I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 711 - 609: The Gap in the Storm

The terrifying cold persists, yet the war has come to a halt due to the sudden chill.

Even though neither humans nor the alien creatures are severely impacted in terms of overall strength by the cold wave and storm, it's evident that neither side can launch any offensives at this moment.

Because the terrifying level-14 strong wind accompanied by temperatures below minus one hundred degrees is enough to instantly tear apart any creature or other entity daring to emerge on the surface at such a time.

In fact, under such terrifying cold and strong wind, even the Mobile Base appears somewhat unstable, having to seek a shelter to avoid being damaged by the strong wind.

As for the alien creatures, they are worse off than humans. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Perhaps their deeply embedded underground nests do not fear such fierce winds and cold, but those attack units on the surface can hardly withstand the terrifying wind power of level-14 strong winds and the low temperatures below minus one hundred degrees, which can instantly freeze steel brittle.

A large number of combat sub-units and worker ant sub-units froze in the cold and were directly blown away by the gale, shredded to pieces by the intense wind power.

For a moment, the battlefield in the entire Dongting Lake Region was cleared of alien creatures.

Yet humans could not be happy about such a situation, because while alien creatures endure all this, so do humans.

Although humans can rely on bunkers, heating facilities, and other building infrastructures to resist the intrusion of cold, they similarly have no ability to counterattack.

Even equipped with Protective Suits, the civilian Protective Suits' cold resistance is designed to withstand a maximum of minus one hundred fifteen degrees, while the ambient temperature has neared this extreme value, and local temperatures are even lower.

Even the Lucia people, who have always lived in polar regions before, now can hardly bear the cold, relying entirely on the supplies of vodka, a traditional Lucia warming method, to prevent freezing to death.

As for vehicles and aircraft? Sorry, they can't even start up; even electric vehicles are unusable now, entirely frozen, and even if powered de-icing is initiated, clearly these de-icing systems are not designed for low temperatures below minus one hundred degrees.

Under the mighty force of nature, everything seems frozen, plunged into stagnation.

"This storm really couldn't have come at a worse time! If we'd known this would happen, we wouldn't have rushed to conduct the lightning storm test and waited for the cold wave to pass!" said Chen Xin, after a long time returning home in Dome City, but complaining helplessly.

"There's no helping it, is there? Who could have imagined it would develop into such a terrifying storm?" Qin Lan, beside him, comforted Chen Xin.

The arrival of the storm rendered the Titan unit she belonged to unable to fight, and the army purposefully moved the units and Titan Drivers to places where they could escape the cold and storm.

After all, in such a situation, leaving the units and drivers on the battlefield would only make them suffer from the cold; it's necessary to take precautions against the cold to protect these precious units.

And Qin Lan naturally got some free time, allowing her to rest at home like Chen Xin.

After all, although she is a Titan Driver, she is not a professional soldier and doesn't need to adhere to discipline so strictly.

Mo Qingyan, beside them, poured three cups of hot water and handed them over: "Drink some hot water, the weather is so cold right now, warm up your body, don't freeze."

Chen Xin took the cup, feeling the warm temperature in his palm, and couldn't help but sigh: "I wonder how the soldiers on the front line are doing? Stuck on the defensive line, it must be tough to endure."

"It's indeed tough, even here indoors the temperature is almost below zero, you can imagine what it's like on the front line." Mo Qingyan also sighed, while wrapping tightly in her blanket, curling herself up on the couch.

In the Dome City where they were, the external dome was already fully completed; the Energy Tower and geothermal heating system were also nearly finished, so in normal circumstances, when the outside temperature was around minus seventy degrees, the inside of the dome could still maintain a temperature between 10℃-12℃ to ensure the survival of plants inside.

Indoors, it could basically maintain a temperature around 20℃, not too cold, but not wasting energy by being too hot.

However, now, the temperature inside the dome had dropped to below minus ten degrees, and the indoor temperature was nearing zero, indicating how cold it was outside.

"Ah Xin, how long will this storm last?" Qin Lan looked at Chen Xin and asked.

Although she loved this rare feeling of the three of them sitting together chatting, at such a moment, everyone was worried, so naturally, Qin Lan was concerned about when the sudden storm might pass, allowing things to return to normal.

"I'm not sure either, no one has seen such a big storm, so it's hard to say when it might disperse." Chen Xin shook his head slightly, sighed, and explained: "Without weather satellites now, our capability to monitor and predict the weather has regressed by a hundred years, making it hard to accurately judge the weather conditions. However, according to the meteorological department's speculation, this bad weather might persist for about a week, and its aftermath could take a month to fully dissipate."

Hearing Chen Xin say this, both Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan's expressions turned grim, as in their view, the terrible weather lasting a week would undoubtedly freeze people to death.

This also reminded Mo Qingyan and Qin Lan of the initial disaster, the scene during the first major temperature drop.

Back then, humans, like now, were almost powerless against the sudden drop in temperatures, which brought intense cold, causing many to fall ill and even freeze to death.

If it had been as cold then as it is now, no one would have survived, right?

Back then, humans' shelters were not designed to withstand extreme cold below minus one hundred degrees, minus forty to fifty degrees was the maximum they could endure at that time.

Thinking of this, Mo Qingyan couldn't help but look at Chen Xin and said: "Thankfully we have you, Ah Xin. If not for what you've done, we would've probably frozen to death by now?"

"No, humans are resilient, such low temperatures cannot extinguish humanity." Speaking of which, Chen Xin showed a self-mocking smile: "Moreover, if it weren't for me, there wouldn't be such extreme storm, right?"