On the 14th day of the eighth lunar month in 1957, just as people were looking forward to spending the Mid-Autumn Festival in peace, a long whistle resounded throughout the entire base, and the ellipsoid shut down instantly.
Then, people walking on the road rushed home in a panic.
In the supermarket, the sales clerks immediately stopped selling the goods the moment they heard the police siren.
"Let's go, let's go, they're closing down, let's head out, hurry up, they're closing soon, we need to go home too."
"Oh dear, I still haven't bought everything. Could you extend the time for me a little while, just a little while?"
People hurrying to the door stopped when they heard someone wanting to extend their time, and looked at the salesperson hopefully.
But most people didn't look back and strode forward, many running towards home, racing against time.
The base has warned that the ellipsoid may break apart under unforeseen circumstances, and the consequence of such a break could be permanent separation from family members.
The base had already posted notices:
It is estimated that in the upcoming disaster, there is a 50% chance that the ellipsoid will collapse, a 25% chance that the secondary ellipsoid will collapse, and only a 5% chance that the small unit (house) will collapse.
The notices are still posted everywhere.
They were permanently separated from the supplies they had painstakingly stockpiled and the house they had bought. Without the protection of the house and without supplies to rely on, they would only face death.
The sirens continued to sound. Two months ago, the base had repeatedly reminded everyone to prepare supplies in advance, and even provided a list of supplies for everyone's reference.
But some people just won't listen, and they're always late.
They thought the notice was too exaggerated, that the ellipsoid would collapse? Impossible.
It didn't break apart during tsunamis, it didn't break apart when ice blocks collided, it didn't even break apart when it got stuck in a crack in the ground during a major earthquake, and even high concentrations of acid rain didn't do anything to it.
How much power is left to make it break?
Some people have dark hearts; they feel uncomfortable themselves and don't want others to have a good time, so they incite others.
Since it's not going to collapse, why hoard so many supplies? It's better to save the points and use them slowly.
Of course, these people are only a minority; most people are intelligent and cannot be swayed by others.
The sirens continued, and the supermarket staff stopped what they were doing, preparing to go home as soon as possible to reunite with their families.
Sentry has intervened to prevent looting and rioting.
Upon seeing that they couldn't buy it, everyone put down what they were holding and left.
A pregnant woman, heavily pregnant, suddenly knelt down and said, "Let me pick out some things; I want to pick out some things for the baby."
"No way, you're going to keep all these people waiting here while you pick things out? Why didn't you do this earlier? Get out of here."
But she stubbornly knelt there, and her husband beside her couldn't pull her away.
At this point, the ellipsoid had begun to wobble, and they could wait no longer; if they waited any longer, these people might be buried with her.
Several soldiers carried and pulled the pregnant woman out of the supermarket, which immediately closed, and everyone ran towards home.
A woman walked over and, together with her husband, helped the pregnant woman walk forward.
As she walked, the woman muttered to herself, "These people are inhuman. They call themselves soldiers, yet they didn't even offer to send the person back."
The pregnant woman was Miss Yuwen, and the husband next to her was, of course, her husband Wang Ming.
The woman who helped the pregnant woman was none other than Bai Di.
At this moment, Bai Shuang and Lu Yu were in front of the screen, nervously watching the terrifying scene outside.
The sea surged with black waves, engulfing the land and the oval shape, while a terrifying tornado raged overhead.
Bai Shuang was staring at the screen when the phone rang. Someone told her what had happened in front of the supermarket, and she didn't look away.
"If Bai Di wants to be the Virgin Mary, then let her be."
Bai Di's life and death are in her own hands. Let things be as they may. Bai Shuang is not a savior and can't control so much.
Bai Jiu: "How can Bai Di be so brainless?"
Bai Shuang: "Don't you know whether she has a brain or not?"
Is Bai Di brainless? Of the four of them, Bai Di is the most shrewd.
Bai Chang: "Doesn't she know that the Yuwen family are not good people?"
Bai Shuang: "She knows. Not only does she know, she also knows that they don't get along with me."
Bai Di has been at the base for several years, how could he not know these things?
Bai Jiu: "Then why did she..."
Bai Shuang: "She's dissatisfied with me. She's always been dissatisfied because I only bring the two of you with me, and not her or Bai Tian."
They were even dissatisfied that I bought a house for Uncle Li but didn't buy one for them.
They just need my protection, so they don't dare show it.
Bai Shuang had only suspected it before, but her actions today have confirmed it.
Bai Chang: "Then why do they dare to do it now?"
Bai Shuang: "Now that the house has been bought and the supplies have been prepared, the 'Yuan Ti' will disintegrate soon, so we won't need me anymore."
Bai Chang: "How could they do this? Miss has helped them and saved their lives many times."
As for who gets the house, that's Miss's business; she can give the points to whomever she wants. What business is it of theirs?
Bai Jiu: "People are never satisfied, but this is probably just Bai Di's own ulterior motive. Brother Tian doesn't seem like that kind of person."
Bai Chang nodded, "How dare she go against Miss?"
Bai Shuang: "Go against me? She doesn't have the guts. She's just expressing her dissatisfaction in that way."
Okay, let's ignore her for now and see how we deal with the upcoming disaster.
Now, in addition to Bai Jiu and Lu Yu, Liu Qiang and Wang Dong (their upstairs brothers from Building C in Yichen Community) have joined Bai Shuang's family.
These two are Lu Yu's trusted confidants, and they are very capable. It's normal for them to come to his house; it won't attract anyone's attention.
Suddenly, a giant wave appeared on the screen, throwing the ellipsoid into the air, where it was then swept up by the tornado and continued to rise.
Everyone was on edge. Bai Shuang looked back and saw that everyone had their first-aid kits on their backs, which reassured her a little.
Just as the giant ellipsoid was about to crash into the water, it suddenly floated into the air, slowing its descent.
Bai Jiu: "What happened?"
Bai Shuang: "It should have activated flight mode, and now it's hovering in the air."
Bai Jiu: "That scared me to death! I thought it was about to disintegrate. I've dodged another bullet."
At this point, the ellipsoid can only remain stationary, letting the wind and waves push it along. If necessary, it can be activated to try and avoid the waves.
It saves energy because at this time, there is no safe place in the world.
On the screen, the elliptical object slowly fell into the water, but before it could stop, it was thrown into the air by the waves.
Bai Jiu's expression changed. "How big of a storm would it have to be to support such a huge ellipsoid?"
Before he could finish speaking, thud, his head hit the wall.
Hiss— He was holding onto the pillar with one hand and rubbing the bump on his head with the other.
Bai Shuang and the others felt a violent tremor and shaking. Everyone held tightly to the safety bar to avoid falling and getting injured.
Lu Yu acted as a human cushion, holding Bai Shuang in his arms with one arm and gripping the safety bar with the other.
Then, as it shook, the entire sphere turned upside down, and Bai Shuang and the others were thrown against the ceiling, with the floor and ceiling swapped.
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