I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 585 - 483: Commanding Wind and Thunder

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The newly upgraded twin-mounted 150mm naval cannon spewed flames into the sky as specially crafted shells exploded at high altitude, spreading chemical agents into the air as flashes of fire erupted across the sky.

After a second round of modifications, the chemical agents have now been replaced with a more easily dispersible dust form. As the shells dispersed into the sky, they quickly formed a dense cloud mass.

"Cloud formation in progress, dispersion range has reached experimental requirements. Ready to activate the Weather Controller!" In front of the control panel, an operator loudly reported the current situation while opening a transparent cover on the panel, revealing a bright red button beneath: "Ready to activate?"

"Activate!" The captain, tensely watching every detail, took a deep breath and gave the command loudly upon hearing the operator’s inquiry.

"Acknowledged! Activating the Weather Controller!" The operator repeated the captain’s command loudly, placing his finger on the red button: "Countdown five seconds, five, four, three, two, one! Activate!"

As the bright red button was pressed, a colossal microwave transmission antenna outside the ship’s island unfolded, aimed at the area where the clouds had formed from the shelling, emitting invisible ripples.

The cloud mass began to churn.

On the top deck of the Mobile Base, several high-powered searchlights illuminated the direction of the clouds, allowing Chen Xin to clearly see from the deck that the clouds ahead seemed to be churned by an invisible hand, undergoing a heart-stirring transformation.

"Boom! Crack!" A bolt of lightning flashed within the clouds, instantly illuminating the dark sky.

The lightning, accompanied by howling winds, not only lit up the sky but also made the atmosphere increasingly volatile.

It was as if a long-dormant dragon was awakening, venting its pent-up wrath from its slumber. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen lightning and thunder," beside Chen Xin, Mo Qingyan softly remarked as she watched the long-lost electrical storm in the sky.

Both of them were wearing protective suits, so their conversation was carried through communication channels, sparing them the need to shout over the loud winds.

Watching the constantly churning storm clouds in front of him, Chen Xin replied with a smile to Mo Qingyan’s remark, "Actually, lightning and thunder aren’t rare. We just stay underground so often and rarely come to the surface, so we don’t see it. But I believe this will change in the future."

"You really are confident, Ah Xin!" Mo Qingyan couldn’t help but smile upon hearing Chen Xin’s words.

If anyone else said that, she would just consider it standard optimism about the future. But only the man by her side could turn such ethereal hopes into tangible prospects.

Mo Qingyan knew very well that the stormy scene before them was only made possible by Chen Xin’s efforts.

When Chen Xin talked about a better future, it wasn’t just his own expectation but a promise he made, having both the confidence and capability to indeed make things better.

As they spoke, the lightning in the sky became more and more frequent, and the headwinds grew stronger, nearly knocking Mo Qingyan off balance.

Just as Mo Qingyan was nearly swept off her feet by the gale, Chen Xin reached out to steady her, holding her in his arms.

Chen Xin said nothing, while there was nothing awkward between the two; they were already as good as an old married couple, not minding this bit of physical closeness.

Nonetheless, Mo Qingyan felt a surge of happiness and sweetness, being held by her boyfriend.

Snuggled together, the two of them watched the stormy skies and increasingly frequent flickers of lightning, feeling not the threat of the storm but a hopeful sense instead.

This lightning and wind weren’t invincible natural disasters but expressions of humanity’s power to control and reshape nature.

Though both manifested similarly, their symbolic meanings were entirely different.

One meant humankind’s submission to nature, the other their triumph over nature.

The development of human civilization has never been about conforming to nature but transforming and exploiting it.

In cold weather, we hunt animals for fur rather than grow our own. When we descended from the trees to live on the ground, unable to fend off beastly threats, we built fences and houses to keep them out, not growing claws and fangs or returning to live in trees like monkeys.

We’ve never stopped wagging an insubordinate sword at the heavens, even as flames blazed the earth or floods swallowed homes.

Conquering, transforming nature has always been the endeavor of human civilization.

The power of fire was tamed, driving the advancement of human civilization; floods intercepted by dikes and dams became gentle rivers, the foundation of agricultural progress...

Humanity has never ceased and will never cease transforming and exploiting nature.

Once, unable to understand wind, rain, and lightning, we revered them as divine forces. Even when great pioneers uncovered the mysteries of the universe, helping us understand wind, rain, and lightning, we couldn’t control them, only accept their existence.

But now, with the persistent thunder resounding through the sky, humanity can finally claim the conquest of it all, commanding wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.

Faced with all of this, a profound sense of pride welled up inside Chen Xin; he even wanted to shout loudly at the sky.

Like a warrior raising his sword before a dragon, challenging the heavens.

That’s exactly what Chen Xin thought and did.

"Ah——!" Letting out a shout into the sky, Chen Xin felt immensely exhilarated.

In Chen Xin’s arms, watching him shout at the sky, Mo Qingyan didn’t find his actions foolish.

She understood the mood and intentions of the man holding her, and, in fact, Mo Qingyan herself felt like joining him in shouting at the sky, releasing the suffocation accumulated since living underground due to the meteor impact.

And following Chen Xin’s shout, the clouds above reached a threshold and began to release raindrops.

Though the drops froze into ice crystals before reaching the ground, falling as freezing rain instead of snowflakes.

This is a significant breakthrough, though seemingly unchanged, many things quietly transformed with this rain.