Chapter 238 Can I leave? (23)
But Lao Gao, standing by, didn't take it seriously. He jokingly said, "It probably won't happen this time. After all, based on my years of reading novels, extreme cold doesn't usually end so easily. We've only been through it for a few months. It won't be over in a few years."
Because Lao Gao's tone was so firm, they also felt confident that the extreme cold would still last for several months. However, when Huang Jinghe finished his call and came to them with a serious face, the three of them were a little stunned.
Lao Gao even said, "What? Extreme heat? Your parents said it's coming? When? No, this extreme cold hasn't lasted long. Could they be mistaken?"
Huang Jinghe said, "No, my parents said that everyone above knows about this matter. We have been preparing for the extreme heat for a while now, but the specific time is unpredictable. We can only estimate that it will be soon. My parents mean that if possible, they hope that we can rush to the Jing City base as soon as possible. If not, then we can stay in the H City base for the time being. Because the H City base is on land, even if the extreme heat comes, it shouldn't be a big deal. However..."
If we can't get to the Jing City base before the extreme cold ends, I'm afraid we won't be able to get there for a while."
This is definitely not a flood problem that will be solved in the short term.
Of course, floods also have certain problems. After all, when the flood water more than 20 stories high melts due to the heat, no one knows what chain reaction it will cause. Once the ice melts, the entire city will be submerged in floods again. Such a deep flood cannot be drained like last time, so no one knows how long it will take for such a deep flood to recede.
Another thing is that due to the earlier earthquakes and tsunamis, many sections of the road have suffered varying degrees of damage. There were indeed repairs during the insect plague, but the damaged area is too large and coupled with waterlogging and ice, who knows if that section of the road will collapse after the flood recedes.
It’s not that they don’t have confidence in their project, but there are so many sections of road that need to be repaired. So in order to ensure traffic, the people in charge are repairing it as if only one section is a fine project.
You have to know that during that period, everyone's cars were soaked in water. Without a car, no one could travel far. The fact that the road had not been repaired was not a big obstacle at all, and that road was only for the convenience of delivering supplies to the residents.
Of course, the people in charge were not idle during the rest of the time. After all, the next disaster was about to come, so they naturally made preparations in advance.
So, let alone the unrepaired section, no one knows whether the repaired section will still be passable.
In contrast, nowadays, you can really walk freely on the ice. Of course, you can also take a detour, but the delay in time is one thing, and no one knows the danger involved.
Finally, leaving by boat in the flood was even more difficult. Not only was the journey long, but the kayak or boat in her space was so small that it was impossible to reach the Jingshi base. Even in this flood, who knew what kind of things were in there.
Lan Jin herself had thrown a lot of 'garbage' in here, not to mention others, who would have thrown even more than her, and on top of that, it had gone bad from soaking in water...
Extreme cold can freeze it and the flood together, but once extreme heat comes, those spoiled things will immediately cause a chain reaction, so no one can imagine what will happen, not to mention that the creatures on land have mutated to become so strong, will the aquatic creatures not mutate as well?
On land, everyone can still barely fight those mutant creatures, but if it's in the water, Lan Jin dares to say that no one will survive.
So, the current situation is that either you leave now before the extreme cold ends, or you wait until the flood recedes.
Huang's father and mother naturally would not force their son. They were already comforted to know that their son was safe. After knowing that Huang Jinghe had special abilities, they worried even less. Even though they knew that he had suffered a lot during the time they could not see, perhaps being safe was enough. The rest of the matters would be decided by their son's current situation.
But if we leave it to Huang Jinghe, to put it bluntly, it means letting the four of them decide for themselves, which would be a dilemma.
But after hearing these words, Lan Jin said that there was no problem at all, because they couldn't leave the H City base now. Although Brother Li's attitude towards them was okay, the whole team was locked up on the "top floor" and all the things were not finished yet. How could they leave just like that?
What's more, what Brother Li said yesterday was very clear. It was obvious that they were not allowed to leave the base for the time being. If they left, the base would charge them with desertion. Not to mention the Beijing base, they would not be able to enter any base again. Not to mention that Huang Jinghe had already revealed that his parents were from the Beijing base. No one could bear the joint responsibility.
So if we let them make their own choices, they actually have no choice at all.
But if we knew the exact time of extreme heat, we might be able to give it another try.
However, Huang Jinghe said disappointedly, "No, and my dad said that this news came out a month ago, so no one knows when the extreme heat will come. It might come tomorrow."
This matter concerns everyone's life, so the decision cannot be made hastily.
The four of them found an open space and sat down, and started talking about this issue.
Lan Jin said, "Let me start by saying, if we drive from H City to the Beijing base overnight, without stopping, taking the wrong route, or relocating to another base, do you think we can get there in a week?"
After all, in terms of terrain, there are fewer crowded roads on land on the ice. Even before the end of the world, it only took a week to travel from H City to Beijing City.
But Lao Gao disagreed. He said, "Sister Lan, that's not the way to go. Even though there aren't many cars on the ice, it's still ice. Driving on it won't go any faster. A slip or a dangerous object will delay us. If you want to lock the time for a week, I don't think it will be enough."
Ling Jiang said, "What if, what if, we have to stay in the H City base, then how long will it take before we can go to the Beijing City base? To be honest, I'm not in a hurry, but if it takes too long, we can't keep Grandma and Qiao Qiao in the space forever. The space is very comfortable, but it can't be like this forever. Qiao Qiao still needs to be exposed to the outside world."
Ling Jiang felt that his grandmother was an old lady and it would be fine if she didn't contact others, but a child couldn't just stay away from everyone, not to mention that the water was so deep that it would take more than a few days to recede.
(End of this chapter)
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