The extremely hot temperature eventually settled at 75 degrees Celsius.
The ground had long been cracked, making it impossible for cars to pass. Rubber-soled shoes would quickly melt when stepped on, making it impossible to walk.
To make walking easier, the municipal government started weaving straw sandals.
In the evening, Secretary Li rode over on an electric scooter. This scooter was given to him by Qin Su and modified by Huo Sijin. It also had a large trunk in the back that could hold a lot of things.
Secretary Li happily took out straw sandals.
"This was given to Miss Qin by everyone."
They had always enjoyed the benefits that Miss Qin provided, and this was the first time they were giving back to her.
There were fifty pairs of straw sandals. At that time, resources were scarce, and the dry grass for weaving straw sandals was also scarce. These fifty pairs of sandals must have taken a lot of their effort.
"These straw sandals are very well woven, I like them very much."
Qin Su found it quite comfortable to wear; it didn't feel rough at all.
"Please thank everyone for me."
When Secretary Li left, Qin Su also sent a lot of supplies.
"Oh, Miss Qin, you're too kind. We only prepared a few pairs of straw sandals. It's not worth her taking out so many supplies."
Seeing the supplies that Secretary Li brought out, everyone's hearts swelled with gratitude.
"Heavens above, please bless Miss Qin with a long and healthy life!"
Secretary Li felt a pang of sadness. It was a pity that God was blind; such a wonderful Miss Qin was not given a healthy body.
"Let's all work hard, the harvest will be ready soon. Once the harvest is complete, we'll deliver the fresh grain to Miss Qin."
Everyone kept it in mind and worked diligently every day, waiting for the crops to ripen.
On the twentieth day of extreme heat, the sky was covered with dark clouds.
"Is it going to rain?"
As everyone looked at the sky and felt the dampness in the air, they couldn't help but shed tears.
Finally, it's going to rain and cool things down!
Qin Su was suddenly awakened from her sleep. Seeing the dark clouds outside the window, her heart trembled violently.
"Don't go outside, go back inside!"
How could she forget that during the extreme heat of her past life, there was a heavy rain? Everyone thought the heat was about to end, but the rain not only failed to end the heat, but also carried a deadly poison. Anyone who got wet in the rain would have their body rot.
"Li Tang, go to the municipal government to issue a notice wearing a raincoat. Remember, you absolutely must not get wet in the rain."
As Qin Su spoke, she gave him another bottle of antidote pills.
She didn't make enough of these antidote pills, not enough for everyone. She only hoped that Li Tang would inform them before the rain.
Rumble...
Splash splash splash splash...
Thunder and rain continued, and everyone stood at the window, watching the world outside shrouded in rain.
The moment the rain falls, the plants begin to wither.
The whole world seemed to have suddenly fallen into darkness, with only black and white colors remaining.
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines; if they got caught in the rain, would they even survive?
The rain lasted for half an hour. As soon as the rain stopped, the dark clouds completely dispersed, and the blazing sun began to scorch the earth again.
The rainwater on the ground was almost instantly dried up.
It was as if the rain had never fallen.
But because of this rain, all the water in Wancheng became unusable.
Qin Su brought the well water for testing, and it indeed contained a highly toxic substance.
Fortunately, she had stockpiled filters beforehand, so the filtered water was still usable.
When Li Tang returned, his face was completely pale.
"This rain is terrifying. When it falls on people, it even corrodes their faces."
Some people who didn't make it back to the city in time were poisoned by the rain on the way.
Qin Su frowned. Sure enough, the rain in this life was much more poisonous than before.
Those who were caught in the rain in their past lives died slowly, but in this life, they died instantly.
"How many people died at the municipal level?"
"Ten. Those people went out to find supplies and didn't have time to come back."
Although the city provides supplies, people still go out to find supplies whenever they have time in order to stock up on food.
This time, ten people went out as a group, but none of them came back.
“Bury them properly, and if they have family members, give each family fifty catties of supplies.”
Actually, fifty pounds of supplies isn't much, but this is the apocalypse, and every pound of supplies is incredibly precious. Fifty pounds of food is a lot for anyone.
After thinking about it, Qin Su decided to go out by herself.
If she had thought more carefully, perhaps she could have prevented it in advance. She also bears responsibility for the deaths of these ten people.
"Miss, it's too hot outside. Your body won't be able to handle it."
Xu Jingzhi tried to persuade her, but Qin Su insisted on personally burying the deceased.
"Miss Qin, what brings you here?"
Secretary Li was shocked to see Qin Su, and when she thought about Qin Su's purpose for coming, her nose felt a little sore.
Miss Qin is remembering them!
Despite the intense heat and her frail body, Qin Su joined everyone in burying the deceased. Afterwards, she personally distributed subsidies to the family members of the deceased.
“Miss Qin, don’t be sad. You’ve already done enough. It’s their own lack of compassion that’s the problem.”
“Miss Qin, their deaths were not caused by you. It is already enough that you came to send them off.”
When someone died, instead of blaming her, people kept comforting her.
Qin Su's eyes reddened: "Thank you all."
She had always known that these survivors of Wancheng were kind and reasonable, but she hadn't felt it deeply before.
Now, she truly feels that they are one big family.
She was so exhausted that she fell asleep as soon as everyone dispersed.
"Miss Qin's health has deteriorated again?"
Wang Shanshan rolled her eyes at Secretary Li.
"If it weren't for your incompetence, unable to even manage the municipal affairs, causing Miss to suffer so much, would Miss's health have been unable to withstand it?"
Secretary Li lowered her head: "It's all my fault."
Wang Shanshan scoffed, "What's the use of just knowing you're wrong?"
“I have already prepared a room for Miss Qin. Why don’t we carry Miss Qin to the room to rest first?”
It was too hot outside, and it wasn't easy to drive. The young lady was asleep and couldn't ride the electric cart, so Wang Shanshan had no choice but to stay at the municipal office with Qin Su.
Knowing that Qin Su was exhausted and ill, everyone slowed their pace, and the usually noisy municipal area became unusually quiet today.
Qin Su slept straight through until the next evening.
Looking at the dark sky, Qin Su felt somewhat lost.
Her thoughts were still lingering in her dream, in which a woman told her that if she wanted to restore order to Earth, she had to keep getting stronger.
But she's just an ordinary person, how could she possibly influence the entire planet?
All she can do now is protect Wancheng.
The dream felt so real, and she felt a strange sense of familiarity with that woman.
“Master, you’re emanating that aura that’s so similar to my teacher’s again.”
Xie Erxun remained in the space, sensing the aura released by Qin Su, and he was once again surprised.
This time, his senses were even clearer; the aura was exactly the same as his teacher's.
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