Chapter 43 Extreme Heat
The extreme cold passes by unnoticed, and when people have adapted to life in the extreme cold and think it will continue, reality will jump out and hit them hard, catching them off guard.
Estimating that the extreme cold is almost over, the first thing Shuxin does every morning when she wakes up this week is to check the outdoor thermometer.
This morning was no exception. Looking at the temperature slowly rising on the thermometer, I let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that the time had finally come.
The duration of the extreme heat wave was the shortest among all natural disasters, only one month. However, the impact of this one month of extreme heat on humanity was more severe than the previous two natural disasters combined, and it was truly devastating.
From extremely cold to extremely hot, there is no time for humans to adapt. The temperature can soar from minus 40 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius in a single day.
Rapid temperature changes will cause most food and crops that have been preserved intact by low temperatures to experience melting ice, humidity, and high temperatures in a short period of time, and then quickly rot.
The extremely high temperature weather continued, with the sun hanging high in the sky, rapidly evaporating the moisture on the ground and in the air.
Food and water are the basics of human survival. During extremely hot periods, 80% of these two things are destroyed, which has a significant impact on people.
Shuxin was thinking randomly while taking out things for the extremely hot period that she had prepared a week ago from the space.
The sun, which had disappeared since the rainstorm began, reappeared in the sky. Everyone had only one feeling: it was blinding! Very blinding!
People who had not seen the sun for a long time did not notice anything unusual. They thought it was because they had not seen the sun for a long time. They did not realize that it was only six or seven o'clock in the morning and what it meant that the sun was so bright.
After confirming that the temperature was rising, Yan Mo used the intercom to notify Xiangwen and Mu Qimai downstairs, and quickly went to dismantle the heater installed in the bedroom. Shu Xin was also not idle. She packed up the two people's thick clothes and the thick quilts and mattress on the bed, arranged the two people's summer clothes and changed into new bedding.
After tidying up their bedrooms, several people were already sweating. The temperature outside had returned to zero degrees. The ice outside was gradually melting, and there was a rustling sound, as if it was raining.
After taking off their thick coats and having a simple meal, they got back to work.
Remove the stove in the living room, roll up the carpet on the floor, put away the small sun that is usually placed in the place, and replace it with an air-conditioning fan. Put crushed ice collected during the extremely cold season inside the air-conditioning fan and place the ice in various corners of the living room to distribute cool air.
Sweat streamed down their cheeks. Some people couldn't stand it anymore, so they went back to their rooms to change into cool clothes before coming out to clean up.
After completely organizing everything needed for the extreme cold season in the house, the four people's clothes were soaked with sweat. However, at nine o'clock in the morning, the temperature outside had reached more than 30 degrees Celsius. The air conditioner and air conditioner fan in the room started to work to dissipate the heat in the room.
After insisting on tidying up their bedrooms, the four of them took a shower in the room, changed their clothes, and sat under the air conditioner, drinking iced drinks and relaxing.
Others were not as comfortable as they were. The sudden appearance of the sun and the sudden rise in temperature made people rush out like crazy to feel the long-lost warmth. They were suddenly awakened by the sound of cracking of the ice under their feet.
The ice broke at an extremely fast speed. Those who rushed out the farthest did not have time to run to a safe place. The ice broke into pieces, and they fell into the ice and were washed away, losing their lives.
People returned indoors in horror, only to find something worse was waiting for them.
Most people have some frostbite on their bodies to varying degrees, whether light or heavy. The temperature rises too quickly, and the frostbite on the body breaks open directly, becomes inflamed and festers quickly, and the pain makes them wail loudly, it is a terrible scene.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the temperature was close to 50 degrees. Three or four air conditioners in the room were running, blowing out cold air continuously, barely keeping the indoor temperature at 30 degrees.
After all the hassle in the morning, the hot temperature made everyone lose their appetite.
Shu Xin flipped through the space and went to the kitchen with Yan Mo. They took out a pot of chicken, some cold vegetables, and four servings of sour soup noodles as lunch.
Facts have proven that animals are much more adaptable than humans.
In order to adapt to the extremely cold weather, the white tigers and snow wolves had dense and thick fur. Shuxin and his team shaved the four of them's fur to facilitate heat dissipation. When their fur grew back, it was much thinner, and they looked smaller.
After a few days, they found that these four troublemakers became very sleepy after entering the extreme heat. Originally, they were awake for more than ten hours out of twenty-four hours a day, but now the situation is reversed. They can't be awakened no matter how much they are called.
If they weren't still breathing and knew to wake up to eat, I would have thought something had happened to them.
After observing for a few days, it was determined that they should have entered the mutation period, so Shuxin put them all into the space. It would be safer for them to mutate in the space and they would not be disturbed by other factors.
Unexpectedly, animal mutations began as soon as the extreme tropical period began, while human mutations appeared in the later stage of the extreme tropical period. It seems that God favors animals and plants more and has withdrawn his favor from humans.
The arrival of extreme heat also doubles the pressure of comfortable feeling.
In the original book, Yan Mo, Ni Xiangwen, and Maki Mai were all well-known supporting characters who would definitely awaken their superpowers later. Only she was a small cannon fodder outside the 21st line, living in the words of others.
Think about the man-eating zombies, mutated plants and animals that you will soon face. If you don’t have awakened your superpowers, you must have strong strength to save your life and not be a drag.
Yan Mo and the other two could clearly feel that Shu Xin was more devoted in their training. They even took the initiative to increase the amount of training, training until exhaustion every day, and they didn't even talk during mealtime, which was their most enjoyable time.
"Is my sister-in-law in a bad mood lately?" Xiang Wen whispered beside Mu Qimai.
"Well, it feels like the mental state is very tense. If this continues, either the body can't take it, or the spirit will collapse first." Mu Qimai looked at the people training in the training room and said something pertinent.
"As friends, should we find a chance to ask sister-in-law what's wrong and help her resolve her problems?"
"With Brother Mo around, how can we have a turn? Haven't you noticed that Brother Mo's eyes are full of heartache and worry when he looks at Sister-in-law recently? Don't worry, Brother Mo will probably comfort Sister-in-law tonight. He has been holding it in for a few days, and it is already Brother Mo's limit."
"You're right. Let's go. Let's not rest. Let's hurry up and train!"