OBS Chapter 1024
Chapter 1024
"Relax, let me see where the impact occurred."
Zhou Shuwan lowered his voice very low. After he took off his clothes, one could clearly see a noticeable bruise just below his shoulder blade.
When pressing, Qi Mingyu's Adam's apple rolled, but he didn't make a sound.
She was so anxious that she simply took out the infrared thermometer from the medical kit and scanned the bruise.
The temperature was two degrees higher than the surrounding skin, a sign of soft tissue contusion, but fortunately no bones or internal organs were injured.
"Luckily, no internal organs were injured, but I need to apply cold compresses to reduce the swelling, otherwise it will hurt worse tomorrow."
Zhou Shuwan said this and went to the kitchen to find an ice pack.
There was still some frozen mineral water in the refrigerator on the boat. She wrapped two bottles in a towel and was about to hand them over when she heard Zhong Tiyun exclaim beside her: "Oh, why is there no water in the faucet?"
Everyone's eyes were instantly focused on him.
Zhong Tiyun was turning the faucet and switched it several times, but only an empty "gurgling" sound came from the pipe, and not a drop of water came out.
Zhou Jianghai frowned and walked over to check: "The vegetables were fine when I washed them this morning. Could it be that the water pipes are frozen?"
Qi Mingyu's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered something. He struggled to get up: "It's not frozen, it might be a problem with the purification equipment."
His voice was still a little hoarse, and the pain in his back forced him to speak slowly. "Our fresh water comes entirely from the small seawater purifier at the stern. The ice rain was so heavy just now, maybe..."
Before he finished speaking, Mu Mu had already stood up: "I'll go and take a look!"
He just took a step when Zhou Shuwan pulled him back: "Your forehead injury can't touch water, I'll go."
As she spoke, she ran to the back of the cabin.
"Sister, the wound on your arm can't touch water!" Mu Mu shouted behind her.
After shouting, I wanted to sigh. Our whole family is sick!
The purifier was installed in the storage room at the stern. In order to facilitate the extraction of seawater, half of the fuselage was exposed outside the porthole, and it was only covered with a piece of boiling point alloy.
When Zhou Shuwan ran closer, his heart sank instantly.
The alloy plate that was covering the surface had been curled up by the ice spikes, and a long crack had appeared on the outer shell of the purifier. The filter membrane and plastic pipe inside were broken into several pieces. The blue sea water seeped out through the damaged area and formed a small pool on the ground.
"How is it?" Qi Mingyu and Zhou Jianghai also followed.
Seeing the dire state of the equipment, Zhou Jianghai's expression instantly darkened. "Is this machine completely useless? The fresh water we have on board is only enough for five days at best!"
Zhong Tiyun frowned: "What should we do? This vast ocean, how can we survive without water?"
Mu Mu was also anxious: "Brother-in-law, can you fix it? I learned some circuits from my dad, maybe I can put the parts together!"
Qi Mingyu squatted down and carefully checked the broken parts.
The core component of the purifier is the reverse osmosis membrane.
Qi Mingyu held the broken reverse osmosis membrane in his hand, and his fingertips could feel the fine holes on the membrane surface.
These small holes, which were originally used to filter salt from seawater, were now completely deformed by the ice spikes, with small pieces of plastic hanging on the edges.
He looked at it against the light and saw a hole the size of a fingernail in the middle of the membrane. Even if he used tape to stick it on, the filtering effect would be greatly reduced, and the water that came out would only be a mixture of salty and astringent.
"It can't be repaired." Qi Mingyu's voice was very soft, but it was like a stone hitting everyone's heart: "The core membrane is broken, and there are no spare parts on the ship. Even if the pipeline is connected, it will be useless."
Mu Mu's face instantly fell: "So we really can only wait until the water is finished?"
Zhong Tiyun's eyes were red. She looked at the icicles still falling outside the window, her voice trembling uncontrollably: "We are already extremely short of supplies. If we also lack fresh water and have nothing to eat or drink, we won't be able to survive even a week!"
Zhou Jianghai silently looked at the dense icicle rain outside the window.
He had lived through so many years in the apocalypse and had seen all sorts of storms, but facing the dilemma of water shortage and the endless rain of ice spikes, he felt powerless for the first time.
The "crackling" sound of icicles falling on the deck came through the bulkhead, like a countdown pendulum, and every sound made people feel uneasy.
Qi Mingyu stood up with the help of the wall. The bruise on his back was painful from being pulled, but he straightened his back. "Let's go back to the lounge first. It's close to the porthole here and it's not safe. The icy rain hasn't stopped yet, so there's no point in saying anything. We'll find a solution after the rain stops."
His voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable firmness.
No one objected and followed him to the lounge silently.
Mu Mu walked at the end, looking back at the scrapped purifier from time to time, his steps as heavy as if filled with lead.
The air in the lounge was very depressing. Everyone sat on the sofa and no one spoke. Only the sound of icicles falling outside the window echoed in their ears.
Zhong Tiyun knew that everyone was very tired, especially Qi Mingyu, who had just come up from the bottom of the sea and had experienced several life-and-death situations. She stood up and poured half a cup of water from the kettle for each of them: "Drink some to warm your bodies."
Qi Mingyu picked up the cup, but did not drink it. He just put it to his nose and smelled it.
Mu Mu took small sips of water, staring blankly at the ice crystals outside the window.
Time passed little by little, the sky outside the window gradually darkened, but the icy rain showed no sign of stopping.
The lights in the lounge flickered due to lack of electricity.
Zhong Tiyun leaned on Zhou Jianghai's shoulder with her eyes closed, not knowing whether she was asleep or in a daze.
Qi Mingyu leaned on the sofa. The pain in his back made it difficult for him to fall asleep. He looked at Zhou Shuwan beside him. Her head rested lightly on his shoulder. Her breathing was light, but her brows were tightly furrowed.
Because of the bad news about the damage to the seawater purification equipment, no one wanted to go back to rest and just sat here.
Everyone is so depressed!
Including the always optimistic Zhou Shuwan.
Qi Mingyu knew that Wanwan must be feeling full of guilt at this moment.
If the space is still usable, at least everyone won’t have to worry about supplies!
Even when she fell asleep, her brows were tightly furrowed.
Qi Mingyu felt very distressed and reached out to gently smooth the wrinkles between her brows.
Zhou Shuwan was awakened, opened his eyes and looked at him, his eyes full of worry: "Does your back hurt?"
Qi Mingyu shook his head and held her hand: "No! Have a good rest, we can talk about anything after you wake up!"
He was considerate enough not to ask her directly what she was thinking at the moment.
Zhou Shuwan really feels guilty towards his family!
But she can't let others know about this emotion, otherwise everyone will come to comfort her!
So, in response to his thoughtfulness, Zhou Shuwan couldn't help but smile, shook his hand firmly, and then closed her eyes again.
Qi Mingyu has been guarding her all the time.
So they sat in the lounge, waiting in confusion.
The icicle rain fell for a whole day and night. The next day, everyone was surprised to find that the sound of the falling icicles had become smaller.