Chapter 215 Shock
Director Wang saw Zhou Ying's busyness and came over to Lin Xi. "Let me see, we have architects and bricklayers here. How about we build a square in the middle? You should have the cement ready, right?"
Lin Xi thought about it and said, "It's not impossible. I have a lot of cement in stock. I even bought two concrete mixer trucks."
"But how long are we going to stay in this space? We have to get out eventually, right?"
"It'll take at most half a month. Even if there's radiation, it'll almost dissipate. It's time for us to get out. We can't live in space forever."
Director Wang was stunned for a moment, "That's right."
Lin Xi continued, "The space is just a transition. After the disaster is over, we will eventually have to rebuild our home. I'm actually a little worried that if we build the space too well, no one will want to leave."
Director Wang fell into deep thought. What Lin Xi said made sense.
He vaguely felt that he wanted to live in this space forever.
That's why we think about building some infrastructure, but this idea is very dangerous.
Unless the entire blue planet is destroyed and humans cannot survive, people should try their best to live in society while they are still alive.
He nodded, "Then let's not talk about this matter."
"Wait half a month, I'll go out with you, and we'll see what the situation is outside before making any plans."
It was nine o'clock in the space before it got dark.
Everyone went home to sleep.
Lin Xi also went home to sleep.
While still dreaming, she suddenly felt a slight vibration and she jumped up from the bed.
She sat on the bed and felt the vibrations, although very weak, but they continued to come, wave after wave.
Lin Xi came out and saw her mother and asked, "Mom, do you feel anything?"
Lin Fenfang was puzzled. "What does it feel like?"
"Oh, I think I'm feeling pretty good lately."
Lin Xi smiled at her, walked outside, and saw that most people in the research institute had come out.
They have special abilities and are more sensitive. Although the vibration in the space is slight, everyone feels it.
Everyone gathered together silently, looking at the sky.
Although the sky in space is empty and nothing can be seen.
But maybe this is just a habit.
No one spoke.
The tremors came in waves and lasted almost the entire day.
When everyone gathered together that night, Director Wang spoke first, "It must have been shattered, otherwise the shaking wouldn't have lasted so long."
Zhou Ying nodded, "I think so. The tremors should be caused by the meteor showers falling on the Blue Planet in waves."
Song Huaijin whispered, "It's been going on for so long, there must be a lot of meteorites falling on Blue Star. I wonder how much the sea level will rise."
Lin Xi said softly, "I've read a scientist's research that says if an asteroid were to shatter and all the meteorites fell on the Blue Planet, the sea level would rise by at least thirty or forty meters."
"That's not all. Meteorites falling at high speeds will generate heat from friction with the atmosphere. A few meteorites wouldn't be a big deal, but if there were a large number, it would obviously cause a temporary rise in the planet's temperature. Even if it's brief, it could cause some of the glaciers at the poles to melt."
"If even half of the glaciers melt, the sea level will rise by more than 30 meters."
Chen Bing exclaimed, "That adds up to over 60 meters. Many inland cities in China have altitudes below 60 meters."
“Even the capital is only about 40 meters above sea level!”
Director Wang cleared his throat and said, "This is just a rough estimate."
"Besides, not all meteorites will necessarily fall on the Blue Planet."
Song Huaijin shook his head. "Blue Planet has gravity. Since it's so close, at least half of the meteorites will probably fall on Blue Planet."
"However, I think it's unlikely that the glaciers are melting. As the meteorite falls, its outer layer will continue to shed and dissipate heat, and the temperature will drop quickly when it hits the ground."
"There should be a brief rise in temperatures, but it won't last long and shouldn't have much impact on the glaciers."
"But there are certainly some glaciers that have been smashed into the sea by meteorites, which will also cause sea level rise."
"It's hard to say exactly how much the sea level will rise."
Everyone felt a little heavy for a moment.
Zhou Ying suddenly said, "Don't be afraid. We are on the plateau, thousands of meters above sea level. There is no way the flood can reach here."
Everyone knew that Zhou Ying said this on purpose to lighten the atmosphere, so they all smiled in agreement.
However, no one can laugh when they think about the thousands and thousands of people like them who will die in the disaster for various reasons.
When creatures of their own kind feel sympathy for one another, even the fox mourns when a rabbit dies.
Qi Mo suddenly said, "This isn't the scariest thing. If the meteorite is large enough and lands on the Blue Planet, it will cause a massive explosion that's much more powerful than a nuclear bomb."
"Some scientists say the extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by an asteroid hitting the blue planet."
Everyone was silent for a moment, and Director Wang said softly, "It won't be a very large meteorite. Our country has already agreed with the White Country and several other countries to simultaneously use weapons to shatter asteroids."
"Unless the asteroid hits it directly, it would be like dropping countless nuclear bombs on the blue planet."
The topic was too heavy, so no one continued and started talking about something else.
People from the institute gathered in the square to chat, the elderly people gathered around to listen, and the children ran around wildly.
Coming to this new place, with so many other children around and without having to go to school, they were very excited and didn't have the worries of adults at all.
The next day, I barely felt any vibrations.
Everyone grows vegetables in the space.
Grains cannot mature in a short period of time, and many vegetables have a short growth cycle, especially some sprouts. If the space temperature is suitable, a harvest can be achieved in ten days.
We can’t go out anyway, as adults and children are all working in the fields.
After planting vegetables, we started planting grains.
While working, Lin Xi observed the process of the elderly people planting crops and vegetables. After mastering the process, she could plant them herself using her mind when everyone left the space.
More than ten days later, Lin Xi ate the radish sprouts she grew herself.
Small green leaves, tender white stems, fresh and delicious.
Soon it was the fifteenth day. After getting up in the morning and eating, Lin Xi put on protective clothing.
Half a month has passed, and even if there is radiation, it should have almost dissipated, but we are still worried about the possibility of unknown alien viruses.
Director Wang and Song Huaijin planned to go out with Lin Xi. Qi Mo came over and asked to go out with them.
All four of them put on protective clothing and then left the space.
The place where he appeared was inside a mountain shelter. As soon as Lin Xi came out, he found that there were far fewer people in the shelter than in the previous few days.
She scanned the surroundings with her spiritual sense and found that several halls had only minor damage. Judging from the extent of the damage, there should be no casualties.
(End of this chapter)
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