Chapter 637 Changes in the Crack Water

Chapter 637 Changes in the Crack Water

“We are arguing about why the crack water becomes salty and bitter...so it may seem a little noisy...”

The man wiped his forehead sweating, and answered cautiously.

Changhe Base has recently given large subsidies for water transportation, attracting many people.

But the Changhe Base does not require any water, at least it must be clean and non-toxic. If there is a water problem, subsidies will not be available.

There has always been no problem with the water in the crack before. They have delivered it many times and made a small profit.

But now it is suddenly discovered that there is a problem with the water, and the subsidy may not be available.

And the most important thing is, if it’s just salty and bitter, that’s fine. I’m afraid there are some other problems they don’t know about, such as poisons in the water, parasites, etc., then the problem will be more serious. , they might go to jail for it too!

So this batch of water must not be shipped back unless they can find the reason and prove that the water is not poisonous.

They were just discussing what to do. Should I look around the cracks to see if I can find any clues, or should I just go back empty-handed and consider my trip in vain...

Unexpectedly, Wang Tao appeared while they were arguing.

Although Wang Tao doesn't usually take care of things, Wang Tao is the person with the highest status and power in the base after all. If Wang Tao thinks that they are doing things poorly and working hard, that will be troublesome. So they were all a little nervous.

“The water has become salty and bitter?” Wang Tao frowned, and then looked at the man, “Is it only the water in this area that has become like this, or the water in the entire crack has become like this? ?”

Hearing this, the man wiped the sweat from his forehead again.

"Currently, it seems that the water in this area has become salty and bitter. As for other places, they are temporarily outside the protection range of the legion. We dare not go there, so we are not very clear..."

The crack is so big that even the six legions cannot completely surround the crack. Therefore, we can only choose a relatively safe and convenient place around the crack as a temporary water collection base. In other places, the Legion is unable to provide security protection.

If something goes wrong within the scope of their legion's protection, they can get some compensation from the city hall. After all, they are working for the base.

But if something goes wrong outside the protection scope of the legion, let alone compensation, no one will know even if they die, and there is a high probability that no one will look for them.

So for safety reasons, they did not dare to leave the protection of the legion. And the legion did not dare to move the temporary base without permission from above...

Wang Tao glanced at these water carriers. They were all very weak, not even a third-level superpower. , the highest level is only level two. Nowadays, the fifth and sixth level zombies outside are very common, and they are indeed unable to leave the protection range of the legion. Not even talking about zombies, they couldn't even bear the high temperature outside, and they were all sweating like rain...

Wang Tao took another look at the water they had just pumped out. The water looked very clear and did not look poisonous.

Wang Tao looked again at the people who had just drank the water, and there was no sign of poisoning.

So Wang Tao dipped his finger into a little water and tasted it.

“Bah, bah, bah!”

It was indeed as the man said, the water was salty and bitter, but Wang Tao’s expression was a little strange.

"This taste... why does it feel like sea water!"

Although Wang Tao has been living inland, he went to the beach once before and accidentally drank some sea water while swimming. This is the taste, bitter and Astringent...

But the problem is that they are now inland, far away from the sea, and there is no salt lake or anything nearby. In addition, the water in the cracks is actually the water from the previous melting of ice and snow... So This can't be seawater, can it?

Wang Tao thought for a moment, and then said to everyone:

"I'll go look elsewhere."

After saying that, Wang Tao instantly spread a pair of huge wings behind his back. Under the eyes of others who were either shocked or admired, Wang Tao quickly disappeared.

More than ten minutes later, Wang Tao appeared in front of everyone again.

"The water in other places is also salty and astringent..."

After explaining it to Wei Zhenguo and others, he said to the group of people carrying water :

“Take all this water back.”

"Yes!"

Hearing this, everyone was immediately happy.

Since Wang Tao asked them to transport it back, it is definitely impossible for them to work in vain. Even if something goes wrong, Wang Tao will be responsible.

On the way back, Wang Tao gave Ding Yuqin and the others a taste of the water.

"It really looks like sea water..."

Everyone thinks it looks like sea water, but this is inland, so the presence of sea water is very puzzling. However, considering that this is the end of the world, it seems that it is not surprising that any situation that goes against common sense occurs...

So Wang Tao asked them to transport the water back, and then let the Hope Research Institute test whether there was any problem with the water.

If it is really sea water, it can be used, it just needs to be purified.

Soon, Changhe base arrived.

Wang Tao asked the others to go back first, and he came to the Hope Research Institute carrying a large iron bucket. The bucket was naturally filled with water that had just been scooped out of the crack.

"Test this water..."

After meeting Qu Shilin, Wang Tao directly talked about the water problem.

"Huh? The water in the crack seems to have turned into seawater?"

Qu Shilin was also very curious about this matter and immediately ordered someone to take it for testing. Then she asked Wang Tao, "Did you gain anything from going out this time?"

She actually wanted to go out and have a look, but she had almost no fighting ability. Going out would only hinder her, so she also Such a thing was never mentioned. At most, I have a chance to walk around the base...

"The temperature outside is very high, probably almost fifty degrees... There are also a lot of zombies. It feels like there are more than when the apocalypse broke out. I guess these zombies should have a way to cultivate the next generation... I haven't found any information about the ancestor virus, but I have There are a lot of crystal nuclei-"

Speaking of this, Wang Tao suddenly glanced at Qu Shilin.

"Do you want to be promoted to the sixth level?"

"Huh?" Qu Shilin was stunned for a moment, then waved her hands in surprise and disbelief, "I, I can do that too. Is it better? You combatants are promoted first. I am also a fifth-level awakener now. This strength is enough for me to do research!"

Qu Shilin felt that Wang Tao and the others were often running outside. , the stronger the strength, the better. And she herself has been in the safe Changhe Base. Even if being promoted to the sixth level will be helpful to her work, her life is not in danger after all, so it is better to let others advance to the sixth level.

"Haha, don't worry. We have collected a large number of crystal cores this time. Not only are we enough for ourselves, but we also have extra. It is more than enough to promote you to the sixth level."

Wang Tao and the others killed too many people this time. There are so many zombies. He didn’t even count how many fifth-level crystal cores he got. Anyway, he plans to sell these crystal cores to the city hall at a low price after Ding Yuqin and the others are promoted to the sixth level, which will also improve the overall strength of the base. .

As a scientific researcher, Qu Shilin does not need much combat power, but her spiritual insight and awakening are of great help to scientific research work. The stronger she is, the greater the role of her awakening. So there is nothing wrong with giving her some resources.

"Then, I will be disrespectful!"

Hearing that Wang Tao did have a lot of crystal nuclei in his hand, enough for them to use, Qu Shilin immediately agreed with great excitement. Sixth level, after her promotion to the sixth level, her research ability will definitely reach another level!

"Okay, when will it start?"

Wang Tao asked again.

"Let's do it now! I will simply arrange the work!"

Qu Shilin said happily.

It only takes one day anyway, and there is no project in progress that must be done by her. Sleeping for a day will not delay things.

"Okay." After Qu Shilin spent a few minutes arranging the work at hand, she immediately came to her private lounge, fused the crystal nuclei given to her by Wang Tao one by one, and then fell into sleep. When she wakes up at this time tomorrow, she will become a sixth-level awakener and the first sixth-level researcher at Changhe Base!

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Qu Shilin, Wang Tao returned to the villa. Only Jiang Shixue was waiting for him in the living room.

“Brother, they can’t wait to start advancing to the sixth level.”

Wang Tao gave them all the crystal cores they needed to advance to the sixth level, so As soon as they came back, they immediately fused the crystal nuclei and began to awaken.

"Okay."

Wang Tao nodded.

By this time tomorrow, the main members of the entire Spark Club will become sixth-level awakeners!

Even Wang Tao was a little excited when he thought of the spectacular scene of a dozen sixth-level awakened people going out to hunt zombies.

The next morning, the test results from the institute came out, and a researcher personally contacted Wang Tao.

"Sure enough, it is all seawater...and apart from being a little saltier than the seawater I have seen before, there are no other problems. It is drinkable after purification..."

Seeing this test result, Wang Tao finally It's relief.

As long as the water in the crack is not a big problem and can supply the Changhe Base, it will be fine. If it’s not sea water, just purify it. They can even purify the toxic wastewater discharged by the Crystal Energy Poison Tree. Purifying seawater is naturally much simpler.

Then Wang Tao went to the city hall and took out a large number of crystal cores that he could not use.

“Holy shit!”

Seeing these crystal nuclei, Gu Yun and others were dumbfounded.

In terms of the number of crystal nuclei, Wang Tao's crystal nuclei are actually not too many. After all, the Changhe Base is so big and there are so many superpowers and awakened people, so they still got a lot of crystal nuclei. But in terms of crystal core quality, this is definitely the highest that Gu Yun has seen so far.

“They are all fourth-order and fifth-order crystal nuclei! There are even some sixth-order crystal nuclei!”

Looking at the shocked group of people, Wang Tao took out a lot more than he could use. equipment.

Putting these things in the space backpack is a waste. It is better to use them to improve the overall strength of the base.

Of course, this is not a free donation from Wang Tao, but will be converted into crystal coins at a price lower than the market price.

Although Wang Tao doesn't know how many crystal coins he has now, what should be his will definitely not be missing from him.

While Gu Yun and his party were classifying crystal cores and equipment, Cheng Yiyi arrived.

"Mayor Gu - I'll go!"

Cheng Yiyi entered the office and saw the countless sparkling crystal nuclei at a glance. If you look closely, you can see that most of them are fifth-level. . Suddenly he exclaimed.

Then she discovered Wang Tao, and she felt a little enlightened.

"Wang Tao, did you get all these crystal nuclei?"

"Yes. If you need it, just pick whatever you want."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

“I want it!”

Cheng Yiyi immediately nodded excitedly.

She is still three level five crystal cores away from being promoted to level six. She has never found a suitable one before, so naturally she cannot be polite to Wang Tao at this time.

Except for Wang Tao, no one else can break out the loot package like Wang Tao. There is guaranteed to be an all-powerful crystal core in the package. Almighty crystal cores are actually very rare. If other people want to upgrade their own powers, they have to find a crystal core that is the same as the powers.

Unless they have learned a particularly rare superpower, they will spend a high price to acquire an all-powerful crystal core. Under normal circumstances, they should try to find a crystal core that they can use themselves, which will cost a lot less.

Cheng Yiyi is naturally the same. Three of her abilities have been upgraded to full level, and she has even used the sixth-level promotion core to upgrade to the sixth level. But there is another ability stuck at level five, with only three crystal cores missing.

Since there were only a few fifth-level crystal cores, and Cheng Yiyi was a bit unlucky, whether she went out to hunt zombies by herself or bought them at a high price, she was unable to get the last three crystal cores.

If it weren’t for these three crystal cores, she would have been promoted to the sixth level.

So she did not refuse. Among so many fifth-order crystal nuclei, she should be able to find what she needs.

Just as Cheng Yiyi expected, she rummaged around for a while and found the crystal cores she wanted. Not only were there dozens of them, they were all high-quality red and orange crystals. nuclear.

“Haha, I can advance to the sixth level!”

Cheng Yiyi didn't take much, so she took three orange crystal cores, and then she could no longer hide her excitement. Sixth level, after working hard for so long, she finally caught up with Wang Tao.

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Wang Tao, Gu Yun and others immediately expressed their congratulations.

"Thank you!" Cheng Yiyi thanked with a smile on her face, and then said to Wang Tao, "I don't have many crystal coins in my hand, can I use meteorites to offset it?"

"Huh? Do you still have meteorites in your hand?”

Wang Tao was a little surprised.

He also goes out often, but he has basically never seen crystal energy star meteorites. He had almost bought the meteorite in Cheng Yiyi's hand before, but he didn't expect that there were still some.

"Yes! There are still ones outside! Didn't you see meteorites when you went out? That's normal. Those meteorites fall in certain fixed areas. You can't pick up meteorites if you don't go to those areas."

Cheng Yiyi immediately explained.

“So that’s it…”

Wang Tao nodded.

At this time, Gu Yun suddenly asked:

"Commander Cheng is here today..."

Cheng Yiyi has always been a busy person and will not come over if nothing happens. of.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot about the real thing." Cheng Yiyi put away the crystal core, and then said, "I heard that there have been some changes in the water in the cracks outside? Can't drink it? The day after tomorrow It's our Sixth Army's turn to protect the water transportation route. I have to understand what's going on..."

Gu Yun subconsciously looked at Wang Tao. He knew that Wang Tao had taken the water to a laboratory for testing, but he didn't know the test results yet.

"The water in the crack suddenly turned into seawater... Although I don't know the reason, the test results are like this."

"It turned into seawater?"

Gu Yun and others were very surprised. This was inland and far away from the sea. How could there be sea water?

After Cheng Yiyi heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

"Seawater? Could it be that...the crack is connected to the ocean?"

(End of this chapter)