Chapter 39 p1
The flood this time raged for a full seven days.
When the water surface had calmed down, it finally stopped with the ninth floor half-submerged.
The water was dirty and smelly. All sorts of things floated on the calm water surface: large beds, wardrobes, tables, a whole large tree, and small things like some plastic-wrapped items, photos, clothes, animal carcasses, and human… carcasses.
The humidity in the air also soared rapidly, from 30% during the extreme cold to 85% now. Even at home, Ji Yang had specially turned on the dehumidifier, but it still felt humid.
The only good thing was probably that she didn’t have to warm herself by the fire every day and could wear thin clothes.
But as the temperature continued to rise, during the flood, it had directly reached over twenty degrees. Ji Yang was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and hot pants, and she still felt that the air was stuffy and hot, and her breathing was not so smooth.
She took out the dehumidifier and turned it on, even turning on three at once. She basically had to pour out the water every three hours, and the humidity only dropped from 85% to 72%.
She could only comfort herself that it was better than nothing.
This was not a large home appliance and did not consume much electricity.
Normally, her electricity was generated by using a diesel generator in her space to charge the batteries, and then she would take the batteries out to use. She had bought many batteries, and they were all of large capacity. One could have a hundred kilowatt-hours of electricity. When she didn’t use a water heater, didn’t cook with electricity, and didn’t need an air conditioner or refrigerator, and only the heaters, electric blankets, and lights consumed electricity during the extreme cold, it was enough for her to use for a long time. So far, she had only used a little of the oil she had bought.
So, in a fit of anger, Ji Yang took out three more dehumidifiers.
However, even if she closed her doors and windows tightly, the air was still circulating, and the humidity was also circulating. At most, it had dropped to 68%. It seemed okay, but the perceived humidity was not the same. She still felt stuffy and hot and easily became sticky.
The dehumidifier couldn’t completely lower it, but could only reach a balance.
So, Ji Yang took back two of the dehumidifiers.
It was better to be a little more frugal when it was time to be frugal.
After two days, the water level had dropped to the lower half of the eighth floor, and Ji Yang had also adapted.
Xixi’s fur had been shaved, but it was not shaved close to the skin, but was left at a length of about one centimeter. After shaving, she had given it a bath. After a thorough wash, a large pile of fluff had fallen off again. Now, the whole dog was several circles smaller and didn’t look as stocky as before, but its limbs were muscular and strong, and it really hadn’t let down its daily exercise with her.
And the feel was as good as ever, fleshy to the touch.
On the third day after the flood had subsided, the temperature reached thirty degrees for the first time.
Although it was only for a short while at noon, it was enough to make people sweat. Combined with the humidity, it really felt like a sauna.
On the fourth day, the water level had reached the upper half of the sixth floor, and the highest temperature had also reached thirty-two degrees, with the lowest temperature at twenty-eight degrees. It was already the temperature of early summer. Ji Yang had turned on the air conditioner and was also figuring out how to install solar panels at home.
She planned to cover every place where the sun could shine. She had a lot of things, so she was just that willful.
Although the sun would soon be blocked by the heavy rain, the temperature at this time was still hot, and the sun was only blocked by the clouds. She could still save some electricity, which was better than nothing.
She started with the small ones. Ji Yang looked at the instruction manual, and her consciousness assembled them in her space. After the assembly was complete, she could just take them out and fix them to use.
But when she had finished assembling and was about to connect a light bulb to test it, she suddenly felt that something was wrong.
How did the light turn on in the space?!
Ji Yang was really dumbfounded, shocked and incredulous.
She flashed into her space. Everything in the space still had no obvious shadow. It was just ordinary daylight, with no feeling of the sun! Why could the solar energy absorb heat?!
To verify her guess, Ji Yang quickly took out a larger solar panel. After reading the instruction manual, she installed it on the roof of the room in her space, and finally connected the battery.
Soon, the battery showed that it was in a charging state.
Ji Yang: …
Damn it!
She had always thought that there was no sunlight in her space, so she couldn’t use solar energy. In the extreme cold, there were only two hours of sunlight in the last few months. She was too lazy to do it. Who would have thought it could be like this?!
She felt the heartache of having missed out on a fortune.
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Ji Yang came out of her space in a daze. After she came to her senses, she continued to put the solar panels in her space. Since she had already done it, she was not afraid of wasting it. The roof could be pressed anywhere. As long as it could be fixed, it was not afraid of wind and rain, which was very good.
Especially since she had bought so many solar panels that she was not afraid of them breaking at all. It could be said to be free energy.
There was no need to be frugal at all!
Alright, alright, so this is how you play?!
As if in retaliation, in order to install more solar panels, Ji Yang directly built a shed in the breeding area. She had actually installed a few more. The batteries were charging with a “thump, thump” sound, which made her both happy and angry.
And because of this interlude, Ji Yang’s mood was complicated. She had been busy in her space for most of the day, so that the one she was preparing to install on the balcony had just been taken out and had not been done yet. She was not very interested anymore.
There were now twelve batteries charging at the same time in her space, and the electricity was more than she could use.
She took out a battery and connected it to the central air conditioner alone.
With a “ding,” the air conditioner turned on.
The cool wind blew, instantly dispelling the heat that Ji Yang had generated from her missed opportunity.
This world was still very beautiful. Although a year’s time had been lost, it was still okay. She didn’t use much electricity and hadn’t wasted much diesel.
After all, long before the power had been completely cut off, she had already fully charged those dozens of batteries, which had lasted her for a long time.
And now she was truly free to use electricity!
After comforting herself for a long time, Ji Yang’s mood finally became completely happy. People are indeed greedy. They have already gotten an unexpected benefit, but they still don’t forget what they have lost before.
She laughed at herself. Suddenly, she found that it was getting late. The sun had just set, and the sky had already become dark. The thick clouds blocked the remaining daylight. It was probably going to rain.
Ji Yang thought about the situation in her previous life. When the flood came, the base had noticed it in advance and had notified everyone to move to the tall buildings. Ji Yang had also followed the main group. Before she had completely stood firm, she had seen the overwhelming flood outside the window, which had directly washed away a portion of the base’s buildings.
Many people who had not been able to move in time were washed into the flood and disappeared into this world.
Later, for several days of communal living, it seemed that it had not been as long as seven days. Anyway, she had been in a daze at that time, always on guard against others robbing her supplies, and also afraid that the flood would wash her away here too. She was so tired that her head was about to explode.
At that time, the location of the base was also considered to be on high ground, and factors such as earthquakes had been considered. So, the flood only submerged the third floor of the base. But even so, it had made many people homeless. Ji Yang was still lucky. The house she had rented was on the fifth floor, but the situation was special at that time. The house had been requisitioned, and under the condition of compensating her with a portion of the points, three homeless survivors had been arranged to move in.
It was simply a nightmare. If it weren’t for the fact that Ji Yang was ruthless enough and strong enough to beat them into submission, she would have really died from overwork.
In this collapse, the heavy rain came.
So, she didn’t even remember which day and when the heavy rain had arrived.
This was also the reason why, even though she had seen the base get better, she was still temporarily unwilling to enter the base. The flood could be blocked, but the heavy rain might not be. Without a place to live, without a stable home, what would the collapsed survivors do? He himself might not even know.
However, the base this time was definitely much better than in her previous life.
Ji Yang sighed and began to think about what to eat. After thinking for a long time, she finally took out an electric grill. Tonight, she would have barbecue!
The battery in the living room was almost out of power. She was about to take a full one out from her space. At the same time, she checked the status of the other batteries that were charging in her space and found that the speed was half of what was stated in the instruction manual.
Could it be that there is indeed sunlight, but the energy is not enough?
It’s no wonder she hadn’t noticed that there was sunlight in her space before. The main reason was that she hadn’t stayed in her space for a long time.
She didn’t care about this anymore. Ji Yang took out a full battery, plugged in the electric grill, and heard some noise outside.
Is it raining heavily?
Xixi ran to the kitchen to see. Ji Yang glanced in that direction and didn’t see any rain. She simply turned off the electric grill and went over to see for herself. She saw some people sitting on two rubber boats and coming straight towards Building 9.
Ji Yang: ?
She took out a small pair of binoculars and looked carefully. She found that she didn’t know any of these people. They were all men. Through the gaps between the people, it seemed that there were also weapons on the rubber boats.
They were not coming with good intentions. Ji Yang immediately wanted to raise her gun and shoot.
But the position was different. This group of people happened to be coming from the other side and quickly entered her blind spot.
Since there was no chance, she would give up for now.
Ji Yang was not annoyed. This group of people was driving a rubber boat at this time, and it didn’t even have an engine. They were rowing over with their hands. This meant that they were not formidable characters.
The news of the floods had been spreading for so long. Those who were truly capable had already gotten assault boats or even some small fishing boats.
If she didn’t open the door, this group of people wouldn’t even be able to open her main door.
Ji Yang simply continued to eat. Seeing that she was not afraid, Xixi also calmly went over to squat on the side and covet its owner’s food, looking forward to a random drop of a surprise.
She plugged in the stove, took out the sliced meat from her space, and placed it on top. The first thing she put was the pork belly, hoping that it would render out some fat. Then, she took the time to cut onions, garlic, and the like in her space, and marinated the remaining meat.
There were also various vegetables, mushrooms, and the like, which also had to be washed and lined up on the grill.
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