Surviving the end of the world

As soon as these words came out, Chen Jin, who was a little drowsy, was immediately awakened. He straightened up suddenly, and asked with some horror: "What did you say? Have a baby?"

Bai Jing naturally sensed Chen Jin's panic, and quickly said: "It's not what you think, my family has a secret method of inheritance, which can combine our blood and conceive children through formations! However, this will have to wait until you, Ajin, cultivate It's only for a higher level!"

Chen Jin's heart was moved. There was a child with the blood of the two of them. This was something he never dared to think about, but it was indeed a great temptation. He licked his lips unconsciously and asked: "What about that?" About how long before we can start?"

Bai Jing thought about it for a while, and then said: "Well, according to the speed of your practice, A Jin, you only need to wait another 100 years or so!"

Chen Jin was speechless, the estrangement between different races, before knowing Bai Jing, according to his attitude of working hard, living seventy or eighty in this life is considered a long life, but Bai Jing said that it only takes 100 years. It was like saying that it would be done in ten days and half a month, so he really had nothing to say!

Bai Jing said with a smile: "A Jin, 100 years is coming soon! We can't stay here forever, haven't you read those novels? If you stay in one place for a long time, if there is no change, you will be punished. Human beings are treated as monsters, and in another 20 years, let's leave here and go to other places, do you think it's okay?"

Chen Jin's heart softened again. He nodded and said softly: "Okay, let's go for a walk. I had the idea of ​​traveling around the world before. Since we have plenty of time, we can take our time!"

At this time, in a security base thousands of miles away, in a scientific research center closely guarded by the military, a group of experts, scholars and high-level officials are having a meeting.

An old expert with a thin figure, gray hair, and wearing a pair of worn glasses stood on the rostrum and said: "Based on the current observed situation and the analysis of various existing data, we can predict that the earth is entering A new round of ice age, and the duration of this period is still uncertain! Compared with the Little Ice Age in history, the situation we are facing today is more brutal. The warm period of the year is getting shorter and shorter, and the winter The occupation time will be longer and longer, which means that there will be a shortage of various materials, and most importantly, energy issues. At present, although we have resumed a part of industrial production, this is based on the existing various types of power generation If the whole falls into a severe winter, then hydropower and nuclear power can only become decorations, and the electric energy supplied by wind power and solar power can’t even meet people’s daily needs. That is to say, the newly established The fragile industrial system is about to collapse, and all kinds of high technology based on energy cannot save this!..."

All the people present were silent. This conclusion was not drawn by this old expert alone, but the opinions of the vast majority of experts on the scientific research base. The scrapped satellites, together with the base's large-scale computer, established a climate model for the entire earth. After countless experiments, the final conclusion is still so disappointing.

Humans have speculated about many futures before. Many people think that the earth will be destroyed by war, and some people think that the earth will be abandoned by human beings because of energy depletion. Various science fiction novels and science fiction movies have arranged countless futures for human beings and the earth. , Now this kind, of course, has appeared in science fiction novels, but when this possibility really happens, human beings still find it difficult to accept.

"How long will it take to completely enter the ice age!" After a long time, someone broke the silence.

The old expert adjusted his glasses, and then said: "I can't be sure for now, but according to the current speculation of the project team, we still have a buffer period of about 20 to 50 years!"

"Then, get ready and don't have to worry about energy depletion. If we are finished before the energy depletion, then what are we going to do with the coal and oil underground!" an official said wearily.

"It's a pity, our country doesn't have much energy!" Another official sighed, "The scientific research team has shifted their research focus, focusing on food crops that are hardy and have a short growth period. To speed up production, we need a lot of greenhouses!"

Feasible proposals were voted through quickly, without the usual show, wrangling, or delay. At this time, it was almost at the critical moment of life and death. Even the former political opponents could not care about fighting for power and profit at the moment, and worked together to discuss and decide the future of this country.

The situation around the world is similar. The most tragic thing is that the countries that were originally located near the poles are no different from the previous polar regions. The glaciers that will not melt all year round cover the land, except for the animals that originally lived in the polar regions , couldn't find any food at all.Although most of the people over there have some guns as weapons, but in the current situation, there are no bullets, and even gunpowder can’t be prepared. A pistol is not as useful as a wooden stick. Naturally, they can’t deal with it. After thousands of years of evolution, they can Animals that live safely in the polar regions, therefore, even if they can adapt to the changes in the weather, they cannot survive the torment of hunger. Many people have to migrate to lower latitudes, but most of them lose their lives during the migration.

Other places are not much better. Agriculture in developed countries is almost entirely dependent on science and technology. From sowing, fertilizing and spraying pesticides to harvesting and threshing, there is no need to do it yourself. At the beginning, what else can you get? Gasoline and diesel, of course there is no problem at all. When the severe winter comes first, the fuel is frozen. Naturally, those machines have also suffered serious damage. After that, energy is in short supply. Naturally, the so-called good steel needs to be used On the edge of a knife, nature cannot be wasted on agriculture. Therefore, those so-called farmers who are spoiled by machines and even the original high-level white-collar and gold-collar workers have to learn to farm by themselves in order to survive. Of course, more people Protesting desperately to the government there, asking for the release of energy control, of course, at such a time, fools will compromise with the so-called taxpayers, so Europe and the United States are in a mess.

Just when almost all countries understood what they were about to face and were trying to deal with it, the cold wave came again.

Perhaps the evolution of human beings has stagnated for many years, but through various tools, human beings are still very adaptable. However, in two or three years, there were almost no people who were half-dead due to such extreme weather at the beginning. Now I can very calmly block all the places in the house that can be ventilated by various means, such as watered hay, plus unused quilts and cotton clothes. , whether it is washing or changing the water for Mrs. Tang is very convenient. Of course, this washing is limited to washing face and feet. If you are not afraid of the cold, you can consider washing your hair. Bathing is more troublesome. The bathtub used here is shallow. Therefore, the hot water is also easy to cool down. If it takes a little longer, the water may freeze. Therefore, everyone feels itchy, so they can only wipe their bodies with hot towels.

Unlike those experts who need to do large-scale data modeling to draw the conclusion that the so-called ice age is coming, people who have faced the loess and turned their backs to the sky for generations have been keenly aware of this. They may not know what an ice age is, and they may not even know it. I don't know the exact date at present, but the time it takes for the crops in the field to mature is generally about the same, and the time between harvest and winter is beginning to shorten, and everyone can naturally notice it, but everyone also I don't know how to deal with it, so I can only find ways to accumulate more food and firewood so that everyone can survive the long winter.

Now the river surrounding the whole village has been frozen, everyone used large and small wooden boards as models, made a lot of ice bricks, piled them on the riverside, and built an ice wall more than a foot thick. , and then splashed with water, it became a whole, leaving only a few relatively small exits, so that everyone can go in and out, and go to the river to get water. Before, someone directly chiseled the ice cubes on the ice wall for convenience, and the result was People in the village scolded the bloody sprinkler head, and no one dared to save trouble after that, especially when they saw some gray shadows that seemed to be the size of dogs wandering in the field, everyone tried to use the remaining water as much as possible. Splash on the ice wall to make the ice wall taller and thicker.

The people in the village gathered together and lived together, which not only strengthened their courage, but also made everyone closer together by digging rivers and eating big pots of rice together. Although the weather was cold and everyone didn’t want to go out, usually when someone made something delicious, they would often Sending a little to the neighbors, even if it's just a little, is a kindness. Nowadays, no one will be too picky, dislike the east and the west, after all, it is not easy for everyone.Although there are not many times like this, it is only the few times that it is precious.People come from different places. After a long time, the old resentment gradually softened, and the relationship between each other has improved a lot.

However, there are also black sheep. Li Zhen in the north of the village is a typical example. He is almost forty now, but he is an inactive guy. He is still supported by his mother and wife. When he went to work in the field, he was always putting on airs, but as a high school graduate, he considered himself a high-level intellectual, wishing to be like a child, stretching out his clothes and opening his mouth.Li Zhen has big eyes and a hollow heart. What he hates the most is that a big man still has a broken mouth, and everything changes in his mouth.When you were young, everyone could tolerate it, but now it is very disgusting.But he was still unconscious.

His family lived in the last part of the village, and they had said before that they would gather together, so their family would naturally have to move. This person wanted to take advantage of it, so as soon as he heard about it, he chose a higher-lying place near Chen Jin's house, and The front and rear are also considered spacious, and they occupied it unceremoniously. Later, when digging the earth, they were lazy as much as they could. Everyone saw that his mother and wife were working hard, so they had to turn a blind eye and close their eyes. It's cold today, everyone doesn't go out, but this guy walks around in a thick cotton coat every day, looking into other people's yards with his head, and won't go when it's meal time. Rubbing and drinking, not polite, is extremely annoying.

On this day, Chen Jinzheng baked some tortillas and made several kinds of fillings, one with leek and eggs, one with cabbage vermicelli, and gave a few to the neighbors according to the number of people, and then came back to plan to have dinner with Bai Jing. As a result, as soon as he picked up the chopsticks, the door was pushed open. Li Zhen walked in without seeing anyone, and greeted him familiarly: "Hey, I'm making pancakes today!"