OBS Chapter 329
Chapter 329
Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu followed the convoy on several more trips, all to other places. They harvested a lot of supplies that were not available in J City, and also saw the apocalyptic life patterns in other cities.
They even reached the coastal cities, but those coastal cities had all been submerged by the rising coastline, and there was nothing but the vast ocean.
The convoy came here to look for water.
Ever since the fire destroyed Cumulus Mountain, the water supply in J City has become increasingly scarce.
The reason why the new base was built at its current location was because the construction team searched the entire J City and neighboring cities, and only this village had natural groundwater.
The water quality is not polluted.
However, the exploration team also made it clear that although this underground water can solve the problem temporarily, it cannot completely solve the human water shortage crisis.
More water sources still need to be found.
Zhang Jia's convoy was joined by a water exploration team. Their task was to search for water sources whenever they arrived at a new place.
In the last few years of the world, floods, high temperatures, and acid rain have polluted almost all water sources on the ground.
We need to wait for nature to purify it before we can use it. But we don't know when this will happen.
Therefore, the supply convoy must cooperate with the exploration team. Their primary task is not to find supplies, but to find water sources.
But after running to several cities, I found nothing.
At this time, someone in the convoy suggested that they could visit the coastal cities.
After the end of the world, human living space was greatly compressed, the land area decreased, but the ocean area gradually increased.
There is no pure natural fresh water, but we can still use seawater.
The people in the convoy were helpless and had to go to the beach to take a look.
They actually also want to come to coastal cities and discuss with the survivors there how to extract fresh water from seawater at the lowest cost to solve the human water shortage crisis.
However, looking at the vast ocean in front of them and then looking at the map which clearly showed that there was a city, people were stunned for a moment.
It turns out that without their knowledge, the low-lying coastal cities have been submerged by the ocean?
Zhang Jia was at a loss for a moment. After discussing with the captain of the exploration team, he had to set up a tent near the sea and stay there temporarily.
After days of running around, everyone is very tired.
Zhou Shuwan borrowed tools from the exploration team and went to the beach to measure the sea water.
The ocean is so vast that even previous floods and acid rains have not polluted the water quality of the ocean.
Therefore, the current water quality of the ocean is qualified. If new technological breakthroughs can be made, then the idea of using seawater to solve the human water shortage crisis is feasible.
While others were not paying attention, she reached her hand into the sea water and tentatively tried to detect fish, shrimp and other seafood in the water.
Unexpectedly, the ocean was so vast that she felt dizzy just after she put her hand in for a while.
Seeing this, Qi Mingyu hurriedly pulled her away from the sea, then said with disapproval: "Wanwan, you are too reckless!"
His tone was stern, his brows were furrowed, but his eyes were filled with deep concern.
Zhou Shuwan had no choice but to give in and smile: "I just want to see if there are any fish in the sea!"
"Whether you have it or not, you must do it within your ability!" Qi Mingyu was very serious.
Zhou Shuwan nodded: "Okay, I understand, don't be angry."
Qi Mingyu frowned and looked at her: "Are you still feeling uncomfortable? Why don't you go sit over there for a while."
Zhou Shuwan did feel a little dizzy, so he followed his advice, sat down over there, and stared at the light blue sea in a daze.
This is the sea in the north. The water is not dark blue, but has a light green color.
It was cold at the beach. Qi Mingyu took off his coat and put it on her, then asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Zhou Shuwan came back to his senses, wrapped his clothes tightly around him, and said, "I was wondering how humans solved the water shortage crisis in their previous lives."
"Is there any way?"
Zhou Shuwan shook his head, a little annoyed. "Back then, I was at the bottom of society, toiling away every day just to fill my stomach. Water was scarce, but the relief supplies distributed by the base included compressed biscuits, and a water delivery team would circle the perimeter of the base every few days, distributing water per person, one bucket of water per person. It was these buckets of water that kept the survivors from dying of thirst."
"But now I think about it, even when water was extremely scarce, the base still distributed clean water for free. It must have been groundwater. This situation continued into the drought, and everyone was short of water. Not only did the soil crumble, but even the concrete floor was cracking... The base also went from distributing water every few days to every seven days, with each person receiving only 200 milliliters of water. It really was just 200 milliliters, and people needed that 200 milliliters to last them until the next seven days..."
Perhaps thinking of that difficult time, Zhou Shuwan's hands trembled slightly.
Qi Mingyu hurriedly held hers lightly.
Zhou Shuwan smiled at him and said, "I was lucky once and found a box of water purification tablets.
So I collected all the sewage I could and purified it with water purification tablets. That's how I was able to barely survive like a human during the drought. But the same can't be said for other survivors at the bottom..."
She licked her dry lips, took out two thermos cups from her backpack, and handed one to Qi Mingyu.
After taking a sip of warm and sweet water, I felt like I had returned to the beautiful reality from the nightmarish memories.
Zhou Shuwan took a few sips of water and then shook his head. "At least back then, people hadn't yet overcome the technical difficulties of extracting fresh water from seawater. I don't know what will happen in this life!"
Qi Mingyu also looked out at the vast sea in the distance and whispered, "If you hit the bow, it will naturally straighten itself. This time, our government is prepared. Just as we were able to develop air-conditioned clothing, cacti, and tires made of new materials during the hot season, we can also develop more advanced technologies to extract fresh water during the drought..."
After hearing what he said, Zhou Shuwan gained some confidence.
"Well! This technique is too difficult. We need to be patient."
"Yes! Be patient and there will always be good results." Qi Mingyu looked at her and smiled gently.
Zhou Shuwan lay in his warm embrace and whispered, "Brother Xiaoyu, I've never told you this before, thank you for your company over the years!"
Qi Mingyu hugged her tightly and whispered, "Me too, Wanwan. Thank you for choosing me and trusting me even in the apocalypse. Besides grandma, you are the closest person to me in this world! No matter what the future holds, or when the apocalypse will end, we will be together forever, supporting and trusting each other as we grow old together!"