Picking Up Supreme Treasures in the Dream Realm-Chapter 687 - 398, A terrible disaster caused by a utility pole, Dean Yang is the only person in the world to accurately predict the frost disaster_2

Countless snowflakes were swiftly carried by the cyclone, forming a gigantic tornado that looked quite spectacular.

At first glance, most of Guangren City consists of low two- or three-story buildings, with not many high-rise buildings.

Compared to the easily visible high-rise buildings in any given Great Xia city, Guangren City is more like a county town.

Besides, another characteristic of this city is the particularly large number of utility poles.

In current Great Xia cities, you won't see any utility poles.

Even before the Age of Calamity, Great Xia's cities began transforming power lines by burying them underground.

After the Age of Calamity, this transformation accelerated further, making utility poles nearly disappear in Great Xia, visible only in remote areas.

But due to Great Xia's massive immigration strategy, residents of these remote areas have long been relocated to safer core urban clusters.

"Woo~"

The fierce wind howled.

The cyclone's size further expanded.

Yang Fan's gaze flickered, and he said softly, "The disaster has officially begun. I feel that the temperature in Guangren City is rapidly dropping."

Director Chang glanced at Yang Fan with some surprise.

The director had watched videos beforehand to understand the upcoming situation, yet Yang Fan accurately predicted what was to come just through the video. This seemed quite amazing to him.

A second later.

Guangren City became even whiter.

For example.

Originally, the crisscrossed streets only had a thin layer of snow, appearing grayish-white from an aerial view.

Now, all the streets turned completely white in the blink of an eye, as if a deity had painted them white.

Another example.

The surface of the utility poles initially showed no snow, with the gray cement directly exposed.

Now they instantly turned into icy columns.

Ling Shuiling couldn't help but ask, "Is it frozen below?"

Director Chang shook his head, "It's not frozen, it's frosted."

The female secretary unconsciously let out an "ah," turning her head to look at Yang Fan instinctively.

Director Chang did the exact same action.

Because this was exactly what Yang Fan foretold!

A layer of white frost formed on building surfaces, proving this truly was a frost disaster.

Yang Fan immediately asked, "What's the temperature in Guangren City now?"

Director Chang tapped the screen, and a box appeared in the lower right corner displaying various parameters.

One of them was the temperature.

Director Chang said, "Before the frost disaster appeared, Guangren City's temperature was minus thirty-six degrees, and now it has sharply plunged to minus sixty-eight degrees, and it's still dropping rapidly."

Yang Fan glanced at the video, saying, "Many people in Guangren City will die this time."

Director Chang nodded, "Yes."

Ling Shuiling couldn't quite understand this conclusion and asked, "Why?"

Director Chang took the initiative to answer, "The biggest safety hazard in Guangren City is having too many utility poles, with power lines exposed to extremely low temperatures.

"You should know that metal has a property of thermal expansion and contraction; when the temperature decreases, the material of copper or aluminum wires inside power lines will definitely contract.

"In such conditions, their hardness and strength will increase, but their toughness will greatly decrease, becoming more brittle. This is a fatal issue.

"Because if the power lines are subjected to significant external forces, there's a high risk of breaking, which could potentially damage the power grid. The consequences are imaginable."

Ling Shuiling listened in shock.

The temperature in Guangren City is so low that the lack of power supply means heating becomes a severe problem.

Under such circumstances, the local power company is unlikely to send people for repairs.

If the frost disaster lasts too long, many Dongli People will inevitably freeze to death.

At this moment.

The camera suddenly zoomed in multiple times and focused on a corner of Guangren City.

This was clearly a utility pole.

The wires hanging from its top were already sagging softly.

It's evident.

The wire was frozen and broke.

This utility pole was relatively distant from the surrounding poles, with longer wires connected between them.

Longer wires mean heavier weight, and combined with the layer of frost on the cable surface, the weight increased further.

The excessive weight increased the force, and under increased wire brittleness, breaking was unsurprising.

And this was only the beginning.

As time goes by, more wires will undoubtedly break, and Guangren City's power grid will collapse entirely; it's just a matter of time.

The female secretary gasped, unable to help but say, "Fortunately, Great Xia's cities no longer have these outdated utility poles."

Director Chang nodded his head, "Indeed, our country has done something very right."

Yang Fan asked another question, "I feel that a frost disaster is different from ordinary natural disasters. Shouldn't the temperature inside houses fall very quickly?"

Director Chang showed an admiring look, "That's correct!"

The director tapped the screen a few more times, opening another video: "This is an infrared monitoring video of an ordinary house in Guangren City. The two sets of data next to it are the current outdoor and indoor temperatures."

In the video, you can see four red figures inside the house, two big and two small, clearly a family of four.

At this time, the indoor temperature was twelve degrees.

The temperature was not high, but as long as you wore more clothes, it would be fine because setting a lower heating temperature can save a lot of energy consumption.

Soon.

The extreme cold cyclone appeared.

The outside temperature plummeted at a shocking rate, dropping below the low point of minus sixty degrees in a few seconds.

The indoor temperature also rapidly dropped, plunging all the way down to the zero-degree freezing point.

The family of four, who were playing in the living room, finally sensed something was wrong, and they all huddled together tightly to maintain warmth.

According to the infrared video, the couple seemed to have wrapped the family with a blanket.

Ling Shuiling watched in astonishment, "This house should have insulation. How did the temperature drop so quickly inside?"

Yang Fan replied, "If I'm not mistaken, the supernatural power contained in the frost disaster likely possesses the ability to actively absorb heat from its surroundings."

Director Chang glanced once more at Yang Fan and nodded in agreement, "The institute, after analysis, also holds this view."

The director's face betrayed no emotion, but he was quite astonished in his heart.

A group of experienced experts at the institute reached this conclusion after discussion, yet Dean Yang guessed it just by looking.

Ling Shuiling was greatly surprised, "Is the frost disaster that terrifying?"

After a few more seconds.

The outdoor temperature further fell to minus seventy degrees.

The indoor temperature presented an uneven trend, with the area around the family of four rising to about five degrees, while other places dropped below zero.

This wasn't a paranormal phenomenon but increased the power of the heating equipment.

The family was closer to the heater, so their surrounding temperature rose.

Heat transfer takes time, and distant places haven't warmed up yet.

After a while.

The outdoor temperature approached a terrifying minus eighty degrees.

The indoor temperature stopped rising, and instead began to drop rapidly.

The area around the family of four returned to zero degrees, while other areas neared minus fifteen degrees.

Director Chang hit the nail on the head, "Their house lost power."

This must have been caused by broken power lines nearby, resulting in a power outage in this area.

Ling Shuiling was a bit aghast, "How many people will die in Guangren City?"

Earlier, when Yang Fan said "many people in Guangren City will die," she didn't fully understand. Now, she completely understood.

This will be a terrible disaster.

Director Chang said, "Before the Age of Calamity, Guangren City had 3 million people. After the Age of Calamity, many Dongli People immigrated there, so Guangren City's population should not be less than 3.5 million now.

"It has been proven that Guangren City's power infrastructure has never been well-maintained and is not capable of withstanding a frost disaster.

"From the current situation, even the most optimistic estimate suggests at least half of Guangren City's population will perish."

Half the population is 1.75 million.

This is a chilling number.

Yang Fan agreed, "That's about right."

Ling Shuiling was shocked.

Director Chang stared directly at Yang Fan and asked, "Dean Yang, you are the only person in the world who accurately predicted the frost disaster. What measures do you think Great Xia should take to deal with it?"