However, to Lu Yuan's disappointment, Xiao Shan also said that she felt nothing after eating.
Now Lu Yuan was frustrated. Did this mean that the fruit wouldn't be effective if they were shared? If that meant that only one fruit would grow each month, it would take the whole family, including Xiao Shan's family of three, more than half a year to get seven fruits.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan wished he could drag Da Huang out and beat him up again.
As May approaches, the average daily temperature is above 40 degrees Celsius, and more and more people are dying from heatstroke.
Water resources are in short supply. Previously, everyone could receive a fixed amount of water every day, but now it has been changed to one person receiving water every two days, and each person can only receive one liter of water.
Furthermore, to prevent fraudulent claims, the public security authorities have introduced a facial recognition system. Each time water is claimed, facial recognition is required, thus eliminating any possibility of fraudulent claims.
As a result, the internet was filled with criticism, and everyone opposed the implementation of this regulation. However, there was still no way to prevent it. In order to ensure long-term sustainable development, the country plans to cover reservoirs in various places to prevent water from evaporating too quickly due to high temperatures.
In an instant, panic gripped society, and everyone finally began to realize the severity of the disaster.
On this day, Lu Yuan still led Da Huang to fetch water. Because facial recognition was implemented, people who did not show up would not receive water. In order to ensure the normal and stable production and life of people, only one person from a family needed to come to collect the water for the whole family.
Unable to tell whether it was morning or afternoon, Lu Yuan arrived early at the water collection point at the village entrance to wait for the water truck to arrive.
Everyone's lips were cracked and bleeding, and everyone had dark circles under their eyes, looking like pandas. The endless polar day was driving everyone to the brink of mental collapse. Although every household had tried their best to install curtains, the omnipresent sunlight still made it impossible for anyone to fall asleep.
This is a very common phenomenon now; almost everyone has heavy eye bags.
Following behind the group, Lu Yuan, bored, started counting how many people were ahead of him. Just as he was about to count to his own, he suddenly saw several people hiding behind a house in the distance, peeking furtively in their direction.
Lu Yuan sneered, thinking to himself, "Are these people here to steal water? This is an armed escort vehicle! It used to be used to carry money, but now it's used to carry water. However, the people delivering the water are armed with guns. There have been reports on TV before of people trying to steal water, and they were shot down."
Ignoring those people, Lu Yuan gave up counting and sat down to fan himself with a piece of cardboard.
Before long, the sound of a car could be heard in the distance, and the people waiting for the water all stood up when they saw the car.
"Damn it, it's so hot! Could you have come earlier? I've been squatting here for a little while and I've sweated 500 milliliters!"
"Yes! We should build a house specifically for people to queue for water. Waiting here in this sweltering heat is bound to cause an accident sooner or later!"
"Sigh! There's still such a long line. I wonder if there will be enough water today! Last time I was too late and couldn't get any water!"
The group chatted as they waited to get water.
Lu Yuan kept taking a few steps forward, but he always felt like something was about to happen.
While pondering to himself, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in the corner of his eye. Lu Yuan looked toward the source of the light, but found nothing unusual.
That's strange. I think I just saw something, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan began to cautiously look around. There were several houses at the entrance of the village. They were all standard one-family houses built in the past. They were not large, but they were more comfortable to live in than apartment buildings. There were many cars parked in front of the houses.
However, most of the cars were covered in thick dust, indicating that they hadn't been driven for a long time. After all, gas prices are rising every day, and the hot weather is causing fuel consumption to increase continuously. Apart from a few wealthy people, there are very few families that can afford to drive cars.
The line moved forward a little more. Lu Yuan felt that his back was completely soaked, but he couldn't bear to leave after waiting for so long. Although he could only collect a dozen liters of water, which was a drop in the ocean compared to his family's consumption, every little bit counted.
So Lu Yuan continued to wait, glancing to the side. A guard who was turning on a faucet suddenly collapsed to the ground without any warning. Because of the distance, Lu Yuan couldn't see clearly what happened.
But the crowd in front suddenly panicked. They stopped taking water and even abandoned their buckets, throwing them away and running away.
"Oh no! That person is dead! He was shot in the neck with an arrow! Blood is everywhere! It's terrifying!"
"Someone's trying to steal the water! Run! Don't get caught in the crossfire!"
"Run! Run! We can't watch this anymore! Our lives are at stake!"
While the people behind Lu Yuan were still standing there in a daze, the people in front who were collecting water had already begun to scatter and flee.
There were three people accompanying the water delivery. One of them was the driver, who was also in charge of distributing the water, while the other two were guards with guns to prevent anyone from stealing the water.
However, to everyone's surprise, someone actually shot and killed the driver with a bow and arrow!
Panic spread through the crowd as people screamed and ran, no longer intending to collect water.
Lu Yuan stood there, somewhat at a loss. He wanted to see who was so bold as to rob a water cart!
However, a middle-aged woman saw that Lu Yuan remained unmoved and quickly stepped forward to pull him back, saying urgently, "Young man! Hurry up and go! There's a time and place for watching the excitement!"
Lu Yuan sized up the middle-aged woman, and after thinking for a while, he remembered her.
This is a plump auntie who lives near his villa. Before the apocalypse, her favorite things to do were to spread rumors among the neighbors and dance in the square at night.
She used to always have a smile on her face when I saw her, but now she looks much thinner than before, and she looks a bit emaciated. It's obvious that the hot weather has helped her lose weight.
Helpless, Lu Yuan could only follow the woman back, but he kept looking back every now and then.
Finally, a gunshot rang out, and everyone screamed and dropped to the ground, but quickly got back up.
The reason was simple: the ground was just too hot to lie down on. A middle-aged man, shirtless, suddenly yelled and stood up, his entire belly now a bright red patch.
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