Master of Thermodynamics

"Oh, it's so miserable..."

Iggos was wearing an orange life jacket, sitting on a magic boat, and said sympathetically.

Looking around, there are faint water waves all around, and the squally wind whizzes by, rolling up layers of waves.

Large tracts of farmland were completely submerged by sea water; shrubs were also submerged by sea water, and only a small half of the treetops could be seen; only tall trees, like islands, stood high on the water.

All this makes it hard to believe that just a few days ago, this place was still land.

This is naturally a masterpiece of the storm "Seaweed".

A strong storm landed in the southern part of the Republic, and the strong winds and waves swept over most of the coastal area.

The worst thing is that at the end of the month, the two moons of the alien planet, Ya'an and Eva, were in a state of coincidence, and their gravitational force brought about a monthly super tide.

As a result, the storm superimposed on the tide, causing the backwater to become more and more violent, and finally caused a rare flood that occurred in decades.

On the 600-kilometer coastline, all the low-lying areas are completely flooded.

"It's really miserable." Lieutenant Andras nodded and sighed uncontrollably. "All of this could have been avoided."

"As far as I know, as early as four days ago, the "Roadbed Weather Magic Sensor" in Tututat Naval Port observed the Gulf Sea near the south of the Thousand Lakes Republic, and suddenly there was an abnormal concentration of magic energy and fluctuations. The index is rising rapidly."

"After analysis, the Meteorological Administration has determined that a medium-sized storm will erupt in the sea area... The Council of Tututat City urgently sent the matter to the Parliament of the Republic in The Hague."

"The Parliament then notified the lords in the coastal area to prepare them for the storm, such as strengthening the city wall, moving and evacuating civilians in advance, and so on."

"It's a pity that most nobles don't take it seriously..."

"This is not surprising." Igos was silent for a moment, and said mockingly, "Hey, how can the noble lords care about the life and death of the untouchables?"

A young sailor who quietly listened to the two men said, suddenly smiled and interjected:

"In fact, there is another reason. The stupid aristocrats in the Thousand Lakes Republic do not believe that the'weather magic instrument' of our ocean tide can predict storms."

Igos showed an unbelievable look upon hearing this:

"I remember that when the first weather magic sensor was born, "Hai Tide Current Affairs" reported on the front page of the newspaper, and listed the results of a series of experiments... Could this not convince them? ?"

The sailor shrugged and said:

"They think that predicting the storm is the realm of the gods, how can mortals get involved with the authority that belongs to the gods?"

"Last year, I was stationed in Tututat Port for more than half a year. I heard a lot of news. Many aristocrats felt that the weather magic instrument was a trick of a liar, and it was a thing used by Hai Chao to fool ignorant civilians."

Lieutenant Andras couldn't help shaking his head, and said silently:

"Lord Lord is right,'Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to survival, but arrogance is'..."

"Wow..."

The spiral churned the water, and the magic boat swiftly passed a large part of the submerged bush forest. Iggos stared at the shadow of the tree soaking in the water, with an indescribable weirdness in his heart.

This feeling of driving on top of trees is indeed impressive.

At this moment, a roar suddenly sounded from the magic boat at the forefront:

"A village was found at 3 o'clock, about 1.5 kilometers away, there are suspected survivors..."

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their heads and looked over.

In the distance, something resembling a roof stood stubbornly in the flood. Vaguely visible on the roof, there seemed to be a few motionless small black spots.

They are clearly survivors.

Seeing this scene, Igos showed a look of unbearableness in his eyes.

This is because there are only 5 or 6 roofs in sight. Of course, a village cannot have only such a few houses.

In other words, at least 90% of the wooden houses were either destroyed by the flood or completely submerged under water.

As for the residents in the wooden houses, the outcome can be imagined.

"Change course and go to the village to rescue the survivors!" Gonzalez, the extraordinary water system who led the team, issued a loud order.

The five magic boats dispatched by the Twin Towers immediately drew a steep arc on the water and hurried towards the village.

The strange thing is that when the magic boat drove more than 200 meters away, the survivors trapped on the roof did not move. This gave Igos a very bad feeling.

Soon, the hunch was confirmed.

After the magic boat drove to the crumbling roof, several sailors climbed up cautiously and found that several survivors had been dead for a long time.

There was even a young child. She was held tightly in her arms by her mother. The mother and daughter huddled together, lying quietly on the cold and shabby roof.

Lieutenant Andras stared at the deceased's soaked clothes and soaked pale complexion, and whispered:

"They should have been frozen to death... It's the first snowy moon, and the temperature at night is already very low... In addition, the storm has not completely subsided, the wind is very strong, and there is no way to make a fire to keep warm... even for the body. A strong man can't stand it for long."

"If the rescue arrives earlier, maybe they still have a chance to survive..."

Igos looked away from the stiff corpse, gritted his teeth and cursed:

"Damn it!"

The atmosphere of the magic boat has also become a little depressed.

Gonzalez stood silently on the bow for a while, and issued a new command blankly:

"Keep going!"

"Wow...wow..."

The propeller turned again, and the magic boat formation quickly drove away from the village.

Watching the roof become smaller and smaller, Iggos suddenly said:

"If Lord Lord can become the real kings in this land, maybe they won't die at all..."

"It is true." Lieutenant Andras agreed, "As far as I know, both the Government Affairs Office and the military have formulated very professional emergency plans, which are sufficient to deal with all sudden disasters."

"As for the Government Affairs Department, I am not sure, but as for the military, I know that each of the three services has established a rapid reaction force."

"Take the Air Force as an example. They have a 500-man paratrooper corps that can be deployed in any corner of the Thousand Lakes Republic within 5 hours."

"If the lord can reform the political system of the Republic, completely abolish the privileges of the nobility, and take back all the noble lands, then this land will be better governed."

The young sailor next to him turned his head and stared at Lieutenant Andras with scorching eyes, and said meaningfully:

"Mr. Lieutenant, many people in our navy think that there will be such a day."

"Lord Lord, will surely sit on the throne and become the supreme king!"

...

On the way to Hilton Town, the rescue team saw another village soaked in the flood.

But this time, the formation did not stop at all, but directly bypassed the village.

No one has objections to this decision.

Obviously, everyone does not want to see the frozen dead body again.

In the billowing waves, Igos saw a large number of debris floating on the water.

Among them are the wreckage of destroyed wooden houses, various wooden furniture, floating corpses with swollen bodies and terrible faces, and some strange little things.

such as:

"Hey, Lieutenant Andras, Corporal Banner, there seem to be a few big cages made of rattan over there. What are they used for?" Igos asked curiously, looking at the water somewhere.

"Corporal Banner" was just the young sailor who spoke to him.

Lieutenant Andras followed the direction pointed by Iggos's right hand, glanced at the woven cage carrying floating and sinking loads, and shook his head blankly.

Corporal Banner turned his head and glanced at the weaving cage, and told an interesting story:

"This is a long-eared squirrel breeding cage. In many areas around the city of Tututat, many people use this kind of breeding cage to raise long-eared squirrels."

"They catch the cubs of long-eared squirrels in the wild, or directly buy the cubs and keep them in cages for breeding... When the cubs grow up, they can be sold for household subsidies or killed for meat..."

"Speaking of this, this is the Department of Agriculture in Tututat City. After the establishment of the first long-eared squirrel breeding farm, the trend that started... In the past, the locals never thought that squirrels could be farmed artificially. ."

"This trend is getting bigger and bigger. After all, it is not difficult to breed squirrels, and the work is not too tiring. The elderly and children in the family can take care of them..."

"This is indeed a good way." Igos nodded slightly and said a small shortcoming. "However, it is safer to use a metal cage... Although the teeth of squirrels are not sharp, give them enough time, the same. Can gnaw off the cane, destroy the breeding cage, and escape from the inside."

"How can civilians afford a metal cage?" Corporal Banner said with a smile. "If you find that the rattan has been gnawed off, collect some rattans, dry them, and repair them again, so you don't need to spend any money... "

Eagleston smiled awkwardly.

He suddenly realized that after staying in Haichao for a long time, his thinking became more and more accustomed to the mode of industrialized production, and he would not consider the problem from the perspective of the bottom civilians.

He stared at the breeding cages becoming smaller and smaller, and his heart was filled with unspeakable sadness.

This terrible disaster has destroyed too many things...

...

Half an hour later, the rescue team finally arrived in Hilton Town and saw a living person for the first time.

The appearance of this small town at this time is really shocking.

A large area of ​​the city wall has been destroyed by the flood. At a glance, you can directly see the vast ocean in the town. All the houses are soaked in the sea water more than 3 meters deep.

Fortunately, the city wall blocked the fiercest wave of floods, greatly reducing the impact of the flood, and most of the houses were not washed away.

However, they have been soaked in sea water for a full 2 ​​days, and their foundations have been greatly eroded. The walls that were originally solid have also been soaked soft and the strength is not as good as before.

With the building quality of this era, even if the flood recedes, most of the buildings in Hilton Town will become dilapidated houses.

The most complete building belongs to the local lord, the castle of Viscount Hilton.

Castles in other worlds are generally regarded as the roots of the family, and nobles will often spare no effort to use the best and hardest materials as much as possible, and hire craftsmen with the best craftsmanship to build it.

Almost all castles will use thick and heavy long stones to build the foundation and main frame, and reduce the use of wood as much as possible to ensure sufficient strength.

The Hilton family’s castle is no exception.

Such a strong castle can easily withstand floods and stand still in this flood.

Although the bottom of the castle is submerged, members of the Hilton family can withdraw to the heights of the castle. There are still solid rooms to withstand the wind and cold, and there are fireplaces for heating, and they can continue to enjoy the most intimate service of the servants. There is no need to suffer in despair like civilians Suffering.

I have to admit that no matter how tragic a disaster occurs, the low-level civilians are always the first to be unlucky, while the nobles who occupy the most resources can always live to the end and live comfortably.