Chapter 103 Earthquake Ends Earthquake

[Exploring the Desert, Level A+]

This is the first time that Qiao Qiao has encountered an A+ level mission. In the past, it was either B or A. Moreover, it was about exploring the desert? Such a general mission. How can one complete the mission in such a large desert?

Deng Zhouse noticed where her eyes were resting and explained, "This mission was brought by a native who lived in the desert. She was separated from her family during the earthquake migration and was caught in a sandstorm. She survived entirely by luck.

Later, she found this mission in the system history record, but she couldn't remember where she activated it at the time. Because it was the first Beyond Grade A mission, it was recorded in the book. "

Qiao Qiao was quite interested in this. The reward for an A-level mission could be an SSR-level card. She couldn't imagine what an S-level card could be.

The sooner you complete the task, the greater the reward you will receive.

She vaguely remembered that when she completed the S-level mission in her dream, it was already the third year of the apocalypse. At that time, the people who made the most contributions could only get SR-level cards. Now there was no news about S-level missions, and A+ level was the highest. Maybe she should give it a try.

However, the desert is too dangerous, with extreme temperature differences between day and night, and irregular sandstorms and quicksand. She would not rush in without being absolutely sure.

What's more, we are still in the midst of an earthquake disaster, and it would be too troublesome to take any action. It would be better to wait until the extreme cold period in a month.

Qiao Qiao glanced at the task board. All the tasks near the city were completed. The remaining journey alone would take two days. She had just arrived in the northwest area and wanted to rest for a while.

"I'll contact you if I need anything later."

Deng Zhouse smiled, "Okay."

After leaving the mission exchange, Qiao Qiao discovered that there were many more gray vehicles on the street, and there were also many people watching the excitement on both sides of the road.

“The people in the Southeast District are so miserable.”

"Don't mention it. My brother is from there. The Federation doesn't care about the lives of ordinary people. They prioritize collective evacuation of the rich and powerful, and ordinary people can only evacuate in batches. The current situation is just forcing people to die!"

"The sooner you die, the sooner you will be reborn."

Southeast District? Qiao Qiao only remembered Su Qian.

There is hurt only when there is comparison. Suddenly I realized that the Northeast District is very conscientious in paying out of its own pocket to protect ordinary people.

She shook her head and left.

At night, three o'clock in the morning.

When everyone fell asleep, the alarm sounded.

The long-term earthquake disasters have made everyone develop a habit. Once they hear the alarm, they will wake up instantly and go to the open space within three minutes of advance warning.

With the dual protection of a home protective cover and a small protective cover, Qiao Qiao didn't think the earthquake would endanger her life. Just in case, she went to the open space in the yard with others.

The neighbors nearby were in a state of panic; no one knew the limits of the primary protective shield against earthquakes.

"boom!"

There was a huge roar in the distance.

Then the sky and the earth spun around, and Qiao Huizhou controlled the trees to grow vines that wrapped around Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Qiao to keep them steady.

The crowd outside fell to the ground, the furniture rolled everywhere, and screams continued.

Qiao Qiao immediately used the flight card, and a pair of translucent dragonfly wings grew out of his back. The wings flapped gently, and the whole person flew out of the inner city.

People were too busy with their own affairs to notice her.

As soon as she left the range of the protective shield, she felt a sound exploding in her ears. She quickly put on earplugs and used her wind ability to protect her ears.

After she could no longer hear any sound, she shook her head and it took her a long time to recover.

Qiao Qiao discovered that the damage to the entire inner city was not serious, with the intensity being around level 5 or 6. Although standing was a problem, life was not in danger at all.

In the midtown area, only the area near the Mission Exchange and a few tall buildings were safe and sound, while other places had long since been reduced to ruins.

The impact of the earthquake waves was beyond imagination. Looking down from the air, the ground was visibly shaking, as if waves were rushing in from the water.

Along with the earth's weeping sound, several large cracks appeared on the ground, and the people nearby fell into them before they could react.

For a moment, wailing was heard everywhere.

Ten minutes later, the earthquake showed no sign of stopping.

What level is this?

This earthquake was more severe than any other before. Qiao Qiao couldn't imagine what would happen if there was no protective shield.

She quickly opened the system and asked Tang Mingli.

"What is the magnitude of this earthquake?"

Maybe she was very busy and didn't reply in time. Qiao Qiao didn't receive the message until the earthquake stopped.

"Don't spread the word, it's a 9.6 magnitude. Don't leave the inner city unless necessary, it's a mess outside now."

Qiao Qiao frowned. The situation was far more serious than she said. She opened the system page and the number of survivors kept changing.

【World Channel: 2.4 billion-1.6 billion】

【National Channel: 510 million - 420 million】

[Northeast Channel: 42.01 million-38.02 million]

Afterwards, Qiao Qiao returned home and told his parents what he had seen.

"Before, there was only one small protective shield in the entire Northwest Region, which was used in the department buildings and the material warehouse." Qiao Huizhou rubbed his chin, "It should be the four small protective shields we handed in."

"Four?" Qiao Qiao asked. She gave her parents five.

Qiao Huizhou waved his hand, "Oh, there is another one used in the No. 2 Research Institute."

Qiao Xinghe stood by the window, silently calculating the scope of use of the cards in his mind.

Each small protective shield is 100 square kilometers. There is one near the No. 2 Institute and one near the original federal building. The Federation used at least three more to completely cover the inner city area.

Together with the one that Qiao Qiao found near the mission exchange, the number is just right.

"I didn't find so many cards when I came back yesterday. They must have been used immediately after knowing the intensity of the earthquake."

Qiao Huizhou straightened Qiao Qiao's messy hair and said, "We didn't give these four cards for free. We traded for more."

Qiao Qiao took the stack of papers her mother brought out, which were all contracts.

A jade vein in the northwest region with a jade reserve of 700,000 tons;

Four unowned mountains in the southwest;

A large fish farm in the southeast area;

A forest farm in the northeast region.

All four contracts state that the ownership is for 300 years.

Qiao Qiao's eyes widened, "This?"

"We have a feeling that the natural disaster will pass sooner or later. Even if it doesn't end, with the help of system cards, humans will gradually adapt and coexist with it." Qiao Huizhou said with a smile.

"Don't underestimate humans. Unless you can kill them with one slap, they will just live like cockroaches until they can turn over."

"By then, the entire world will be reshuffled. The saying that heroes emerge in troubled times is not empty talk. If we don't accumulate more capital now, we will regret it in the future."

Ambition and excitement were revealed in Qiao Huizhou's eyes.

Qiao Qiao felt a little unfamiliar with her mother's appearance.

Ever since she could remember, her mother had been working in a museum. She was not busy at ordinary times. She had always thought that her mother was a Buddhist person. Unexpectedly...

The 466th day of the end of the world, October 10th.

Aftershocks occurred every day, and several batches of people from the Southeast Region arrived one after another. Due to pressure, the Southeast Federation had to send a rescue team to provide support, but unfortunately, the earthquake had little effect.

Qiao Qiao stretched lazily and went downstairs. She sat on the sofa, picked up the freshly ripe peaches from the peach tree in the courtyard on the coffee table, and patted the empty seat next to her, motioning Yueying to sit down.

Yueying put the cut cantaloupe and cantaloupe into a plate and placed it on the table. She looked at the large sofa and hesitated for only a second before sitting down next to Qiao Qiao.

"Are you done?" Yueying picked up a piece of cantaloupe with a skewer and brought it to her mouth.

"Hmm." Qiao Qiao opened her mouth and took a bite, then leaned back on him skillfully, her eyes still on the system page, her fingers shaking constantly.

"Are you not done yet?" Yueying gently stroked Qiaoqiao's cheek with her fingers.

"No." Qiao Qiao sighed, "Too many people are short of supplies. Food, water, and medicine are all problems. The extreme cold will arrive in twenty days. The Federation must always consider the overall situation and cannot take care of everything. If I don't help at this time, I'm afraid there will be more casualties."

"They won't know it's you if you do this, and they won't thank you for your efforts." Yueying didn't understand.

Qiao Qiao stopped what she was doing and said, "I always wonder, if I hadn't had a warning dream and had the card drawing system in advance, maybe my parents and I would be struggling on the verge of death like ordinary people in the outer city."

Looking back at Yueying, "Isn't there a saying that all gifts from fate have been secretly priced? Why did God inexplicably give me a golden finger? I am doing this to comfort myself. Saving more people and accumulating more blessings may alleviate all my anxiety."

Yueying didn't know how to comfort her, so she just stroked the top of her head and said, "Don't worry, you've done very well."

"I hope so."

Qiao Man's dark green vines swayed in front of the calico cat, making it turn its head back and forth. The speeds of the two were almost the same, so it was difficult for Xiao Qiao to catch the "cat toy".

Suddenly, it noticed something and turned into a three-meter-tall giant cat, swinging nine tails that were as big as its body and coming in front of Qiao Qiao.

"What's wrong?"

Noticing something strange happening to Xiao Qiao, she immediately stepped forward.

Xiao Qiao leaned forward and laid on the ground, with his furry head pressed against Qiao Qiao's forehead.

A message suddenly came to my mind.

"The earthquake ended early. Five days later, extreme cold and a beast tide will arrive."

Qiao Qiao was stunned for a moment, then realized that this was Xiao Qiao's skill.

[Nine-tailed Cat Skill 2: Danger Sense

Cats are extremely sensitive and can sense dangers around them. They can even predict natural disasters to a certain extent.

It has never happened that a natural disaster ended early, let alone a double natural disaster.

At this moment, Qiao Qiao suddenly received an urgent message from Tang Mingli.

"Remember when I told you that the next round of natural disasters would be extreme cold? The forecast has changed."

Qiao Qiao felt depressed as she saw the information which was exactly the same as what Xiao Qiao had predicted.

It is undoubtedly a good thing that the earthquake ended early, as extreme cold weather has happened before, but this is the first time I have seen a beast tide, so I am not sure about it.

Qiao Huizhou speculated, "Perhaps it was the extreme cold that caused the animals to go down the mountain due to lack of food, which led to the beast tide."

In the evening, Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Huizhou came back and heard the news and considered their next response.

As of today, Qiao Qiao has 10 chances to draw cards, and Qiao Huizhou has 11 chances.

Qiao Qiao said to the calico cat, "Xiao Qiao, use the Nine-Tailed Wish skill. I want to make a wish."