#564 - Chapter 564 Heavy rain, zombies return!
September 10th.
This day was a rare one without the scorching sun.
Overcast.
How long has it been since we had an overcast day?
Today, many people in the Green Source Base couldn't resist going outdoors to re-experience the long-lost feeling of standing outside during the day.
"I haven't been out for two months, and I actually feel a strange sense of longing, tsk tsk."
"Me too! I didn't realize it before, but now that I haven't stood outside during the day for so long, I actually feel a sense of unfamiliarity!"
Zhong Yu, Chen Junchi, and the others stood on the main base's wall, feeling this state that was so common two months ago, and they couldn't help but sigh.
In recent days, the temperature has dropped to around forty degrees Celsius, which is still very hot, but now that there's no sunlight, they can stand outside.
Drip.
Suddenly.
Zhong Yu felt like something had hit his head.
Huh?
He held out his palm in front of his eyes.
Drip.
This time he felt it clearly!
It's rainwater!
"Holy crap!! It's raining! It's actually raining!"
He widened his eyes and looked incredulously at the sky, only to see that what was just an overcast sky had now become covered in dark clouds!!
"It's raining!!! It's finally raining!!"
He shouted excitedly to the base members on the wall.
The news of the rain quickly spread throughout the entire base!
It's actually raining!
Even those working indoors couldn't help but come out to witness this moment!
"It's really raining! I thought it wouldn't rain at all this year! This is great!"
Not only at the base headquarters, but also people in the outer residential areas couldn't help but walk out of the buildings and stand in the rain to bathe!
This is so great!
No one would say anything at this moment; everyone has been waiting too long!
Heaven knows how long the people in the residential areas haven't taken a shower!?
Unlike the people in the branch bases, who occasionally have a certain amount of water allocated to wipe themselves down.
Not to mention the core members of the main base, who can take a small shower every few days.
They're all rotten and stinky!
This long-awaited rain not only washed away the dirt from these people's bodies but also brought hope for survival to the survivors still alive in the outside world!
Countless survivors who had been silently lurking and struggling rushed out of their residences to bathe in the increasingly heavy rain.
Everyone cried out.
Giggled foolishly.
Got excited.
They had waited too long.
Countless lives had fallen before this rain.
Helpless.
No one could stop this disaster, and no one could end it prematurely.
Qin Jin also rarely ran to the wall of the main base and stood in the rain.
"This feeling of being in the rain is really good."
He looked at the people who walked out of the buildings shouting, and naturally wouldn't stop them in the slightest.
Everyone has been suppressed for too long and needs to vent at this time.
"Start arranging for people to do the reservoir's water storage work, and also do a good job of flood control. This rain doesn't look like it will end so quickly. Don't just focus on drought resistance and forget about flood control!"
He didn't forget to remind the other base cadres.
The three ponds at the base headquarters played a huge role in this drought, and only about half of the water source has been consumed so far.
Now, we can take advantage of this rain to replenish it.
In his memory, this drought lasted so long, and the heavy rain at the end would last for several days.
Don't get flooded by the rain.
Moreover.
He has been paying attention to the changes in the Earth's magnetic field these days!
If the instrument is not wrong, the Earth's magnetic field has returned to its previous level!
That is to say, many devices can be put back into use!
The helicopter seal is lifted!
Walkie-talkies, drones, and other equipment have restored their proper transmission distance!
Except for the airships, the entire base will regain its air superiority!
This is a big deal!
In his previous life, he didn't know how long the geomagnetic anomaly lasted because he didn't have any equipment.
Unlike now, he can confirm through instruments that the Earth's magnetic field has disappeared with the end of the drought.
Or rather.
The drought left because the geomagnetic anomaly recovered!
Today is destined to be a day of celebration for all human beings on Blue Star.
Not only in China, but also the humans still alive on other continents walked out of their homes, weeping with joy.
This sunshine that lasted for several months may not have caused severe droughts in many places, but survivors in many places still didn't dare to travel in the sunlight during the day.
In some places, the temperature was not high, so zombies were still rampant. When the zombies rested during the day, these survivors didn't dare to go out casually.
Now it's different!
The poisonous sunlight has returned to its previous gentleness, and all human beings will regain the right to go out during the day!
Heaven has not forsaken us!
The water vapor that had evaporated and disappeared during the drought seemed to be falling down crazily like children who had found their way home.
Heavy rain fell wildly in many areas of the entire Blue Star.
This rain, which had been holding back for several months, continued to fall non-stop.
The originally dry lakes reappeared with lake water.
The intermittent small rivers and streams were also flowing with the liquid of life again.
The cracked earth that had been scorched by the high temperature for several months was also greedily absorbing the rainwater to nourish itself.
From the moment it started raining, the high temperature began to gradually subside.
Forty degrees Celsius.
Thirty-five degrees Celsius.
Thirty-two degrees Celsius.
Thirty degrees Celsius.
Twenty-eight degrees Celsius.
Twenty-six degrees Celsius.
In just one day.
The previous temperature of forty or nearly fifty degrees Celsius dropped to a range that made people feel comfortable!
"It's so damn great! Before, it was simply a fiery hell! This is the temperature for human survival!"
"Finally drank my fill of water! I still have that urine smell in my mouth, I don't know how long it will take to wash it away completely!"
Some survivors who had relied on their own excreted liquid and a small amount of water to survive opened their stomachs and drank wildly.
They were too thirsty.
All the utensils around them became tools for storing water.
Survivors who have experienced the terrible drought will have an instinct, that is, to try not to let themselves run out of water if conditions permit.
The impression of this drought is extremely profound.
No one wants to experience it again.
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This heavy rain lasted for three days and three nights.
It only showed signs of stopping on the fourth day.
During these days, it was naturally impossible for the Green Source Base to continue staying in the headquarters.
Qin Jin arranged for the resumption test of the helicopter flight, and finally confirmed that the impact of the geomagnetic anomaly had really been eliminated!
Air superiority has been fully restored!
Other drones and wireless communication equipment have also been tested and confirmed to be restored to their original state!
Blue Star has returned to the familiar look it had before!
Moreover, during these days, Qin Jin arranged for personnel to fly helicopters and airships to patrol outside, and soon discovered a problem that had been expected for a long time.
With the drop in temperature and the disappearance of the poisonous sunlight, the zombies that had been silent for several months finally began to become active again!
That is to say.
The true rulers of Blue Star have once again taken the stage!
The zombies walked out of their hiding places again.
Having absorbed moisture, they recovered from dryness to a certain degree of fullness.
Hungry, they will begin a new round of hunting survivors!
(End of this chapter)
