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Chapter 1082
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately picked up the megaphone: "All vessels must immediately implement the salt spray emergency plan! All personnel must wear protective gear, seal all gaps in cabin doors and windows, and ensure that critical equipment undergoes anti-corrosion treatment!"
Once the order was given, the entire fleet immediately sprang into action.
The soldiers quickly sealed all the doors, windows, and ventilation openings of the mothership with sealant and plastic sheeting.
The crew members, dressed in heavy protective suits and wearing gas masks, began inspecting the equipment they were responsible for.
The ordinary survivors quickly boarded their respective protective suits.
The mothership didn't have enough acid rain protection suits or better protective clothing. Apart from providing the soldiers with a batch of uniform protective suits, the other ordinary survivors had to use their own ingenuity to make their own protective suits as best they could.
Some people wrapped themselves in plastic sheeting, while others simply wore winter down jackets, hats, and long boots to minimize the possibility of their skin coming into contact with the salt spray.
After helping Zhou Shuwan put on her acid rain protective gear, Qi Mingyu went to see Zhipeng and Tao Zheng.
Zhipeng, Xue Tao, and their family of four used plastic sheeting sewn onto the outside of their clothes, two or three layers in total. Although it wasn't breathable, it covered them completely from top to bottom.
Like the Zhou family, they wore homemade filter masks over their mouths and noses.
It's safe enough.
Tao Zheng and Zhang Jia even had acid rainproof suits with better protection.
Qi Mingyu was relieved.
He went back to check on Zhou Jianghai and the other two, and saw that they were dressed and had sealed the gaps in the windows tightly. They were sitting on the bed, ready for battle.
The house was stocked with sealed fresh water and food.
There's nothing to worry about.
He then instructed them not to go out unnecessarily and to keep a close eye on Mu Mu's parents.
Mu Mu waved her hand: "Brother-in-law, you should go and take care of my sister. She's alone in the cockpit. Don't worry about us here. I'll take good care of Mom and Dad!"
Even through the acid-proof rain suit and mask, Qi Mingyu still stared intently at Mu Mu for a couple of seconds before nodding, bidding farewell to Zhou Jianghai and Zhong Tiyun, and then turning to go to the cockpit.
Because of the impending salt spray disaster, the seawater purification equipment and the machines for forging boiling point alloys were quickly shut down.
The fleet waited in place for several hours until the heat on the machines had completely cooled down before sealing them completely with plastic sheeting.
Captain Chen then ordered the ship to set sail.
At that moment, after several hours of buildup, everyone witnessed the brown salt fog surging in like a tide.
Wherever it passed, a layer of brown salt frost appeared on the sea surface. From a distance, it looked like a brown world, as if there was something wrong with one's eyes.
Even Captain Chen's heart skipped a beat.
The salt fog is silently creeping in this direction, which means that the area affected by the salt fog is expanding!
Will all these seas one day become a world of salt fog?
"Dr. Zhou," Captain Chen suddenly walked to Zhou Shuwan's side, his voice low, "Could you give a rough estimate of how long it will take us to cross this salt fog?"
Zhou Shuwan shook his head.
She has already tried it.
The salt fog, like a giant net, blanketed the sea ahead. Her senses extended along the salt fog, but she could never find its end.
She spoke slowly: "The salt fog covers too large an area. I think we'll have to stay in the salt fog for at least half a month, at least. We can't be sure how much longer it will take."
Captain Chen let out a long sigh of relief, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
Half a month means that they will be sailing in turbid, highly corrosive salt fog for more than half a month, during which they will not only have to deal with the risk of equipment damage, but also be constantly on guard against the health problems of the crew.
"Then we can only wait it out." Captain Chen's tone was firm.