Chapter 257: Dreaming of the BBQ stall before the end of the world
The entire hilltop was barren, and occasionally you could see a few locusts jumping around, but the main group had left, and the remaining ones could not cause much trouble.
There were still a lot of locust corpses at the door, which were crushed into pieces with a light step.
Although the cave entrance was not damaged, the outermost layer of aluminum foil insulation bag used for heat insulation was completely eaten away, and there were many locust corpses left on it.
He reached out and knocked on the other side of the door, and the body, which had been baked by the high temperature, fell to the ground with a rustling sound.
Seeing this, Shi Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the temperature was high enough, otherwise the corpses on the door alone would be enough to make people collapse. You know, most of the ones stuck to the door were squeezed to death, and coupled with the gnawing of other locusts, the mucus left over from their internal organs was sticky on the door.
It’s sickening to think about.
After understanding the general situation outside, Shi Jiaojiao did not rush to take action.
The locusts are gone, but the sun is still high in the sky.
She couldn't feel at ease without measuring the temperature.
Shi Jiaojiao put the thermometer in her hand back to the old place, a small hole on the mountain wall.
In order to prevent the locusts jumping around from coming over to cause damage, she also sprinkled insecticide around.
This smell probably won't kill the locusts, but it may be enough to dissuade them from coming.
It was not used before because there were too many locusts, covering the sky and the ground. The smell of the insecticide would dissipate after a while, and we would not be able to come out to replenish it by then, so we simply did not bother.
Five minutes later, Mu Ci brought in the thermometer.
Sixty-five degrees.
Shi Jiaojiao was stunned for a moment.
Although it is now past six in the morning, and we chose this time of the day when the temperature is the lowest, the temperature is still a bit surprising.
You know, before the locusts came, even the lowest temperature in the morning was over 70 degrees. Now the temperature is nearly 10 degrees lower than before!
Shi Jiaojiao couldn't help but think of Qin Jun's phone call yesterday.
Are temperature changes starting now?
But there is no time to think about it now, they have to quickly hang up the solar panels again while the temperature is low.
And the area around the cave also needs to be cleaned up.
Although the insects have been dried, who knows if they may carry any infectious diseases, so be careful as possible. After all, you only have one life.
Shi Jiaojiao picked up the intercom and told Wang Jia and the others the temperature.
Wang Jia and Tang Wei didn't have a thermometer, so they could only wait for news in the cave. But they were not idle either, and made all the necessary preparations in advance.
As long as Shi Jiaojiao gave the order, the two of them could immediately open the door and rush out.
Shi Jiaojiao took off the mask on her face and stuffed it into the space. It was over 60 degrees Celsius and there was no need to use the mask, so she could save as much as possible.
Mu Ci moved the solar panels out of the cave, while Shi Jiaojiao carried two engineering shovels.
Because I didn’t have a mask, the first thing I felt when I came out this time was the fragrance.
That’s right, it’s the unique aroma of protein baked at high temperature.
Even Shi Jiaojiao couldn't help swallowing, let alone Wang Jia and Tang Weiwei.
If he hadn't still had some sense, the locust corpses on the ground would not have been cleaned into the bag but would have gone directly into his mouth.
After cleaning all the locust corpses into the bag, Shi Jiaojiao planned to dig a hole to bury them or simply burn them to ashes.
Of course, they couldn't clean up the entire mountain, and they didn't have that much time, but they could still clean up the area right in front of their homes.
In addition, the temperature is still within the tolerable range for humans, so there is no need to take a break for half a day after each dismantling like when dismantling solar panels.
Tang Wei was cleaning up the insect corpses with an engineering shovel while swallowing his saliva.
There's no way, it smells so good.
He kept muttering, "Why does a good insect have to be so poisonous?"
That’s right, he had previously wondered if locusts could be used as food, but after seeing what locusts looked like with his own eyes, he never mentioned it again.
This locust looks extremely poisonous!
Most locusts before the end of the world were yellow, but this mutated locust even changed its color, becoming a blood-red color with dense yellow dots.
The knowledge engraved in human genes, all fancy things are poisonous at first glance.
Moreover, the locusts have become extremely large in size, each one is as big as the palm of an adult man, and each of their sharp feet has sharp barbs. If you are not careful and are pounced on by one of them, just a slight blow will leave a shocking cut on your body.
The locust's mouthparts are also frightening after mutation. Although they are called mouthparts, they are actually more like small cutters. No wonder they have good teeth and can eat whatever they catch.
Shi Jiaojiao didn't know at this time that the most terrifying thing about the mutated locusts was not their mouthparts or their sharp foot spikes, but the mucus secreted by their mouthparts before feeding.
Its corrosiveness is even comparable to that of acid rain.
Every time they prey on humans, they will secrete mucus first. The amount of mucus secreted by a single insect is indeed not much, but locusts always fight in groups. Countless insects lie on humans, and the mucus they secrete is enough to make people suffer excruciating pain.
Therefore, in this locust plague, the survivors who died not only suffered the pain of being eaten alive, but also suffered the double torture of severe corrosion.
It truly interprets the meaning of the four words "life is worse than death".
The four people on the mountain did not see the tragedy in the city with their own eyes, so they pretended not to know and did not discuss it with each other.
Although they all knew that a locust plague would definitely kill many people, death was all too common in the end times.
It is already very difficult for them to manage themselves, so how can they have any extra sympathy?
Tang Wei picked up a military shovel and just killed a locust that jumped near him, then shoveled it into the bag. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "You said that people can't eat locusts. How about we take them back and use them as fertilizer for aloe vera and cactus? It would be a waste to just bury them like this."
As he spoke, he took a deep breath of the fragrance and instantly returned to the barbecue stall before the end of the world.
Wang Jia didn't say anything, but he was somewhat interested. It would be great if so many locusts could be recycled.
Mu Ci shook his head: "Forget it. This locust has become too different from what we know. We don't know how much poison it contains. If it affects the growth of plants, we will lose money."
Tang Wei sighed after hearing this.
Yes, it would be a waste of time if the aloe vera and cactus were mutated.
Just then, Jiaojiao came out of the cave with two thermos cups in her hands, which were filled with ice water and half a cup of ice cubes.
Wang Jia took it and thanked him with a smile. The freezer could not be used after the power outage. There were indeed many buckets of water frozen in it, but they were placed in the cave to cool down every day, and now they have been used up.
Shi Jiaojiao waved her hand: "I have batteries, and the ice machine doesn't use much electricity, but you two should take small sips when you drink, or you may not be able to handle it."
Wang Jia took two sips of ice water and handed it to Tang Wei, saying, "I feel like humans must have started to mutate. Even if it's not hot right now, it's still 65 degrees. But I just feel a little hot, and I can totally bear it. I don't feel panicked at all."
Shi Jiaojiao nodded. Humans do adapt to the environment quickly.
But now is a matter of life and death. If we don’t adapt quickly, we can only wait for extinction.
She handed the ice water to Mu Ci and was about to speak when her eyes inadvertently swept across the sun hanging high in the sky.
At that moment, her pupils constricted and cold sweat broke out on her back.
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