Chapter 92 Drought
The helicopter's carrying capacity is limited, so Qin Yu gave those people two options. Those who want to go to the Dawn Base can leave with them now, while those who want to go to the capital can stay where they are and wait for a helicopter to come and take them to the Xinjing Base.
In the end, there were only seven people who wanted to go to the Dawn Base, and the remaining dozen or so wanted to go to the capital. However, they were afraid that Su Qing and the others would never come back after leaving, so they argued for a long time. Qin Yu had no choice but to let Chen Kuo stay and accompany these people to wait for the plane to arrive.
The helicopter took off again, and this time the cabin was packed with people. The air in the cabin was filled with sour body odor, which made people feel nauseous.
Su Qing sat next to the little girl, fanning her gently with one hand. After a while, the child slowly woke up. She looked around in confusion at first, then sat up with a start. Looking at Su Qing sitting beside her, the girl said anxiously with an uneasy expression, "Sister... I, I'm in good health. I just accidentally fell asleep. Don't... don't despise me."
"It's okay, it's okay. Don't be nervous. You probably had a heat stroke just now. Are you feeling unwell? We're already on our way back to Dawn Base. I won't abandon you. Don't be afraid." Su Qing saw the girl trembling with nervousness and quickly pulled a carton of milk from his pocket and handed it to her, soothing her gently. "Little girl, my name is Su Qing. What's your name? How old are you?"
The girl looked at the milk with desire in her eyes, but she didn't dare to take it. "Thank you, sister, I don't want it. I... I don't have any money on me." She swallowed secretly and said, "My name is Luo Xinxin, I'm 9 years old."
Su Qing felt a little distressed when she saw the girl was so sensible. "Can I call you Xinxin? This milk is a welfare benefit for children at Sister's Base. Every child can drink it for free."
Luo Xinxin's eyes suddenly lit up, and she was a little bit unbelievable, "Sister, what you said... is it true? Can I really drink milk for free?"
"Of course, our base has welfare policies for children, and there are subsidies every month. There are many children of your age there who can play with you and go to school together."
The girl carefully took the milk and said, "Thank you, sister. I... want to save it for when we get to the base. Is that okay?"
The noise in the cabin was too loud. Although the others could not hear what Su Qing and the little girl said exactly, they saw her take out a box that looked like milk packaging, and for a moment they became restless.
A few of them looked at each other, then stood up and rushed towards Su Qing.
Seeing their movements, Li Yi quickly unbuckled his seatbelt and stood in front of Su Qing. His face was slightly gloomy as he stopped them and asked, "Hey, what are you doing?"
The men pushed and shoved each other, and finally one of them was pushed out. He said flatteringly, "We...we just want to ask if there's any food you can share with us. We've been running low on supplies along the way, and we've been so hungry."
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "If you want food, you can buy it with money."
"This... We have no money on us during our escape. Please be kind. Once we get to that base, we will work hard to earn money and pay you back."
"No, you guys don't look like you need this little bit of food. What's wrong with giving us some food? That's too stingy, isn't it?"
"That's right. You say all these great things, but you're reluctant to even give us some food. You must be lying to us."
"I'm telling you, take out the things quickly, or don't blame us for being rude."
Several people thought that there were only four of them including Li Yi, and one of them was a weak woman who was not worth mentioning at all. No matter how they looked at it, the seven big men had the advantage. For a moment, several people got carried away and spoke more and more rudely, even shouting that they wanted to go up and rob.
Su Qing took out the pistol from her backpack, secretly held it in her pocket, and stared at those people cautiously. She felt a little angry. She was threatened for trying to save people. These people were really not worthy of going to her base.
Feeling a tightening on her other hand, Su Qing looked down and saw Luo Xinxin holding her, saying seriously: "Don't be afraid, sister, I will protect you."
Li Yi hadn't seen anyone so eager to die in a long time. He pulled out a pistol from his waist, pointed it at the person in front, and said cheerfully, "Come on, come and get it if you can."
The black muzzle of the gun was pointed at everyone, scaring them all into taking a step back.
"He only has one gun. There are so many of us. What are we afraid of? If we kill them, the helicopter will be ours!" someone said viciously.
Lu Chen and Qin Yu in the front cockpit also noticed the situation in the rear cabin at this time. Qin Yu, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, gave Lu Chen a look, then took out his gun, loaded it, stood up and walked to the back.
"Stand back!" a cold voice sounded.
Qin Yu came to Li Yi's side, holding a gun in his hand hanging by his side. His tall body exuded a murderous aura, and he forced those people to retreat a few steps.
Su Qing comforted Luo Xinxin and stood up. She took out a gun and pointed it casually at the others. "Want to have a fight?"
With three guns pointed at them, several people began to regret their actions. Why the hell did they try to show off just for the sake of stuttering? They should have known that anyone who could fly this kind of armed helicopter could not be a good person. It was their fault for not being able to be patient... What should they do now?
Someone made a sad face and explained, "It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. We just wanted to ask for food, nothing else."
“Yes, yes, yes…”
At this time, the helicopter shook a few times. Qin Yu was quick to hold Su Qing with one hand, sat in the seat and fastened the seat belt. Li Yi was a little slow and almost fell down. He quickly stabilized his body and returned to his seat.
The seven people on the opposite side were not as lucky as them. They were all thrown everywhere.
There were sudden wails in the cabin.
The helicopter slowly landed in a deserted place. After a while, the hatch was opened and several black shadows were thrown out from inside, raising a cloud of dust. Then the hatch closed and the plane quickly took off and flew away.
Leaving behind a pile of people with bloody heads and screaming.
......
Su Qing sat in his seat and typed angrily, sending everything that had just happened to Chen Kuo, telling him that if the remaining people were the same as the few people here, then there was no need to worry about them, just throw them away and come back.
Soon the helicopter landed at the Shuguang Base. Fang Qing and Wang Tianqi were already waiting there. Su Qing entrusted Luo Xinxin to Fang Qing's care, as they had many children there, which was just right.
Afterwards, she went to the military compound again, took out all the weapons purchased from the capital, and gave them to Qin Yu and Dong Wen for distribution.
Su Qing had just finished her work and left the yard when she received a message from Fang Qing on her bracelet, asking her to go to the farmland immediately.
When she drove there, she found that the farmland was full of people. Many people in the base had never seen Su Qing, and she had to work hard to squeeze in.
Fang Qing and several old men were standing by a rice field, talking seriously. Su Qing looked around and saw that the land in front of him was severely cracked and the crops were withered, which made those who contracted the land and made a living by farming anxious.
She came to Fang Qing and listened to the others talking about the drought and water shortage. She asked, "What's going on?"
Fang Qing looked up at the voice and said, "You're here. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the fields are dry. Relying solely on watering is no longer effective. If this continues, everything planted in the base will die from the heat and lack of water." She introduced Su Qing to the elderly men standing beside her. "These are agricultural experts. We asked you to come and work together to study how to solve the drought problem."
Su Qing greeted several experts and listened to their explanation of the current situation. She checked the planting interface in her mind, which showed that the land was severely short of water and the crops were on the verge of death.
"The groundwater level in the surrounding wells has dropped significantly, and now it's difficult to even get water for irrigation."
"In the current situation, artificial rainfall would be the fastest solution, but... we don't have the conditions for it now..." said one of the experts with a worried look on his face.
"Even with artificial rainfall, as long as the temperature doesn't drop, it's just a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution."
Artificial rainfall...Su Qing came back to his senses when he heard these four words.
"System...system..."
"I'm here."
“Is there any rain-making tool?”
"The host can upgrade all the farmland and replace it with a constant temperature and humidity automated greenhouse."
Su Qing was delighted when he heard what the system said. He had survived the extreme cold by relying on system upgrades. Those technologies were more useful than anything else.
"How do I do it?"
"You only need to pay 6888888 gold coins to upgrade."
Su Qing fell silent for a while. She had finally gotten so much money from the Xinjing Base, and after the 1:5 exchange rate, there was not much left. This system asked her for nearly seven million!
"You are a system... What can you do with so much money from me?"
"Of course, it's about trading goods between different planes. Some of the things the host uses are exchanged from other parallel worlds."
"Is the currency still universal?" The new notes in her hand were produced in this world after the apocalypse. It should be impossible for other worlds to use the same currency.
“You have to exchange it first.”
oh......
"Then... can't you give me a discount? It's too expensive! Don't you know how poor I am?" Su Qing wanted to save enough money to support the defense system and didn't want to spend so much money on upgrades...
However, if the growth and output of crops are not guaranteed, it will affect the subsequent material problems of the base. With strong enemies outside and troubles inside, she was a little hesitant for a while.
The system was silent for a moment, then said helplessly: "The artificial rain cannon can be exchanged in the mall for 500,000 gold coins."
Well, Su Qing felt much better at this price. Although, as the professor said, artificial rainfall is only a temporary solution if the temperature cannot be lowered, this is probably the best solution at present.
Su Qing quickly went to the mall to buy a rain-launching cannon. After buying it, he checked his backpack and found that the special rockets used for launching the cannon had to be purchased separately. He went to the mall to look around and found that a rocket cost 10,000 yuan each, and the cannon could launch 9 rockets at a time.
"Damn capital system!!!" Su Qing screamed wildly in his mind.
"The prices are clearly marked and we will not cheat anyone, dear." The system's voice was innocent.
Please get out of my way!
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