However, Qinghe Alliance did not abandon any of them. They took good care of them every day, providing them with good food and drink, and entertaining them with movies, variety shows, and all sorts of other entertainment, all in an effort to distract them and give them the motivation to persevere.
Moreover, the Qinghe Alliance deliberately played videos from abroad for these infected people every day. For example, the government of Zuosiguo has not yet come forward to treat the patients infected with the unknown No. 1. There are patients lying everywhere on the streets. Zuosiguo is now a living hell.
Therefore, the patients in Qinghua Kingdom who were infected with the unknown No. 1 were especially grateful to the Qinghe Alliance. They seemed to be in good spirits when they talked to their families on the phone or video chat every day. After all, they realized how happy it was to live in Qinghua Kingdom.
Although the rainfall in early March brought a minor disaster to humanity, it also caused the groundwater level to rise, ending the global drought.
However, because of that rain, no country has dared to use the restored river and lake water until now, including Qinghua Kingdom.
But this stalemate can't go on forever. The feeling of seeing something but not being able to touch it is even more agonizing than never having experienced it at all.
Li Cheng, the Alliance Chief, called the research institute again, "Old Xu, what exactly is going on? Give me a straight answer!"
Dean Xu remained silent for a while before speaking: "We've made some progress. After Unknown No. 1 disappeared, some trace elements appeared in both the soil and the river water. We also tested the plants and animals, and they also had some trace elements in their bodies."
This means that we may live in a world where these elements exceed safe levels for a long period of time in the future.
"Then tell me what the impact will be. We can't just keep dragging this on, can we?"
"Short-term, small intake of these elements will not have a significant impact on the body. However, if these trace elements accumulate in excess in the body, they can cause some diseases, such as developmental delays, loss of appetite, joint pain, and anemia."
General Li fell silent. "If one consumes water and food with excessive levels of this element every day, how long would it take to develop severe poisoning?"
"Probably twenty or thirty years!"
After hearing this, Li Cheng, the chief of the alliance, wanted to beat up Dean Xu. "You've been living too comfortably and don't know the hardships of life anymore!"
Li Cheng, the chief of the alliance, suppressed the urge to hurl insults, took a deep breath, and said, "Don't you know that the entire nation is waiting for water?"
Dean Xu sighed softly, "I'm doing this for the sake of future generations. If we continue to consume water and food with excessive levels of these trace elements, humanity might face extinction!"
"Alright, alright, I really can't talk to an old fogey like you anymore." The Li Cheng Alliance official angrily hung up the phone and ordered his secretary to urgently call a meeting.
The meeting went smoothly. Clearly, their current living conditions did not allow them to consider whether the elements were exceeding the standard. If the water supply was not cut off soon, the citizens of Qinghua Kingdom might die before they even got to the point of being poisoned by the excessive elements.
So, the next day, Qinghe Alliance issued a notice on its official Weibo account.
"Fellow citizens of Qinghua Kingdom, the Qinghe Alliance has some good news to tell you: in three days, the water supply in Qinghua Kingdom will be fully restored!"
However, the Qinghe Alliance has some bad news to tell you: according to a research report, the water resources, plants, and animals in Qinghua Kingdom have been found to have excessive levels of trace elements.
Long-term intake of water and food with excessive levels of certain elements can affect health. Researchers speculate that if people consume water and food with excessive levels of certain elements every day, they will develop severe poisoning symptoms after 20 to 30 years.
Here, the Qinghe Alliance can only tell you the truth: whether you choose to eat and drink as you please and deal with things 20 or 30 years from now, or to refrain from eating and drinking and stay put in the present—the choice is entirely yours!
This Weibo post has once again ignited the entire internet, with netizens expressing outrage that the Qinghe Alliance is utterly inhumane. Couldn't they just lie to them? Why do they have to make everyone live and wait to die knowing full well what's going on?
However, some more rational netizens agree with Qinghe Alliance's actions because, with this mental preparation, people will no longer complain about Qinghe Alliance in the future. Moreover, even if certain elements in the body are out of control, there are ways to deal with it. It's better than saying nothing and not knowing what happened when your body collapses!
Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan were also surprised when they saw the message. No wonder Qinghua Kingdom hadn't restored the water supply for so long. But, in the context of the apocalypse, was it necessary to consider so many things? Could an element exceeding the standard really delay things for a month?
Without giving it any further thought, the two decided to continue using the water in the space for safety reasons.
As April arrived, the temperature rose day by day. The corn and sweet potatoes that Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan planted had already sprouted and grown leaves, but the two of them didn't pay much attention to them, only going over to check on them occasionally.
One day, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan were processing documents when they were notified that a meeting would be held in five minutes.
After quickly saving their work, the two went into the conference room. When they came out, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan both felt that this mission was a bit unbelievable.
It turned out that they had been assigned to Hucheng County to clear out invasive plants.
During this period, the Qinghe Alliance's policy of "farming for all" was carried out very well. However, plans can't keep up with changes. After the temperature rose, many cities and villages were occupied by invasive plants.
It wasn't so noticeable when there were many plants before, but invasive plants have no natural enemies and are extremely resilient. Now, there are no native plants to compete with them for nutrients. If things go wrong, all the plants in Qinghua Country could be killed by invasive plants.
There was no other way but for Qinghe Alliance to arrange for laborers and staff from various regions and units to go to areas with high incidence of invasive plants and manually clear these invasive plants.
And so, the Human Resources Management Office was assigned to Hucheng County.
After Director Zhu conveyed the spirit of the meeting to everyone, he told them that they could go home to make preparations and agreed on a time to meet at the entrance of the unit at 8:00 a.m. the next morning to drive together to Hucheng County.
After returning home, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan took out two pairs of white gloves for working from their spatial storage, and then prepared toilet paper, wet wipes, sunscreen, etc., and put them all into Qiaoan's bag.
Then Bi Qiaoan went to the kitchen to prepare tomorrow's lunch: braised pork, Mapo tofu, and rice.
The next day, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiaoan, dressed in loose sportswear and sneakers, wearing sunglasses, masks and straw hats, carrying small bags and lunch boxes, set off!
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