Lin Yue thought of wild boars during the extreme cold period, their reproductive capacity was so great that compared to the snakes of today, it was child's play.
The screams and cries I just heard mostly came from homes without concrete floors or electric fences. Their homes have become dens for snakes and rats, and some people have probably been bitten.
Lin Yue guessed correctly. The base was now teeming with snakes and rats. These snakes and rats crawled out from every corner, with the most coming from the sewers and the soil. They were layered on top of each other, as if the whole world was full of these things.
Fortunately, none of them crawled out of the water pipes of the houses, otherwise they would not have only found out now that these things had appeared as early as four in the morning. There had already been screams in other places outside the villa area, but they were too far away to hear them.
In the villa area, almost every household has a generator, and in this hot weather, everyone turns on the air conditioning and keeps the doors and windows tightly closed, so it takes some time for these things to climb into the house.
That's why they're only hearing the screams outside now, because snakes have just entered other houses in the villa area. Rats were already in the houses, just fewer in number.
The reason Lin Yue's family didn't have any is because they didn't have much stuff, and they put out insecticide and rat poison again and again before going out, so they didn't see a trace of them.
There were many snakes and rats, including venomous snakes. Everyone was caught off guard. Following the heatstroke, more than 2,000 people were bitten to death by venomous snakes in just one day, and the number was still increasing slightly.
Some were bitten to death in their sleep, and their bodies were never seen again; they were simply dragged away by these creatures, and the reason for their being dragged away is self-evident.
After snakes and rats roamed freely for half a day, the base developed a powerful insecticide that was effective against these creatures. The first areas sprayed were the main road and residents' homes.
The dead snakes and rats were recovered by the base, but instead of being buried or burned, they were prepared to undergo special treatment and then use technology to separate the insecticidal toxins, which would later be used to make canned goods.
These bases are not planned to be made public for the time being; they are just spraying pesticides continuously. Even so, new ones keep crawling out from underground, and those outside the bases are also crawling out along the walls.
On the first day, everyone was caught off guard.
However, the situation improved as soon as night fell. Although there were still casualties, some people had already reacted and grabbed everything they could to start killing snakes and rats. Some people caught them with their bare hands, and soon the base was filled with the smell of cooked rats and snakes.
Some people who are extremely thirsty will catch a rat or snake and, regardless of whether it contains bacteria or parasites, will bleed it and drink the blood raw to quench their thirst.
That night, another layer of charred snakes and rats had been piled up outside Lin Yue's house wall. The first two batches had been picked up by the base's military personnel. Because they were electrocuted at her place, the base gave her two jin of grain in exchange, making a total of four jin from the two batches.
Even now, snakes and rats that climb onto the electric fence keep falling off.
Lin Yue was used to it, but even though she was used to it, she didn't want to go out and see.
Cang Yu actually wanted to put away the things outside himself, but if the things weren't dealt with in time, they would easily break. He didn't want to take up Lin Yue's space and rely on her to handle everything at the Azure Dragon Base.
Moreover, there's an important reason: Lin Yue seems to dislike these things.
Cang Yu didn't show it, and Lin Yue couldn't figure out what he was thinking either. The two of them continued to practice, eat, and watch TV at home as usual.
At midnight, someone banged on the gate, without even ringing the doorbell.
"Sister, brother-in-law, open the door..."
"Bang bang bang..."
Yun Zechen called out and knocked on the door.
Although Lin Yue really didn't want to talk to him, the knocking was too loud and the windows weren't soundproof, so it was hard not to hear it.
Upon hearing the sound, Cang Yu frowned, quickly got up, went to Lin Yue's room, and knocked.
"Yueyue, I'm going downstairs to check on things. You continue to rest." Without waiting for Lin Yue's reply, she went downstairs.
Lin Yue had been woken up and couldn't fall back asleep, so she got up and stood by the window to look down.
They installed lights both inside and outside the courtyard, making the area around the gate very visible, even though they didn't need the lights to see clearly.
Cang Yu pulled open the movable board, and in an instant, several mice tried to crawl in through the opening. Without any mercy, Cang Yu slapped them away with a board.
Seeing this, Lin Yue couldn't help but laugh.
Sometimes, having a man in the house is really convenient.
Downstairs, Cang Yu pulled open the control panel, his expression anything but friendly.
When they were resting, anyone who bothered Lin Yue in the middle of the night was unwelcome. Considering that they were still somewhat familiar with each other, he was already being very lenient by not pointing a gun at Yun Zechen.
Through the activity board, Cang Yu saw Yun Zechen's appearance outside. His already bad complexion was now marred by an even deeper wrinkle between his brows.
Yun Zechen outside was wearing an aviation suit. The suit was of good quality; it was probably a genuine aviation suit obtained by the Yun family. As for why the quality was so good…
It was because his whole body was wrapped in a jumble of snakes, which kept crawling all over him, looking for a way out. Obviously, they didn't find one, otherwise a person would never have been able to get here.
"What are you doing here at this time?" Although Yun Zechen looked miserable, Cang Yu's tone was still unpleasant.
"Brother-in-law, where is my sister? My... my grandfather was bitten by a snake, a poisonous snake. Please, sister, go see my grandfather. Name your price." Yun Zechen spoke urgently, his words somewhat unclear.
As he spoke, he awkwardly reached out and scraped the snake off his face.
He was actually scared; with so many snakes on his body, he was afraid of being bitten, but he had no choice.
"If you get bitten by a snake, go see a doctor. Going to Lin Yue won't help."
"My family has seen doctors, but it's no use at all. The hospital doesn't have antivenom, and the doctors are helpless. If the poison isn't neutralized by tonight, my grandfather might never wake up again. Brother-in-law, please, please let me see my sister, please let my sister see my grandfather!"
Although Grandpa said he had lived enough before he fell into a coma, none of them wanted anything to happen to him.
Cang Yu couldn't empathize with Yun Zechen's feelings, nor did he want to trouble Lin Yue, but she had come to see him, and he couldn't bypass her and make the decision for her.
Cang Yu looked up at Lin Yue's room. He knew her well; she was definitely watching from the window right now.
When Lin Yue saw Cang Yu looking up, she breathed a sigh of relief, changed into her pajamas, and went to the door.
She frowned when she saw Yun Zechen outside, who was entangled by snakes.
Before Lin Yue could speak, Yun Zechen rattled off the whole story, ending with a hopeful look in his eyes.
"Name your terms?" Lin Yue heard nothing else but this last sentence.
"Yes, whatever you want, sis, please!"
"Wait!" Lin Yue turned around and went back.
After rummaging around in the space for a while, he found a small medicine bottle, enough for at most two sips, then poured in some spiritual spring water, added some brown sugar, and returned to the door.
After Cang Yu swatted the rat that kept trying to crawl in, Lin Yue put on gloves and handed a small bag to Yun Zechen.
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