Chapter 090 Chapter 90
Ji Yang did not dare to be careless when it came to survival.
Xie Muchi must have had some feelings in his heart for saying those words.
Although Ji Yang didn't feel anything was wrong for the time being, she looked up a lot of data on natural disasters after her rebirth. Earthquakes can cause volcanic eruptions, and when a large amount of volcanic ash accumulates in the sky, acid rain will also occur.
They came here to escape the earthquake.
But we can’t just focus on earthquakes.
There has been no incident for two days now. In the few days before this, the frequency of earthquakes was much lower than before, so the danger was also much less. Therefore, it was just right to rush to the base at this time.
The plane cannot fly over directly, so it has to find a hidden place to land. Fortunately, there are many mountains and forests near the Changnan Base, and no one knows how much damage it has suffered from the earthquake. It’s just... finding a place to land should not be difficult, right?
The two of them packed up and set off.
The helicopter roared loudly. As soon as the plane started, the people in other helicopters who had just woken up were startled and shouted: "Another earthquake?!"
"Wake up!"
“The earthquake is coming again!”
But when they hurriedly lifted the helicopter into the air, they found that the surroundings were still very calm, except for the helicopter, which flew away.
Everyone in the helicopter looked at each other, "What should we do?"
"Is this the return to the base? Are we going back too?"
"It's still a little unsettling. How about waiting a little longer?"
"Let's go, let's go. The helicopter has already left. I'm so nervous. I'd better go back first. There are officials at the base. If there is another earthquake, we can just fly away. I'm afraid it will be something else..."
“…”
While they were discussing over there, Ji Yang had already flown the helicopter towards the vicinity of Changnan Base. From mid-air, he could overlook everything and had an excellent view. However, perhaps because this side was near the base, there were a lot of people and cars coming and going, and there were also quite a few helicopters.
It’s like only when you stand on the podium can you know that the teacher can really see the little movements of the students below.
This place is not safe for them at all at this time.
After wandering for a while, the two decided to go to a farther place. It was farther, but safer!
Finally, we left this place and headed towards the reservoir that Ji Yang had been to before.
The terrain here has also changed greatly. The original reservoirs were broken into pieces and the mountains were in a mess, but fortunately they still found a spacious flat area.
After landing carefully, the two did not get off. Instead, they used binoculars to check the surroundings and the sky to see if there were other helicopters passing by. After confirming that everything was safe, they quickly and decisively took back the helicopter.
The roads here are all mountainous and were damaged by the earthquake, so it is too difficult to drive and we can only walk. Taking this opportunity, Ji Yang also let Xixi and Wangwang out to have fun.
Both of them were very happy to be able to run on the vast land. Xixi took the lead and ran quickly forward, but it was very smart. If it ran too far, it would return to Ji Yang, turn around and continue running. Occasionally, it would just sit there and wait.
Wang Wang followed closely behind it. Its body, which was much more flexible than that of a big dog, was like a light butterfly. It flew over small hills one after another, with its long tail raised high. From time to time, it turned back and let out a sweet meow at the two of them.
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi supported each other as they walked along the mountain road. When they looked up and saw the two of them, they would always smile subconsciously, and their tiredness seemed to disappear a little.
But that's just a little.
The road is so difficult to walk on after the earthquake!
After walking for nearly an hour, we finally reached the main road. The originally neat country concrete soil was broken into pieces, but it was still possible to drive on it if the tires were strong enough.
After checking that there was no one around and no helicopter in the sky, Ji Yang decisively took out the RV.
It is a bit bumpy, but at least you don't have to use your legs to ride it. At worst you can just inspect the car a little more. If the tire can't bear it, you can just replace it.
But Xixi and Wangwang couldn't stand it anymore and were shaken to death. Ji Yang quickly put them into the space. She lazily lay on the sofa and closed her eyes to rest.
After driving for about ten minutes, we saw a village. Originally, there were many nice two- or three-story country villas, but now most of them had collapsed. In addition, no one had lived there for a long time, revealing the dilapidated state of being abandoned for many years.
After driving for more than ten kilometers, there was still no sign of the city.
When Ji Yang was wondering if he had taken the wrong path, he suddenly realized that the tall buildings might have collapsed. The previous two times he came here, he mainly used the tall buildings to find his way, but this time he could only use the destroyed roads to find his way.
It was almost twelve o'clock. Ji Yang had gotten out of the car to pick up roadblocks that had rolled from nowhere more than a dozen times. After clearing the way for the car, he finally saw the city's... ruins.
This time it's a real ruin.
All the high-rise buildings collapsed, destroying the surrounding buildings, and some of the lower floors were also cracked beyond recognition.
Only a few have been preserved, but judging by the cracks in the walls, they are now dangerous buildings.
"Let's have lunch." Ji Yang said.
Xie Muzhi stopped the car and returned to the carriage. After Ji Yang asked some questions, she began to take out the dishes. She finally had a spacious and comfortable seat to eat, so she took out a lot of dishes, including some of the creatures that swim in the water, run on the ground, and fly in the sky.
Plus a bowl of refreshing tomato and egg soup.
Three meat dishes, one vegetable dish and soup, a perfect combination.
Before eating, lunch was delivered to Xixi and Wangwang first, and then the two of them started eating.
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After eating, the two did not rest and continued on their journey.
I don’t know if it’s psychological factors or I just have a sense of crisis, but after Xie Muchi said that he always felt something was wrong, Ji Yang began to feel uneasy even though he was on the road.
So I thought about returning to the base as soon as possible.
When they were looking for a place to park the helicopter, they took a look at the condition of the base. The mountain was cracked, but the damage was not much and the houses were still very solid. Only a few collapsed, which meant that most of the houses were still fine.
The houses on the base are made of special materials, and as long as the situation is not too terrible, they can withstand most natural disasters.
It’s just that natural disasters don’t wait for the survivors to be prepared.
It was past three in the afternoon when the two were driving carefully when the sky turned gloomy again. They were not sure what was going on. There happened to be abandoned and collapsed buildings on both sides, so they did not think of stopping the car and just kept observing the situation.
Until the sound of raindrops hit the car window, neither of them noticed anything unusual at first. Ji Yang was driving, so she turned on the wipers and continued driving.
But the wiper only worked twice and then broke with a "click".
Looking again, the wipers were slowly melting!
Immediately afterwards, there were several loud "bang, bang, bang" sounds of tire bursting.
“What the hell?!” Ji Yang was stunned. He stopped the car immediately and shouted to Xie Muchi who was behind him: “It’s acid rain! Xie Muchi, acid rain is really coming!”
The two met up immediately and looked out the car window in surprise.
I saw a piece of construction waste not far away was melting little by little under the erosion of acid rain. The car window looked fine, but the shell covering the rearview mirror was melting quite fast.
In a short period of time, Ji Yang felt that the car had become shorter.
They were inside the car and couldn't see the entire situation outside, but they knew... the car was ruined.
Xie Muzhi said in a deep voice: "Enter the space!"
"Okay." Ji Yang nodded and took him into the space. There was a house in their space. They were more accustomed to entering her space. If they wanted to stay overnight, they could sleep comfortably.
But this time when she entered the space, she didn't bring the car.
They are all useless. If I bring them in, they might corrode the space. So I'd better forget it.
It’s just that the acid rain is so fierce and it’s a headache.
Ji Yang immediately found something that could resist acid rain among a pile of natural disaster supplies and took them out one by one, without unpacking them: "Open them all and see what can be used now."
Xie Muchi half squatted down to open the package and took out a set of protective clothing from it.
Looking at the instructions again, he raised an eyebrow, "This one is OK. It's said to be resistant to sulfuric acid."
Ji Yang also unpacked one, revealing a piece of oilcloth. He looked at the instructions and revealed a hint of joy: "This is also acid rain resistant! Such a big piece - it's not resistant to sulfuric acid!"
Halfway through her words, her smile disappeared and she subconsciously raised her head to look outside.
But it was not visible at all at this time.
I don’t know how acidic the acid rain is?
Can it be used compared with sulfuric acid?
Xie Muzhi speculated: "Looking at the way it corroded the rearview mirror, it shouldn't be that bad. Think about what else can resist sulfuric acid?"
Ji Yang looked at the pile of things in front of him and began to ponder.
Sulfuric acid is actually a strong oxidizing agent. As long as it does not undergo oxidation reaction with other substances, there will be no problem, such as glass, ceramics, etc. Ceramics will definitely not work, but glass will be fine.
But you can't go out carrying a piece of glass, right?
Never mind. No rush.
There is space anyway.
This acid rain can’t last for ten days or half a month, right?
After waiting for a few hours and going out in protective clothing, she would not be able to return to the base for the time being, so she would find a place to settle down temporarily. She had plenty of glass, and she remembered seeing two containers at Xie Muchi's place before, which could be used.
Ji Yang told Xie Muchi about his idea, and if both of them agreed, that was all.
Unable to go out for the time being, the two simply took a rest. It happened that they hadn't exercised for more than half a month because of the earthquake. Ji Yang was excited and rubbed his hands: "Let's practice for a while?"
Xie Muzhi silently caught her punch and said, "Only practice for an hour."
Ji Yang: "Why?"
"You can't use up all your energy." Xie Muzhi said meaningfully.
Not only did I not exercise for more than half a month, but I also didn't get to do many other things.
Ji Yang, who saw what he didn't say, said: "..."
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Nightfall
After waking up from a nap, Ji Yang rubbed his face and breathed slowly to calm his palpitating heart. Even if he fell asleep due to exhaustion and rested in space, he would still have nightmares.
Especially since she had just experienced an earthquake.
After calming down, Ji Yang opened his eyes, stretched, took out his cell phone and checked the time.
It’s past eleven o’clock at night.
There was no one around, and there was a faint smell of food. Ji Yang got up and walked quickly downstairs, only to see Xie Muchi leaning against the kitchen door frame, staring at the cooking pot in front of him. A light but exceptionally delicious fish soup was bubbling in the water.
"You haven't slept yet?" Ji Yang walked over lazily, hugged him from behind, and touched his strong abdominal muscles. His abdominal muscles tightened consciously when touched. Not bad, not bad.
Xie Muzhi held her hand and said, "I slept, but I was worried about something. I saw that it was almost time, so I got up to cook. I haven't had dinner yet. Aren't you hungry?"
"Hungry." Ji Yang nodded honestly.
After an hour of exercise, I played around for two hours. I didn’t get enough sleep during my nap, so I fell asleep again out of exhaustion. I didn’t have time to eat dinner, so I’m starving now.
Xie Muzhi laughed: "If you're hungry, go sit down."
Ji Yang went to the dining table first. It was time for the fish soup, so Xie Muchi brought out the pot with it, and then brought out a plate of fresh stir-fried vegetables and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. All of them were the freshest. The vegetables and tomatoes were picked from the fields, the eggs were taken out from the farm, and the fish were freshly caught from the pond.
There were no heavy condiments, just simple food. Ji Yang ate two large bowls of rice, and when he put down his bowl and chopsticks, he burped.
The portion was not large and they both finished it, then served dinner to the other two who were having a great time playing outside.
The two of them cleaned up the mess together and put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Then they took out the protective clothing that could protect against acid rain and put it on. After making sure that their entire bodies were wrapped, Ji Yang took Xie Muchi's hand and appeared outside in an instant.
As soon as I landed, something broke under my feet.
The two of them suddenly fell a short distance.
But I could still bear this height and didn't fall down.
Then there was a series of "crashing" sounds all around, as if something had collapsed. There was darkness all around, and the moonlight was dim, much darker than when it was extremely hot.
Ji Yang took out a flashlight and was able to see the situation clearly.
They entered the space in a car, and at this moment, they were also in the car. This car... was corroded to the point where only scattered frames were left to barely support it. When the two reappeared, the frames could not bear the weight of their steps and shattered to the ground.
After a brief silence, Ji Yang looked at the mess on the ground and caught a glimpse of something reflective. Upon closer inspection, it was broken glass fragments!
Although they have been broken into pieces on the ground, they can still be seen as a whole piece and have not been corroded.
You have to know that these glasses are the first to come into contact with acid rain.
"Look! Glass can really withstand acid rain." Ji Yang motioned to Xie Muchi to look, with a relaxed smile on her face. She had never been exposed to acid rain. From the earthquake in advance and the arrival of acid rain, her predictions were no longer useful.
The experience of dealing with natural disasters in the previous life has completely lost its reference value.
You can only rely on your own careful observation.
Xie Muzhi nodded: "Well, I see, then your previous idea can be implemented!"
After the two of them finished talking, they left carefully.
There is a muddy road under my feet.
The protective suit even blocked her face, and the air did not circulate quickly. Ji Yang hadn't smelled any strange smell, but in this situation... She thought about it, took out a piece of paper, and tentatively threw it into the soil.
The sandy and muddy soil was rich in moisture, which quickly soaked the paper.
The paper is fine, just a little dirty.
"There is no acid in the soil." Xie Muzhi breathed a sigh of relief. "But we should not rush. Otherwise, we will not be able to tell what will happen if we rush over. And looking at the weather, we don't know if there will be a second rain."
Ji Yang nodded in agreement: "Then let's find a place here and settle down temporarily."
Even though the space is safe, the two still don't like being in the space.
Then she shone her flashlight around. The road, which had been tightly cracked, was now riddled with holes. The asphalt surface had completely disappeared, revealing the dark gray soil and a few stones inside.
Many houses were corroded and became shorter than before, but because the houses were heavy and the collapsed high-rises were piled on top of each other, they were not completely corroded.
The two walked uphill along the road and found a relatively flat place. After checking the surrounding situation, Xie Muchi took out the container and then laid two layers of tarpaulin on it. It might not be able to prevent acid rain, but it could block it for a while.
Finally, stack a few sheets of glass on top of the tarp.
The glass comes in different sizes, but the largest one is smaller than the container, so they have to stack several pieces of glass to cover the entire container. After arranging everything, the two of them entered the container with peace of mind, took out two camp beds, put Xixi out, and put a protective suit on it so that they could have a truly comfortable rest.
This time I slept much more soundly.
With Xixi, the perfect alarm, and not being in space, everything was fine except that I didn't dare take off my protective suit.
But after a while, they both smelled the unpleasant smell in the air, like sourness, rust, and the smell of something corroded...
There is wind in nature, which slowly blows away the smell, making it barely bearable.
That’s the only downside to it. Putting that aside, the feeling of being down to earth is still comfortable.
The next morning at around nine o'clock, the two had just finished their meal and were playing Landlord when it began to drizzle outside again. The rain looked normal, but as it fell down, without even a sound, a slight "sizzling" sound could be heard all around. It was not the sound of frying, but the sound of countless things being corroded gathered together.
The door of the container was tightly closed, and it was basically impossible to see outside. However, in order to observe the outside situation, the two men dug a hole in the wall of the container in advance. Through the hole, they could see the heavy rain falling, and the rain curtain reduced visibility to the point where it seemed that they could only see a distance of several dozen meters.
The collapsed house closest to them began to sink little by little as the heavy rain fell, and black liquid that had been corroded also fell out.
After a while, Ji Yang suddenly felt the glass above his head shaking twice.
She immediately and vigilantly took Xixi back into the space, then looked up at the ceiling. The ceiling was fine. She then looked at the wall. The wall seemed to be fine too. Then she looked down...
Xie Muzhi: "...The bottom is corroded."
Miscalculated!
I just thought that glass can block wind and rain, and as long as it is big enough, I don't have to worry about getting wet. But I forgot that containers are also made of metal and are in contact with the ground. Acid rain makes the ground muddy. Even if there is no direct contact with acid rain, the accumulated liquids can slowly corrode the container.
"Let's go into the space." Ji Yang said weakly.
She had an idea and brought the people and the container in. Fearing that acid rain would pollute the space, she placed the container directly in the static space. The two appeared in the room, looking at each other, both looking gloomy.
"Forget it, I won't go out for now. I'll check the situation next time it gets dark."
"Um."
The two smiled helplessly. Since they couldn't go out, they might as well find some fun for themselves. Life had to go on.
Before the natural disaster, Ji Yang purchased a lot of things. He had lost interest in playing Landlord, so he took out Gobang and managed to find some interest in it.
When I get tired of playing, I go to the first floor to watch TV on the projection screen, eat a few French fries from time to time, and drink a cup of milk tea.
Time finally passed and it was night, and the two went out wearing protective clothing.
It was raining outside at this moment. The two were shocked, thinking it was acid rain. But after a closer look, they realized it was just ordinary rain. The clean rain seemed like nature was washing away the effects of the acid rain.
But as long as everything is not over, there is no way to leave.
Therefore, after a brief inspection, Ji Yang pressed a piece of paper with a stone in an unobstructed place, and then he and Xie Muchi found a hidden place and entered the space again.
Come out again the next night to see if the piece of paper is still there.
If so, it means there is no acid rain during the day.
If it's not there, change the paper.
For five consecutive days, until the fifth day, Ji Yang finally saw the paper they had put down the day before. It was wet, but still intact, with no signs of corrosion.
Is this... past?
No one can be sure, so just wait one more day.
After waiting for another day, Ji Yang came out again and found that the paper was dry and the ground was mostly dry. The air was a little stuffy, but not the extremely hot kind that almost roasted people.
I took out the thermometer and measured it. It was thirty-one degrees.
Fortunately, the temperature is normal for early summer.
Maybe the acid rain days are really over.
We can go back to base now!
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It was a happy thing to return to the base, but I was struggling for a while about how to get back.
Ji Yang had already lost one RV and was very sad. He didn't want to lose the second one. Now the acid rain seemed to be gone, but no one could be sure whether it would come again, so this time he used Xie Muchi's off-road vehicle.
Off-road vehicles are just right for this kind of road. The only problem is that they can't bring back a lot of supplies.
They first took out the car and tried the surroundings. After walking for a while, Ji Yang found that the road conditions had improved a lot.
Because many things blocking the road were corroded, the road blocks that were lifted up by the earthquake also corroded and fell down.
There are no other problems except that the road seems a bit soft.
The original speed was only 30 or 40 miles per hour, but it was increased accordingly. Except for some really big obstacles that I had to get out of the car to clear, the road was smooth most of the time.
As long as the road is unobstructed, the distance will be shortened very quickly.
In addition to encountering a group of robbers when approaching the base, Ji Yang drove the car while Xie Muchi went down to clear the roadblocks wearing a bulletproof vest and a bulletproof helmet. Ji Yang observed the surroundings in the car and shot anyone who showed up.
It delayed them a little, but didn't cause them much harm.
It took less than three hours, and at exactly six in the morning, when daybreak came, we successfully arrived near the base.
The people living in the base were much more obedient. Even though they coveted their cars and the supplies that might be inside, no one took action. As they walked, they finally saw the base.
Looking from their distance, they found that the several large pillars supporting the base were still intact, but the angle was a little unstable. Half of the mountain was tilted, while the other half was still standing normally.
Many people come and go here, lining up, carrying various things on their shoulders, and going in one direction.
It was daytime now, and if you looked carefully you could see that most of the things they were carrying were construction materials.
Ji Yang showed a trace of doubt: "What is this for?"
Xie Muchi shook his head and continued driving. When he got a few hundred meters away from the base, he could not drive any further. There were too many people here and the empty roads were not enough. Furthermore, further up was a winding mountain road, but after the earthquake, it was corroded by acid rain. After repairs, it was barely passable, but there were a lot of cars.
They're all big trucks.
The lane, which was not big to begin with, was completely occupied, with one car after another, and people carrying loads mixed in between. All the people and cars were in a hurry, and they couldn't even find a gap to squeeze in.
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