Chapter 237 Disaster Begins

"Currently, the world has been experiencing high temperatures for 12 days, and the global precipitation is less than 30 millimeters.

According to surveys, only 20% of areas with human settlements receive rainfall.

In those places where monsters and beasts gather, the specific situation is unknown.

At present, Kyushu has begun to look for ways to actively research seawater purification related technologies and establish related facilities along the coast...

Purifying sea water is not difficult.

The filtration technology currently available to humans is sufficient to obtain large amounts of fresh water from seawater.

However, it is not so easy to build a filtration device that can satisfy 100,000 or even millions of people.

But the Kyushu government will do its best..."

In the Kingdom of Life, Li Ge held up a mobile phone that was broadcasting news and sat under the withered ancient locust tree.

On the mobile phone, there are reports about the drought.

"Oops..." he muttered.

"A drought of this magnitude... looks huge."

At this moment, Su Zeqing and Ge Nan were playing not far away, and Su Zeqing even made a big garland for Ge Nan.

The girl and the flowers are indeed a beautiful sight.

However, Li Ge didn't have the slightest intention to appreciate it at this time.

Yes, they have returned to the Kingdom of Life.

After Li Ge realized that he had lost his land, he no longer had the intention to have fun with the pursuers behind him.

I simply took advantage of the darkness, opened a space door, and returned directly to the Kingdom of Life.

To be honest, the sudden appearance of the truck shocked Liu Cheng and Wu Fan who were stationed in the Kingdom of Life.

The place where Li Ge is now is the place where he first made his fortune - under a cliff.

A place where ancient locust trees and endless flower fields are located.

At this moment, it's very quiet here.

Almost everyone was sent out to patrol the borders, looking for reasons for the loss of land.

Only Ge Nan, a ghost with no brains, and Su Zeqing, who was full of worries, were left.

Su Zeqing was obviously worried about her father's situation.

However, since she did not choose to ask Li Ge for help, Li Ge was too lazy to take the initiative.

Li Ge has more important things on his mind now.

Not lost land, but endless drought.

Losing land and so on... now it's only about one cubic meter a day. If the other party is serious about it, they can do it without leaving any trace.

There is no need to rush when it comes to finding this potential enemy. It is useless to rush.

But the most pressing thing right now...drought.

Li Ge let out a long sigh and looked up at the sky.

At this time, it's only 9:00 am.

But at this time, the sun was so bright that it dazzled my eyes.

There was not a single cloud in the sky, and it seemed as if it had been completely evaporated by the sun.

Li Ge's good eyesight could even vaguely see the cracks behind the blue sky.

On the ground, areas covered by vegetation are fine.

Apart from some wilted vegetation, there was nothing else.

However, as soon as you get close to the bare stone, you can feel a wave of heat rushing towards your face.

That heat wave can almost make someone fall over.

Li Ge tentatively stretched his hand out of the shade of the tree, and immediately retracted it.

This sunlight... is like sulfuric acid!

Li Ge rubbed his sunburned area with a grin on his face.

After testing the sunshine outside, Li Ge lay slumped in the grass, letting the lush vegetation bury him, bringing a trace of moisture and coolness.

No matter what kind of life it is, it cannot live without water.

It’s not easy to handle...

Fortunately, Li Ge had already reserved enough water on Wuhang Mountain in advance.

The Water Control Skill of the Kingdom of Life can preserve water as much as possible and prevent it from evaporating from the soil surface.

However, there is always transpiration from plant leaves.

Water is absorbed by plants and then evaporates into the air through the leaves.

If it had happened in the past, Li Ge wouldn't care about this loss at all.

If such a small amount of water is lost, it will always come back with rain.

But now... who knows when it will rain again?

You know, this drought is completely different from previous ones.

Previously, droughts were regional.

There is always water somewhere else.

But this time, if the water source dries up, it will be the same everywhere.

You really need to use less water!

It is impossible to predict the duration and outcome of this unnatural drought.

"what can we do about it……"

Li Ge racked his brains and thought.

Qingzhou City is close to the sea, so you can count on seawater purification technology.

However, you cannot put all your eggs in one basket.

This skill of volley control... I wonder if it can control water vapor?

…

However, the crisis caused by drought is global.

The southern hemisphere is okay. After all, it is winter in the southern hemisphere, with low temperatures, and plants are also in the dormant season, so there is not much demand for water.

But in the northern hemisphere, the scorching summer and the lack of water for days have plunged all creatures into despair and madness.

Conflicts between monsters and humans occur more frequently than ever before.

——The monsters that were short of water had no choice but to leave their territory and look for new water sources.

Relying on their keen senses and following the meager moisture in the air, they found one human town after another.

In just three to five days, all remaining small towns in Kyushu were wiped out, leaving only ruins and villagers struggling to survive in the cracks.

Those monsters vandalized buildings, destroyed local water towers, dug up water pipes buried underground by humans, and chewed them to pieces.

The precious water resources gush out like this, and the arid city turns into a marshland within a few days, becoming a carnival place for monsters.

Then, it dries up within a few days.

The monster can only set out again, looking for the next town that stores water.

Those displaced survivors can only seek refuge in large human bases nearby.

Those big cities are even luckier.

They had enough firepower and supplies, so they kept out of range the scattered monsters that came looking for water.

As a result, many large towns have grown even larger during this crisis.

Li Ge could also notice from the attribute panel that the population of Qingzhou City had slowly increased by thousands.

As for the villages on Wuhang Mountain?

This was originally a border area, but after the advent of the Great Evolutionary Era, it became even more isolated from the world.

There are no other surviving villages or towns nearby, only monsters everywhere.

Therefore, almost no one came to defect.

…

Three or four o'clock in the morning is the coolest time of the day.

Yesterday's heat has dissipated, but today's sun has not yet come out.

Recently, the villagers in Wuhang Mountain have come out to farm at this time.

Otherwise, the sun during the day is enough to cook them.

"If the drought continues like this, I don't know if this seedling will survive..." The tall and thin farmer A muttered, carrying a hoe.

"We have the blessing of the Lord of the Land, so we can live no matter what." The stocky Farmer B heard this and turned around to talk.

"I'm not complaining." Farmer A said, "If the landowner hadn't changed our seedling harvest to February, we might not be able to harvest even one crop of seedlings this year, and we would have to wait to starve. . Of course I know that the Earth God has great powers. But no matter how great the powers are, we still have to be scientific... Then when the crops grow, there must be water."

"Who doesn't know that water is needed to grow crops? But there is no way!" Farmer B sighed, "Now the village party secretary has informed every family that no more water is allowed to irrigate the fields, saying that if water is released again, no one will be able to eat."

"Then you say that this crop of seedlings will all go in vain?"

"Why do you want to do so much? If the land master tells you to plant it, just plant it!" Farmer B was in a irritable mood, and his tone was naturally not good.

"Look at you, why are you so anxious? Am I not going to plant anymore? I'm just impatient! Look at this seedling, although it's still alive, it's so wilted that it's almost lying on the ground."

Farmer A put down the hoe on his shoulder and continued.

"It's a very strange day. Normally there's a bit of dew in the morning, but what about now?"

Farmer A stretched out his hand and plucked a handful of leaves.

When I opened my hand, I saw that there was no moisture at all, only a handful of dust.

"Look! How can Miaozi survive with such virtue? And I've seen the news, it's like this all over the world!"

Finally, Farmer B sighed.

"Anyway..."

Suddenly, his words stopped.

"What are you talking about?" Farmer A asked.

Farmer B didn't have time to answer him. He first looked around, then took a deep breath.

Farmer B felt the slightest bit of cool air in his lungs.

"Don't talk yet. Can you feel it... is it foggy?"

…

It's getting foggy!

Everyone on Wuhang Mountain was excited.

It's getting foggy! It means there is water!

Only when the moisture in the air reaches a certain level can it condense into mist.

The mist spread upward from the ground little by little.

It's still dark, so people can't use their eyes to perceive the existence of things.

They can only use their skin and breath.

When the first drop of dew gathered on the wheat seedlings, they cheered loudly.

In this silent mountain, cheers came and went, echoing each other across a distance of several kilometers.

It wasn't until the sun rose that they noticed the strangeness of the fog.

"Only the fields are foggy!"

A farmer shouted in a fuss outside the field.

From his perspective, the height of the fog covering the entire farmland was only about 2.5 meters.

Outside the fields, the rising sun was unbelievable and had begun to heat everything.

The hazy field ahead seemed to be covered by an invisible cover.

And within this cover, the clouds and mist lingered for a long time.

The same goes for those 5 villages.

A naughty child climbed onto the roof of his house and looked down excitedly.

"Look! The clouds have fallen to the ground!" Some children shouted excitedly.

Some children shouted loudly: "This must be heaven! This is how Journey to the West is played, and this is where the Jade Emperor lives!"

The large and small buildings in the village, humans, animals... these things seemed to be buried in the clouds, appearing and disappearing.

Stepping out of the village, you step into another world in just two steps.

There, the morning sun shines brightly and everything is visible.