Mobile Shelter

Chapter 40 Mutant Marine Creatures

A simple blizzard, an EMP impact, or even corrosive ash snow.

If each of these factors were to occur alone, although it would cause significant economic losses to the Great Xia, it would not affect the normal operation of the Great Xia.

However, the three disasters that occurred in succession directly destroyed the foundation of the stable operation of the Great Xia. Under the current circumstances, it will take at least three years for the Great Xia to recover to the industrial level of the 1960s and 1970s.

As for when agriculture and animal husbandry will resume, that depends on how much the melting snow and ash will affect the soil and water quality.

Although the court was still maintaining the basic order of the Great Xia Dynasty, the high-ranking officials were facing a reshuffle due to this natural disaster.

At least those officials who originally obtained their high positions by relying on external forces will definitely be pushed off the table in this reshuffle.

Without the writing assignments and the pressure to make a living, Dong Qi has been living a very comfortable life lately.

However, this leisurely life didn't last long before Dong Qi was approached by other matters.

Dong Qi never expected that Dong Hao would bring his mother to his door, saying that he wanted to introduce him to a potential partner.

Having experienced a past life, Dong Qi neither refused nor took the initiative when it came to blind dates. He simply held the attitude that if there was a suitable match, he would talk to her, and if not, being alone was fine too. He did not refuse this blind date meeting.

Because of the current special circumstances, the blind date was arranged to take place at Dong Qi's villa.

When I first met my blind date, although he wasn't particularly good-looking, I could tell from his clothes and conversation that he was the kind of person I could settle down with.

Most men actually have this intuition: they only need a short period of contact, or even just the first meeting, to judge whether the other person is suitable for marriage or only for short-term companionship.

Upon hearing that the other party did not want a bride price, but only needed to prove that Dong Qi could provide some assistance to her family during this special period, she was deeply moved.

Upon inquiry, it was discovered that the other party's requirements were not high, so Dong Qi was very satisfied with this blind date.

However, after learning about the other party's family members, Dong Qi thought it over again and finally refused.

The other party was about the same age as Dong Qi, both in their thirties, but she had a one-and-a-half-year-old brother. The supplies she asked for to be provided to her family when she got married were for the purpose of raising this brother.

Dong Qi would rather the other party's younger brother be older and the other party be a "brother-supporting demon" than gamble on the true situation of the other party's family.

When Dong Hao learned that the blind date had failed and that Dong Qi had refused on his own initiative, Dong Hao said that Dong Qi had become arrogant after becoming an Awakened One.

However, after Dong Qi told his blind date about her family situation, Dong Hao, a front-line police officer, immediately understood why Dong Qi refused and then apologized to Dong Qi immediately.

He immediately said that next time he would introduce someone to Dong Qi, he would definitely find out about the other person's family situation first to avoid such a blunder from happening again.

Dong Qi knew he couldn't refuse the other party's kindness, and besides, he was indeed a bit bored after not writing for a while, so he didn't decline.

However, before he could even go on a second blind date, Dong Qi heard through the radio that many mutated marine creatures had been attempting to land and invade parts of the coastal areas of Daxia.

These mutated creatures, in appearance, clearly resemble deep-sea organisms.

But those creatures that should have lived in the deep sea began to try to leave the ocean and go to the land.

According to evolutionary theory, whether it is Earth or Great Xia, the ancestors of all life forms were originally mononuclear organisms that lived in water. However, after countless years of evolution, some of them eventually chose to leave the ocean and live on land instead.

However, this kind of evolutionary theory requires billions of years, and every change is traceable.

But the mutated creatures emerging from the sea at this moment seemed to have undergone radiation, and without the need for generations of evolution, the individuals directly mutated.

Furthermore, these mutated creatures are not only numerous, but also extremely aggressive towards humans, with many coastal cities suffering attacks from them.

However, the mutated creatures that have recently appeared are frequent and quite aggressive.

However, those mutated creatures are not only small in size, but also have low defense. In a one-on-one fight, let alone ordinary people, even teenagers can easily crush them with a stick.

The initial casualties were partly due to the fact that the people suddenly discovered unfamiliar mutated creatures in the sea, and when they approached them out of curiosity, they were caught off guard and were suddenly attacked by the mutated creatures.

Secondly, each time mutated creatures appear, they are mostly in groups, and the number of them appearing each time is quite large.

Even if the opponent is weak, as the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands, and mistakes are inevitable in battle.

Most importantly, those mutated creatures carry extremely potent toxins in their attacks. If you are injured in a battle with those mutated creatures, the toxins will enter your body and make you weak and powerless in a very short time.

This is why there were so many casualties when they first came into contact with the mutated creatures.

However, as our understanding of these mutated creatures has increased, although the number of mutated creatures appearing in coastal cities has increased, the number of casualties has not increased much.

If it weren't for the fact that these mutated creatures produce large amounts of toxins after death, rendering them inedible, this invasion of mutated marine life would have been a gift from heaven to the Great Xia people during a time of disaster.

When Dong Qi heard on the radio that the coastal cities of Daxia had been invaded by mutated marine creatures, he had a vague sense of unease.

Although the broadcast clearly stated that those mutated marine creatures were extremely weak and vulnerable once they left the ocean.

However, based on Dong Qi's experience of reading novels over the years, coastal cities are very likely unable to resist the invasion of those mutated marine creatures.

So even though Pengcheng is an inland city and is some distance from coastal cities, Dong Qi had already started thinking about moving away from here.

However, the family had a lot of supplies at home, and if they left Pengcheng, their chariot wouldn't be able to carry much of those supplies.

Therefore, Dong Qi regretted choosing the Hundred Refinement Furnace as the magic artifact to be integrated during the first upgrade. If he had chosen the Space Bag as the upgrade material, he could have taken away a lot of resources if he had chosen to leave.

However, there's no going back in life. Besides, if he hadn't chosen the Hundred Refinement Furnace but instead opted for the Space Bag, how could Dong Qi have obtained such a large amount of suitable materials in such a short time, and how could his Destiny Chariot have upgraded so quickly?

Anyway, my main vehicle is due for another upgrade. As long as I can get enough energy, it's not too late to choose space equipment during the next upgrade.