Chapter 631 Water Crisis
[HP: 1000000/1000000]
[Blue Amount: 1000000/1000000]
[Power of Primary Law: 67%]< br>
[Level: Level 6]
[Awakening: Catching Fire, Spiritual Development, Heart of Darkness, Man of Steel]
[Awakening Energy: 10000/10000]
Wang Tao’s primary law power has reached 67%, and the distance is 100 % is just short of the last third, but the last third is not easy to deal with. You have to hunt down targets with the same attribute as the sixth-order lord or above.
And since Wang Tao has never encountered a target with the power of the law of fire, Wang Tao must find a fire target before reaching 100%, otherwise, Wang Tao may not be able to advance to the seventh level. .
Unfortunately, in the past half month or so, he has not seen a single ordinary fire zombie, let alone a zombie lord with the power of the primary law of fire. In addition, they searched large laboratories across the country and could not find any information about the ancestor virus, which made Wang Tao look very unhappy.
Of course, this does not mean that there is no gain. At least a lot of crystal cores have been obtained, which has greatly improved the strength of Ding Yuqin and others. If they prepare more, they can advance to the sixth level. It's not in vain...
"Why is it so hot outside..."
At the door of the laboratory, Wei Zhenguo wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Just now in the laboratory, they encountered a relatively difficult zombie. Wang Tao burned the zombie to death, but it also ignited some flammable items in the laboratory, resulting in an incident. A fire.
In order to prevent the fire from expanding, after cleaning up the zombies, everyone had put out the fire, but the high temperature here would not go down for a while.
They had just left the laboratory, and it was now noon. The sun was very scorching, and the temperature outside didn't feel much cooler than inside the laboratory. Even Wei Zhenguo, who had always been more tolerant of hardships, couldn't help complaining.
"It's really hot..."
"It feels much hotter than last month..."
Everyone immediately agreed.
Wang Tao has awakened the fire element and is relatively heat-resistant. In addition, he has been thinking about the power of the primary law and the ancestor virus, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Now that he heard everyone's complaints, he did feel a little hot.
And when he feels hot, the temperature is not low anymore. Wang Tao immediately took out the thermometer and took a look, then frowned.
“It’s 44 degrees...”
The thermometer is over 40 degrees, so the body temperature may be higher.
The impact of this high temperature on them is not bad, but on ordinary people, it has a great impact, and it may kill people from the heat!
And the temperature did not suddenly become high, but slowly began to rise after the heavy snow stopped. This makes Wang Tao feel as if the temperature is getting higher and higher!
If the temperature really gets higher and higher, let alone whether people will die from the heat, the drought problem that may be caused by the high temperature will be very fatal.
The Changhe Base is okay, because of the barrier, it can keep the interior at a suitable normal temperature, but it is hard to say about other places...
Wang Tao came out this time, could he escape? In several large cities in the country, we saw some survivor bases. Although he has never seen a super large base like Changhe Base, he has seen many bases with a population of tens of thousands, and there are many small bases of various kinds. For these bases, high temperature and drought may be fatal!
“Let’s go back first, take a rest, and see what’s going on.”
Wang Tao thought for a while and said.
This time when he went out, Wang Tao wanted to find the last piece of information about the ancestor virus before going out. As a result, he searched all the places marked by Qu Shilin and couldn't find any information. Wang Tao never went home.
He has to go back and discuss it with Qu Shilin, and he will not be able to find the information about the ancestor virus.
So he can go back now, otherwise he will be flying outside like a headless fly. Even if there is information about the ancestor virus, there is a high probability that he will not be able to encounter it.
"Okay!"
Of course everyone had no objections, and immediately jumped on the golden eagle and flew towards the Changhe base.
At night, the iconic "big shot" barrier over Changhe Base finally came into view.
Brush——
Entering the barrier, everyone felt much cooler instantly. It's a completely different world from the outside.
Everyone else went back to take a shower first, while Wang Tao came to the city hall. Gu Yun was still working, but with a sad look on his face.
"Huh? You're back! Did you encounter any danger?"
Seeing Wang Tao coming back, Gu Yun quickly stood up.
"Fortunately, basically there is no problem." Wang Tao smiled and nodded, and then asked directly, "The temperature has continued to rise recently. Do you have any useful information here?"
Hearing Wang Tao talk about the temperature, Gu Yun's face suddenly turned bitter and he said helplessly.
"Alas! This high temperature is a big trouble now! Although our base seems not to be affected, the crystal core consumption of the crystal energy poison tree has doubled compared to the time of heavy snow!"
"It snowed so heavily and the temperature was so low before, but we have never seen such a level of consumption..." "Of course, we can afford even twice the consumption, but we are afraid that the temperature will continue to rise. , the consumption continues to increase! If it triples, quadruples or even more in the future, even with the financial resources of our Changhe Base, we may not be able to bear it... After all, it is not just the crystal energy poison tree that needs crystal cores, the base Maintenance, personnel wages, strength improvement, etc., these all require crystal cores..."
Wang Tao suddenly frowned, the situation was worse than he imagined. He had thought before that the consumption of the Crystal Energy Poison Tree might increase, but he didn't expect it to double!
To maintain such a large barrier, the number of crystal nuclei consumed is terrifying. Doubling the consumption will cause a series of chain reactions. Not to mention, the subsequent consumption may increase...
"But the situation at our base is pretty good. At least we can block the high temperature. It is different in other places, such as the Red Maple Base!"< br>
“It’s hotter over there than here, it’s almost fifty degrees. The residents can’t stand the heat, and a large number of people suffer from heat stroke every day. So their base decided to use mutated plants, dig underground, and let People live underground for the time being. After all, it’s cool underground... but what people didn’t expect is that the deeper they dig, the hotter they get! Even a few of their mutant plants were killed by the heat!”
"Although it is said that the center of the earth is hot, where is it? The temperature of the earth's core cannot be transmitted here, right?"
"This abnormal situation made the Red Maple Base a little confused, and they also They dare not dig deeper. The more they dig, the hotter the base becomes. Those underground tunnels are spewing hot air! This makes the people in Hongfeng Base panic..."
"The hand-cranked mechanical fan blows out hot air! They are all hot! Some people thought of using the ancient method to make ice, maybe using a fan to cool the air, but the ice making efficiency is too poor!”
“We also sponsored them some crystal energy ice machines and crystal energy fans. , by making a large amount of ice, the temperature in the base has dropped a bit, temporarily alleviating the public's anxiety. However, the Jingneng fan is not very expensive, and the Jingneng ice machine was urgently developed by the Hope Research Institute some time ago. It has not been optimized yet, and consumes a lot of crystal cores, even more than our crystal energy poison tree, so they are treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Han Youlin and the others are having a headache..."
"Especially because of the temperature. It continues to rise, and no one knows when it will end. If the temperature continues to rise, the consumption of the crystal energy ice machine will be even more terrifying. It is a pity that there is no second crystal energy poison tree..."
Gu Yun sighed heavily. He really wanted to help the Red Maple Base, but there was really nothing he could do.
"The situation at the Silver Snake Base is better. They live in the mountains, which is much cooler, and they have the backing of our Changhe Base. There is no big problem for the time being..."
"There is actually something underground. It's hot, the lower you go down, the hotter it gets..."
Wang Tao murmured to himself. He really didn't notice this problem. After all, his battles were always heated. He himself couldn't feel the heat, and neither did anyone else. If you are used to being with Wang Tao, it may be hot... And if the ground is always hot, then others will be in trouble——
When it snows, they can still hide under the ground to survive. , but now we can’t even go underground, and there are so many zombies outside... There is simply nowhere to hide!
Wang Tao seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly asked:
"By the way, it's underneath our base!"
The area protected by the barrier of the crystal energy poison tree... It seems that there is no underground. ? Wang Tao really didn't know this.
Hearing Wang Tao's question, Gu Yun felt helpless.
“Our situation... is much better than that of the Red Maple Base, but it’s still a bit painful.”
"After we heard about the situation at the Red Maple Base, we dug underground. The barrier actually has some protection underground. Although the protection ability is not as strong as the one on the ground, it is there after all. As long as we don't take the initiative to destroy the barrier... The protection of the ground is relatively weak and can block the temperature, but it cannot stop us from actively digging. After digging to a certain depth, we immediately feel a wave of heat hitting our faces... This situation is exactly the same as that of the Red Maple Base!”
"Of course we didn't dare to dig anymore and quickly retreated. Then we saw that the heat waves were blocked by the underground barrier, as if nothing happened. But in fact, when the heat waves were dug, the crystal energy poison The tree's consumption suddenly increased... In other words, as long as we don't dig underground or destroy it, the barrier can still protect us."
"But judging from the current situation, if the underground. As the heat continues to increase, the barrier consumption of the Crystal Energy Poison Tree will also continue to increase. In addition, the protection on the ground is relatively weak. It is not impossible to prevent it one day..."
Gu Yun's face became even more worried.
“…This is indeed a problem.”
Wang Tao nodded.
But this situation is better than he thought. At least there is a barrier underground.
But if the temperature continues to rise, the underground barrier may not be able to protect them!
Wang Tao is going to communicate with the Crystal Energy Poison Tree to see if there is any solution. But he suddenly thought of a serious problem, so he quickly asked:
"By the way, since the ground is so hot, what should we do with our water? Will there be any problems with the groundwater?"
"As expected of you, this is also an issue we focus on!"
Gu Yun first praised and then continued.
"We do have a small problem with water use at the moment - the water we pump up now is no longer cold water, but warm water. But this is not the key. After all, water is enough. The key is that as the temperature Will the underground water evaporate as it continues to rise? If the water evaporates, that would be a big problem. After all, the depth of our wells is limited, and the water gets hotter as it goes down. Maybe the water below has evaporated... ...No one knows what is going on underground at the moment, but we have already started to make preparations!”
“The ice and snow melted before, and the snow water did not flow into the cracks. I sent someone to check it out! , the water there is still there, and it doesn’t seem to be very hot! So recently we have been sending people to transport water into the cracks..."
"And isn’t our crystal energy poison tree always discharging toxic wastewater? ? The more it is used, the more crystal nuclei are consumed, and the more toxic wastewater is discharged... I originally hoped that the laboratory would use this toxic wastewater to create a poisonous water weapon to destroy zombies. ? By some mistake, although the weapon was not created, a crystal energy purifier was created that could specifically purify this toxic wastewater! ”
"During previous tests, we found that using a crystal energy purifier to purify toxic wastewater would consume a lot of crystal nuclei. This was obviously not cost-effective. After all, water is free, so we did not put this machine into use. But now , the situation is different, water resources have become precious, these crystal energy purifiers may come in handy!"
"Although because our base has too many people, The purified water is still not enough, but it is enough for emergencies. Even if the water in the cracks dries up one day, we can still use this purified water to top it up..."
"Of course, if that time really comes, it will be a chronic death. But at least there will be some hope..."
At this point, Gu Yun's tone was a little sad.
"Really speaking, let's not talk about our Changhe Base, but let's talk about the situation of large bases such as Hongfeng Base and Silver Snake Base. In fact, it is pretty good. The news I got recently. The Silver Snake Base Some small bases nearby have been disbanded in the past few days! Those small bases cannot withstand the hardships, and a small risk may lead to the destruction of the base. In the past, they could hide underground when heavy snow came, but now they can't even do it. There is no way to hide underground..."
"Our Changhe Base still maintains the rule that people with high levels of impurities in the body cannot enter. After all, these hundreds of thousands of people have to be responsible for them. But after some discussions, the committee released the Silver Snake Base. After all, we are all compatriots, and we cannot bear to see them being heated to death or thirsty... Of course, for safety reasons, I am here The Silver Snake Base has designated areas and is guarded by awakened people to ensure that problems are solved in time before they arise. Moreover, the ordinary people in the Silver Snake Base have moved to our Changhe Base, and the only ones left behind are combatants. It’s really important. Any problems can be stopped in time..."
(End of this chapter)