Chapter 79 Chapter 79
Ye Xun quickly walked to the bedroom and dialed Xu Feng's satellite phone.
The phone rang a few times and was quickly connected.
"Xu Feng, it's me, Ye Xun. What's the matter with you calling today?"
Xu Feng's slightly hurried voice came from the receiver: "Ye Xun. Where are you now? Hurry up and run to the nearby open space, don't stay in the house. The research institute has detected that the movement of the Y province's plate is accelerating at a uniform speed, and it may trigger a magnitude 10 earthquake at any time. Take your uncle and aunt and hide!"
The further he talked, the faster Xu Feng spoke. Ye Xun had no doubt that if the other party was around, he would have grabbed him and run away.
When the house was built, all the materials were of the best quality, not only moisture-proof but also earthquake-proof, so Ye Xun was not worried that the house would collapse, but he still wanted to thank the other party for his kindness.
"Xu Feng, thank you very much for your reminder. However, why is there no news in the base? Have they not been notified yet?" It was so quiet, as if no one was aware of the impending earthquake, which made Ye Xun confused.
"The base's communication equipment has been malfunctioning these days and we haven't been able to get in touch with them. We sent a repairman over yesterday and it should be fixed by now." Xu Feng was afraid that Ye Xun would suspect him of lying, so he hurried to explain to him.
It's not the right time for the communication equipment to fail, it's just a coincidence that it happened at this time.
As soon as the words fell, the loudspeaker outside sounded. It was Chen Guoan's voice, and the content of his speech was similar to what Xu Feng had said, asking the people in the base to quickly find an open place.
"Don't linger for food. You only have one life. If you run out of food, you can start over. Remember, don't look back!"
The sound of the broadcast resounded throughout the base. Despite Chen Guoan's repeated warnings, some people still chose to pack up the food. By the time they finished packing and wanted to run away, it was too late.
First there was a rumbling sound from underground, and then the ground began to shake violently, like a rough sea, making it impossible to stand.
At this time, everything you see makes you dizzy, the world is spinning, and you lose your sense of direction.
Houses collapsed in large numbers, turning into ruins. Those who ran back to get food only had time to take a last look at the cracked walls before they were crushed under the rubble.
But fortunately, such idiots are only a minority, and most of them are safe and sound.
Among the ruins, there is a place that stands out, and that is Ye Xun’s house.
Except for a few cracks on the wall, it can be said to be intact. There is no sign of their family around, so they must still be at home.
Many people couldn't bear the sourness in their hearts and thought it would be great if this was their own home.
The earthquake came suddenly, and Chen Guoan had no time to prepare in advance. All the food was buried under the rubble, and even the underground city was unknown whether it had collapsed.
No matter how depressed you are, you have to cheer up again.
The patrol team was divided into two teams. One team went to search the ruins for food buried under the rubble, while the other team went to the underground city to see if there was any chance of saving it.
Fortunately, the underground city did not collapse, but some huge rocks were piled up at the entrance. As long as they were removed, the residents could go inside to take shelter, at least without having to face the high temperature during the day.
When Chen Guoan heard the news, his frown finally relaxed. As long as the underground city was fine, there would not be any big problem with food.
Led by the patrol team, residents of the base entered the underground city one after another. The originally spacious space suddenly seemed a bit crowded.
Some people couldn't stand this environment and shamelessly knocked on Ye Xun's door, hoping to stay for a few days.
"Brother Ye, please take me in for a few days. When the patrol team finds my food, I will definitely return it double."
What responded to him was Bal with a ferocious bared teeth and Ye Xun's "get out".
He didn't quite understand why some people always treated him like a fool.
He took off the cloth hanging on Bal's canine teeth. It was the hem of the man's clothes. Bal chased him for hundreds of meters, and finally bit the corner of his clothes and brought back some scraps of cloth.
He nudged Qin Wei, who was eating next to him, with his elbow and said, "Do you think I look like someone who is easy to bully? Do I need to put tattoos on my arms to let those people know that I am not easy to mess with?"
Ye Xun gestured on his snow-white arm, then imitated Bal's baring of teeth, trying to make a ferocious expression.
Qin Wei kept his eyes on the plate, but pinched his lips accurately, "Like a fool, if you meet such people next time, just let Bal go like today, and that's it. If not, take out your Tang sword and pretend to scare them to death."
What he said made sense, but he still felt that he was lacking a tattoo. However, where could he buy such things now, and he couldn't even find a tattoo artist, so Ye Xun's plan to get tattooed arms was temporarily shelved.
The food and medicine in the courtyard were taken away by Chen Guoan not long ago. Thanks to Ye Xun, otherwise so many people would have starved. The food in the underground city was not yet harvested and could not be eaten at all.
After the family had finished their meal, Ye Xun, who rarely did not go inside to lie down, sat on the sofa in the living room and pondered.
Now that the houses have collapsed, reconstruction is unrealistic and it consumes labor and food. The best solution is to move everyone to province x.
It would take more than ten days to walk more than 300 kilometers on foot, not to mention that the ground is full of cracks and gravel, which will only take more time.
If he were Chen Guoan, he would move all his people to Province X after searching the ruins.
At that time, the research institute gave a time limit of half a year. Who knows if something unexpected will happen in the meantime, such as the tsunami landing earlier or other natural disasters occurring.
Now most of the patrol teams in the base have been transferred to Province X. Even if the remaining people did not stop, it took more than ten days to search the ruins.
It is no longer possible to tell who owns what after searching, so we have to manage it in a unified way, and once we are on the ship, everyone will share it.
After the ruins were searched, the news of relocation to Province X was released. Everyone accepted it well. After all, the house was gone and the sea was approaching below, so Province X was actually safer.
During the search, all the crops grown in the underground city were harvested and loaded into a car on the day of departure.
Other bases followed base H and hundreds of thousands of people walked on the national highway, which was extremely spectacular.
Ye Xun was at the front of the team. When he looked back, he could see the winding team, a black mass with no end in sight.
The road to Province X was very peaceful. Apart from the birds circling in the sky, no other living creatures were seen. Unlike the road from Base H to Province Y, which was fraught with danger.
The closer we got to Province X, the higher the altitude and the lower the oxygen content in the air. However, this was just the beginning. Because of the extreme cold, most of the plants in Province X froze to death. With fewer plants, the oxygen produced by photosynthesis also decreased, and the number of people suffering from altitude sickness in the team was gradually increasing.
When Ye Xun felt unwell, he took out the oxygen generator in the space and opened the oxygen valve to the maximum, which made him feel better.
The people outside the car had no oxygen concentrators and could only bear it. Ye Xun saw that many of their lips were either purple or white.
Some people have already fallen, but the team will not stop for them. Severe altitude sickness can kill people, and once you fall here, your fate is sealed.
Most of the people who fell down had previously had influenza and had impaired lung function. Without medicine, even the Golden Immortal could not save them. The doctors who accompanied them only looked at their condition and shook their heads and sentenced them to death.
Ye Xun sat by the window, watching more and more people lying on the roadside, and sighed: "Survival of the fittest. If they can't go to Province X, these people's life journey will end here."
He turned to look at Qin Wei, reached out and held his hand with thick knuckles, "Every time it comes to this, I'm very glad to have space."
Qin Wei shook his rough hand back, the wheat color and white skin forming a sharp contrast: "I am also very lucky to meet you."
Otherwise, no matter how powerful your abilities are, they are just nothing in front of nature.
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