My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome-Chapter 195 - 194: Abnormal Climate

Chapter 195: Chapter 194: Abnormal Climate

“According to foreign media reports, due to high temperatures and dry conditions, Siberia has already experienced over three hundred spot fires this year, with more than a thousand square kilometers of forest destroyed… In the past month, the temperature in Siberia once reached thirty-eight degrees Celsius. The latest research by international scholars claims that Siberia is experiencing a rare high temperature event that occurs once every eighty thousand years, which could melt the permafrost and lead to a series of geological disasters.”

The next morning at the Yundu Hotel restaurant, many contestants dressed in team uniforms were having their meal.

At that moment, the morning news playing on the TV caught Shao Zifeng’s attention. He put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and turned his head to watch the blazing fires on the screen.

Thick smoke billowed above the lush forests, and several helicopters shuttled through the smoke, continuously dumping dry powder into the forest.

The intense fire startled numerous wild avian mutant creatures, causing significant trouble for the helicopters working overhead.

As the camera shifted, several aquatic mutant creatures with firefighting logos on the forest edge were seen helping to fight the fire. However, as the air filled with exploding fire elemental particles, their skill power weakened increasingly.

Siberia belongs to Rash Country, accounting for over seventy-five percent of the country’s total area. According to the terrain, it can be divided into the West Siberian Plain, the Central Siberian Plateau, and the Eastern Siberian Mountains.

This region is rich in natural resources, including a variety of minerals and non-renewable energy sources.

The diversity of its geological and geomorphological features is astonishing, encompassing everything from tundra, forested wetlands, coniferous forests, grasslands, to rivers, nearly including all the national nature reserves of the country.

Due to the diverse landscapes, there is a huge number of mutant creatures living here, with the Siberian Tiger and the brown bear being the most famous.

As for the permafrost mentioned in the news, besides the undeveloped Antarctica, it is the region where the most ancient biological frozen corpses and remains have been discovered. It is also the place most desired by paleontologists around the world, but Rash Country seldom collaborates with foreign scholars for investigation to protect it.

If they were to master the ancient biological recovery technology conquered by Chen Yixin, perhaps the world structure would undergo certain changes…

Listening to the news, Shao Zifeng unconsciously tapped his fingers on the tabletop, reminiscing about what Cang Haiyuan told him last night.

According to him, the climate worldwide is very abnormal now. The fires on the island of Aoli, which had been bombed into a no-man’s land by nuclear weapons, continued for months. Combined with the scholars’ predictions about the Siberian permafrost, Shao Zifeng felt uneasy.

Not to mention the long-term global impact of the climate changes, the melting of the permafrost might cause humanity to pay a heavy price in the short term.

It’s important to know that the frozen soil layer contains not only rich paleobiological resources but also large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide sealed beneath it.

Furthermore, some scholars claim after their studies that there might also be ancient super-viruses sealed under the permafrost layer.

If the permafrost really melts, then…

Well.

It seems that the human constitution in this time-space has been enhanced; though still vulnerable, they do not easily fall ill.

With this in mind, they should have no issues handling those bacteria and viruses, right?

Shao Zifeng desperately comforted himself mentally.

Thinking about it, his situation is quite miserable.

Since his arrival in this era, barely half a year had passed. Maybe due to the influence of empathy taking effect subliminally, he had moved from being cautious to gradually accepting this world.

He had gained friendship, wealth, and the companionship of Qiuqiu and Lingling, which he never had in the other time-space.

Initially, he thought it wouldn’t be bad to strive towards becoming stronger for a lifetime as he had promised Qiuqiu.

Only then he was told about the sudden anomalies in the environment that had been quite stable for over twenty years since the ‘Unknown Recovery Event.’

Such news could make anyone swear, right?

Li Yiming finished the little dessert he got from the buffet and patted his belly contentedly.

He sneakily glanced at Shao Zifeng and then quickly lowered his head.

Shao Zifeng’s aura was still as dazzling as ever.

He sneaked a few more looks before he realized that Shao Zifeng was zoning out, barely touching the food in front of him.

Li Yiming checked the time and couldn’t help but say, “Brother Shao… there’s a competition today.”

“Oh.” Shao Zifeng snapped back to reality and smiled at him, picking up chopsticks to bite into a breadstick, “By the way, where did Qiuqiu go? I haven’t seen him all morning.”

Li Yiming shook his head to indicate he didn’t know, then looked towards Casar, who shared a suite with Qiuqiu.

Seeing both of them looking at him, Casar nervously organized his words, “Gun Dove, act lick flatter fat come.”

“Fat…” Using his nearly level 20 regional dialect reconstruction, Shao Zifeng confirmed with Casar, “Are you saying Qiuqiu didn’t come back last night?”

“Yeah.” Casar nodded slightly, embarrassed because his Mandarin was poor and he rarely spoke to others. Fortunately, after having been together for a long time, his teammates could generally understand what he meant.

Upon receiving Casar’s affirmation, Shao Zifeng instantly felt terrible.

What kind of operation is this?

Other school teams, once the competition mode is fixed, the team leader actively confirms their own college’s competition venue, time, and which university the opposing team is.

The accompanying Tactical Analyst would prepare a new strategy based on the team leader’s information as quickly as possible, analyzing the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses.

But look at our team, with the competition about to start, the team leader is nowhere to be seen.

Yes, the opponent has a team leader.

But just because they invite you, you go?

The other team is fully staffed; don’t you have a clue about your own team’s situation?

Even if you’re busy, you could at least tell us the competition venue, putting aside everything else. What the heck are we supposed to compete in without knowing anything?

With an unhappy face, Shao Zifeng took out his newly bought phone and dialed Qiuqiu’s number.

Beep beep…

It was hung up.

Shao Zifeng dialed again…

Beep beep…

After two rings, it was hung up again.

Watching as the hotel restaurant emptied, Shao Zifeng was nearly going mad.

Just as Shao Zifeng was about to resort to death by spam call…

Suddenly, a panting voice came from the entrance of the restaurant: “I’m here! I’m here! Over here…”

Qiuqiu leaned against the door frame, bending over and gasping for breath deeply, his head covered in beads of sweat soaking his down jacket.

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“Wait… let me rest a moment.”

Seeing the expressions on the faces of Shao Zifeng and the others, Qiuqiu struggled to stand up, revealing an even paler and more fatigued face.

Trembling, he shuffled towards Shao Zifeng and the others, supporting himself with tables along the way, gasping out intermittently, “Is there… any food… I’m starving.”

Watching his increasingly emaciated cheeks and deep dark circles, Shao Zifeng couldn’t help but sigh.

Alas, Qiuqiu has sacrificed so much… It really hasn’t been easy for him.