Chapter 92: The extreme heat ends and the earthquake begins
The 395th day of the end of the world, July 31st.
When Qiao Qiao woke up, the air conditioning card had just been used up and turned into ashes. However, the first thing she felt was not the hot air, but a slight cool breeze.
Quickly open the chat channel.
"What happened? The extreme heat is over?"
"It's so cool outside, come out! The temperature should be around 20℃ now, but I'm so stupid that I feel a little cold, woo woo."
"Help! My daughter is dying. I'm in Shelter D17."
"Someone come here, I have a lot of people here who are just barely alive!"
"What happened? Why are there so many people missing?"
Only then did Qiao Qiao notice the population changes in various regions.
[World Channel: 4 billion - 3 billion]
【National Channel: 800 million - 570 million】
[Northeast Channel: 70 million - 49.31 million]
The lives of the people now become cold numbers, and their numbers are decreasing every second.
Qiao Qiao opened the door and saw people walking in the corridor in a hurry.
She grabbed Xia Momo who hadn't noticed her as she walked with her head down: "Momo, what happened, them?"
Xia Momo's eyes lit up immediately when she saw her: "The impact of the extreme heat is much greater than expected. Many people in charge of underground shelters cannot be contacted. They sent out messages for help before, but the situation was too dangerous at the time and the rescue capacity was limited.
Now we need to provide assistance during the smooth transition period after the natural disaster, and notify people to prepare for relocation.”
Qiao Qiao: "When will we migrate?"
Xia Momo smiled and replied, "Thanks to the Chief Executive for quickly contacting the Northwest District leader after he knew the next natural disaster would be an earthquake, the Capital District was the first to relocate, and we were the second. It will take about a month, and the Northwest District will also have to prepare to receive us."
Qiao Qiao nodded: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
After Qiao Qiao told her parents what happened, they both fell silent.
Qiao Huizhou was a little worried: "How can we migrate now? The transportation, railways and roads have been destroyed. Do we have to walk there?"
"From what they said, that's what they meant." Qiao Qiao was glad that she had drawn an RV and had saved an off-road vehicle before. Otherwise, after experiencing heavy rain, extreme cold and extreme heat, almost no vehicle outside would have survived.
Qiao Xinghe patted his wife's hand and consoled her: "You have to believe in the tenacity of human beings. Migration was common in times of disaster in the past."
Qiao Huizhou: "With more than 500 million people, how many of them can survive and reach their destination..."
Everyone was silent after hearing this. Noticing that the atmosphere was not right, Qiao Qiao immediately changed the subject. "We have been saving up the chance to draw cards for a month, let's use it now."
Jojo obtained two R-level cards by performing three ten-draws: a gas mask card and a water capsule card.
Qiao Xinghe also obtained two R-level cards through three ten-draws: a space backpack and sunburn ointment.
Qiao Huizhou obtained four R-level cards through three ten-draws: mutant repellent, small protective shield, water card and electric card.
Since we have decided to go to the northwest area, there is no need to use the small protective shield now. Each person will hold two solar shields for self-defense.
This month, I copied an R-level solar shield card, and the rest are some food and water. You can never have too much survival supplies.
The blind box card got 3 R-rated cards, each of which seemed to be born for earthquakes.
[Life detector: can detect life signals within 5 meters above the ground and 10 meters underground without any obstacles. Use period: 1 year]
[Generator: can be used with electric card]
[Powerful lighting: powerful lighting, solar charging for 1 hour, use for 10 hours]
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In an underground shelter, Yu Na hid in the garage with her parents.
After the extreme heat came, the temperature continued to rise, and finally a month and a half ago, it reached a high temperature that was unbearable even in the underground shelters. Coupled with the lack of ice and other summer supplies and food, riots finally broke out.
People in the parking lot suddenly rushed into the garage and the house of the person in charge. They firmly believed that these places must have summer supplies, and looted them in desperation. Countless people were killed and injured in the chaos.
Yu Na clearly heard the cries and screams from the next door after it was breached. If she hadn't reacted quickly, this place would have fallen long ago.
But her family didn't have much supplies, and in order to keep her alive, her parents gave her the last cooling capsule, but they themselves fainted from the heat.
Unfortunately, the cooling capsules could only keep the body at a suitable temperature for 24 hours, and Yu Na was dying at this time.
Just before she lost consciousness, she heard a voice.
"Come on, there are still survivors here!"
Xia Momo entered the shelter and found it difficult to accept for a moment, so she quickly used a gas mask.
There were rotting, shrunken corpses everywhere, some even shed their skins when touched. She suddenly felt that what she had seen during the rainstorm and the extreme cold was nothing.
Even among the survivors, most of them were left with scars.
The same scene appears all over the world.
The 403rd day of doomsday, August 7th.
It has been a week since the earthquake, and the Northeast region is as calm as ever. The authorities have made a great determination and almost all staff have been mobilized. The rescue operation was extremely fast and was almost completed in just one week.
All that remains is to wait for the migrants from the capital area to arrive in the northwest area before we can take action.
Although this nationwide migration campaign was first proposed by the Northeast Region, it was led by the National Capital Region for various reasons.
The first area to be dispatched is the capital area, which will depart on August 5th, with an estimated time of 20 days and arrival date of August 25th.
The second operation is in the Northeast region, which is the farthest away. The Capital Region operation will depart on the 10th day, with an estimated time of 40 days and arrival time of September 24th.
The third is the Southwest Region, which is located in an earthquake zone with the highest risk factor. The capital region operation will depart on the 20th day, with an estimated time of 16 days and arrival time of September 10th.
The last area to take action is the Southeast Region, which must reach the Central Plains before the earthquake triggers a tsunami. It will depart on the 30th day of the Capital Region operation, with an estimated journey of 30 days and arrival time of October 4th.
This arrangement can give the Northwest region a buffer period by staggering the arrival times of various regions. Otherwise, the consequences of more than 500 million people suddenly pouring into the Northwest region would be disastrous.
The joke of hell is that the amount that will eventually reach the Northwest District may be less than 500 million.
It is said that the Northwest District is different from the Northeast District. They only have one city, which is spreading outward in circles. It is unclear what changes will occur after the migration.
"Bang!" The apple fell and rolled several times on the carpet.
"Why can the Lu family take a plane, but we can only drive to the Northwest District?"
A boy who looked to be in his teens was hysterical in the RV.
A graceful middle-aged lady nearby quickly comforted him: "Xiaofeng, don't be angry. Mommy has peeled an orange for you. Come and try it."
The middle-aged man sitting opposite sneered, "Why? Of course it's because his little daughter drew a mutant repellent card and handed it in to the research lab, and got four places. If I hadn't handed in three oil fields, do you think our family would have an RV? You're still walking like that group of people."
Xiaofeng didn't dare to speak. He sat back next to his mother, opened the curtains and looked at the group of staggering people behind the car.
The residents of the capital area are either rich or noble, and they usually look refined and noble. But now they are as miserable as the refugees recorded in history, which is a pity.
Xiao Feng accidentally glanced and found several familiar figures in the crowd: "Dad! Mom! Look, isn't that Uncle Wang Li's house?"
Mother Feng followed his gaze and said in surprise: "It's true. I haven't seen him since the apocalypse. How did his family become like this?"
Wang Li is a neighbor in the villa area, and he occasionally invites Wang Li to banquets, so the two families are familiar with each other. But because Wang Li is a financial investor, his family is mainly engaged in the oil industry.
The former despises the latter as a local boss, while the latter thinks the former is a speculator. The elders of the two families have always been at odds with each other.
Father Feng laughed and mocked: "Ha, who made his wealth come from the virtual economy? He even laughed at me for being just an oil digger. Now you know that the real economy is king!"
He glanced at his wife again: "Why? You don't feel sorry for him, do you? The strong don't need to pity others, they just need to watch them kneel down and beg."
Xiao Feng looked at him with admiration: "Dad, you are right."
Qiao Qiao had just finished lunch and was lying on the bed watching a movie on the projection screen. Xiao Qiao and Qiao Man were playing in the shadow space.
I suddenly felt a shaking while I was half asleep, and I immediately sat up and rushed to my parents' house, "Earthquake?!"
As soon as I got to the corridor, I saw my parents coming out, "Get out of here."
"Walking up the stairs is too slow. Just jump out of the window. I'll use my wind ability to bring you down." The flowers would be cold if they walked down from the 29th floor.
"Wait!" Qiao Huizhou held the two of them back, "The shaking has stopped."
Qiao Qiao opened the chat channel, and the information in it exploded, so she could only browse quickly.
"There was an earthquake in the southwest area just now, right? I almost fell down outside."
"The southeast area also shook for a while, but it was not serious and it was over in a minute."
“The same thing happens in the Northwest District, just like the renovation next door.”
"Is there an earthquake all over the country? Could it be that the upcoming natural disaster is an earthquake?"
Qiao Qiao understood that a new round of natural disasters was coming. As long as the signs appeared, the subsequent intensity would only increase. Living in the Special Administration Bureau was indeed comfortable, but if a stronger earthquake came, the time for escape would be too tight.
"Dad, Mom, let's move out."
Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Huizhou looked at each other and immediately understood what she meant, "Okay."
"So you guys wanna go pack up?"
"No, everything is in the system backpack."
The three of them already knew that the natural disaster was an earthquake, and that all important items were stored in the system backpack, leaving the house mostly empty except for the most primitive furniture.
Before leaving, she sent a message to Tang Mingli and Xia Momo, informing them of her plan and saying, "If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message."
Qiao Qiao brought his parents to the park where the pitcher plants lived. This was originally an emergency shelter, but now it was surrounded by desolate land without even a tree. It was the perfect place to deal with an earthquake.
She moved out all the RV, tent and other things that were placed in the shadow space.
"Let's live here for the time being. We won't be afraid even if an earthquake occurs."
"Okay." It was the first time that Qiao Xinghe and Qiao Huizhou saw an RV and a tent, and they looked around curiously.
"This is a really good car. It will be convenient to move after a while."
Qiao Qiao smiled and nodded.
In the following period, earthquakes occurred every day, and the level increased from level 2 to level 5 in just five days.
The relocation notice has been announced and everyone should be ready to set off at any time.
Helicopters, airplanes, and transport planes were working non-stop. The Special Management Bureau even sent Tang Mingli to contact Qiao Qiao to ask if they could move ahead of schedule.
Qiao Qiao understood the meaning of her words and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Tang Mingli hesitated for a long time, and finally made a request: "The situation in the Northwest District is far more complicated than we expected. Especially after the arrival of the people in the capital district, the situation has become even more chaotic. Xia Momo, Ji Ling and I need to follow the leaders and go there in advance."
She paused, and continued, "During this migration, mutant creatures often appear. The current situation is that the large group lacks trustworthy protectors. Although there is that lunatic Xiao Yan following us, his mental state is extremely unstable, and there is no guarantee that he will fail at any time. So...
I would like to ask if you are willing to migrate with us. Of course, this will be paid. Only when the mutant creatures are mature or above, you need to take action. And, whether you are needed to take action along the way or not, you will receive 50 contribution points of salary every day. "
Qiao Qiao thought about it. Since she had an RV anyway, she might come across an A-level task along the way that would allow her to evolve, and she could also earn contribution points. It was a win-win situation!
"Okay, but I need to get my parents on a plane with you to the Northwest District."
Tang Mingli: "Okay, but it might be a bit chaotic at the beginning, and I'm afraid I won't have the energy to protect my uncle and aunt."
Qiao Qiao: "Don't worry, they are all SR-level card drawers, they don't need extra protection, you just need to help take care of them."
"No problem, we'll set off at 7am tomorrow morning on the top floor of the Special Administration Bureau."
Qiao Qiao told his parents about his plan.
Qiao Huizhou was a little worried: "Although you are very strong, we don't know what will happen along the way. How can we leave you alone?"
Qiao Qiao hugged her mother's arm and said coquettishly: "Mom and Dad, don't worry, I will be fine. You can go there first and choose a place to stay in advance. Then I will enjoy it directly."
Qiao Huizhou knew that he could not change his daughter's decision, so he sighed helplessly, "You, ah..."
Qiao Xinghe hugged his wife and said to Qiao Qiao: "When you arrive, your parents will definitely build a kingdom for you." Qiao Qiao laughed and said: "Haha, I'm looking forward to it. I want to lie down and rely on my parents for many years."
The 409th day of the end of the world, August 13th.
Qiao Qiao saw his parents off to the plane.
The 411th day of the apocalypse, August 15th.
Everyone in the Northeast region set off as planned.
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