Chapter 105 High Temperature Evacuation
The continuous high temperature is accompanied by occasional black acid rain. Even when it is not raining, the air is always filled with yellow acid mist.
The supply system of the villa area is gradually unable to hold on. The first problem is the water supply. No one knows which pipeline is wrong or the water purification machine in the machine room is wrong.
In this situation, everyone can still cope with the daily maintenance of the machine, but once a big problem occurs, no one knows how to repair it.
The first person to discover that the water quality has become acidic was an owner of the villa area. Two families live together in this villa. Because of the daily water and electricity restrictions, everyone usually supervises each other.
The weather was too hot, and I felt uncomfortable after not taking a shower for a few days. In the past, everyone was rich, but the quality of life kept declining. There were always people who were too depressed and wanted to vent.
So this morning, before dawn, a man sneaked into the bathroom and prepared to take a quick shower secretly. As a result, after a few minutes of running the water, he fell out of the bathroom screaming.
His exposed skin quickly turned red, and the severe pain made him twist and scream on the ground. But even the water in the faucet had problems. Where did he get clean water to wash off the acid water on his body?
In the end, the people who shared the room could only use dry cloth to absorb the acid water on his skin, but the skin that had been burned had already turned red and black. Someone measured the water quality, and the pH value was 1.2, the acidity of ordinary sulfuric acid.
Sulfuric acid shower, no wonder this person screamed like that.
Upon receiving the news, Youxi measured the water quality in his villa as soon as possible. The pH value dropped to 3.0, which was not enough to corrode the skin, but it was not far off.
The news that some of the water in the villa area had turned acidic spread quickly. The panicked owners and refugees checked the quality of the water sources in their homes. The situations were different, but there were more or less some problems.
There were more than one water purifier in the machine room, and the water supply pipes were also connected in all directions. At present, no one knew where the main problem was. Finally, after discussion, everyone decided to add a large amount of alkali into the water purifier. Alkali can neutralize acidity. Although the neutralized water can no longer be drunk, it can at least solve part of the daily water use.
After a large amount of alkali was added, the pH value of the water in some villa areas rose and maintained at around 5.2 to 5.5, which was completely fine for daily use.
There were also a few villas with bad luck, and the water quality did not return to normal. In the future, they had to rely on the neighboring villas for daily water.
The daily water supply was roughly solved, but the crisis of drinking water was not resolved.
While everyone was discussing the meeting, Youxi placed a box of metal ice in the backup material room of the supply system building. There was also the last batch of undistributed long-lasting food and a small amount of drinking water. It was the villa area’s own wartime reserve, and it was planned to be distributed at the last minute.
Youxi handed the matter of metal ice to Lin Wu. A box of metal ice contained 100 bottles, and there were 50 villas, and each villa was distributed 2 bottles. One bottle of metal ice can release 500L of pure water that can be directly drunk. As long as they save a little, it can last for a long time.
After Lin Wu distributed the metal ice, he brought back the two bottles of metal ice that were "distributed" to Youxi's villa, and wanted her to put them away. This thing is very practical in the mission world, and every bottle that can be saved is a bottle.
As a result, Youxi not only did not take it, but also gave him 30 more bottles of metal ice.
"You keep it, this thing doesn't take up space, in case you encounter a high temperature apocalypse, drought apocalypse, it can save lives." She stockpiled fifty boxes. In the original world, because there is a water source in the bathroom of the Star House, this is not needed.
When entering the apocalyptic world, she will still stockpile water normally if there are conditions and opportunities. These are the reserve water sources reserved for herself in the missions in extremely harsh environments, and this box and half a box are not a big deal.
Lin Wu naturally had no idea that she would be so ruthless, stockpiling fifty boxes at a time. For him, these thirty-two bottles of metal ice could indeed provide him with a safe water source for his future doomsday missions.
He did not want to take advantage of You Xi, so he took out a box of nutrient solution, saying that it was stockpiled from the previous world. A box of nutrient solution contained 100 bottles, and one bottle could maintain the various nutritional needs of the human body for three days.
You Xi knew that he did not want to take her things for free, so she took it with a smile.
However, the world that could produce such nutrient solution made her very interested. For the rest of the day, Lin Wu briefly talked about the doomsday world that produced nutrient solution.
As she expected, it was an interstellar world. The doomsday form was the invasion of insects. Unlike the parasitic world, these insects were advanced creatures with wisdom and technology. It was also an S-level world.
The S-level world is equivalent to the intermediate difficulty here.
She was not afraid to let Lin Wu know that she had never been to the interstellar world, because according to Lin Wu, there are hundreds of types of apocalyptic worlds known to the system tower, and it is normal not to have been to the interstellar world.
**
The temporary peace in the villa area did not last for three days. Soon the air filtration system began to have problems. The ubiquitous acid mist corroded the interior of the filtration system. After all, only the outer layer of the building and the machine was protected by the nano-ceramic alloy. The interior of the filtration system was gradually corroded by the acid mist, and the filtration function had problems.
The acidity of the indoor air dropped again and again, which made everyone terrified and adjusted the filtration function to the maximum.
At the same time, the daytime temperature climbed to 45 to 50 degrees Celsius, and the air conditioner was running at high speed every day. Finally, the power system couldn't hold on and was paralyzed.
Late that night, Youxi was awakened by the heat. She turned over and got out of bed and found that the air conditioner had stopped. She tried to turn on the light, but found that there was no electricity.
Power outage! ?
She was startled and the first thing she thought of was the air filtration system.
If the filtration system stops, the room will soon be invaded by acidic gases. She felt the air and didn't feel any discomfort. Then she took out a flashlight and found a measuring instrument to measure the indoor air quality. The acid value was indeed reduced, but her physique was different. This level of acidic gas might make ordinary people uncomfortable in the throat, but it didn't affect her much.
Since she didn't feel any discomfort, she didn't need to use the mask for the time being. After all, the mask cost 8 star coins and could only last for 24 hours. Although she could earn star coins from random tasks from time to time, she still thought it was too expensive and tried to save as much as possible.
When she opened the door, Lin Wu from next door also came out. Power outages are a big problem, especially for ordinary people.
Normal humans are not heat-resistant or acid-resistant, and they all have brittle skin.
Other people in the villa area woke up quickly in the high temperature. Lin Wu went to find his companions who had gone to the laboratory to get medicine before. After discussion, they decided that some people would go to the supply system building to try to repair it and see if the power could be restored.
Another group of people notified everyone to put on protective clothing and wait for further notification.
In the stuffy room, everyone was wearing thick protective clothing and protective masks, and you can imagine how uncomfortable it was.
Fortunately, there were a few people in the villa area who knew about electricity. They tried their best and after some efforts, the electricity was barely restored. However, this time everyone was notified that they were not allowed to use electricity other than the air filtration system for the time being, especially the air conditioner, which was too heavy. After all,
the heat could only be endured for a while. If the filtration system stopped completely, even the indoor environment would no longer be safe.
At the same time, Lin Wu and his friends did not rest and began to discuss their future plans.
It was a consensus that they would not stay in the villa area for long. There was a shortage of water and electricity, and only the last batch of supplies were left for life-saving. Once they were released, there would be no way back and they would be left with nothing.
Everyone was surrounded by the hot and desperate atmosphere. There was another conflict between the refugees and the original owners, because the owners said that the last batch of life-saving food belonged to the villa area, and only those who bought the villa were eligible to be allocated. The outsiders occupied their residence and had taken supplies several times before. They had done their best for them.
At this time, even a can of food or a bag of military rations could save a life. The refugees were not willing to give in, and they started arguing.
Lin Wu did not persuade them, but just sat there and watched.
It was so hot that everyone was thirsty and soon they could not argue anymore. They wanted to fight, but Lin Wu, a big Buddha, was here, so no one dared to start a fight.
For Lin Wu, how the supplies are distributed in the end is not the point, the point is where the people here should evacuate.
You Xi had discussed this matter with Lin Wu earlier. The situation deteriorated too quickly, and she had already prepared for it.
There are too many people in the villa area. The situation of the shelters was already understood when the medicines and supplies were delivered before. Almost every place is saturated. Several official shelters cannot accept all the people in the villa area at once. They have to allocate people to different shelters.
As for You Xi and Lin Wu themselves, the two had already decided that when they can no longer hide in the villa area, they plan to go to the laboratory to check the situation first.
Although several sealed doors were destroyed and the interior was in a mess, they might be able to stay there if they cleaned it up properly.
Even if they couldn't, they didn't need to worry. They had plenty of food and water, and they could drive an armored vehicle to other cities farther away to find a suitable place to stay.
Of course, it was impossible for the two of them to clean up the laboratory alone, so they needed some temporary partners. In addition to being physically strong, the candidates also had to have good character.
Therefore, when Lin Wu proposed the laboratory evacuation plan, he was talking about the worst-case scenario.
For example: the current situation inside the laboratory (all dead bodies); unlike the stable official shelter, it is an unknown adventure. If they can't stay in the laboratory, they have to go on the road to find the next shelter; they lack gasoline, water, protective equipment and other supplies; they may encounter anti-social elements like Cheng Yuan on the road...
After the actual difficulties were laid out bit by bit, there were still a dozen people who expressed their willingness to take the risk. These people were also the candidates that Lin Wu and You Xi had previously preset.
After that, they assigned the list of other people who were going to the official shelter, and finally discussed the way to go to the shelter.
There were only two armored vehicles, which could not accommodate many people, so the old, weak, sick and disabled took the car together, and the others put on all protective equipment, divided into five teams, and walked to five different official shelters. Each
of these five teams is led by two people with slightly higher combat power and good character and intelligence.
Later, everyone found out that the ten people leading the team were exactly the candidates who would follow Youxi and Lin Wu to the laboratory in the future.
Youxi and Lin Wu each drove a car and sent two cars of the elderly, weak and sick to various shelters.
Today's Fancheng has become a wasteland dead city. Except for the remaining wreckage of buildings on the ground, nothing else can be seen. There is no trace of human life and no trace of any animals.
In the second shelter, Youxi saw someone she hadn't seen for a long time-Bai Yu.
Youxi was a little surprised. She hadn't seen her since she was driven out of the villa area. She didn't even know when she came to the shelter.
Bai Yu was wearing the uniform clothes distributed by the shelter, holding a lunch box in her hand, which contained a steamed bun and a piece of canned meat that she had just received, as well as a spoonful of canned fruit and half a bottle of water.
You Xi thought that she would turn around and leave as she did last time when she saw her, but this time she took the initiative to walk forward.
Bai Yu stood in front of her. She was slightly shorter than You Xi. She raised her head slightly and looked at her, carefully examining her face. Finally, she asked, "Where is You Xi? Where did she go?"
You Xi frowned slightly, and for a moment, her hair stood on end. She thought she had heard wrongly.
But soon, Bai Yu spoke again: "Don't lie to me, I know you are not You Xi. Not only you, but Feng Xu is not Feng Xu either. Who are you?"
You Xi was sure that the other party was not testing her, but had already confirmed it.
She didn't know when and why the other party confirmed it. The most likely reason was during the battle against the invaders.
"I'm Youxi." Youxi spoke, "I'm also Youxi."
"Rebirth? Or parallel universe?" Bai Yu knew that the other party would not give her an accurate answer. She shook her head, "Forget it. It doesn't matter if it's not her. She is so arrogant and rude. How could she possibly endure this kind of life now..."
But... If she had known that the world would become like this, why would she waste time trying to pry away the person she liked? She should have been braver and let her know her feelings earlier, even if she would be ridiculed and driven away...
In the final analysis, she was still not brave enough. She wanted to monopolize but was afraid of losing... After
Bai Yu finished speaking, he forced a pale and sarcastic smile and turned away.
Youxi watched the other party's back, and then she understood why she had been so cold that time and did not come forward to beg them.
At that time, she already knew it.
**
One day later, all the escort missions were completed. Youxi and Lin Wu drove an armored vehicle, and the other ten or so people squeezed into another armored vehicle, rushing to the factory area one after another.
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