It should have been chilly in March, but the area where the first zone was located was surprisingly hot, with the surface temperature already around 28 degrees. Chen Wan, wearing short sleeves, and Jiang Yanxin took the little guy out to bask in the sun. The baby was so bathed in the sun that he almost fell asleep in Chen Wan's arms.
Chen Wan looked at the little baby in her arms, chuckled and said, "Bao'er, I took you out to play for a while. Why are you getting ready to sleep?"
"The sun feels so comfortable." The cub squinted his eyes and rubbed Chen Wan coquettishly, then spread out his little belly, ready to sleep in Chen Wan's arms for a while.
There was no other way, Chen Wan had to take the little guy for a walk like this.
Jiang Yanxin walked for a while until beads of sweat formed on her forehead. She looked at the bright sun overhead and couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Chen Wan, don't you think the weather is a little unusual lately? It's so hot in March, especially in the north. It shouldn't be this hot. Usually, the temperature in the north is still below zero at this time of year."
Chen Wan held the baby in her arms and replied, "That's not normal. I'm afraid it'll be like Beijing, where they were snowed in. I don't want everyone to get dehydrated by this scorching heat this time."
"But there should be meteorological experts in the base. Cao Wei and the others will find a way." Jiang Yanxin said after thinking for a while.
"Yeah." Chen Wan also nodded. She looked at the little guy in her arms. The little guy was sleeping with his belly facing up, his short legs swaying, looking so comfortable.
Chen Wan laughed and shook his head, "He's still a little one, carefree all day long, sleeping and eating is all he does."
"Yes, I really hope Yangyang can always be so lively and cute. I hope that by the time she grows up, the end of the world will be over." Jiang Yanxin looked at the little girl with gentle eyes and said with emotion.
"Yes, our baby is the luckiest." Chen Wan looked at the little guy in his arms and shook his head with a smile.
At the same time, Cao Wei has been asking several meteorological experts in the base to conduct a series of tests on the recent abnormal weather. They concluded that in the next few months, the temperature in several cities around the first district will continue to rise, and it is expected that it may eventually reach around 50 degrees. Obviously, the extreme temperature is no longer suitable for human survival.
Shang Nuan asked from the side, "Commander, should we move somewhere else or should we quickly build an underground warehouse and make early plans?"
Cao Wei nodded, thought for a moment and said: "Relocation is certainly a solution, but moving to another city will still bring various problems.
If such a danger were to strike, we might as well expand the largest underground garage in District 1 until it can accommodate all our personnel and supplies. Ah Nuan, this matter concerns the survival of District 1 as a whole, so you should personally oversee it."
"Yes." After receiving the order, Shang Nuan found several people working on the project at the base to discuss the expansion of the underground garage.
After thinking for a moment, she turned to Chai Guanfeng and said, "Also, Commander Chai, take your men out to gather supplies these next few days and try to store as much as possible."
"Yes, I will try my best to bring back all the food from the surrounding small villages and towns." Commander Chai responded.
In the next few days, the underground garage in the first district began to be expanded in full swing. The underground garage is located on the second underground floor and is limitedly affected by surface sunlight, making it a good place to escape the summer heat.
Chen Wan and her companions followed Commander Chai to search for supplies outside. The weather was getting hotter day by day. After only a week, the temperature on the ground had reached 32 degrees. The expansion of the underground garage was still going on. Cao Wei also personally worked with the residents of the first district to dig soil and move bricks, and built a huge water reservoir in the underground garage.
Chen Wan and her team searched for supplies with Chai Guanfeng for a week, and then started working on digging the underground garage. After another two weeks of hard work, they finally managed to expand the underground garage when the ground temperature reached 40 degrees.
Everyone moved into the underground garage with their supplies and simple beds. Chen Wan and Cao Wei specially applied to drive the RV down as well, because it was not good for the RV to be exposed to high temperatures for a long time.
Chen Wan and the others put their beds together so they could look after each other when they lived together.
Everyone in the first area was a little anxious. After all, with the weather outside, it was hard to say how hot it would get. Only the little one in Chen Wan's arms was having fun. She was currently having a few aunts help her pull a train.
Compared to the scorching heat on the ground, the temperature underground is much better, basically maintained at around 25 degrees, neither cold nor hot. After moving to the underground garage, the meals of the residents of the first district are the unified responsibility of the first district. To put it bluntly, they eat from a big pot, and everyone takes turns cooking. There are about fifty people cooking every day, including everyone in the base, who take turns. When it is time to eat, the person in charge of their area will notify everyone to get food in sections, and they just need to take their lunch boxes and line up.
The cubs are now very sensitive to the sound of eating. Every time the person in charge of their side comes to call for food, the cubs are always the first to find their own food from the box.
Then he went to pull Chen Wan and Jiang Yanxin, "Mom, Mommy, it's time to eat~"
Chen Wan couldn't help laughing when he saw the little guy who was in a hurry to eat. He picked up the lunch box and took the little guy to line up. There was only this little cub in the base. Everyone liked the cub very much when they saw it. People around liked to tease the cub.
"Little baby, how old are you this year? Why do you come here by yourself to get food?" A young female alpha who was standing in front of Chen Wan and the others chuckled and teased the baby.
The child held the lunch box tightly in one hand and made the number four with his chubby fingers with the other hand. His little mouth was also busy: "I'm four years old. Mommy said I'm a big kid now. I have to do my own things."
"You are so cute. Do you want to go with your auntie? Can you not leave your mommy?" The woman continued to tease the baby.
The baby immediately shook his head and hugged Chen Wan's thighs skillfully, "No, I like Mommy."
"You little rascal are quite conscientious. Mommy's love for you is not in vain." Chen Wan chuckled and touched the little head of the baby.
Seeing how adorable the cub was, everyone in the queue asked Chen Wan to take the cub to get food first. Chen Wan shook his head and said with a smile, "It's okay. Everyone is queuing, and we'll be there in a while. The little guy really likes playing in queues."
Zizi nodded his little head while holding the lunch box.
After filming for about fifteen minutes, it was finally the little guy's turn. Chen Wan picked him up and said with a smile, "Hurry up and hand your little lunch box to auntie. Tell auntie what you want to eat. Remember to make sure there's enough for you. Don't waste it, okay?"
The cub nodded his little head and responded obediently: "Okay~"
"Auntie, I want some meat and some rice." Zizi looked at the mutant animal meat in the pot and his stomach started to growl.
Seeing the little guy was so cute, the staff gave him two more pieces of meat and a spoonful of rice, and asked, "Is that enough, little one?"
"That's enough." The baby responded obediently.
After waiting in line to get their meals, Chen Wan and the others took the little one back to where they lived to eat. The little one used a spoon to mix the rice and broth together, and it tasted so delicious.
The underground garage is connected to the circuit and the solar charging panels on the surface, so the underground power supply is still sufficient. After dinner, everyone went to the sink to wash dishes in an orderly manner, and then it was time to rest freely.
Every time at this time, the baby likes to stick to Chen Wan's arms and sleep. Chen Wan often holds the little guy and can sleep until four in the afternoon.
Gradually, as they stayed underground for longer periods of time, everyone became a little impatient and started thinking about organizing some entertainment activities. More and more people started playing chess and cards, and some people also used fitness equipment underground to exercise. The underground garage seemed to have turned into an underground castle.
The temperature on the ground was also rising day by day. When Chen Wan and Cao Wei went up to investigate the situation, they were hit back by the heat wave as soon as they went out. In April, the surface temperature was as high as 50 degrees. People would get sunburned and dehydrated if they went out.
Cao Wei's brows knitted together slightly. "I don't know when the temperature will drop. If anyone goes out in this temperature, they will definitely die."
Chen Wan thought for a moment and said, "When we were in Beijing before, the weather was abnormal. The snow fell for three months and then slowly melted. I think this hot weather should be the same. This garage we built is very useful. Even if we encounter extremely cold weather or heavy snow in the future, we can take shelter here. Commander, what do the experts say?"
"Experts can't make any effective judgment for now. There are no signs of abnormal weather. We just hope our food can last until the weather returns to normal," said Cao Wei.
"Well, we still have to guard against the plague. Plague is most likely to occur in such hot weather. I have some disinfectant in my RV. Let someone mix it with water and sprinkle some on the ground every day for disinfection." Chen Wan thought for a while and said.
"Okay, these are the places we should pay attention to."
Chen Wan and Qin Ke went to the RV and brought down two boxes of disinfectant for the military personnel, asking them to disinfect the ground from time to time to prevent the outbreak of an epidemic.
At the same time, the outside of the first zone was as hot as hell on earth. Cao Wei was afraid that some survivors would come to seek refuge, so she posted notices outside several gates, informing them that the people in the first zone had been moved underground, and asked them to come to the underground garage to look for people, or leave the high-temperature area as soon as possible.
However, many people fainted from dehydration as soon as they reached the first area. Many people died in the extremely high temperature. Fortunately, water reservoirs were built underground. Due to such extremely high temperatures, the water reservoirs on the surface would have dried up by the sun long ago.
In the following time, Cao Wei coordinated the rest of the affairs in the first district while also having people calm everyone down. After all, they would be staying underground for several months, and it was inevitable that their emotions would get out of control.
The little ones have adapted to life here. They eat on time every day. At night, the lights are turned off, leaving only the lights in the hallway and corridor. There are soldiers patrolling the corridor at night. Overall, the underground garage is very safe.
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