#503 - Chapter 503: Response of Shantou City Shelter
Shanshi City.
The weather here, like everywhere else, is a blur of sweltering heat.
Today, the temperature has finally soared to an unprecedented fifty degrees!
Almost everything is withering under this heat. Even plants that love the sun and are hardy enough to grow in acidic soil cannot hold their heads up in this environment that is uncomfortable for most living things.
It’s practically the凋零 of all things.
Coal Mine Shelter.
Li Hongwen led his shelter partners into the coal mine early in the morning to work, trying to mine as much raw coal as possible before the hottest part of the day arrived.
Compared to the scorching heat outside, the coal mine tunnels have an advantage: the temperature is a few degrees lower.
Just as he was working hard and occasionally giving directions, a companion ran in from outside the mine and shouted at him:
“Director Li! Something bad happened! Miss Li asked me to find you and bring you back!”
What!?
The Miss Li mentioned by this shelter companion is naturally his daughter, Li Cai.
Li Hongwen didn't care about the work at hand, dropped his pickaxe, and ran outside.
After a while, he returned to the entrance of his shelter and saw his daughter and wife waiting.
“Dad! Something's wrong! We went to fetch water today and found that the big river nearby has completely dried up!”
He had just approached when he heard Li Cai say this.
Dried up!?
That's really troublesome!
That river is the best water source they can find near this coal mine shelter. If that's gone, where will they find water...
“And that's not all! It's even hotter today, and the sun is more scorching! We should immediately notify everyone to take protective measures! We don't have many medicines. If our companions get sick on a large scale, our medical resources won't be able to cope!”
Huang Cailan also added with a worried expression.
It's no wonder they are so worried, because the foundation of the coal mine shelter is really too weak.
This is a new place that Li Hongwen slowly built up after the new year.
It still relies on the support of Green Source. Recently, his daughter Li Cai has been vigorously recruiting and rescuing survivors, which is why it has reached its current scale.
Most of the supplies collected outside during this period have already been scavenged by others. Only a few leftovers, or things that others didn't like, were picked up by them.
It was Li Cai who, with her extraordinary strength, broke into many buildings and killed zombies to find some household items that had not yet been scavenged.
So they really don't have much medicine.
Li Hongwen heard this and took off the hat on his head. It's been hot recently, so he habitually wears a big hat to protect himself when he goes out, so he didn't really notice this anomaly when he ran back just now.
As he took off his hat, he could feel the stinging sensation gradually appearing on his cheeks and neck as the sun shone on them, constantly intensifying and spreading!
He quickly put on his big hat again, and the discomfort slowly subsided.
“That's right!”
His face was extremely ugly, and he felt even more worried about this terrible occurrence.
“Dad, Mom! Quickly tighten up the personnel and notify everyone in the shelter! Let's discuss together to see if there are any good solutions. With the strength and wisdom of so many people, we will definitely be able to think of a solution!”
Li Cai suggested from the side, her usual smile replaced by a serious expression.
Now is a critical time, and more people thinking will easily generate more solutions to the problem.
Li Hongwen and Huang Cailan certainly had no objections.
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Half an hour later.
Inside a room in the Coal Mine Shelter, a group of people sat together, all frowning.
They had just finished exchanging opinions, and in the end, everyone agreed on the countermeasures that they had discussed together.
“Let's do it this way first!”
“From now on, reduce the frequency of people going out, and everyone must take protective measures, reduce the daily food and water rations for each person, reduce the amount of water used for cleaning, cancel crop planting in the shelter, and send people to continue searching for new water sources nearby!”
Li Hongwen decided to summarize these best countermeasures that everyone had just discussed.
These are all very pertinent and practical countermeasures.
Now the biggest problem is the water source.
Compared to the situation of food and other medicines and other supplies, drinking water is the most direct obstacle in front of them.
They have been trading with the Green Source Base for food, and their people go out every day to find some edible plants and small animals, so there is still some food in the shelter now.
Eating sparingly should last a month or two without any problems, and even longer if they save even more.
And they are still trading with Green Source.
Back to the water source.
They felt that there was a big river nearby some time ago, and the shelter did store a lot of water, filling the two large water towers and various buckets, cans, and basins.
But during this period, they have consumed a lot of water resources by planting in the shelter!
As a result, they couldn't grow crop fruits at all, and most of them could only eat the seedlings directly as food.
Now there are about ninety people in their shelter, and each person needs to drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water every day, and those companions who sweat like rain in the coal mine need 3-4 liters!
Every day, they need at least several hundred liters just for drinking!
This is for drinking, not the raw water and sewage that has been taken back and has not been treated.
Everyone will not forget the terrible parasite crisis a few months ago, and no one dares to just take water from outside and drink it directly.
All of it must be taken back and boiled, or at least filtered and disinfected before drinking and storing.
The Coal Mine Shelter still has the advantage of energy. The water taken back is boiled and disinfected with coal before being stored, otherwise it will be even more critical like other places outside.
“Also, when the Green Source transport convoy comes in the afternoon, we'll see if we can ask them to help us apply for some medicines and protective supplies, including clean drinking water, when they go back next time.”
Li Hongwen finally mentioned this method.
Gaining the nodding approval of everyone present.
It is good to have the big tree of Green Source to rely on. When there are some needs, you can try to trade with them to obtain them, which is better than having no way.
The Coal Mine Shelter quickly took action.
Everyone worked together to prepare for this foreseeable drought.
Not only Green Source in Guangyuan City and the Coal Mine Shelter in Shanshi City.
Throughout China, and even throughout Asia.
Countless surviving lone survivors, as well as human settlements such as large and small bases and shelters, have realized the changes in the Blue Star today.
An unimaginable drought seems to be sweeping towards everyone!
The magnetic field of the Blue Star is still slowly weakening, and the outer protective shield that has been protecting the Blue Star since ancient times is slowly becoming weaker.
Solar storms and cosmic ray storms are even more unscrupulously rushing towards the Blue Star!
(End of this chapter)
