Chapter 068 Chapter 68
The accumulated water disappeared quickly.
In less than two hours, the hail that was about to cover the windows on the second floor melted into water and quickly drained out. The base was originally located at a high position, and it only needed to open the sewer and the door leading to the outside world. In the absence of any obstruction, the accumulated water could be said to be pouring down.
The strong wind blew away the clouds that had been blocking the sun. The sun was now shining brightly in the sky, and the little remaining water stains were quickly evaporated. The roadside became dry in a short time, as if it had not seen water for a long time.
The high temperature was still continuing, but the number of rats, cockroaches and other creatures had not decreased, and they occupied almost all the shady places. Only on Ji Yang's side, perhaps too many rats died, and gradually no rats came over.
The staff locked the doors and windows again. Although it was a bit stuffy, the house actually had a certain degree of heat insulation, so it was relatively less hot.
But it was only two o'clock in the afternoon.
It happened to be the hottest time of the day.
The highest temperature has reached fifty-five degrees.
The temperature rise in a short period of time caused problems with the body's ability to regulate. Some died directly from heat stroke, some fainted from heat stroke, and some became dehydrated. The rest were not much better off, suffering from mild dehydration and mild heat stroke.
Unfortunately, the space is so limited that even opening up the third and fourth floors still doesn't help.
Two of the staff members collapsed, and the remaining three found a way to get two electric fans to blow air in the room. Although it was all hot air, it at least provided some ventilation so that they would not suffocate.
At the same time, the sound of ambulances continued to be heard in the distance, but they never came here once.
Many people cried and cursed the authorities for coming too late, but some people kindly advised: "There must be a lot of people who have been in trouble. We are at the edge of the base, so we will definitely have to wait a little longer for our turn."
"Just bear with it, it will be over soon!"
"You're fine standing here, of course. But my brother fainted!" The crying person has lost all his rationality and is angry with everyone who comes to him.
The person who was trying to comfort him immediately rolled his eyes and shut up.
Fortunately, just after 2:30, the official supply team arrived. In the high temperature of over 50 degrees, boxes of mineral water were delivered and distributed per person, so everyone could get a bottle.
These things immediately calmed down the angry and aggrieved people.
Mineral water is at room temperature. After strenuous exercise, the body is frantically dissipating heat and you can't drink water that is too cold. Although this group of people did not exercise, they were in such an environment for a long time and they couldn't drink water that was too cold.
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi had been using ice cubes to cool down from the beginning, so it didn't matter.
The staff brought them water but they refused. They all had space and they should not occupy these survival resources if they could. She said directly: "We have water. Give it to those who are severely dehydrated."
The staff thanked us gratefully and went to the crowd with water.
Ten minutes later, another group of staff came over, this time bringing ice packs. The filling inside was not water. After being frozen hard, the cooling effect was much better than ice cubes.
The ice packs are almost as big as rice bags. Two bags are placed on each layer. You can clearly feel the surrounding temperature drop a little.
Before leaving, official staff also emphasized again and again that you must not go out at this time, and you must wait until the sun sets before going out. The sunlight now is completely different from the previous sunlight. The extremely hot sunlight will cause burns if you are exposed to it, instead of just sunburn as before.
Almost everyone present was very careful about their lives, and each of them had some traces of sunburn from the past period of time. They became more obedient after hearing what was said.
Those whose conditions were slightly more serious were placed next to ice packs, and the others whose conditions were slightly better sat back one by one, and the atmosphere became harmonious.
Ji Yang, Xie Muzhi and Xixi were still in the corner, secretly eating ice cubes to cool themselves down. Apart from their teeth being numb from the cold, everything else was fine. Xixi felt even better. She had a big throat, so she swallowed the one cubic centimeter small ice cube directly without chewing, and her teeth didn't suffer at all.
Until 7pm.
The sun disappeared completely.
Then someone tried to go out.
As soon as he stepped out, he started screaming and the ground became scorching hot!
I have no choice but to continue waiting.
This time we waited for the official sprinkler truck to arrive and it passed by, spraying water all over the ground. The ground became wet, but the water evaporated after a while. However, this time the temperature also dropped to a level where people could walk normally.
All of a sudden, those who were eager to go home ran out one by one, and no one cared even though there were ice packs here.
Ji Yang was just thinking about leaving when Luo Laosan and Zhou Baoping arrived in time.
A man was riding a small electric scooter.
"Boss!" Luo Laosan shouted from outside.
Ji Yang stretched his head to take a look and immediately said, "Come down right away."
She supported Xie Muzhi: "Can we go?"
If that doesn't work, Luo Laosan will have to come up and carry it.
Xie Muzhi's head remained motionless, and he said in a muffled voice, "Okay!"
Ji Yang supported him, and Xixi followed closely. The two of them and the dog fell behind the crowd and walked out slowly. Luo Laosan and Zhou Baoping saw Xie Muzhi so weak, and their eyes widened: "F*ck?! Boss, are you so seriously ill?!"
The intercom only said that he was slightly injured, but I didn’t expect that he had difficulty walking!
Xie Muzhi was so hot that he felt dizzy and uncomfortable. He didn't even have the energy to talk. Ji Yang explained for him, "His head was hit by hail. He probably has a concussion. Let's go back first."
"oh oh."
The two nodded and gave them a small electric scooter. This time it was Ji Yang's turn to take Xie Muzhi. She felt something was wrong when she picked it up. It was much thicker and heavier than ordinary small electric scooters. "Has this small electric scooter been modified?"
"Yes!" Luo Laosan nodded. "We just got a batch from the authorities. The batteries and other things have been modified. They can be used even at higher temperatures. But they can't be placed in direct sunlight."
Ji Yang nodded with satisfaction: "Very good."
She was also worried that she wouldn't be able to go out at night due to the extreme heat.
There is a small electric scooter, and it is nice to take a walk around the base occasionally at night.
Luo Laosan smiled, then looked at the boss who was sitting in the back seat with his long legs, holding Ji Yang in his arms without saying a word. The corners of his mouth twitched. He was quite worried at first, but now looking at his expression, he felt that there was nothing to worry about.
He said, "You guys go back first. Xiao Zhou and I still have to go to the warehouse to take a look."
"Okay." Ji Yang nodded, asked Xixi to sit down, retracted the tail, and immediately turned the power switch to go to area one.
All along the way, there were broken walls and ruins smashed by hail, as well as the sounds of people wailing for their dead relatives.
The originally beautiful and practical street lamps were now broken into pieces, and the eaves were bumpy. There was actually moonlight, and it was very bright moonlight, so most of the light could be seen clearly. However, surrounded by densely packed buildings, the already dim light was blocked by the shadows and became almost completely dark.
Fortunately, the security guards were already out on patrol, holding super bright flashlights in their hands. When they saw someone coming, they would help light up the surroundings.
There were also cleaners wearing lighted hats, busy cleaning.
This hailstorm once again caused heavy losses to mankind, but no matter what time, humans can immediately stand up again. Life is tenacious.
Ji Yang was once one of them.
In her previous life, she actually lived better than most people in the natural disaster, but after that initial experience, she always felt that it was not enough, so she used every possible means to store food and earn points.
It was this damn natural disaster that would waste most of her previous efforts every time it happened.
I get angry whenever I think about it.
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When Ji Yang returned to Xie Muzhi's courtyard, he became even angrier.
Because there were obvious signs of waterlogging in this yard, the sofa, kitchen, and basement were all flooded, and there is still water in the basement!
But this place was not flooded for long, and it has been renovated for a long time, so the impact is not big, but her villa was just renovated!
What can I do?
You can't just point your finger at God and curse, can you?
Ji Yang didn't dare. She was reborn. Such a magical thing had happened. Who knew if immortals really existed in this world? It was better to be honest.
In the end, they could only find the silver lining: at least the people who stayed in the courtyard moved most of the supplies on the first floor, including refrigerators and other electrical appliances, to the upper floors, so the loss was almost zero.
The only worse thing is the cockroaches and rats that can be found everywhere in the living room.
The two men and the dog looked at each other and were all indifferent.
After being tormented by hail for three days, I was completely exhausted.
At the moment, he just wanted to have a good rest in a comfortable temperature, so when he came in, Ji Yang locked the door, ignored the cockroaches that were kicking and tripping him, and ignored the fat rat that was hiding, and went upstairs.
Suddenly I realized something was wrong.
Huh?
Why are there fewer of these things?
When Ji Yang returned to the room, he was completely choked when he saw a dozen mice and several cockroaches lying neatly beside the bed, as well as a little Sanhua looking at him innocently with its bulging belly, which seemed to have grown fatter.
"That's amazing!" Ji Yang exclaimed.
The little Sanhua seemed to understand the compliment, and proudly puffed out his chest, still holding up his lame leg, which did not affect his flexibility at all: "Meow!"
It seemed very happy that the two-legged beast was not dead. It came over to rub against her enthusiastically, and then came to its trophy: "Meow meow meow..."
Although I don't understand it, I can still understand its meaning.
Ji Yang gave it a thumbs up: "Wangwang, you are really awesome!"
When she left, the air conditioner was not turned off, the door was slightly open, and the water was poured out. She was afraid that Wangwang would get too hot, so that she could go out and ask for help if anything happened. She just didn't leave any food there because she was worried that the high temperature would cause the food to spoil quickly.
While hiding from the hail, I was still worried that Wangwang would starve.
Who knew this guy was so powerful!
The water had been drunk long ago, but the mouse was so fat that its blood could quench its thirst, and with food it would not starve.
Xixi also widened her eyes and went over to sniff the spoils, and there was a little more light in her eyes when she looked at Wangwang.
If I have to say it, it’s admiration.
Ji Yang looked around the house and found that the room was actually the cleanest. Although there were still cockroaches in the corners, it was simply a pure land compared to the outside. Xie Muchi was leaning against the wall and putting the bed, table, and benches back into the space. Although the space was not static and did not have the function of automatically popping out the insects,
But once placed in space, everything is under the control of his consciousness and can be easily killed.
When I took it out again, these things were gone.
Then take out the new four-piece set and quilt.
Ji Yang was just sighing at Xie Muzhi's strong will despite his disability, and how he dared to use his consciousness to clean up the garbage at a time like this, when he saw him finish all this, his face changed drastically, and he suddenly ran to the bathroom.
Then there was a deafening sound of vomiting.
Ji Yang: “…”
She wiped the sweat off her forehead guiltily, took out two bottles of mineral water, used one to refill Wangwang and Xixi's basins, and took the other into the bathroom for Xie Muzhi to wash his mouth.
This bottle of mineral water was given to her by Xie Muchi when he was there, but it was not original, just refilled water.
After rinsing his mouth with difficulty, Xie Muzhi's tanned face turned visibly pale. Ji Yang helped him out and let him sit on a chair. He quickly made the bed and let him lie down: "Let's leave it at that for now. I'll go see if there's any problem with the line."
Hearing this, Xie Muzhi immediately had another battery at hand: "The lines on the first and second floors are separate. This one is now used on the second floor. I don't care about the solar panels for now. I'll deal with it in two days."
"Okay." Ji Yang was happy. This was quite easy.
She went to the living room on the second floor, where there was an electric meter. She first pulled down the switch, and then she skillfully connected the battery, so that the entire second floor was using electricity from the battery.
Then check the condition of the air conditioner outdoor unit.
I guess all kinds of extreme situations were taken into consideration during installation, and the outdoor unit was well protected. After confirming that there was no problem, I turned on the air conditioner and blew a cold wind. Xixi immediately lay down in the cool breeze, exposing her belly so that the hair was flying in the wind.
Ji Yang also went over and blew for a while, then stuffed two pieces of ice into his mouth, then rolled up his sleeves and got to work!
Wangwang's spoils had been left for a few hours and some of them had already gone bad. He had to deal with them, otherwise he would not be able to sleep.
These things were originally given to her. When Wang saw her handling them, he wagged his tail happily and kept walking around beside her, sweeping his tail across her legs from time to time, as if showing off.
Ji Yang could only praise this guy again and again, then close the door, and while the little guy was locked up, she mercilessly threw him into the trash can.
Here, garbage is placed in a large trash can at the door, and there will be special people to deal with it.
However, after the hail turned into water, the trash can at the door has long disappeared, so let's just put it at the door for now.
After doing all this, Ji Yang went to the first floor to fetch water. The water had been soaked for a short time and was no longer so clean, but the hail water was actually not dirty. It came quickly and went away quickly. The dirt disappeared before it had time to spread. Therefore, the pollution was not serious, and it was fine to use it to wash your hair after boiling it.
She went back to the second floor to boil water. While waiting, she locked the bathroom door, slipped into the space, took a nice shower, changed into clean clothes, and went out to wash her hair.
There are still some inconveniences, but it is much better than in the previous life.
After washing his whole body and drying his hair, Ji Yang returned to the room and found that the man, the cat and the dog were all asleep. The temperature had reached a suitable 28 degrees, which was very cool at this time.
Ji Yang also lay on the bed and slowly fell asleep.
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When I woke up, the air conditioner was no longer working, but the three buckets of ice and two electric fans beside the bed were blowing cool air, which was able to maintain the temperature in the room.
The heavy curtains blocked out the scorching sun outside.
Ji Yang rubbed his head which felt a little swollen and painful after sleeping for too long. When he moved, he found that there was no one around him. Xie Muchi was gone. Should he be okay now?
She relaxed, and did not sleep very soundly after that. Her body was tired, but her ears were sensitive, and she could be said to have listened to the wailing for half the night.
Because the temperature rose immediately after the hail, many people died in the base. This kind of disaster does not care about whether you have money or not. Many people also died in Areas 1 and 2.
Most of the people were sent to hospitals for emergency treatment.
However, the base hospital is so small and there are so many critically ill patients that the medical resources are far from enough. Only a handful of patients can be rescued after being seriously ill. As a result, people died one after another and were taken back by their families.
The pain of losing a loved one can mostly be vented through crying.
Such crying made her dream about her past life. Scenes that were like purgatory on earth kept flashing in her mind, so she naturally couldn't sleep well.
As daybreak approached, the sound disappeared.
Today the daytime hours are longer.
Basically, the sun will come out at around six o'clock, and the temperature will rise to over fifty degrees at seven o'clock. However, the temperature rises quickly and drops slowly. The sun sets before seven o'clock in the evening, but the actual temperature that can be reached is only eight or nine o'clock. This time in between can only be used for sleeping, otherwise it will be wasted.
However, Ji Yang was mentally exhausted in the past few days, so he slept all night after returning.
This made the day difficult to endure.
I just hope the air conditioning can be more powerful and not go on strike during the high temperatures during the day.
After lying down with her eyes closed for a while and regaining some spirit, Ji Yang noticed some movement downstairs, "dong dong dong", and she didn't know what was going on. She simply continued to lie down for a while. She felt a little hungry, but she still had to finish her daily tasks first.
After finishing his daily tasks, Ji Yang got up at half past seven.
Xixi and Wangwang were still lying there. It was very hot outside. Both of them were long-haired animals, so naturally they didn't want to go anywhere.
Almost as soon as I opened the door, a wave of hot air hit me in the face.
Ji Yang retreated in fear and took out the intercom to contact: "What are you doing outside?"
Xie Muzhi: "Before the temperature rises, let's fix the circuit first. If you get up, I'll bring in breakfast."
"Okay!" Ji Yang smiled happily and immediately lay down to eat.
After a while, the noise stopped and Xie Muchi went upstairs. Ji Yang immediately looked at his complexion, which was much better than yesterday. He didn't seem to be in pain anymore. He just had a mild concussion. Even if he went to the hospital, there wouldn't be many ways to treat it now. In addition to the current situation of the base, the two of them went back directly yesterday.
Now it seems that this decision was correct.
If we go to the hospital, where there are so many people and the place is so messy, the situation might be even more serious.
Xie Muchi came in empty-handed, took out a small table in front of her, and with a flick of his finger, a serving of cold noodles appeared. The juicy cucumber shreds were sprinkled on the cold noodles covered with red oil sauce. Just looking at it made people feel less hot.
"Let's eat first. What would you like to drink?" Xie Muchi asked. He wiped his face with a wet towel. After the sweat was gone, he was in an environment with a suitable temperature. His handsome eyebrows relaxed.
The wound on his forehead had turned into a hideous scab, but it wasn't ugly.
With the temperature so high, I didn't dare bandage the wound. Fortunately, it has been three days and the minor abrasions have scabbed off.
After Ji Yang finished looking at it, she picked up the cold noodles and took a small sip to taste it. It was sour and spicy enough. She nodded with satisfaction and said in a relaxed tone: "Mung bean soup!"
"Okay." Xie Muchi nodded, took out the rice cooker and started making mung bean soup.
After talking it out, he really felt much more comfortable.
I didn't say it before, but I'm just pretending to do it.
Ji Yang smiled and asked, "Are you not dizzy anymore?"
"Well, after vomiting yesterday, I felt better." Xie Muzhi smiled, "But the movements were so large that I still feel a little dizzy. I don't think I'll be well soon."
Ji Yang nodded in relief: "That's fine." Thinking of why Xie Muzhi suffered this, she said: "Don't do this next time. I'm very sensitive. If there is any danger, I will find a place to hide in the first time. Nothing will happen."
Xie Muzhi did not refute: "I understand."
As for how to do it, that's his business.
Ji Yang kicked him angrily.
Xie Muzhi didn't even blink, he arranged for the mung bean soup to cook on the side, then sat over and handed Ji Yang a glass of cold sour plum soup: "This will also cool you down, drink it first."
Ji Yang gave up, took the sour plum soup and drank it. Forget it, although this man is stubborn, he is really virtuous.
She couldn't bear to complain.
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Eating and then sleeping is the daily routine.
If she didn't sleep, she would not have energy at night and she still had to move. If she delayed any longer, the temperature would get even higher and it would be uncomfortable to go out. Besides, she couldn't leave the room if she didn't sleep. It was too hot outside and if she stayed any longer, she might get heatstroke. If she went to sleep, she wasn't that sleepy. Xie Muchi even came over tentatively and wanted to pull her to exercise, but was rejected by Ji Yang.
His mind isn't fully healed yet, so he'd better not do that.
Finally, Ji Yang got up and exercised for three hours.
It was so hot that the air conditioner might not be able to bear the heat anytime soon. She didn't want to exercise to increase the calories, but in order to get a good sleep, she moved anyway. Since there was no one to train with her, she tried her best to squeeze out all her energy.
The three hours seemed to last a moment longer, and when it was over, she could lie down even if she couldn't sleep.
When Xie Muchi woke up, it was much more convenient to use water. He could directly send clean water to the bathroom, heat it up a little and then take a shower. After taking a shower, he would come out and rest refreshed.
When I woke up again, it was already past five in the afternoon.
The air conditioner was out of service, and there were several ice buckets in the room to maintain the temperature and keep her from feeling warm.
It was just that her biological clock was a little uncomfortable with the reversed day and night schedule. She still felt groggy even after waking up, so she stayed in bed for a while before washing up. The noise in the room was heard by Xie Muchi, who quickly came up to bring her food.
It was agreed in advance that Ji Yang was going to move, so this meal... I don't know if it can be called breakfast or dinner, but it was just hot meat buns to ensure that she would be full and able to work.
Ji Yang still didn't let Xie Muchi go.
She had to get everything arranged first.
Establish her wealthy personality!
Otherwise, it will be exposed as soon as you move.
The things that do not take up space and are valuable are life-saving medicines, such as ginseng, cordyceps, and even some vaccines, insulin, and quick-acting heart pills.
These things can save lives in the hands of those in need. How much money these life-saving things can be exchanged for depends on how much those people value their lives.
With these things, no matter how much supplies Ji Yang takes out, no one would find it strange.
As long as she can find a way to exchange it.
This channel is naturally kept secret.
In this way, the character is established.
Therefore, at around nine o'clock in the evening, when the temperature dropped a little, Ji Yang took Xixi away on an electric scooter. The base was only thirty kilometers away from Jiafu Community, so a trip on the electric scooter was barely possible. Xie Muchi couldn't follow her, so he could only help her charge the battery. He was still worried and wanted her to bring a battery, but she refused.
It's too troublesome.
Xie Muchi had no choice but to give up.
The modified electric scooter can adapt to the outside temperature. At nine o'clock in the evening, the temperature is still over 40 degrees Celsius, but there is no direct sunlight, only the heat left over from the daytime, which is slightly bearable.
This time when he went out, Ji Yang was still frightened and looked up at the sky from time to time.
The moon is so bright that the stars around it seem a little few, but on the side far away from the moon, there are extra many stars. It is said that the moon itself does not emit light, but reflects the light of the sun. Now the sun's power is several times stronger than usual, so the moon is brighter.
If you stay in the dark for a long time, you can see the route clearly even without any lighting. When the moonlight shines down, the shadows of buildings can be seen everywhere.
Ji Yang found a shady place, parked the car, and put Xixi in the space. Even at night, it was still too hot for the dog, so he didn't want to suffer unnecessarily.
Then she swiftly replaced the electric scooter with a motorcycle, which was also modified to be resistant to both cold and heat. However, it was not used in extreme cold weather as the snowmobile was too useful.
It comes in handy right now.
After filling up the gas, Ji Yang started the car skillfully and turned the accelerator. After the low roar of the engine, the car drove away at almost twice the speed than before. The strong wind slapped her face under the helmet. She squinted her eyes and carefully identified the road.
These skills were learned in the previous life, including driving a large truck.
In her previous life, she learned to drive an automatic transmission car to save trouble. However, at the end of the world, she not only learned to drive a manual transmission car, but she also drove all kinds of trucks and trailers. Her learning efficiency was even higher than in her previous life.
After all, it is for survival, everyone can unleash huge potential and find it easy to do anything.
But it could also be because there were no traffic rules, so she could turn whenever she wanted. On such a big road, there was only her car, and at most there were two or three other cars in a group, so she didn't have to worry about hitting other cars.
Ji Yang complained secretly, and unknowingly arrived at the residential area.
Locomotives are fast!
Ji Yang exclaimed in admiration, and when she arrived downstairs in the community, she drove directly into the apartment building, put the car into the space, and then went down the stairwell to the garage on the underground first floor. With a flashlight in her hand, she could see that everywhere she passed was bright. Apart from being a little eerie and scary, there was nothing wrong with it. It was even cooler.
Although the garage has not been exposed to the sun, there is no water accumulation at this temperature, but the smell is not very pleasant.
The cars inside had been soaked in dirty water for so long that they were all corroded beyond recognition. The entire basement, including the buildings outside, exuded a smell of decay.
The word "city" has gradually become distant from human beings.
Ji Yang looked for a while and checked if there was anyone here. After confirming it was safe, she found an empty seat. With a thought, a brand new doomsday RV, which she had customized at a high price, appeared in front of her!
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