Chapter 60 Migratory Birds Return
Swallows, wild geese, ducks, herons... Birds that were rarely seen in the city were now densely packed like dark clouds flying low over the city.
They flew from south to north and arrived near the apartment in a blink of an eye. Because the apartment was high enough and Youxi had good eyesight, she could clearly see the wings and eyes of those birds.
She was originally naturally afraid of the eyes and beaks of birds, and seeing so many birds at once made her feel a little creepy.
This physiological discomfort was not even less than seeing the densely packed black bugs in the last world.
Except for the swallows, most of the birds were large birds, and it was rare to see a few of them in the city.
A small group of birds like this flying low over the city might be a beautiful landscape.
But there were so many birds, crowded together, so many that it was shocking. Not to mention the beautiful landscape, almost everyone who saw it was panicked. The
floor-to-ceiling windows of the apartment building face south, and the apartment is located at the southeast corner of the entire building. Most birds encounter this tall building because they have to bypass it, so some fly high, some fly sideways, but there are also some that hit it head-on - especially those that can't turn in time.
The glass was hit and made a popping sound. Fortunately, all the glass in this apartment is double-thickened. The birds hit the glass and bounced a few times, then flew high again or bypassed it.
Youxi endured the double discomfort of both psychology and physiology. Several families nearby must have been frightened by this scene. From time to time, low cries were heard, and there were also the childish voices of children who woke up early and hugged their parents and cried in fear. Suddenly,
the hostess's terrified cry came from the French window of the nearest apartment next door, and along with the cry, there was the sound of a bird flapping its wings desperately.
"Husband! Hurry up! Get it away-don't let it in! Ah-it pecked my hand-husband!" The hostess's cry became more and more miserable.
The other party must have opened the air vent a little, and a bird fluttered over and got stuck in the air vent.
The hostess was startled and subconsciously wanted to close the window, but she didn't know whether she caught the bird's claws or wings. The bird struggled desperately and even began to peck her hand.
The man next door had obviously never seen this before, and he took something and poked the bird desperately, causing the bird to scream.
After a while, the bird seemed to be poked out. Youxi heard the man comforting the woman, saying that the bird had fallen and was fine.
But the woman's hand was probably injured, and she kept crying in pain, and asked if she wanted to go to the hospital for an injection or something. After all, it was a wild bird, and she had never had close contact with it before. This time, it poked and pecked her, and she was almost scared to death. Her voice was shaking.
Youxi was leaning against the glass, and from her angle she couldn't see what was happening in the house next door, but she could see the bird that had been poked out.
This should be a white egret, with a snow-white body and a long, black beak. It is larger than an ordinary white egret. Maybe its wings were pinched, but after being poked out, the white egret slid down along the glass wall and never flew up again.
Youxi looked at the dense flock of birds and had a bad feeling in her heart.
Sure enough, before she could finish her thought, she saw several white egrets swooping down from above and heading towards the glass next door. Bang, bang, bang! After several loud noises, the hostess next door was frightened and screamed again.
Egrets are not like wild ducks and wild geese. They have cold, inorganic black pupils and long, pointed black beaks. They look particularly intimidating from a close distance. Coupled with the fact that several egrets were slamming and pecking at the glass, the scene was a bit scary.
"Don't be afraid! They can't get in..." The comforting voice of the male owner came from next door, but even his own voice was trembling.
The egrets fluttered back and forth for a full five minutes, until all the flocks of birds flew over the sky and the outer glass of the French window next door shattered, and then they flew back into the sky and left.
The two people next door were so scared that they couldn't even make a sound.
**
That day, many people who got up early saw the same scene.
A flock of birds flew over the city in a dark pressure, so dense that it covered the entire sky. Some residents on the lower floors were fine, as they were far away from the sky. Apart from some bird feathers and bird droppings, there was no danger. Residents
on the higher floors were different, like the family next door to Youxi, who was facing the birds at close range and was frightened and injured. After the flock of birds left the sky above S City, they immediately went downstairs to the hospital.
You Feng and Fan Qi woke up late, and because the double-layer glass was well soundproofed and the thick blackout curtains were drawn, they missed the whole thing.
But such a scene is scary even to imagine.
On that day, several cities in China were flooded with the same video. Many people were shocked by the scene and took videos and uploaded them to the Internet as soon as possible.
#Super large flock of birds flew low over the city# and other related topics became hot searches.
From the cities that uploaded the video, we can know that the flock of birds obviously had a route. They landed in G City, then went from south to north in a straight line, passing through many cities, and finally even crossed the border.
Many high-rise buildings in S City were cracked or even broken by birds because the glass was not strong enough. Some high-rise residents opened the windows after getting up in the morning because the air was fresh in the morning. As a result, the flock of birds attacked and flew directly into the house. They fluttered and screamed in various ways, and they wanted to find a place to go out but couldn't find it.
In the end, both people and birds were tortured, and the house was full of bird droppings and scattered feathers.
But it was good that they only made the place dirty. There were many people who were injured in the close combat like the neighbors next door to Youxi.
You Feng took a leave in the morning and did not go to the unit. At noon, the family of three sat in front of the TV to watch the local noon news. Several news stations broadcast the low-flying birds.
Among the videos taken by the public that the TV station obtained, the picture angle was the clearest and best, and there were also several clips of birds staring and fluttering outside the glass.
Fan Qi felt the same as Youxi, that birds like herons were quite elegant when viewed from a distance. But whether it is the white egret with a thin black beak, the yellow long beaked heron, or the smaller cattle heron, they all make people feel uncomfortable when they are seen up close, especially when they are so densely packed.
After the reporter reported some follow-up situations, the news station also contacted bird experts.
Experts said that these are migratory birds, which originally flew to the south for winter around November and will not return to the north until April next year.
But this time, winter has not yet arrived, but the migratory birds have gone in reverse, and they have gathered together in such a large area, and have not avoided densely populated cities with buildings. This phenomenon is quite abnormal.
Generally, such large-scale abnormal behavior of birds and animals is related to natural disasters. For example, before an earthquake, birds and animals run away in panic, which is a precursor.
But firstly, no disaster occurred in the area where the migratory birds passed through this time, and secondly, the distance they fly is too long, and even if they are avoiding disasters, they will not fly over so many cities in a row.
Finally, experts said that it might be related to the recent rise in temperature...
This is not the first abnormal animal incident recently, and even Fan Qi sighed a few times: "The news said that the ecology has improved recently, and the air and water quality are better than before, but the temperature this winter is almost catching up with the summer, and the animals are abnormal again. Is this good or bad?"
You Feng comforted: "Don't think too much, it's useless for us ordinary citizens to think about anything. The country has so many talents and experts. If there is really something, they will definitely know it before us, and they will also come up with a solution before us."
You Xi looked at You Feng and asked seriously: "What if even the country can't think of a solution?"
"Generally speaking, this is impossible. Don't underestimate the state machinery. With such a large country and such a large population, there are plenty of smart people. Some people's intelligence and ability are beyond your imagination."
You Feng said this and looked at his daughter again, "...If it is really like what you said, then we have nothing to do. The state machinery can't solve the problem, what can we ordinary people do. In the end, we just try to go with the flow..."
You Xi looked at her father without blinking.
"What?" You Feng was a little amused.
"Dad, I suddenly think you are quite handsome."
You Feng:...
In the afternoon, You Feng went to work at the unit. The bird feathers and bird droppings on the road outside had been cleaned up, but there was still a smell of bird droppings in the air.
The window installers that Youxi had called to make an appointment in the morning came to her house. They came to measure the dimensions.
She planned to install a layer of tempered glass in all the windows of her parents' split-level apartment. Before, there was a tornado, and now there was a low-flying bird incident. She always felt that there were too many and too large floor-to-ceiling windows in this apartment, which made her feel unsafe.
If she could have survived in the early days of the apocalypse, she would definitely have stayed in the apartment for comfort, after all, the place was large and bright.
This apartment used to look beautiful, with large floor-to-ceiling windows on the entire wall, bright and fashionable, but now it gives people a sense of insecurity. Installing a layer of tempered glass will provide heat insulation, sound insulation, and safety.
Fan Qi agreed with this and even praised her a few words.
Two masters came to measure the dimensions, and their movements were very neat. Since the last tornado, their factory has been doing very good business, with large orders for repairs and installation of glass windows, such as hollow tempered glass and bulletproof glass.
This apartment was built with double-layer glass, and now it only needs to be installed with another layer of tempered glass to be as solid as a rock.
Youxi wanted the other party to get out as quickly as possible, so she added a lot of money. The other party promised to install it for her within three days. After all, the size of the glass was too large and had to be custom-made in the factory.
At 24:00 that night, after making sure that her parents were in their rooms, Youxi teleported into the star house and began to travel through the world.
**
When Youxi regained consciousness, she found herself in a small wooden house.
There were many people around, coming in and out, holding various filming equipment. Judging from their hair color and eyes, most of them were foreigners. Before she had time to digest the world setting in her mind, someone stood in front of her.
"Promise me that you will concentrate and finish the work seriously this time, okay?" The person who spoke was a woman with shoulder-length hair and neat clothes, about thirty years old.
When Youxi looked at her, her information immediately emerged in her mind.
This is her agent, and she called her Sister Yatong. In the world picture, since she started to be a model, Yatong has been responsible for her daily life and filming work.
This is a serious and opinionated agent.
It was too noisy around, Youxi stood up and told the other party that she wanted to go to the bathroom.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned around, she was grabbed by Yatong from behind. The other party looked at her suspiciously: "You don't want to shoot again, are you going to leave?"
"I really just go to the bathroom. If you don't believe me, you can wait for me outside." Youxi looked at the other party seriously. Perhaps because of her eyes, Yatong finally let go. There
was someone in the bathroom on the first floor of the cabin. After asking the staff next to her, Youxi went to the bathroom on the second floor.
She closed the door of the cubicle, glanced at the toilet in front of her, gave up the idea of sitting on it, and leaned against the wall to digest the world setting in her mind.
She is eighteen years old this year. She lost her parents when she was young and grew up with her sister. Because of lack of discipline, she indulged herself for a while in middle school and became a problem girl who had no intention of studying.
The elder sister of the world figure went abroad to study and came back. She found that she did not study hard in the boarding school, was rebellious and fell in love early. She was angry and distressed. Finally, she decided to transfer her sister to another school and took her abroad with her, so that she could stay close to her and take care of her.
This is their third year in Country M. She is now a freshman and her academic performance is still very poor. She started to be a model half a year ago.
The elder sister already works in a large company and is an elite with outstanding abilities. She has always doted on her younger sister. No matter how badly she treats her or how disobedient she is, she has always been very good to her. Because she wants to be a model, she also specially found a friend's company to sign her and escort her.
The sister Yatong outside just now is my sister's friend. She is not only an agent, but also has shares in that company. She is from the same world as my sister and a capable social elite.
However, she had no good feelings towards her and thought she was someone sent by her sister to monitor her.
She had never taken modeling seriously, she just did it for fun, coveting the bright and beautiful clothes, makeup and flash, but never worked hard on every photo shoot. She was always picky and when she annoyed the staff, she would sneak away without saying she didn't want to shoot.
Youxi: ...
No wonder the other party looked unconvinced when she wanted to go to the bathroom just now. It turned out that they were scared of being deceived.
After digesting the world background setting to this point, Youxi couldn't help but complain in her heart: System, don't you have a more normal world character setting?
It's getting more and more outrageous...
There was a knock on the bathroom door, and Tang Yatong's voice came from outside, confirming whether she was still inside.
"Yes, I'll be right there." You Xi responded, pretending to flush the toilet, and then went outside to wash her hands.
She looked up and saw herself in the mirror, and was speechless again.
This yellow hair!
The mirror still showed her own appearance. From the looks and figure, she was no different from the 18-year-old self in the zombie world. In fact, because of the exquisite makeup, she looked even brighter and more beautiful.
It's just this hair that I can't stand, bleached and dyed.
Youxi took out a hair band from her pocket (Star House Warehouse) and quickly tied up her long, wavy blond hair into a bun.
She opened the door and Tang Yatong was still standing outside, leaning on the stair railing and talking to someone.
"Is that my sister? I want to talk to her." Youxi tried to ask.
Tang Yatong ignored her and hung up the phone after a few words: "Come down, get ready for the photo shoot, everyone is waiting for you."
Youxi would definitely not take a photo. Although there were still 48 hours before the first meteorite rain, from memory, the world figure's sister was still in another city at the moment.
She had to hurry back before the meteorite rain came.
Thinking of this, she said to Tang Yatong: "Sister Yatong, I want to go back to L City, XXX will be here soon!"
"What?" Tang Yatong looked at her suspiciously.
You Xi:...
Sure enough, the world disaster has not yet begun, and the keywords are blocked.
Tang Yatong stared at her closely. Without a reasonable explanation, the other party would definitely not let her go. The town where they are now is a bit remote, and next door is the Gobi Desert, and transportation is inconvenient.
When You Xi followed Tang Yatong downstairs, her thoughts were turning quickly.
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