The local thugs who decided to raid the plantation tonight were dealt with swiftly. Although social order was beginning to deteriorate due to torrential rains and rising sea levels, the police responded immediately to this serious incident and took the thugs away.
Also taken away were two cleaning ladies from the planting base and three agricultural university researchers hired by Mr. Jin at high salaries. These five people were traitors who let the wolf into the fold, opening the gates of the planting base and planning this robbery.
When Grandpa Jin saw the leading researcher from the Agricultural University being taken away, his expression was heartbroken. He couldn't understand why this student, whom he had personally mentored for two years, would do such a thing.
As a result, the young man who devised the plan gave the old man a particularly cold, yet upon reflection, inexplicable reason—
"The world is ending, if we don't start planning for ourselves, are we just going to stay here and wait to die?"
Jin Mantang was so angry he almost laughed: "So you're planning to collude with bandits to steal what doesn't belong to you?! Do you think you're the protagonist of a post-apocalyptic novel?!"
The lead researcher sneered, "If you hadn't arrived at such a convenient time tonight, my plan would have succeeded."
"Besides, the rain has been pouring down. Anyone who isn't blind or brain-dead knows that the end of the world is coming. If the end of the world is coming, won't there be fewer people like me in the future?" After the researcher finished speaking, he glanced at Old Master Jin: "Teacher, I'm not a good person, but the end of the world is coming, so you should open your eyes and not trust others too easily."
Jin Mantang was furious at the researcher's self-righteous and even veiled manner after being arrested. He was about to loudly refute the researcher's words when he saw that Fu Gui, whose temper had become much more volatile, had somehow walked up to the researcher and, with lightning speed, punched the researcher in the chin.
He punched someone so hard that their jaw dislocated on the spot.
The two police officers holding the researcher tensed up instantly, and the police captain next to them immediately reached out and said, "Brothers, don't be impulsive! Don't make a move!"
The police captain tried to grab Badger Fugui's arm, but a hand was faster, grabbing the hand with its long, slender fingers and sharp nails.
"It's alright, it's alright. Our Fugui'er just has a bit of a temper. He hates evil and can't stand bad people talking nonsense. He's not usually like this."
The police captain, having failed to apprehend the man, glanced up at the imposing figure that exuded the greatest intimidation. The captain was certain this man was trained, and that perhaps all of them combined wouldn't be a match for him.
He exudes an overwhelming aura of malevolence.
Fortunately, the people next to him all seemed to be honest and kind-hearted; otherwise, if he had seen this man alone, his first thought would probably have been to check if the sidearm at his waist was properly mounted.
The police captain left with the researchers and the thugs who broke into the house.
The hot-tempered rich guy kicked Xie Tianlang, yelling, "Let go of me! Let go of me! Don't touch me, you hear?!"
Xie Tianlang squeezed that smooth, fair wrist again before letting go with a smile: "Life is so wonderful, yet you are so irritable. This is not good."
Badger Fugui responded with an eye roll and a "heh."
The side effects of the bloodline bonus are beyond his control. You think I'm irritable now? Wait till I get a sloth bloodline bonus and I'll make you so anxious you'll vomit blood. I'm not a Gou (a character in Chinese literature who is known for his irritability) for that matter.
Xie Tianlang narrowed his eyes as he looked at the handsome young man's eyes, which held a hint of sneer and calculation. He sensed something was amiss.
But upon closer inspection, the young man had returned to normal.
Afterwards, Jin Mantang introduced his four close friends, Fu Gui and the exceptionally capable Captain Xie, to Grandpa Jin.
After listening to his grandson recount their journey from Hainan to Qingchuan, Grandpa Jin earnestly thanked Fu Gui Mei Ren and Xie Lang Ren.
Perhaps his grandson could have gotten here even without the help of these five people, but the process would have been much more difficult or dangerous. These five people not only helped his grandson but also saved him, the old man, which could be considered a form of saving his grandson. Such a life-saving debt cannot be overlooked.
So, Mr. Jin performed his family's traditional and very characteristic way of expressing gratitude—
He personally led Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang on a tour of the Jin family's private research base, introducing the three main areas: the planting area, the experimental area, and the storage area.
Then, he led them to the owner's villa, which connected to the central storage area of the planting base. In the study on the first floor of the villa, Grandpa Jin opened the floorboards, revealing a very high-tech basement.
The old man led Gou Fugui and his group of five directly to the most secluded and safest place in the planting area.
Of course, it's also the place that thieves and robbers most want to visit.
“We, the Jin family, have never been ungrateful people. We repay even the smallest kindness with the greatest gratitude. Here is half of my life savings. You may choose whatever you like from all of this.”
Yes, that's how the Kim family repays their debts – in such a simple and unpretentious way.
The wealthy beauty was almost blinded by the sight of the antiques, jewelry, gold, and boxes of real estate and land deeds in the basement.
Compared to the grandfather's extravagant basement, the grandson's practice of wearing rings on both hands and casually picking them out seems... petty.
"Yes, yes, yes! Brother Fugui and Brother Lang! Take whatever you want! My grandpa has plenty!"
"Besides, you can't take this with you when you're born or when you die. Who knows if you'll be able to keep it after the apocalypse, and even if you do, who knows if it will retain its value? Just use it as a decoration!"
Jin Mantang was making grand pronouncements when the old man slapped him hard on the head: "Shut your mouth, you jinx! Don't curse your grandpa!"
After all, these things were accumulated through most of his life's hard work.
Gou Fugui glanced at Jin Mantang and Old Master Jin, then nodded.
I can tell from their eyes that they are grandfather and grandson.
So the wealthy and beautiful man began to stroll around the basement. He accepted Old Master Jin's kindness without any hesitation, after all, he had just put in a lot of effort. Moreover, besides expressing his gratitude, the old man probably also wanted to gain peace of mind and reassurance by bringing them to the basement.
If even a grandson can make the best choice in a short time without considering the cost or benefit, how much more so a wise and experienced old man? At this moment, the old man and Jin Mantang are alone and powerless. If they could join forces with the five of them, they would be more resilient no matter what they face in the future.
So this is the old man's way of expressing his gratitude, and also an olive branch of alliance extended by him.
Therefore, Gou Fugui did not refuse the old man's kindness at all. Originally, Qin Feng, Lu Hu and Song Sanchuan did not want the common people's things, but Xie Tianlang glanced at them, and the three of them quickly thought of something. In the end, they picked out things in the basement.
The old man's basement was filled with all sorts of things; various antiques and gems were displayed on shelves, making it look like a small, ornate, and expensive exhibition hall.
It took Gou Fugui almost half an hour to see everything from one end to the other, and after watching it, he deeply felt the diversity of the world.
"Little Fugui hasn't made a choice yet? Haha, you can choose whatever you want, take as many as you like! I heard from Mantang that you like gemstones? His ruby ring is a defective product, come and take a look at this 'Sirius'!"
This is the largest and brightest known natural sapphire in the world, probably worth around 500 million? Take it if you like!
"And this jade cat's eye! It's an emerald, and at night under the light, it has a cat's eye effect—it's absolutely beautiful!"
"But we Chinese still prefer jade, right? Here's a set of imperial green jadeite necklaces! Little Fugui, you can take it and give it to your female friends!"
Then, Old Master Jin proceeded to give a detailed introduction to all the jewelry in the basement. Even Captain Qin Feng, who was well-versed in the world of jewels, couldn't help but gasp in amazement.
He, Lu Hu, and Song Sanchuan each chose a men's ring or a gold bracelet and wore them. Their plan was to hand these three items over to the government after returning to their own world, so that the things in this world would be studied to see if they were the same as those in their world.
They also wanted to verify whether what the world consciousness had told them before—that they could bring things from this world to their own—was true.
So they only chose one thing, but now, looking at that long-haired, wealthy-looking guy, it seems like he's trying to pocket everything.
But in the end, Long-Haired Rich didn't choose many things; in fact, in Mr. Jin's opinion, he chose far too few.
He chose the set of imperial green jewelry and took the five gold bars from the box next to it. He didn't choose anything else.
The imperial green jewelry alone was only a little over ten million, and the five gold bars were only around two or three million. This was quite unexpected for the old man.
“Fugui’er, aren’t you taking Sirius with you? I see you like it quite a bit.”
The wealthy beauty paused for a moment, then turned and rolled her eyes at Xie Tianlang, who was smirking: "This gem is indeed beautiful and precious, but the name is terrible. So let's just forget about it!"
It's already annoying enough to have Sirius nagging around, why would you want a second one?
……All right.
In fact, he really liked the sapphire named "Sirius"; he fell in love with it at first sight. But the sapphire was too valuable, and even if Mr. Jin were willing to give it to him, he couldn't actually take it.
He's probably only destined to look at this sapphire. So just look, don't be greedy.
Old Master Jin wanted to say something, but Gou Fugui quickly turned around and walked upstairs.
So Grandpa Jin shut his mouth, and then he looked at Xie Tianlang: "Young man, what about you? Take whatever you like!"
Xie Tianlang also glanced at the sapphire named Sirius and casually picked out a necklace inlaid with various small gemstones.
"Let's take this one. It will look great on Yuanyuan."
Mr. Jin smiled.
Opening the basement door was both a gesture of gratitude and a test. He had witnessed the strength of these young men when they fought against the villains, and now he was seeing their character.
The old man reached out and roughly rubbed his grandson's head: "You little rascal."
They have great taste and good luck.
As if he knew what his grandfather was going to say, Jin Mantang grinned and said, "Of course."
So Gou Fugui and his family settled down at the Jin family's plantation.
In addition to the seven of them, there are now fifty workers responsible for managing the planting, nineteen researchers, and seven cleaners and cooks at the planting base.
The plantation workers and cleaners slept in the plantation's workers' dormitory area, while the researchers slept in several separate small houses next to the experimental area. Only members of the Jin family were allowed to sleep in the storage area at the very center of the plantation, which is why the researcher had the opportunity to try and seize control of the base at night.
However, from that day on, no one could seize the planting base anymore—
Gou Fugui, Xie Tianlang, and the other three moved into the central villa with Grandpa Jin. The black husky, Labrador, and A Miao also found their own warm homes in the villa's hall.
Putting aside the fighting prowess of the werewolf, Badger Fugui, and their group of five, just watching Blackie leading five dogs diligently patrolling the plantation every day gave the old man a significant sense of security. And, since the cats arrived, the rats in the plantation area have also suffered.
The old man really liked Badger Fugui's hot-tempered/straightforward personality. He would chat with Fugui from time to time, and then Fugui, the leader, would take him to exercise at the planting base every day, while also stuffing food, grains, and seeds into the basement, storage room, and large backpack. He called it being prepared.
Xie Tianlang and his three companions finally had time to properly understand everything about this world. They would go out every day to explore, look for the core of the world, and do other things they could.
A month passed quickly, and the rainfall around the world continued unabated.
"Boss! Someone replied to my message! It was Dengzi and Zhuozi! They're with Lao Si and Lao Jiu respectively! They're heading to Qingchuan now!"
Song Sanchuan was overjoyed to see the messages on his supercomputer. Nothing could be more exciting than knowing that his brothers and comrades were still alive. However, his face soon fell: "There's still no news about Lao Niu and Lao Ma."
Lu Hu patted Song Sanchuan on the shoulder: "It's okay, Sanchuan. At most, it will just keep raining and the sea level will rise. We won't encounter any fatal danger as soon as we come in. You know how skilled Lao Niu and Lao Ma are. They're definitely still alive. They just haven't seen your message yet."
Song Sanchuan nodded; that was all he could think of for now. Then he looked at the next message, his expression turning serious.
"Boss! The government has replied."
Xie Tianlang was sitting by the window, cracking sunflower seeds—freshly harvested from the old man's plantation. He watched through the glass as Huan Fugui taught the old man fitness in the glass-enclosed room below, and he was in a good mood.
"What did you say?"
Song Sanchuan rolled his eyes at his boss, who only knew how to eat melon seeds and look at beautiful women, but he honestly reported: "He still asked us the same questions as before: who are we? How did we get the information? Is the information reliable? Do we have any more detailed information?"
"Tsk, all useless answers... and people keep attacking my computer, wait, the last one is different."
Looking at the last message, Song Sanchuan finally showed a hint of joy: "This message was sent half a month ago, saying that no matter who we are, the country will take the information we provide seriously. The country has already taken corresponding measures... Related scientific and technological research and development is underway."
"Should we keep a close eye on the nightly news broadcast?"
Xie Tianlang raised his eyebrows. "What's the date today?"
Song Sanchuan glanced at the calendar: "It's September 26th."
"The old man watches the news every night without fail, but apart from notifying everyone to rush to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and reporting on the daily disaster relief and rescue efforts, there's nothing else special to report."
Most mobile phone communications are now ineffective, and news broadcasts are almost nonexistent. Only a few news channels still provide access to news.
Xie Tianlang cracked another sunflower seed: "That was before the country wasn't ready. Now... if we don't say it now, there'll be no need to say it."
They had been on the Qingchuan Plateau for a month, and the global rainfall continued unabated. Sea levels had risen dramatically within that month, submerging almost all of the world's islands and most of the landmass.
Even Huazhou was no exception; in just one month, only the Qingchuan Plateau remained of Huazhou's land.
Grandpa Jin and Gou Fugui stayed in the planting base and did not see the chaos and death outside, but what they saw every day when they went out was the survivors with numb faces and despairing expressions constantly rushing in, and the increasingly crowded Qingchuan.
However, everyone knows that the Qingchuan Plateau won't last much longer. It is said that 60% of the Antarctic glaciers have already melted and are melting at an accelerated rate, while the snow-capped mountains on the Qingchuan Plateau are also melting.
Several large inland lakes and rivers on the Qingchuan Plateau have begun to overflow, and as the water level rises, more and more people will gather around Qingchuan City.
The only piece of good news is that, presumably due to rainfall and rising sea levels, the climate on the Qingchuan Plateau has become milder. The thin air at high altitudes also seems to have decreased.
"Let's check the news tonight," Xie Langren said. "Maybe there'll be good news."
Just as Xie Tianlang said, on the evening of September 26th, the government finally released some encouraging news during the evening news broadcast!
Because of this massive global climate catastrophe... in the next month and a half, seawater will submerge more than 90 percent of the world's land. Humanity will lose its homes and have nowhere to stand.
However, the nation will not abandon the lives of any citizen. The nation has already built ten giant ships capable of carrying 100,000 people each, and another ten are under construction. It is tentatively scheduled that citizens will be arranged to board the ships gradually over the next month.
In addition, cities across the Qingchuan Plateau with the capacity are working diligently to produce essential maritime survival equipment such as emergency survival lifeboats and life jackets... We are striving for survival.
Finally, the country has developed a new type of "survival ball" for emergency refuge at sea.
The "survival ball" is made using a special material synthesis method, making it pressure-resistant, rainproof, and waterproof. While being waterproof, it can also extract a small amount of oxygen from the water and bring it into the survival ball, preventing the life inside from dying from lack of oxygen.
Once the survival sphere is activated, it can withstand the impact of waves and hurricanes of level 10 or higher. Even if it is temporarily swept into the sea by waves, it will automatically and quickly float to the surface, protecting the life inside the survival sphere.
For the next month and a half, the nation will prioritize the production of "Survival Orbs," reducing or even halting other production. Afterwards, "Survival Orbs" will be distributed according to each citizen's location and their contributions during that month and a half.
However, due to the scarcity of the crafting machines needed to create survival balls, they cannot be distributed to everyone. We ask for your understanding. For specific details, please contact your local rescue management team.
The news that evening cheered all the surviving citizens of Washington, D.C., as they finally heard some good news.
The torrential rains that lasted for a month and a half flooded their homes, forcing them to find every possible way to travel west. Aside from bringing them to Qingchuan and assigning them temporary work and accommodation, the government did nothing else.
People initially thought the country was helpless in the face of this disaster. But now, after a month and a half of torrential rain, the country has finally shown its strength!
A large ship capable of surviving heavy rain and strong winds at sea!
There's also a high-tech "survival ball"!!
This is a magical device that can save your life in a hurricane or a huge wave once it's turned on!
With its robust resistance to pressure and impact, and its waterproof and rainproof properties without isolating it from the air, as long as you bring enough food, having it is equivalent to having a small, short-term safe haven!
Who wouldn't want such a life-saving item?! Unfortunately, it's obvious that only very powerful people or those who have made great contributions can obtain such a survival sphere; ordinary people shouldn't even dream about it in the short term.
However, as the wealthy and beautiful woman watched the news footage featuring the survival ball, she gently rotated her wrist.
This looks like an essential life-saving item for an apocalypse at sea. You'd need at least ten or eight of these to barely make a profit.
The next day, the wealthy beauty, who had been staying home for a month, finally followed Xie Tianlang and his group to the rescue management hall in downtown Qingchuan City, and, in full view of everyone, accepted the highest contribution mission on the bounty board—
Enter the submerged high-tech research base in Sichuan Province to salvage and search for a top-tier materials synthesis machine (Note: This machine is essential for synthesizing the "survival sphere").
When he accepted the task, many people around him looked at him, and the guard next to the task board reminded him:
"Brother, this mission isn't for ordinary people. We don't provide diving equipment, so basically everyone who goes has to dive on their own. Quite a few people took it for the sake of contribution points, and they all came back empty-handed, with the rest almost getting themselves sick from holding their breath."
The wealthy and beautiful woman laughed when she heard this.
"If I can't do it, then no one else can."
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