Chapter 978 The Rainstorm Stopped, and the Aurora Was Stunning!

The heavy rain has been going on for more than a month. During this period, the plants in the forest have grown rapidly.

The bamboo forest in the inner city of the camphor tree base is growing taller and taller.

Li Yu put down the military radio headset in the duty room.

The oil city is much better with the help of the mobile switch.

However, the satellite cities around the camphor tree base are in a bleak situation.

The fifth satellite city has not been contacted for a long time. Li Yu assumes that all the people in the satellite city are dead.

The fourth satellite city is slightly better, but it is too far away from the base and has no heavy artillery support. Today, the second uncle contacted Xu Taishan. Two-thirds of the people there have been lost, and there are less than 300 people left. Now they are hiding in the building, and the wall has been captured by zombies.

The walls of the first, second, and third satellite cities have also fallen, but their situation is better than that of the fourth satellite city.

Before they withdrew from the wall, the base bombarded a wave of zombies with heavy artillery from a distance. When they retreated to the building, they did not lose many people.

But they lost a lot of people when fighting against zombies.

Now the total number of people in the four satellite cities is less than 2,600.

This number is less than the old cooperation personnel.

Originally, according to the estimation of Li Yu and his second uncle, the number of survivors who escaped this time should be between 6,000 and 8,000.

One thousand people who participated in the protest and were caught later were killed. In this heavy rain, the fifth satellite city with the largest number of people was completely wiped out, and the number of people in other satellite cities also decreased a lot.

The remaining people are only one-third of the original refugees here.

Seeing Li Yu in a daze after contacting the oil city and the satellite city, he sighed, walked over and said to Li Yu:

"We have limited capabilities. Let's not talk about whether it will cause civil unrest if we bring all those people to the base. Let's say they come in without food. How much food do we need to consume to feed them?

People will go crazy when they are hungry. The old partners basically have some food in stock. Even if they have consumed it, they can be given some on credit.

But if those new partners come in, the food pressure will be too great."

Li Yu knew that his second uncle had misunderstood him and thought he was uncomfortable, but he was not.

Because he knew very well how much food was stored in the base.

Even if all the new partners were allowed to come in, he could still support them for a while.

But, why?

Why should they give away the food they have worked so hard to hoard and grow for free to save more people?

Then what?

What is the benefit?

Is it the protests and rebellions that broke out before?

Or is it greed and wanting more?

He had seen too many sinister people and ungrateful people in the end times, and no one owed anyone anything.

Besides, Li Yu thought he had done well enough.

The satellite city was left for them to hide from the zombies, and even a small amount of food was left.

He had a clear conscience.

The reason he was in a daze was that the rainstorm had been going on for more than a month, and it should be over soon.

The second uncle saw that Li Yu did not answer him, so he poured a glass of water for Li Yu.

"Drink some water, the rainwater outside has a smell of houttuynia, it's better to filter it and boil it before drinking it to feel at ease." The second uncle said.

Li Yu took the cup, nodded and said:

"Don't worry too much.

I asked Bai Jie and the others, and they said that when lightning discharges in the air, it can help purify the air.

Because lightning discharges produce a gas called ozone. Ozone has strong oxidizing properties and can decompose harmful substances in the air, such as sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, etc.

And this ozone is a light blue gas with a special odor. When the concentration is low, it smells like grass, and when the concentration is high, it smells like houttuynia.

Recently, there have been heavy rains, lightning and thunder, and too much lightning. It's not a bad thing."

Li Yu suddenly paused.

He remembered that after the heavy rain, strong solar radiation is a bad thing, right?

The continuous heavy rain for such a long time took away the dust and other tiny particles in the air, reducing the effect of diffuse reflection of sunlight, and the abnormal activity of solar flares.

Seeing that Li Yu stopped talking, the second uncle asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Li Yu shook his head and said: "Nothing, I just suddenly thought of the research on zombies in the research laboratory. Bai Jie told me last time that a large number of cancer cells were found in the body of that jumping zombie.

According to their research, even if the individual has died, the cells can still survive for a long time. Within 24 hours after death, some mice still have more than 1,000 genes that remain active, and some are more active than before death. It must also be active, especially those genes that cause cancer.

So the reason why this zombie can change is because the number of cancer cells increases, and the increase in cancer cells is related to trace elements in rainwater, but they have not found the source of infection, so it is difficult to figure it out."

After hearing this, the second uncle thought about it and said:

"If I remember correctly, Madi seemed to say that the outbreak of the virus originated from a meteorite from outer space. They used this meteorite to extract a drug that can treat cancer, and later the injection of the drug caused the zombie outbreak. "

"Is it possible that we can find a way to solve the zombie virus by finding this meteorite?"

Li Yu nodded and said:

"It's possible, but Madi said that the meteorite may have been taken away by the government, or by the Western Alliance. Another possibility is that it is still in the original pharmaceutical company.

But after the end of the world, the government collapsed. I have been to the Western Alliance before, and there is no trace of the meteorite there.

The pharmaceutical company is in M ​​City, and I don't know what the place looks like now.

And after the end of the world, it is so chaotic, who knows where the stone fell, it is not easy to find."

He knew very well that until two years later, before he was reborn, the rumored meteorite had not been found.

Looking for it now is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and the chance of finding it is slim.

Hearing what Li Yu said, the second uncle sighed with some disappointment and said:

"Take your time, you can always find it. Even if you can't find it, as long as you keep researching, you will be able to develop a medicine to deal with zombies one day."

"Yeah." Li Yu nodded silently and didn't continue to speak.

Some things can only be left to fate.

Coming down from the duty room, Li Yu came to the first outer city.

After nearly two months of recuperation, the wounds of He Chao and Gongsun Jing had long since healed.

"How is it? Is the injury completely healed?" Li Yu looked at He Chao and asked, with a faint smile on his face.

He Chao heard what Li Yu said, and he lay on the ground and did more than 20 push-ups in one breath.

After finishing, he said with some panting: "Mr. Li, there is no problem at all. You can see that I can do it easily!"

Li Yu smiled and said: "Okay, don't show off. Since you are well, you have to take over the things in the outer city."

"Okay, hehe." He Chao had a simple smile on his face.

During the time when He Chao was injured, the outer city had been managed by his second uncle, but his second uncle also had to manage the things in the inner city, such as planting, breeding, factories and other trivial things, and he was very busy.

Now that He Chao has returned, the burden on his second uncle can also be reduced.

When leaving the first outer city, Li Yu passed by the greenhouse and saw the imperial concubine just walking to the door from the greenhouse.

In the rainstorm, the imperial concubine seemed to be holding an iron basin to fill water. Seeing Li Yu, she waved her hand. Li Yu also reached out his hand in response, and then returned to the inner city.

Back in the inner city, Li Yu looked through the list of materials in the warehouse of the big camphor tree base brought by Li Yuan.

Rice: 978 tons.

Corn cobs: 356 tons.

Salt: 59 tons.

Sugar: 45 tons.

After a rough look, he had a rough idea in his mind. Whenever he saw these materials, he would feel full of happiness.

He had gone through the most difficult days, so when he saw the warehouse full of materials, he would never worry about starving to death.

Many partners may have deeply experienced this feeling.

Looking at the heavy rain outside, Li Yu put down the iPad in his hand and muttered to himself: "This rain, counting the days, should be almost over."

The heavy rain lasted for more than a month, and the drainage system in the base was perfect, and there was no waterlogging.

But if they went out to look outside, they would find that many low-lying areas had long turned into lakes.

Even some national highways were flooded by the rain, and fallen trees floated on the water.

Occasionally, one or two frogs jumped onto the wood and stayed there. Suddenly, a pair of hands stretched out from the bottom of the water, grabbed the frog, and stuffed it into their mouths.

In the end times, it was a terrible disaster for both humans and animals.

In Wuyi Mountain.

Tui Zi said to Chen Delong weakly:

"Brother Chen, let's kill this squirrel. If we don't kill it, there will be no meat left. Look, it has lost weight."

An Sheng stared at the squirrel with green light in his eyes.

Even Zhuo Jun licked his lips and swallowed his saliva.

Seeing them like this, Chen Delong stood up and walked to the bag of food and picked it up.

Very easy.

At most eight pounds!

There is also one-sixth of a piece of smoked black pork.

These foods were their last life-saving food. They were still waiting for the rain to end, and then they would have a full meal. While they still had the energy, they tried every possible way to return to the camphor tree base.

They still had some food stored in the base, so they could survive as long as they went back! They would not starve to death.

The task that was supposed to be completed in two weeks at most was dragged to nearly two months.

The key was that they found the supplies, but did not transport them back. It would have been fine if they did not transport them back, but they also lost so many team members.

It would have been fine if they lost so many team members, but they did not know if the remaining four of them could go back.

The more they thought about it, the more aggrieved they felt.

"Eat, eat, eat! Such a small squirrel, less than a pound, barely fills the gap between teeth." Chen Delong said.

Hearing this, Tuizi's face was full of smiles. He quickly got up and picked up the wood next to him, and knocked the hungry squirrel to death with a stick.

Jiji.

Bang!

The squirrel was dead.

Tuizi threw the furry squirrel into the fire.

"What are you doing? Don't you want to pluck the hair? How can you eat it like this?" An Sheng asked tactfully.

"You don't understand, you can't eat it, burn the hair with fire, and then wash it with rain water, isn't that faster?" Tui Zi said.

After saying that, he looked towards the pine tree.

The people next to him also cast their eyes over there.

Four men gathered around a fire, watching the squirrel carefully.

"It's done, it will burn if you burn it any more."

Chen Delong said quickly when he saw the squirrel's hair was burned clean by the flames.

Tuizi quickly picked out the squirrel with a branch.

It was black, and the hair was curled up.

Tuizi picked it up with two sticks and went outside to wash it with rain water.

Then he took it back and cut the meat with a knife and processed it.

Put it on the fire to bake.

The flames were strong, and the squirrel was thin.

The squirrel was baked in ten minutes.

Tuizi handed the roasted squirrel to Chen Delong and asked him to divide it.

"Wait, let me sprinkle some salt. I exchanged it from the base last time. You can't have less salt." Chen Delong said quickly.

After that, he sprinkled some salt on it and divided it into four pieces.

They were about the same size.

The four picked up the roasted squirrel and ate it crazily. There was not much meat at all.

But they ate very happily. No one spit out the bones. They held the bones in their mouths, biting and chewing slowly.

Can't bite? Then bite slowly.

What they have the most now is time!

They ate so much that there was not even a bone left.

Although they were not full, at least something went into their stomachs, which made them feel much more comfortable.

After eating, they continued to sleep on the simple wooden bed.

But they did not notice that the rainstorm outside seemed to be getting smaller and smaller.

The frequency of lightning also decreased.

A few days later...

Camphor Tree Base.

Li Yu listened to the rain outside, which changed from clattering to drizzling.

From heavy rain to moderate rain.

From moderate rain to light rain.

"This rain is finally going to pass." Li Yu said to himself as he looked at the sky that didn't seem so dark.

Other people in the base also noticed this situation and were a little excited.

Some people even ran out of the room and ran outside in the light rain.

The dark clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, very slowly.

It was still night, but after the dark clouds dispersed a little, the sky was not so dark.

In the base, whether in the inner city or the outer city, some people's voices were heard:

"The rain is going to stop! It's going to stop!"

"Great, this damn rain has been falling for so long, I'm almost going to mold."

"It hasn't stopped yet, don't you see it's still raining?"

"It's raining, it will probably stop by tomorrow at most."

"It's good that it's stopped, it's good that it's stopped, I have to go out to do the task quickly, if I don't do the task, the food will be used up."

"How can it be so fast, it's raining for so long, it's probably flooded outside, you go out and row a boat to do the task?"

"That's right"

An hour later.

The drizzle turned into a continuous drizzle.

Finally.

It stopped!

The dark clouds gradually dissipated.

Without the cover of the dark clouds, the sky was revealed.

In addition, the heavy rain for so long washed away all the dust particles in the air, and the air became very fresh.

The sky, which had been washed for a month, was a little too clean.

Looking up at the sky, many people saw the most beautiful sky in their lives.

They swore that this was the most beautiful picture they had ever seen in their lives.

Aurora.

Dreamlike Aurora.

The Aurora is like a delicate painting, embellishing the night sky.

It is also like an ancient dragon, circling in the dark night sky, its tail is so colorful that the whole night sky shines.

It is an incomparable beauty that makes people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.

The color of the Aurora is like a carefully woven dream, and the green light band shuttles through the night sky.

Its shape is also ever-changing. Sometimes it is like a colorful ribbon, gently floating; sometimes it is like a burning flame, illuminating the entire sky; sometimes it is like a huge painting.

Intoxicating and fascinating.

And because the rainstorm stopped, there was no lightning and thunder.

Quiet.

When the Aurora appears, the whole world becomes quiet, with only the sound of the Aurora blooming in the night sky.

It is a wonderful sound that makes people feel extremely comfortable and peaceful.

It was a sound that could not be described in words.

Everyone was shocked by the beauty.

Even Li Yu, who had seen it in his previous life, was shocked by the aurora again.

In the greenhouse in the first outer city.

The imperial concubine, who was originally sleeping in the greenhouse, was pulled up by Xiaoye.

"Quick, quick, sister imperial concubine, come out and see!"

The imperial concubine was obviously a little confused. She stood up and looked at the greenhouse. There were only a few dozen people, and they were also running outside the greenhouse.

"What happened?" the imperial concubine asked.

Xiaoye looked excited and said excitedly: "Quick, the aurora, you won't be able to see it later. Come out and see it quickly."

The imperial concubine was shocked. It's not right. The camphor tree base is at a low latitude. How could the aurora appear at a low latitude?

But she was not sure. After all, it might be possible for the aurora to appear at a low latitude under certain conditions.

She was not good at geography.

She simply went out to see.

She ran out in a hurry and was immediately stunned.

It was like a dream, as if she was in a dream.

Her mouth opened wide, her eyes were round, and she looked shocked.

There were various exclamations from all around:

"It's really beautiful!"

"It's so beautiful."

"It looks good."

"You really have no culture at all, and there is nothing else besides these few words? Fuck, fuck, fuck. That beam of light is driving it."

"You only know fuck!"

"Fuck!"

At this moment, people inside and outside the base came out and watched this extremely beautiful scene quietly.

At this moment, time seemed to stop.

The sound of silence. It is a contradictory word.

But it seems that only silence can describe this feeling.

One thought is eternal, as if the river of time stops flowing at this moment.

Maybe a few minutes, maybe dozens of minutes.

The aurora slowly disappeared in the sky.

Leaving behind the quiet crowd.

This scene brought them a great spiritual shock.

This scene cleared the haze of the days of heavy rain,

let them have a vision of a better life in the future, and have the motivation to work hard to persevere.

But Li Yu knew that this was just the beginning of another natural disaster.

The beginning of strong solar radiation!

This is not a good beginning, but the end of a natural disaster and the beginning of another suffering.

In the strong solar radiation, the temperature rises, but the key is the toxic solar radiation. If people are exposed to the sun, their skin will feel like being burned.

Everything in the world may have its own reason and law.

This rainstorm concealed the increase in solar activity.

The increase in solar activity caused the coronal hole in the solar atmosphere to form a hollow area with a thinner material density in the solar magnetic field, resulting in more solar wind than usual escaping from the outer layer of the sun.

Thus forming the aurora!

The charged particle flow in it hits the earth's magnetosphere, which will cause a period of radio signal interruption.

At the same time, solar activity enhances solar radiation, leading to subsequent solar radiation disasters.

"Alas, in two hours, the sky will be bright and the sun will come out! Damn it! Why is it endless!" Li Yu cursed in his heart.

(Seeking monthly tickets)