The spreading speed of the red mist has more than doubled, but there is still no way, everyone can only keep retreating, retreating.
Huozhou is 300 kilometers long from east to west and 240 kilometers wide from north to south. To the west is the Kumtag Desert, which has a straight-line distance of 400 kilometers, and the buffer zone is huge. To the south are Yangji and Yiwu, to the north is Bayin, to the east is Qingning Province, and a place called Huagou Town.
Their main direction of retreat is south, going to Yiwu, and then to Longxi Province. There is no way, Longxi is the corridor from the northwest to the Central Plains, so there is no room for loss.
The fog is advancing in all directions, very irregular, and does not present a circular shape.
It walked slowly at a speed of one kilometer per hour, and spread for more than 20 kilometers on the second day, and it was exactly 50 kilometers on the third day. Coupled with the results of the first day, this area has already occupied more than half of Fire Island.
Wherever the mist passes, not a single blade of grass grows, and birds and beasts disappear. Even cars, buildings, streets, etc., can't see their original appearance. Some have been eroded away, leaving only a gray-white shell, and some are lingering, and they can only be piled inside to wait to die.
If it was said before, the vision brought a suffocating sense of oppression. Now, it has become a blunt knife cutting flesh, a little bit of rubbing, a little bit of pain.
The morale of the government is low, as if it is a routine, they are still observing, guarding what cannot be guarded.
On the fourth day, it was sunny.
In a dilapidated town, the old man was sitting in the command center, eating breakfast with a serious mind. The meal is very simple, rice porridge steamed buns, a piece of tofu with sauce, and a plate of pickles.
Their food and clothing are all transported from outside, and there are large carts going back and forth between Huozhou and neighboring cities every day.
This small town is on the edge, and there are a few villages in the past, and after crossing a river, it is in the territory of Yiwu. It can be said that the town has become a symbol in a sense, and if it falls, it means the complete failure of the government.
"well… "
The old man sighed and regained his composure, only to realize that the steamed buns in his hand had been holding for a long time, and it was a little cold. He was about to eat when he heard a bang.
The assistant pushed open the door and rushed in at a trot, with a shrill voice: "Slow down! Slow down again!"
"What?" He didn't respond for a moment.
"Speed, the speed has decreased..."
The assistant panted heavily, and said, "From 8:00 to 8:30 this morning, according to the observation data, the fog is now 0.2 meters per second!"
"Wow!"
The old man stood up all of a sudden, and the table and chairs he bumped into swayed wildly. He was stunned for a moment, then took a step forward, walked around the table twice, and patted the back of the chair for the last time:
"Okay! The sky will not stop me, the sky will not stop Xia Guo!"
"Go, go and see right away!"
Ever since, the two hurried out and went directly to the observation point. He took a look through the binoculars, and sure enough, the red sky in the distance was no longer as fierce as before, it became a little slow, and the color faded a lot.
"Hoo..."
The old man is relieved, this will be done!
At the same time, the news spread quickly, and everyone cheered:
"It's saved! It's saved!"
"God didn't abandon us!"
"Our work was not in vain... woo... woo..."
A professor knelt down and cried bitterly, lost his composure to the extreme, and even threw his glasses into the dirt.
The Huoyan Mountain raged for four full days, and after being consumed by the flood, it finally reached the stage of exhaustion. This time, everyone has confidence, and if they persist for a few more days, they will see the dawn.
…
"puff!"
"boom!"
A cluster of flames shot up high, with a slight explosion sound, quickly connecting with the surrounding fire, burning unscrupulously and dying.
This is a large mine, which has been dug into a valley, which is full of shallow coal fields. Large piles of crushed ore residues were piled below before they could be transported away, as well as scattered buildings and vehicles—all were engulfed in raging flames.
Shallow coal fields are extremely dangerous. Once the temperature is too high, spontaneous combustion will easily occur. There are many records in the history of Xifeng, the most brutal one was in Bayin, which burned for decades.
At this time, it spontaneously ignited due to the high temperature, and at the same time was corroded by the fire aura, forming a very strange state.
Although the flames were blazing and powerful, within a short period of time, they turned into pieces of off-white dead stones without any mineral components.
This process is so short that it seems that the burning is not coal, but paper.
"puff!"
"Sigh!"
Gu Yu and Xiao Zhai were standing on the high ground, their faces flushed by the firelight. It was burning when they came, and after waiting for half a day, it was almost burnt out.
Seeing that the fire subsided, only a small area was still struggling, the two of them jumped down without bothering to wait any longer.
"Snapped!"
As soon as the feet landed, there was a crisp cracking sound, and at the same time there was a strong residual heat. The mine has completely changed, except for a place full of white stones that look like bones, everything no longer exists.
These stones look hard, but they are actually empty. When one steps on them, they are crushed into powder.
"I can't think of any use for it, it's just pretty."
Gu Yu picked up a little powder, rubbed it between his fingers, shook his head and said.
"It's okay to look good! It's a vast white valley, let's use it as a scenic spot in the future."
Xiao Zhai looked around and said with a smile, "Hey, why is this place called Xuegu?"
"Call it whatever you say..."
Gu Yu twitched the corners of his mouth, despising his girlfriend's naming standards.
It is said that on the second day, after the flood evaporated, they said goodbye to the officials and started wandering again. Today's fire aura is greatly reduced, and the pressure it causes is getting smaller and smaller.
In the past few days, they have measured the land after the catastrophe by walking, and named them one by one in a grand manner.
For example, Aiding Lake is 154 meters lower than the sea level, which is the lowest point of the land in Xiaguo, and the deepest depth of the lake itself is 161 meters. In this way, the lake turned into a super large and deep pothole, with no end in sight, like a dark abyss.
Then Xiaozhai named it: Jukeng.
Another example is Yorkson County, which is known as a wind bank. The number of days with strong winds above level 6 can reach 100 days a year, and March to May is the strongest time. Now urged by the vision, it is frantic, the strong wind is hot and rolling, like a knife like fire, no one can enter, it can be called a forbidden place among the forbidden places.
Another example is Shashan Park, which is a park established by using the oasis contact zone in the northern section of the Kumtag Desert. Now the oasis is naturally gone, and it has extended a lot.
It's just amazing that when the fire aura pushed across the desert, it didn't turn gray and white like other places, but turned into something like black sand. The texture is hard, the particles are huge, undulating, and when the wind blows, there is a creaking sound.
This black sand is much more useful, each took a big bag and prepared to go back to refining.
And so on, the two of them walked and dug all the way, and when they came across something of some value, they put it in their arms every minute, just like collecting waste. Mufa, the era of cultivating immortals 1.0, the primary stage!
In addition to collecting resources, this action also has a very important purpose: it is their old line of work, drawing maps.
Others don't know, don't they know? Huozhou will definitely become a treasure land for monks. The thick fire aura is an excellent raw material for refining weapons, as well as the whole mountain of fire ore, and the big monsters inside...
Isn't it beautiful!
…
In a blink of an eye, it was the twelfth day.
The mist has almost stopped spreading, and the speed is less than 0.1 meters per second. With only the remaining strength, it is still rubbing against the ground one after another.
The concentration on the periphery is already very weak, and soldiers with lean physical fitness can barely enter. Their safe distance is 30 kilometers, and if they go deeper, their lives will be in danger.
The troops set up a protective belt along the edge of the fog, and at the same time built a large-scale construction, and then guarded it for a long time.
Not to mention the loss of financial resources in this vision disaster, it is an astronomical figure. The most regrettable thing is that Huozhou was not kept after all, and it even expanded a little to the next door.
Of course, this is also within the acceptable range.
Longxi Province, Shazhou City.
The old man was sitting in the office, drafting a report with a serious expression. He hasn't written a report himself for many years, this time is no small matter, so he should be more at ease when he writes it himself.
First of all, the area of Fire Island must be re-divided, and the boundaries will be re-determined based on the area of the anomaly. It used to be 72,000 square kilometers, but now it is 73,000 square kilometers, involving the three cities and one province of Yiwu, Yangji, Bayin and Qingning, and the territory will be reduced.
Secondly, the government's financial consumption is like crazy. How to fill it is also a key issue.
In the end, Peach Blossom Miasma concealed it, and Huozhou concealed it. After that, there will be visions, and there will always be a day when it cannot be concealed. So he considered it again and again, and added a suggestion with extreme caution:
I have to think of a way, how to face my own people...
For a long time, the old man wrote it. After confirming that it was correct, he sealed the report, stamped it with a top secret seal, and put it away properly.
As soon as the processing was finished, there was a "dong dong dong" knock on the door from outside.
"Enter!"
As the door opened, the assistant strode in and said, "Chief, there are a few things to report."
"Say it."
He rubbed his temples and leaned back in the chair.
"Lu Daochang and Wang Daochang have returned to Tianzhu Mountain."
"Um."
"Mr. Gu and Ms. Jiang also left this morning, and they entrusted us to send their luggage to Baicheng. It's the rock in Tianshan Mountain, and there are many strange things." The assistant's expression was very innocent.
"Oh, they were a great help, what else should we do?"
"Uh, those two left a message saying it was for you."
"What?" The old man was taken aback.
"We went to the top of the mountain, the fire aura has stabilized, and it won't erupt easily in the future, don't worry." The assistant conveyed it unchanged.
"..."
The old man blinked, feeling a little subtle.
do not worry
Heh, since he was promoted to this position, it seems that no one has spoken to him like this for a long time.
"And there is..."
The assistant's voice suddenly lowered, and he approached two steps: "The security department has received news that several foreign intelligence personnel have just been arrested in Wumu City, and their identities have been confirmed."