Chapter 3: Meteorites Strike

On the way home, Mo Ta asked his father, "Dad, is this for the future?" "Yes, let me tell you, even the government doesn't know when the cold snap in the North and South Pole will end, and even if it ends and no longer erupts, the temperature of the earth will be more than ten degrees lower than before, we have to make long-term plans, it may really be the Ice Age." "Ice Age, is it snow every day?" Mo was a little scared when he thought about it. "No one knows the future, Tianle. Mo Tayu's mother said in a deep voice.

The next day, after Mo Yuheng made a phone call to remind Mo Heng to pay attention to the meteorite, he went to the city to hold a meeting to deal with the cold snap. Only Mo Tawei and his mother Lu Ping were left at home.

"Mom, haven't you found the cause of the cold snap?" "I don't know, but I've heard that governments around the world should have organized personnel to go to Antarctica. ”

After the arrival of the cold snap, the land outside the Tropic of Cancer was covered with heavy snow, and Russia, Northern Europe, Canada, South Africa and other countries could only migrate as a whole, and now there are about 40 countries living in Australia in Oceania. In China, the population of the area north of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains has all moved south. The capital of China was moved to the ancient city of Jinling. W City is located north of the Yangtze River.

"Calculate the time, the cold snap is coming. Tianle, look at the news. ”

Mo Tawu turned on the TV and tuned to the news station. "According to the Observatory's prediction, the arrival time of the cold wave should be around 18 o'clock today, and I hope that the general public will be prepared for cold and frost. At that time, the outside temperature will drop to more than minus 40 degrees, and it will be accompanied by blizzards, strong winds and other climate disasters. "I hope your second uncle is careful in the base, don't freeze yourself." Lu Ping was a little worried about the grain base, after all, the Mo family's grain base was the grain in the second half of W City, and the arrival of the Ice Age made today's grain reserves extremely small, even if the grain could be stored for a longer time, there was no extra grain left.

"Don't worry, Uncle Heng will do a good job, won't we survive the last big cold wave safely?" Mo Tayu comforted.

In the afternoon, the people of W City went to bed early to rest, closed the doors and windows, and prepared to survive this cold snap.

In the evening, in the municipal government building, Mayor Leng Yang, Mo Yuheng, Zhou Jia Zhou Ling and other staff were discussing the recovery of production and energy transfer after the cold wave. "There is no problem with the energy supply of our Zhou family, and we have built 15 new energy power stations and two nuclear fusion power stations. "Our Mo family's food supply is no problem. "Our Zhu family's snow removal task can also be completed as planned. Just as Mayor Leng Yang was about to conclude the meeting, the LCD screen in the conference hall suddenly turned on, and a majestic face appeared in front of everyone, "Is the mayor of W City, Q City here? Urgent notice, urgent notice! Because of the cold snap, the atmosphere has been affected, resulting in the meteorite may not be able to get sufficient friction in the atmosphere, and the size of the meteorite may exceed our expectations, I hope you two cities are mentally prepared." But don't worry......" The communication came to an abrupt end here, and from the window you could see the blizzard coming from the north to the south. "Mayor, communications are blocked. ”

"Got it, let's get through the cold wave first. Leng Yang looked at the white lines in the sky through the thick window, and hid in the underground bunker with everyone.

The arrival of the cold wave has caused the temperature to drop by more than ten degrees in an instant, and the outside world has been unable to survive. And only by closing the doors and windows, turning on the heat, and wrapping the body tightly, can you survive this cold wave.

In the sky, seven or eight red dots flew towards W City, and because of the blizzard, they flew in a slightly shifted direction, moving from the north to the south.

Mo Ta was woken up halfway through his sleep when he was woken up by a loud noise. He was not alone, the whole city woke up, and when Mo Tayu looked out the window, he was shocked by the light of the fire in the blizzard. The flames rushed to the sky, washing away the blizzard and people's sleepiness.

The next day, the snow was still falling, but almost everyone wrapped up and ran out into the street, and the meteorite smashed into W City?

Outside the Mo family's grain base, Mayor Leng Yang and Mo Yuheng looked at the burned main grain warehouse in front of them, and the half-collapsed base main building, looking at the two huge meteorites, they both felt a deep sense of powerlessness and despair.

"Because the impact was partially blocked by the blizzard, there are some other buildings that have not been damaged, plus the city's reserves, enough for us to last the whole city for half a month. After being shocked, Mo Yuheng said to the mayor. "And then? Heavy snow closes the roads, and food may not be able to come in. The provincial city is a little far away from us, and Q City has always been at odds with us, and it will not contribute much manpower to open roads to transport food. Leng Yang said in the heavy snow, his tone full of loss. "Let's go, let's see how much damage the Zhou family's energy station is. ”

To Leng Yang's relief, the energy station has not suffered much damage, and the citizens in the city can still use heating to maintain the temperature.

In the municipal building, Leng Yang, who had restored communications, was reporting the damage to his superiors. "That's the way the disaster is, the food is only enough to last the whole city for half a month, and then there will be no food. It is hoped that the disaster emergency response department can open the road to W City as soon as possible. And the superior's answer made him a little disappointed, "Leng Yang, it is not only your W City that has been hit by meteorites, Q City has also been hit by meteorites, and because of the snowstorm, many cities north of the Yangtze River have been affected to varying degrees, and the roads are covered by heavy snow, so it may be too late to transport grain from the south." We are discussing countermeasures with the Disaster Emergency Department, but don't worry, we will come up with a solution by the evening at the latest. ”

At the same time, the government will send transport planes to airdrop supplies as much as possible, and the emergency response force of nearly 5,000 people will first open the road to Q City, and then Q City will support W City.

"Airdrop, transport and storage of grain, when will the support arrive, and if we rely on the airdrop, we can live a few more days?" Zhou Ling, chairman of the Zhoujia Group, asked the question in everyone's minds. At this time, various leaders, group leaders, and family leaders were holding a meeting in the city hall that was related to the life and death of the whole city. "With the addition of M's food stockpiles, we can sustain it until twenty days later, and the heavy snow will be another week, after which the airdrop will work. Mo Yuheng replied. "That's right, and as far as I know, there are mainly casualties in W City, and the food is still there, so the superiors hope that we can send some people to enter Q City in advance to help them. In this way, we will reduce some of the burden, and I will organize 2,000 people to dig along the road to Q City after the heavy snow stops, and we can't just rely on the help of others but also actively save ourselves. Mayor Leng Yang said. "Zhu Meng, can the dozens of snow shoveling equipment in your warehouse still work?" "Yes, and our Zhu family just purchased three large snow plows from Jinling. Zhu Meng, the head of the Zhu family, replied. "Okay, I hope everyone will go back and prepare and organize a team of five hundred people to go to Q City. The mayor said.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for life and death, and it is up to us whether we can survive this difficulty, and I hope you will encourage you!" the mayor encouraged everyone as they stood up.

In the evening, at Mo Ta's worried home, Mo Yuheng explained to his family the current situation and how to deal with it. "Tianle, I hope you can go to Q City with your uncle one after another, although there are many casualties in Q City, but the food there is enough, and the support will arrive faster, and you can be rescued in advance. ”

"I'm going to Q City, what about you, won't you come with me?" "In this time of life and death, I need to stay to boost morale, and I have to continue research, so I can't go with your mother." "No, I can't leave alone, let you stay here. "Obedient, when the time comes, do you think we will also be short of food? We really don't have time to take care of you then, so we might as well go to Q City and help them. Mo Yuheng and Lu Ping persuaded together.

The next day, outside the Mo family's grain base, although the snow was still falling, because it was located in the south of the city, it was the meeting point of the 500-person southbound team, so it was still very lively, and everyone was preparing sleds and five-day rations. And Mo Tawu, who agreed to go south after a night of persuasion, was looking at the big meteorite like the culprit, and next to him stood Mo Zehu, who was going south with him.

Mo Zehu is the son of Mo Heng, Mo Tawor's second uncle, and his playmate since childhood. Mo Heng was injured because he was guarding the base, he was hit by a shock wave when the meteorite landed, and now he is still lying on the bed.

Suddenly, Mo Tayu, who was observing the meteorite, noticed that there was a crack in the meteorite, and in his cognition, the meteorite would become hard and condense into one piece after being burned. This aroused his interest, and after telling Zehu, Mo Tayu proposed to go and see, Zehu saw that there were only more than 200 people present, and knew that there was still some time, so he agreed to Mo Tawu's proposal.

The two walked up to them and found that the crack was not small, about the thickness of an arm, and it seemed to be split from the center. Mo Ta worried looked around, because of the crisis of famine, everyone was trying to solve the problem of food, the meteorite was not specially guarded, and the more than 200 people gathered at the scene were also busy packing their luggage, Mo Ta worried couldn't help but stretch out his hand and stuff it into the crack.

But the strange thing is that Mo Tayu only touched the rough stone inside, and there were no separate objects. At this time, Mo Zehu said, "Let's go, Tianle, your uncle called us." When Mo Tawu looked back, he found that the sleigh was ready to be sledned and beckoned them to go back.

Puzzled, Mo Tayu withdrew his hand, stuffed it into his pocket, and ran towards the team.

After returning to the team, they learned that because of the problem of numbers, the superiors decided to change to 300 people as the first batch of aid to set off first, that is to say, without waiting for others, Mo Ta worry and his party were going south.

"Uncle, what is the main thing made of meteorites?" Mo Ta asked as he carried his five-day food on his back. "It depends on the composition, some are iron, some are stone, which is carbonate silicate, and some are both. The one who took care of the sled dogs in front of him answered this question with ease.

Everyone set off, not only the two of them on the sleigh, but Mo Zehu was also on the sleigh, one after another sitting in front of him to grasp the direction, while the other two huddled in the back, looking at the tent and necessities.

Watching the team of three hundred people advance in the white expanse, looking at the white heaven and earth, Mo Tawu regretted it, but he couldn't turn back, sighed, Mo Tayu stuffed his hands into his pockets, and after stuffing them into his pockets, Mo Tayu suddenly felt something strange, and he found that there was an extra thing in his pocket. When I took it out, it was a small stone, a red stone......