After putting on their diving suits, the group immediately followed Lu Yuan and swam into the house.
Arriving at the gate, Lu Yuan pressed a button on the wall.
The gate opened instantly, and several people stood behind it. Lu Yuan then pressed a button, the gate closed, and the water inside was pumped out.
Then everyone, soaking wet, entered the house.
Xiao Shan, holding Qi Qi in her arms, looked surprised when she saw Shen Hu and the others who had come with Lu Yuan.
"Tiger Bro? What brings you here?"
Shen Hu smiled and then greeted Xiao Shan: "Girl, we're preparing to evacuate from the fortress! So I came to let you know we're all getting ready to leave together! How are you doing, little girl?"
Xiao Shan nodded.
Shen Hu stepped forward and looked at Qi Qi, who was looking at him with a puzzled expression. He couldn't help but reach out and squeeze Qi Qi's little hand.
"I'm so envious of you! I never imagined your house could be so sturdy! It even survived this superstorm!"
Lu Yuan waved his hand: "Sturdy my foot! It almost got submerged!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan pointed to the direction above his head.
Shen Hu looked up and saw that the ceiling was covered with cracks, like a spider web, and he felt a pang of emotion.
"Sigh! It's not easy for anyone! The fortress is about to give way too! The water is over ten meters deep now, and everything below the seventh floor is flooded!"
Lu Yuan and Xiao Shan both looked shocked after hearing this.
"What? The floors below the seventh floor are all flooded? Does that mean all ordinary houses are flooded?"
"That's right! To ensure everyone has a place to live, we've used all the available space in the buildings for this purpose! However, the water seepage continues, and we're currently unable to drain it. Therefore, we're implementing a new plan!"
Then, Shen Hu explained the entire Ark Project to Lu Yuan, and a serious expression flashed across Lu Yuan's face after listening.
"So this time they're planning to abandon half the population?"
"Yes! There's nothing we can do about it. After all, we don't have many resources, and building the ark is the only thing we can think of right now!"
Lu Yuan nodded slightly: "That's true! By the way, how are you all?"
When Lu Yuan said "you," he meant Zhou Tong, Wang Mingming, and their group.
Shen Hu shook his head: "The situation is not good. Our supplies are running out, and most of the land is flooded. We had planned to develop this land properly before! But we didn't even finish the first harvest before it was flooded! It's really frustrating!"
Then, Lu Yuan led a few people back to the basement to change their clothes.
Their families warmly welcomed them.
The steaming hot rice and various meat and vegetable dishes made everyone's eyes light up.
"Haha! Eat up! There's more if you're still hungry! We have plenty of everything here, but plenty of meat! This oxygen shortage has caused us to lose 80% of our poultry and livestock! Now all of them have been slaughtered!"
Lu Yuan looked at the few people who were still somewhat reserved and said.
Shen Hu nodded to the group, then picked up his bowl of rice and started shoveling it into his mouth.
Then everyone ate and chatted.
When the conversation turned to Zhou Tong, Lu Yuan frowned upon hearing that Zhou Tong was in a coma and hospitalized.
"When did Old Zhou's health deteriorate to this extent?"
While eating, Shen Hu mumbled, "The doctor said... this guy has been malnourished for a long time, and his body has started to atrophy. If this continues, he might never be able to recover to his previous state!"
After hearing this, Lu Yuan and his family couldn't help but sigh with emotion, as they were aware of Zhou Tong's health condition.
It's rare to see a man as strong as Zhou Tong; he's also the person with the greatest physical strength and power besides Lu Yuan.
At least Lu Yuan had never seen anyone with greater strength than Zhou Tong.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuan decided to go back with Shen Hu to check on Zhou Tong's situation and see when the plan would begin.
As for moving to the fortress, Lu Yuan felt it would be better to stay here, given the already dire situation there and the fact that he had a baby at home who needed to be fed.
If we take them there, the situation here will probably be worse.
So, after dinner, Lu Yuan packed some packages, which contained various grains, meats, and medicines.
These things are considered very rare even in a fortress.
After packing up, Lu Yuan moved the air filter to the water's surface, so the oxygen generator in the house wouldn't have to be on all the time.
The family members suddenly had much more space to move around, and they excitedly went to various parts of the house to get busy.
Driving the motorboat that Lu Yuan had brought, the group of seven headed towards the fortress.
Once inside, Lu Yuan saw that the entire fortress had become a vast expanse of water, with a few lonely buildings brightly lit and ships constantly sailing on the surface.
Corpses could be seen floating on the water from time to time, along with cars and some furniture.
Upon seeing this scene, Lu Yuan sighed inwardly.
Then he and Shen Hu went into the hospital building. Lu Yuan wanted to check on Zhou Tong's condition first.
Upon arriving at the 21st floor of the hospital, Lu Yuan, led by Shen Hu, entered a VIP ward.
However, when Shen Hu saw Zhou Tong's hospital bed, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Huh? Where's Lao Zhou? Why isn't he in his hospital bed? Wasn't he supposed to stay in the hospital for a week? He's disappeared in less than ten hours?"
Shen Hu immediately found a doctor.
"Doctor, where is Zhou Tong?"
The doctor looked up and saw that it was Shen Hu, with Lu Yuan following behind him.
The other person immediately stood up and said to Lu Yuan, "Mr. Lu, you've come too!"
Lu Yuan nodded: "Where's Zhou Tong? Wasn't he supposed to be hospitalized here? Why is he not in the bed? We just asked the nurses, and they said they hadn't seen Zhou Tong either."
The doctor looked helpless and said, "Sigh! Commander Zhou checked out two hours ago!"
"What? You checked out? Didn't they say it would take a week? It's only been less than ten hours!"
The doctor sighed, "He...he says he's already better! And he insists on checking out, there's nothing we can do!"
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