Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies

Chapter 211: Extreme Heat (2)

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Sensing the heavy atmosphere, Long Yu broke the silence and said, "Let's stay positive. Instead of worrying about things that haven't happened yet, let's focus on what we can do now."

Huang Qian looked at him and asked, "Do you have any plans, Captain?"

Long Yu pointed at the potted plants on the balcony and said, "First, let's hurry and harvest the cold-resistant potatoes. I doubt they will be able to survive in this high heat. We might as well harvest them now and see if they are edible."

Upon hearing this, the others quickly acted. Before long, Jia Xiang had harvested the first pot of potatoes.

Looking at the small potatoes, she asked, "Yao Ran, are these potatoes really edible?"

Yao Ran squatted beside her and examined the potatoes closely. Seeing their small size and the green patches on their skins, she shook her head and said, "They are not mature and can't be eaten."

Hearing this, Huang Zhihui looked at the potato leaves, which had gradually turned yellow, and asked, "Then what should we do? These potatoes will not survive at current temperatures."

Yao Ran thought for a moment and asked, "Have you guys used the nutrient solution on the potatoes?"

Deng Qiqi nodded and replied, "We used it as soon as we came back from the trading center. Otherwise, the potatoes wouldn't be growing so fast."

After she said that, Yao Ran told Jia Xiang, "Elder Sister Jia, please plant them back. Let's move them to my place, and I will see if I can save them."

Since they had learned farming from her, the others had no objections to letting her take care of their potatoes. After deciding what to do with the potatoes, they quickly moved the planting pots, including Long Yu's, to Yao Ran's apartment.

Looking at more than thirty potted plants in her living room, Yao Ran told them to place everything in the empty guest bedroom.

Once the others finished moving the potatoes and left, Yao Ran took out a portable AC, added ice cubes and water to the container, and turned it on to lower the room's temperature. When the cold air blew out, the hot temperature slowly cooled down.

Raising her hands, she channeled her wood element energy into the wilted plants. In just a few seconds, the yellowed leaves turned green, and the potatoes grew rapidly. After giving the plants first aid, Yao Ran watered them with lake water.

Looking at the plants, she smiled and said, "Grow healthily and produce more food for my friends."

Leaving the planting room, Yao Ran went to the balcony. Looking out, she saw bloated corpses and garbage floating in the water. If those bloated corpses exploded, she won't be able to go out for a while.

Yao Ran frowned and then looked at the thermometer on the wall. Seeing that the temperature had risen again to 40 degrees Celsius, she felt uneasy. The temperature was rising too fast.

To ease her anxiety, Yao Ran decided to clean her apartment.

She spent two hours thoroughly cleaning and used up a bottle of disinfectant to disinfect the apartment. Afterward, she lit mugwort incense in the bathroom, kitchen, living room, treatment room, planting room, and her bedroom.

Looking at the now tidy and clean apartment, Yao Ran took out a few planting pots, filled them with black soil from the farmland, and planted a few sunflower seeds. After spraying the soil with lake water, she moved the pots to the balcony.

With the sudden arrival of the extreme heat, drinking water became the biggest problem. Yao Ran looked out from the balcony and saw that the water level had actually risen.

She thought for a moment, looked toward the mountain in the distance, and muttered, "The snow in the mountains must be melting."

The next day, Yao Ran woke up from the heat. She slept on the bamboo cot with two portable air conditioners running, yet the temperature in her bedroom still reached 32 degrees Celsius.

She got out of bed and flashed into her space to shower. After putting on constant- temperature clothing, Yao Ran put on a T-shirt and long pants. Before leaving, she ate a bowl of simple porridge with a few side dishes.

Appearing back in her bedroom, Yao Ran went to the living room to check the temperature outside.

Seeing that it had already reached 45 degrees Celsius, she went to tend to the potatoes in the planting room. Before heading to the balcony, she added more ice and water to the portable air conditioner.

While watering the sunflower seeds on the balcony, Yao Ran noticed that the water level outside had dropped by one and a half floors overnight.

The sun was shining brightly, and the morning sunlight stung upon contact with skin. Unlike yesterday, no one dared to go out today. With limited access to medicine, getting a sunburn now would be disastrous.

The rising temperature accelerated the decomposition of the corpses in the water.

Even with her apartment sealed tightly, Yao Ran could still smell the pungent stench of decay seeping in. The stench was so overwhelming that everyone had closed their windows and doors tightly, staying indoors to avoid the smell.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Long Yu arrived as usual. When Yao Ran opened the door, the pungent smell made her dizzy, and she hurriedly pulled her boyfriend inside before closing all three metal doors.

Looking at her frowning face, Long Yu asked, "What's wrong?"

Yao Ran shook her head, walked back to the living room, and said, "Let's hurry and finish our training before noon."

Due to the high temperature, the air felt stuffy and hot, making it difficult to continue training in the afternoon.

For the next few days, Yao Ran and Long Yu only did some sparring and physical exercises in the morning and spent the rest of the day training their abilities.

On the eighth day of the extreme heat, the water level dropped to the seventh floor, and the outdoor temperature reached 55 degrees Celsius and continued to rise.