Chapter 385 Natural Subsidence
Caracas was not completely destroyed by the volcanic eruption, but the appearance of volcanic ash made life very difficult for the people of Caracas.
After Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo had enough rest, they were shocked by the appearance of volcanic ash when they came out of the space. They immediately returned to the space, put on protective clothing and gas masks, and carried an oxygen tank on their backs. They inquired about the situation near Lassen Volcano.
After the eruption of Lassen Volcano, everything around it turned to ashes, and volcanic ash filled the air. They have not seen a living person or a plant that escaped the disaster. Everything turned to ashes.
The ground was still quite hot, and some red-hot stones were pitted by the erosion of acid rain, looking rough and giving people goose bumps at first glance.
After confirming that the area near Lassen Mountain was destroyed by the volcanic eruption, they turned back to continue searching, and even flew out to look for it. In fact, they didn't want to fly a plane. Ji Yanmo's ability had already told Lu Xingtang the impact of the volcanic eruption on Caracas. They were just looking for survivors.
As the plane emerged from space, its engines stalled and the cockpit windows were completely scratched. The crew eventually lost power and could no longer see far. The volcanic ash sucked into the engines began to adhere to the blades, causing them to overheat, deform, or clog the fuel nozzles, causing the engines to shut down. In severe cases, blades could break and the rotor section of the engine could be completely damaged.
They flew the plane with difficulty to a distant place. After flying for half an hour, the thickness of the volcanic ash was not so high and the visibility was much clearer. They finally breathed a sigh of relief.
While Ji Yanmo was flying the plane, Lu Xingtang used a telescope to observe Lagaras below and found that Lagaras was completely covered by volcanic ash, but the degree of coverage was different.
Volcanic ash is hard and insoluble in water. It not only pollutes water sources, but also harms local agriculture and ultimately affects global temperatures. Volcanic ash can drift high into the atmosphere, where its sheer dust can affect air traffic and human health. However, volcanic ash can be used in construction and chemical applications, as a carrier for pesticides, a fertilizer control agent, as a filter for grinding, and as a filler in soap and other household chemicals.
Moreover, the soil of volcanic ash is very fertile and rich in trace elements and minerals. The crops grown on this land contain a large amount of beneficial nutrients needed by the human body.
Unfortunately, our current technology in Country H is unable to directly dilute and settle volcanic ash! We are also unsure of the impact that collecting all the volcanic ash from Caracas into space would have on the space itself.
Lu Xingtang frowned, thinking that volcanic ash can be used as building materials, chemical materials and other derivative products. If he gave up collecting volcanic ash, Lu Xingtang felt that he would suffer a huge loss!
So they returned to the space and told the president about this matter. The president immediately said: "There is currently no particularly good way to make the volcanic ash settle. We can only wait for the volcanic ash to settle naturally!"
Natural settling? Volcanic ash remains in the atmosphere for several months to a year. The large amount of gas entering the stratosphere will form sulfuric acid aerosol particles. The stratosphere is not involved in the atmospheric water cycle, so the sulfuric acid aerosol particles formed naturally cannot return to the surface with rainfall. It will take about three to two years for it to completely settle!
Lu Xingtang shook his head and summoned the Blue Star Heart Tree. "Can you help collect the volcanic ash?"
After the Blue Star Heart Tree separated from Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo, it felt the volcanic ash and immediately responded to Lu Xingtang that the volcanic ash could be collected and asked Lu Xingtang to choose a location in the space to store the volcanic ash.
Lu Xingtang searched for a while and decided to put the volcanic ash in the province of his own space. He specially found an empty space to store the volcanic ash.
After the Blue Star Heart Tree determined the location of the volcanic ash storage in the space, it immediately absorbed the volcanic ash from Caracas. At the same time, Lu Xingtang and others collected the resources of Caracas into the space, including those survivors who had survived the eruption of Lassen Volcano.
The volcanic ash was collected and Caracas was completely stored in the space.
After acquiring resources in Caracas, they immediately moved on to other countries, such as Grenada, Barbados, Georgetown, Venezuela, Panama, and Parramatta...
The other GJs were put into the space. These GJs were also affected by the volcanic ash in Caracas. Many people died in the volcanic ash, but Lu Xingtang and others collected the volcanic ash in time, and they survived by chance. Fortunately, not many people suffered.
On this day, they arrived in Colombia. Before they started collecting supplies, they heard the President calling them. The two of them immediately found a secluded place and entered the space.
"What happened?" Lu Xingtang asked.
The President said, "American President Jeffrey Peter is dead! He died while doing medical research. Our medical team has already performed an autopsy on his body, removed his internal organs, and buried them separately! Although I don't know where they came from, I hope that after death, they will stay away from that demon, Jeffrey Peter!"
Lu Xingtang was silent for a moment: "I thought there was something else, but it turned out to be just this?"
The President chuckled and said, "Today is my birthday. I'm fifty! I'd like to invite you two over for a simple meal!"
"Do you want to do it on a big scale or on a small scale?" Lu Xingtang asked. Now in the space, the resources of their country H are getting better and better. Many resources from other countries have been transferred to their country H. Now their country H has recovered very well. Among all the Blue Star resources collected in the space, it is the country that has recovered the fastest and best. The other countries are far behind.
"No, just a simple meal!" The President said sincerely, "Even though we live in space now and are protected by it, we are safe and sound. Thanks to your hard work, we have received abundant supplies, making Country H better and better, and everyone is living in peace. This is all thanks to you! However, if we hold a birthday party at this time, it will cause dissatisfaction among the people! Let's just have a meal together, just the three of us, and eat something casually!"
Lu Xingtang nodded: "When?"
"Eight o'clock in the evening!"
"Okay, let's go back to Lancheng Base first and have dinner at 8 o'clock sharp!"
Lu Xingtang then returned to the Lancheng base. There were fewer people in the Lancheng base. Most of them had moved out of the base and planned to find a place outside to build houses and land, to plant crops or graze livestock, or to start from scratch with their own skills and build their own business.
Although there are fewer people in the Lancheng base, the orphans, the elderly, and those from single-parent families have not left. They have all stayed in the base to repay the base and give back to the base with what they have learned there.
Lu Xingtang didn't treat them badly, and re-divided the housing for them. Before, the base was crowded, and everyone lived very crowded. Now that many people have moved out, many houses have been vacated, so they have been re-arranged for them. Many houses have even been demolished and rebuilt, turning them into pre-apocalyptic community housing. Every household can have their own house.
(End of this chapter)
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