LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 99 It’s raining
More than a month had passed since the day when the countdown to the end of the world turned into the countdown to the high temperature, and she still felt incredible sometimes.
Before the end of the world, I had already changed into long-sleeved pants, a thicker quilt, and even wore socks at night to prevent my feet from freezing, but now the temperature is still rising like crazy.
When it reached 50 degrees, she was shocked. This was a temperature she had never seen in City B. Then when it reached 60 degrees, she was a little anxious and scared, not knowing whether she could survive it.
It's seventy degrees now and she's numb.
But obviously the apocalypse will not make her numb so easily, and even more incredible things begin to happen.
One day in November, after she had eaten her bedtime meal and watched a few episodes of TV series, the time came to six in the morning.
At this time, the sun has risen, the sky is bright, and the temperature is not unbearably high. She is used to using the sunlight to look outside and observe the situation in the community at this time.
First, she turned the air outlet of a mobile air conditioner towards herself, then she put away the cabinets and opened the curtains——
……Um? Wait a moment?
The hand holding the curtain froze because she saw - it was raining?
ah? It's raining?
She stood in front of the window dumbfounded, looking out at the rather fantastic scene -
The sun was already shining brightly in the sky, and a familiar heat spread from the window. It was clear that there were traces of rain hitting the glass window.
She couldn't help but take a closer look, and saw that it was indeed the appearance of raindrops hitting the glass and sliding down. She was a little dumbfounded. She was stunned for a while, and saw the marks appearing faster and faster and more densely.
She carefully opened the window a crack, and instantly, hot air rushed in from the window, filling her nose with an extremely greasy earthy smell.
Wei Jiao retched uncontrollably, but did not close the window. Instead, she held her breath and ventured closer to the window——
Heat and moisture, the patter of raindrops, and the actual rain squeezing through the cracks in the windows.
All these were telling her that yes, it was really raining during this natural disaster stage called high temperature.
She closed the window to block the rain that was pouring in, and focused her gaze through the glass.
The scene outside has remained unchanged for a long time. The scorching sun has been turning the world into a large white thorny brick, making it difficult for people to look directly and enter.
It was raining now, and the whole world was dyed a terrible yellow, but the brightness was not reduced at all. She only looked at it for a while before her throat became clogged.
She closed the curtains again without saying a word and blocked the cabinet. The whole room returned to the darkness that made her feel at ease.
In fact, this situation does not sound healthy, but there is no way to avoid the sunshine that can kill people. This is the only way.
The lamps in the room that are frequently changed have made me sensitive to light, and I have used food and nutritional supplements to make up for the lack of nutrition due to the lack of sunlight, and I have managed to survive until now without any disaster or illness.
She asked doubtfully: "System, why did it start to rain now?"
The system said: "There is a process to all natural disasters."
Wei Jiao paused, frowned and said, "I know that, it's just...you said the next natural disaster will be a heavy rain, right?"
System: "Yes."
She added: "How many days did you predict that the high temperature phase would last before the heavy rain?"
The system dutifully answered: "The high temperature phase is expected to last for 80 to 90 days."
Wei Jiao glanced at the clock: "But it's only been over fifty days now? The extra thirty days are -"
She stopped herself because she suddenly remembered the continuous heating up process before the end of the world officially arrived.
She said again: "So, these thirty days are a... um, cumulative process?"
System: "That's understandable."
Wei Jiao became a little happy: "Then the temperature can finally cool down! At least it will be cooler in these thirty days."
The system reminded: "This period is still in the high temperature stage."
Wei Jiao didn't understand: "Ah? What do you mean?"
The system explained patiently: "I cannot predict the specific weather every day, but the results will not deviate too much, so even if it rains during this period, the high temperature will still continue."
"But, the rain will definitely cool down the temperature -" she paused, suddenly realizing, "Oh, I know, even if it rains and the temperature drops, the temperature will still remain high, right?"
System: "I can't accurately predict the situation every day, maybe it's like what you said."
Well, Wei Jiao still feels like a rain comes out of a long drought - not physically, this is not a rain.
Although she was not particularly obsessed with the earthy smell when it rained before, because she liked rainy days, she felt that it was also a sign of rain.
She always felt that the smell was not refreshing and not a pleasant smell, but she got used to it after smelling it.
As a result, as soon as the window was opened this time, the already sultry air flow spread out. The double attack went along the nasal cavity and into the trachea, threatening to rush back through the esophagus. Fortunately, he held it back.
But in general, rain always cools down the temperature. Although today's one looks like an abnormal version of solar rain, what if it continues to rain in the future?
At this time, Wei Jiao even wondered whether there might be a transition zone between different natural disasters, a period of time where people could breathe and recover.
As a result, a week passed in November, and it only rained for a short period of time, and the temperature even accelerated to climb another five degrees.
And just when she thought that the rain was just an accident, it started raining again.
...are you playing with me?
Knowing that the next apocalypse will be a heavy rain stage, she is indeed a little troubled by the intermittent rain, but to be honest, there is nothing she can do.
Therefore, she could only observe and record rain conditions frequently every day, trying to see some patterns from the long-term records in the future.
In addition, the only inconvenience caused by the intermittent rain is the daily window opening time for ventilation. When it doesn't rain, she is worried about the high temperature, but when it rains, she has to swing back and forth between rapid ventilation and rain protection.
In the end, she gave in to rapid ventilation. Anyway, even if the rainproof screen was closed, there would still be raindrops splashing down. Although the amount was much smaller, it still had to be wiped off.
It would be better to simply open the windows, let the air exchange quickly, and then wipe the window edges and the floor thoroughly.
——Although she likes rainy days, she really feels that the rain is very dirty, not to mention that it is the rain from the apocalypse, so she scrubs it more carefully, spraying it with detergent every time.
Then he unintentionally raised the standard of cleaning the whole house.
Although her home is considered to be solid, because there is no ventilation system, it is easier for dust to accumulate. She does not set a specific cleaning time. Every time she sees dust collecting again after a few days, she just wipes it with a rag.
Anyway, the rags are washed and placed in the space. When they get dirty, you can just disassemble and replace them, which is very convenient.
Now that the cleaning standards have been improved, my obsessive-compulsive disorder kicks in, and I wipe the table and everything with cleaning spray before giving up.