As time went on, the sunlight became increasingly intense.

Those survivors who had only set up tents on the outskirts of the B City base felt the scorching heat and realized that these ordinary fabrics not only could not block the sunlight, but might also catch fire.

They all started digging dugouts. Although these dugouts were made of earth and were hard to dig, the advantage was that they lived underground, which at least helped them block out some sunlight and prevented fires.

Thanks to expert predictions, the base in City B had taken precautions, and the significant temperature change did not cause major damage to the base.

The survivors in the base were informed by the base officials that there would be extreme weather changes soon, so they were all on high alert.

When the extreme heat arrives, they all have stone houses to live in. At night, when there is no sunlight, the stone houses are actually quite cool, which is a kind of transitional adaptation period for them.

During the day, the stone house also blocks some of the sunlight, and if they suffer from illnesses caused by the extreme heat, they can go to the base hospital for treatment, which greatly reduces the mortality rate of the base's survivors.

Only a few people, due to pre-existing health conditions, have their pre-existing conditions triggered by the extreme temperature difference, and they die before doctors can even begin to treat them.

Zheng Qiming and Ye Lin, along with several experts, quickly convened a meeting.

Looking at the experts below who were constantly flipping through the documents, Zheng Qiming, sitting in the main seat, asked in a deep voice, "With global temperatures rising sharply, I wonder what suggestions you experts have for our base's subsequent response measures."

“We can’t dig the cave anymore. The surrounding mountains are full of cracks and extremely unstable. Even if we successfully dig the cave, there is a risk of collapse. We can’t take the risk.”

"But all the houses in our base are built of stone. Under the intense sunlight, it's like an oven. Wouldn't living in here be like living in a steamer?"

“I think we can build an underground base, on the basis of our existing base, and build one or two underground floors. This way we can ensure safety and avoid the sunlight.”

"That's a good idea."

"With such high temperatures along the coast of our city B, the glaciers in the Arctic and Antarctic will melt rapidly. In addition, the seawater will expand due to the heat, and the sea level will definitely rise significantly in the next month."

"At that time, the area around City B will once again become a vast ocean. Relatively speaking, the area around Yanshan is at a higher altitude, so many mutated animals will come to the vicinity of Yanshan."

"It might even lead to multiple storm surges, so we need to take precautions against that."

...

After a night of discussion, the B City base posted a recruitment notice in the mission hall early the next morning, calling for personnel to build an underground base. The deadline for registration was 10:00 AM, and the reward was 20 points per person per day.

As soon as this task was announced, many people signed up, even under the scorching sun and at the risk of sunburn and heatstroke. 20 points are enough for an adult's food for a day, so naturally, they would do it.

By the registration deadline, the number of applicants had reached 50,000.

After the registration deadline, Ye Lin's voice came over the loudspeaker at the base.

"Survivors who have registered should get plenty of rest. The project will start tonight. Because the work is quite strenuous, please make sure you get enough sleep and energy."

"Because the weather is hot now, we suggest that everyone pay attention to adjusting their travel time and try to avoid the hottest time of day to avoid heatstroke."

"Sea levels may rise rapidly in the near future, so please be careful when traveling."

By 7 p.m., Lin Ruo and Afu and Ashou had already eaten dinner. The sun was now just a red glow, and the temperature outside the fortress had begun to drop, no longer so scorching.

Afu and Ashou were finally able to go out. They ran out to catch prey, and Lin Ruo breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at how listless Afu and Ashou had been during the day, Lin Ruo had even suspected that they were sick.

The rosy clouds on the horizon slowly faded, and the temperature dropped again, returning to the 50-plus degrees Celsius of the previous night. Only then did she stand up and go back inside to change her clothes.

The extreme heat had subsided for a whole day, and she needed to go out and observe the situation. She didn't know how high the water level would rise, and whether the mutated beasts in the sea would come to the vicinity of Yanshan because of the rising sea level...

I can also prepare some mutated beasts that are easy to eat for Afu and Ashou, since they really don't like to eat the elephants and hippos.

Lin Ruo was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts underneath, and an insulated jacket on top. Now that there was no sunshine outside, she didn't need to wear a hat.

"Ah Liu, watch the house. I'm going out for a bit. I'll bring you back some mutated plant essence when I get back."

Ah Liu's willow branch twisted in the air, and she was very happy to hear the word "essence".

Lin Ruo got on his motorcycle and quickly left the fortress, riding down the mountain. There were loose rocks everywhere along the way. "Next time I come out, I'll ride Afu or Ashou. Riding like this is too bumpy."

We sped down to the place where the mountain meets the main peak, where there used to be a layer of ice nearly 3 meters high.

Lin Ruo squeezed the motorcycle brakes, and the motorcycle spun out and came to a stop.

Looking down, the ice below had already melted, and water had accumulated at the foot of the mountain.

Using his mental energy, he determined the height of the melting ice and the depth of the remaining water. About one-third of the ice had melted, but the water was only half a meter deep. The remaining water had probably been evaporated by the intense sunlight during the day.

After determining the current water level, Lin Ruo looked up and saw that the distance between the two mountain peaks had decreased due to the drop in water level, now only about ten meters.

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