Knowing that Lin Qian and Yong Qi were leaving, Xiao Liu came running over excitedly, his dark elephant eyes filled with deep reluctance.
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"Hmm?" Are you really leaving?
"Oh." Yes, we've finished our work.
Lin Qian also quite liked Xiao Liu. Although this little elephant was a bit scatterbrained, it had a very pure and kind heart.
"Awooo, awooo." The spiritual veins here have been revived, so you can live here in peace. There are many dangers outside, so you should focus on improving your strength first. When you have the chance, we will come to see you.
Lin Qian was serious when he said this. Although he wanted to subdue the spirit elephants, his trials with courage were not yet over, so he could only wait until later.
Xiao Liu paused for a moment, then stepped forward and nuzzled Lin Qian and Yong Qi with his nose as a farewell.
It knew it had to say goodbye. This new home was a hard-won stroke of luck for them, and they couldn't leave easily. At least, until the temperature returned to normal and the outside environment recovered, they could only survive here.
Courage stretched out its paw and patted Xiao Liu's elephant leg, showing some reluctance to part with its new friend.
Lin Qian left a copy of the information he had compiled with the elephants, and then he and Yongqi carried two baskets on their backs. The baskets contained only water and spirit stones and spirit crystals.
These spirit stones are only enough for a few days of cultivation, so Lin Qian is not worried about any trouble. Both of them are level five spirit beasts. If someone really comes along to snatch them, that's perfect, just takeout.
The two tigers walked further and further away, while the herd of elephants stood quietly watching from the riverbank.
"Um---"
A long cry rang out, and then the herd of elephants raised their heads and cried out in unison, creating a farewell melody.
They will never forget that it was two tigers who brought them to their new home.
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The scorching heat quickly dissipated as the sun set, and the cold began to engulf the world, with frigid temperatures regaining dominance.
The huge temperature difference between day and night has gradually become a habit for all living things, whether humans, animals, or plants, during the long, arduous days.
In the city rebuilt by the survivors, people began to move out, the silent environment gradually became noisy, and people's work time was about to begin.
The busiest time in Beijing begins the moment the sun sets.
Although He Qing and He Ming left, they opened up the spiritual veins of the capital for the survivors. It was only a mid-level spiritual vein, but it was a life-saving act.
The array of the spiritual vein was broken, spiritual energy surged, water was reintroduced, and life was revived, but the temperature did not change due to the abundance of spiritual energy.
The heat of the day and the chill of the night remain.
With advanced machinery unusable, shovels and other similar tools became the most commonly used tools by humans.
Humanity seemed to have returned to the agricultural era. Digging canals, transporting water, cultivating land, and turning over ruins all required a large amount of manpower. During this period, ordinary people still had great value.
With something to do and a place to survive, chaos is unlikely to occur. The official survivors in the capital restored order, and even with the continuous influx of survivors, there was no longer any potential for disorder.
This is an excellent situation for the survivors of the Great Xia Dynasty. Of course, this is only a solution in terms of the rules of survival, while the overall environment is still dominated by nature.
Humans today have almost completely changed their original rhythm of working at sunrise and resting at sunset.
Ordinary people cannot withstand the heat of daytime; it is a living hell during the day, and they must hide in the basement to survive.
To live, people must work in order to have food and survive.
Being active at night and hiding during the day has now become the norm.
Although the night is cold, most people can still move around with enough warm clothing, even if it is inconvenient. However, it is not life-threatening. Compared to the daytime temperature, which is enough to kill a person quickly, it is much milder.
Of course, people with superpowers are not afraid of hot temperatures. Those with strong enough superpowers can even move freely in the sunlight for a period of time.
In reality, ordinary survivors still make up the majority, accounting for 80% of all surviving people.
Not only humans, but animals have also changed a lot of their habits. Herbivores that used to forage during the day have to hide in caves to avoid the sunlight.
Many animals that didn't originally know how to dig burrows have now mastered the skill of digging burrows for shelter. For survival, there is no skill that cannot be learned.
Meanwhile, the withered plants on the ground quietly grow slowly in the dark places where the sun cannot reach. Some plants have even given up photosynthesis in the course of evolution. Unable to withstand the scorching heat of the sun, they have embarked on a new path of survival.
In addition, some plants have evolved strong heat resistance, and even changed their growth patterns to adapt to their current living environment in order to avoid their branches and leaves being scorched by the sun and thus stop growing tender branches and leaves.
These plants, which have enhanced their heat resistance, also have a strong ability to ward off the cold. When the sun sets and the cold air arrives, they will curl up their bodies like a ball of fluff.
Just as there are heat-resistant plants, there are also plants that adapt to cold.
Plants that follow this evolutionary path hide during the day to avoid being exposed to sunlight, and bloom at night, swaying in the cold wind.
The tenacity of life is unimaginable; any hope of survival will be firmly grasped.
Perhaps harsh living conditions will not lead to species extinction; this is a selection process by nature.
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