Chapter 275 Volcanic Eruption (Exclusively Published on Jinjiang Literature City)
Lu Xuan looked at the citizen identification number and his various basic information displayed on the personal terminal, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He just took a special look.
With the achievement of 5 billion followers, the quantum computer, one of the very few previously unlocked items, has now lit up.
In other words, he can buy the physical computer himself, whether or not he receives it; this reward is merely icing on the cake.
As a reward for reaching 5 billion fans, it falls a bit short.
In retrospect, this citizenship may be the real reward this time.
The reactions of the viewers in the live stream confirm this.
[Finally, we've reached 5 billion followers!]
[Congratulations to the streamer on obtaining Star Alliance membership! From now on, we're all family, hehe!]
It feels like just yesterday that the streamer only had a little over a hundred viewers after the system was first set up. Time really flies!
[Obtaining citizenship in two years? That's amazing, a record-breaking achievement!]
Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow and deliberately said, "The teleportation tickets have all been used up. What's the point of having an identity if you can't go?"
[You can always find another way to get more once you run out. It might be difficult for other streamers, but you definitely can.]
[Didn't they recommend screen mirroring this time? This is the best recommendation ever. After using it, the streamer's wishes won't be far away.]
Having said that, Lu Xuan understood the situation.
However, the specific time to use it depends on the situation.
Lu Xuan opened the Weather Companion app to check when the next disaster would occur, and he had some ideas.
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The frenzied fish and birds, like the previous beast attacks, lasted for more than a month before subsiding.
Yunlu Village had a protective shield, and those who remained on the island never encountered any attacks. Those who went out to sea suffered no casualties except for a few minor injuries sustained during the battle.
The Western Continent initially suffered heavy losses, but gradually found its rhythm in the battle over the next two weeks. Although some people were still killed or wounded, the number of casualties was still within a manageable range.
Not all good things happened during that time.
Because Lu Xuan had continued to supply them with evolution fluid, a small number of people in various towns and cities gradually awakened their supernatural abilities.
This includes a new special ability user.
Qiao Xu, a junior officer from the Imperial Guard of the Capital.
The last special ability user to appear was Bai Xuefeng. If you count it up, a year has already passed without you even realizing it.
The viewers in the live stream were all deeply saddened upon hearing the news.
[When the villagers of Yunlu Village were taking the evolution potion, it seemed like a special type would appear every now and then, but this time it took so long.]
[The main reason is probably because the streamer didn't distribute the evolution fluid as frequently as before.]
[Speaking of which, weren't Zhou Qing and Wu Tong both examples of people from the military who awakened to their true potential?]
[Otherwise what? Apart from Feng County and Yangshan, the rest of the area will definitely be supplied primarily to aristocratic families and soldiers. If they don't awaken, who will?]
[Isn't the focus the point about the type of superpower this time?!]
[Exactly! That's invisibility!]
[A powerful tool for spying!]
[What nonsense are you talking about? What spying device? Does the streamer even know what kind of person that is?]
It should be called an assassination weapon; peeping is too despicable and petty.
What's the difference between different levels of invisibility ability? Does a lower level of invisibility only allow you to hide your head or limbs, while a higher level allows you to become completely invisible?
[Pfft—what the hell? Only the head can be invisible? Doesn't that make someone headless? Like a ghost story?]
I'm also curious about the difference.
[I also want to know, does invisibility make your clothes invisible along with your body, or just your body? Does that mean you have to take off all your clothes before using your ability? Like running around naked?]
【Wow, you guys are all really talented!】
[Forget about Qiao Xu, but if it's a streamer running naked, haha, I'd kind of want to see that.]
[Me too...slurp.]
Lu Xuan had already contacted Qiao Xu and traded 10,000 jin of compensation supplies to him.
Seeing the comments on the screen, he couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.
Want to see him run naked? Dream on.
Having already tested the invisibility ability, Lu Xuan said calmly, "The difference between different levels of invisibility ability is whether it only makes oneself invisible, or whether it can make others who have physical contact with you invisible as well."
The invisibility ability is to cover the entire body with the ability. At lower levels, it can only cover oneself, but the coverage area becomes wider as the level increases.
If they can hide other people, then clothes are no problem at all.
So running naked is impossible, forget about it.
Lu Xuan: "Besides that, low-level ability users can only hide their bodies, but not their aura. Ability users with enhanced hearing, or those with strong intuition and rich combat experience, can detect abnormalities in the space, or hear breathing sounds, feel vibrations in the air, and thus discover the presence of ability users."
As the level increases, these auras and presences will gradually disappear, to the point that even infrared scanners and thermal imaging devices cannot detect the invisible person, making them a real assassination weapon in the eyes of the audience.
For example, Lu Xuan can do these things now.
The viewers in the live stream were greatly disappointed after hearing Lu Xuan's explanation.
Lu Xuan: "..."
In fact, Qiao Xu wasn't the only one who awakened a special ability this year—the ability to become invisible.
The evolution fluid he gave away to the Star Alliance through the lottery had accumulated to a considerable amount, so how could there be no exceptions?
Even though the other party had acquired the ability to become invisible and even went to the live stream to express their gratitude, Lu Xuan couldn't benefit from it at all, given the distance of countless dimensions. He could only suppress his envy.
He already possesses a wealth of special abilities, so there's no need for him to acquire them all.
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As fish populations in the ocean return to normal, the second peak of this year's extreme heat wave has arrived once again.
The villagers of Yunlu Village and the Western Continent refugees, who had suffered greatly from the seabirds but also reaped considerable spoils, tacitly chose to spend some time escaping the summer heat and 'resting and recuperating'.
And this was their last moment of peace.
Two weeks later, on the day the temperature dropped back to forty degrees Celsius.
The villagers of Yunlu Village, as well as the disaster victims from the Western Continent, all came to an open space outside after being warned in advance by Lu Xuan and the new emperor.
Just past noon, the earthquake began to shake violently. Experienced people quickly grabbed or helped those around them to lie down and stabilize themselves.
Lu Xuan and other superhumans remained standing firm even amidst the tremors, though their eyes held a hint of worry.
After an unknown amount of time, the tremors gradually subsided.
On the island of Yunlu Village.
Someone asked, still a little dazed, "Is it over?"
Lu Xuan stared intently at the footage transmitted back by the numerous drones that had been deployed in advance.
Finish?
No, this is just the beginning.
This tremor was not caused by an earthquake, but by a volcanic eruption.
In the hundreds of split-screen images before your eyes, you can see hundreds or thousands of volcanoes erupting at the same time in the mountains that were fortunately not submerged after the land sank.
Countless streams of lava erupted from the crater, the orange-red lava flowing down the ridge, followed by a large amount of volcanic ash.
The ash columns formed by volcanoes can reach thousands of meters high, instantly obscuring the azure sky and turning the blue ocean dark and gloomy.
Even more astonishingly, this thick volcanic ash spread rapidly to the surrounding areas, driven by the wind.
The viewers in the live stream were astonished.
The eruption of one volcano is already spectacular, but to see hundreds of volcanoes erupting simultaneously is terrifying.
[This is just through a screen; I can't even imagine what it would be like if we were there in person or nearby.]
I remember the weather app showed that there were more volcanic eruptions than just today.
Yes, these volcanoes will continue to erupt for the next six or seven days, and some other volcanoes with different eruptions will also continue to erupt.
[Wow! How much volcanic ash will that spew out?]
I've seen documentaries from ancient times; they say volcanic eruptions can destroy an entire planet.
The continuous eruption of a volcano releases large amounts of volcanic ash, which blocks sunlight. Without sunlight, living things on the ground lose their vitality.
[I don't think it's that exaggerated on the streamer's end...?]
It's hard to say.
The villagers gathered around Lu Xuan and gasped when they saw what was happening.
Li Tie asked worriedly, "Can this dust really drift here?"
Lu Xuan once said that the nearest volcano to them would take half a day to fly by spaceship, and two or three days if they were to take a hoverbus or a boat.
The winds haven't been strong lately, so even if the dust drifts far away, it can't possibly reach the islands.
Lu Xuan said, "Even if they don't all drift here, the island will still be affected."
And that is indeed the case.
As more volcanic eruptions occurred in the following days, the people of Yunlu Village clearly saw more and more thick volcanic ash gathering in the air and drifting further and further away.
The ash layer blocked out the sun, and the temperature should have dropped, but the large amount of magma caused the temperature to rise again instead of decreasing.
During the previous extreme heat, a large amount of seawater evaporated, and many submerged lands were brought back to light, which greatly increased the range of activities for the disaster victims in the western continent.
After this volcanic eruption, the sea receded even faster, exposing more and more of the land.
Many of the disaster victims from the western continent were initially overjoyed, thinking that if the situation continued to recede, they might be able to return home soon.
But as volcanic ash actually drifted across the ocean, the air became polluted and dry, many people started coughing and had fevers, and no one could be happy anymore.
The newly opened clinics and government aid stations on the Western Continent were once again overcrowded, with crowds of sick people coming to collect medicine everywhere.
The greenhouse windows turned a dull gray as they were covered in volcanic ash.
It started as a thin layer, but it gradually accumulated and became thicker until sunlight could no longer penetrate it.
Even though the polar night hadn't arrived, in order to prevent crops from being affected, towns had to start using all kinds of lights simultaneously again. They also took out the gas masks and protective suits that they had exchanged with Lu Xuan in advance and distributed them from top to bottom.
Whether it's the city's protective shield, the stealth shield, or the constant temperature shield used in Yunlu Village, none of them can block the ash fog or smog formed by volcanic ash from entering.
This resulted in the situation in the village not being much better than that in the Western Continent.
Lu Xuan could understand that greenhouses were affected, air was polluted, and people's respiratory systems were affected, but why did so many people develop fevers after being exposed to volcanic ash?
At least a third of the villagers who had been healthy since the start of the catastrophe, especially those who had eaten the mutated fruit and were very strong, were affected. Most of them were ordinary people who had not awakened any special abilities.
Li Tie even began to worry, "Could there be any poison in this volcanic ash?"
Lu Xuan: "..." It's not that bad.
If it were truly toxic, it couldn't possibly just cause a fever.
However, the situation is indeed not quite right.
This feeling intensified when he received news from the new emperor that many of the original grains and vegetables grown on the Western Continent had withered away.
Normally, volcanic ash contains many beneficial components that can help crop growth and thus fertilize the soil.
How could it have the opposite effect?
Lu Xuan had an idea and took some ash scraped off the greenhouse and tested it with a component analyzer.
The results showed that in addition to the usual components of volcanic ash, these volcanic ash contained several special components.
These components were unknown and could not be detected by the Star Alliance.
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Author's note: The countdown to the end has begun.
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Reader "Jenny Masto", watered with nutrient solution +222025-07-24 19:24:47
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