Ding Qihan observed carefully for a long time the day before the rainstorm was about to arrive, and finally spoke.
"No, there was no warning at all. If I weren't in the Microverse, I would never believe it would rain tomorrow."
“Since the micro-world has given me a task, it should rain. Let’s wait and see,” Chen Yang said.
"This kind of rainfall is as difficult to predict as earthquakes, and it's hard to say what kind of changes it will bring. I built a theoretical model and studied it with a few colleagues. You've all seen the final results, and I'll just give a brief explanation."
Ding Qihan picked up a twig and started drawing on the ground.
"Assuming this point is the Xindu camp, if it rains here, it will inevitably cause changes in air pressure. I won't go into the specific theory, but in short, the wind will likely blow from the east of Moyuan. In other words, our wind protection is mainly aimed at the east. Because of the wind direction, the risk at the Xijie River camp has been greatly reduced. There's no need to worry about the island in the middle of the lake, but the grapevines will need someone to guard them at all times."
Jiang Yining said, "We have found a suitable place nearby and built temporary shelters to protect the wind, where we can keep an eye on the grapevines."
“Li Sen and I are with Yining,” Li Su’er said.
“I’ll go too. I’m quite familiar with the spare wooden parts over there,” Yun Shi said, then glanced at Jiang Yining. Seeing that Jiang Yining didn’t object, he breathed a sigh of relief. The Yun couple also looked at him with smiles.
Chen Yang nodded and said, "Then the grapevines are yours to take care of. Brother Jiang and the others can stay and guard the West Boundary River."
“Son, let your mother and I move to the windmill mill. It’s closer to the fishpond, so I can check on it every day and feed the fish,” Chen Tianming said.
“Okay, then you should all take a communicator. Call me anytime if anything happens,” Chen Yang said.
Once everything was arranged, everyone got busy.
The fishpond underwent its final step: the large pit and Chenghu Lake were connected to allow water to flow in, which also drove all the fish from the fishpond over, leaving aside any fish that had escaped the net.
After confirming that most of the fish had entered the pit, they blocked the entrance by having Xiao Hei push down a large rock that had been placed nearby beforehand. They then sealed the entrance with mud, broke up the mud, and pushed the rock into the pit.
Hou Yu and his team also prepared enough feed, as they would need to feed the animals if they hid in their livestock shed on the first floor.
However, animals are far more resilient to nature than humans. The animals on the island in the lake are free-range, so there is no need for them to worry too much.
The campsite mainly consists of small animals such as chickens, ducks, geese, and rabbits, which must be moved to a more sturdy and rainproof building.
The large wooden cabin where everyone lived was offered up, because there were still more than a dozen horses there. If the horses got spooked and ran away, it would be a huge loss.
Some decorative items had been put away, and several rooms were piled high with things. After developing for so long, they had accumulated quite a few odds and ends.
That night, no one left the micro-world, and no one went to sleep; everyone was waiting for the storm to arrive.
Chen Yang looked at his watch, and just as the hands turned to 12 o'clock, the moonlight was suddenly blocked out, and a cool breeze blew by.
Everyone watched in astonishment as the hazy moonlight suddenly vanished, the sky darkened, and the air became damp and gloomy, with only the campfire illuminating everything.
Without any warning, the rain began to fall. At first, it was just large raindrops, not very dense, but then, like turning on a tap, the rain poured down, and the whole world was shrouded in a curtain of rain.
"This is amazing, it's unbelievable." Ding Qihan looked at this scene with disbelief in his eyes.
They had all taken shelter indoors. The rain was pounding on the house, and the flames inside were flickering in the wind, their light turning on and off.
The group split into three groups and took refuge in several houses. Ding Qihan and Weng Ji happened to be in the same house as Chen Yang. The two of them excitedly observed the rain and wind direction and kept discussing it.
"How is everyone doing?"
Chen Yang asked through the communicator.
"There are no problems so far. The rain on the island in the middle of the lake isn't too heavy, but the wind is quite strong. Fortunately, the surrounding trees are dense," Hou Yu replied.
“The grapevines are fine here, but the rain is heavy, and I’m a little worried about the condition of the trellis,” Yun replied.
The fishpond hasn't been inspected yet, so the situation is unknown.
It's only just started raining, and although the rain is heavy, they've experienced heavy rain before, so there shouldn't be any problems.
"Everyone should get some rest today. At least one person should stay in each area. The rest of you should withdraw. This will be a long battle, and we need to conserve our energy."
The continuous rainfall is the most difficult test, and we probably won't see any results tonight.
Chen Yang glanced at Weng Ji and Ding Qihan, who were still excitedly discussing, and knew that it was impossible to get them to withdraw, so he said goodbye and withdrew on his own.
The rain was so loud, and everyone was a bit excited, so we couldn't get a proper rest until we left the area.
The next day, Ye Wu told them that there were no problems at the West Boundary River camp. However, the West Boundary River was flowing at an alarming speed, like a roaring dragon. The sound of the rushing water could be clearly heard inside the camp’s buildings.
"Chen Yang, I've slightly adjusted the theoretical model. The wind direction is now east-southeast, and the overall error is minimal," Ding Qihan uploaded an analysis chart to the group.
"By the way, I've found our wildlife conservation base. I've rented a plot of land in the reserve. The ecosystem there is very well-developed, and the unique climate can be artificially created. Pygmy rabbits and Tasmanian tiger cubs have been brought in."
Ding Qihan said.
This nature reserve can be considered an investment by Ding Qihan. Although there are no immediate returns, its future prospects are very promising.
In the future, they will secretly sell these extinct animals to various conservation organizations and government agencies in different countries. Of course, their primary focus will be domestically; in addition to sales, they will donate them free of charge to conservation organizations throughout the country.
These countries would buy an extinct animal for millions of dollars.
For example, the Tasmanian tiger is the emblem of an Australian state. If you could sell them these two baby Tasmanian tigers, they would buy them for a hundred million.
However, since everyone here is a patriot, they will naturally prioritize satisfying their own people. It's not too late to sell them after the pair of thylacines have bred offspring.
The value of extinct animals is immeasurable.
Besides that, he also brought out several kinds of bird eggs, one of which, if sold to the US, would probably drive the US people crazy. Ongi was also very excited when he found it.
Passenger pigeons once flew in vast numbers over the United States. It is said that if you threw a stone into the sky when a flock of passenger pigeons passed by, one of them would fall.
In just a few decades, the passenger pigeon went from billions to extinction—who could believe it? Yet it is a fact. This is a wound that will forever remain in the hearts of the American people.
If a passenger pigeon successfully hatches, its value is immeasurable.
The micro-world is now practically a backup resource depot for Earth.
(End of this chapter)
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