Chapter 3: Chaos
"My name is Wang Tian, and it's March 10, 2030, the tenth day of the meteorite era."
"Ten days ago, at five o'clock in the afternoon on March 1, a meteorite fell from the sky."
"It's as if they have the ability to locate and destroy all the cities with precision."
"Thanks to living in the countryside, my area has not been hit by meteorites, and I am living a good life at the moment."
"It's just that the outside is filled with green dust from the meteorite impact, and that kind of dust has severe radiation, so I don't dare to go out at all."
"Fortunately, the water tank at home is full, and the physical reserves are sufficient, enough for me to live for a long time."
"It's just that the sanitation problem is not easy to solve, I don't dare to waste water, let alone open the windows, which makes me look like a wild man."
"Of course, these are minor issues compared to being alive."
"The biggest problem is that the radioactive dust outside does not know when it will dissipate, and the disconnection of electricity and the network has completely lost contact with the outside world, which makes me very anxious and lonely."
Closing the diary, Wang Tian looked at the green mist outside the window and sighed.
He didn't have the habit of writing a diary before, and he always felt that a serious person would write a diary and write out what was in his heart?
Now he's changed.
It's not that it's getting improper, it's that it's too boring.
I don't have electricity or internet, I can't go out, and I don't know what to do most of the day.
Keeping a diary to record his thoughts and daily life is his only form of entertainment.
"It's been ten days, and according to the experts, the period of strong radiation should have changed to a period of weak radiation, right?"
Looking out the window, Wang Tian's eyes were full of anticipation.
On the third day of the meteorite's arrival, when his mobile phone was still charged, he suddenly received a report of the disaster, and an authoritative source claimed that the radioactive fallout brought by the meteorite was only temporary.
Experts divide the radiation period into three types.
They are 1 to 15 days of intense radiation.
15-30 days of weak radiation period.
There is still a 30-day period for order to be restored.
During the period of strong radiation, without protective clothing, humans cannot go out.
When it comes to the period of weak radiation, you can barely go out, of course, you must do a good job of protection, you can't expose your skin directly to the air, and you can't stay in the wild for too long.
Wang Tian has been waiting for this day, and he is almost crazy at home.
He wanted to know what was going on with the outside world, whether meteorites had destroyed human civilization, and what the future would hold for mankind.
Mighty, mighty, mighty...
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a noise outside.
Wang Tian hurriedly leaned on the window and looked out, only to see a convoy coming outside, consisting of an ambulance, a patrol car, and two box trucks.
"Anyone?"
Three people in protective suits and breathing masks on their faces got out of the car.
"We're from the county epidemic prevention team?"
"Yes, I'm alive!"
Through the glass, Wang Tian waved his hand.
"We're here to do the statistics, what's your name, how old are you, how many people do you have in your family, do you have enough food and water?"
The staff asked.
"My name is Wang Tian, 24 years old, I am alone at home, and the food and water are sufficient, enough for me to live for a month or two."
Wang Tian replied more cautiously, especially in terms of materials, not wanting people to know that he had stored a lot of food, so as not to waste more words.
Soon, the statistics were done.
Wang Tian took the initiative to ask, "Big brother, what's going on outside?" When will the weak radiation period come? ”
"The situation is a bit complicated, after testing, the ablation time of radioactive dust is later than we thought, the arrival time of the weak radiation period is delayed, and I am afraid that I will get the end of March when I go out."
"Now it's chaotic outside, the city has basically been destroyed, and only the county seat and township have been spared."
"There are not many radiation protection suits in our county, and the radiation value outside exceeds the standard, so it is difficult to carry out large-scale rescue work."
"If you can persevere, stay in your room and don't go out, there is radiation dust floating outside, it's okay to hide at home, it's easy to get radiation sickness when you go out."
Speaking of this, the staff asked: "How is your physical condition, do you have itchy all over your body, dull pain in your bones, or a cold and low-grade fever?" ”
Wang Tian replied, "No, I feel good." ”
"Pay more attention to these phenomena, this is the early reaction of radiation exceedance, in addition, we left a bucket of pure water and a box of instant noodles for you at the door, you can take it in when the supplies are insufficient."
"We'll come back in five days and bring you a second replenishment."
"If you have a radio at home, remember to listen to the county radio station at 8 p.m., and there will be a real-time broadcast of the radiation index and the disaster situation every day."
With that said, the staff quickly left.
Wang Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
Human beings are really small and strong creatures, meteorites can't be destroyed, and when the period of strong radiation passes, everything will be fine.
Soon, ten days passed.
Wang Tian waited expectantly.
But somehow, on March 15, the staff of the epidemic prevention station did not come as scheduled.
They're probably being delayed by something, right?
Wang Tian comforted himself like this.
The next day, the people at the epidemic prevention station still did not come.
On the third day, it still didn't come.
On the fourth day, the same was true.
Wang Tian's heart became heavier and heavier.
What the hell is going on in the county, why haven't the people at the epidemic prevention station shown up yet.
But he didn't have a radio, his cell phone was out of battery, and he couldn't hear the county radio station.
He had the heart to go out to have a look, but he was trapped in the absence of radiation protection suits, and the radiation value outside was too high, so he couldn't go out, all he could do was wait.
The wait is a week.
Seeing that the end of the month is approaching, the radiation dust outside is gradually fading.
Just when Wang Tian felt that he would be able to go out in a few more weeks, someone knocked on the door of his house.
Knock knock...
"Who?"
With the sound of knocking on the door, Wang Tian turned on the flashlight and shone it outward.
Outside the door, there was a mysterious man with his head covered and curled up in a raincoat.
"Cousin, it's me, Cao Sihui."
The mysterious man spoke, revealing Wang Tian's familiar voice.
"Sihui!"
Wang Tian let down his guard.
Cao Sihui is not an outsider, he is from the same village, and he has to call him cousin, and the ancestors of the two families are related to each other.
Since his father died and his mother remarried, Wang Tian has become an otaku because of his personality and work.
The relatives on weekdays don't move around much, only the Cao family occasionally comes to see him, and the relationship between the two sides is quite close.
"Sihui, why are you here?"
Wang Tian dressed himself in thick clothes to prevent the radiation dust from burning his skin, and then opened the door through a crack.
Cao Sihui came in from outside, stayed in the middle hall and didn't enter the house, and said, "Cousin, my family is out of food, do you have any extra food?" ”
"Food?"
Wang Tian hesitated slightly, and quickly said, "Yes, I'll get it for you." ”
Wang Tian has a lot of food in his house, after all, he has prepared it.
The only pity is that he didn't expect radiation to be the thing, and let radiation trap him at home.
"I have two boxes of instant noodles here, you can take them first, and then get you five cans, your family of three should be able to cope with it for a week."
Wang Tian came out of the house with two boxes of instant noodles, with a look of wanting to say nothing on his face.
On the twenty-sixth day of the end of the world, my cousin's family had already begun to run out of food.
Her family will not be the first to run out of food, nor will it be the last.
The period of strong radiation will not pass, everyone will not be able to go out, and the relief in the county will not be delayed, I don't know how many people will starve to death.
"Take your things and go back immediately, the radiation outside is high, don't stay too long."
"If you don't have anything to eat, come to my cousin's house to get it, my cousin's family is quite rich, so I can help you a little."
Wang Tian had a smile on his face: "Everything will be fine." ”
"Thank you, cousin, I'll go back first."
Cao Sihui thanked her again and again, and left with a touched face.
Seeing her back disappear under the radiation dust, Wang Tian didn't say a word for a long time.
He felt that if he did this again, he might be in chaos.