#537 - Chapter 537 Outsiders
The inspection of the planting department concluded.
Qin Jin didn't expect that his casual visit would lead to the discovery of a new potential hotspot.
Now that the base has another potential treasure, the probability of future problems has undoubtedly increased significantly.
It's still not safe enough!
He is now like a super Boss with countless treasures, and outsiders would go crazy if they knew even a little bit about them.
But he possesses so much...
If any force were to learn of this and organize a joint effort to deal with him, it's uncertain whether Green Source's current strength could withstand it.
Human intelligence is an incredibly terrifying thing.
Qin Jin would never believe that Green Source is invincible.
Therefore.
The revolution has not yet succeeded, and we still need to work hard.
Complacency.
Get lost!
A few days later.
Time finally came to August!
The Earth's magnetic field stabilized in the past few days.
Correspondingly, the sun has not continued to become stronger and more scorching recently.
If the time when the Earth's magnetic field began to weaken is considered the official start of the drought, then the drought has now lasted for more than half a month!
The temperature has been fluctuating between 60-63 degrees Celsius these past few days, without continuing to soar, which has allowed the silently gasping survivors to slightly withdraw their despair.
Damn it!
This temperature is already extremely exaggerated, okay!
During the day, any place exposed to sunlight is an absolute inferno!
All the survivors on Blue Star need to avoid its sharp edge, not daring to stay outdoors for more than 2 hours in this weather.
It's deadly!
An unknown number of survivors who didn't believe in the severity of the situation thought that as long as they had enough endurance, they could continue searching for food and water while wearing hats and sunscreen.
As a result, reality told them that this was definitely a foolish decision.
After walking around for a long time, many survivors began to experience weakness, thirst, dizziness, and headaches, and after a little longer, muscle spasms, seizures, convulsions, nausea, vomiting, confusion, and disorientation.
These are the symptoms of heatstroke and heat exhaustion.
And finally, they would fall into eternal darkness.
"Hey! I told Xiao Wang not to go out to find supplies, but he insisted on going out. Now, he's back like this, about to die. Everyone, watch him. Once he breathes his last, immediately chop off his head to prevent him from turning into a zombie and biting us!"
A survivor group had someone who relied on their strong body and fearlessness of the outside heat, insisting on going out to find supplies.
As a result, they returned like a dead dog not long after, with a body full of heatstroke symptoms.
This is the apocalypse!
Without medical assistance, it's almost a death sentence!
And the dead humans will turn into zombies, so the companions have no choice but to end the lives of these former companions with their own hands.
This survivor named Xiao Wang never imagined that the sunlight outside was not just scorching, but also contained direct intrusion of solar and cosmic radiation!
Even if you are not directly exposed, just being around the sunlight will be affected by refraction!
At this time, what humans can do is to stay away from this sunlight as much as possible!
This is sunlight containing strong radiation!
"Xiao Wang has passed away!"
"Alas! Let's do it! Leaving this hell earlier might be a good thing. I hope he will be reborn into another world without danger where he can eat his fill!"
Pfft—!!
A survivor named Xiao Wang, who didn't even have time to recount his life, died because of heatstroke after going out, and then had his head chopped off by his companions.
His life ended here.
The same scene is constantly playing out across the land of Blue Star.
Scattered survivors or forces with abundant storage are better off, having the confidence not to go out, silently hibernating and waiting for the temperature to drop and the rain to come.
Those survivors who are not prepared enough are suffering.
The drought has officially arrived for more than half a month, and the food and water they originally prepared have fallen below the red line, or some have completely run out!
If they don't go out, they will starve and die of thirst. If they go out, they may find a glimmer of hope!
There is no choice!
Entering August, everyone did not wait for the end of the drought.
Everyone doesn't know how long this day will last.
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Green Source Zone.
Small Residence Area 14.
Like other small residential areas, all level 1 personnel stay indoors to perform some manual tasks distributed by the headquarters.
Some are polishing arrows, some are processing bullet materials, and some are crafting and sewing weapons and armor. The entire small residential area is divided into many rooms for indoor work.
At this moment.
In one of the rooms, about twenty or thirty people are sitting at a long table, silently completing their work.
Two air conditioning fans and several ordinary fans are blowing slightly cooler air inside, dissipating the heat inside.
Without the intrusion of sunlight, and with the fans dissipating heat, the indoor temperature is only thirty-seven or eight degrees Celsius, which is much lower than outside.
The focus of this drought is caused by sunlight carrying slight radiation. As long as direct exposure and refraction are avoided, the impact can be reduced slightly, giving the survivors indoors a chance to breathe.
Otherwise, if the indoor temperature is also sixty degrees, then you might as well just slit your throat to avoid suffering this torture.
"Everyone, speed up the manual work! Don't let me see anyone slacking off! I'm watching here! And there are headquarters monitors overhead!"
A manager in this room shouted at the top of his lungs, dispelling the thoughts of some people who were slacking off.
There's no way around it. Staying in this indoor area and doing assembly line work is too easy to make people feel lazy.
Operating for a long time will always cause you to be distracted and reduce efficiency.
"The headquarters is giving everyone a chance to survive, not inviting everyone in for free meals! So don't be lazy! The efforts now can make the base stronger and stronger. Sooner or later we can be promoted to level 2 or even level 3 personnel! One day we will have enough to eat!"
This manager is indeed carefully selected, constantly spouting passionate and generous words, encouraging everyone to work.
"Heh!"
In the corner of the room, Zhao Xin secretly sneered, revealing a disdainful expression before quickly recovering.
Since suffering multiple setbacks, he has now slowly learned to hide his expressions.
'Another round of brainwashing?'
He is immune.
Moreover, promotion to level 2-3 personnel?
Tch!
He doesn't care.
Since being demoted, he no longer considers the others here as his companions. He is only here because he has no choice. If he had a choice, he would definitely leave here and soar freely!
Unfortunately, the drought outside has been raging recently, and going out without preparation is almost a death sentence.
Let's see, when the drought ends, Zhao Xin will go out and find another way out, and one day he will come and make this place called Green Source regret it!
He looked at the people around him with gloomy eyes. After being encouraged by the manager, many people echoed him.
Only he was like an outsider.
(End of chapter)
