Doomsday: I can see the health bar, kill monsters and drop treasure.

Chapter 631 Water Crisis

[Health Volume: 1000000/1000000]

[Blue amount: 1000000/1000000]

[Primary Law Power: 67%]

[Level: Level 6]

[Awakening: Catching Fire, Spiritual Development, Heart of Darkness, Man of Steel]

[Awakening energy: 10000/10000]

Wang Tao's primary law power has reached 67%, and he only needs the last one third to reach 100%. However, this last one third is not easy to obtain. He has to hunt down targets with the same attributes who are at the sixth-order lord level or above.

And because Wang Tao has not encountered a target with the power of fire, he must find a fire target before it reaches 100%, otherwise, Wang Tao may not be able to be promoted to the seventh level.

Unfortunately, in the past half month, he had not seen a single zombie lord with the power of the primary fire law, or even an ordinary fire zombie. In addition, they had searched all the large laboratories across the country but could not find any information about the ancestor virus, which made Wang Tao look unhappy.

Of course, this doesn't mean that there was no gain. At least they got a lot of crystal cores, which greatly improved the strength of Ding Yuqin and others. If they prepare more, they can be promoted to the sixth level. It can be said that it was not in vain...

"Why is it so hot outside..."

At the door of the laboratory, Wei Zhenguo wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Just now in the laboratory, they encountered a rather difficult zombie. Wang Tao burned the zombie to death, but it also ignited some flammable items in the laboratory, causing a fire.

In order to prevent the fire from spreading, everyone put out the fire after clearing out the zombies, but the high temperature here will not go down for a while.

They had just left the laboratory. It was noon now and the sun was scorching. The temperature outside didn't feel much cooler than inside the laboratory. Even Wei Zhenguo, who was usually able to endure hardships, couldn't help but complain.

“It’s really hot…”

“It feels much hotter than last month…”

Everyone immediately agreed.

Wang Tao had the fire awakening, so he was more heat-resistant. In addition, he had just been thinking about the power of the primary law and the ancestral virus, so he didn't pay much attention. Now, after hearing everyone's complaints, he also felt a little hot.

And when he felt hot, the temperature was not low. Wang Tao immediately took out the thermometer and took a look, and frowned.

"It's 44 degrees..."

The thermometer is over 40 degrees, so the perceived temperature may be even higher.

This kind of high temperature may not have much impact on them, but it has a huge impact on ordinary people, and may even cause death from the heat!
Moreover, the temperature did not rise suddenly, but started to rise slowly after the heavy snow stopped. This made Wang Tao feel that the temperature seemed to be getting higher and higher!

If the temperature really gets higher and higher, not to mention whether people will die from the heat, the drought problem that may be caused by the high temperature will be very fatal.

The Changhe base was fine, because of the barrier, it could maintain a suitable normal temperature inside, but it was hard to say about other places...

Wang Tao went to several large cities in China and met some survivor bases. Although he did not see a super large base like Changhe Base, he saw many bases with a population of tens of thousands, and there were many small bases. For these bases, high temperature and drought could be fatal!

"Let's go back first, take a rest, and see what's going on."

Wang Tao thought for a while and said.

This time when he went out, Wang Tao wanted to find the last piece of information about the Progenitor virus before leaving. As a result, he searched all the places marked by Qu Shilin but did not find any information, so Wang Tao never went home.

He had to go back and discuss it with Qu Shilin, as he couldn't find any information about the Progenitor virus.

So he can go back now. Otherwise, he will be flying around like a headless fly. Even if he has information about the Progenitor virus, he will most likely not be able to find it.

"it is good!"

Naturally, everyone had no objection and immediately jumped on the golden eagle and flew towards the Changhe Base.

At night, the iconic "big shot" barrier above the Changhe Base finally came into view.

brush--

After entering the barrier, everyone instantly felt much cooler. It was completely different from the outside world.

Everyone else went back to take a shower, while Wang Tao came to the City Hall. Gu Yun was still working, but he had a worried look on his face.

"Huh? You're back! Did you encounter any danger?"

Seeing Wang Tao coming back, Gu Yun quickly stood up.

"It's OK, basically there's no problem." Wang Tao nodded with a smile, and then asked directly, "Regarding the recent continuous rise in temperature, do you have any useful information?"

Hearing Wang Tao talking about the temperature, Gu Yun's face suddenly turned bitter and he said helplessly.

"Alas! The high temperature is a big problem now! Although our base seems to be unaffected, the consumption of crystal cores of the crystal energy poison tree has doubled compared to the heavy snow!"

"It snowed so heavily before and the temperature was so low, but we didn't see this level of consumption..." "Of course, even if the consumption is doubled, we can afford it, but I'm afraid that the temperature will continue to rise and the consumption will continue to increase! If it triples, quadruples or even more times in the future, even with the financial resources of our Changhe base, we may not be able to bear it... After all, it's not just the crystal energy poison tree that needs crystal cores, the base maintenance, employee salaries, strength improvement, etc., all of these require crystal cores..."

Wang Tao frowned immediately. This situation was worse than he had imagined. He had thought that the consumption of the crystal energy poison tree might increase, but he didn't expect it to double!

To maintain such a large barrier, the amount of crystal cores consumed is terrifying. If the consumption doubles, it will cause a series of chain reactions. Not to mention, the subsequent consumption may increase...

"But the situation at our base is still good. At least we can block the high temperature. It's different in other places, such as the Red Maple Base!"

"It's hotter there than here, almost 50 degrees. The residents can't stand the heat, and a lot of people get heatstroke every day. So their base decided to use mutant plants to dig underground and let people live there temporarily, after all, it's cool underground... But what no one expected was that the deeper they dug, the hotter it got! Even a few of their mutant plants died from the heat!"

"Although the center of the earth is hot, it doesn't reach here. The temperature of the center of the earth cannot be transmitted here, right?"

"This abnormal situation has left the Red Maple Base somewhat confused. They dare not dig any further. The more they dig, the hotter the base becomes. The underground tunnels are spewing hot air out! This has caused panic among the people at the Red Maple Base..."

"The wind from a hand-cranked mechanical fan is always hot! Someone thought of using the ancient method of making ice, which might be able to provide a cool breeze, but the efficiency of making ice is too poor!"

"We also sponsored them with some crystal energy ice machines and crystal energy fans. By making a lot of ice, the temperature in the base has dropped a little, temporarily alleviating the anxiety of the people. But the crystal energy fans are still okay, and the consumption is not high. The crystal energy ice machine was urgently developed by the Hope Research Institute some time ago. It has not been optimized yet, and the consumption of crystal cores is extremely high, even more exaggerated than our crystal energy poisonous tree. So they are only treating the symptoms and not the root cause. Han Youlin and the others are all worried..."

"Especially since the temperature is still rising, no one knows when it will stop. If the temperature continues to rise, the consumption of the crystal energy ice machine will be even more terrifying. Unfortunately, there is no second crystal energy poisonous tree..."

Gu Yun sighed heavily. He really wanted to help the Red Maple Base, but he was powerless.

"The situation at the Silver Snake Base is better. They live in the mountains, which is much cooler. They also have our Changhe Base as a backup, so there won't be any major problems for now..."

"It's actually hot underground. The deeper you go, the hotter it gets..."

Wang Tao muttered to himself. He really hadn't noticed this problem. After all, his battles had always been hot, so he himself couldn't feel the heat. Others were also used to being with Wang Tao, so they might feel hotter... And if the underground was always hot, then other people would be in trouble -

When it snowed, they could still hide underground and survive, but now they can't even go underground, and there are so many zombies outside... There is simply nowhere to hide!

Wang Tao seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked:

"Oh, right, it's below our base!"

The area protected by the barrier of the crystal energy poison tree... seems to have no underground area? Wang Tao really didn't know this.

Hearing Wang Tao's question, Gu Yun felt helpless.

"Our situation...is much better than the Red Maple Base, but it's still a bit painful."

"After we heard about the situation at the Red Maple Base, we dug underground on purpose. The barrier underground actually provides some protection. Although the protection is not as strong as on the ground, it still exists. As long as we don't actively destroy it... The barrier's protection of the ground is relatively weak. It can block the temperature, but it can't stop us from actively digging. After digging to a certain depth, we immediately felt a wave of heat coming towards us... The situation is exactly the same as at the Red Maple Base!"

"We naturally didn't dare to dig, so we quickly retreated. Then we saw that the heat waves were blocked by the underground barrier, as if nothing had happened. But in fact, when we dug the heat waves, the consumption of the crystal energy poison tree suddenly increased a little... In other words, as long as we don't take the initiative to dig underground and destroy it, the barrier can still protect us."

"But judging from the current situation, if the underground heat continues to increase, the consumption of the Crystal Energy Poison Tree in terms of barriers will also continue to increase. In addition, the ground protection is relatively weak. If it can't be defended one day, it is not impossible..."

Gu Yun's face became even more worried.

“…This is indeed a problem.”

Wang Tao nodded.

However, the situation is better than he thought. At least there is a barrier underground.

But if temperatures continue to rise, the underground barrier may not be able to protect them!

Wang Tao was going to talk to Jingneng Poison Tree to see if there was any solution. But he suddenly thought of a serious problem, so he quickly asked:

"By the way, since the underground is so hot, what should we do with our water? Will there be any problems with the groundwater?"

"As expected of you, this is also the issue we focus on!"

Gu Yun first praised him, then continued.

"We do have some minor problems with water use at the moment - the water we pump up is no longer cold water, but warm water. But that's not the point, as long as we have water. The point is, as the temperature continues to rise, will the underground water evaporate? If the water evaporates, that's a big problem, after all, the depth of our wells is limited, and the deeper we go, the hotter it gets. Maybe the water below has already evaporated... No one knows what the situation is underground, but we've already started making preparations!"

"Before, when the ice and snow melted, all the water flowed into the cracks. I sent people to check, and they found that the water was still there, and it didn't seem to be very hot! So recently we have been sending people to transport water into the cracks..."

"Besides, aren't our crystal energy poison trees constantly discharging toxic wastewater? The more they are used, the more crystal cores they consume, and the more toxic wastewater they discharge... We originally hoped that the laboratory was going to use this toxic wastewater to create a poisonous water weapon to eliminate the zombies. But as a result, by some strange coincidence, although the weapon was not created, a crystal energy purifier that can specifically purify this toxic wastewater was created!"

"During previous tests, we found that using crystal energy purifiers to purify toxic wastewater would consume a lot of crystal cores, which was obviously not cost-effective. After all, water is free, so we didn't put this kind of machine into use. But now, the situation is different. Water resources have become precious, and these crystal energy purifiers may come in handy!"

"Although the purified water is still not enough due to the large population of our base, it can be used in an emergency. This is enough. Even if the water in the crack dries up one day, we can still use this purified water to fill it up..."

"Of course, if that time really comes, it will be a slow death. But at least there will be some hope..."

Speaking of this, Gu Yun's tone was somewhat sad.

"To be honest, let's not talk about our Changhe Base. The situation of large bases like the Red Maple Base and the Silver Snake Base is actually quite good. I recently got news. Several small bases at the Silver Snake Base have been disbanded in the past few days! Those small bases can't stand the turmoil. A small risk may lead to the destruction of the base. In the past, when the heavy snow came, they could hide underground, but now they can't even hide underground..."

"Our Changhe Base still maintains the rule that people with too many impurities in their bodies cannot enter. After all, we have to be responsible for these hundreds of thousands of people. But after some discussion, the committee made an exception to the Silver Snake Base. After all, we are all compatriots, and we can't bear to see them die of heat and thirst... Of course, for safety reasons, I have designated a special area in the Silver Snake Base, and there are awakened people to watch over it to ensure that it is resolved in time before any problems arise. In addition, ordinary people in the Silver Snake Base have moved to our Changhe Base, and those who remain are combat personnel. If any problems really arise, they can be stopped in time..."

(End of this chapter)