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Chapter 60 Migratory Birds Retrograde(1/2)

[Exclusively published by Jinjiang Literature City]

Swallows, wild geese, wild ducks, egrets... birds that were rarely seen in the city were now flying low over the city in dense numbers like dark clouds.

They flew from south to north and arrived near the apartment in a blink of an eye. Because the apartment was high enough and Youxi had good eyesight, she could clearly see the wings and eyes of those birds.

She had a natural fear of the eyes and sharp beaks of birds. Seeing so many birds at once made her feel terrified.

This physiologically uncomfortable feeling is not even worse than seeing densely packed black worms in the previous world.

Except for swallows, they are basically all large birds, and it is rare to see a few of them in cities.

A small group of these birds flying low over the city may be a beautiful sight.

But there are so many birds, so crowded together, that it’s frightening. Not to mention the beautiful scenery, almost everyone who sees it is panicking.

The floor-to-ceiling glass of the apartment building faces south, and the apartment is located in the southeast corner of the building. Most birds fly high when they encounter this tall building because they have to avoid it, some fly sideways, but there are also some that hit it head-on - especially

The corners aren't as good as those.

The glass was banged and banged. Fortunately, all the glass in this apartment is double-thickened. The bird hit the glass and fluttered a few times, then flew high again or went around to the side.

You Xi endured both psychological and physical discomfort. Several families nearby must have been frightened by this scene. From time to time, low voices could be heard, and there were also the childish voices of children who got up early and hugged their parents, crying out for fear.

The hostess's frightened scream suddenly came from the floor-to-ceiling window of the nearest apartment next door. Along with the scream, there was also the sound of a bird flapping its wings desperately.

"Honey! Hurry up! Get it away - don't let it in! Ah - it pecked my hand - hubby!" The hostess's screams became louder and louder.

The other party must have opened the air window, and a bird flew over and got stuck in the air window.

The hostess was startled and subconsciously wanted to close the window, but she didn't know whether it caught the bird's claws or wings. The bird struggled to resist and even started to peck her hand.

The male owner next door had obviously never seen this happen. Later, he took something and poked the bird with all his strength, causing the bird to scream sharply.

After a while, the bird seemed to have finally been poked out. You Xi heard the voice of the male owner comforting the female owner, saying that the bird had fallen and was fine.

But the woman's hand was probably injured. She kept complaining about pain and asked if she wanted to go to the hospital for an injection or something. After all, it was a wild bird. She had never had close contact with it before. This time, she was pounced and pecked by it, and she was almost killed.

I was so scared that my voice was shaking when I spoke.

You Xi was pressed against the glass. From her perspective, she couldn't see what was going on in the house next door, but she could see the bird that was poked out.

This should be an egret, with a snow-white body and a slender black beak. It is larger than an ordinary egret. I don’t know if its wings were pinched, but the egret fell all the way along the glass wall after being poked out.

It slid down and never flew up again.

You Xi looked at the dense flock of birds and had a bad feeling in his heart.

Sure enough, before she could finish her thoughts, she saw several egrets swooping down from above and heading towards the glass next door. Bang bang bang bang! After several loud noises, the hostess next door was frightened and screamed again.

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Egrets are no better than wild ducks and wild geese, with cold, inorganic black pupils and black slender beaks. They look particularly oppressive at close range. In addition, several egrets flutter against the glass and peck at it. It makes the scene look a bit strange.

Horrible.

"Don't, don't be afraid, don't be afraid! They, they can't come in..." The male host's comforting voice came from next door, but even his own voice was trembling.

The few egrets fluttered back and forth for five minutes, until all the birds flew across the sky and the outer glass of the floor-to-ceiling window next door made a shattering sound, and then they flew back into the sky and left.

The two people next door were so frightened that they couldn't even make a sound.

On this day, many people who got up early saw the same scene.

The birds flying over the city were thick and dense, covering the entire sky. Some residents on the lower floors were okay. They were far away from the sky. Apart from some bird feathers and bird droppings, there was no danger.

The situation is different for residents on high floors. Just like the family next door to Youxi, they were frightened and injured when they were confronted at close range. After the birds left the sky above S City, they immediately went downstairs to the hospital.

You Feng and Fan Qi woke up late, and because the double-glazed glass was well insulated and the thick blackout curtains were closed, they missed the whole thing.

But such a scene is scary even if you imagine it.

On this day, several cities in China were hit by the same video. Many people were shocked by the scene and took videos, which were immediately posted online.

Related topics such as a flock of super-large birds flying low over the city have become hot searches.

From the city where the video was uploaded, we can know that the flock of birds obviously followed a route. They landed all the way from City G, then moved in a straight line from south to north, passing through multiple cities, and finally even crossed the border.

Many high-rise buildings in City S were cracked or even broken by birds because the glass was not strong enough. Some residents of high-rise buildings deliberately opened their windows when they got up in the morning because the air was fresh in the morning. As a result, a flock of birds attacked and the birds flew directly in.

There were all kinds of thumping and screaming in the house, and I wanted to find a place to get out but couldn't find it.

In the end, both humans and birds were tortured so much that the room was full of bird droppings and scattered feathers.

But just dirtying the place is still good. There are many people like Youxi's neighbor who got into a fight and got injured.

You Feng took leave in the morning and did not go to work. At noon, the family of three sat in front of the TV for the local lunch news. Several news stations broadcast the story of birds flying low.

Among the video materials taken by citizens that the TV station obtained, the picture angle is the clearest and best, and there are also several scenes of birds fluttering outside the glass with their eyes wide open.

Fan Qi feels the same as You Xi. Birds such as egrets and egrets look elegant from a distance. But whether they are black egrets with slender beaks, yellow herons with long beaks, or smaller cattle egrets, they look very elegant at close range.

It makes me feel uncomfortable all the time, especially when there is such a dense crowd.

After the reporter reported some follow-up situations, the news station also connected with bird experts.

Experts say that these are migratory birds that originally flew to the south for the winter around November and will not return to the north until April next year.

But this time, winter has not yet arrived, and migratory birds have gone retrograde and gathered in such large areas without avoiding densely populated cities with buildings. This phenomenon is quite abnormal.

Generally, a large number of these abnormal behaviors of birds and beasts are related to natural disasters. For example, before an earthquake, birds and beasts run away in fright, which is a precursor.

But firstly, no disasters occurred in the areas where migratory birds retrograde this time. Secondly, the distances migratory birds fly are too long. Even if they want to avoid disasters, they will not fly over so many cities continuously.

Finally, experts said that it may be related to the recent temperature return...

This is not the first abnormal animal incident in recent times. Even Fan Qi rarely sighed: "The news said that the ecology has improved recently, and the air and water quality are better than before, but the temperature in winter is almost catching up with summer.

Animals are abnormal, is this good or bad?"

You Feng comforted: "Don't think too much. It's useless for us ordinary citizens to think about anything. There are so many talented experts in the country. If something really happens, they will definitely know about it before us and will come up with a solution before us."

You Xi looked at You Feng and asked seriously: "What if even the country can't come up with a solution?"

"Generally speaking, this is impossible. Don't underestimate the state machine. In such a large country with such a large population, there are many smart people, and some people's intelligence and abilities are beyond your imagination."

When You Feng said this, he glanced at his daughter again, "...If it is true, as you said, then we will have nothing to do with it. If the state machinery cannot solve the trouble, what can ordinary people like us have to do with it?"

The solution. In the end, it’s just to try to go with the flow..."

You Xi looked at his own father without blinking.

"What?" You Feng was a little funny.

"Dad, I suddenly feel that you are quite handsome."

You Feng:……

In the afternoon, You Feng went to work. The bird feathers and bird droppings on the road outside had been cleaned, but there was still a smell of bird droppings in the air.

The window installers You Xi called and made an appointment for in the morning came to take measurements.

She plans to install a layer of tempered glass in all the windows in her parents' split-level apartment. There were tornadoes before, and now there are birds flying low. She always feels that the floor-to-ceiling glass in this apartment is too large and looks too big.

There is no sense of security.

If you can live in the early days of the apocalypse, you'd definitely be more comfortable staying in an apartment. After all, the place is big and bright.

This apartment used to look beautiful, with the entire wall of large floor-to-ceiling glass, bright, clean and stylish, but now it gives people a sense of insecurity. A layer of tempered glass has been added to provide thermal and sound insulation, making it safe.

Fan Qi agreed with this and even praised her a few times.

Two masters came to measure the dimensions, and they moved very neatly. Since the last tornado, their factory's business has been very good, with large orders for repairs and glass window installations, as well as hollow tempered glass and bulletproof glass.

This apartment already used double-glazed glass when it was built, and now it only needs to be installed with an additional layer of tempered glass to make it impregnable.

You Xi wanted the other party to rush it out as quickly as possible, so she paid a lot of money, and the other party promised to press it on for her within three days. After all, the glass was too big and had to be made to order in the factory.

At 24:00 that night, after making sure that her parents were in her room, You Xi teleported into the star room and began to travel through the world.

When You Xi regained consciousness, he found himself in a wooden hut.

There were many people around, coming in and out, holding various shooting equipment. Judging from the hair color and eye pupils, most of them were foreigners. Before she had time to digest the world setting in her mind, someone had already stood in front of her.

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"Promise me that you will concentrate on getting the job done this time, okay?" The person who spoke was a neatly dressed woman in her thirties with shoulder-length hair cut.

When You Xi looked at her, the other party's information immediately came to mind.

This is her agent, she calls her Sister Yatong. In the world picture, since she started working as a model, Yatong has been responsible for her daily life and photography work.

This is a serious and independent agent.

The surroundings were too noisy, so You Xi stood up and expressed to the other party that he wanted to go to the bathroom.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she turned around, Yatong pulled her from behind. He looked at her suspiciously: "You don't want to take pictures anymore, are you planning to leave?"

"I really just went to the bathroom. If you don't believe it, you can wait for me outside." You Xi looked at the other party seriously. Probably because of the look in her eyes, Yatong finally let go.

There was someone in the restroom on the first floor of the cabin. After asking the staff on the side, You Xi went to the restroom on the second floor.

She closed the door of the cubicle, glanced at the toilet in front of her, gave up the idea of ​​sitting on it, and leaned against the wall panel to start digesting the world settings in her mind.

She is eighteen years old this year. She lost her father and mother when she was young, and she and her sister grew up dependent on each other. Due to lack of control, she indulged for a while in middle school and became a problem girl who had no intention of studying.
To be continued...
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