BXBX NOVEL Chapter 133 - 96 Corrosive Acid Rain 3
By the time about ten minutes had elapsed, Wang Tao saw a negative status appear below the HP bars of these people.
[Corrosive Acid Rain: The body is slightly corroded; resting for a certain period of time will return it to normal]
whether they were at full HP or at reduced HP, almost all survivors began to show this condition at this point. Those who hadn’t yet were usually those who were covered up more thoroughly.
Twenty minutes in, there were survivors expressing discomfort and wishing to rest for a while. Wang Tao naturally permitted it.
However, some people persisted. After all, this was an extra task; the more they worked, the more ration tickets they would receive.
At thirty minutes, another group of people wanted to rest.
By the forty-minute mark, most people indicated a desire to rest feeling somewhat ill.
When fifty minutes arrived, everyone present, except for Han Rui, stated they needed to rest, explaining they felt short of breath and extremely uncomfortable.
At this time, their HP had just dropped by half. The negative status above their heads also changed.
[Corrosive Acid Rain: The body is moderately corroded; resting for an extended period of time will return it to normal]
Wang Tao sent this group home to rest and then switched to the next batch of people.
He felt for ordinary people, this was already their limit; if it reached severe corrosion… it might either be very difficult to recover, or they might just drop
But Han Rui was different from them; she also had a corrosion status appear above her head, but she had an HP of 240. So, after deducting 5o HP, she still had 190 remaining, currently still in a “slight corrosion” state.
Wang Tao conjectured that perhaps when the HP decreased by 10% due to the corrosive acid rain, there wouldn’t be any problems, just a mere deduction of some HP.
Once the HP fell by more than 10% of the total amount, a state of slight corrosion would occur, and at that point, the body would start to feel uncomfortable.
When the HP dropped to 50% of the total, it would turn into moderate corrosion, and at this stage, it would be too uncomfortable to work.
As for how much HP severe corrosion would be, Wang Tao was not certain. After all, he couldn’t actually use the lives of the base’s survivors for experimentation.
But now he had a rough understanding that a 50% decrease in HP was a warning line. At this point, one couldn’t stay out in the rain any longer or it might pose a risk to life.
Regarding the principle of this “corrosive acid rain,” Wang Tao speculated that when the acid rain fell on a person, it would accumulate inside the body; once it accumulated to a certain level, it would cause HP to drop. The more accumulation, the more obvious the negative condition. If it exceeded the body’s limits, it might lead to death.
That’s also why, when they first encountered corrosive acid rain, only those at full HP would lose HP, while those at reduced HP would not-the decrease was based on the upper limit of HP, not the current HP level. It felt somewhat similar to the impurities within the body after fusing with a Zombie Crystal Core…
“Han Rui, come over!”
After changing the people outside, Wang Tao called Han Rui over.
Han Rui obediently got into the vehicle.
“How do you feel?”
Wang Tao asked:
“A bit uncomfortable, I feel some irregularities in my heartbeat, but I can bear
Han Rui held her chest, her complexion somewhat pale.
“Let me feel.”
Wang Tao reached out directly, but Han Rui dodged him quickly.
“There are so many people outside!”
Han Rui instinctively covered her chest, her face turning red.
“Do you mean it’s okay when there’s no one around?”
“Not okay when there’s no one either! Wang Tao, didn’t we agree, just pretend nothing happened…”
Han Rui was somewhat unable to look directly into Wang Tao’s eyes.
Wang Tao, however, replied with an innocent face:
“Hmm? What you’re referring to… the incident that night when you took the initiative to hug me? I almost forgot about it, why are you bringing it up again?” b
Han Rui had never met someone so shameless. She decided to ignore Wang Tao from then on.
Wang Tao smiled and didn’t mind; he was just teasing Han Rui a little, but serious business awaited.
The drainage system of Shuize University was actually quite good; aside from a few places that would collect water, the rest could flow toward the river north of the university.
Shuize County had several rivers, which is where the county’s name came from. One of the longest rivers was located behind Shuize University, but that river didn’t have much water and had shown signs of drying up before Now was a good opportunity to divert the torrential rain into this river.
After a full day’s work, the survivors finally managed to sort out the drainage system—essentially, some drainage pipes and ditches had been blocked, and they just needed to clear them out.
Under Wang Tao’s supervision, there were no dangers to any survivors- at most, some experienced moderate corrosion and could recover after some rest. When Wang Tao distributed the ration tickets to these people, the survivors were all very happy. Though they were a bit tired and uncomfortable today the day’s earnings were equivalent to a normal week’s! It was worth the fatigue! Once Wang Tao saw that Han Rui really wasn’t having any problems, he sent her home.
Then Wang Tao headed to the top floor of the comprehensive building to discuss the issue of corrosive acid rain with several other committee members. Wang Tao shared everything he had observed, of course, after some modification; he definitely wouldn’t disclose his ability to see HP bars. Everyone found this corrosive acid rain to be quite vexing.
If future rains were to also be corrosive like this, wouldn’t that mean they couldn’t go out on rainy days?
It was bad enough the sunny days were dangerous, but rainy days too, dammit! Although they could wrap themselves up more securely to avoid exposing their skin, it was ultimately still quite risky!
Of course, that was for ordinary people.
For someone with a lot of HP, they would still have a huge advantage For example, Wang Tao, with his HP of 1200, could stay out in the rain for ten hours without any issue…
The group couldn’t figure out any solutions for the time being and could only wait until the rain stopped.
But this torrential rain lasted longer than anyone had anticipated, a full three days..