BXBX NOVEL Chapter 89 - 89: 89: Pouring Oil on the Fire and Du Gang’s New Discovery!
Chapter 89 - 89: 89: Pouring Oil on the Fire and Du Gang’s New Discovery!
The Arctic Circle approved very quickly.
A city can be rebuilt, but if people are gone, they’re really gone. Humanity has already suffered so much death, we cannot afford any more!
Thus, after receiving approval, the Nanyuan troops began their operation once again.
Immense amounts of gasoline were being collected. In addition to this, they also began pooling the unused cooking oil from various supermarkets.
Moreover, upon Zhuge Shui’s suggestion, dozens of tons of water were specifically collected.
Changyang City was vast. If they were to burn it entirely using gasoline, it would consume too much fuel.
Thus, the Nanyuan Staff Department devised a simple plan.
They would circle around the city, dousing its outer perimeter with gasoline, then ignite the fire. As the flames intensely burned, they would start adding cooking oil.
The combustion point of cooking oil is between 350 to 400 degrees, so gasoline had to burn for a while first.
Following this, once the cooking oil was successfully lit, they would start adding water!
Water’s boiling point is 100 degrees, while oil’s boiling point is 300 degrees. Also, water is denser than oil, meaning if water was added to burning oil, the water would sink and quickly evaporate. At this point, the oil would transform into tiny droplets floating in the air, mixing with the air to become a flammable gas, leading to an even more ferocious flame.
This was their cost-effective plan to burn down Changyang City.
After doing some calculations, they roughly predicted that the burning would not exceed ten hours.
On July 16, survivors from Nanyuan arrived safely near Yangping County. This was less than a hundred kilometers away from Changyang City.
The Nanyuan Air Force Department relocated altogether, bringing the Dawn
Stone along, temporarily stationed at the original Air Force base of the Changyang Province Military District. This would help facilitate the upcoming operation.
Starting at three in the afternoon, all the collected gasoline, cooking oil, and other substances were rapidly loaded onto various aircraft.
In addition to the oil and water, several flammable and explosive materials were also packed onto the planes.
Finally, by seven in the evening, all preparations were complete.
Aircraft filled with cooking oil and water were quietly positioned at the nearest Air Force base, awaiting commands from headquarters.
Meanwhile, people waiting in their vehicles within the camp were all looking forward to it, keeping their eyes on the north.
Over the past few days, they had received news that the military planned to set Changyang City on fire.
They also knew that they would be able to successfully arrive at the intended destination after passing Changyang City.
Everyone wore an expression of anticipation and nervousness. They hoped for the operation to succeed while worrying the fire could become too intense to control.
At 19:30 on July 16, Commander Wang Dezhen from headquarters finally issued the command.
“Take off!”
Following his command, the Nanyuan Military District’s Air Force swiftly took to the skies towards Changyang City.
“Dongsheng 2533 has reached the designated area, awaiting instructions…” “Dongsheng 4568 has reached the designated area, awaiting instructions…” “Dongsheng 5866 has reached the designated area, awaiting instructions…”
Soon, all the aircraft had arrived at their predetermined positions.
In the command center, Wang Dezhen, hearing these voices, couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious.
After all, sending an order to burn down a city, although a city without any people, just rats, is not an easy task!
With a yell, he suddenly laughed, “Starting today, I, Wang Dezhen, have also done something not everyone can do in their lifetime!”
Burning a city, this kind of scene, was probably only seen in ancient times.
Even then, there wouldn’t be a burn of this scale.
In ancient times, cities housing up to three hundred thousand people were considered large.
However, in its prime, Changyang City housed nearly ten million inhabitants!
A city of this size was about to be annihilated!
“Commander, do you want me to count down for you?”
Li Youcai suddenly chimed in.
He wanted to shout a countdown so he could brag to others in the Military Districts about it later.
Without giving him this opportunity, Wang Dezhen glanced at him and shouted loudly.
“Ignite!”
With his order, the aircraft hovering above Changyang City began their operation.
As for the rats wandering aimlessly within Changyang City, they were completely oblivious to it all.
The smell of gasoline?
They knew it was something from humans, but what it was specifically used for, they did not know!
The flames ignited in an instant.
Just like toppling a domino, the moment one area caught fire, the rest followed rapidly.
In an instant, the entire surroundings of Changyang City were aflame.
“Squeak squeak squeak! ”
“Squeak squeak squeak!”
The rats in the city, like headless flies, were crying out in madness, scurrying about in panic.
But where could they escape to?
The Staff Department, when planning, had first insisted on surrounding the city with gasoline as they feared these creatures would escape!
Rats were unlike the great tigers, which could be driven away by a simple urination from Du Gang.
But not the rats, we cannot stop until they are completely exterminated. Otherwise, when the surviving members of humanity pass by, they will undoubtedly be attacked.
Then, it would be the humans that would die.
On the aircrafts, the pilots silently muttered to themselves, listening to the pitiful screams from below.
“We… are doing all of this for mankind!”
Those far in the command centre also fell into silence for a moment.
From afar, they could hear the cries of the rats.
This was not just a few rats, but hundreds of thousands, or even more!
But there was no alternative!
They were unable to communicate!
If they don’t die, it will be humans that would end up dead!
At this moment, there is no cruelty or mercy, it’s all about survival!
At this point, only Zhuge Shui remained calm. Having observed the city’s temperature through video and knowing it was almost ready, he reminded, “Commander, it’s time to pour oil!”
Wang Dezhen, suppressing his gloomy emotions, declared firmly: “Pour the oil!”
At his command, the aircrafts once again took off.
This time, they were adding fuel to the fire!
The various cooking oils ignited the moment they were sprinkled, fuelling the already ten feet high flames, making them soar even higher.
“Pour water! ”
Immediately after, came the command to pour water.
This command wasn’t given to put out the fire, but rather, to make the flames burn more intensely.
It was the death sentence for all the rats in Changyang City!
With the water mist spraying throughout the sky, the flames on the ground once again intensified, reaching heights of over a hundred feet!
The intensity of this blaze was so great that even those stationed at the campsite several tens of kilometers away in Yangping County could see it.
All the people at the campsite fell silent.
Some thought it was brutal, while others saw it as a necessary step for their survival.
But no one opposed it!
The 300,000 people at Nanyuan campsite chose their own lives over the potentially millions of rats in Changyang City.
Not far from the campsite, near a spatial channel, Du Gang was still hunting. After two days of hunting, he had reached [Battle Level: 83m]. He had heard about the burning of Changyang City, but at this moment, he had no time to worry about those matters.
He held a watch in his hand and muttered as he looked at it.
“Five, four, three, two, one, golden beetle!”
Just as his words fell, a golden beetle slowly crawled out from the spatial channel in front of him…
He was flabbergasted; he hadn’t expected to actually confirm this idea!
Over the past few days, he had been hunting insects every night, and the number of orange crystals he obtained each day was roughly the same.
Apart from the night of July 12th, when he only hunted for ten hours, he would always set out to hunt before dark on the following nights.
At first, he thought it was a coincidence, but then he noticed a strange phenomenon when he compared the quantity of golden beetles with the length of daytime.
On July 12th, the length of daytime was 13 hours 35 minutes and 8 seconds.
On July 13th, the length of daytime was 13 hours 34 minutes and 27 seconds.
On July 14th, the length of daytime was 13 hours, 33 minutes, and 45 seconds.
On July 15th, the length of daytime was 13 hours, 33 minutes, and 4 seconds.
And on these three days, the number of Orange crystals he hunted was 814, 813, and 813 respectively!
The numbers matched exactly with the daytime minutes!
Essentially, one golden beetle would appear for every minute!
“So it seems, the insect nest on the other side of the spatial channel is not natural…”
Du Gang muttered to himself, feeling like he had made a remarkable discovery!