Chapter 1315 Surviving in the last days of natural disasters (42)

Since the construction of the ground test field started, Xu Yin’s four children have basically lived on the ground. They only sleep in the camp at the old base during the day and come out to work at night.

The temperature at night usually drops to the early 40s, and when it rains it can drop to 35 or 6 degrees, which is bearable even without an ice pack.

The farm the four of them are responsible for is close to the welfare home. During breaks, they can go to the bunker to open a small stove together.

The days move forward leisurely like this.

Despite the harsh climate and environment, both humans and nature are very adaptable. After a period of time, they gradually adapted to the hot weather. Plants that like high temperatures and humidity gradually multiplied and grew, and humans gradually got out of the comfort zone of underground cities.

　　It’s just that the work and rest schedules have also been adjusted. They go back to the dungeon or the old base to rest during the day, and complete the claimed tasks at night, such as cleaning the house, overhauling equipment, transporting vegetation that cannot withstand high temperatures and thus rotting to designated fertilization points, etc.

It is certainly much harder than a stable job in a dungeon, but the pay is pretty good. During the mission, not only the contribution value is provided, but food and accommodation are also included. Therefore, there are quite a few people who are willing to step out of their comfort zone and work on the ground.

Xu Yin met Lin Chen and Song Lin who came to deliver retting fertilizer in the experimental field. Once, Lin Chen asked her if she had seen a short uncle.

"I've been to every area in the central city and couldn't find him. I suspect that he is no longer alive." Lin Chen said with a lump in his throat when he mentioned his uncle. "I am really grateful to him and have always wanted to thank him in person..."

"I also want to find someone." Song Lin said, "He is very tall, about 1.9 meters tall. He is very handsome and thin. I drew a portrait for him, and he gave me a bag of instant noodles. My parents I said that the instant noodles that day were the most delicious meal in my memory!”

 Xu Yin: “…”

How dare you say that the person you are looking for is me?

However, they didn’t think that Xu Yin must have met the uncle and the young man. They asked a few questions before leaving in a hurry, and continued to transport the rotten plants.

 Xu Yin watched their retreating figures, feeling sad in her heart. She looked up at the bright starry sky and prayed that the natural disaster would pass as soon as possible and that everyone could return to their normal routine and life.

But she knew that high temperature was just one of the disasters in this apocalyptic novel. High temperature would later cause nuclear explosions and leaks, as well as subsequent disasters, diseases, erupting volcanoes, and mountains stretching for thousands of kilometers. The fire finally ended in a majestic rainstorm, but it also ushered in acid rain corrosion and flooding.

 It started with heavy rains and floods and ended with heavy rains and floods. It seemed like a reincarnation in fate.

As a child, there was only so much she could do. In addition to informing the government through anonymous emails, she and her friends opened up as much land as possible, planted a variety of vegetables and grains, and figured out how to raise freshwater fish and shrimp in a high-temperature environment and temper them during labor. Practice and grow, and go to the sun all the way.

　　Three years have passed in a flash.

 Xu Yin and Ning Jin are twelve years old, and Xu Dong and Xu Xi are eleven years old.

 In the past three years, they have grown several types of high-temperature-resistant crops, and the food in the base canteen is much richer than before.

During this period, the four children basically lived and worked on the ground. They went back to take an exam at the end of each semester. With Xu Yin and Ning Jin watching over them, Xu Dong and Xu Xi's self-study ability improved a lot, and they did not fall behind in their homework.

Who dares to fall behind? If the test results are not satisfactory, Ning Jin will definitely study under Ning Jin's eyes. Even if he wants to go to the bunker to open a small stove, he will not have a chance.

From time to time, they go back to the bunker to open a small stove. The four of them have always been well-nourished. After the age of ten, they grew taller quickly. Ning Jin is the tallest among the four. She is over 1.7 meters tall at the age of twelve, and she has almost caught up with the little ones. What a fool.

Xiao Hu often murmurs: Does it mean that you will grow taller if you get more sun? He didn't like to bask in the sun since he was a child. When he was a child, he always liked to stay at home and read books. When he grew up, he liked to hide in the laboratory and do experiments and didn't want to go to the fields. That's why he was so short?

“Even if you are tall, you still have skin that cannot be tanned.” Xiao Hu squeezed Ning Jin’s arm enviously, wishing they could have a different skin.

Xu Dong said with a smile: "Brother Hu, don't you know? The sun shines darker and darker, but the moon shines brighter and whiter."

"real?"

 The four children looked at each other, and the next second, they burst into laughter, falling forward and backward with laughter.

 “I’m just kidding you! Hahaha!”

"Brother Hu, why are you so naive!" Only then did Xiao Hu react and became angry: "Okay! I dare to tease you, Brother Hu, just wait for me!"

 The children were not afraid of him at all and ran away laughing.

 Suddenly, I felt the ground shake.

 All the workers working in the experimental field ran out:

"what happened?"

 “I don’t know! Is it an earthquake?”

 “Quick! Squat down quickly!”

　　Everybody squatted in the open field with their heads in their hands.

“Why are you squatting here if you don’t go back to the camp?”

 Professor Liu came over waving his flashlight.

“Professor, there was an earthquake just now.”

“Nonsense, we won’t have earthquakes here.”

“Really, we all felt the tremors on the ground.”

"impossible!"

 Professor Liu walked in front and took everyone back to the camp.

Xu Yin was not sure whether it was an earthquake or not. Maybe it was the shock caused by earthquakes in other places.

The original article only focuses on describing the disaster in the area where the male protagonist is located. The situation in other places is briefly mentioned through the dialogue between the protagonist and supporting characters. In the article, the male protagonist did not come here, but prospered in N City. Could it be that there was an earthquake in N City?

Sure enough, the next day, the news reported that a 4.9-magnitude earthquake occurred in N City last night. Although the central city of N City had enough anti-seismic joints, it still inevitably suffered some impacts, causing some casualties. Fortunately, after the floods came back, some uninfected citizens were relocated, otherwise it would have been even worse.

 Following this, bad news came: seawater is being polluted on a large scale.

 It is initially estimated that a nuclear leak occurred during floods, and the leaked sewage is spreading along the ocean currents to the entire ocean.

 This news is more frightening than the earthquake.

After all, earthquakes are disasters that affect people within a certain range, but the area affected by seawater pollution is too wide. Not to mention whether coastal areas can still touch seawater and seafood, let’s talk about whether every rain that falls in the future will Also carrying radioactive materials?

When rainwater falls to the ground, will the high-temperature-tolerant crops that were finally cultivated absorb these radioactive substances and be eaten by people?

　From policymakers to ordinary citizens, everyone is worried.

Xu Yin was fortunate to have stocked up on a lot of radiation protection materials in her last small world.

 It will come in handy at this time.

Therefore, she has been looking for a suitable location these days, preferably an abandoned cave with some age.

But before she could find a suitable venue, the weather forecast said that there would be heavy rainfall in the near future. At this time, the disaster relief team composed of soldiers and volunteers had been assembled and was about to set off for disaster relief in N City and other earthquake-stricken areas.

 Can’t wait any longer!

Xu Yin used the excuse of going to the toilet and returned to the camp on the way down to the fields. On the hillside behind the air raid shelter, she placed a pile of radiation protection supplies nailed in wooden boxes, as well as various medical first aid kits and marching ration packs.

 (End of this chapter)