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There was the sound of a key being inserted into the keyhole outside the door.
"Hey, you're back so early, Taotao?" Zhou Ning opened the door and walked in. Seeing Tao Sai on the sofa, he happily sat down beside him.
Zhou Ning is Tao Sai's best friend and college roommate. After graduation, their companies were close to each other, so they rented this small two-bedroom apartment together.
Zhou Ning took off the canvas bag and tried to lie back, but then he noticed the eye-catching words on her laptop screen and wondered, "What the hell is this? Survival in the apocalypse?"
Tao Sai hadn't intended to hide it from her. In a way, she considered Zhou Ning a relative second only to her grandfather, and she held a similar position in Zhou Ning's heart. They'd been friends ever since they'd been assigned bunk beds at the start of college five years earlier. They'd never argued in that long time, always complementing each other, their souls perfectly aligned, instantly understanding each other's feelings no matter what they did or said.
Developing a refugee ship requires people, and the ability of an individual to work alone is always limited. Tao Sai is of course willing to make Zhou Ning her first development target.
Tao Sai turned and looked into her eyes with a serious expression: "Tuantuan, I'm going to tell you something seriously now. I'm not kidding, so please listen carefully."
Tuantuan is Zhou Ning's nickname.
Seeing her serious expression, Zhou Ning straightened up and said seriously, "Okay, Taotao, go ahead and talk. I'm listening."
Tao Sai continued, "In eight or nine days, natural disasters will strike all over the world. Humanity will not be able to react in time and will have no way to resist them."
"ah?"
Hearing this, Zhou Ning's eyes widened in disbelief.
"You must believe me, everything I said is true. I was reborn and I have already experienced what will happen in the future." Tao Sai said earnestly.
Zhou Ning still stared with his eyes wide open, in disbelief.
This situation was actually within Tao Sai's expectations. It was so difficult to explain to her closest best friend, let alone strangers all over the world.
It is unrealistic to spread the news of the impending natural disaster to the whole world. No matter how hard she tries, it will be in vain. When the insect swarm actually appears in the public eye, no one will believe her.
Moreover, empty talk may be regarded as spreading rumors and subject to legal sanctions.
"I know it's hard for you to accept right away, but just remember what I'm saying. I'll slowly confirm it for you." Tao Sai summoned the memories in his head and said, "For the next period of time, there will be large-scale natural disasters every day. Tonight... there will be an earthquake in the Taigeshan area. It should be a magnitude 7.4. Remember this."
Zhou Ning nodded a little slowly, "Oh."
In the evening, they cooked together as usual. After eating, Tao Sai took a cold shower and returned to her room.
She turned off her phone, closed her eyes, lay on the bed, and fell asleep unknowingly.
When she woke up again, she was awakened by violent shaking. Her first reaction was that it was an earthquake. Their rental house was on a high floor, and the earthquake wave was particularly noticeable.
After the shaking stopped, Tao Sai turned on his phone and a news push immediately appeared on the screen.
"Just now: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Taige Mountain!"
Tao Sai frowned slightly. This was inconsistent with her memory. The epicenter was in the right place, but the magnitude was different. She had a very vivid memory of the Taigeshan earthquake in her "previous life." Since the epicenter was not far from Nanzhou City, it was impossible for her to have remembered the magnitude incorrectly.
A reasonable explanation is that there is a great deal of randomness in the development of things, and the “two lives” do not completely overlap.
At this time, Zhou Ning knocked on the bedroom door and shouted anxiously: "Taotao, there is an earthquake!"
Tao Sai opened the door and saw Zhou Ning standing there nervously, his arm trembling as he held up his phone to show her, "There really was an earthquake in Taige Mountain!"
Tao Sai nodded calmly, but the magnitude was not predicted correctly. When she was about to explain to Zhou Ning, she heard her say, "Tao Tao, what should we do now?"
Tao Sai was stunned for two seconds, then asked, "Do you believe what I said?"
"Yes, I believe it." Zhou Ning nodded rapidly.
Taotao is her best sister. Although rebirth is unscientific, she is willing to believe it.
Tao Sai breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that he would have to fight alone before the insect swarm came, but now it seemed that he had teammates.
She immediately pulled Zhou Ning into the room, asked her to sit down, and then told her the detailed information about the natural disaster with a serious expression.
"It's an unknown species of insect. Its reproductive capacity, aggressiveness and destructive power are far beyond human knowledge. Its number is inestimable, and it is easy for it to gather into a swarm that covers the sky and the earth. The scene I saw before my rebirth was that after the swarm passed, the entire city was left with only ruins and insect excrement." Tao Sai said.
Zhou Ning listened, swallowed, and clenched his fists, unable to help shaking.
After all, she was just a girl in her early twenties. When she heard that such a terrible natural disaster was about to happen, she couldn't help but feel fear in her heart.
"Don't be afraid, I will protect you, we will be fine." Tao Sai noticed her expression, patted her shoulder and comforted her calmly.
Seeing the calmness and composure on the other person's face, Zhou Ning suddenly felt like she had regained her confidence. She nodded vigorously, took a deep breath, and mustered her courage. "Taotao, what should we do?"
"The only substance those bugs repel is water, so as long as we hide on the boat we will be safe. There are too many people in Nanzhou City, and the rescue boats dispatched by the government are far from enough. You have to come back to my hometown with me. I have a boat, and we will set off in the next two days." Tao Sai did not tell her about the game. There were too many supernatural factors at once, and he was afraid that she would not be able to accept it.
"Going back to your hometown? But my parents..." Zhou Ning had some concerns.
Tao Sai paused and said, "We still have a lot of things to deal with. If we tell them now, they won't believe it. It will only cause more trouble. Come back to my hometown with me and get everything ready. I'll pick them up then."
"Okay." Zhou Ning calmed down and took note of Tao Tao's words carefully.
"During the day, I basically stock up on everything I need on the ship, but the more food, the better. If you have money, stock up a little more, buy it online, and then send it all to my hometown. I'll send you the address later." Tao Sai said.
“Okay, hoard hoard!”
Zhou Ning suddenly had a goal to strive for and was full of energy. As he spoke, he took out his mobile phone and started operating it with his fingers nimbly.
Later, the refugee ship will absorb more crew members and accommodate more survivors. When there are more people, the items they use can be made do with, but food will always be the biggest necessity.
"Remember to buy food with a long shelf life." Tao Sai reminded her specifically.
After Zhou Ning left the room, Tao Sai sat quietly for a while, took out his mobile phone and edited a text message, "If it really doesn't work, just jump into the water. Can't you swim well?", and then sent it to the contact with the note "Tao Guohuai".
Then I booked a Huolala car on my mobile phone for tomorrow afternoon to take all the packed things back to my hometown, and noted that two people would follow the car.
Tao Sai lay down on the bed, and after thinking it over, she decided to post a Weibo.
"Lately, a type of black bug has been emerging from the ground, forming a swarm of insects. Their destructive power is catastrophic, and no weapons or fortifications can withstand them. The only substance the bugs repel is water, so everyone who can afford it should get on board as soon as possible."
The content of the blog post will be treated as a rumor before it is confirmed, but it will not cause any harm to public safety or harm the interests of others. It can only serve as a trivial reminder.
The information in the blog post is outrageous enough for people today. No one will take it seriously for the time being, let alone expose her because there is no need. At most, people will regard it as a daily "crazy" incident of a middle school boy.
She spent another two hundred yuan to buy a promotion, which is her best contribution to the world at present.
After promotion, this blog post has received considerable views and comments in just ten minutes.
[Alice in Dreams]: ???
[Long Live Cuteness]: What did the attending physician say?
[Iron Buddha] replied to [Love Lives Long Live Loveliness]: Not discharged, continue observation. [doge]
[Human Observer]: The blogger may have some misunderstanding about human weapons. Even if there really is an insect swarm like you mentioned, believe me, nuclear fusion will destroy everything.
[LWP]: Nine-leaky fish? I'm really amused.
[LWP]: Anyone with a little knowledge of biology knows that water is the source of life. So insects are afraid of water? Could you please be a little more logical when making up this story?
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Just as Tao Sai had expected, the comments section was not very friendly to her. Basically, everyone was mocking her and saying that she was being mysterious and mysterious.
She was in a very good mood. She glanced at it quickly, ignored it, sorted it out, and then posted a Weibo.
"【Survival Rules for the Insect Tide and Natural Disaster】
1. Water is the only substance that insects repel. When you are surrounded by insects, jumping into the water can temporarily save your life.
2. Insects have the ability to fly short distances, so if the rescue boat stays in a river or stream near the shore for a long time, insects are likely to fly onto the boat.
3. Insects carry acidic toxins. After being bitten by an insect, the venom will be contaminated. You can apply baking soda on the wound within 5 minutes to detoxify.
4. The insects have a strong reproductive capacity. A queen lays eggs daily, up to 1,000 at a time. The larvae mature within three days, growing from 3 cm to a maximum of 40 cm. The larger the larvae, the stronger their attack power.
5. Once the insects form a small-scale swarm, any high-density glass, metal, reinforced concrete will no longer be strong and reliable. Currently, there is no material in the world that can withstand the swarm of insects.
6. The weakest part of an insect is its head. Only by hitting the area between the two tentacles on its head can you kill it completely.
7. Insects have extremely keen senses of hearing and smell, so don't try to evade their detection.
Tao Sai wrote down all the information he could think of about bugs at the moment and pinned this blog post to the top.
Although she didn't buy any promotion, she is not worried at all that this Weibo post will be forgotten.
When the natural disaster strikes, her previous Weibo post will definitely be dug out again by those who have seen it and regarded as the Bible, and then everyone will follow the clues to find this one.
This useful information can save countless lives at critical moments.
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