Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 191 Autumn Disaster
Zhou Yi drank a can of herbal tea and looked outside through the floor-to-ceiling window.

There was thick fog outside the Emerald City.

It’s just the beginning of autumn, but the foggy weather has lasted for 5 days.

The visibility outside was too low, and heavy fog would increase the concentration of the death light, so Zhou Yi ordered everyone to stop outdoor work and return to Emerald City or their own residence to rest and wait for further notice.

There are two exceptions.

One is the express delivery center that already works in the Dead Sea.

The second is the agricultural machinery brothers.

"Chairman, we are not afraid of this situation. We have fog lights, and the increase in the concentration of dead light will not have much impact on us. The best time for autumn wheat cannot be delayed. The process for these two thousand acres is very simple, and we brothers are enough."

The Iron Horse races against time as always and refuses to bow to the harsh environment.

Zhou Yi agreed.

Today, the company's electromechanical life employees are all connected to the Red Falcon, sharing satellite information from United City, and can obtain weather conditions at the first opportunity to avoid natural disasters in a timely manner.

The new humans can only rest at home.

Cao Dayuan, sitting on a chair, held a cup of hot tea and complained: "Chairman, everyone wants to continue working. Now that the Guangxu Dam has been improved and the machine has helped, the workers' income has generally doubled. Letting them rest at home means they will have less salary. The workers don't want to..."

Zhou Yi said: "We must trust the judgment of professionals, put safety first, and put production on hold for now."

The company is in a period of rapid growth, and employees naturally want to go further and gain wealth and a better position in the company.

He understands.

But Da Vinci gave a very serious reminder: "Chairman, autumn fog is not ordinary fog. Not only is the concentration of dead light very high, but it is also mixed with a large amount of Dead Sea dust. The content of harmful particulate matter is an average of 700 times that of normal ambient air."

"If people are outdoors and continue to inhale these things, it will cause serious respiratory problems. When the weather is dry in winter, large-scale diseases will occur, causing symptoms such as bleeding in the oral and nasal mucosa and lung necrosis."

"For the sake of everyone's life and health, I ask everyone to stay at home and avoid this dangerous weather."

That's why Zhou Yi issued an emergency order to stop all outdoor work in the company.

Yuan Tong, who is in charge of the dam, said with a smile: "I think it's a good thing to give everyone a mandatory holiday."

"Over the past six months, as the benefits have been improving, the workers have been working harder and harder. Sometimes I see many young people working day and night, and I really worry that they will get sick."

"Now that they have the opportunity to work harder, it's time for them to change their mindset. Overwork is not a good thing. Wang Tai's case has proven that perhaps more leisure and private time can produce better ideas and truly increase output."

Zhou Yi looked at him and said, "You, as the person in charge, must be exhausted, right? And I told you before, when will you have the surgery on your left eye? Whether it's prosthetic reconstruction or enhanced organ prosthesis, the company will reimburse the full cost and buy the best. We didn't have the budget in the past, but now that we have it, don't delay."

"hold on."

Yuan Tong laughed and said, "Chairman, I will have the surgery next spring."

Zhou Yi knew what he meant.

Yuan Tong will consider his own affairs after the War of Honor.

Everyone was talking about the company's recent situation, and Hong Xuan suddenly announced a piece of news.

"Just an hour ago, Beike City was hit by a Category 17 typhoon at sea. A large number of houses in the city were destroyed, granaries were damaged, 17 people were killed, and more than 200 people are estimated to be injured."

"The 5th Battalion of the Beiyang Corps is assisting in the rescue."

"Bedougong requested that we provide a batch of Jade Soup to ensure the basic food supply for the residents."

Zhou Yi immediately became serious: "Contact Beidugong."

After a few seconds.

The drone sent out Bedougong's voice: "Mr. Zhou, the situation here is very serious... The typhoon came too suddenly. The largest typhoon that Shell City has ever experienced was only a Category 10 typhoon. The city has no time to take any targeted measures. I have been planning the defense line in the Dead Sea, and I am currently trying my best to rescue the wounded."

There was a live video feed from over there.

The sky was gloomy, many houses in Shell City had collapsed, and the streets were in a mess. It was raining heavily, and many residents hid in corners. There was noise and crying everywhere. The strong wind blew the rubble everywhere, causing many people to be injured.

Several sea fighters are building temporary shelters with stones and wooden boards to provide shelter for the homeless.

The Iron Guards also turned over the collapsed buildings one by one, searching for survivors from underneath, and carrying the wounded to transfer them.

However, these rescue forces were still too small in the face of the disaster that affected the entire city.

There are still many collapsed areas with no support.

"We are seriously short of manpower at the moment, and the fortifications outside the city that were originally built have also been largely damaged. I didn't expect to encounter something like this just before winter arrives," said Bei Dugong.

Zhou Yi didn't waste any words: "Our assistance will arrive as soon as possible."

"Grateful."

After ending the call, Zhou Yi asked Hongshun to contact Steel Refining City and Sand Harbor City to inquire about the latest situation in those two places.

Gang Liangong said: "It is foggy and rainy here, so the steel plant can only keep one blast furnace running. There are many shutdowns in the mining area, and casualties are likely to occur in the slippery mountains, so only shallow mines can be mined. This month's steel production will drop to a certain extent, but everything else is fine."

The situation in Shagang City is basically the same as that in Emerald City.

The foggy weather has an impact on the locals.

Mr. Sha Hai smiled and said, "It's really troublesome outside. I gathered the workers and farmers together. We mainly grind and package cattail powder, fry chicken skeletons, and high-temperature fry peanuts and sweet red melon seeds. Anyway, there are so many foods that can be exported. If it's hard to do it outside, we just do the work indoors."

"Fried peanuts and fried melon seeds are very popular now, and we are also expanding the production of this part."

It was as smart as ever. Zhou Yi began to form a rescue team.

He appointed Red Falcon as the captain, and the team members included Poseidon, doctor Feng Ying, all the scavenger team members except Ajin, as well as ten hammer soldiers and twenty warrior crabs.

In addition to Jade Soup, the support materials also include space blankets, tents, sleeping bags and other warm items.

After the entire team quickly assembled, they rushed to Shell City on the Poseidon.

……

Last autumn was very stable, but this autumn has been a setback.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but feel a little worried.

The residents here are not afraid of wind and rain because there is the Emerald City. But the same is not true for the farmland. Is it possible for a typhoon of similar magnitude to hit here?

Yuan Tong, who has run across the sea, said: "Super typhoons usually only occur in the ocean and on the seashore. The Shagang area only has rivers and is not really close to the sea, so it is almost impossible to encounter such a situation."

"But the changes in nature are complex and hard to say."

The employees have no good solution for this, because man-made disasters can be avoided in advance, but natural disasters can only be avoided and prevented as much as possible.

The biggest advantage of Emerald City today is that the living environment is solid and safe, with real-time satellite navigation and weather forecasts, and large-scale disasters can be foreseen in advance. However, people can hide, but outdoor crops cannot be moved.

“Actually, this is not a problem for us.”

Sun Chonglai took off his cowboy hat and said, "Chairman, many people don't know that mushroom forests can block wind. Our giant mushrooms have a strong ability to block wind and sand and maintain water and soil."

"From the north to the south of the oasis belt, only the area near the mushroom forest has lush vegetation, and that's because of the characteristics of the giant mushroom."

"They grow very fast, especially in the beginning. With specific culture and division, they can grow to 3 meters in less than a week, and then slow down to about 5 meters."

"The interior of the giant mushroom is hollow and very flexible, so it is not afraid of wind and rain at all."

Zheng Tao frowned, "I believe all of this, but the biggest problem with the giant mushroom is the poisonous fog. Even if we increase the spacing and reduce the density, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control, right?"

"Old Zheng is right."

The skeleton chuckled, "However, the outside world doesn't know that the giant mushroom is actually divided into two types, poisonous and non-toxic. But everyone sees the same, all with red caps, so I'm afraid no one can tell."

"It's true that giant mushrooms are poisonous under normal circumstances, but we have made some small adjustments to them. When they are still in the early stages of growth, their poisonous mycelium bundles are removed. That thing is actually used to prevent pests. However, only the black hand mushrooms can completely remove those mycelium bundles. They are true mushroom experts."

"The giant mushrooms that have had their poisonous mycelium bundles removed have become hidden warehouses in the mushroom forest. They are actually very safe because no one would mess with this poisonous substance."

Zheng Tao was stunned: "This... Giant Mushroom can actually be used in this way. The mushroom field is really profound and incredible."

"The mushroom forest has stood firm for so many years, not just because of the weather," said Sun Chonglai with pride in his tone.

Zhou Yi remained calm on his face, but he was gritting his teeth in his heart.

Such an important cash crop, and this old guy Sun Chonglai actually just mentioned it now!
The skeleton seemed to sense the murderous intent and hurriedly explained, "Chairman, in fact, we have been exploring this point in the past. Because even if the poisonous fungus strands are removed, it will not harm the black hand mushroom and me, but it does not mean that it will not affect humans or other flesh and blood life."

"Over the past six months, we have asked gerbils to conduct repeated attempts and confirmed that they can rest and build nests in non-toxic giant mushrooms without any side effects. Then I also asked Cao Dayuan to help try to move around nearby, and asked Dr. Da Vinci to help with the identification..."

Zhou Yi said coldly: "It seems that I am the only one who doesn't know."

"This... The main thing is that if there is a problem, the giant mushroom will not be a helper, but a killer."

Sun Zhonglai said cautiously: "It concerns life safety, so I dare not report the news carelessly. Now that it has basically passed various biological experiments and has been confirmed... I dare to tell you."

Zhou Yi looked at it with a strange expression: "It sounds like you guys in Mushroom Forest are doing other research?"

The other party laughed and said, "How could that be? We are just a small forest. We grow mushrooms, fish and shellfish for the company, and we plant flowers and grass."

This guy is probably still fiddling with something.

But Zhou Yi didn't ask any further questions.

Because when he recruited Sun Chonglai, he promised to keep Mushroom Forest operating independently.

It is not a bad thing that only those with definite results will report.

Zhou Yi gathered his thoughts and said, "Since there is no problem, let's start by planting non-toxic giant mushrooms on a large scale around us."

"Okay, Chairman."

Sun Chonglai stood up, put on his hat, and said happily: "Then I will take the children to grow mushrooms now."

The skeleton left.

Zhou Yi cast his gaze towards Qian Su, who had been dozing off and looked confused. "The express delivery center has not stopped operating. What's the situation now?"

"Chairman, how should I put it..."

The young director yawned and took a sip of Red Bull: "Our express delivery business is really popular."

"Due to the large-scale extreme weather this fall, sea transportation is extremely difficult. In order to deliver on time, many large items have been split into small pieces and handed over to us. We are the only one that can do direct transportation from Recursion City to Coral Mouth..."

"In the past week, the average daily order volume of Wasteland Express has increased 17 times. We are so busy that we can't handle it, but the waiting list of orders is still growing. It's really exaggerated. In winter, this may become the norm."

Qian Su rubbed her face with both hands, looking sleep deprived. "Nowadays, people are more and more demanding on time. They all hope that the goods can be delivered earlier, and the requirements for timeliness have been greatly increased. Due to special weather conditions, we also received additional subsidies, but the quantity is still too much. This money is just in front of us... I'm still trying to get it."

Zhou Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This is one of the few good news amid the natural disasters in autumn, and it offsets the damage caused by the shutdowns caused by the disasters.

(End of this chapter)