The temperature has dropped.
The next morning, everyone in Haibao got up and walked out of the dormitory area. As soon as they went upstairs to the first floor lobby, they heard the morning broadcast from the First Base.
The voice on the radio was familiar to them, Yuan Zhiyi.
A powerful young female voice rang out: "Fellow countrymen, good morning."
Captain Qin said, "Zhiyi is up too. She's doing well at the First Base now."
The voice on the radio continued: "Alliance, November 5, 2031, weather, sunny--"
The first mate heard a word and said, "Look, it's a sunny day. If we were..."
Before he could finish his words, the female voice on the radio continued, "The temperature is -35℃~-15℃, a significant drop compared to yesterday. Please put on more clothes and avoid going out unless necessary..."
The group from Haibao paused.
Captain Qin frowned in confusion: "How many degrees?"
The radio repeated the report again, and this time everyone could hear it clearly.
Minus 35℃?
This temperature is much lower than yesterday, when the lowest temperature was only -15℃.
The first mate's words stopped abruptly, stuck in his throat. How could the temperature actually drop?
He opened and closed his mouth, then finally insisted, "Even if it's -35 degrees Celsius, we can still search for another day. Wasn't it -20 to 30 degrees Celsius when we went to the First Base?"
Captain Qin glanced at him and said, "There's a huge difference between -20 and -30."
The temperature suddenly dropped to minus 35 degrees Celsius, and the weather conditions were unstable, which was not suitable for sailing or collecting supplies outside.
Captain Qin smiled bitterly, "It seems the First Base's weather forecast is more accurate than ours, which is why Lord Zhao insisted on returning yesterday."
The first mate was completely choked. After a while, he struggled to explain, "Maybe it was just a little cold at night. The temperature is -15℃ during the day. It won't cause any trouble. They might have measured it wrong. Besides, it's okay if it's a little cold. Maybe the weather will be better tomorrow..."
As he spoke, he felt that he was not confident enough, so he shut up.
The fact is, the First Base did not trick them. They were all following the plan. They were just overthinking it.
The group walked out in silence.
"Hello, Teacher Qiao."
"Are you guys heading back to Sea Fort?" Qiao Xuejun had just finished counting supplies and was about to go to the cafeteria for breakfast when she ran into someone from Sea Fort. She stopped and greeted them, "It's still early, it's still dark."
Sun Linlie said, "We still have to sort out our goods, and it will be almost done in a short while."
They were all heading in the same direction, so Qiao Xuejun casually asked, "The temperature is about to drop. Have you reinforced the ships in your sea fort?"
Sun Linlie replied, "The lord has already informed us, and we have been reinforcing the system. However, the weather has been good these past few days, so the progress has been slow."
Qiao Xuejun looked at him and said, "We need to hurry up."
The first mate asked puzzledly, "Hasn't the weather been nice lately?"
Qiao Xuejun hummed, "It was fine before the extreme high temperatures, but this natural disaster came as a surprise."
Captain Qin took a step forward and walked beside Qiao Xuejun, walking side by side with her. He said solemnly, "Teacher Qiao, thank you so much for this time."
Qiao Xuejun glanced at him and said, "Why are you thanking me again? Didn't I thank you yesterday?"
Captain Qin's eyes were filled with shame. "Yesterday it was because of the icy horses, and today it's because of the temperature. If it weren't for the warning from the First Base, we would have wanted to continue searching in the city."
They even discussed whether they should leave a team to continue searching for supplies in the city, and then send one of the small steamers in the sea fort to pick them up after Captain Qin returned.
But the First Base was resolute, so they abandoned the plan and returned together. Looking back, this decision was not wrong.
Qiao Xuejun: "I still say the same thing. The First Base has no intention of murdering you, the people of Haibao. Just take care of yourselves first and don't hinder the First Base."
From any perspective, the First Foundation had no intention of targeting them. They were just overthinking things and being too narrow-minded.
Captain Qin nodded slowly: "Yes, that's what Teacher Qiao said."
After having breakfast together, we went to organize the supplies.
After daybreak, people from the sea fort came to pick up Captain Qin and his crew along with the supplies they had collected.
Wu Haifan sent them down the mountain.
When going down the mountain, the people from the Sea Fort saw the First Base making fish skins for the patrol booth.
They asked, "Isn't this already covered? Add another layer?"
The First Base was truly magnificent. Fish skin wasn't enough for making fish skin clothing, but it was actually used to build patrol booths, layer upon layer.
Wu Haifan took a look and said, "There are five floors."
"Fifth floor?!"
Wu Haifan: "The first layer is fish skin for warmth, the second layer is log walls, the third layer is fish skin for warmth again, the fourth layer is log walls, and the fifth layer is fish skin for windbreak."
All the personnel in the base were mobilized to renovate these patrol booths to ensure that they can be lived in even during extreme cold periods.
The people at the sea fort were a bit shocked. The insulation was so good, was it really necessary? Wasn't it a bit of a waste of resources?
The group continued to walk down.
Passed through several defensive walls at the foot of Hongmei Mountain.
This was different. The people at the sea fort saw several people hammering and banging on the patrol booth, dismantling it. They wondered, "What are they doing? Why are they tearing it down again?"
Wu Haifan: "These are all precautionary measures for the upcoming extreme cold period. The patrol booths outside the defense wall have been dismantled first to prevent them from being demolished by sea monsters."
They had a meeting yesterday and said that the extreme cold period is coming and will last for a long time.
Although no one quite believed it, they still made preparations according to the arrangements made at the meeting, including proactively reducing the patrol range.
The patrol booths were demolished first, outside the base's four defensive walls: the purple flower protection belt, ice wall, stone wall, and electric grid wall.
Only keep what's inside the wall.
According to the captain, we are not planning to leave the base even during the extreme cold period.
Sun Linlie was in charge of leading their patrol team in the sea fort. He was a little surprised: "Is it so serious?"
Wu Haifan: "It's better to be prepared."
Sun Linlie observed the situation along the way and found that the First Base was indeed well-prepared. Not only were there patrol booths, but all kinds of resources were also fully stocked. The buildings outside the base were all made of log walls and fish skin.
As for their sea fortress, they have been slowly reinforcing the hull recently. Everyone feels that the weather has improved and will no longer drop to -70℃ as before.
No, he has to go back and supervise the work quickly. They have to reinforce what needs to be reinforced. They have to follow the footsteps of the First Base!
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