Chapter 20 Wildfires spreading around the world

"Okay, I'll remember you, Wang Xinning, right? You can come to me next time if you need anything."

The officials smiled.

The middle-aged man smiled apologetically and lowered his head. He carefully carried the remaining things and returned to his six-person dormitory.

At this time, everyone else in the dormitory was still working outside, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Place lettuce, sugar, chocolate, medicine, etc. on the table.

Wang Xinning discovered that there seemed to be a photo frame in the bag that was not included in the transaction.

He picked up the photo frame, and the picture of the little girl with a faint smile inside caught his eye.

That's his daughter.

"Thank you."

Wang Xinning's eyes were red, and he whispered a thank you that was destined to be unheard. His fingers gently brushed across the photo frame, and then fell on the lettuce leaves on the table that were still covered with water droplets.

These are the only supplies he currently has, but they will become his capital for starting a business, as well as the tickets for him to reunite with his daughter in the future.

the other side.

After Su Wu made the deal, he no longer paid attention to the returning medium-sized truck.

He found some unexpected components in the hardware materials that were given as gifts. These things, combined with the chips he had just received, could perfectly fill in the gaps in the current shelter renovation process, shortening the original 1,200 hours of work to less than 20 hours.

"What a nice guy."

Recalling the photo that was passed on to him, Su Wu was full of affection for the middle-aged man who had such a beautiful daughter.

I decided that if there is a chance in the future, I can help him again depending on the situation.

Next.

There is not much to say about the process of transformation and upgrading of the shelter.

Just like a game, while Su Wu was reading forum messages and sleeping, he unknowingly reached the end.

At the same time, as the transformation progressed, the experience bar behind the shelter level on Su Wu's system panel also began to rise rapidly, from 76% to 100%. Then it was promoted to a livable personal shelter (0%).

This time the upgrade.

The fixed daily survival point income was not increased, but Su Wu received a one-time additional reward of 50 survival points during the settlement period that evening.

Let the savings in his pocket make him rich again.

6 month 14 day.

The average surface temperature rose to 57 degrees.

The number of humans still active in the outside world has been reduced to a rare level. Many ordinary vehicles can no longer drive normally on the road.

Su Wu did not go out that day.

I spend the whole day in forums and chat groups, chatting casually.

Although it seemed a bit unprofessional, it also made him more aware of the outside world. At the same time, he also became familiar with a girl named Chen Xin.

This girl was none other than the one who had once asked for help in the doomsday group and was given a few casual hints by Su Wu.

She listened to Su Wu's advice.

I really transferred from the coastal area to an inland area. And coincidentally, the transfer location was also in Jianghe City.

6 month 17 day.

The surface temperature reached 60 degrees.

Fires began to burn all over the world except the North and South Poles.

A large amount of toxic smoke went straight into the sky and turned into thick clouds. In some areas close to the most intense forest fires, the sky turned red like fire.

Suburban area of Jianghe City.

Near Su Wu's farmyard. It was near noon, but the sky was gray and gloomy. Even with the high beam on, it was impossible to see the scenery a hundred meters away.

with no exceptions.

The fire that spread across the globe also burned in the mountains near the farmyard.

Unlike the small forest fire that occurred more than a week ago, this time the fire covered all parts of the mountain area and swallowed up everything that could burn.

And there is a faint trend of spreading towards urban areas.

“The situation is dire.”

Su Wu stayed in the control center on the second floor of the shelter, remotely controlling the camera installed on the roof of the second floor of the farmhouse, observing the situation outside.

From the camera footage, we can see that the mountains behind the gravel beach have been completely submerged in the orange-red sea of fire. The scale of the fire is so large that even with the thick smoke covering it, it is still shocking. It feels like a primitive man riding a wooden sailboat and facing the vast ocean and fierce storm for the first time.

In the face of such power from heaven and earth, Su Wu had no doubt that even if an aircraft carrier was thrown in, it would be easily burned through.

The horrific fire continued to burn for more than ten hours.

Burning from day to night, and from night to dawn in the sky.

However, the situation not only did not improve, but became more serious.

The clouds accumulated in the sky became thicker and thicker. A strong wind blew from nowhere, sweeping the burning dead branches and leaves into the sky, and then fell into the villages and factories in the distance. Then, from time to time, flickering sparks would fall in the city.

Eventually, the fire inevitably broke out in the city. First it started with a few spots, then the fire points connected into a line, and then expanded into a large area. In less than half a day, the entire city was in the furnace of flames.

"Warning, toxic gas detected."

"Begin closing all external doors and start a higher power purification system."

Because of the existence of gravel beach.

The farmyard above Su Wu's shelter was fortunately not affected by the fire in the mountains and the city.

But the poisonous fog brought by the wind and the ashes falling from the sky cannot be avoided.

The high concentration of toxic substances in the air once pushed the purification device at the shelter's ventilation opening to its limit, triggering frequent monitoring warnings from the control center.

Su Wu sat in the control center, feeling the cool breeze from the central air-conditioning. The flow rate was slightly faster than usual, and he felt a little nervous.

He knew that the changes in central air conditioning came from pressure from the external environment.

At this moment, the surface outside the shelter was completely unsuitable for human survival. The only thing he could rely on was the small space inside the shelter.

I waited with bated breath for several hours.

As the toxic dust from outside gradually settled to the ground, the air gradually returned to normal.

The shelter's purification equipment, which had been running at high intensity, returned to normal.

Su Wu's tense nerves finally relaxed.

He gulped down a glass of ice water to calm his frightened mood, and then asked the engineering team that was on standby to continue excavating the third underground floor.

He once again went online to collect intelligence.

at this time.

Su Wu then realized that during the hours when he was in danger, others were not having an easy time either.

First, there was a large-scale network disconnection. More than three-fifths of the world's regions were disconnected from the Internet.

In Jianghe City, almost all shelters in the urban area are out of touch. Only a small number of people in remote areas of the suburbs are still active on the Internet.

And even if they are active, it doesn't mean that their situation in reality is good.

There was a person in a shelter in the suburbs of Jianghe City who was lucky enough to survive because he had an oxygen concentrator and enough oxygen tanks. But apart from him, there were no other living people in his shelter.

Hundreds of people died from suffocation and poison gas.

(End of this chapter)

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