No one likes eternal night, and certainly no one likes rainy season and snowy season. It would be nice if we could go back to the past when the four seasons were distinct, but now all we can do is try to adapt to the environment and survive.
Everyone is counting the days, waiting for the end of the eternal night. They don't know how long it will last, and after the eternal night ends, will it be the turn of the eternal day? It's just as scary to think about it.
Even the Spring Festival was spent in eternal night. Various communities tried their best to organize some New Year activities to let the people experience the festive atmosphere.
After waiting and waiting, one day when they woke up, dazzling sunlight shone through the window. Many people were dazzled by the sunlight and shed tears. They were not crying for joy, but they were unable to adapt to such sunlight all of a sudden. The light of the lighting talisman was much gentler.
But the eternal night was finally over. This was a great thing worth celebrating. Everyone couldn't wait to go out of their homes to be bathed in the sun. However, when bathing in the sun, they soon discovered that the sun was very stinging on their exposed skin.
"My God, it was close to minus 60 degrees yesterday, but now it's over 20 degrees, and the temperature is still rising."
"This sun is poisonous. The sun over 20 degrees shouldn't be so irritating."
"Communications have not been restored yet."
Yuan Jing discovered it the moment daybreak. The veil covering his head had disappeared, and the sunlight was shining on the earth without any obstruction. But when he looked up at the sun in the sky, Yuan Jing felt that the arrival of daylight was not necessarily a good thing.
Not long after the sun appeared, he saw signs of melting on the snow and ice outside, which indicated that the temperature outside was rising rapidly, so fast that if one had not experienced it personally, one would doubt that it was not real.
"You got up so early?" Huo Feng happened to be at home. He reached out his hand but couldn't feel the person beside him. He squinted and saw someone standing by the window. "It's still early, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"The sun is out, get up. I guess you have a lot of things to do. Just come and see what's going on outside."
Huo Feng rubbed his eyes again. The light in the room was coming from outside. The sun was really out! He jumped out of bed and ran to the window to look at the scenery outside. At first he was delighted. People, like plants, cannot live without the sun.
"Sure enough, the sun is on. You're right. We can't sleep any more. But judging from your expression, is there something wrong with the sun?"
"The sun is too strong, so be careful when you go out. Once the sun comes out, the snow and ice will melt, and floods will come again. However, as long as it doesn't rain, it should only be short-lived, and the accumulated water will probably evaporate soon."
How strong is the sun? I really didn't expect too much from the weather.
Huo Feng quickly washed up, held Yuan Jing in his arms, ate a few bites, and ran out. He put on a single layer of clothes, but soon felt the "poison" of the sun. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should look forward to the sun coming out to end the eternal night.
Sure enough, once the sun came out, it would not set. It stayed high in the sky, scorching the earth. In just a few days, everyone experienced a chaotic life. First, the ice and snow melted, and the snow flowed into the homes of many residents with lower floors. The residents were busy draining the water. The situation in rural areas was even worse. This situation made the leaders more determined to build new residential buildings and relocate residents from surrounding rural areas.
Fortunately, the backflow of accumulated water did not last long. The water evaporated quickly and the water level outside was dropping at a speed visible to the naked eye. When someone reminded us to store water quickly, everyone remembered the high temperature and severe drought they had experienced before the Eternal Night. They quickly took out various water-holding tools in their homes and tried to store more water.
These days are really terrible, but fortunately, they are different from last year. Now many people know how to draw talismans, and there is a kind of talisman called the Water Gathering Talisman.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that cultivation is the top priority, otherwise I won’t even be able to drink water.
"Oh my god, look at the bugs in the water. Why are they bigger than before? In such cold weather, haven't they frozen to death?"
"Be careful, everyone should pay attention to hygiene, don't let yourself get sick again just after the water recedes."
People are evolving, and bacteria are also evolving. When the water receded, some people still fell ill and were admitted to the hospital. However, compared with the previous condition, the situation is much better now. After several disasters, the population of China still remains above one billion. The situation in other countries is unimaginable.
The appearance of those aquatic insects reminded the leaders of Yuan Jing's previous reminder to them, so they dispatched more people to carry out sterilization and disinfection. When the first wave of mosquitoes attacked, they still gasped. The largest mosquitoes were as big as the joint of the little finger. When bitten by such mosquitoes, a large swelling would immediately appear on the skin, which was extremely itchy, making people want to scratch the skin to pieces.
The nationwide mosquito eradication work has started again, and new residential buildings have to be built at the same time. Although the sun outside is very scorching, many people still go out to work and accept employment, at least to increase their income. How many factories can still open now? Those that can open are basically those industries related to people's livelihood.
Yuan Jing doesn't have to worry about mosquitoes coming into his home, but when the two little ones go out, they are bound to be bitten. Even if Yuan Jing has mosquito repellent kits, they can't prevent them. He simply works with the researchers to study how to deal with these mosquitoes.
Ten days later, the first batch of mosquito-killing medicine was prepared. After mass production, it began to be sprayed on a large area in the city. Originally, there were places in the sky where there were so many mosquitoes that it made people's scalps numb. People didn't even dare to go home. After the medicine was sprayed this time, the number of mosquitoes decreased a lot.
Afterwards, improved and upgraded mosquito repellents came out one after another, which were very less toxic to humans. Residential buildings were also built one after another. In order to prevent sunburn, huge awnings were specially made. Later, these awnings were not useless and were placed in the original markets and activity centers. These places are still popular places to go.
People have a strong ability to adapt. At first, they may feel the piercing sunlight, but after getting used to it, they can walk in the sun for a short time. However, they will take some protection when traveling.
This was Yuan Jing's first time going out of Y City. Because Huo Feng and his friends were attacked by a wave of wild beasts, Yuan Jing was curious about the changes in these beasts, so he set out with Huo Feng and his friends. He left the house to Qi Yuan, and he felt very relieved.
"Look, some of these trees that had been exposed to the sun, flooded and frozen have sprouted and grown leaves again. But I feel that the leaves that have grown again are a little different from the original ones." Huo Feng is not a plant expert after all, so he is not very sure. However, this time he was accompanied by a plant expert. They also wanted to study how these plants are different from the past. You know, these trees cannot survive according to common sense.
When we arrived in the wild, we found that the environment was indeed very different from that in the city. Many green crops had sprouted up. The vitality of these plants was so tenacious. It turned out that without external interference, these plants and animals were the most capable of adapting to the various changes on the earth.
The plant experts who came with us were very excited. They got off the car one by one to collect specimens to take back for research. Of course, they still took necessary protective measures. The mosquitoes that appeared in the city were frightening enough.
Huo Feng led Yuan Jing inside, while the others scattered on both sides, keeping a close eye on the surrounding environment.
Huo Feng said: "I can feel that the spiritual energy here is much stronger than in the city. Perhaps it is thanks to this spiritual energy that the animals and plants here are alive again."
Yuan Jing felt it and found it was indeed much stronger: "Do you think there will be spiritual plants and natural monsters?"
Huo Feng smiled and said, "You know more about this than I do, but according to my estimation, it may not work in the short term, but if you experience it a few more times, maybe it will appear."
"That's right. I'll have the chance to travel around in the future."
"Okay, I'll accompany you then." Huo Feng decided to practice hard and increase his strength several times so that he could accompany Yuan Jing everywhere and protect his safety in the future.
The two of them walked and talked in low voices. Although Huo Feng did not hold Yuan Jing's hand under other people's eyes, he would reach out to help from time to time. These scenes were enough to make the people who came with him feel sad. Alas, it is the end of the world now, and it is more difficult to find a wife than before. The captain often shows affection in front of them. How can they live? Could it be that he will also find a partner of the same sex like the captain?
He glanced at the team member next to him, then shuddered. He was so depressed that he looked for a rough old man with the same attitude.
The wild beasts in the mountains are indeed much more ferocious than before. If the strength of these soldiers had not been greatly improved, it would be almost impossible for them to return unscathed. After the evolution of the wild beasts, the fight for food has become more brutal and fierce. Some villages close to the mountains have suffered from this disaster, so it is even more necessary to relocate the residents of these villages as soon as possible.
Even some villagers who originally did not want to move away became hesitant after seeing the ferocity of these beasts with their own eyes and no longer insisted on staying.
Groups of villagers moved into the city or its outskirts under the protection of the army.
The situation in other parts of China is similar. All places are racing against time to build new residential buildings to accommodate more people. At the same time, it also solves the employment problems of some people. There are also a large number of people entering the plantations to work.
The establishment of plantations also brought hope to people. As food rations were decreasing, these plantations were particularly precious. Food could still be grown, so there was no need to worry that the country could not feed these people. The country would not abandon them easily.
During this process, more and more talented practitioners emerged, and some of them were even employed by the national and local governments.
For Yuan Jing, because he had been prepared and was able to practice, it was not a difficult thing to survive in such a doomsday and raise his nephew. At least it was much easier than his original zombie apocalypse world. Although the wild beasts outside had undergone some mutations and become more ferocious, they had not yet reached the level of exotic beasts, not to mention the zombies.
So Yuan Jing devoted himself to raising his nephew, teaching his disciples and practicing. When the third eternal night and eternal day ended, his cultivation had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he was only one step away from building the foundation. At the same time, an improved version of the gene evolution agent that drew on the advantages of the Marrow Cleansing Pill was also successfully launched, and Yuan Jing made a lot of contributions to it.
This made many experts pay great attention to him. He was obviously an excellent scientific researcher. If he focused on scientific research, he might be able to produce more results. Without Yuan Jing's participation, it would not be easy to come up with Gene Evolution Agent No. 2. It was because of his joining that a major breakthrough was achieved.
Yuan Jing did not explain, because the original gene evolution agent was made by him. Who could be more familiar with this thing than him? Of course, the new plants that appeared on the earth also provided a source of materials. It was on this basis that the research on the evolution agent went very smoothly.
This time, the country is still promoting it to the whole people as it did last time. Of course, there is no need to use the name of vaccine this time. When communications were restored, the country’s top leader was still in good spirits and announced the news to all the people.
"The vaccine injected four years ago was a gene evolution agent, which can strengthen human gene cells and enhance physical fitness. It is an important help for us to overcome difficulties. Now, with the efforts of all scientific researchers, we have developed Gene Evolution Agent No. 2 based on the Gene Evolution Agent. We will inject it to all people again. At that time, everyone will cooperate with each community to do a good job in statistics and injections."
"Wow, it's called a gene evolution agent. It's clearly a result of technology. Who said it was a marrow cleansing pill?"
"Is it really not the Marrow Cleansing Pill? When did our Chinese technology advance to this level?"
"Don't underestimate China's scientific research capabilities. Now that technology and cultivation civilization have been combined, it has made great progress. Don't you see that there are many more useful things now?"
"I'm still a little disappointed. It's not the Marrow Cleansing Pill. We already have the cultivation method, so why haven't those legendary pills appeared?"
"Why are you so disappointed? Don't you even think about what those pills are made of? I remember Master Su mentioned in one of his classes that there are no spiritual herbs on Earth, so there is no way to make pills. So forget about taking pills to ascend. You should just absorb spiritual energy to improve yourself."
"Am I the only one who wants a storage ring?"
"Bah! Who doesn't want it? You have to have it. Has anyone seen it?"
"I think that given the current conditions on Earth, if we want a storage ring, we probably have to hope that technology develops quickly to the point where we can open up space."
"+1 to the above. I also think it's better to rely on the power of technology. The conditions for cultivating immortals on Earth are too poor. It's good enough to be able to draw talismans and set up formations. Don't expect too much."
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