ATPnovel Chapter 25 The Situation of Other Cities of Tokyo University
Chapter 25 The Situation of Other Cities of Tokyo University
[Earth's End Version 1.00 Update, Day 5.]
The global average temperature has plummeted by nearly 30 degrees Celsius.
A thick layer of floating ice has formed on many rivers, lakes, and seas.
Looking down at Earth from space, large areas of the surface are now covered in snow, giving it a particularly desolate and cold appearance.
Dongdaanhai City, Central District.
The once bustling streets are now deathly quiet under the blanket of snow.
The silence was broken by the roar of a car engine.
A black modified SUV sped through the snow-covered streets, its wide anti-skid tires kicking up thick waves of snow as it raced through the city.
Inside the car, Li Xiaming leaned against the passenger seat, breathing heavily with exhaustion, his breath quickly dissipating in the car.
"Are you exhausted?"
"However, we finally persuaded those few holdouts this time and arranged for them to move into the underground shelter as well. Now, the entire population of Anhai City should have been evacuated."
Lu Yi gripped the steering wheel with one hand and handed Li Xiaming an insulated military water bottle with the other.
Li Xiaming took the kettle, sipped the hot water, and felt the warmth spread down his throat, making his body, which had been stiff from the cold, feel warm again.
Recalling his experiences with the volunteer team these past few days, and the warm gratitude of the people, Li Xiaming smiled and said:
"I've been really exhausted these past few days... but I'm not feeling too bad."
"It's truly unbelievable that I would one day be able to help so many people and be thanked and respected by so many people. It's a wonderful feeling."
Lu Yi glanced at Li Xiaming and said:
"In fact, you have helped far more people than you imagine."
Without your presence, we wouldn't have been able to plan ahead, unleash the full potential and power of Tokyo University as the strongest industrial entity in human history, let alone provide a safety net for all our compatriots in the apocalypse.
If we were to publicize your achievements as a time traveler, people might actually build a shrine in your honor and worship you as a saint.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaming immediately waved his hands repeatedly as if he had been burned, and the slight smugness on his face turned into embarrassment.
"No, no, no, Brother Lu, you've gone too far with this joke."
"Furthermore, your thinking is unacceptable; individualism is unacceptable!"
"Chairman Fang, Academician Qin, and countless other workers and grassroots cadres who are working on the front lines, whose names I don't even know..."
We were able to withstand the first wave of the doomsday update thanks to everyone across the country! It was a collective effort that made it happen!
Upon hearing this, Lu Yi raised an eyebrow slightly and chuckled.
"Good lad, Comrade Li Xiaming, you've really been paying attention in your political and ideological classes these past few weeks!"
"Your ideological awareness has really taken a leap forward! Looks like we can cancel your recent political education assignments."
"Of course... But Brother Lu, the evacuation of residents in Anhai City is complete. How's the work progressing in other cities? Are we the fastest?"
Lu Yi pondered for a moment and said:
"We can't compare to developed metropolises like Shanghai."
Their subway network and underground shopping malls are already well-developed, and many facilities can be directly used as shelters with slight modifications.
Moreover, with existing rail transit, its efficiency for large-scale evacuation and relocation is naturally much higher than ours.
"There are also some cities, such as Yuzhou, which is backed by mountains, and Chang'an, which has stable geological conditions... These places had large-scale air-raid shelters and underground bunkers built in the last century. They have a solid foundation and can quickly transform into underground cities."
We can't compare to them.
"After counting all these steps, compared to the rest of the country, the relocation work in Anhai City is actually not that fast."
Li Xiaming was slightly taken aback, and his eyes widened involuntarily.
With the combined efforts of the people and the military, Tiananhai citizens completed the relocation of a million people in just five days. Li Xiaming had initially thought they were incredibly powerful.
I didn't expect there to be so many experts across the country; this is nothing compared to the rest of the country.
However, Li Xiaming smiled, and the slight frustration in his heart quickly dissipated.
"That's good. If Anhai does well, other cities will do even better."
In the end, won't more people be able to stay safe? That should be something to be happy about!
Since the conversation had turned to other cities, Li Xiaming, curious, followed up by asking Lu Yi about the current situation of underground shelters in those cities.
Lu Yi's expression became slightly more serious.
"Some cities' underground shelters have indeed encountered many problems."
The most frequent issue is fire safety.
"Although smoking and open flames are strictly prohibited in the shelter, there are always people who can't resist, and there are always people who are careless and cause a fire."
"Several underground shelters have reported fires so far."
Although most staff at grassroots shelters had practiced the emergency response plan repeatedly, they were able to contain the fire in time.
However, one underground shelter was severely damaged by the fire, resulting in significant casualties...
The time spent on emergency repairs to that shelter delayed the evacuation of at least tens of thousands of people…
Hearing Lu Yi's somewhat disappointed tone, Li Xiaming clenched his fists, feeling extremely angry.
He looked at Lu Yi and said:
"Brother Lu, where is that shelter where the fire happened located?"
"Shelter No. 8 in Liushan City... Are you planning to stop it during the next time time rewinds?"
Li Xiaming nodded seriously, but then sighed.
"Of course, I don't want to roll back unless it's absolutely necessary."
Because once a rollback occurs... it means that our struggle against the "Doomsday Update" in this timeline has failed.
Although Li Xiaming didn't say the second half of his sentence aloud, Lu Yi still guessed what he was thinking.
However, Lu Yi himself was even more composed than Li Xiaming, who had been reborn. He patted Li Xiaming on the shoulder and said calmly:
"Xia Ming, if the day really comes when you have to go back in time, don't hesitate, don't carry too much burden, just accept the result with peace of mind."
"I said that all of us comrades will be waiting for you in the next timeline."
In the infinite future, our nation will only get better and better, and sooner or later we will overcome the apocalypse!
"Yes, Brother Lu, I also believe that day will come..."
Li Xiaming took a deep breath, his gaze hardening once more.
Beep beep—
Just then.
The walkie-talkie on Lu Yi's waist rang, and his expression instantly turned serious.
This walkie-talkie is a communication device that connects directly to the committee headquarters.
Once it rings, it means that an important event concerning Li Xiaming, the time traveler, has occurred!
Lu Yi quickly connected the walkie-talkie, and his demeanor instantly transformed from that of a calm and reliable senior to that of a solemn and dignified soldier.
"Reporting to headquarters, this is Lu Yi. Comrade Li Xiaming is currently with me, and everything is normal. Please give instructions!"