Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 302: Visiting the King of Mieding

When the temperature dropped for the first time, Sand Harbor was hit by persistent thunderstorms and strong winds.

Strong winds blew large amounts of Dead Sea haze toward the land, which caused a sudden drop in visibility on the ground and caused a series of problems.

Max, the air purifier, issued an alarm: "The air quality index has reached level six. Healthy people's exercise tolerance is reduced, they have obvious and strong symptoms, and certain diseases will appear in advance."

"It is recommended that children, the elderly and the sick should stay indoors and avoid physical exertion, and the general population should avoid outdoor activities."

The electromechanical doctor Da Vinci gave a more severe statement: "The damage caused by the severe weather this summer has exceeded that caused by the heavy fog in the previous autumn. The concentration of dead light in the area near the Dead Sea has increased by 11.1% compared to the usual average, and the concentration in the inland oasis zone has also increased by 5.2%. Even with the building life of Maria Hospital blocking it, the concentration of dead light in the ward has increased by 0.1%."

"As the concentration of the death ray increases, along with the increase in energy radiation, it will exceed the existing human physiological threshold and may cause problems such as soreness, swelling, bleeding, and even organ failure in the flesh and blood."

"It is recommended that everyone stay at home as much as possible and stay in buildings or mushroom houses. Buildings can effectively block and absorb dead light and reduce the physiological load on the human body."

In fact, the weather satellite had issued a warning three days ago.

Zhou Yi also convened the heads of various departments early in the morning to make specific plans for disastrous weather.

Thunderstorms and strong winds appeared at the same time, causing the area near Emerald City to look like it was submerged by the Dead Sea, with flashes and thunder from time to time and very low visibility around.

Fortunately, with last year's experience, the response can be made much more quickly.

All the soot workers and outdoor workers are resting at home.

The company's underground granary is well stocked with food.

The staple food includes sweet potatoes, wheat flour, peanuts, dried mushrooms, pickled Chinese cabbage and radish. There is also a lot of chicken and fish stored in the underground freezer, which can fully meet the food needs of employees for a long time.

A slightly more troublesome issue is the water supply.

During the foggy days last year, many people still went to fetch water. After all, not everyone can live in Emerald City and have running water.

Fortunately, we now have the Dead Sea Channel, which diverts part of the river water to reservoirs. In addition to being used for farmland irrigation, it also brings water to residential areas.

So nowadays people can collect drinking water just by walking a few steps outside their homes, which is much more convenient than having to run to an oasis to fetch water in the past.

Zhou Yi contacted Sha Haigong immediately to inquire about the situation west of Shagang.

"It's not a big problem."

Mr. Shahai said, "The wind blew down some trees and destroyed an old warehouse storing dried cattails. Four people were injured, but everything else was fine."

"It's estimated that it will rain heavily soon. When that happens, the city will have to deal with drainage problems."

Then Zhou Yi contacted several other sea lords.

The tree keeper said, "Some fruits were lost in the tree monster territory because the concentration of the death light was high, causing a large number of ripe fruits to rot and some fish to die. But this is normal, this is how natural disasters work."

Bedougong's side was basically unaffected.

After the war, Shell City was rebuilt and a large number of mushroom houses were added. After more than half a year of growth and development, those mushroom houses became tall and strong, becoming a natural windbreak, effectively protecting various parts of the city.

Fullmetal Alchemist City encountered considerable challenges.

"The steel plant's blast furnace can no longer operate and can only be temporarily shut down."

"The refrigeration factory had just been built, but the strong wind blew half of it down, injuring a worker."

Mr. Steelmaker was a little depressed: "The mine was also affected by the strong wind and a landslide occurred. This time our luck is really bad. But we can handle it. Don't worry, it will not affect the construction period of the refrigeration box."

Although everyone has their own twists and turns, overall it is under control.

Zhou Yi opened the satellite view on the tablet.

Various areas near Shagang have experienced natural disasters of varying degrees, but they are basically either thunderstorms, strong winds or heavy rains, and the direct damage is not high.

Zhou Yi had to enlarge the map and expand the search range.

The last hurricane incident in Shell City made him discover a pattern - disaster is actually an opportunity and a variable, and the great force of nature will force some places to make changes.

If we can find the disaster-stricken areas, there may be good opportunities to promote and sell our company's products.

Now that we are being sanctioned by the electromechanical city cluster and the economy is in a downturn, we have to find some way to generate income.

Kestrel reminded: "Zhou, there is a place where there is an opportunity."

Zhou Yi saw that a large piece of land was located on the screen.

There are signs of high temperatures here and a serious locust plague has occurred.

Two Rivers area.

"The destructive power of the locust plague is difficult to deal with even for Skywalker without targeted capabilities."

"These insects have a strong tolerance to death rays and can lurk over a wide area. Once they appear, they are already widespread in the area. If they attack indiscriminately, they will endanger all plants in the entire area."

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and said, "But can we solve this locust plague?"

"Have."

Hong Jian said: "You forgot that we also have a huge biological army."

Zhou Yi immediately came back to his senses: "Gerbil."

"Not only gerbils, but also coal beetles and drill rats."

"Bugs are always on their menu," the kestrel said.

Zhou Yi felt relieved.

Raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a while.

Finally, they come in handy.

Nemo the mecha-mouse was sent here by Kestrel.

"Chairman, I understand the situation. If it's a locust plague, I have some experience in dealing with it."

"In the past, there have been locust plagues and termite infestations in Sand Harbor, but they were all wiped out by the gerbils. The first condition for dealing with them is to eliminate the eggs they lay underground to prevent them from further expanding, and then strangle the living forces on the ground."

"On the other hand, large-scale locusts will undergo mutations. They will use most of their energy to enhance their flying and eating abilities, and their bodies will also be toxic and smelly. However, gerbils are not picky eaters, and these bugs are still part of their food."

"If I go there, I need to bring some drill rats with me. They have strong burrowing ability and strong appetite and energy. I will also bring and integrate the local gerbils to carry out targeted and concentrated elimination and killing of local locusts."

"But the whole process takes time. We have to clear the countryside and deal with it from the bottom up because the Shuanghe area is so large." Nemo has always been cautious.

If it says it can be done, then it's safe.

Zhou Yi immediately said to Hong Shun: "Contact Ringo in Shuanghe area."

Ten seconds later.

A familiar voice came from the speaker: "Mr. Zhou, long time no see."

The tone was as polite as ever.

Zhou Yi said: "I noticed that Shuanghe area is facing a locust plague. If you need, I can send people to help you deal with this problem."

There was a pause.

"Does your company have experience in dealing with pests?"

"A little experience."

Zhou Yi said: "Although there is no guarantee that it can be eliminated quickly, it is still a solution."

"What will it cost us?" Ringo asked.

"Of course it's money."

"What's your price?"

"Just give a reasonable number."

"Please wait a moment."

Five minutes passed.

Ringo said, "According to our calculations, this locust plague is quite harmful and has already destroyed Harvest City and Upstream City. If your support can be effective and the plague can be contained within the scope of these two cities, we are willing to pay 5000 light seeds as a reward. What do you think?"

This price is already good.

"No problem, I'll come over and give it a try."

Zhou Yi immediately asked Nemo to gather the gerbils and drill rats.

Not long after, Building No. 44 of Emerald City, carrying 143 drill rats and gerbils, rose from the ground.

……

More than two hours later, Emerald City landed on a wasteland outside Harvest City.

Zhou Yi looked around and found that it was still scorching hot here, the drought was severe, and the grass was yellow and sparse.

In the distance, a dark cloud-like swarm of insects can be vaguely seen. They do not rush over all at once, but rise and fall like waves, eating a lot along the way.

Unlike the last time when the whole city was on alert and surrounded by soldiers, this time they were greeted by Ringo and two mountain dogs.

Its main body is indeed a giant octopus, placed in a hemispherical glass and soaked in water. There is also a mechanical structure underneath, with wheels and robotic arms.

"Mr. Zhou is really decisive and always delivers on his promises."

Ringo asked: "What exactly is the method you are talking about..."

Zhou Yi called out, "Nemo."

The mecha-mouse is gathering outside with his own pest-killing team.

When Ringo saw them, he understood almost instantly: "So it was through gerbils... But isn't this number a little too small?"

"They will work with the local gerbils, so don't worry about that."

Zhou Yi immediately ordered: "Let's get started without further delay, Nemo. Emerald City is here to meet you."

"Yes, Chairman."

"Red Kestrel, you also go and cooperate with Nemo and provide it with real-time data."

"Yes."

Under the guidance of the drone, the electromechanical mice led the group of mice towards the direction where the locusts were.

Four days later.

Ringo came over to announce the good news: "This is amazing! Your company's gerbils have stopped the locust swarm in the west, and their expansion has been greatly slowed down!"

These days, Zhou Yi has been observing the situation ahead through a tablet.

From the satellite view, it can be clearly seen that groups of gerbils are beginning to appear on the ground.

They did not collide head-on with the locusts, but started with the insects that laid eggs in the rear, gradually cutting them off, encircling and eating small groups of locusts first, and then gradually compressing the activity range of the large group.

It's obvious that Nemo is directing this marching formation from behind.

The local scattered and mutually aggressive gerbil groups were quickly gathered and integrated by it.

The order and sociality of a rat swarm are far superior to those of a locust swarm, so the larger the number of rats, the greater the gap between the two sides will be.

"Have to look again."

Another five days passed.

Hong Xuan came back to report that the main force of the locust swarm and the underground eggs in Harvest City had been destroyed, and only scattered locusts were still roaming around, posing little threat.

Ringo sighed: "I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to do research in these areas. It seems that we need to pay close attention to environmental and ecological balance issues and increase the budget for this aspect..."

Suddenly it was speechless, as if it was interrupted by something.

After a while.

Ringo suddenly said, "Mr. Zhou, Lord Mieding has a project with a million light seeds, and would like to invite you to Fengshou City to discuss it in detail."

Millions of light seeds?
This is a big deal.

Zhou Yi said, "Lead the way."

(End of this chapter)