Chapter 299 Half a Year of Extreme Heat
Including the farms, the tempered glass was blocked the moment the heavy rain came. Animals are not like food, and they cannot be killed by the heavy rain.
The rainstorm poured down relentlessly, the weather in Lancheng was extremely humid, and the sky was dark, as if there would never be daybreak.
Lu Xingtang and the others didn't care. They could go to the space where there were four distinct seasons and day and night. They didn't have to worry about not seeing the sun and they wouldn't be damp all the time.
All floors and buildings of the base were sprayed with disinfectant and insecticide, preventing the infestation of small insects for the time being. Lu Xingtang asked the hospital to prepare, as the dampness would definitely cause illness, and medication was also needed to prevent the infestation from causing bites.
After Lu Xingtang's order was issued, the base became busy for a while, all for the sake of the survivors in the base. In addition, everyone felt that there was nothing wrong with Lu Xingtang's decision, so they all focused on researching ointments to prevent insect bites or medicines for other illnesses.
A few more days passed, and the base's reservoirs, freshwater wells, and ponds were all full. Lu Xingtang had all the containers in the base filled with water. After the water was full, he changed the ditches so that the water in the ditches would not enter the base, but flow into the mother river.
While inspecting the ditches and base bunkers, Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo filled the water towers and buckets in the space and dropped water purification tablets into them to purify the water. All the tempered glass was sealed to prevent heavy rain from falling into the base. Without the rain, the base was still damp, but much better.
At least, except for those who leave the base for patrol or check the conditions of ditches and bunkers, everyone else does not need to wear raincoats.
The base continued to operate normally, and gradually the base became less humid. However, because it rained frequently, some people with weaker physical constitutions became sick.
Fortunately, Lu Xingtang had made preparations ahead of time, and no contagious illnesses had occurred. The humidity did indeed breed insects, but with daily disinfection and no rainwater entering the base, the insects gradually disappeared, preventing a major insect infestation. Uneasy, Lu Xingtang even checked the water in freshwater wells, reservoirs, and ponds, and only after repeated testing did he feel reassured.
"Base Commander, there are some places in Chengguan District..." The military officer took out a red-marked map and showed it to Lu Xingtang: "We found that these places have experienced mudslides and landslides. These places are relatively close to our base. I'm afraid we need to take precautions, otherwise they will impact our base!"
Lu Xingtang was troubled when he saw the red areas on the map. This was the area they had discovered. What about the areas they hadn't discovered? They couldn't let Lancheng Base become another Shancheng Base, could they?
"Landslides and mudslides are extremely dangerous. Protect the base and don't go there! We can just protect the area around the base! We built this base with great difficulty, and you just barely escaped death. Don't rush over and lose your lives!"
The military commander nodded. They all listened to Lu Xingtang's words. They could only prevent the base. They couldn't prevent landslides and mudslides! The rainstorm was so heavy that Chengguan District and other parts of GS Province might be overwhelmed by the rainstorm. How could they prevent it? I just hope there are no survivors nearby!
Lu Xingtang was just worrying about the landslides and mudslides when someone from the research team arrived. "Base Director, based on our accurate data, we've calculated that after the rainstorms stop, there will be six months of extreme heat! The current forecast is for six months of extreme heat, but we don't know when it will end yet!"
Lu Xingtang's pupils shrank. "Keep speculating!" Immediately, Lu Xingtang issued orders to dig ponds, wells, and large water tanks to store water! If the heat lasted for half a year, there would definitely not be a drop of rain. Even if they were next to the mother river, getting water would be difficult. They had to take advantage of the water resources now and continuously store water, especially in the planting areas and farms. They had to store a lot of water.
Immediately start geological surveys, look for suitable places to dig wells, ponds, and build small reservoirs. After choosing a good place, start digging wells immediately. The ponds and small reservoirs must be deep, very deep, and far away from their underground city, even away from the base range!
Most of the base, including the military, worked together to dig ponds, small reservoirs, and large water tanks. Strength lies in numbers, and they could fill one large pond, one small reservoir, and twenty large water tanks per day. The vegetable, fruit, medicinal herb, and grain growing areas had not only ponds and water tanks but also wells. Lu Xingtang felt that this was not enough, far from enough.
Continue digging. Once they're sure the water can be stored, they'll reroute the ditches to ponds and small reservoirs, filling all the large water tanks they've built. Meanwhile, have people monitor them to prevent leaks. They've waterproofed them, but the construction is a bit crude. Lu Xingtang is worried they won't be able to hold the water, but the people guarding the ponds, reservoirs, and large water tanks must pay attention! Report any problems immediately!
Not to mention that the ponds and reservoirs were safe, but there were many leaks in the large water tanks. Lu Xingtang immediately had someone repair the large water tanks, waterproof them, and reinforce the outside with a layer. He continued to observe, and this time there were no leaks.
Lu Xingtang watched as one pond and small reservoir after another was dug out and a lot of water was stored. He finally felt relieved. But just in case, Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo asked Su Cheng and others to help cover for them and leave the base to find water sources and bring the water outside into the space. If the extreme heat was really severe, they could move the water stored in the space outside for everyone to use.
So Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo used their consciousness to dig large reservoirs in the grasslands of space. They dug one after another, each of them huge and very far away. After digging, they left the base and searched for water sources everywhere. The Chengguan District was a large area, and most of it became the territory of their Lancheng base. They left the Chengguan District directly and went to the neighboring county.
When they encountered landslides or mudslides on the road, the two did not feel afraid at all, because the moment they encountered the landslide, they sent the rocks and soil that slid down, or the big trees, weeds, and wild trees that were brought down into the space, and they would never be hurt.
After arriving at the next county, the two of them separated to look for water sources. Their consciousnesses were connected in space. Lu Xingtang went directly to the reservoir. When he arrived at the reservoir, he found that it was full and the water was overflowing. Lu Xingtang took out five water pumps, connected the water pipes to the space reservoir, took out the battery, plugged it in and started pumping water.
But Lu Xingtang did not wait for the water pump to pump water into the space reservoir. Her little hands did not stop, and she collected as much water as possible into the space reservoir.
The speed is much faster than the water pump.
Lu Xingtang found a reservoir, and Ji Yanmo also found a reservoir. After finding the reservoir, Ji Yanmo did not use a water pump, but used his supernatural power to send the water in the reservoir into the space, which was much faster than Lu Xingtang.
There is not only water in the reservoir, but also many fish. When Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo were collecting them, the fish and water were automatically separated, and the fish were put into the space fish pond.
(End of this chapter)
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