Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1509 - 630: Water Resource Crisis

[HP: 1000000/1000000]

[Mana: 1000000/1000000]

[Basic Law Power: 67%]

[Level: Sixth Rank]

[Awakening: Starfire Prairie, Mental Development, Heart of Darkness, Steel Body]

[Awakening Energy: 10000/10000]

Wang Tao’s Basic Law Power had reached 67%; only a final third remained until 100%. However, securing this last third wouldn’t be easy since it required hunting targets at or above the Lord Rank with the same attribute.

Moreover, since Wang Tao hadn’t encountered any targets with Fire Attribute Law power, he must find a fire system target before reaching complete saturation, or he might not be able to achieve Ascension to the Seventh Level.

Regrettably, over the past half month, not to mention a Zombie Lord with Fire Attribute Basic Law Power, he hadn’t even seen an ordinary fire-type zombie. To make matters worse, despite searching high and low across the country’s large-scale laboratories, they hadn’t found any Ancestral Virus data, which caused Wang Tao’s expression to darken.

Of course, this didn’t mean they came back empty-handed, as they obtained numerous Crystal Cores, allowing Ding Yuqin and others to significantly enhance their strength. With a bit more preparation, they would be ready to ascend to the Sixth Rank. It wasn’t a fruitless effort, after all...

"Why is it so hot out here too..."

At the entrance of the laboratory, Wei Zhenguo wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Just now inside the lab, they had encountered a rather troublesome zombie. Wang Tao resolved the issue by incinerating the zombie with fire; however, that also ignited some flammable materials, causing a fire.

To prevent the fire from spreading, everyone extinguished it after clearing out the zombies, but the high temperature lingered for some time.

Having just left the laboratory, and now at midday, the scorching sun made the outside temperature feel no less cooler than inside the lab. Even Wei Zhenguo, who was usually quite resilient, couldn’t help but complain.

"It is indeed hot..."

"Feels much hotter than last month..."

The rest immediately agreed.

Wang Tao, having a Fire awakening and thus more heat-resistant, and preoccupied with thoughts about Basic Law Force and the Ancestral Virus, hadn’t paid much attention. But now, hearing everyone’s complaints, he too felt the heat. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

And when even he felt the heat, you could tell it wasn’t slight. Wang Tao promptly took out a thermometer and furrowed his brows the moment he checked it.

"44 degrees..."

The thermometer read 44 degrees, meaning the perceived temperature might be even higher.

This level of heat generally wouldn’t affect them much, but for ordinary people, it could be significant, possibly even fatal!

Moreover, the temperature hadn’t spiked suddenly; it had gradually risen following the cessation of heavy snow, which gave Wang Tao a troubling sense that it might continue to climb.

If the temperature really kept increasing, leaving aside the potential for heatstroke, the possible drought conditions caused by the high heat could prove deadly.

Changhe Base was in a better situation, thanks to its Barrier, which maintained an appropriate constant temperature internally, but the situation was uncertain for other places...

Wang Tao’s recent outing took him to several large domestic cities and he visited quite a few Survivor Bases. Although none was as large as the Changhe Base, he saw many with populations exceeding ten thousand, and even more small bases. High temperatures and drought could prove to be a death knell for these bases!

"Let’s head back first, get some rest, and figure out exactly what’s going on."

Wang Tao thought aloud.

This trip was meant to find the last piece of Ancestral Virus data before venturing out again. Having scoured all the locations marked by Qu Shilin without finding a single piece of data, Wang Tao had yet to return home.

He needed to go back and consult with Qu Shilin about what to do next if they continued not to find any Ancestral Virus data.

So, it was time to go back; otherwise, he’d be wandering aimlessly, making it unlikely to come across the Ancestral Virus data even if it were out there.

"Alright!"

The rest, of course, had no objections and promptly mounted the Golden Eagle, setting off toward Changhe Base.

In the evening, Changhe Base’s iconic "big wrist" Barrier came into view overhead.

Swish—

Upon entering the Barrier, they immediately felt much cooler. It was a completely different world compared to outside.

While others went to freshen up with a bath, Wang Tao headed to City Hall, where Gu Yun was still working, albeit with a troubled look on his face.

"Oh? You’re back! Didn’t run into any danger, did you?"

Upon seeing Wang Tao’s return, Gu Yun quickly stood up.

"All good, practically no issues." Wang Tao smiled and nodded, then directly addressed the temperature, "About the continuous rise in temperature recently, do you have any useful information over here?"

Hearing Wang Tao bring up the temperature, Gu Yun’s expression immediately turned bitter as he spoke helplessly.

"Ah, this high temperature is a big problem! Although it seems like our base isn’t affected, the consumption of Crystal Cores by the Crystal Energy Poison Tree has doubled compared to the heavy snow."

"Despite such low temperatures and heavy snow back then, we never saw consumption to this degree..."

"Of course, even with double consumption, we can afford it. But if the temperature keeps rising, and consumption keeps increasing! If it triples, quadruples, or even more in the future, even with Changhe Base’s finances, we might not be able to sustain it... After all, it’s not just the Crystal Energy Poison Tree that needs Crystal Cores; base maintenance, personnel wages, strength enhancement, etc., all require Crystal Cores..."

Wang Tao’s frown deepened. The situation was worse than he had imagined. He’d anticipated an increase in the consumption of the Crystal Energy Poison Tree but hadn’t expected it to double!