Chapter 393 Midnight is Coming
After the survivors returned to the underground city, Lu Xingtang stayed outside and waited. Soon, a red sun slowly rose from the east. At the moment the sun rose, Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo had no smiles on their faces, but only solemn expressions. The simultaneous occurrence of polar day and extreme heat also meant that viruses or insect plagues would occur one after another, which was a huge challenge for Country H.
They immediately returned to the dungeon and gathered all the survivors for an emergency meeting. When everyone had gathered, Lu Xingtang took the microphone and spoke solemnly and seriously, "The eternal night and blizzard are over. We don't know what natural disaster we will face next, but based on speculation, I predict that after the sun comes out, the snow will melt, and after the ice and snow melt, there will be floods.
You've also survived the first day of the apocalypse. Among floods and waterlogging disasters, viruses and insect plagues are highly likely. Of course, other natural disasters are also possible, such as acid rain, storms, and typhoons. Regardless of which natural disaster occurs, I urge everyone to take vigilant measures, protect our homes, and survive safely."
Hearing Lu Xingtang's words, the survivors echoed: "Captain Lu, don't worry, we will live and die with the base, and survive this hateful natural disaster together! We have been recuperating for about two years. During these two years, we have stored a lot of food, medicine, and other supplies. Our base is well-stocked, so even if the natural disaster lasts for two years, as long as the base is not destroyed, we will not die!"
"Ever since we moved into Lancheng Base, we've been under the protection of Base Captain Lu and the Lancheng Base. We're incredibly grateful. We've already made an agreement: this time, no matter how severe the natural disaster, no matter how unavoidable and inevitable our death, we will not abandon Lancheng Base, nor will we abandon Base Captain Lu and everyone in the management! If it weren't for you, we would have died long ago."
Lu Xingtang glanced at all the survivors, confirming their sincerity, and then said, "Since everyone wants to work together to overcome this difficult time, please strictly carry out each task and not make any mistakes that will affect the survival of our base!"
If the natural disaster did not last for half a year, but for two, five, or seven years, and the Lancheng base was destroyed in the natural disaster, they would not say such things.
Lu Xingtang then assigned tasks. When the ice and snow melted, they would inevitably wash away the base or its surroundings, causing flooding. They had to properly drain the base and prevent the snow from entering the dungeon. Furthermore, both the base and the dungeon had to be cleaned and disinfected. Every nook and cranny had to be protected and disinfected to prevent viruses from breeding and infecting everyone, or an insect plague from occurring. They had to do everything they could to prevent any of this.
Including their food and other supplies in the underground city, they must be counted and sorted every day to prevent the food from being infested with insects or getting damp. Disinfectant, mothballs, pesticides, and epidemic prevention drugs must also be distributed one by one to ensure that every household has them.
At noon that day, the temperature gradually rose and the sun was hanging high in the sky. The scorching temperature caused the snow to begin to melt, but the degree of melting was not large at the moment, and it melted little by little. At six o'clock in the evening, the sun really did not set as predicted by the research team, but was still hanging in the sky, releasing scorching light.
The temperature gradually warmed up to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The snow began to melt and the snow water flowed everywhere along the snow. Throughout the day, everyone in the base was in action. They accumulated the snow, especially the snow on the tempered glass. They climbed up with shovels and other tools, made a hole, and put the snow into bamboo baskets little by little. Then they put it down and placed it in all the water tanks, pools, ponds or reservoirs in the base, preparing to store large amounts of water to prevent the arrival of extreme heat.
Lu Xingtang mobilized almost all the people in the base to go out
Lu Xingtang also secretly left the base and stockpiled some snow. If the heat was particularly severe at that time, the snow could alleviate the urgent need.
That night, the sun still did not set. Everyone in the base understood that the polar day had arrived, so they arranged their shifts and began to take turns to rest. They could not let everyone get no rest.
Ji Yanmo asked Lu Xingtang to rest first and take over his job after he had rested. Su Cheng and the others also asked Jian Qingqing to go home to take care of the children and the elderly. Jian Qingqing's parents are old and not as healthy as before. They are helping to take care of the children at home, but the children are still young and need their mother. Jian Qingqing also needs to rest, so they let her go back.
Jian Qingqing was indeed tired, so she told Su Cheng to take good care of himself, not to work too hard, and to be more restrained.
Su Cheng knew that Jian Qingqing was worried about him, so he agreed with a smile: "Go home and have a good rest!" After confirming the number of people who would go home to rest, the rest of the people continued to work. Although there were fewer people, everyone had more energy to work. In addition, the work was mechanized. Everyone took industrial salt and spread it on the back of the forklift to clear the snow or ice on the ground. The task was relatively easy.
The base is very large, and to be on the safe side, they keep every corner very clean and tidy.
Where industrial salt was spread, ice or uncleaned snow melted, and after being exposed to the sun, it all turned into water and slowly evaporated.
Because of the appearance of polar day, everyone's day and night are reversed. Lu Xingtang specifically asked the broadcasting team to broadcast the time to let everyone know whether it is morning or afternoon, and the broadcast is made every hour.
They were now in the night, and when the shift changer arrived, they realized that everyone had been busy all night, and even when they were called to eat in the middle of the night, they hadn't even bothered, having worked straight up until now. Lu Xingtang came out after a good rest, and told Ji Yanmo and the others to go back and eat and rest. The food had already been prepared for them. After Ji Yanmo told Lu Xingtang about the progress, Lu Xingtang said, "I already know, go back and eat and rest!"
After Ji Yanmo and Su Cheng left, the shift relieved them, shoveling all the snow off the stainless steel and storing it away. The scorching sun scorched the earth, and elsewhere outside the base, snow and water streamed down, covering the roads and gradually rising.
Lu Xingtang carefully observed the water level and found that it had already reached her knees, and the snow had not completely melted. If the snow melted completely, a large-scale flood would be inevitable.
Lu Xingtang flew a two-seater plane around the base and found that the snow was melting very quickly. Mudslides and landslides occurred in many places, and the low-lying areas had been submerged by snow and water.
There were many safe houses in the next county. Lu Xingtang flew over to check and found that the safe house had been soaked by snow water. She breathed a sigh of relief through the intercom. Although the safe house was soaked, the people were still alive and no water had entered the safe house.
(End of this chapter)
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