Chapter 19: The Great Flare Strikes
The capital's Lantern Festival night is not at all as lively as Chinese New Year's Eve.
A grand fireworks show, a wonderful light show, a sea of lanterns in the streets and alleys......
What a picture of the prosperous world!
After dinner, Xu Dong and his wife took their twin sisters and walked down the street, where the excitement was.
It wasn't until about nine o'clock in the evening that the four of them returned to the courtyard without getting enough of it.
"Why did you come back so late? But they have school tomorrow! Mother Xu nagged.
The coco child didn't feel sleepy at all, and pulled Xu Ma's sleeve and said:
"Milk, the lanterns on the street are beautiful, there are big fireworks, and there are a lot of young ladies wearing summer clothes, I want to wear summer clothes too."
"Okay, okay, when you and Lele have a holiday, grandma will take you to the pedestrian street to buy it." Mother Xu doted.
"Grandma is so good, I want to be a woman."
"The heroine is not good, the princess is the best-looking......"
After a commotion, the time quickly passed half past ten, and after a brief wash, the family finally fell asleep.
Xu Dong leaned on the head of the bed, chatting with his wife while watching the live broadcast of a sports event abroad.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand it, just look at the picture.
"Husband, it's not early, hurry up and go to sleep." Yang Lina urged.
Xu Dong lit up the screen of his mobile phone, "You go to sleep first, I know how to watch football, and tonight's game is very crucial." ”
Of course, these are all excuses.
Yang Lina should have been really tired, and soon a slight snoring sounded sound.
……
An hour later, the solar flare arrived, and this historic moment will be remembered by all:
Yanjing time: 23:35
London time: 15:35
New York time: 12:35
San Francisco time: 8:35
Seeing the sudden interruption of the live broadcast signal on his mobile phone, Xu Dong knew that the first round of solar superflares had reached Earth.
According to reports seen in previous lives, the flare lasted for nearly an hour, and its power was equivalent to the energy generated by the simultaneous explosion of 1,500 trillion giant hydrogen bombs.
It is the most violent solar flare ever observed by humans, and it has even changed the course of human civilization to a great extent.
Only 48 minutes later, a terrible prevention and control alarm suddenly sounded in the sky over Yanjing, the whole family was awakened, and the triplets were even crying.
While Yang Lina was busy getting dressed, she asked Xu Dong loudly: "What's the matter, is there an earthquake?" ”
Xu Dong shook his head and handed the phone to his wife, and there was an emergency text message on it.
Yang Lina hurriedly took the mobile phone and looked at it, the text message was very long, and the general meaning was as follows:
An hour earlier, the sun had erupted with a large flare that devastated parts of the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.
In order to cope with the resurgence of flares, except for a few special places, all areas of the country will be powered off at 5 a.m., so please be prepared in time.
As of today, schools are closed, factories are closed, businesses are closed, and all residents are asked to stay at home and not go out unless necessary to avoid harm.
Signed: Daxia Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Committee
"Husband, what's going on with this solar flare?" Yang Lina's face was clouded.
"Didn't you take a high school geography class?"
Xu Dong's mentality at this time was quite okay, and he still had the heart to joke.
Yang Lina returned a hygienic eye, and Xu Dong hurriedly explained: "Solar flare, you can understand that the sun has suddenly erupted, and its energy will rush directly towards the earth. ”
"Then the earth won't explode, will it?" Yang Lina said in horror.
"Probably not." Xu Dong comforted, "At most, it can only destroy electrical equipment, and it will affect communications, and it may also affect hydrology and climate, so it should be impossible to destroy the earth." ”
Yang Lina patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief for the time being, but immediately asked, "Then does it harm the body, will there be radiation?" ”
"I don't know about this, anyway, whether it affects or not, let's stay at home and don't ......go anywhere."
Before Xu Dong finished speaking, the Coco sisters broke in pajamas and barefoot in a panic.
"Mom, Dad, I'm afraid..."
"Good daughter, Mom and Dad are here, don't be afraid!"
Xu Dong hugged Lele, Yang Lina hugged Coco, and the couple coaxed the child in their own ways.
Soon, the twins' mood stabilized, and the four of them went downstairs to Xu's father and Xu's mother's bedroom.
"Mom, Dad, you're alright!" Xu Dong greeted.
"We're fine! Dongzi, what's going on outside? Mother Xu asked anxiously.
"Didn't you read the text messages?"
"How can we have the time to look at our phones, Dabao and the three of them have been crying non-stop, and they just stopped coaxing."
Xu Ma replied while patting Xiaobao gently.
Yang Lina hurriedly retold the content of the emergency message, and Xu Dong also told his speculation.
After hearing this, Dad Xu said strangely: "Is this flare still divided into good people and bad people, why is it that our country is fine, but instead staring at those countries abroad to cause sabotage?" ”
"How is this possible?"
Xu Dong couldn't cry or laugh, and hurriedly explained:
"Our country is now on the back side of the sun, that is, the night, the sun can't shine on us, of course, the impact is small.
And European and American countries are now on the sunny side, that is, in broad daylight, and have directly suffered the impact, so the damage will be so great. ”
Xu Dong pursed his lips and continued:
"Actually, not only our country, but also our neighboring countries around us should not be affected too much.
It's just a few hours later, and the sky will be bright, and then we will face the same impact as Europe and the United States now, so the country will decisively cut off the power. ”
"So that's the case, so to speak, our country is lucky this time!" Xu's father gloated.
Xu Dong subconsciously shook his head, and it was estimated that Xu's father would not be able to laugh soon.
Not only Great Xia, but the whole world underestimated the power of this super flare.
The destruction of electrical equipment is, at best, an appetizer, and the destruction of the atmosphere is the most fatal blow.
It would be an unprecedented catastrophe.
Back in front of her, Xu Ma suddenly asked a key question: "This Yao... When does the Madara end? ”
Normally, no one knows the answer to this question, but Xu Dong is a reborn, so he is excepted.
"About a week!"
"It's okay, it's not too long. Seeing how serious you are, I thought it would take months! Mother Xu smiled.
"It's not a short week, there are no water and electricity, the countryside is fine, and the city is estimated to be a mess." Yang Lina said with emotion.
These words inspired Xu's father, but he suddenly slapped his thigh hard, his face full of excitement.
Mother Xu was startled and glared angrily:
"What are you crazy about, scaring Dabao and them, I'm not done with you."
Dad Xu hurriedly explained: "Let me tell you, this water and power outage, the things in our store will definitely sell like crazy, and I will raise the price tomorrow." ”
"Dad, when has it been, are you still thinking about doing business?" Xu Dong was a little speechless.
Besides, the goods in the store are more valuable the more you go to the back, and they are sold now, which is a typical example of picking sesame seeds and throwing watermelons.