Chapter 187 The giant aircraft that fell from the sky
In this land with scarce water and food shortages, people die every day due to dehydration and starvation.
It's not that they don't want to leave here and go to other places with water and food, but their weak bodies and lack of food and fresh water simply don't allow them to travel long distances.
Not to mention that other water sources may have dried up like here. The long distance alone is already a huge obstacle. The most likely thing is that they will die during the migration.
It is not that no one has tried it before. Many people were unwilling to sit still and wait for death. They left their wives, children and family members to explore alone, but none of them came back.
If they found enough food and fresh water, they wouldn't be able to leave their families alone, so their end was obvious.
Slowly, no one dares to try. Instead of doing this, it is better to barely maintain it like this. At least it can survive. Maybe a miracle will happen one day.
In the early morning of this day, before dawn, everyone gathered at the well on the shore of the lake carrying various simple containers, waiting for the respected old patriarch to allocate everyone a day's supply of fresh water.
After one night, some fresh water accumulated in the well.
The temperature in the early morning is slightly cooler, without the baking of the sun, the earth and air have not yet become hot and dry, and the water level of the well water is also the highest of the day at this time.
Everyone lined up, holding their own pots, pans, plastic bottles, and eagerly waiting for the old patriarch to use his trembling hands to pour them their own spoonful of fresh water.
Everyone lined up neatly, and no one fought for it, although the old patriarch seemed to be able to knock him down with just a push.
In the past, some people wanted to get more water, and some even wanted to occupy this well. However, the water in this well is related to the lives of everyone and their families. Taking their water is equivalent to taking away their water.
Their lives are unacceptable to anyone.
Those who tried to seize more fresh water by relying on their height and strength, or forming gangs, could no longer even drink water. In the face of the power of the masses, anyone who tried to harm the interests of others would only be defeated.
Buckets of clean water were lifted from the well and distributed by the old patriarch, and the long queue became smaller and smaller.
Those who fetched water, those who poured water, and those who received water were all cautious in their movements, fearing that even a drop would be spilled.
When the sun fully rose, the team fetching water had come to an end, and the air began to become hotter. The moisture on the surface of the soil was quickly dried and evaporated. The surface temperature increased rapidly, and the air began to become distorted.
The entire land has entered barbecue mode again.
Next to the well on the shore of the lake, the last person carefully left with a bowl of well water mixed with a little sand. The old patriarch also shared the same amount with each of the young men who helped draw water and himself.
After scooping out the water, pour the remaining well water in the bucket, mixed with the fine sand at the bottom of the bucket, back into the well.
"Old patriarch, the water that can be pulled up from the well is getting less and less every day. The last few buckets are no longer filled. The water that is pulled up is mixed with sand and has reached the bottom!"
The old patriarch sighed helplessly.
"Oh, now I can only hold on for one day at a time."
He has done everything he can. Now the water that everyone receives every day is already the minimum limit for survival. If it is reduced further, a large number of people will die due to lack of water. Now he can only pray for a miracle to happen.
There is no other way.
The old patriarch turned his head and looked around the well with a heavy heart.
Due to severe water shortage and malnutrition, the weak tribesmen could no longer bear the not-so-long journey from their village to the well every day, so they simply moved their families to the vicinity of the well, on the dry lake bed and
A simple tent was set up in the shade on the shore of the lake.
Hundreds of tattered tents, inhabited by thousands of people, were scattered around the wells. Some of the people who received the fresh water drank it immediately, while others returned to their tents and drank slowly and carefully.
Drinking.
For them now, this little bottle of fresh water is the most precious thing in the world and the source of their life!
Just when the old patriarch looked solemnly at the tribesmen around him who were struggling to survive and faced the threat of death at any time, and felt sad, the wind suddenly rose in the originally calm air.
The rags on the simple tent began to sway gently, and the old patriarch could feel that the wind blowing in front of him seemed to be gradually getting stronger.
At the same time, a huge shadow appeared on the ground, and a strange low sound came from the sky.
The old patriarch couldn't help but look up at the sky, and saw a huge black figure appearing in the sky above them at some point, casting a huge shadow on the ground, and slowly pressing down.
The tribesmen in the tent were also alarmed by the sudden strange noise. They slowly crawled out of the tent one by one, raised their heads and looked at the sky above.
As this huge figure slowly descended, getting closer and closer to them, they gradually saw its appearance clearly.
This was a huge aircraft that was entirely pitch black. There were two circular propellers on the left and right sides, which were spraying light blue flames downwards. This was where the airflow they felt came from.
In everyone's shocked eyes, as if they were seeing an alien spacecraft, the huge aircraft slowly landed in an open space next to the well.
The strange low sound disappeared immediately, the sudden wind also calmed down instantly, the fluttering rags on the tent fell down again, and the dust blown by the wind gradually dissipated.
Its full picture is also fully displayed in front of everyone.
This aircraft is very huge, with a length of more than fifty meters and a width of more than thirty meters. The entire body is roughly rectangular. It is different from the slender body like an airplane and looks very heavy.
Except for the four thrusters integrated with the fuselage, the rest are all cabins. There are no huge wings like ordinary airplanes. The internal space is even larger. It is powered by four thrusters on both sides of the fuselage.
Flight and vertical takeoff and landing.
The sharp-edged, sci-fi-like fuselage shows a peculiar black luster under the hot sunlight. It seems that all the sunlight is absorbed by it without any reflection.
Facing the behemoth that suddenly appeared and fell from the sky, everyone couldn't help but cautiously gathered around it, curious about its origins but not daring to get too close.
Located deep in the prairie, they had never seen even an ordinary airplane, let alone this advanced aircraft that was enough to cause a sensation in developed countries.