Water, heat, gas, and electricity were cut off.
Four bad news in succession frightened many people.
Zhang Beiqiang said in the group with a heavy face:
"I just called a friend to ask. The employees of the power supply bureau are also trapped and can't get out. I told them our situation. Our preliminary judgment is that the transformer in the area burned out due to excessive charge loading."
This is actually not difficult to understand.
Once the heating is cut off, anyone in the mountain town who has a heating tool will inevitably use it.
Electric radiators are so powerful that a few hundred of them would be enough to overload the regional power grid.
What's more, with such heavy snow, many aging wires can no longer hold up, and it will be a matter of time before they break.
"Mr. Zhang, can this be repaired? I remember that in the past, even if it broke, the power supply could be restored in about an hour. There should be electricians in our community, right?"
There is still a glimmer of hope in the hearts of the group members.
Is it really necessary to dismantle all the clothes and wardrobes at home and light a fire to keep warm?
"It's impossible. Everyone should protect themselves and don't take chances."
Zhang Beiqiang piled the newly chopped wood in the living room, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and let out a sigh of relief.
As the vice president of the company, he hasn't done such physical work in many years.
"Don't be afraid, everyone. I have tried it for everyone in advance. I used cabinets and clothes to make a fire. The heating effect is still very good."
Liu Kaian posted a smiley face in the group chat, which immediately attracted a lot of angry curses from the group members.
But the matter has come to this, and there is no better way.
Some of the people who are more tolerant to the cold plan to wear down jackets and quilts before carrying them, while some of the people who are not tolerant to the cold first take apart cheaper stools and mix them with some clothes to make a fire to keep warm.
But most of the wood now is particle board, with a lot of glue mixed in it, and black smoke will billow out when burned.
There is no other way but to frequently open windows for ventilation.
Everyone managed to survive the whole night, and until noon on the 5th, the damn heavy snow finally stopped, leaving only scattered snowflakes floating in the sky.
"I'm not lying, the snow is really light and it's really going to stop!"
"Can helicopters airdrop supplies to everyone? The weather is so cold that people really can't bear it!"
Even the cabinets, sofas and dining tables at home can be burned, and heating them in a short period of time is not a problem, but the feeling is too painful.
Frequent ventilation is necessary, and I dare not go into deep sleep for fear that I will never wake up again.
The financial loss is even more heartbreaking.
A sofa costs at least four to five thousand, but can cost tens of thousands.
A dining table made of particle board is cheaper, but it costs at least one thousand five thousand, let alone a solid wood one. A table costs seven to eight thousand.
Even though most people now burn stools, stools are not cheap.
How much does a family earn per month?
Some cost more than 10,000 yuan, while some cost as little as three or four thousand yuan.
Let alone a finished cabinet, it would cost tens of thousands of dollars to reinstall.
Most people are looking forward to rescue, but a small number of people are silent.
Rescue?
The heavy snow has reached seven layers, with a total of twenty meters of snow. How can it be cleared in a day or two?
Even if it is just cleaning the main road near the barn, how much role can various machines play in this minus 40 degree environment?
What's more, machinery and aircraft are probably buried underneath, right?
No matter how hard a person works, how long can he work in this environment in a day?
Moreover, even if a small amount of supplies can be cleared out, who should the first batch of supplies be given to?
Is it for the elite of society, or for the general public?
Everyone has the answer in their mind, but some people believe it and some people don't.
At twelve o'clock at noon, Liu Mo was in a very good mood.
All he has eaten these days is rice, so Liu Mo decided to have noodles for lunch today.
Even for the upcoming superpower this afternoon, Liu Mo even exchanged a pound of meat and planned to make shredded pork noodles to celebrate.
Although anthracite cannot be completely smokeless, opening a gap in the window is enough to solve this problem. At most, a large area needs to be ventilated every four or five hours.
In the current community, only his bedroom has the highest temperature, about fifteen degrees.
The second is upstairs, which can be maintained at around ten degrees.
The one downstairs is a little worse, and the corresponding temperature in the bedroom is 5 degrees.
It's also strange downstairs. Although the temperature in their bedroom is not high, it is within a tolerable range. At least it won't freeze anyone.
They didn't expect that someone would benefit them while keeping warm.
But Ran Yao upstairs is smarter.
"Mom and Dad, maybe it's hotter downstairs or upstairs at home. There's only one floor between us and them, and the heat can still be transferred through, so it's only ten degrees in our house."
"I guess it's most likely that the heating is going on downstairs. After all, the heat goes upwards, and the floor in our house isn't particularly cold."
"This is actually good. We can save these things at home."
Ran Yao smiled happily.
Although she also knew that it was better to burn the upper and lower floors together for heating, she still wanted to keep the resources at home out of caution.
If the people downstairs later have no resources, then she can use her own for heating, right?
As for letting her burn, she definitely won't waste it like that. At most, it will burn a little bit every once in a while to make people less cold.
Moreover, as soon as the fire is turned on, attention must be paid to ventilation problems. Then the whole family will not be able to sleep well. How can it be like now? Wrapped in a quilt, I can still sleep comfortably for a few hours.
The neighbor downstairs has been regarded as a "good person" in her heart.
The snow has stopped, but the weather is getting colder.
Time passed by minute by minute, until the sky completely darkened in the afternoon, and those who were looking forward to it did not wait for the rescue they imagined.
At six o'clock, Liu Mo finally had enough 5,000 points in his hand.
A little excited, he first ran to lock the door. After confirming that it was absolutely safe, he opened the system panel again.
Turning to the column of superpowers, Liu Mo felt his heart pounding.
What a superpower!
This is the extravagant wish of countless people in previous lives!
Almost 80% of the people in the world died due to zombie mutations and snowstorms in their previous lives.
And among the remaining billion people, there are only about five million people with super powers.
One in two hundred!
In a city like Shancheng with a population of two million, there are only just over 10,000 people with super powers.
It sounds like a lot, but you must know that many people’s awakened powers are useless powers.
For example, the strength is greater than that of normal people, the nostrils have rubber elasticity that can be pulled infinitely, the hair can be controlled to stand up, or a certain place can last indefinitely...
There are only a little over a thousand people with combat powers, about one in ten.
And here, those with good talent and poor talent have to be graded, and there are differences between those who are strong and those who are weak.
One can imagine how lucky those who obtain superpowers are.
Open the system panel, and the scattered ability introductions above appear again:
[Entry-level fire talent: 5,000 points! (Half price)]
[Entry-level ice talent: 5,000 points! (Half price)]
[Entry-level toxicity talent: 5,000 points! (Half price)]
.....
Talents in the future world have limitations, unlike the idealistic abilities in the anime world, which can be developed through imagination.
Just like an ordinary poison talent, when it is fully developed, it can only carry out neurotoxin attacks on a large scale. Only by raising the talent to a higher level can it become more powerful.
The same goes for fire and ice types.
The temperature cannot be turned up or down indefinitely through imagination. It can only be improved to a limited extent through the improvement of one's own strength.
Therefore, a good talent is the most important thing.
But for Liu Mo, this problem does not exist, because as long as he has points, he can redeem talents without limit.
Entry level, beginner, intermediate, advanced, peak level...
The most rubbish talent, as long as it can be improved infinitely, is an invincible path!
Of course, elemental skills are definitely better than other ordinary talents, and among them, ice and fire are the strongest.
But compared to fire, the ability of ice that requires physical embodiment is a bit useless. It is easily restrained by other abilities and is more difficult to develop.
It is much more difficult to lower the temperature than to raise it, so it is not cost-effective to choose this option.
Liu Mo had already decided:
"System, redeem me for entry-level fire talent!"
