Chapter 96 Gray Acid Rain and Black Acid Rain
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Not only did Youxi not want to see Baiyu, but Baiyu was also unwilling to come.
After the four of them were driven out of the villa area by Youxi that day, Cheng Yuan was the most angry. It was estimated that she usually applied eye drops too well, and Youxi's bad attitude and direct expulsion just confirmed her "accusation" against Youxi in private in front of him.
As a result, her previous impatient attitude towards him was also selectively ignored by him.
Except for Cheng Yuan, the four of them were not locals. During the long vacation of the school, the dormitories were closed. They originally thought that they could stay at Youxi's house until the start of school. Now they plan to take a hot spring bath, so they can only find a place to stay temporarily.
But the price of Fancheng is high, and the good hotels are expensive. Baiyu is not used to living in ordinary hotels, so in the end, she agreed to live in Cheng Yuan's house temporarily.
Cheng Yuan's family is not rich, but his parents have a good income. They have a large flat in a better community in the city. His parents are professors and went to other cities to attend seminars.
The house is more than 200 square meters, with four bedrooms and two living rooms plus a glass observation deck with a great view. The decoration is also refreshing and tasteful. Although it is not as good as the villa in Youxi, it also makes Bai Yu very satisfied.
Cheng Yuan is very fond of Bai Yu. In addition to entertaining her, he also entertained her two friends. In fact, she has no good relationship with them. If Cheng Yuan refuses, she has no objection, but she will not object if he is willing.
No one expected that an acid rain that night would change everything.
Cheng Yuan's house is high up, but it is not on the top floor, and there are many glass windows, so the degree of acid rain corrosion is relatively good. After closing the doors and windows, the rain cannot leak in, and most of the acidic gases are isolated.
But Cheng Yuan's parents were not so lucky. The city where they participated in the seminar encountered extremely heavy acid rain with a negative pH value, and both of them died in this disaster.
After the news came, Cheng Yuan could not bear the blow, and he completely changed.
In Bai Yu's words, Cheng Yuan went crazy.
Now his mind is full of protests. He believes that the toxic gases emitted by those factories have destroyed the natural balance of the planet and killed his parents.
He hardly sleeps every day, contacts classmates and friends everywhere, organizes activities, and knows that it is not safe outside now, but he takes people to the suburban factory area to go crazy and do completely meaningless things again and again.
In the past, Bai Yu would have left long ago, but now the situation outside is like this. Many buildings have been damaged by acid rain, and many people have been forced to leave their homes and live in hotels. The accommodation fees of slightly intact hotels have all increased several times.
Her mother died early, and her father didn't care about her at all after remarrying. It was good enough to be able to send her to college. He didn't care about her even when something as big as this happened. It's impossible for him to give her money.
In addition, all the valuable things around her (bought by Youxi) were left in the villa by her two aunts, and she has no money to live outside now.
Not only has the cost of living increased in Fancheng, but other supplies such as food, water, daily necessities... are also in short supply. Some privately-owned stores have either increased their prices or simply closed. Cheng
Yuan's home is safe, and he can eat and live for free. The only problem is that every time he goes out to protest, he requires her to go with him.
She tried to refuse once with euphemistic reasons and a gentle tone, but that time, Cheng Yuan, who used to treat her gently, looked at her with a gloomy look. He didn't say a word, but just his eyes made her feel uneasy.
In the end, she had no choice but to go with him.
Her two friends were also forced to go with him for the same reason.
Afterwards, they met two classmates and friends who often played together outside the factory area. Bai Yu thought they were also here to protest sincerely, but when the protest ended that day, Cheng Yuan took them back.
Bai Yu then learned that several classmates had originally rented a holiday home by the sea with that group of friends, hoping to have a good time for fifteen days, but acid rain came, and the house became shabby and the rent increased by four times. Afterwards
, one classmate chose to go back to his hometown and spent a lot of money to grab a plane ticket. The remaining two had to stay in Fancheng because of family situations.
When they were discussing what to do, they saw Cheng Yuan's message in the group. Afterwards, both parties agreed that as long as they followed the demonstration, they would provide free food and accommodation, and it was okay for them to stay as long as they wanted.
The group of friends were originally unemployed vagrants. The quality of the house they lived in before was too poor and it was completely destroyed by the acid rain. Seeing that Cheng Yuan was offering free food and lodging here, they naturally came together.
But after a few days, everyone noticed Cheng Yuan's morbid mood, and then they remembered the relationship between Bai Yu and You Xi.
In their opinion, Bai Yu was You Xi's best friend, and could even be said to be You Xi's spokesperson. Every time You Xi organized a party, it was planned and held by Bai Yu.
Why did she have to stay here when she had such a rich best friend?
They thought that Bai Yu was still staying here because she couldn't bear to leave Cheng Yuan. They began to persuade her and told her that the building area where Youxi Villa was located had better building materials and the houses were in good condition. It was also said that people in this villa area were using a new type of acid-resistant material to renovate their houses, which was relatively safe.
However, that material was extremely expensive. The price per square meter was more expensive than the price of a villa per square meter. Not many people in Fancheng could afford it. In addition, the supply of materials was in short supply, so many people had to queue up with money.
But for some reason, that villa area seemed to be the first area in Fancheng residential area to purchase and renovate this material in large quantities.
Now in Fancheng, it might be one of the safest residential areas.
They couldn't wait to move to Youxi's big and safe villa. They could eat and drink for free every day, and they didn't have to go out to participate in any demonstrations. It was simply too good to be true.
Bai Yu hesitated all night. She didn't want to go back because she knew Youxi was really angry this time.
But she didn't want others to know that she and Youxi had fallen out. These friends were very snobbish. If they knew that she was useless, they would probably abandon her and go directly to Youxi.
As for Youxi, as long as they said some nice words, went along with her, and acted pitifully and begged her, she would be happy and might let them all stay.
Bai Yu felt unhappy when she thought of this, but she finally came along, wearing a mask and standing behind the crowd, trying to reduce her presence as much as possible. If she was willing to let them stay, she would go in with them, and then she would try to beg her and apologize, maybe she would be willing to forgive her.
**
The gate of the high-end villa area is two huge iron gates more than four meters high, with guardhouses and security rooms on both sides. The interior is very large, and the conditions are comparable to those of ordinary apartments.
Outside the iron gate, a dozen people were looking forward with their luggage. They didn't understand why You Xi didn't let the security guards let them in immediately, and said they would come to the gate, and they were puzzled.
"Could it be that they don't want us to go in? After all, the situation is different now than before."
"Impossible, you all know that little girl Youxi is a typical person with a lot of money. As long as we say a few nice words and flatter her, she will definitely let us in..."
"Ah, I really want to eat sashimi and lobster. The previous acid rain affected the water quality. The fish in the aquaculture area can no longer be eaten. The salmon sold outside is so expensive now!"
"No matter how expensive it is, it won't affect Youxi. This girl is rich, she must have a villa!"
"I want to eat marbled Wagyu..."
"I want to take a good bath. Cheng Yuan's house doesn't even have scented bath salts..."
"But, aren't we going too far?" This time it was the classmate who spoke up, "Although... I also want to eat her bird's nest porridge. The bird's nest porridge made by her aunt is so delicious!"
...
Youxi, who had just walked to the gate: ...
Should I blame myself for having good hearing? These people are really not simple. After all, it's not easy to be so thick-skinned. They haven't even entered the villa gate, but they are already thinking about her sashimi and beef bird's nest scented bath salt?
Do they think of themselves as guests or hosts?
Youxi originally came here just for the star coins to slap her in the face, but now she really wants to slap her in the face.
She walked a few steps to the front door. The security guard saw her coming and greeted her politely, then opened the door for her. When the people outside the door saw her, they all surrounded her with shining eyes, full of enthusiasm.
"Youxi! I haven't seen you for a few days. How are you?"
"Wow, Youxi, you look so beautiful today. This dress must be a new model from C. Only you can wear their clothes with personality!"
...
Youxi: ...
She stretched out her hand and made a shushing gesture. Seeing that everyone had quieted down, she crossed her arms and spoke slowly: "What's the matter? Why are you so free today that you come to see me?"
"Yeah, we missed you. We haven't played with you for a long time!"
Youxi glanced at the person who spoke, and the world screen popped up automatically: "Didn't you come to my birthday a few days ago?" The
girl thought that the other party didn't notice her because there were so many people around:...
A man laughed and said, "What she meant is that we miss you so much after not seeing you for a long time. How about we go in and talk first?"
Another woman agreed: "Yeah, let's not stand at the door. You will be so tired. I also brought you a gift!"
Youxi smiled: "With so much luggage, do you want to come and stay? What, is the house broken? Do you think the hotel is too expensive?"
"...No, with the current situation outside, you can't go out to play. We were afraid that you would be bored, so we wanted to come and keep you company--"
"Okay, you talk too much and it's very noisy." Youxi waved her hand.
The other party was so angry at her arrogance that his head hurt. He was about to say a few nice words with a smile, but he heard You Xi say again: "The villa is big, you can stay here if you want. I wanted to eat barbecue at noon, but I didn't want to do it myself. You are here to help me."
This made everyone happy. When they were about to agree, You Xi changed the subject again.
She looked at Bai Yu in the crowd and smiled: "I wanted to let you in, but you probably don't know that Bai Yu and I have broken off our friendship. Since you are her friends, you are also within my scope of breaking off friendship, so I don't want you to go in now. You can leave."
Bai Yu, who was called, froze, and the others turned to look at her, their faces full of anger.
They originally thought that they could use her to get closer to You Xi, but now they are implicated by her. No wonder she came today without saying a word and stood at the back wearing a mask.
So, without You Xi saying anything, a group of people immediately began to distance themselves from her, saying that they were not friends with her and that she had come here shamelessly, and that she always looked down on them by relying on her relationship with You Xi... They used sarcastic
words to belittle Bai Yu. Even if she didn't really consider them as friends in her heart, she couldn't stand being ridiculed by everyone like this, not to mention that it was You Xi who she brought them to know in the beginning.
She first asked the two classmates if they would follow her, but they didn't say anything and hid behind the others.
She looked at everyone coldly: "Don't even think about going back to Cheng Yuan's house!" After that, she turned around and left.
Although everyone was a little unhappy with her warning, they were quite happy to see her leave.
Compared with Youxi's villa and Chengyuan's apartment, only a moron would choose the latter! And he has to go to protest like a fool every day. His parents are dead, not all of their parents are dead, what does it have to do with them!
They continued to sneer at Bai Yu's back to distance themselves from him, while they comforted Youxi with soft words.
After all, most of them are social people who are a few years older than Youxi and Baiyu. They usually say different things to different people, but at this moment, they are not blushing or out of breath, which makes Youxi want to applaud.
She glanced at the 10% task progress bar and smiled at them: "You don't really think I will let you go to my house? Am I mentally ill or something? Do you miss me? Are you afraid that I will be bored, so you come to accompany me? Don't you feel embarrassed to tell me these reasons? Do you really think I am rich and stupid?"
The progress bar jumped to 20%.
"Youxi, what are you talking about? Don't joke like that..."
"Do I look like I'm joking?"
Finally someone responded: "Are you kidding us?"
"Yes."
"You fucking——" Someone couldn't stand it anymore, and was angry and wanted to step forward subconsciously.
The woman next to him grabbed him and turned to smile at You Xi: "You Xi, don't mind it. Brother Cheng has a bad temper. I have nothing to do with you. You see, the situation is like this. We have come to your villa more than once or twice. Sister Xuan knows that you are generous and really regards you as a friend, so--"
"Don't dream." You Xi glanced at the 25% progress bar and interrupted her impatiently, "It's impossible. There is no way. I am just teasing you. Get out of here if you know what's going on!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's face turned cold. Sister Xuan took a step back and winked at Brother Cheng and the other boys, and they understood.
Since soft methods don't work, don't blame them for using hard methods. First kidnap this girl, threaten her to bring them in, and then occupy the nest and lock her up...
Youxi looked at the 28% progress bar and was worried about the turtle-like progress. Suddenly, she felt a flash in front of her, as if someone was walking towards her quickly.
She subconsciously stretched out her hand and swung it. There was a crisp "slap" sound, and the other person was slapped away by her.
She only remembered to hold back her strength at the last moment, but it was still a little too late. The slap was at least three times stronger than a normal person's. The "Cheng brother" had already been sent flying to the ground. When he got up again, his face had swollen like a pig's head, two teeth had fallen out, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The task progress bar suddenly jumped to 40%.
You Xi: ... ! !
She understood that the slap in the face in this task was a real physical slap in the face!
You Xi raised her head and fixed her eyes on the other man.
The other person: ...
When the security guard heard the noise and ran to the gate, he only saw the back of a group of people carrying a wolf away.
Youxi put her hands in her pockets and walked back slowly. Her expression seemed calm but actually she was happy.
"Are you okay, Miss You?" She was holding the electric shock gun issued by the security guard and looked around vigilantly.
"It's okay, thank you. If someone comes to see me again next time, just like this time, remember to notify me." She didn't want the security guard to chase her away directly, because who knows what random task will be refreshed?
Youxi counted 458 star coins and went home happily.
**
That night, the weather forecast in Fancheng announced that there would be rain, and it was not ruled out that heavy acid rain and gray acid rain would form.
Gray acid rain is a new term, specifically referring to acid rain with a pH value less than 1.5, close to ordinary sulfuric acid; and acid rain with a negative pH value is called black acid rain.
Of course, the probability and area of black acid rain are very small at present.
Everyone knows what acid rain means. If people are exposed to such acid rain for a few minutes, they will be burned and seriously injured. Such acid rain will form strong acidic gas in a short time. If the human body inhales such gas, it will cause laryngeal spasm and laryngeal edema. In more serious cases, the acidic gas will directly burn the throat and lungs...
In stores, on the Internet platform, in pharmacies... All protective masks and chemical protective suits have been snapped up. Rich people can spend a lot of money to let drones deliver goods to their homes, and poor people can only close the doors and windows and make their own protective masks with masks and glasses.
In this world, because of the low birth rate, the population is decreasing every year, and machines are rising, 80% of the labor has been completely replaced by machines.
This means that from large aircraft and automobiles to small mobile phone parts, from electronic products to various processed foods, from the chemical industry to the textile industry to the construction material processing... 80% of them are produced by the factory's machinery.
Nowadays, there is a shortage of everything in the market, especially protective products. On the one hand, people are shouting to replenish the goods as soon as possible, while on the other hand, some people go to the factory area to protest every day.
But how can the factory area stop production under such circumstances? Drones, protective products, and the nano-ceramic alloy that everyone wants now are all produced in this factory area.
The whole thing seems to have formed a vicious circle.
At about eleven o'clock that night, the rain that everyone feared finally came, a drizzle. Someone used an instrument to measure the pH value on the spot, and the pH value was 4.6, which is within the range of heavy acid rain.
Many people dared not sleep, fearing that after they fell asleep, the heavy acid rain would turn into gray acid rain, and the houses would be corroded and damaged, and the people in the houses would die.
Of course, death is not the most terrible thing. The most terrible thing is the state of being half dead.
The skin of the body is severely burned, wandering in pain and infection every day, lying in bed unable to move, or there are too many patients in the hospital, and surgery and medicine cannot be received even after waiting for a day...
Finally, they died in pain...
But fortunately, the pH value of the acid rain that night did not reach the value of gray acid rain, and most of the houses survived.
Youxi got up in the middle of the night to measure the pH value, and the value was 3.4. Later, when I read the news the next day, the official minimum value was 2.8.
Youxi fried toast for himself while surfing the Internet.
Online, some people are happy, some are worried, some are afraid, and more people are asking where they can get protective equipment.
Even acid rain with a pH of 2.8 will fill the air with acidic gases. This acidic gas will not cause immediate discomfort to the human body, but it will bury many hidden dangers and cause chemical bronchitis and pneumonia.
Especially for children's delicate trachea, a few more breaths will cause discomfort, and they will cough and cry constantly.
Youxi sighed and called a factory where he had bought goods before, saying that he wanted to order a full set of protective equipment for children. He was willing to pay five times the original price, but he had to do it quickly.
She had learned from the Internet that there was an orphanage for the disabled in Fancheng, where there were about thirty-four children. Due to various reasons, they were still abandoned and no one adopted them despite the low birth rate.
Because the orphanage was built with better materials, it was not seriously damaged in the first acid rain. In addition, the situation is more chaotic now, and there are many places and people in need of help, so no one can take care of it for the time being.
She ordered this batch of protective equipment for the children.
The other party was in a difficult situation, saying that the factory area had been protested for several days, and there had been a small conflict before, during which several people broke through the security fence and entered the factory area.
Because the factory area is full of automatic machines and there are few people, no one noticed someone breaking in at first. The other party quietly destroyed the rainproof layer of the factory. Yesterday, acid rain poured in, the machines were damaged, and several production lines stopped today.
Youxi: ...
What kind of brainless person is this...
However, when the other party knew that this batch of protective equipment she ordered was for the children in the disabled orphanage, he said that he could immediately jump the queue for her and use other intact production lines to rush out. After all, the quantity is not large, and it does not require five times her price. Just twice the current market price will be enough. He can help her deliver it directly to the orphanage in the afternoon, so he is doing his best.
After hanging up the phone, You Xi was in a good mood and decided to order a meal for herself. She took out a bowl of hot and sour soup and beef hot pot from the Star House warehouse, added the toast she had just fried and the fresh orange juice she had squeezed, and ate it directly.
[……]
"Just say what you want to say, don't keep hesitating in my mind every time."
[Host, someone is coming. ]
You Xi felt that the Star House system was deliberately changing the subject, but someone was indeed outside, and she had already felt it.
The person who came was Feng Xu, holding a few large bags in his hands, and was wandering at the door of her courtyard, not daring to go in.
You Xi leaned against the door of the villa and tapped the phone a few times: "Okay, come over."
"Oh my god, you really turned on the alarm! It's broad daylight, and the security in this villa area is so good, who are you protecting from?" Feng Xu took a few steps forward and put a few big bags in his hands at her feet.
"I'm protecting from whoever comes."
"..." He glared at her and spoke awkwardly, "My parents asked me to come here to thank you for the nano-trolley alloy incident before - although I don't think there is anything to thank you for, even if you don't tell me, I can find it myself -"
"Goodbye." You Xi turned around.
"Fuck you!" Feng Xu was furious again. "Can't you just listen to me finish my words? These two bags contain some return gifts prepared by my parents. I know you have enough food, and there are some protective supplies in them.
This bag contains a few pairs of protective shoes for daily wear. They are not for wearing during acid rain, but for wearing after the acid rain stops. Ordinary shoes are easily worn out when stepping on acidic soil and roads. These shoes are special, waterproof, acid-proof and corrosion-resistant.
This bag contains a few sets of protective clothing and masks. As you know, protective equipment is very hard to buy recently. It's hard to find a set. There are three sets in total, which is enough for you to use for a while."
"Thank your parents for me." Feng Xu's parents also appeared in the world picture. Although they were rich people, they were very cultured and principled, and had never made money in an unscrupulous way.
Seeing that she accepted it, Feng Xu suddenly smiled happily: "Since you accepted the thank-you gift, it means that I don't owe you anything anymore. Then the debt you owed me before has not been settled yet, and I will come to settle it with you later."
You Xi glanced at her: "The debt for you almost tearing your pants?"
Feng Xu's cheeks flushed instantly: "Fuck you - You Xi! Fine, you can be proud of it, but don't blame me for not informing you in advance. I will soon know what you hate and fear the most, and all your weaknesses... By the way, someone just knew I was coming, so let me say hello to you on her behalf."
You Xi raised her cell phone: "I'll give you ten seconds. If you don't leave, I'll activate the alarm."
Feng Xu: ...
Finally, Feng Xu ran away as You Xi counted down.
In the following days, the weather in Fancheng was sunny and it never rained again.
The company that makes metal ice called and said that they had prepared the goods she wanted. She bought 30 boxes this time, a total of 3,000 cans, but in fact, they didn't take up much space in the Xingwu warehouse.
The boxes were half a meter long, wide and high, and the 30 boxes only took up less than four cubic meters in total.
After collecting the metal ice from the truck, she drove to several restaurants and cafes at the foot of the mountain as usual to stop and take away some drinks and cooked food. While
she was waiting for coffee in the cafe, the originally clear sky suddenly became overcast, and heavy rain poured down in the blink of an eye.
Her car was parked in the parking space across the street. When she was considering whether to rush into the car and go home as quickly as possible, the pedestrians outside who were caught off guard suddenly wailed in the rain.
Through the glass of the cafe, she saw the faces of several pedestrians turn red and black in an instant, and even their clothes were corroded.
You Xi was shocked.
This is gray acid rain!
There is no transition at all, it is directly gray acid rain with a pH value of less than 1.5!
No, that's not right! This is not gray acid rain!
Such a burning speed and degree of corrosion have exceeded the damage of ordinary sulfuric acid - this is concentrated sulfuric acid rain with a negative pH value!
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