Before it got dark, the speedboat sped across the water.
Lin Yue and her team ignored the corpses floating in the water and drove straight toward their next destination.
They had already witnessed this situation last night.
Many people died during the extreme cold period, and their bodies were simply dumped out and then covered by layers of ice and snow.
Now that the ice has melted, the frozen corpses have floated out. However, after soaking for so long, some are swollen and white, and some have rotted and are not very presentable.
When Lin Yue was studying anatomy, she had seen all sorts of things, so this kind of corpse was nothing to her; she accepted it well.
As for Cang Yu, he had seen things a hundred times more disgusting than this before, and they had no effect on him whatsoever.
The gray wolves and snow wolves, who were allowed to come out for some fresh air, looked at the corpses with extreme disgust, and simply lay quietly on the assault boat, breathing in the relatively fresh air.
The two spent another three days traveling around H City. They knew they had no food left, and even if they did, it would all be ruined after being soaked for several days. They searched for various building materials, water tanks, clothing and other items, as well as some things that hadn't been taken from the malls.
On the fourth day after we left, the temperature was still in the twenties Celsius. It seemed that God had really spared humanity and let the temperature stay there.
However, the two were not so optimistic. Although the temperature had not changed, the air was getting increasingly stuffy.
After visiting the Azure Dragon Base again, Lin Yue and Cang Yu chose to enter the base from a different location in the middle of the night.
This time, the two didn't fly a helicopter. The reservoir under the base was probably full, and the water flow had slowed down. When it reached the base wall, they simply climbed over it. Even the gray wolf and snow wolf could climb over it without using hooks.
When I got home, I put the chickens and ducks on the third floor, changed my clothes, and went straight to bed.
The "comfortable" days didn't last long before the temperature soared again, and the sun in the sky suddenly became scorching hot, as if it were going to melt people.
By this time, the temperature had reached fifty degrees Celsius. The people who had initially felt hopeful because of the pleasant temperature were once again ashen-faced and filled with despair.
The floodwaters outside the base dropped rapidly, from about ten meters to about two meters.
During the sustained high temperatures, some people have already contracted heatstroke, and the base hospital is overflowing again. All the medicine to relieve heat has been used up in just a few days, and those who go to the hospital for heatstroke can only get a cup of plain water.
The already high temperatures continued to rise, reaching 60 degrees Celsius in just two days, causing the land to crack and the surface to dry out.
The temperature then stabilized and did not rise again for three consecutive days.
During this period, three to four thousand people died of heatstroke at the base. These people included men, women, and children, but the elderly, children, and women still accounted for a larger proportion.
Because of the fear that high temperatures would breed infectious diseases, each person who died was cremated immediately, and even their ashes were taken to a place far away from the base and buried in a deep pit.
During this time, Cang Yu returned and told Lin Yue that the soldiers who went to bury the ashes at the base came back and said that when they were digging the pit, they found many small eggs in the soil, and occasionally snakes. They even caught the snakes and cooked them to eat.
The underground reservoir that was dug at the base was now being regulated, with the water filtered and supplied in limited quantities. Each person could only receive 500 milliliters of water per day.
With so little water, it's difficult to even maintain the basic water needs of the human body, let alone take a bath, wash your hair, or cook soup.
However, humans are amazing creatures. After adapting little by little, the survivors are able to live well in this high temperature, and some have even started looking for work at the base.
They didn't want to work in this weather, but they were out of rice and couldn't even cook porridge to fill their stomachs. If they didn't work, they would just starve to death.
However, despite the hardships of life, many people still do not want to die; they just want to live as long as they can, one day at a time.
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At five o'clock that morning, when it was already bright, Lin Yue and Cang Yu got up but did not go out. They stayed in the living room on the first floor.
"Yueyue, are you sure you want to cut her hair? We don't actually have to." Cang Yu held Lin Yue's long, smooth, black hair in his hand.
Cang Yu knew that Lin Yue loved her long hair and would use conditioner and hair oil to take good care of it every time she washed it, but she didn't care as much about her face.
But today she suddenly asked him to cut her hair into a short cut. She didn't feel bad about it herself, but he felt bad for her.
Actually, they don't need to cut their hair. They have the ability to find water to wash their hair, so what? As long as they have the power, who dares to say a word?
"I'll cut it. It's too hot, and long hair is hard to manage. It'll be more comfortable if it's short. Besides, people are having trouble getting water, so we shouldn't draw too much attention to ourselves." Lin Yue's eyes were firm.
Actually, she was also very reluctant to part with her hair. She really liked having long hair, but these are special times, and everything must be based on the actual situation.
Moreover, it was really hot, and she was sweating so much that she wanted to wash her hair eight times a day. She was so tired of styling her hair that she was really worried.
"Hurry up and cut it, don't dawdle," Lin Yue urged.
Cang Yu didn't say anything more.
Lin Yue's consideration was correct; he was just reluctant for her, but he respected her choice.
Cang Yu was quite skilled and quick at cutting hair. Ten minutes later, all of Lin Yue's hair had fallen to the ground. In the mirror, she looked like a gentle young boy straight out of a comic book, and she almost fell in love with it herself.
Yes! She suits short hair quite well, so we can consider keeping it that way in the future.
"ah……"
"ah……"
Suddenly, screams and cries of agony rose and fell outside, some near and some far.
Lin Yue put down the mirror, tore off the apron, and immediately went to open the door. Cang Yu also put down the scissors and ran out after her.
The moment the gate was opened, all that could be seen on the fence outside, which was covered with electric fences, and snakes and rats were densely packed with them, all of which had been electrocuted on the fences.
Because they had heard that snakes had been discovered, their electric grid had been kept powered on, although the electricity was being generated by their own generators.
Due to water shortages, the base's power generation facilities have been shut down. It is clearly impractical to use diesel fuel to power the generators and supply the entire base, so the base is currently only supplying electricity for one hour a day.
However, since every household in the villa area has enough electricity, their situation wasn't particularly noticeable.
The snakes that were electrocuted were all sorts of colors, black and red, and there were rats of all sizes, from small to large to medium. And now, there are still snakes and rats climbing up.
Fortunately, she doesn't have trypophobia, otherwise she would definitely faint if she looked at those things.
"Cang Yu, where did all these come from?" Lin Yue actually knew the answer, but she still couldn't help asking.
She probably suddenly has a bit of trypophobia now and needs to talk to relieve it.
"They crawled out of the ground. Didn't they say there were eggs in the ground? Those were snake eggs. And the rats originally lived in the stinking ditch, and they multiplied rapidly after the weather got hot..."
Animals are far more adaptable than humans, let alone those animals that are already highly capable of surviving.
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