Chapter 18 The Gray Mist Disappears
During this period, she accumulated enough money to complete ten consecutive draws.
[Congratulations on winning 2kg x 1 N-grade tangerine]
[Congratulations on winning N-grade tripe 1kg×1]
[Congratulations on winning N-grade black duck neck 1kg×1]
[Congratulations on winning N-grade duck intestine 2kg×1]
[Congratulations on obtaining N-level clothes drying rack x 10]
[Congratulations on receiving 1 set of N-level casual wear]
[Congratulations on getting 3 sets of N-level underwear]
[Congratulations on getting N-level rain boots × 1]
[Congratulations on winning 1 bag of N-level chocolate]
[Congratulations on receiving R-level diving suit × 1]
[R-level diving suit: can dive to 300 meters underwater, including mask, wet suit, fins, diving boots and hood]
If you get an R-level card in ten consecutive draws, you will get a guaranteed SR-level card.
Qiao Qiao put the cards into the small storage box and then put them into the first grid of the system backpack, which is specially used to store cards.
During these four days, there were power outages three times. Although repairs were completed within a few hours, power outages still occurred frequently in the community. It was obvious that the authorities had restricted civilian electricity use.
Nowadays, almost half of the people in society stay at home to avoid the smog, so the electricity consumption is naturally huge.
In addition to electricity problems, tap water problems should not be underestimated.
There were just some impurities before, but after using the water purifier it became normal, and as time went by the problem got bigger.
Even after using a water purifier and filter, you can still smell a strange smell. If you want to use it, you have to boil it multiple times, which undoubtedly increases electricity consumption in disguise.
Because of electricity, water, food, and inflation, there have been demonstrations every day recently. The authorities can only appease but cannot provide a clear solution. Of course, there are also some foreign forces involved, but we don’t have the time and energy to manage them now.
At night, Qiao Qiao lay on the soft bed, and the cat curled up and slept beside the pillow.
The computer is on, so while there is still power, download TV series, movies, novels, sketches, etc. to the mobile hard drive.
The heavy rain soon washed away the cables, and at that time it was not just a power cut, but a complete power outage.
She specially bought hundreds of mobile hard drives and subscribed to membership of all video websites, and downloaded videos day and night for more than ten days.
After all, the doomsday tortures mankind not only physically, but also mentally.
She no longer remembered the exact day the rainstorm came. Or rather, as the days passed, she simply forgot many things in her dreams, as if an invisible hand had wiped away her memories.
After chatting with Li Chuxue for a few days, he fell asleep.
In the second half of the night, the gray fog gradually dissipated in a place where no one noticed.
The thirty-first day of the apocalypse is also the last day of July.
Pan Xiuhua is an ordinary cleaner in City A. Her son and daughter-in-law died in a car accident and her husband passed away, leaving her and a young granddaughter to depend on each other.
Inflation is so severe nowadays that in order to survive, we have to continue working in the fog, or even take on a few more streets.
Pan Xiuhua started working at around three in the morning.
"Ha ha."
It is easy to get out of breath while working with a mask on, especially for the elderly. Unfortunately, the gray fog is thick and one has to endure it no matter how uncomfortable it is.
Pan Xiuhua had just finished cleaning up a garbage spot and stood up with the help of the garbage truck. Perhaps because she moved a little too fast, she suddenly felt a black screen in front of her eyes and the world was spinning.
It took him a while to recover. He opened his eyes and stood there in a daze looking at the scene in front of him.
After a long time, he took off the mask with trembling hands and took deep breaths.
I couldn't help shedding tears, "Finally..."
The gray fog gradually dissipated in a place that only a few people noticed...
When people woke up, they found that the gray world had suddenly disappeared and the sun was shining on the earth, as if washing away the nightmare.
The elderly and children who had been staying indoors for a long time and dared not go out all went out to exercise.
There is also an optimistic situation online.
"Haha, a while ago a lot of people came out and said the world was going to end, now they've been slapped in the face."
"That's right. It's obviously just smog caused by environmental pollution. Now it's gone."
"The air is so fresh. I haven't felt the feeling of not wearing a mask for a long time."
"But why is there a gray fog appearing all over the world at the same time?"
"Who cares? I'm recovered now anyway."
"Can students go to school now? I'm going crazy if my child stays at home for a few days."
"Ahhh, I suddenly got a call from my boss and I have to go to work tomorrow."
The Qiao family uses the best bulletproof glass and sound insulation materials. As long as the windows are not opened, you can hardly hear any sound from outside.
By the time Qiao Qiao was woken up by the cat again, it was almost eight o'clock.
"Ancestor, I'll get up right away." Qiao Qiao skillfully carried the cat to the side and got up.
I opened the curtains and saw the long-lost blue sky outside the window. It was even bluer than before, as clear as a giant sapphire inlaid above the blue star, without a trace of clouds.
The scenery before us is the magical place that countless people longed to film in the past, but now it can be seen everywhere.
"The calm before the storm." Qiao Qiao felt mixed emotions.
After washing up, I saw Qiao Xinghe lying on the sofa, watching the news while going through the tedious process of making tea.
"Your mother has already gone to the supermarket, and breakfast is ready in the kitchen."
"good."
Breakfast is Western style, with milk, oatmeal, sandwiches and fried eggs.
It is said that her father learned his cooking skills when he was pursuing her mother. He is proficient in both Chinese and Western cuisine and can rival the chefs in a restaurant.
After she finished eating and washing the dishes, she sat on the sofa in the living room.
The cooling period of the small flower pots was over and cherry tomato seeds were planted in them.
[Planting successful, expected maturity time: 20 days]
"The gray fog has disappeared. Is a rainstorm coming?" Qiao Xinghe poured her a cup of tea.
"Well, I don't know the exact time, but it should be soon." Qiao Qiao took it and took a sip. Sure enough, black tea tasted better.
"Are the supplies for heavy rain and subsequent low temperatures ready?" Qiao Xinghe looked at the weather outside the window.
"Well, the speedboats, life jackets, diving suits, water purification tablets, etc. have all been bought." Qiao Qiao took out a copy of the previously printed list of goods and handed it over.
"A storm is about to come," Qiao Xinghe couldn't help but sigh as he savored the aroma of the tea.
Qiao Qiao got up to check on the mutant plants.
[Cactus: A mutated plant in its infancy. It can fire needles to attack enemies. The skill has a cooldown period of 12 hours.]
The evolutionary direction of cactus is aggressive, and the thorns are much thicker than normal, a bit like the needles used for injections of large livestock.
[Lily of the valley: a mutated plant in its infancy. The petals are toxic, and contact with the body can cause allergic paralysis at the mildest, or death at the worst. The owner can be immune.]
The white petals of lily of the valley still exude a faint fragrance, but it makes people feel dizzy when they smell it.
Qiao Qiao quickly shook her head and didn't dare to continue smelling it.
The mutated plants were initially unintelligent and would only instinctively approach the people who took care of them.
It is Qiao Huizhou who has always taken care of the plants at home.
Because whenever Qiao Qiao takes action, there will either be drought or flood, and the plants will often die.
That is to say, the flower pots produced by the system are special and do not require intensive care, they can survive with just regular watering.
[Cooling period ends, you can continue planting]
Next, Jojo chose the short-stemmed blueberries.
[Planting successful, expected maturity time: 30 days]
In the morning, Qiao Qiao first did aerobic exercise on the treadmill for an hour; then he insisted on doing push-ups and sit-ups for half an hour, and even did ten sets of 100 20-pound dumbbells; finally, he did yoga for an hour.
At this moment, she was training on a yoga mat. The sound insulation materials in her home were the best, so there was no need to worry about disturbing others.
"Oh, this time it's pretty good. You've actually persisted for a month." Qiao Xinghe made a friendly joke.
"That's right. In the past, we fished for three days and rested for two days because it was not necessary. Now the doomsday has come. Without a strong body, there is only one way out, and that is death." He sat on the ground and gasped as he spoke.
"That makes sense, but what you're practicing isn't for self-defense. Why don't you practice Tai Chi and Ba Duan Jin with dad every day?" Qiao Xinghe just wanted to find a companion.
"Forget it. Those martial arts are too slow to show results. I might as well use this time to practice chopping with a kitchen knife." Qiao Qiao refused decisively.
…
Somewhere in the capital, in a conference room with the highest level of confidentiality.
"What are the latest research results?" Sitting in the main seat was a leader who often appeared in the news.
"After the gray fog dissipated, the soil fertility still has not recovered. Although this year's harvest is not a total loss, it is almost the same," said a gray-haired academician of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
"Where is the special fertilizer?" asked a soldier in uniform.
"There has been no progress yet." The old dean sighed.
"Everyone can take a look at this report. The day before the Doomsday Card Drawing System appeared, someone posted a message on the Internet." The director of the Special Management Bureau took out a stack of reports.
"The end of the world is coming. First there is gray fog, then heavy rain, low temperature, floods, high temperature, etc." Everyone had different expressions after watching it.
"We've investigated the IP address. It's a black internet cafe in City A. You can access the internet without an ID card. The surveillance is just for show and isn't turned on at all, so we can't be sure who sent the message." The director continued without waiting for them to send the message.
"The Bureau of Meteorology says there are no signs of any heavy rain in the coming period."
Everyone was talking about it.
"I guess the fog was just a coincidence. The weather bureau said there would be no heavy rain. How can technology be better than a piece of information from an unknown source?"
"Maybe you have the ability to predict the future?"
"How is that possible? You should believe in science, okay?"
"Then let me ask you, how does science explain the card drawing system?"
"It's very simple. Didn't the text message say that it was done to preserve the human race? Maybe it was done by humans from a higher dimension."
"You thought it was science fiction."
"Okay." The leader stopped the quarrel in time.
“Although there have been many rumors on the Internet, this one is too coincidental. It even mentioned the gray fog and how to deal with it. If it is true, then what comes next is the real doomsday.” The director was still a little worried.
"Let areas prone to heavy rains take precautions in advance. The most urgent issues are still people's livelihood issues such as soil fertility, material reserves, and water and electricity." The leader made the final decision.
After everyone else left, leader Xie Maocai left Xin Zi, director of the Special Management Bureau, alone.
"What happened to those who had the Doomsday Card Drawing System?" Xie Maocai took off his glasses and rubbed his sore temples hard.
"Currently, all the people from the military and federal departments who have obtained the Doomsday Card Drawing System have been registered. There are a total of 900 people and they have been arranged into the Special Management Bureau. Although it is not ruled out that there are hidden and unreported people, the number should not be large." Xin Zi took out a stack of personnel information records.
"What are the card drawing probabilities of these people?" Xie Maocai took it, put on his glasses again and took a quick look.
"95% of them are N-level cards, most of which are food and daily necessities, and the quantity is not large. Occasionally there are some other things, such as skateboards, heating pads, etc.
The rest are almost all R-level cards, and the ones currently available include special fertilizers, locators, and cold-proof clothing.
As for the SR-level card, only two people opened it.
One is a girl from the Northeast District Taxation Bureau. She opened a God of Cookery Card. The food she made after using it has special effects. The details are still under study.
The other is a male doctor from the Capital Military Region Hospital. He issued a mind-reading card, which can read other people's thoughts after use, for one minute each time, three times a day. "Xin Zi pointed to the report, "The information of these two people is at the top."
"What about the people among the people?" asked Xie Maocai.
"It's really hard to count the number of people in the private sector, and we can't openly search for them on a large scale. Currently, we can only register the relatives and friends of official personnel, and there are not many of them, only more than 1,000, and they are all N-level and R-level cards. No one has opened an SR-level card."
Xin Zi continued to add, "But we have already sent people to monitor the Internet. As long as someone posts something related to the Doomsday Card Drawing System, we can find it immediately." Xin Zi said.
Logically, we only need to go to the telecommunications company to retrieve the records of text messages sent the day before Doomsday, but unfortunately, the investigation results were completely unavailable as no one had any records.
"Keep following up." Xie Maocai stood up and looked at the bright weather outside the window, not knowing whether he would be able to see it again in the future. "Since the current Doomsday card drawing system is a beta version, there will definitely be a formal version. I have a hunch that this is just the beginning, and the Doomsday will come soon."
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