang’s room does not have a balcony, but it has a bay window, on which are placed many dolls she made by hand.

Ding Youdi's room is relatively larger and slightly simpler than Ding Wangjie's room.

This is not because the parents are partial to one over the other, but because Ding Youdi likes this style, which is simple, beautiful and easy to maintain.

However, when Ding Youdi returned to his room and prepared to go to bed, he looked at the Pikachu doll on the bed and fell into deep thought.

"Mommy, where did this thing come from?"

"I made it," Wang Li replied. "Children should be more lively. Look at your brother; he really likes dolls."

Ding Youdi: "...Wangwang and I are simply incomparable."

"Why are they incomparable? Aren't you siblings?" Wang Li rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "If you don't like it, forget it. I'll put it in Wangwang's room later."

"No." Ding Youdi refused directly, "Since you gave it to me, it's mine."

"Then go to bed quickly. Mom will call you at lunch time." Wang Li said and continued to work.

Nowadays, water resources are scarce, so when they wash clothes, they don't use water, but sand. They soak the clothes, then rub them in clean sand, and shake the sand when it dries. The clothes are then clean.

As for cooking, well, I rarely make soup now, and I don’t wash the vegetables. I just wipe them with a towel, cut them with a knife, and stir-fry them in the pan.

But then again, the Ding family rarely cooks for themselves anymore. After all, in the hot summer, the most popular food is always juicy watermelon.

Almost every household buys watermelon and other fruits. Eating fruits does not require much cooking, so it is naturally cheaper to eat takeout.