Chapter 282: We're Back! (2-in-1)
A month passed in a hurry.
Over the Yang River, there are no clouds and the sun is shining. The sun is just rising, just like a beautiful morning, containing infinite hope and a bright future.
"Good morning!"
"Morning!"
A team of construction workers stepped out of the inner cabin and onto the deck, where the sea breeze was very refreshing. The sea here is not very salty, and it does not have that salty and humid feeling.
It's time to get to work.
The sun hung red in the east, almost at 7 o'clock in the morning, which meant that humans had a considerable amount of daylight to recuperate.
Yunhai is ushering in the next wave of big construction!
The last huge crisis caused heavy losses to the external equipment of the Yunhai, such as the air conditioning unit, the heat dissipation device, as well as some infrastructure on the deck, the house, the iron frame for cultivating plants, and the cultivation equipment for various livestock, all of which were destroyed. Even after a full month of repairs, the completion rate is only 40%.
As for the various ships docked outside, they were even more seriously damaged, and the top floor of the South Wind was blown away directly, and a lot of resources were required to repair it, which was a very headache.
As for large ships such as cruise ships and cargo ships, they have been deformed and crooked, as if they could sink at any time. The only way to dismantle these ships and recycle them is to recycle them.
The Yunhai is like a wounded tiger, slowly licking its wounds. But as long as the core strength, that is, high-quality talents, does not die in large numbers, these are all just skin injuries, as long as there is enough time and enough resources, it can be completely recovered.
Workers above deck, in the central building, are busy dismantling some of the damaged items and trying to repair them as much as possible. A large number of spare devices stored in the warehouse were removed and reinstalled.
With the current resource reserves of the Yunhai, it is barely acceptable to renovate the entire shelter on a large scale. However, if such a major disaster occurs one after another in the future, maintenance resources will slowly be depleted.
So...... Ultimately, it's about finding a new continent!
Only the resources of a continent? to be able to support the reproduction of 170,000 people.
This is also one thing that the top management of the Yunhai is faintly worried about? The military has been using drones to find new continents......
And yet a month has passed? The drone lost two for no reason? How can it not be worrying that there is not even a shadow of the New World to be seen?
"Ladies? Good morning, gentlemen. As a result of this big construction project? The amount of steel and cement? It's a bit insufficient, and we're dismantling some scrapped ships...... This time, I saved a little bit and barely survived. But not at all next time, and we're unlikely to get more steel. ”
"Oh? By the way, the amount of cement is not enough......"
"Is there a way? Digging for minerals at the bottom of the sea? ”
"With the current state of technology, it is almost impossible to mine minerals from the seabed on a large scale."
Cement, which is mainly composed of limestone, clay and metallic minerals such as alumina and iron oxide, is not very difficult to produce, but even these simple resources? It's not something that the Yunhai can easily get. After all, scientists don't have a way to create things out of the void.
Without the replenishment of resources, all of it? All use some less.
The officials in charge of logistics were eager to break apart a little bit of material and divide it into two bags.
As for the minerals of the seabed? Basically, I don't have to think about it...... The depth of the sea in the Yang River is at least 1,000 meters, and maybe even two thousand meters? It is naturally impossible to mine seabed minerals at such a deep depth.
Ding Yuan sighed? Said: "Although it's daytime? And the sun seems to have just risen, and there are still 11-12 months to go, but the night will still come...... Well, although it sounds like it's still early, everyone still has to think about the question, if we really can't find the New World, where should we go? Is it really going to be spent in Yanghe again? ”
"A year is actually a very short time."
The next night, with the accompanying dangers, how should human beings stop it?
Ding Yuan asked again, "Everyone, supernatural science...... Are there any developments? Didn't we get so many strange things, yellow paper, red clothes, and some weird corpses, didn't we study anything? ”
In the face of the Supreme Commander's urging, the scientists below were all embarrassed.
Supernatural science is currently the most important development discipline, and a lot of manpower and material resources have been invested in it. Its importance is self-evident, and without the development of supernatural science, the next dark night will be really difficult to get.
But......
There are some small results, but there are big results...... It's too hard.
The development of science is often measured in years, or even in ten years or even in a hundred years.
It requires a lot of inspiration and opportunity, and it takes a lot of accumulation. The current time is still too short.
"It would be nice if there were better references." Professor Huang said at the bottom, which means, there is no development.
When Ding Yuan saw their expressions, he immediately closed his mouth and sighed in his heart.
Naturally, it is impossible for him to scold and condemn these scientists. This kind of thing does not change in the will of the leader, and there is no point in being angry or complaining.
"Since nothing good has come of it, then ...... Adjourn the meeting. ”
"There's almost a year to go, and I hope you ...... Effort, to be able to make a major breakthrough in the occult sciences. ”
Everyone left the room with a hint of apprehension.
These hidden dangers are not to be said for the time being, but human beings still have to live in the present......
Although there has been no special scientific progress, the Yunhai Society has been operating normally in this month's time, and has completed several good key projects.
First and foremost, in the last disaster, the memorial ceremony for the dead remobilized everyone's morale.
The interval between the two horrific catastrophes happened so close that the death toll of the Southwind in the Faceless Woman disaster alone reached five thousand! This number is really staggering, and the morale has also affected the Yunhai.
What's more, there was an even more terrifying, almost unsolvable S-class blood demon disaster behind it.
Fortunately, the death toll of the Blood Demon Plague is not too much. But it still makes everyone understand that no one wants to experience such a type of disaster again.
However, the dead are gone, and the living will continue to live.
It is not easy to mobilize morale in a short period of time.
Perhaps, I have experienced a lot now, and most of the ordinary people already have a good psychological quality, everyone has experienced the despair in the apocalyptic disaster, and they also know many things, and there is no way for manpower to stop it.
Today's life is very good, so you have to enjoy it to the fullest.
Tomorrow...... Tomorrow will naturally need to fight as much as possible!
As long as they can survive and have a little hope, people are willing to fight and work hard for it.
The second thing is about the rectification and integration of the population of the Nanfeng, and the activities in this regard have basically been completed. The integration of nearly 5,000 civilians has brought more vitality to a certain extent.
In addition, everyone has suffered together, which can be regarded as an extra bit of friendship.
The original residents of the Yunhai did not have much antipathy to foreign household registration, and even held several blind dates in the middle, and everyone got along quite well. Many single dogs have finally come off their singles, and some are in the ambiguous stage. For example, Zhong Peng, a dead house, found that he seemed to like a sister who was two years older than him...... What a lovely creature the Royal Sister is.
As for the third thing, it is natural that the maintenance and rectification work of the Yunhai is going on well. It is estimated that it will take another month or two to get this big ship moving.
At present, the Yunhai is just drifting with the tide and wandering on the Yang River without any purpose......
Finally, there is the military dimension.
The addition and development of the South Wind is expected to increase human food production by 10% in three months. With a population of 170,000 and a 10% increase in production capacity, it means that it can provide a protein supply for 5,000 fortified humans.
With the addition of this part of the strengthened soldiers, the combat effectiveness of our Yunhai will be greatly improved!
Solving part of the food problem is definitely something to be excited about!
Think about it, there were only more than 500 reinforced soldiers in the original, and there was a big crisis, and the manpower was a little stretched, but in the future, the number will be increased by 10 times, and the number of superpowers will also be greatly increased!
Of course, this is only a quantitative change.
Quantity is indeed very important, but after the tragic Blooddemon disaster, scientists and the management of the Yunhai have paid more and more attention to "quality".
In many cases, quality is far more important than quantity......
But how can the quality be improved? This is another, very difficult problem...... To date, progress in the occult discipline has been limited, and humans have yet to find an effective way to greatly increase their superpowers, with the exception of the first generation of X-Body Enhancement Potions.
……
On this big ship, everyone is busy.
But there are also some people who secretly remember Lu Yiming and Guo Weiqiang, who have been missing for a long time, in their spare time.
Not only Lu Yiming's relatives, but also some of his friends and colleagues.
"Alas, it's been a month and the bus hasn't come back yet. This strange phenomenon has never been seen in previous experiments......"
"If it's fast, it's about a week, if it's slow, it's only fifteen days, and the bus will definitely be back. To live is to see people, and to die is to see corpses. Why did these two suddenly disappear? ”
Professor Huang shook his head and sighed wryly.
It's just incredible.
"Did something happen?"
For this reason, the senior management of the Yunhai also held a special meeting to discuss Lu Yiming's funeral.
But the end result is that they don't have a good solution......
Humans have a rather limited understanding of the mysterious ticket.
The two disappeared inexplicably, and they had no ability to get people back.
"There is only one ticket, and there is no second one."
This universe is too big and too mysterious, and since the outbreak of the terrifying blood demon disaster, people have developed a kind of awe for these indescribable things. This kind of reverence is not fear, nor is it not a lack of study, but a renewed understanding of one's own weakness, and respect for the indescribable powerful.
Whatever happens, it's possible!
There are even some experts in the occult who think that the bus may bring people back to the "earth" they once were.
"Bring it back to Earth, it's a possibility. We don't know the mechanics of the bus. Professor Huang grabbed a few hairs, and his face was not very good-looking.
However, the earth has been completely submerged by the Flood. Now that the heavy rain has lasted for more than a year, the plateau area may have been submerged, and the shelter where the headquarters is located is likely to enter the Yang River.
So the earth has become a no-man's land.
If it does return to Earth......
"If that happens, there's no chance of survival. The two of them would definitely have been drowned alive by the torrential rain, and naturally there would be no corpses to be seen. ”
"Let's be optimistic, maybe it's something else, something else we don't know."
"Comrade Lu Yiming is in an important position, if he really loses contact, he still has to find someone to put his position on top."
"Those who should be mourned can only be mourned. With regard to pensions......
"I don't think it's too good to make a large-scale announcement."
This kind of thing is a headache, but it is also a social necessity.
After discussing for a long time, there was no good way, and in the end, Ding Yuan made a decision and said: "Alas, wait another month, and for the time being, let's deal with it as a disappearance, and the family and the whole society will hide it for a while, just say ...... Lu Yiming is undergoing closed treatment, and his salary is still paid. You can hide it for as long as you can, so be it. ”
Ding Yuan's mood is not very good, Lu Yiming can be regarded as the high-end combat power of the Yunhai, and he has also made great contributions, and he has great prestige among the superpowers, the army, and the entire Yunhai society. In this way, it was lost for no reason, and the future future of the Yunhai was a little more gloomy.
After all, many things still have to be solved by superpowers with special abilities.
If they take the liberty of announcing this news, the morale of the people, which has been boosted with great difficulty, may drop again, so they can only conceal it for the time being.
Shi Dayong, Zhong Peng, Professor Huang and others were also in a lost mood, and walked out of the conference room with a slight sigh.
"I don't think that guy will die so easily. If I can survive, he should be able to do it too. Shi Dayong sighed and said, "Lu Yiming is still very clever. Kwok Wai-keung...... In fact, it's okay, Guo Weiqiang's biggest characteristic is loyalty, let him sacrifice, he will not refuse. ”
"The combination of the two of them is not weak."
Professor Huang shook his head: "That's not necessarily, after all, when Lu Yiming left, he was already paralyzed, you can't let him turn the tide like before...... Hey, I can only hope that something special happened. ”
Everyone sighed, but no matter what, life had to go on.
After the final discussion, Jin Lili ran to the bedroom and cried, although she usually pretended not to care, and she could force a smile, but on the 10th day, the 15th day, these critical time nodes, she paid attention to the news of the bus almost every day.
In the days when there is no final result, each day seems extraordinarily long......
As a result, a month passed, and the bus did not show up.
This feeling...... It's really uncomfortable.
[The phone you are calling is turned off, please call again later.] 】
There is no response, no matter how you dial it, it will indicate that it is turned off.
Even if people are lucky, they will feel that the probability of Lu Yiming surviving is extremely slim.
said that after coming back, he would help him fulfill his two wishes, but the person suddenly disappeared......
Thinking of this, Jin Lili couldn't help but bury her head in the pillow, and tears kept flowing out. Although there have been many, many similar crises in the past, which have been successfully resolved, this time...... It's hard.
For the first time, she lost faith.
The real world is so cruel that many things end suddenly before they can begin. However, in this cruel era, people do not even have enough time to remember the deceased [biquge.xyz]. Just after a day off, Jin Lili continued to work overtime under psychological pressure.
She seems to have become a workaholic......
And just like that, time passed again......
Day 31......
32 days ......
33 days ......
All the way up to the 35th day!
In a corner of the Sea of Clouds, two ragged figures suddenly appeared!
The first to appear was Guo Weiqiang, who was two meters and three meters tall, and there were wonderful ripples in the space, and he slowly moved out of this layer of ripples. The light was distorted at this moment, as if a figure had appeared in a mirror!
Distance Deck ...... 5 meters.
Jumping downwards with a loud "plop".
"The Sea of Clouds! We're back! Guo Weiqiang roared as soon as he saw the sun.
A miniature camera hung on his chest, "Ah, the sun, the deck, what a beautiful place, is this your Yunhai?" It's wonderful, it's amazing! ”
"This reminds me of a cosmic philosophical question, if you could know all the mysteries of the universe, but at the cost of dying as soon as you understand it, would you be willing? If it were me, I would be willing, just like this beautiful sunshine, we must know more mysteries......"
"Shut up, big brother, I beg you, I advise you to talk nonsense...... Can you shut up first, let me shout first...... Yes! Guo Weiqiang was very excited and at the same time, he was painfully unable to do it.
In the past thirty days, the bombardment of the miniature camera has been his biggest nightmare, and it has even increased his mental resistance a lot!
No one can explain why this guy has become the crazy appearance he is now after his resurrection.
After confirming that he really returned to the Sea of Clouds, he just wanted to release it to his heart's content!
The unkempt Lu Yiming also followed behind Guo Weiqiang and jumped steadily on the deck.
He removed a large number of oxygen tanks on his back, ripped off his oxygen mask, and yelled.
"Yunhai, we're back!"
"Hahaha!"
"We're back!"
He pulled out a few messy flatbed carts from the other space, and with a "bang", the flatbed cart slammed into the ground with a large number of things on it, making a loud noise.
These carts were loaded with a large number of used oxygen cylinders and survival resources.
At this moment, they finally insisted on reaching their destination.
They've almost exhausted all the supplies in their bodies!
Yellow paper, blood from the Blood Demon, two rune knives, pistol bullets, almost exhausted!
Succeed...... Regression!
This feeling of return is so relaxing that the tight heartstrings are suddenly loosened, resulting in a deep sense of exhaustion.
I really want to sleep.
The long corridor of the Yin World, a journey of more than 30 days, finally ...... It's over.
Recalling that difficult journey, Lu Yiming couldn't help but burst into tears, if the two of them didn't have strong enough physical fitness, enough survival materials, and enough wit and agility, there was a great probability of being lost in it.
Travel ...... in the Netherworld Corridor
This is no joke......
Lu Yiming and Guo Weiqiang were lying on the deck, gulping in a big gulp of fresh air, the sunlight shining in the sky was very warm, and the sound of the waves hitting the Yunhai was also very beautiful.
Crash...... Crash......
"Ahh The two of them kept yelling, and tears couldn't help but burst out.
Only after experiencing real difficulties can we understand the preciousness of this moment.
The staff on the deck found the extra two people at the first time, this kind of yelling can be heard even if it is hundreds of meters away, a team of soldiers hurried over, and was startled when they saw the unkempt Lu Yiming.
Lu ...... Captain Marine? Outer part...... Captain Guo?! You ......"
The ordinary soldiers didn't know about Lu Yiming's situation, they only knew that Lu Yiming was undergoing closed treatment, but they suddenly found the two of them on the deck.
And there is a mess next to it, filled with a strange smell of bottles and cans, which look like oxygen cylinders in the hospital?
What the hell is going on? The soldiers glanced at each other, feeling a little puzzled.
The two men were dirty, with a sour smell all over their bodies, and their hair was long and oily, as if they hadn't taken a shower for a month or two.
To be honest, Lu Yiming really hasn't taken a bath for a month......
Is that what it is...... The legendary closed treatment?
"Ah, it's Huang Dagui, hello, hello! I'm just here to bask in the sun and nothing. Haha, haha, it feels good to be back. Lu Yiming said some inexplicable words in his mouth, his heart was still full of joy, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Your reactions were so fast, it only took a minute from the time we showed up on deck until you arrived...... That's a good speed! ”
He sat up again from the ground and lay down no more.
Even if he is really exhausted now, in front of these ordinary soldiers, he still has to maintain a basic image.
However, after more than a month of long marching, he didn't have the energy to take care of himself, and he looked like a somewhat neurotic beggar no matter how he looked.
"Marine, where have you been? Is there an entry and exit procedure, an ID card? The soldiers asked cautiously, not taking the sight of an acquaintance lightly.
Even if it is currently in the daytime of Yanghe, the safety factor is relatively high, and you still can't be careless. Who knows if there are any weird haunts disguised as humans?
Seeing their vigilant appearance, Lu Yiming was quite relieved......
It seems that everyone has not let up.
That's a good thing!
"It's our ID cards...... We will definitely complete the safety procedures that should be done, and you can rest assured, we have only done a small experiment. Take it easy and don't get too nervous. ”
"Okay, please come here with me." The soldiers used a special instrument to check their identity cards, and they felt a little relieved.
(PS: 2-in-1.) )