Chapter 346 Human Rize Tripartite Meeting

And just like that, time passed day by day.

Three months later, the sky city finally escaped from the dangerous volcanic gas area, but for safety reasons, the city flew for another month and finally found a lake to sit on.

That’s right, humans have returned to the mainland again. This time the journey is really full of twists and turns, and the final destination is still a long way off.

This time the losses were really heavy. The unnatural deaths of livestock alone amounted to 300,000, and hundreds of the elderly, the weak and the sick were poisoned to death. When Lu Yuan heard the news, he almost fainted - well, actually he also had some responsibility.

People never imagined that the volcanic eruption would be so large and thought they would be safe after being separated by a few hundred kilometers.

The volcanic ash in the sky blocked out the sun and may have affected a large area.

The reduction in sunlight and the sharp drop in temperature will lead to the possibility of poor harvests for many years to come.

In the winter of that year, another severe cold disaster occurred, with the temperature dropping to minus 50 degrees Celsius, bringing great difficulties to human production.

People in later generations called these years the Frostpunk Age.

The heavy snow mixed with volcanic ash dyed the whole city white, and the green mountains were covered in silver, which was extremely cold.

"The volcanic ash may float in the sky for several years, and winters like this will continue in the future."

The old cat came to the Tree of Life and reported the current situation: "The main task at present is to build a warming project. The weather is too cold and the children in the school can't stand the cold."

"We need to install floor heating in the classroom, or get some climate control glyphs."

"Economic development has also stopped, and now it has turned into a state of all-round survival."

"Alas, it should be so." Lu Yuan, who had turned into the Tree of Life, looked up at the gray sky. "This time it's really a big deal. The world is so fragile."

The old cat glanced at the tree and said, "Members of the upper council are suggesting that we bring you back sooner rather than later to prevent you from dying out there."

"Most of the volcanoes should have stopped now, with only a few still emitting lava, so the risk should be controllable."

Except for a few close confidants, Lu Yuan did not tell anyone else that he had returned to the city.

Because the resurrection ability is so powerful, the problem is not the lack of it but the uneven distribution of it. Who doesn't want to be resurrected?

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is better to conceal the news.

Of course, even if Lu Yuan was not there, the Sky City would still operate normally. As long as he occasionally revealed the news that "he is still alive", there would be no big problem.

"Wait a few more years. Just say I found some good treasures and don't worry about it. Once my human body grows back, it won't be too late for you to pick me up."

The old cat asked again: "How is your stone body?"

"Nothing much has happened, my little coffer."

After three months, the energy of those "earth vein crystals" had long been exhausted, and the energy of the Tree of Life replaced the original magma heat.

Most of the Chaos Essence Stone was still red, emitting heat like the sun, and a small part of it turned emerald green.

A small vine, like a watermelon vine, connects to a constant flow of energy.

But Lu Yuan still didn't know when he could turn it into a "fruit of life".

The Chaos Essence Stone was like a bottomless pit, swallowing up any amount that was poured into it.

"Let's cultivate it for now. Even if it fails, it can be converted into a considerable amount of materials."

"Do you have enough spiritual energy in your hand?"

"The output of the Tree of Life is actually not enough, but the conch will give me a portion of the output of the poppy tree. Three or four hundred spiritual charms a year, which is barely enough to make ends meet."

"That is, there is no way to sponsor humans in the short term."

The old cat sighed, only a wealthy man like Lu Yuan, who had plenty of private money, could afford an investment of three or four hundred yuan a year.

"Humanity must first survive this wave of disasters..."

The old cat jumped a few times on the snow, leaving a series of plum blossom-like footprints.

The heavy snow in the sky was getting thicker and thicker, and the workers were busy and nervous. After all, this kind of severe cold weather was the first time in history. Many structures had to be repaired urgently if they were frozen, and some warming equipment was also being produced in an expedited manner.

This kind of bad weather may be the norm in the middle of the era. A normal sky city must have the ability to resist severe natural disasters. Otherwise, a storm or a heavy snow will kill a group of people. How can we travel around the continent? From this perspective, there are still many areas for humans to fill in the gaps.

Children are always the most optimistic. In extremely cold weather, they dress like little fat boys, build snowmen on the snow, and even start playing with ice sculptures.

"It's better to be optimistic than pessimistic. We will get through this disaster."

Lu Yuan actually couldn't help much.

All he had to do was take good care of the birds in the tree.

The native creatures of Pangu Continent always have a higher level of adaptability than humans. They hibernate when they should, and escape when they should.

Since the city reached the edge of the lake, some birds have flown away, but there are still more than 100,000 birds willing to stay in the green mountains.

Naturally, humans would not rashly miss out on this wealth that fell from the sky. By feeding the birds regularly every day with just a small amount of grains, they could harvest a considerable number of mutant bird eggs. In the current environment, this was considered a considerable income.

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[My name is Lu Tiantian. On this day, we ushered in the cruel Frostpunk Age.]

[The weather is so cold, the wind is so cold that it almost freezes people's fingers, and the power of the nuclear power plant is not enough. Most of the electricity must be used for solar lamps, farms, hospitals and heating for children.]

[To be honest, this is the first time our generation has encountered such a big crisis.]

[The first generation is getting older, and we, the second generation... have become the elders. ]

【Elder, what a heavy word. 】

[We have no enemy, or rather, our enemy is the invincible nature. The only thing we can do is pray that nature can recover soon.]

[We also realize that humans still have a lot of room for improvement.]

[Due to the lack of energy, the upper parliament passed several emergency resolutions, and most animals will be slaughtered to make warm clothing. ]

[For masters above level 3, the heating will be reduced at night. ]

[In addition, the current production efficiency of extraordinary resources has been reduced to the point that the only stock must be provided to children. All adults are downgraded to D-level, and children to C-level.]

[These two resolutions are somewhat against human nature, but they were passed incredibly. I was originally thinking of using some means, but it seems that everyone's ideological awareness is higher than I thought... I hope we can get through this as soon as possible. ]

"Brother Tian, ​​hurry up and go out to feed the birds!" A male voice came from the door.

"Here it comes!" Lu Tiantian put down the cold pen and added hurriedly at the end.

[I like human civilization, I want to protect everything here! ]

After all these years, he is still so immature.

Now one of the patriarchs has disappeared, but the education system still needs to be maintained. The only option is to let the outstanding young people of the second generation take care of the children when they have time.

The happiest thing for the children is to go to the green mountain and feed the birds.

Hai Luo and more than one hundred second-generation young people, along with more than one thousand children, went to the mountains to experience nature.

The mountains are now covered with white snow, and the whole world is truly covered in silver. The lake is covered with thick ice, and tanks can be driven on it. Only a small area near the Tree of Life exudes subtle vitality.

Miss Conch smiled as brightly as a flower: "Children, say hello to Grandpa Dashu, this is Papa Lu's pet."

"Hello, Grandpa Tree!!"

Lu Yuan: ... (Then it tries to open the branches to let the children absorb some life energy.) The children waved their hands, scattered the grains, and birds flew over in large numbers to compete for the food.

Of course, these are all non-aggressive small birds. The real big birds have long been domesticated by animal lovers and will not appear here.

"Brother Tian, ​​when will the weather get warmer?" asked a teenage girl, wrapped up like a giant panda.

"It may take a few more years." Lu Tiantian sighed.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"After enduring it for a while, I seem to get used to it." A companion next to me said, "These days, I can feel happy just by going home to soak my feet."

"Where's Dad Lu?"

"Go fight monsters."

"Brother Tian, ​​when will the large puppet be completed? When will nuclear fusion be accomplished?" asked a fat boy with good grades.

"You seem to be quite concerned about this. When you grow up, do these projects yourself!" Lu Tiantian said with a smile.

"I'm learning the NS equations."

"That... is quite difficult." Lu Tiantian patted the little fat boy's head.

There are now several more key research and development technologies in the campus science and technology museum.

Humanoid puppets and nuclear fusion are definitely top priorities. These things are the technologies of the third-level civilization. They are great! "Beep" Suddenly, Lu Tiantian's cell phone rang. He glanced at it subconsciously and suddenly froze in place.

A line of text appeared on the screen: [At 3:33:19 p.m., a gamma-ray burst was detected from the far east, lasting 0.3 seconds, and the energy released is unknown.]

All the adults who received the message fell silent, their faces turning somewhat ugly.

Gamma-ray burst! What does this mean? At the beginning of the era... the world was in chaos.

Even the towering trees in front of them shook, and a large amount of snowflakes fell from the branches.

Only the children were still happily feeding the birds.

They are carefree.

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Just as humans expected, the news of the "mid-era" caused a huge shock to the major civilizations hiding in the safe zones!

Especially the gamma-ray burst... It's too scary! Which powerful civilization emitted it? The Rize civilization and the human mother civilization quickly held a joint meeting to discuss the matter fiercely! Finally, with the help of the poppy tree communication method left by Lu Yuan, they contacted the "Human 18 Civilization".

Of course, since Lu Yuan was not there, Lu Tiantian, Laomao, Hai Luo, Sha Mo and others from the Academy of Sciences collectively participated in this dream communication.

"My friends, our guess is very simple." The old cat said solemnly, "First, it is really the middle of the era, and the weather outside is very harsh."

"This wave of volcanic eruptions has caused significant damage to the ecosystem. Weaker civilizations may freeze to death."

"Have you also suffered a disaster over there?" asked a lizardman leader.

"Alas, we have indeed suffered a disaster here... We can still bear it, but development has almost come to a standstill. The temperature is minus 50 degrees Celsius, and sometimes it can drop to minus 80 degrees Celsius."

The people of Rize and humans were all wondering if they could survive this severe cold that was comparable to that in Antarctica.

The answer is it is very difficult. If there is not enough energy, many people will freeze to death.

On the contrary, human civilization 18 has a smaller population and more resources, so it is better off.

The old cat continued: "The second possibility is that 'God' may have made a misjudgment... The specific reason is this..."

"We happened to encounter this erupting super volcano and investigated it for a while."

"It was supposed to break out in the Eighth Era, but a certain civilization did something to delay it until the Ninth Era."

"This civilization was also extremely miserable... They wanted to hide in the magma to survive the epoch disaster, but they still failed."

It briefly mentioned something about the "World Furnace" volcano, but did not say anything about the Mirage Dragon.

The old cat sighed and said, "Here, we tend to lean towards the second possibility. In fact, it is still only the early stage of the era...but it is just a guess."

The humans and the people of Rize were confused and shocked. My goodness, wherever you go, disasters break out! How strong must a civilization be to be able to hide in the magma?

But this information is important enough.

The lizardmen of the Rize civilization looked outside the safe zone and found that it was indeed freezing cold outside. The temperature was minus 40 degrees Celsius and the ground was covered with a layer of frost.

Even the temperature in the safe zone dropped below zero degrees Celsius.

If the safety zone is really cancelled, I don't know how many people will freeze to death... As a race living in the tropics, how can they have any warm-keeping equipment? Outside the safety zone of the human mother civilization, the weather is still sunny and the climate is relatively normal.

This shows that the disaster caused by the volcanic eruption only affected a small area of ​​​​Pangaea.

"Then what does the gamma-ray burst mean?"

Gamma-ray bursts do not originate from the starry sky, but from the distant east of the ground.

The gamma rays produced by nuclear bombs are often very short and intense, with an explosion time of less than one millionth of a second, but the one observed this time lasted for a full 0.3 seconds! This news is very subtle - it means that a civilization far more powerful than humans has used some technological weapons that are much more powerful than nuclear bombs after leaving the safe zone.

"What happened to them?"

"What started the war?"

People all looked at the metal communicator at the same time and began to feel frightened.

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(End of this chapter)