Chapter 111 The Current State of the World
The reason why Xu Yan chose the tenth floor as the meeting place was naturally because of the plants outside.
The residential building is a fully enclosed building with a solid structure and solid glass. The overall situation is fine, but the outer walls and glass below the third floor are also blocked by the dense plants that grew overnight in the community.
The north entrance of the first floor lobby is mostly made of glass, and it is now completely submerged in the green sea. Trees with thick branches stand one after another, and the cracked floor tiles are supported high and low, and covered with various weeds and mosses.
Most of the trees are very tall, with tangled roots. Some can still be vaguely distinguished. Some look strange, like alien plants.
There was a tree that grew along the glass wall, squeezing through the gray floor tiles outside the building. Its dark roots were exposed, entangled and crisscrossed. Some of them even climbed up the glass, like the tentacles of a monster, extending from one end of the glass wall to the other, entangled with the entrance and exit.
If we held a meeting here, it would only make everyone's emotions more despairing, so he chose the tenth floor as the meeting point.
There was a vacant house on the tenth floor, with only basic hard decoration and no furniture, and it had been unoccupied for a long time.
At this time, every household was holding on to their own food and supplies, and no guests were welcome. It was more convenient to choose to hold a meeting in an empty house.
The meeting time was ten o'clock in the morning, and Youxi and Fan Qi walked down the stairs on time. Originally, she would have been enough for this kind of occasion, but Fan Qi had also been locked up in the house for a few days and said that she wanted to come out and see what was going on.
Her mother took the initiative, and You Xi felt very good about it, so she stepped back from the main seat, holding Fan Qi's arm all the way and trailing half a step behind. When
Xu Yan saw them, he first greeted Fan Qi politely, and then smiled at her: "You look good."
The residents came one by one very quickly. There were more people than the last time they went to the community supermarket together. You Xi didn't know many of them, and she didn't know if they were all there.
Although Xu Yan organized this meeting, he was only responsible for notifying. Those who were willing to come could come, and he wouldn't force those who didn't want to come. He waited for ten more minutes, and then announced the start of the meeting.
He knew that everyone was very nervous now. After all, in the past, it was only because it was dangerous outside and the official did not recommend going out that everyone dared not go out. But now, ordinary people without certain equipment cannot get out even if they want to.
With such dense plants, just identifying the direction is a big problem.
He said that he had gone to the lobby to check the situation before going upstairs. Now if anyone wants to leave the building, they have to smash the glass or cut off the roots of the plants.
Of course, there is another way, which is to open the elevator, take the elevator to the underground garage, and leave from the garage.
The exit of the garage is at the other end. They can't see the situation there from inside the building. Maybe the plants are even denser than here. But the garage exit is open after all, and the stairwell of the underground garage cannot be surrounded by plants. At least there is no need to break the door lock when leaving.
He asked everyone to come here today, one reason is to reiterate this point in person, after all, there are many residents in the building, and it is impossible for everyone to think the same. He was afraid that someone would be anxious to go out and act on their own, destroying the airtightness of the building.
Another reason is that he wanted everyone to get together to discuss what to do next.
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"Didn't the news tell us to wait at home? They should send a rescue team to clean up the plants like last time. Anyway, we won't go out in this situation."
The person who spoke lived on the third floor, facing the green tree crown outside the glass every day. Normally, let alone opening the window, because they were afraid of insects that occasionally flew over or hit the glass, they kept the curtains tight. The glass window in the living room was too large, so they directly sealed most of it with cardboard tape. As
soon as this was said, some conservatives nodded frequently.
The plant outbreak lasted only two or three days, and in everyone's mind, they still believed in the news. They didn't even think about going to school or work, but everyone was the same, and no one would bother about these things at this time.
The family had enough supplies, after all, social order had been restored for a few days, and everyone went out to buy a lot of food and drinks.
Although large supermarkets had purchase restrictions, there were many individually operated stores, markets, stalls, group purchases... In short, every household had some supplies in stock, so it was no problem to last for more than half a month. If they made arrangements and planned their daily consumption, they could even last for a month or more.
After a month, it is impossible for the situation outside to still be like this. Those are all plants. They can be cleaned up quickly by burning them with fire. It is impossible for the authorities to do nothing for a month.
After all, S City is a big city. How can such a big city be shut down for a whole month? Even if the authorities don't care, the country will send people to support it.
They all have access to the Internet, and from pictures and videos from various channels, they can know that the crazy growth of plants does not happen in every city. They are probably unlucky here. Several surrounding cities have unfortunately become a sea of green plants.
But there are also many cities where the situation is generally okay. Although they are inevitably troubled by mutated plants and animals, at least they are still operating normally.
After the conservatives told each other about the information on the Internet, they began to talk about the situations of their friends and relatives.
For example, the professor couple who lived downstairs from them in Youxi, their son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were all in G City. Probably because it was close to the tropics, the situation had been relatively stable so far.
Traveling was definitely a problem. Work that could be done at home was basically done from home, and social activities could be avoided as much as possible. However, the city had spent a lot of effort to ensure the supply and circulation of materials, and even slowed down the pace of cleaning up mutant plants and animals. But in this period, as long as materials were sufficient and people's livelihood issues could be guaranteed, the voices complaining about the slow pace of handling plants and animals were not a big deal.
When they heard about the situation of their parents, they were very anxious and said that after this crisis was over, they would quickly pack up and take a plane to G City. As long as the family could be together, it didn't matter if they lived in a smaller house or had to work harder.
While the conservatives were discussing, some other residents who were more forward-looking could not help but speak up.
The first to speak were a pair of young brothers. Youxi had met the eldest of the two brothers before. He was among the people who went to the community supermarket before. He dared to go out to get supplies within two days of the plant and animal mutations. It can be seen that he likes to prepare for a rainy day.
There are four people in their family, including their parents and the two brothers, who are the backbone of the family. Last time, they thought of saving themselves first, and this time is the same.
"It is safe to stay in the building, but don't forget that this situation is completely different from the last time. The rescue team started cleaning up the area the next day, and then encountered giant rats. We made a phone call and they arrived quickly. But now, it's already the third day. Have you seen any trace of the rescue team?" "
Didn't the news notify the special situation rescue team? They will arrive anyway?"
"What is a special situation? I have a friend who lives on the first floor of his house. Because the plants are growing wildly, even the glass has been poked, and moss has grown on the floor. They clean it up every day, but it grows again the next day. They have a child at home, who is just over one year old. The milk powder they stocked up before has not been replenished to the appropriate age after the animals and plants mutated.
The plants have grown wildly in the past two days. Their home is like living in a sewer. There is no sunlight at all. The window is green every day. Last night, a worm broke the floor. The worm almost climbed onto the child's bed, which scared the whole family crazy... We called the rescue team, but there was only an electronic voice saying that it was not a special situation..."
This big brother was very clear and talked, and he attracted everyone's attention. "Of course, before coming to the meeting today, I sent a message to them. Everyone is alive and it's nothing serious. Probably because of this, it is not a special case. And how many such things are there in the whole city?
Will the situation get better after half a month or a month? Now the mutation of plants and animals is not our S city's business, nor our Sheng country's business, but the whole G Blue Star's business. Instead of counting on rescue that may come at any time, it is better to save yourself. Don't wait until the water and supplies at home are used up before thinking of a solution. Then it will be too late!" After
he finished speaking, he said that he would wait for two more days. These two days were mainly for judging the situation outside through the Internet. After that, he would take protective measures before going out.
Whether it's looking for supplies or checking the situation outside, if this trip goes well, the two brothers may take their parents to leave S City and go to other cities where the situation is not bad.
"I know you don't want to admit it, but this disaster is probably not a temporary disaster. We must consider if the world is like this in the future, how should we live?"
"That's right!" A female voice spoke, You Xi looked and found that it was the wife of the couple who lived next door to them and were attacked repeatedly by the egret.
She hadn't seen them much since they moved downstairs. As one of the victims of the previous animal and plant mutations, they have been paying close attention to the news outside since they moved downstairs.
"You're right. This disaster has covered too large a range, and there are too many unreasonable things. Do you know the saying 'planet self-repair'?" "
Yes. I think it makes sense. As a carrier, the planet should be neutral, but now it is obviously favoring other animals and plants, squeezing out the living space of us humans, as if the planet suddenly came alive."
The other party's words made the woman nod frequently. She has been checking the information about this at home recently, but her husband doesn't understand these. He always thinks she is possessed and says that those are superstitions promoted by illegal organizations.
Because of this matter, the two people don't know how many times they quarreled.
Now that she heard that there was someone who knew more than her, she immediately stretched out her hand to the other party: "I'm Chen Tong. I originally lived on the 15th floor, but was targeted by a dead bird, so I temporarily moved to the seventh floor."
"Gou Yaoyang, this is my brother Gou Mingfeng. We live on the ninth floor."
"Nice to meet you. Remember to notify me when you take action in the future. I will definitely go! I'm really tired of this kind of timid life, waiting for rescue every day!"
Chen Tong is very beautiful. Gou Yaoyang couldn't help but look at her a few more times: "Okay."
"Okay, okay, you start again, let's go back!" Chen Tong's husband didn't look very good, and he directly started to drag her out.
After the couple left noisily, Gou Yaoyang talked about the "planet's self-repair" theory and made a lot of sense. Some people were obviously moved and planned to go out with him to check the situation in two or three days.
There is strength in numbers. Even if everyone has no equipment, at least there is someone to keep them company. It will feel much better psychologically if they act as a group.
Xu Yan looked at You Xi, who was standing by the side with his mother as a listener, and walked over and asked, "Are you going?"
You Xi had originally planned to find time to go out and check the situation outside in the next two days. Now that he knew that other residents wanted to go out to get supplies, he thought it was okay to go with them, just as a task for himself to go out for exercise.
After all, this is her native world. To her, the people in this world are all living, breathing people. She is not powerless now. Although she does not want to take out her accumulated supplies and give them directly to them like a saint, she does not want to be too cold-blooded and just watch from the sidelines.
Keep a low profile and stay in the team to go out together. Help when you can at critical moments. Of course, forget about those who are too suicidal.
When Xu Yan heard that she was going too, he immediately said that he would go with her.
"Well, let me know when the time is confirmed." After she finished speaking, she went upstairs with Fan Qi.
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In the next few days, Youxi's family of three lived a plain and secure life in the simulated apartment.
This time when Youxi went to the acid rain world, the large amount of supplies he stockpiled in advance included many electronic products with slightly higher technology that were not available in this world.
She bought many mobile phones that can be used as bracelets. She tried to use them in this world, but because the phone card model is different, the call function cannot be used.
The mobile network function is also unusable. It is probably because the phone card causes the signal to not match, but fortunately, the home wireless network phone can actually connect.
At present, the network and wireless in the real apartment are not disconnected, so there are signals in the Star House simulated apartment.
She asked the system, and this situation will be maintained until the signal network outside is disconnected.
Therefore, the transparent mobile phone from the acid rain world can access the Internet in places with wireless networks and connect to the network of this world, but unfortunately, because most APPs are not compatible, even if it is connected to the Internet, it is of little use.
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