Chapter 73 Chapter 73
Ji Yang choked and glared at Xie Muzhi unhappily.
After being glared at, the man became less sour. He raised his lips with satisfaction, glanced at the young man in front of him, and moved closer to Ji Yang unnoticeably.
The look made the two officials standing straight behind them twitch their eyes.
Fang Shuyun is now a scientific research expert, but the heat-insulating suit is not actually his work alone. It’s just that the team is a small team, and he is the only one still alive.
After being rescued from the White Tiger Gang, he continued to lead the subsequent research. With the assistance of other experts, he finally developed the thermal insulation suit to meet the needs in extremely hot weather. This was a great achievement.
Moreover, since he could research this thing, his ability is unquestionable, so he is followed by two bodyguards whenever he goes out, for fear that he might be bullied as an easy target, which would mean the base loses a talented person.
The young man glanced at the man and woman in front of him. He had heard that Ji Yang had a boyfriend, who was a well-known trader in the base, but he didn't expect him to be so young and handsome.
These two people, judging from their appearance, are a good match.
A hint of dimness flashed across his eyes, and he raised a gentle smile, while handing over the gift in his hand: "Excuse me, Miss Ji may not know me, but it was Miss Ji who saved me at the White Tiger Base. I cannot repay you for saving my life, so these are just a small token of my appreciation."
Ji Yang hesitated and said, "I just listened to Xue Yuanyang and saved you."
Fang Shuyun said sternly, "I have repaid his kindness, and I must repay your kindness as well." Fearing that she would not agree, he added, "They are not expensive things, but the ones you like."
Since that was what she said, Ji Yang simply took it. She felt it was heavy in her hand, which made her stunned. She probably guessed what it was.
Fang Shuyun didn't continue talking about the gift, and she didn't want to ask. Seeing that he didn't plan to leave, she welcomed him in: "Come in and sit for a while."
"Thanks."
Several people entered the room, Ji Yang asked Xie Muchi to pour water, and then several people held their cups in silence. Ji Yang and Fang Shuyun did not know each other, they had only met once, so he really didn't know what to say.
Fang Shuyun doesn't look like he would be able to chat either.
The two official staff were just a background. In the end, Xie Muzhi had no choice but to start the conversation: "Teacher Fang looks very young, but he was able to develop such a useful heat-insulating suit. He is really amazing."
Fang Shuyun was silent for a moment: "I am thirty-three this year."
Xie Muzhi: “?”
Ji Yang: “?”
Xie Muzhi's face turned green. He is not even thirty yet!
Ji Yang was also surprised. Fang Shuyun's face looked young and well maintained. You really couldn't tell that she was in her thirties.
Fortunately, Xie Muchi quickly found other topics to talk about, and Fang Shuyun also answered seriously. Ji Yang observed subtly and found that there were reasons why Fang Shuyun could be so powerful, and his personality was still very simple.
After a while, Xie Muchi got a lot of information out of him.
They were researching these things before the natural disaster. The team had more than a dozen people, all of whom came together because of their respective hobbies. In addition to this, they originally had quite a few patents on hand, so their lives were actually quite comfortable.
After the natural disaster, their research institute had a lot of supplies. The research entered a critical period and semi-finished products were produced. Most of them were reluctant to leave and continued to stay in the laboratory.
However, the situation became more and more serious, and seeing that the experiment could no longer proceed, several people planned to take the data and flee to the base, but they were robbed by people from the White Tiger base.
After a lot of trouble, three people were finally captured. Two of them died of infection, and he was the only one who survived.
After being rescued by Ji Yang, the resources in the warehouse were naturally taken back by the authorities. The heat insulation cloth among them attracted attention, and Fang Shuyun also took the initiative to surrender. The authorities were studying these things at the time, so he joined in.
Although the data was destroyed, his memory was still there. He groped around with the help of others, becoming more successful each time until he finally completed the product a month ago.
I don’t have any other relatives at the moment, and for various reasons I plan to settle here.
As they chatted, Fang Shuyun suddenly looked at Ji Yang: "I want to talk to Miss Ji alone about something. Is that okay?"
Xie Muzhi: "..."
He gritted his teeth and his eyes turned cold.
Fang Shuyun didn't care at all and stared at Ji Yang with a serious look.
It feels like there is something I need to tell her.
Ji Yang thought about it and nodded: "Okay."
Xie Muzhi simply stood up: "Okay, I'll go out for a while."
Seeing this, the other two also followed out.
After everyone left, they were the only ones left in the living room. Fang Shuyun suddenly whispered, "Do you know about the Fire Plan?"
Ji Yang was stunned at first, then his brain quickly understood the meaning and his eyes widened.
Seeing that she had guessed it, Fang Shuyun continued, "The official forecast is that disasters will become more severe and the country's power will become weaker, so we must be prepared for both scenarios. The Spark Plan is the key. In addition to all the knowledge and materials that humans have so far, it also includes humans themselves. The Spark Plan has a very strict screening process."
After a pause, he said, "I have been selected and can bring a relative with me."
Ji Yang has calmed down: "Congratulations."
Fang Shuyun turned his face away, feeling a little uncomfortable: "You saved me. Originally, I shouldn't have mentioned that you have a boyfriend, but since this is a matter of life and death, I still want to tell you that if you are willing, the place of my relative can be reserved for you."
Ji Yang was speechless, but shook his head decisively: "Thank you, but no thanks."
Fang Shuyun frowned and wanted to say something, but when he looked into Ji Yang's calm eyes, he paused: "Aren't you afraid of death?"
"That's not the case, but I believe I won't die." Ji Yang smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness. This news should still be a secret. I won't tell anyone, and I can't use the quota."
Fang Shuyun pursed his lips. Judging from the girl's appearance, she had never suffered. She had a docile big fat dog by her side. She could live so well at this time. It seemed that she didn't really need this quota.
He sighed, "Okay."
It was just a one-time encounter, so he would not force it. He stood up and said, "If you need anything, you can still come to me."
"You're too polite." Ji Yang smiled and stood up to see him off.
Both sides said goodbye.
Xie Muchi was outside with his arms folded, looking at the sky. It was rare to see stars in the city, but now, there were more stars, but only a few people had the time to appreciate them.
He couldn't appreciate it now, his mind was full of what these two people were talking about? And they had to talk about it separately?!
Didn't you say you didn't know him?!
It doesn’t look familiar!
Fortunately, it didn't take long, and soon, Fang Shuyun came out. Xie Muchi looked at the two people who were still strangers to each other, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and went to see them off, while watching their expressions out of the corner of his eyes. The more he watched, the happier he felt.
One looked a little lost, the other looked calm.
Whatever the case, the results are clear.
*
This episode passed quickly.
Ji Yang didn't take it to heart.
She had never heard of the Spark Project, and it was probably still kept secret before she died in her previous life. But it was no longer important to her. With the space, her capital to fight against natural disasters might be even stronger than the official one.
After all, what the authorities want to protect is not one person, but a group of people and things.
She only needs to take care of herself, Xixi and Wangwang.
At most, add one more person, Xie Muchi.
Take it easy.
Xie Muchi took it to heart a little, especially when Ji Yang smiled after opening several pieces of top-grade jadeite stones from the gift, Xie Muchi felt even more jealous. Although he didn't say anything, the night passed even longer when he was tormenting her.
It’s a bit tiring, but it’s quite fun to have some fun like this once in a while.
——
Another week passed, and the official announcement finally came out: the thermal insulation suits were officially on sale, but they had to be snapped up, as new ones were added from time to time, and each set cost 15,000 yuan.
The first batch of heat-insulating suits have been sold out. They were sold privately to wealthy people at 26,000 yuan per set.
After all, the official forecast for the extremely hot period is about two years. During these two years, if you have to go out, you must have a spare set of thermal insulation clothing to wear so that you have time to find shelter, lest you be burned to death by the sun before you can react.
Ji Yang also acted quickly and paid extra money to have the official customize two sets of heat-insulating suits for cats and dogs.
Xixi's body is really big, and the fabric she needs is about the same as hers. It was custom-made, so she thought the price would be very expensive. But when she heard that it was hers, the official gave it to her for free.
Ji Yang thought it was because of Fang Shuyun. She remembered that he said he wanted to repay the favor, and she had already repaid the favor. If it happened again, she would feel unworthy. She wanted to give him points directly, since she had a lot of points anyway.
Xie Muzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Do you think that you sold all the food to the government and they didn't understand you at all? This is also a good thing for them to sell to you, just accept it."
Ji Yang suddenly realized and accepted the benefit. He sent the physical data of Xixi and Wangwang, and received the heat-insulating clothing for cats and dogs the next day.
Let the two try them on. Maybe because it had never worn clothes before, Xixi acted particularly uncomfortable. It rolled on the ground and wanted Ji Yang to take them off for it. When that failed, it tried to bite them.
Ji Yang severely stopped him.
However, after a long time, it probably realized the benefits of clothes. Its skin does not dissipate heat, and it usually sticks out its tongue when it is hot. But now the heat is no longer wrapping around it endlessly, and it feels much more comfortable than usual!
"Woof woof woof!" Xixi jumped for joy!
Wangwang is much more sensitive. Although it is a cat, it once almost died and was saved by Ji Yang. It understands this, so in most cases it does whatever Ji Yang asks it to do.
She let him put on the clothes, and even if it was a little uncomfortable, she could hold it in for a while. When she wanted to tear it off, she realized that it was a good thing, and she happily came to Ji Yang and rolled on her legs. The soft meows made Ji Yang itchy, so she went straight over and stroked it from head to toe.
Wangwang spread it directly into a cat pancake in her hand.
Xixi was jealous and came over. She knocked Ji Yang, who was squatting on the ground, down with her big body and grabbed him with her ears.
Ji Yang rubbed one with each hand in amusement: "All together!"
As time passed, Ji Yang often asked Xie Muchi about various news about the base.
I didn't find out about the mission of suppressing bandits, but I knew for sure about the water shortage.
Several water sources have dried up, leaving only water in the deep mountains, but the amount is not much and it has to be used sparingly. The government has stored quite a bit, but the forecast is for two years of extremely hot weather, and who knows if the temperature will continue to rise in the future, so we dare not act rashly.
Ji Yang had nothing to do, and seeing that more and more water was being pumped out of the space every day, he simply took a ginseng that had passed the clear road, asked Xie Muchi for a medium-sized water tanker to drive out of the base, went around the other side of the city, and brought back ten tons of water, two bags of dried fruits, and three sacks of medicinal materials.
Although it cannot solve the water shortage problem for everyone in the base, this water can be regarded as a donation to official staff. At least they can have one more sip.
This kind of thing can't be done often. This province is so small, and the officials are well-informed. If it happens once or twice, chances are that someone will slip through the net. But if it happens too often, the officials will probably be wondering how she could get the water while their people have searched all over the place and still can't get any?
Moreover, she had stored these ten tons of water several times.
There is no way to take it out multiple times in a row.
As for the medicinal materials, they will be given to the research institute as usual.
The high temperature almost makes the epidemic disappear, but in fact they are just hiding in the human body and cannot break out due to the high temperature. When the extreme heat ends, the Shura scene will be almost the same as before.
It's suffocating just to think about it.
But the specific medicine in the previous life was not actually developed until after the extreme heat ended.
During this period, the professors conducted countless experiments and used countless medicinal materials.
Ji Yang always thinks about this matter.
In addition, she gave dried fruits to Luo Laosan separately. Vegetables are easy to grow. Lettuce can mature in one and a half months, while others take a little longer but not too long. Although they are not nutritious, they are better than dried vegetables.
Fruit is not like that.
Especially for fruits such as mangoes, lychees, and peaches, it takes a long time for fruit trees to grow. Extreme cold, floods, heavy rains, and extreme heat have already killed a large amount of vegetation. Now there is a serious water shortage, and even the fruit trees that survive cannot bear fruit. Perhaps a few people are still trying to make money from the rich, but it is definitely impossible to supply them in large quantities.
Therefore, dried fruits are good things and rich people must like them.
Two large bags of dried fruits, totaling 200 kilograms, were what she had been drying out during this period of time. She estimated that she could make a lot of money, but unfortunately she was no longer interested in points.
The account balance was too full and she was feeling numb.
——
After handing over what needed to be handed over, Ji Yang politely declined Luo Laosan's idea of having someone send her back. She waved her hand and said goodbye to the few people. She didn't know where Xie Muchi was busy and would not be back until dawn, so she took Xixi back slowly.
It was exactly four o'clock in the morning.
The temperature was the coolest time of the day - fifty-three degrees.
Compared to the 65 degrees during the day, this temperature was actually very comfortable, but it was still hot for Ji Yang. Without strong sunlight, the thermal insulation suit would last longer. She had just gotten out of an air-conditioned car, so her body was still relatively cool.
At this time, she had a piece of ice in her mouth, which cooled the hot air she breathed. She did not deliberately speed up her pace, but walked slowly.
The survivors around me came and went in a hurry.
At this point in time, the sky was already faintly white and brighter than before. Ji Yang saw the shadow on the ground lengthening as the street lamp moved away. Before it completely disappeared, it quickly greeted the second street lamp, and then shortened a little bit, and then lengthened again.
Xixi was running lively in the front. Wearing thermal insulation clothing, it was no longer afraid of the heat. Even in the hot weather without strong sunshine, it could still run a few steps easily.
After running for a while, he would come to Ji Yang to ask for water.
As he walked, Ji Yang suddenly noticed that the shadows cast by the street lamps became stronger, while the shadows cast by the moonlight became darker. This was not right. As the daylight became stronger, the shadows of the street lamps would only become fainter.
She was always sharp and alert, and she immediately looked up at the sky.
A large amount of dark clouds gathered at some point, blocking the bright moon, making it barely visible.
The sky, which was originally white, turned dark again.
hail?
No matter what, Ji Yang’s first thought is to go home!
Fortunately, after such a long time, she arrived at the gate of the community. She quickly called out "Xixi" and accelerated towards her own yard. Xixi thought Ji Yang was playing with it, so she quickly ran ahead.
The distance was not far, and I soon saw my own yard.
When Ji Yang took out the key to open the door, raindrops as big as beans began to fall.
The warm water drops fell one after another like pearls from a broken string. Ji Yang's heart suddenly tightened, thinking to herself that something was wrong. She quickened her movements, opened the gate, and walked quickly into the house without closing it. At the same time, she took out her cell phone and called Xie Muchi. As soon as the call was connected, she immediately said, "Hurry up and find a place to hide!!!"
*
At the same time, other survivors who also noticed the abnormality also tried to hide as soon as possible.
The previous several abnormal weather events have already made them suffer enough.
But when they were halfway through the run and the rain started falling, they all froze.
They once lived in a city with no shortage of water, but now, after the flood, almost all the water is polluted. At first, everyone thought that they could drink the water after filtering it and boiling it, until countless people suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhea, and even died as a result.
So much so that later I only dared to drink official water.
But it's getting hotter and hotter, and the official quota is not enough. Everyone is so thirsty that they have to drink water sparingly. Their lips are so dry that they will tear and bleed if they open their mouths a little wider. The desire for water has reached its peak after accumulating for so long.
I thought it was a massacre from heaven, but it turned out to be water!
Almost at the same time, everyone was reluctant to leave, and cheers of joy rang out in the base:
"It's raining! It's raining!"
"Get some water!"
"It's finally raining, I want to take a good bath——"
"I thought it would never rain again!"
"Girl, quickly take out all our basins and buckets!"
"Take out the pot too!"
"So comfortable, this water is so comfortable..."
Everyone seemed to be happy, whether it was Area 1, Area 2, Area 3... even people who were originally walking on the street became excited, and some even reacted and immediately ran home.
After taking out everything in the house that could hold water, he ran into the rain and stood there with his arms outstretched, facing the sky, to welcome the overwhelming rain.
But after the first batch of warm rain fell, when the survivors were happy that God had finally opened his eyes, suddenly there was a "crash", and even heavier rain rushed down. The laughter and joy just now instantly turned into painful wails: "Ah! It's so hot!"
"Help--"
"It's so hot, it's so hot..."
“Ahhh—”
“This is a rain of boiling water!”
"Oh my God! The water is boiling. Go back quickly! Quickly——"
The accident happened in an instant.
The boiling water fell like rain. Wherever it passed, all humans, animals, and plants cried out in pain. If they were a little slower in escaping, they would be burned by the high temperature and lose the ability to move, and finally watch themselves die bit by bit.
Some are directly boiled...
Aquatic creatures that floated up to breathe in the sea due to the high temperature and lack of oxygen were also hit head-on by the boiling water, and the weaker ones all turned upside down.
The whole world is in chaos because of this boiling rain!
——
When warm rain fell from the sky, there was cheering all around.
Only a warning voice came from the phone that Xie Muzhi answered.
And at this time he happened to be near the warehouse.
Almost instinctively, Xie Muchi quickly ran to the warehouse and called others to join him. Everyone didn't understand why, but when they saw that Xie Muchi's expression was wrong, their intuition developed during the natural disaster made them follow him directly without any protest.
This group of people here hid in such a big way that some of the survivors passing by felt something was wrong and also hid.
The other part that was a little slow was still confused: "It's raining so hard, why are you hiding? Hurry up and wash! I'm already smelly, I've been reluctant to wash with water..."
Just remember to say this twice more if you haven’t come yet.
The temperature of the rain rose suddenly.
The moment it touches the skin, it makes people jump.
“Ahhh—”
"Damn it, it's raining water! God, if you really don't want to let anyone live, you might as well just blow up Blue Star!"
Someone cursed and quickly hid under the eaves.
Some people's eyes were burned directly and they were groping around like headless flies.
Someone immediately pulled the people around him and rushed to the shelter...
But soon, the panic of being drenched by the boiling water was enveloped by a creepy fear - some people ran slowly and had no time to dodge, and were drenched by the boiling water and lost their ability to move, and were scalded to death. Their bodies were repeatedly drenched by the boiling water... and they exuded a fragrance hidden in the stench...
"Ji Yang...are you okay?" Xie Muchi's voice trembled a little. Even though he had witnessed countless deaths, he was still shocked by the loss of life in natural disasters.
Ji Yang could probably tell that something was wrong with his voice, so he said softly, "I'm fine, don't rush back. I'm already home, and everything is fine. Now you hide well, and don't rush back even if the rain stops!"
"...Okay." Xie Muzhi said in a hoarse voice.
Most of the worries in my heart were relieved after hearing that Ji Yang was at home.
What remains is the helplessness in this situation.
The phone was not hung up and the two did not speak. Ji Yang was quiet while Xie Muchi was still noisy. Everyone ran away as soon as possible, but once the boiling water rained down, nothing was left intact.
Unless you happen to be wearing thermal insulation clothing and a hat, the damage can be reduced a little.
After all, the temperature of the thermal insulation suit can only block temperatures as high as seventy degrees.
But not everyone has heat-insulating clothing, and they have only just started to be sold. Therefore, many people's bodies were burned and turned red by the rain. Unfortunately, there was no cold water to rinse them at this time, so they could only bear the severe pain and watch the blisters grow on the skin visible to the naked eye...
Ji Yang was at home and there was no one around. There was no shortage of water in the rich area and people were not very enthusiastic about the water. Only a few people who were enthusiastic about the rain water suffered minor burns and screamed a few times before disappearing.
However, many rats and cockroaches sensed the danger and rushed in frantically. The screams of the rats could be heard clearly.
Xixi and Wangwang were so eager to try it that they were sent to a space by her. The boiling water brought with it steam. In a short time, the place where they were became like a steamer, so humid and hot that it was difficult to breathe.
If I exercise again at this time, I dare not think about the consequences.
The other thing you can do is to close the doors and windows, and seal all water outlets tightly. If water still manages to get in, you can deal with it later. Anyway, all the food in the house is well preserved and will not be harmed.
Because of this, a few short screams were heard again amidst the sound of the rain around.
Instead, the familiar sounds coming from Xie Muzhi through the receiver made her vaguely remember her past life.
In fact, when Ji Yang first felt it was raining, he immediately thought of the boiling water rain during extremely hot weather.
The high temperature of 65 degrees seemed to evaporate all the water resources in the inland. The official stored water was far from enough. At first, the officials and the survivors only looked for groundwater and dug wells in the mountains and forests to get water. Later, the nearby groundwater was not enough, so they went to the lakes that still had water to get water.
The journey was long and the cost was huge, and people could barely move around in the extremely hot nights. Those who were trapped in their homes during the floods would run out to rob people on the road, and many people died on the way.
But even these are far from enough. Therefore, the boiling water raining from the sky, although cruel and terrible, and even if it lasts for a long time, people who die on the road will be cooked directly, but on the one hand, it does bring some moisture to this extremely dry world.
In order to survive, even when it was raining boiling water, some people still risked being scalded by taking basins and buckets outside to fetch water, then bringing them back to pour them into the household water tower, and then going out to fetch more water, and repeating this process over and over again.
As long as you protect yourself a little better, minor burns can be overcome by enduring them.
But many people fail to protect themselves well, or there may be a slight accident. When they are catching water, they fall because of the pain, exposing body parts and losing their lives.
*
The heavy rain lasted for nearly an hour before it reluctantly subsided.
The small amount of accumulated water that had not been drained out in time was still boiling hot, emitting moist heat. On the other end of the phone, Xie Muchi asked about Ji Yang's situation again.
He hung up the phone only after Ji Yang told him that everything was fine.
I don’t know if it’s like hail, which lasted for three days and three nights.
No one dared to act rashly.
Even if your loved ones are lying outside in the rain.
Fortunately, after waiting for another half an hour, daybreak arrived.
The sun came out, and when I looked up, there were no dark clouds in the sky under the dazzling sunlight.
The accumulated water just disappeared completely.
The authorities immediately dispatched, and before the temperature rose completely, cars of people in military green uniforms appeared in every corner of the base, collecting the bodies of the dead and sending the living to the hospital...
The hospital, which had just breathed a sigh of relief, was once again full.
What made people even more desperate was that the water problem had just eased a little when they were horrified to find that the maximum temperature in the past few days had exceeded 65 degrees and reached 66 degrees!
The frequent natural disasters and increasingly harsh living conditions tortured the survivors to the point of becoming abnormal.
Many people began to doubt whether they could survive these endless natural disasters.
The atmosphere in the base was depressed. When people lost the thought of survival, all kinds of thoughts of revenge arose. Killings in the streets were common. Almost every day, even if Ji Yang was at home, he could hear several gunshots around him, and screams could be heard faintly in broad daylight.
It happened that night that she was home alone, playing with the two cats.
There was a knock on the gate.
A simple middle-aged man asked, "Boss, do you want some cabbage? Fresh cabbage!"
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