Chapter 115: Sudden Change in Temperature
Chapter 115: Sudden Change in Temperature
The day after the campfire dinner.
The peaceful daily life was broken.
Without any warning.
The surface temperature soared significantly in just over 20 minutes.
Reached an unprecedented peak.
80 degrees.
When the newest thing, which seemed to have the color and temperature of lava, descended on the area of Jianghe City.
Scavengers scattered among the ruins of the city.
Like ants in an ant nest poured with hot water.
They all struggled hard.
But the more they struggled, the closer they were to death.
In the end, except for a few lucky ones who escaped into the cars, the vast majority of the scavengers who went out during this period fell forever in the ruins of the city.
Just because the lucky ones have boarded the temporary shelters built of vehicles does not mean they will be safe.
The drastic changes in temperature are also a huge test for these modified vehicles.
The lucky ones will soon find that the air conditioner in their car is no longer able to fight against the hot environment outside. The air it spews out changes from cold air to hot air.
Then, the engine directly rushed to the critical line of high temperature overload.
Those who are luckier may be able to barely hold on and return to the shelter.
Those with average luck will have to face the reality of system downtime halfway.
I watched helplessly as the car gradually turned into an iron coffin like a high-temperature steamer.
It only took half an hour for the temperature to rise.
Thousands of people died in the entire Jianghe City area.
In the farmyard, there is a control center on the second underground floor.
Su Wu also received a high temperature alert from artificial intelligence.
Fortunately, all the teams that went out at this time passed this round of tests.
There have been no glitches so far.
"It's 80 degrees."
Looking at the data sent back by the monitoring network, Su Wu's expression was unusually serious.
Being located underground, it can indeed withstand high temperatures to a certain extent.
But if the high temperature on the surface lasts too long, the result will be hard to predict.
At the very least, the shelters located in the shallow underground will definitely be affected by this temperature rise, and the living environment will become even worse.
7 month 24 day.
Surface temperatures continue to rise steadily.
During this day, its highest point reached 90 degrees.
Even if you place a glass of water in such an environment, it can quickly become hot and even scald a person.
In this kind of environment.
Modified vehicles in the past were basically unable to drive.
Almost all surface logistics routes were forced to be interrupted.
All shelters in Jianghe City were in a de facto closed state.
No one can get any opportunity to exchange resources from the outside world anymore.
“It’s even more desolate outside.”
Controlling a formation of reconnaissance drones, patrolling in the sky above the surface.
Su Wu looked into the distance and saw pieces of city ruins that seemed to be melting.
I felt an unusually heavy atmosphere.
now.
The entire land that can be seen by the reconnaissance drone.
Only some vehicles belonging to Su Wu himself were still being used for outdoor activities.
And as the price of this independence.
Su Wu smashed down 12 survival points and equipped the vehicles going out with a new cooling system.
And even so.
Su Wu had only 10 vehicles to use when he went out.
There are two extra cooling systems. One is used in the small limestone mine, at the geothermal generator under the bunker. The other is also placed in the mine, at the cement production equipment.
A column of black smoke suddenly rose from somewhere in the ruins of the city. Su Wu piloted the reconnaissance drone closer.
It turned out that there seemed to be a fire in a private shelter.
Thick black smoke, and occasional sparks, billowed from ventilation ducts throughout the shelter.
Indicates the internal condition.
I'm afraid it's like purgatory.
"Hopeless."
Su Wu just took a look and didn't even use the equipment on the reconnaissance drone to conduct a more detailed exploration.
It can be immediately determined that the people in the shelter have no chance of survival.
Fires raged inside the shelter, and poisonous gas filled the air. The situation outside the shelter was not much better. There was nowhere for them to escape.
Stared at it silently for a while.
Su Wu looked away.
At this time, a high temperature warning also came from the reconnaissance drone.
Although the reconnaissance drone has undergone survival point reinforcement, due to its own structure, it can withstand higher ambient temperatures.
But this can only support them to run for a short period of more than ten minutes in the high temperature of 90 degrees outside.
If the time is any longer, there will be a risk of crashing.
Su Wu did not try to be brave and ordered the reconnaissance drone to return on the spot.
This time, the reconnaissance and exploration of the outside world has ended.
7 month 25 day.
The surface temperature on this day never dropped below 90 degrees.
And disasters are not limited to high temperatures.
noon.
Su Wu and his companions had just finished their meal and had not yet left the table.
There was a noticeable shaking coming from under his feet.
After a dozen seconds, the vibration stopped.
Su Wu took out the tablet computer he carried with him, opened it, and checked the latest report sent by the artificial intelligence.
"A 6.3 magnitude earthquake."
"It's not a big problem. It should be an aftershock from the last time."
Su Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
The shadow of the last earthquake was still there, and he didn't want to experience it again.
Although the magnitude of the 6.3 earthquake was not very strong, it was enough to cause some suffering to the poorly protected shelters.
Chen Xin, who was standing by, had obviously also thought of this problem.
She didn't have time to clean up the table, and ran to the bedroom anxiously, opening the laptop that Su Wu gave her.
Remotely check the situation at the Lime Shelter.
Chen Xin cares very much about the job given to her by Su Wu.
She didn't want any unnecessary casualties to occur in the Lemon Shelter due to her negligence.
Su Wu ignored Chen Xin's actions and went straight back to the control center.
After the control center connected to the official satellite network.
He quickly obtained some first-hand intelligence.
The overall impact of this earthquake was not significant, but the minor damage it caused led to some extremely serious consequences.
An underground residential area of an official shelter.
During this earthquake, the generator and central air conditioning unfortunately failed at the same time.
Then quickly, before the rescue team arrived through the connecting underground passage.
The entire underground residential area has been flooded with poisonous gas and heat.
No one survived.
Thermal suit and oxygen tank.
It seems to be a common and not too expensive item.
But compared with the tens of billions of people around the world, it is still just a drop in the ocean.
The number is pitifully small.
Only very few people have the opportunity to have it.
What this reflects in reality is that every time such an accident that seems to be self-recoverable can bring about a near-extermination massacre.
(End of this chapter)