When the temperature dropped to 25 degrees Celsius, it was as if the sky had been pierced and a torrential downpour began, which lasted for two whole weeks without any sign of stopping.
Banxia dislikes rain; the damp air makes her drowsy and listless, so the family spends almost all their time in the space during this period.
"Ah~" Banxia yawned, "I'll go out of the space this afternoon to check, I'm afraid the room will get moldy."
Nanxing pulled her into his arms: "I'll go out to check, you can go back to sleep for a while?"
“Let’s go together,” Banxia buried her head in his chest and rubbed against him. “We’re adding a new family rule: from now on, you have to close your eyes and go to sleep before 10 p.m. every day!”
If Nanxing keeps dragging her around until the middle of the night, she's afraid her legs will give way and her kidneys will weaken.
“I disagree,” Nanxing said, leaning down to kiss her, “unless we start sleeping at five o’clock.”
"snort."
"You weren't happy when you touched your husband, so why did you turn around and discard him as soon as you got what you wanted?"
Banxia glared at him weakly: "Don't say it."
"I'll listen to my wife," Nanxing said innocently, but with a smile in her eyes. "I won't say anything."
"snort!"
"It's still early, I'll sleep a little longer..."
They originally planned to leave the space in the afternoon, but due to some unexpected circumstances, they didn't leave until the next day.
Banxia, perched on Nanxing's back, directed: "Inspect from the third floor down."
"I'll listen to my wife."
Banxia's face flushed as soon as she heard the words "listen to your wife." She reached out and pinched Nanxing's ear, hesitated for a few seconds, and then gently pinched it as punishment for deliberately teasing her.
The villa was renovated at a high cost, so even after rain for more than half a month, the walls and furniture were still in good condition, with no mold or damage.
Nanxing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "If the rain continues for several months, the city might be flooded. At that time, high-altitude areas will definitely become places that survivors fight over. Should we make some preparations in advance?"
"Okay," Banxia jumped off Nanxing's back, "I'll discuss it with Yao and Yuan later."
After lunch, the three families gathered to discuss how to deal with the approaching survivors.
Banxia spoke first: "We can make traps in the yard and under the wall."
With the arrival of the rainy season, the amount of electricity generated by solar panels decreases sharply. In addition, the population is mixed, and there may be survivors familiar with the power industry among them. Therefore, the defense effectiveness of the high-voltage power grid is greatly reduced.
She added, "I also got a few excavators, and it would be best to dig a circular trench around our three houses to stop other people from coming over."
To ensure privacy, the villas in the Miaomiao Mountain villa area are spaced more than 30 meters apart, so there is plenty of room to dig trenches.
Su Yao and the others stared at her in disbelief: "How did you come up with the idea of buying up excavators?"
Banxia made up an excuse: "There's extra space in the room, and I was thinking of storing it if I need it someday."
Fang Yunyun patted her head affectionately: "Doraemon Shaya!"
After discussing it, the group decided to follow Banxia's advice.
Nanxing, Suyao, and Caiyuan were in charge of operating excavators to dig trenches, while Banxia, Fang Yunyun, Su Xiao, and Zhao Xuan led the furry creatures and mutated trees to make traps.
Because the project was not large, the trenches and traps were completed in about a week.
Looking at the barbed wire and single-plank bridge that could only be crossed by one person at a time, the group felt a sense of accomplishment and security.
Fang Yunyun said regretfully, "If only we could find some mutated fish, we could feed them hundreds of mutated fish in the ditch and see who would dare to come!"
Banxia silently looked up at the sky: "The mutated fish has legs. It will not only attack the enemy, but also attack us."
Most importantly, these mutant fish not only bite, but they're also ugly!
Keeping such an ugly thing in front of my house is an eyesore!
"Sigh," Su Yao said dejectedly, "Does that mean we won't have any fish to eat anymore?"
This is devastating news for someone who loves to eat fish!
Nanxing comforted him, "There must still be fish that haven't mutated. If we come across them, we can catch them and raise them."
If they really can't find any, they can just make up an excuse to take a few from their space. Anyway, they have so many fish that they don't even want to eat them anymore.
The group circled the trench, checked for any loopholes, and then went home to check the traps in their own trenches.
Banxia's trap is a thorny thicket that she grew with her supernatural powers, reaching as high as the wall. The sharp thorns look even more terrifying than steel needles. If someone accidentally falls into the trap, they will definitely suffer a terrible fate!
Zhao Xuan, on the other hand, followed suit and even went so far as to place many pointed steel nails under the thorns.
The Su family next door had Banxia and Zhao Xuan force-feed ten-centimeter-high weeds under their wall and hide many foot alarms and mousetraps in the weeds.
Although all three families knew that these traps were child's play and could not completely prevent outsiders from intruding, at least they would not be able to sneak into their houses without their knowledge, and thus their goal was achieved.
"Meow--"
Yinzi jumped off the sofa and sullenly circled around Banxia Machinery.
Banxia hugged Yinzi to her lap and scratched her chin: "Brother and sister are alright, Yinzi, do you want to go into the space to play?"
After half a month of continuous heavy rain, the air was filled with dampness, and the lives of the family of nine, except for Tiantian who was still asleep, were affected to varying degrees. Among them, she and Yinzi were the most affected; the two of them, like grass submerged in water, had lost all vitality.
Silver made a gurgling sound in its throat, its tail swaying contentedly from side to side. Hearing this, it raised its paw and pressed down on Banxia's hand, indicating that it should continue to stroke its fur.
Nanxing, envious, sat down next to Banxia and joined the group of petting her fur.
The rainy season arrived suddenly, disrupting the lives of the three families. But no one was idle; they all took out all the containers that could hold water to store it.
Banxia rummaged through her spatial storage and found empty water towers and buckets: "If I had known the space would recover so quickly, I wouldn't have bought so many water towers and buckets."
The water tower and buckets are not cheap; if they were replaced with ordinary rice or food, it would be enough to feed them for decades.
Nanxing opened the lid of the stainless steel bucket to let the rainwater fall in: "No waste. Next time it's extremely cold, we'll freeze the water again so we can use it when it's extremely hot."
Banxia: "Mmm!"
She only said it was a pity, but if she had another chance, she would definitely buy it again.
The future living environment will become increasingly harsh. Temperatures reaching 70 or 80 degrees Celsius during extreme heat will be commonplace. At that time, appliances such as air conditioners and electric fans will be completely useless. The only way to truly cool down will be with the most primitive ice.
Although gold is an ice-type ability, it shouldn't be wasted like this.
The two had just put the stainless steel water bucket down and returned to the living room when they heard Su Yao's voice coming from the walkie-talkie: "Hey, Nanxing, Banxia, Yuan-ge, Xuan-ge, are you there?"
Banxia wiped her hands, picked up the walkie-talkie, and turned it on: "Brother Yao, Nanxing and I are here."
At the same time, Cai Yuan's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Su Yao, Ah Xuan and I are here too, what happened?"
Su Yao's voice was grave: "Survivors have entered the villa area."
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