Chapter 631 Water Resources Crisis
[HP: 1000000/1000000]
[MANPA: 1000000/1000000]
[Primary Law Power: 67%]
[Level: Level 6]
[Awakening: Sparks, Spiritual Development, Heart of Darkness, Body of Steel]
[Awakening Energy: 10000/10000]
Wang Tao's primary law power has reached 67%, and he is only one-third away from 100%, but the last one-third is not easy to get, and he has to hunt targets with the same attribute and above the level of the sixth-level lord.
And because Wang Tao has never encountered a target with the power of the fire law, Wang Tao must find a fire target before 100% is full, otherwise, Wang Tao may not be able to advance to the seventh level.
Unfortunately, in the past half a month, let alone the zombie lord with the power of the primary law of the fire, he has not seen even an ordinary fire zombie. In addition, they searched all the large laboratories across the country and did not find the information of the ancestor virus, which made Wang Tao look very unhappy.
Of course, this does not mean that there is no harvest. At least they got a lot of crystal cores, which greatly improved the strength of Ding Yuqin and others. They can be promoted to the sixth level after some preparation. It is 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 more difficult zombie. Wang Tao burned the zombie to death with a fire, but also ignited some flammable items in the laboratory, causing a fire.
In order to avoid the expansion of the fire, after cleaning up the zombies, everyone has put out the fire, but the high temperature here will not go down for a while.
They just left the laboratory. It was noon now. The sun was very scorching. The temperature outside felt not much cooler than in the laboratory. Even Wei Zhenguo, who was always hardworking, couldn't help complaining.
"It's really hot..."
"It feels much hotter than last month..."
Everyone immediately agreed.
Wang Tao has the fire awakening, which makes him more heat-resistant. In addition, he has been thinking about the power of the primary law and the ancestral virus, so he didn't pay much attention. Now, hearing everyone's complaints, he also felt a little hot.
And when he felt hot, the temperature was not low. Wang Tao immediately took out the thermometer and took a look, and frowned.
"44 degrees..."
The thermometer was over 40 degrees, so the body temperature might be higher.
This high temperature has a good effect on them, but it has a great impact on ordinary people, and it might kill people with heat!
And this temperature did not rise suddenly, but slowly began to rise after the heavy snow stopped. This made Wang Tao feel that the temperature seemed to be getting higher and higher!
If the temperature really gets higher and higher, let alone whether people will be killed by heat, the drought problem caused by high temperature is very fatal.
Changhe Base is okay, because of the barrier, it can keep the interior at a suitable normal temperature, but other places are hard to say...
Wang Tao went out this time and ran to several large cities in China and met some survivors' bases. Although he had not seen a super-large base like Changhe Base, he had seen many bases with a population of tens of thousands, and there were many small bases. For these bases, high temperature and drought could be fatal!
"Let's go back first, take a rest, and see what the situation is."
Wang Tao thought for a while.
This time, Wang Tao wanted to find the last copy of the original virus data before going out. As a result, he searched all the places marked by Qu Shilin, but he didn't find any data, so Wang Tao never went home.
He had to go back and discuss with Qu Shilin, and he couldn't find the original virus data next.
So now he can go back, otherwise he will fly outside like a headless fly, and even if there is the original virus data, it is highly likely that he will not be able to find it.
"Okay!"
Naturally, everyone had no objection, and immediately jumped on the golden eagle and flew towards Changhe Base.
At night, the iconic "big shot" barrier above Changhe Base finally came into view.
Swish--
After entering the barrier, everyone instantly felt much cooler. It was completely two worlds from the outside.
Everyone else went back to take a shower, while Wang Tao came to the city hall. Gu Yun was still working, but he looked worried.
"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, then asked directly "Recently, the temperature has continued to rise. Do you have any useful information?"
Hearing Wang Tao talking about the temperature, Gu Yun's face suddenly became bitter, and he said helplessly.
"Alas! The high temperature is a big problem now! Although our base seems to be unaffected, the crystal core consumption of the crystal energy poison tree has doubled compared to the heavy snow!"
"It snowed so heavily before and the temperature was so low, but we didn't see this level of consumption..."
"Of course, even if the consumption is doubled, we can afford it, but I'm afraid that the temperature will continue to rise and the consumption will continue to increase! If it triples, quadruples or even more times in the future, even with the financial resources of our Changhe base, we may not be able to bear it... After all, it's not just the crystal energy poison tree that needs crystal cores, base maintenance, employee salaries, strength improvement, etc., all of which require crystal cores..."
Wang Tao frowned immediately. This situation was worse than he had imagined. He had thought 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 cores consumed is very terrifying. The consumption doubled, which would cause a series of chain reactions. Not to mention, subsequent consumption may increase...
"But the situation at our base is still good, at least we can block the high temperature, but other places are different, such as the Red Maple Base!"
"It's hotter there than here, almost 50 degrees. The residents can't stand the heat, and a large number of people suffer from heatstroke every day. So their base decided to use mutant plants, dig underground, and let people live underground temporarily, after all, it's cool underground... But what people didn't expect was that the deeper they dug, the hotter it got! Even a few of their mutant plants were killed by the heat!"
"Although the center of the earth is hot, it's just a little bit, the temperature of the center of the earth can't be transmitted here, right?"
"This abnormal situation made the Red Maple Base a little confused, and they didn't dare to dig down. The more they dug, the hotter the base became, and those underground tunnels were spewing hot air out! This made the people at the Red Maple Base... I was panicking..."
"The hand-cranked mechanical fan blows hot air! Some people thought of using the ancient method of making ice, which might be able to blow cool air, but the efficiency of ice making is too poor!"
"We also sponsored them some crystal energy ice machines and crystal energy fans. By making a lot of ice, the temperature in the base has dropped a little, temporarily alleviating the anxiety of the people, but the crystal energy fans are okay, the consumption is not high, and the crystal energy ice machine was urgently developed by the Hope Institute some time ago. It has not been optimized yet, and the consumption of crystal cores is extremely large, which is more exaggerated than our crystal energy poisonous tree. So they are also treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Han Youlin and others are all headaches..."
"Especially since the temperature is still rising, 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. Unfortunately, there is no second crystal energy poisonous tree..."
Gu Yun sighed heavily. He really wanted to help the Red Maple Base, but he was really powerless.
"The situation at the Silver Snake Base is better. They live on the mountain, which is much cooler. They have our Changhe Base as a backup, so there are no major problems for the time being..."
"It's actually hot underground, and the deeper you go, the hotter it gets..."
Wang Tao muttered to himself. He really didn't notice this problem. After all, his battles were always hot, so he couldn't feel the heat himself. Others were also used to being with Wang Tao, so it might be hotter... And if it was always hot underground, then it would be troublesome for others-
When it snowed, they could still hide underground to survive, but now they 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, what about the base below our base!"
The area protected by the barrier of the crystal energy poison tree... doesn't seem to have an underground area? 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 underground actually has some protection. Although the protection is not as strong as that on the ground, it is there after all. As long as we don't actively destroy it...the barrier's protection of the ground is relatively weak. It can block the temperature, but it can't stop us from actively digging. After digging to a certain depth, we immediately felt a wave of heat coming...This situation is exactly the same as the Red Maple Base!"
"We naturally didn't dare to dig, and quickly retreated. Then we saw that these heat waves were blocked by the underground barrier, as if nothing happened, but in fact, when we dug the heat wave, the consumption of the crystal energy poison tree suddenly increased a little...In other words, as long as we don't actively dig underground and destroy it, the barrier can still protect us."
"But judging from the current situation, if the underground heat continues to increase, the consumption of the crystal energy poison tree in the barrier will continue to increase. In addition, the protection on the ground is relatively weak. If it can't be prevented one day, it is not impossible..."
Gu Yun's face became 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 Jingneng Poison Tree to see if there is any solution. But he suddenly thought of a serious problem, so he quickly asked again:
"By the way, since it is so hot underground, what should we do with our water? Will there be any problem with the groundwater?"
"You are worthy of it, this is also our focus!"
Gu Yun praised first, and then continued.
"At present, we do have some small problems with water use-the water we pump up now is no longer cold water, but warm water. But this is not the key, after all, having water is enough. The key is, as the temperature continues to rise, will the underground water evaporate? If the water evaporates, then the problem is big. After all, the depth of our well is limited, and the deeper it goes, the hotter it gets. Maybe the water below has evaporated... At present, no one knows what the situation is underground, but we have begun to prepare!"
"Before, the ice and snow melted, and the snow water no longer flowed into the cracks. I sent people to check, and 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 our crystal energy poison tree, isn't it always discharging toxic wastewater? The more it is used, the more crystal cores are consumed, and the more toxic wastewater is emitted... I originally hoped that the laboratory planned to use this toxic wastewater We were trying to create a poisonous water weapon to destroy zombies, but by some mistake, the weapon was not created, but 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 can be used in emergencies. This is enough. Even if the water in the cracks dries up one day, we can still use the purified water to top it. …”
"Of course, if that time comes, it will be a slow death. But at least there will be some hope..."
Speaking of this, Gu Yun's tone was a bit sad.
"Really speaking, let's not talk about our Changhe Base, but the situation of large bases such as Red Maple Base and Silver Snake Base is actually pretty good. The news I got recently. Some small bases over there at Silver Snake Base, Several of them have been disbanded in the past few days! Those small bases can't stand the trouble. A small risk may lead to the destruction of the base. In the past, when heavy snow came, they could hide underground, but now they can't even 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 can’t bear to see them being heated to death or thirsty... Of course, for safety reasons, I have designated a special area in the Silver Snake base, and there are awakened people to take care of it. The problem was solved in time before. Moreover, the ordinary people in Silver Snake Base have moved to our Changhe Base, and the only ones left behind are combat personnel. If any problems arise, they can be stopped in time..."