Three months after the sun "disappeared".

More than 70% of the world's power generation facilities have stopped operating, which mainly refers to hydropower, thermal power and tidal power generation facilities.

Power facilities are offline, but electricity consumption is only increasing. Although countries have prepared underground thermal power generation reserves in strict accordance with the second emergency plan, it will take time to fill the gap between power output and demand. This

It’s really time to “race against time”.

The three of them, Natsume, who were in the Bohai Bay Sea Granary, slowly felt this tense atmosphere.

More than 90% of the entire Hailangcang breeding base had lighting facilities turned off, and heating was stopped in many places. Even at the end of March after the disaster, except for the edible seaweed cultivation tank, which required a specific cultivation temperature, power supply and

Apart from lighting, Hanako and the others could only wear thick cold-proof clothing even in the work area.

Hanako, who could no longer sneak snacks during work, became depressed. Even when she saw Natsume and Masato during off-duty hours, she rarely talked or laughed.

After the last batch of guards evacuated, there were only nineteen staff members left at the Bohai Bay Sea Granary Breeding Base.

As the last holdouts, they will wait until the surface temperature drops to about minus 50 degrees and all breeding ponds are closed before they can leave.

During this period, they only had a submarine optical cable as a link to the outside world.

…

May.

It was originally a beautiful season of spring.

But Hanako and the three of them could only squeeze into a very small room, huddled together, their teeth chattering, and they were extremely cold.

Seven hours ago, there was a problem with a set of power transfer equipment. The rooms of Hanako and the others happened to be within this circuit layout, so they could only wait in the dark for maintenance personnel to complete the repairs.

But seven hours have passed and the power has still not been restored.

Although the three people huddled in a thermal blanket could survive the whole night relying on their body temperature and the internal combustion self-heating lamp in the room, they couldn't help but panic in their hearts.

Hanako is the one who is most afraid of the cold. She is sandwiched between Masato and Natsume.

At first, the three of them were quite happy because they were so close for the first time, and they were talking and laughing, but now everyone has become silent.

Hanako was afraid of the cold, and even more afraid of this kind of atmosphere, so she took the initiative to break the silence and suggested: "How about... let's go find the supervisor? There should be electricity over there. It's better than waiting here, right?"

Natsume and Masato have actually had this idea for a long time.

only……

"The supervisors are still separated from us by a kilometer-long walkway and a seventeen-story drop. It's so dark outside now. Will it be dangerous if we go out rashly?" Masato asked a little uneasily.

"Danger? What danger can there be? This is not an ancient tomb, and a "big zongzi" [a name for the zombies in Ghost Blowing Lantern] can pop out and eat you?" Hanako was happy, and after saying that, she even made a "ferocious"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" to scare Masato.

Masato was amused by her, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "You must have read too many novels recently, that's not what I meant."

Natsume also agrees with Masato's view. He has wanted to find the supervisor since the power outage, but as Masato said... now more than 90% of the entire base is dark, and after the heating is turned off, the entire base becomes

Although there won't be any "big rice dumplings" if you open a big freezer, some unexpected accidents will inevitably happen along the way.

The last time the three of them sneaked out, Masato sprained his foot.

This incident is still fresh in Natsume's memory...but waiting like this is not an option. Natsume is not the kind of character who is willing to leave his fate in the hands of others.

So Natsume said: "Let's do this. You two stay here and don't move anywhere. I'll contact the emergency repair team to ask about the situation and tidy up. If it really can't be repaired, we can leave at any time without delay.

.”

Hearing this, Hanako immediately looked at Natsume with bright eyes and said, "Wow! Brother Natsume! You are so manly! You are so reliable! Everyone is moved!"

Natsume's mouth suddenly twitched when he heard this.

Masato couldn't say such disgusting words, but she also had her own ideas. She suggested to Natsume: "The other group will be back from get off work soon. You can ask their opinions then."

Natsume nodded: "Well, then I'll contact the emergency repair team first."

With that said, Natsume picked up her coat and got out of the thermal blanket.

Hanako and Masato hugged each other tightly, both of them looking at this reliable man with bright eyes.

…

More than an hour passed.

The lights in the room were still not on, and the temperature in the room had dropped to about minus ten degrees Celsius.

Although the temperature was not freezing to death, Masato and Hanako could no longer sit still.

Natsume came back half an hour ago. He said that the emergency repair team was still trying, but the condition of the generator was not optimistic.

Now after another half an hour, there is still no power, so the two sisters started to get dressed and get ready to go.

After both of them finished dressing, Natsume also came over with another group of people.

Six people gathered in a room for a brief discussion and decided to go to the supervisor immediately to ask for a cup of hot water. The six people were divided into three groups.

Natsume was at the front, followed by Hanako, Masato and another girl in the middle, and two Northeastern guys at the end.

Everyone talked happily while walking, and they didn't realize how scary the darkness was.

Even halfway through, Hanako, who had recently been reading novels such as "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", chatted with two Northeastern boys about some slightly scary storylines.

Masato was most afraid of these things. She always hoped that Hanako would stop talking, but she couldn't bear to interrupt, so she had to cover her ears and keep comforting herself: 'I didn't hear... I didn't hear...'

…

"Hey! Do you think this ancient man was really that powerful? He could actually build a fairy palace on a mountain thousands of meters high?" Hanako asked.

Zhang Qi, the elder brother of the Northeastern twins, said: "Oh, sister Hanako, those are actually made up in novels to attract attention."

Hanako suddenly felt very disappointed.

But at this time, Zhang Ling, the younger brother of the Northeast twins, retorted: "Who said that! Then the pyramid is still built in the desert? How come our fairy palace is a fabrication?"

Hanako's eyes lit up again.

Zhang Qi said: "Isn't that awesome! The pyramid actually exists. It is the ultimate expression of social productivity after a society has developed to a certain level of civilization. It is a symbol of the imperial power of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Can this be the same?"

"Why is it different? Is it a personal hobby to build a bunch of terracotta warriors and horses when Qin Shihuang was buried? If you say I'm a master, I think you are no worse than me!"

Zhang Qi's face turned red and she was suddenly speechless.

Hanako is looking forward to him continuing to express his "high opinions".

But Zhang Qi didn't say anything for a long time, and it seemed that the topic was coming to an end.

The girl in their group, Yin Xiaotong, who has a quarter of Indian ancestry, spoke up: "It's really not a personal hobby, but we Chinese, especially emperors, pay the most attention to Feng Shui and feudal rule luck when building imperial tombs, so... generally

The imperial tombs of the emperors were all built in places with excellent Feng Shui, and the fairy palace on the mountain that Hanako just mentioned, something that looks very ethereal, is actually a big taboo in ancient Feng Shui, so... it is said to be an attraction.

It’s not wrong to increase the excitement of the storyline by eyeballing it.”

"Hey!? Xiaotong, why don't you help your brother and speak to me?"

Yin Xiaotong smiled: "I'm just discussing the matter, there's nothing I can do to help. Besides, aren't we just chatting and having fun?"

When Zhang Ling heard this, he immediately attacked his brother who was only a few minutes older than him and said: "That's right! This is called discussing things. Anyone like you likes to be more serious in everything they do!"

Zhang Qi was speechless, but it was not the first time that he had been attacked by these two people, so he didn't care much.

He sighed: "Hey... you are right, but although you are right... have you ever had such thoughts?"

"Huh? What do you think?" Yin Xiaotong asked.

"Look, just like the current state of our base...if this place is really abandoned and then frozen, do you think...will people in thousands of years time still argue when they dig here?

Is this an ancient tomb or an eye-catching place that does not conform to Feng Shui?" Zhang Qi's thoughts were a little jumpy.

But everyone understood what he meant.

For a moment, the original lively discussion atmosphere in the entire team disappeared.

Natsume, who was walking at the front, had a serious look on his face, secretly feeling that Zhang Qi had the potential to be a crow's mouth.

After Zhang Qi finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing. He hurriedly made three bah-bah-bah noises and said with a smile: "Oh! What a mouthful! What am I talking about!"

Zhang Ling rolled her eyes at him and said, "Who knew, even a good day could be chatted to death by you!"

Hanako was also in a good mood and protested in a low voice: "That's right! Why are you talking nonsense!"

Yin Xiaotong didn't speak, but she noticed that Yaren had been looking out the window.

They are currently on the seventh floor of the ground building of the base. From here, they can basically see the entire underwater breeding tank of the Hailiangcang Base.

After discovering Yaren's abnormality, Yin Xiaotong asked with concern: "Yaren, what are you looking at?"

Yaren was shocked when he heard this, and then came back to his senses and said: "Uh... no... I didn't see anything..."

Yin Xiaotong frowned, this was obviously a lie.

So she stopped by the window and began to examine it carefully.

Seeing Yin Xiaotong's actions, the entire team stopped.

But when everyone went to the window, they found that the Hailiangcang base was pitch black at night, and nothing could be seen on the ice.

Zhang Qi asked: "What's wrong? What did you see?"
To be continued...