Chapter 91 Comprehensive High Temperature Warning
Most public places were still closed, there were few people outside, and no transportation was available, making Lin Muyan's black Land Rover stand out.
But as she drove into the city, she gradually realized something was wrong; the snow was melting too quickly.
The thick layer of snow accumulated during the blizzard was enough to bury a small building.
But now, large areas of snow are no longer visible, and even in remote areas, the snow and ice are melting very quickly, which is clearly not the result of human intervention to melt the snow.
Lin Muyan pulled over, squatted down, and placed her palm on the ground. The burning sensation made her instinctively pull her hand back and gasp in surprise.
The ground temperature is so high you could fry an egg on it!
The perceived temperature in the air was only around 20 degrees Celsius, but the ground temperature was already scalding hot, no wonder the snow melted so quickly.
People don't seem to realize this yet. More and more pedestrians are appearing on the streets, and major shopping malls are the first to open.
After nearly two weeks of suffering from a shortage of supplies, many people went out to buy supplies as soon as possible.
Merchants, both large and small, were delighted to see this, and seeing that the snow had melted, they hurriedly opened their shops to do business.
Soon, the streets and alleys became lively.
When Lin Muyan arrived in the city center, some popular shops were already bustling with people.
"For ten whole days, do you know how I spent those ten days? The landlord's family had long since run out of grain and relied entirely on oatmeal to fill their stomachs. Now I must make up for the lost happiness of these ten days with a vengeance. Let's start with ten cups of milk tea to calm our nerves."
"I'm craving this too, Michelle, wait for me!"
Lin Muyan looked at these energetic young people and sighed inwardly.
However, seeing many people flocking to the supermarket to buy large quantities of food and daily necessities, Lin Muyan breathed a sigh of relief.
It's a good thing that people are aware of the need to stockpile a small amount of supplies, even though most of them are simply out of supplies after staying indoors for more than ten days.
Without paying attention to anyone else, Lin Muyan parked the car and took out the first coordinate locator, which showed that the target location was very close to here.
She followed the coordinates and eventually stopped in the center of a square. In front of her was a large entertainment mall, which had resumed operation and was bustling with people, most of whom had excited faces and uncontrollable smiles.
They had been cooped up in the extreme cold for so long, and now that they could finally go out, they were all still in a state of joy like they had survived a disaster, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Lin Muyan withdrew her gaze from the false prosperity. The coordinates were right beneath her feet. As soon as she arrived, the locator in her hand turned to dust and disappeared, which startled her.
However, this also means that she has found the right place. The empty space in front of her is a reminder that the coordinates are only for using the golden shovel, and she still has to dig with the shovel.
With less than an hour until the Golden Shovel respawns, Lin Muyan thought for a moment, then marked it and sat down by the pool in the square.
The temperature coming from my buttocks was already quite hot, and the ground temperature rose again.
Lin Muyan opened her phone and found that no one online had mentioned the issue of the rapid melting of ice and snow and abnormal surface temperatures.
The terrifying aspect of extreme heat is that while the air temperature remains high, the ground temperature is also terrifyingly high. The combined temperature of heaven and earth soars, trapping humanity in a scorching oven-like hell.
Time is running out, and they still have the leisure to go to the movies and karaoke? I'm really worried for them.
The most terrifying thing was that the temperature suddenly reached 70 degrees Celsius, leaving people no time to react. Many chose to stay in nearby shopping malls and other public places, hoping to wait for nightfall and the temperature to drop before going home.
[But what they didn't know was that the temperature at night was also over 70 degrees Celsius. Those who didn't immediately escape home would soon face a double test from the extreme heat and their humanity...]
Seeing the comments, Lin Muyan frowned. After thinking for a moment, she sent an anonymous email to the government, hoping to get their attention.
She kept a close eye on the online activity, and sure enough, thirty minutes later, major platforms simultaneously released emergency notices.
Even the various screens in the shopping mall have begun to display the message simultaneously.
The message essentially urged people to return home as soon as possible to escape the heat, as a widespread heatwave was about to begin.
Everyone looked puzzled when they saw the reminder on the big screen.
"Huh? Widespread heatwave? We just had a snowstorm, and you're telling me we're going to be experiencing another heatwave?"
"Is this really official news? Or could it be a topic deliberately created by someone to attract attention?"
Numerous discussion threads have also appeared online.
Netizen A: "It's confirmed, it's official news! Everyone go outside and feel the ground temperature, I just fried an egg on the cement ground in front of my house!"
Netizen B: "Holy crap, my dog was lying on a duck outside, and guess what? He burned a layer of skin off his belly! See the picture!"
A photo of a dog breaking a fried egg on the ground has gone viral, drawing a flood of comments online.
Many bloggers also started live streaming from the scene. The cracked vegetable fields and muddy ground, the ground melting quickly when it hit ice, and the four-legged animals tap dancing on the spot because their feet were burned all seemed to be foreshadowing another natural disaster.
But there are still stubborn people who don't believe it and are unwilling to verify it themselves, making sarcastic remarks in various comment sections.
"You actually believe that? First it was minus seventy degrees Celsius, and now it's about to go into superheated weather. Is that even possible? Is the Earth going to explode?"
"I don't care, I'm going to a bar and sing karaoke today no matter what, nobody stop me. So what if it's hot? It'll only last a few days, I'll get through it. The authorities are just being too cautious."
Lin Muyan has conveyed the warning; the rest is up to the public to believe it or not.
Soon, people started running out of the mall and driving away anxiously, but most people didn't seem to care and continued to stroll leisurely, chatting and laughing.
The golden shovel refreshed quickly, and Lin Muyan immediately got up and went to the marked location. There were few people around her, and most of them were busy with their own things, so few people paid attention to her.
Even if she were seen, Lin Muyan wouldn't worry. Once the large-scale mutation begins and one in a thousand people in the human race become superhumans, any fantastical thing will become commonplace.
The small shovel gently dug towards the marked spot. Lin Muyan stared intently at it, her face calm but her heart pounding with tension. She held her breath, not daring to relax for a moment.
A gun was tightly gripped in his hand, hidden in his sleeve.
What if, as the comments suggest, she actually digs up a zombie or something and it hugs her face? She'd better be careful.
Fortunately, nothing dangerous jumped out. In the small pit that was dug out, lay a rhombus-shaped crystal, as dazzling as a ruby.
Lin Muyan reached out to pick it up and take it away, but the moment she touched the crystal, a stream of light like a flame suddenly burst forth and shot into her palm.
This sudden turn of events left her no chance to react; she could only watch helplessly as the crystal vanished, turning into flames that entered her body.
The next second, Lin Muyan felt as if a ball of fire was raging through her internal organs, instantly turning them red-hot.
[Fire Crystal Mother Core? Good heavens, this is it! Even fire-type ability users dare not easily absorb the Fire Crystal Mother Core, yet she directly absorbed it into her body. This is equivalent to being cremated on the spot.]
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