Chapter 425 Obtaining Meteorite Liquid 2
Since the day the mutants attacked the underground city, it has been raining heavily outside. The underground city can prevent rainwater from flowing in, but it cannot prevent moisture from invading.
The third floor is the planting and breeding area, which has more exhaust ventilation and irrigation systems and is relatively humid. The fourth floor where Chen Peiqiong lives is separated from the third floor by one floor, so it is also relatively humid.
The fourth floor has a large population and densely populated houses. If the environment is humid, it is easy to breed bacteria and cause some infectious diseases.
"I heard that some people choose to share a house with others and move to the fifth floor. Sister Chen, if you don't have many points, you can choose this method."
Wang Shijin sincerely suggested: "The fourth floor is full of mixed people. If possible, try to move to other floors."
Chen Peiqiong frowned, "How heavy is the rain outside? The fourth floor is at least thirty or forty meters above the ground, the water vapor should not be able to come down!"
She didn't want to move because it was too troublesome. The main reason was that the fifth floor was already full and there were not many houses on the sixth floor. If she had to live with others, she would rather live on the fourth floor. If her roommate had evil intentions and killed her in the middle of the night, she would have no place to cry.
Wang Shijin took out his phone and opened the video that the squad leader had sent to the group. "Look for yourself, it's windy and rainy outside now, even worse than the flood five years ago. It's only been raining for a few days and the base has already been flooded."
This video was taken when Yu Jie sent people out to investigate the mutants. In the video, except for some relatively high slopes that were not flooded, the rest of the area was flooded.
The station was between two mountains. It rained heavily and soon the station was washed away by the flood. The black meteorite also disappeared in the accumulated water. The mutants hiding in the station disappeared, probably running to higher ground to avoid the flood.
Wang Shijin said, "Our squad leader said that this rain may not stop in the short term. If we are unlucky, it may continue for half a year like the rain five years ago."
Xia Xiaoman looked worried. "If this rain continues for half a year, can the supplies in the underground city support us until the rain stops?"
"You hit the point." Wang Shijin looked at her and said, "This is the most troublesome problem for the higher-ups right now. The ore that keeps the underground city running can only last for three months at most. If we can't get out and bring back the ore after three months, we might be trapped to death in this underground city."
The ozone layer was originally expected to be destroyed in one year, and the authorities had planned the storage of materials according to this time. But no one expected that the meteor shower would come earlier than expected, and a flood broke out, making it impossible for them to continue transporting ore.
Chen Peiqiong also showed a worried look, "Are there any official actions? Are we just going to wait for the weather to clear up?"
Wang Shijin said, "No, that won't happen. The government is now mass-producing assault boats. Once they are ready, we will send people out to bring back supplies."
But even with a speedboat, it would be difficult to bring the ore back. First, there is no way to be sure whether the city with the ore is still mining it. Second, the road to the ore is full of dangers, and no one can guarantee whether the ore can be brought back safely.
"Before the flood and the mutants, it was difficult for the team to bring back the ore in one piece. Now it's raining everywhere, and there's the potential danger of mutants, so it's even more difficult to transport the ore back."
Chen Peiqiong frowned when she heard this. "The vehicles used to transport the ore are usually provided by the military, right? Even the military cannot guarantee safety?"
Wang Shijin shook his head. "In recent years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have caused chaos everywhere. The prestige of the army has dropped to the freezing point. When many people see military vehicles, their first reaction is not to run away, but to run over to rob. Because they think that the supplies specially sent by military vehicles must be good stuff."
Wang Shijin thought of his former comrades who had died, sighed and said, "After becoming a soldier, I realized that there is no such thing as a peaceful life in this world. There are always people carrying heavy loads behind us."
"Don't think I'm bragging. The dungeon is what it is now because of the blood and sweat of the soldiers. When the dungeon was first built, it collapsed and many people were killed and injured."
"After the underground city was built and the survivors moved in, it was overloaded and the soldiers had to race against time to transport supplies back to keep the underground city running."
"Of the teams that go to transport supplies, very few can return intact. They either encounter natural disasters such as landslides or sinkholes during transportation, or are ambushed and robbed. Very few convoys can return intact."
Chen Peiqiong patted Wang Shijin's shoulder distressedly and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Wang Shijin smiled and said, "It's not hard or not. Someone has to do these things, otherwise how can the underground city operate? But when the army recruits a group of new soldiers in a while, we won't have to be so busy."
"The army is recruiting soldiers?" Xia Xiaoman was puzzled. "Didn't most of the young people of the right age join the army last time? I don't think there will be many recruits this time!"
Wang Shijin smiled and said, "There is no age limit this time. As long as you have good physical fitness or meet the IQ requirements, you can participate in the conscription."
"Physical fitness and IQ meet the standards?" Xia Xiaoman muttered to herself. Suddenly, she thought of something and looked up at Wang Shijin. "A few days ago, the official said that meteorite liquid will be sold in the future. Do they want to use meteorite liquid to evolve a group of survivors and recruit them into the army?"
Wang Shijin was a little surprised. "Xia Xiaoman, you are quite smart. You figured out the reason why the government sells meteorite liquid so quickly."
"You guessed it right. The government sells meteorite liquid to help the survivors evolve, and then select those who are suitable to join the army. This is to supplement the number of casualties in the army and also to recruit some talents."
"You have also seen the situation of the mutants. They are very strong and fast. If they ambush us while we are transporting supplies, we will be powerless and can only passively take the beating."
"So in order to be able to smoothly go out and transport supplies, and also to be able to fight against mutants in the future, the authorities will sell meteorite liquid to help the survivors evolve and become stronger."
Xia Xiaoman thought for a moment and asked, "Did your military take meteorite liquid? Is that thing harmful to the human body?"
Wang Shijin shook his head. "At present, the laboratory has not yet tested the dosage of meteorite liquid that humans can tolerate. We will not take it until the dosage is determined."
Thinking of the comments of the survivors he had seen on his phone recently, he added: "Don't worry, when the meteorite liquid is tested to a dose suitable for humans, the authorities will give priority to our military."
"When we evolve and become stronger and can control the survivors, the authorities will sell the meteorite liquid to the survivors. If we give the meteorite liquid to the survivors first, and the survivors become stronger and rebel, we will be in a very passive position."
"So when the official meteorite liquid is sold, you can drink it without worry! What we in the military can drink is absolutely safe and guaranteed."
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