Chapter 346 Humans and the Rize Tripartite Meeting
Just like that, time passed day by day.
Three months later, the Sky City was finally out of the dangerous volcanic gas area, but for safety reasons, the city flew for another month and finally found a lake to sit on.
Yes, human beings have returned to the mainland again. This time the journey is really full of twists and turns, going round and round, and the final destination is nowhere in sight.
This time the losses were really heavy. 300,000 livestock died unnaturally. Hundreds of people were poisoned to death by the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled. When Lu Yuan heard the news, he almost lost his temper - well, actually he did too. Certain responsibilities.
People never expected that the scale of the volcanic eruption would be so large, and they thought it would be safe if they were separated by hundreds of kilometers.
The volcanic ash in the sky blocked the sun and may have affected a large area.
The decrease in sunlight and the sharp drop in temperature will lead to possible food harvest failures for many years to come.
In the winter of that year, another severe cold disaster occurred, with the temperature dropping to minus 50 degrees Celsius, which brought huge difficulties to human production.
Later generations of humans will call these years the Ice and Steam Age.
The heavy goose-feather snow mixed with volcanic ash dyed the entire city white, and the green mountains were covered in silver, making it especially cold.
"The volcanic ash in the sky may remain floating for several years, and winters like this will continue in the future."
The old cat came to the Tree of Life and reported some of the current situation: "The current main work is to build a heating project. The weather is so cold that the children in the school can't stand the cold."
"We need to install floor heating in the classroom, or get some climate control glyphs."
"Economic development has also stopped, and now it has transformed into a state of all-round survival."
"Oh, that's indeed what it should be." Lu Yuan, who turned into the Tree of Life, looked at the gray sky, "This time it's really a big deal. The world is so fragile."
The old cat glanced at the big tree: "The members of the upper council are suggesting that we bring you back as soon as possible to prevent you from dying outside."
"Most of the volcanoes should have stopped now, and only a few are still emitting magma. The risk should be considered controllable."
Except for a few close friends, Lu Yuan did not tell anyone that he had returned to the city.
Because the ability to resurrect is too powerful, it is not a problem of scarcity but of inequality. Who doesn’t want to be resurrected?
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is better to conceal the news.
Of course, even if Lu Yuan is away, Sky City is still operating normally. As long as he occasionally reveals the news that "he is still alive", there will be no big problem.
"Just wait a few more years, and just say that I have dug up some good treasures. Don't worry about it. When the human body grows again, it won't be too late for you to pick me up."
The old cat asked again: "How is your stone body...?"
"Not much progress, my little treasury."
In three months, the energy of those "Ley Vein Crystals" had long been exhausted, and the energy of the Tree of Life replaced the original magma heat.
More than half of the Chaos Essence Stone was still red, bursting out with heat like the sun, while the other half turned into emerald green.
A small vine, like a watermelon vine, is connected to a continuous infusion of energy.
But Lu Yuan still doesn't know when he can turn it into a "fruit of life."
The Chaos Essence Stone is like a bottomless pit, capable of swallowing no matter how much is poured into it.
"Let's cultivate it for now. Even if it fails, it can be converted into a large amount of materials."
"Do you have enough aura in your hand?"
"The output of the Tree of Life is actually not enough, but the conch will give me part of the output of the poppy tree. Three to four hundred auras a year, I can barely make ends meet."
"In other words, there is no way to sponsor humans in the short term."
Old Mao sighed, an investment of three to four hundred a year was something that only a wealthy businessman like Lu Yuan, with his abundant private capital, could afford it.
"Humanity must first survive this wave of disasters..."
The old cat jumped a few times on the snow, leaving a series of plum blossom-like footprints.
The heavy snow in the sky is getting thicker and thicker, and the workers are busy nervously. After all, this kind of cold weather is the first of its kind. Many structures will need to be repaired urgently if they are damaged by freezing, and some heating equipment is also being urgently produced.
This kind of bad weather may be the norm in the middle of the era. A normal city in the sky must have the ability to withstand severe natural disasters. Otherwise, a storm or a heavy snow will kill a lot of people, and there will be no way to travel around. mainland?
From this perspective, there are still many places for humans to check and fill in the gaps.
The children are always the most optimistic. In the severe cold weather, they dressed like little chubby little ones, built snowmen on the snow, and even started playing with ice sculptures.
"It's better to be optimistic than pessimistic. This disaster will always be overcome."
Lu Yuan actually couldn't help much.
All he has to do is take care of the birds in the tree.
The adaptability of the native creatures in Pangea is always a level higher than that of humans. They hibernate when they should hibernate and escape when they should escape.
Since the city reached the edge of the lake, some of the birds have flown away, but there are still hundreds of thousands of them, willing to stay in the green mountains.
Human beings will naturally not miss the wealth that comes from the sky. They feed them regularly every day. With only a small amount of grains, they can harvest a large number of mutant bird eggs. In the current environment, it is not a small income.
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[My name is Lu Tiantian. On this day, we ushered in the cruel ice and steam era. 】
[The climate is so cold, the howling cold wind can freeze people's fingers, and the power of the nuclear power plant is actually not enough. Most of the electricity must be used to heat solar lamps, farms, hospitals and children. 】
[To be honest, this is the first time our generation has encountered such a big crisis. 】
[The first generation is getting older, and we, the second generation... have become the elders. 】
[Elder, what a heavy word. 】
[We have no enemies, or in other words, the enemy is the invincible nature. The only thing that can be done is to pray that nature can recover soon. 】
[We have also realized that there are still many areas where human beings can check and fill in their gaps. 】
[Due to the lack of energy, the upper council passed several emergency resolutions, and most of the animals will be slaughtered to make warm clothing. 】
[For experts above level three, heating at night will be reduced. 】
[In addition, the current production efficiency of extraordinary resources has been reduced to the point where the only inventory must be supplied to the children. The adults were all downgraded to D class, and the children were downgraded to C class. 】
[These two resolutions are somewhat contrary to human nature, but they were passed miraculously. I originally thought about using some means, but it seems that everyone's ideological consciousness is higher than I thought... I hope we can get through this as soon as possible. 】
"Brother Tian, hurry up and go out to feed the birds!" A male voice came from the door.
"Coming, coming!" Lu Tiantian put down the cold pen and added hastily at the end.
[I like human civilization and I want to protect everything here! 】
After all these years, he is still so average.
Now one of our parents is missing, but the education system still needs to be maintained. We can only allow the second generation of outstanding young people to find time to take care of their children.
The happiest thing for children is to go to the Green Mountain and feed the birds.
Conch and more than a hundred second-generation young people took more than a thousand children to the mountains to experience nature.
The mountains are now covered in white snow, the whole world is really covered in silver, and the lake is covered with thick ice that can drive a tank. Only a small area near the Tree of Life exudes subtle vitality.
Miss Conch smiled like a flower: "Children, say hello to Grandpa Dashu, this is Dad Lu's pet."
"Hello Grandpa Dashu!!"
Lu Yuan: ...(Then he tried to open the branches and let the children breathe in some life energy.)
The children waved their hands and scattered the grains, and the birds flew over to compete for the food.
Of course, these are non-aggressive little birds. Real big birds have long been tamed by animal lovers and will not appear here.
"Brother Tian, when will the weather get warmer?" asked a teenage girl, wrapped up like a giant panda.
"It should take a few more years." Lu Tiantian sighed.
"I keep enduring it, and I seem to be used to it." A companion next to him said, "These days, you can feel happy even if you go home and soak your feet."
"Where's Dad Lu?"
"Going to fight monsters."
"Brother Tian, when will the large puppet be ready? When will the nuclear fusion be completed?" asked a chubby boy with good grades.
"You are quite concerned. When you grow up, you can do these projects yourself!" Lu Tiantian said with a smile.
"I'm learning NS equations."
"That... is quite difficult." Lu Tiantian patted the little chubby guy on the head.
Now there are several more key research and development technologies in the campus science and technology museum.
Humanoid puppets and nuclear fusion are definitely top priorities. These things are technologies of a third-level civilization, so good!
"Beep" Suddenly, Lu Tiantian's cell phone rang. He glanced at it subconsciously and suddenly froze on the spot.
A line of text was displayed on the screen: [At 3:33:19 in the afternoon, a gamma ray burst was detected from the extremely distant east direction, lasting 0.3 seconds, and the energy released was unknown. 】
All the adults who received the message were silent, and their faces became a little ugly.
Gamma ray burst!
what does that mean?
At the beginning of the era...the world was in chaos.
Even the towering trees in front of me trembled, and a large number of snowflakes fell from the branches.
Only the children were still happily feeding the birds.
They are carefree.
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Just as humans expected, the news of the "Middle Era" shocked the major civilizations hiding in the safe zones!
Especially the gamma ray burst...it's so scary! Which powerful civilization issued it?
The Rize civilization and the human mother civilization quickly held a joint meeting to discuss the matter intensely!
Finally, with the help of the poppy tree communication method left by Lu Yuan, he contacted the "18th Human Civilization".
Of course, because Lu Yuan was not here, Lu Tiantian, Lao Mao, Conch, Sha Mo and others from the Academy of Sciences collectively participated in this dream communication.
"Dear friends, our guess is very simple." Old Cat said solemnly, "First, it is really the middle of the era, and the weather outside is very harsh."
"This wave of volcanic eruptions has caused major losses to the ecosystem. Weaker civilizations may freeze to death."
"Did your side also suffer a disaster?" asked a lizard leader.
"Alas, we have indeed suffered a disaster here... We can still bear it, but development has almost stagnated. The temperature is minus 50 degrees Celsius, and sometimes it can drop to minus 80 degrees Celsius."
The people of Rize and humans are all wondering if they can survive this severe cold comparable to Antarctica.
The answer is that it is difficult. There is not enough energy and many people will freeze to death.
On the contrary, the human 18 civilization has a small population and abundant resources, so it is better.
The old cat continued: "The second possibility is that the 'God' may have misjudged... The specific reason is this..."
"We happened to encounter this erupting super volcano and investigated it for a while."
"It was supposed to erupt in the eighth era, but a certain civilization did something to postpone it to the ninth era."
"This civilization is also extremely miserable... They wanted to hide in the magma to survive the era disaster, but they still failed."
It briefly said something about the "World Furnace" volcano, but it didn't say anything about the Mirage Dragon.
The old cat sighed and said, "We are more inclined to the second possibility. In fact, it is still the early days of the era... but it is just a guess."
The human beings and the people of Lizhe were confused and shocked - my goodness, wherever you go, disasters will break out! How strong must a civilization be to hide in the magma?
But this piece of information is important enough.
The lizards of the Lizhe civilization looked outside the safe zone. The outside world was indeed freezing cold, with a temperature of minus 40 degrees Celsius and a layer of frost covering the earth.
Even the temperature in the safe zone dropped below zero degrees Celsius.
If the safe zone is really revoked, I don't know how many people will freeze to death...As a race living in the tropics, how can they have any warm-keeping equipment?
Outside the safe zone of the human mother civilization, the weather is still clear and the climate is relatively normal.
This shows that the disaster caused by the volcanic eruption only affects a small part of the Pangu continent.
"What does the gamma-ray burst mean?"
Gamma-ray bursts do not come from the starry sky, but from the distant east of the ground.
The gamma rays produced by nuclear bombs are often very short and strong, with an explosion time of less than one millionth of a second, but the one observed this time lasted for a full 0.3 seconds!
This news is very subtle - it means that a civilization far more powerful than humans has used some technological weapons that are much more powerful than nuclear bombs after leaving the safe zone.
"What did they encounter?"
"What caused the war?"
People looked at the metal communicator at the same time, and their hearts were trembling.
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