Chapter 93

In the early hours of the morning, at the Rongcheng Meteorological Monitoring Center.

The on-duty staff, looking at the newly popped-up alarm message, retrieved the real-time monitoring data from the southern part of Yueshan and immediately contacted the relevant departments to issue a warning and speed limit notice.

On the southern road of Yueshan, a private car was driving.

The driver was a young man in his early twenties, and his father was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Fog speed limit warning?"

"It's a small matter. I've already slowed down and activated the guidance system. It's just a patch of fog, not very extensive. We'll pass through it quickly if we drive slowly," the young man said.

"Now it's convenient. After the period of climate anomalies, these technologies have developed rapidly. It wasn't like this 20 years ago. Back then, during climate anomalies, we encountered more fog. When we got on the highway, we would rush into a fog bank without any preparation, always on edge!"

The person in the passenger seat recalled the past and looked at the dense fog ahead. "Drive even slower. The fog we're encountering today is quite severe, and the visibility is too low!"

"It's like this around Yueshan, prone to fog." The young man was already used to it.

"I see there are residential areas on the map here. What were the people thinking? If there's often dense fog, wouldn't the houses be damp all over? It wouldn't be comfortable to live in!"

"It's not always like this. However, the residential areas here are too close to the river, so the humidity is definitely high. If you're willing to spend money on renovation and install more dehumidifiers, it can be very comfortable to live in."

"Tsk, you might as well move somewhere else, it's a waste of money!"

"The residential areas over there are quite expensive. I heard they found a big fish in the river before. Online, they say the water quality and air are good, and the housing prices have been rising."

"Ha ha ha, all tricks! Hype!" The person in the passenger seat laughed. "Decades ago, real estate developers loved to hype. Now they don't even change their tricks! They can't provide any substantial evidence! It's all made up!"

In a building of Yueshan Residential Area.

A young man who had been gaming all night was looking at the dehumidifier running wildly in the room and complaining in a chat group.

"It just stopped raining and now it's foggy! The weather forecast last week wasn't like this. I finally took three days off and planned to go out to some scenic spots in Yueshan, but how can I have the mood to go out with this weather!"

Someone replied, "Wait until it gets light. When the sun comes up, the fog will dissipate."

"Let's hope so. I just received a fog warning, and it's only foggy in our area! Is the fog discriminating against us? Rongcheng is so big, why is it foggy only here?! I hope the sun is out when I wake up in the morning, and it doesn't rain or fog again! I'm tired! I want to move!"

...

In the morning.

After the sky brightened, the long-awaited sun finally appeared.

The fog dissipated quickly.

An elderly man slowly walked out of the back gate of the residential area, strolling along the path by the riverbank with his hands behind his back.

After the fog dissipated, the air was fresh, and the sunlight on his body felt warm and dry, dispelling the dampness.

His mood soared.

The elderly man was about to hum a tune, just starting.

The sound of flapping wings came from above the river.

The elderly man's gaze swept over. When he saw clearly, his breath caught.

White figures were landing on the river, swimming around happily.

The elderly man stopped humming, not daring to move, standing there quietly watching. Worried that he might be seeing things or hallucinating, he closed his eyes tightly and opened them again.

One, two...

There were five!

He took out his phone to take photos and sent them to the homeowners' group.

He didn't dare to send a voice message, only typing a text:

"I saw swans! Five of them!! Right behind our house!!!"

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When Feng Yi woke up, the sun was already out, and the sunlight coming through the window added warmth to the room.

Feng Yi rubbed his forehead.

It seemed he had been dreaming all night, with nightmares, good dreams, and other ordinary dreams.

But now, he couldn't remember any of them.

His mind was a bit tired, but his body felt very relaxed.

This relaxation was like after a good workout, sweating all over, and then taking a shower.

Energetic!

Comfortable!

He sat up, looked at the cracked tiles on the floor, shook his head, and stopped looking at the distressing scene.

There were too many broken tiles and cabinets at home, and he had already decided to renovate.

The ceiling and walls inside were slightly damp but not severely.

Feng Yi stretched, his head still a bit fuzzy.

He finally decided to take a shower.

His body was covered with fragments of broken tiles and dust. Since he wasn't going out, Feng Yi planned to take a shower and then change into a comfortable set of loungewear.

The loungewear, after being washed last time, seemed to have been put back in the wardrobe. Feng Yi walked into the bedroom, ready to look in the wardrobe.

Creak—

The sound of the floorboard under his feet made Feng Yi's mind snap.

Instantly awake!

Feng Yi didn't move his foot.

Thinking of something, his body slowly leaned forward, pressing most of his weight on his front foot.

Creak—

Feeling the vibration under his foot, Feng Yi slowly leaned back, shifting his center of gravity to press most of his weight on his back foot.

Feeling the vibration and the sound under his foot, Feng Yi looked down at the floor.

It didn't seem damaged, nor was there any obvious indentation?

The wooden floor under his feet was made of imitation wood material, a new type of eco-friendly material that closely resembled real wood.

When Feng Yi's weight increased before, walking around the house caused the floor to deform slightly, so stepping on it would make a sound.

But the sound now was different. Before, it was like reaching the floor's load limit, but now it was just the sound of friction between the floorboards when force was applied!

Feng Yi didn't bother to get any change of clothes, immediately left the room, and rushed to... a commercial scale!

[116.3 kg]

Feng Yi: !!!

After a brief daze, Feng Yi, still bewildered, took out his phone to call the butler to ask, but stopped before dialing.

Trust your instincts!

Feng Yi calmed down, using his instincts to look at the data in front of him, and concluded...

Good news!

He had finally made it through the rapid growth period!

He no longer had to worry about his weight increasing at any moment, nor did he have to worry about collapsing the stairs in his house!

Although over 200 pounds was still heavy for his current physique, compared to the previous 500 kilograms or a ton, it was much lighter!

He took his temperature.

His temperature was slightly high, but it didn't affect his brain function. His body's instincts told him that the excess energy would gradually dissipate, and his weight would gradually return to the normal range.

The normal range!

It had only been about two weeks, but Feng Yi felt like he had endured a long time!

It was so hard!

He didn't dare to walk too fast outside!

He didn't dare to run on the road!

He didn't dare to take the elevator!

Now, life was finally returning to normal!

Excited! Thrilled!

His emotions were building up, about to enter the stage of tears of joy.

The phone rang.

Looking at the caller ID, it was Lu Yue.

When Feng Yi anticipated entering the rapid growth period, he had told a few close friends that he would be away for a few days.

So during these few days, Lu Yue hadn't contacted him. Why was he calling now?

Could it be a coincidence?

Feng Yi thought of various possibilities and pressed the answer button.

"Feng Yi! Are you back?" Lu Yue's tone was very excited.

"Just got back," Feng Yi said.

"Then you must know that your residential area is famous again! Swans! Wild swans! How many years has it been since wild swans appeared in Rongcheng! Your residential area is bound to increase in value!

"I remember the balcony of your house can directly see the river? Did you take photos? Take a video quickly! I can't go there now because I'm at work!"

Lu Yue was now very regretful. He should have bought a house in Yueshan Residential Area!

Who would have thought!

Wild swans actually appeared in the river behind Yueshan Residential Area!

According to the news, experts said they were young swans, also called short-billed swans, a close relative of the large swans.

Lu Yue didn't care about the close relatives. No matter what species, they were wild swans!

How many people in Rongcheng have seen wild swans?

After the climate anomaly period, they were almost never seen!

This place is neither their breeding ground nor their wintering ground, and Rongcheng is not even on their migration route!

But who would have thought!

They just appeared! They flew here at night!

Feng Yi had just woken up and hadn't analyzed the surrounding smells.

It was very quiet, extremely quiet. Feng Yi only heard a few strange bird calls and didn't think much of it.

But now, hearing Lu Yue, Feng Yi activated his super-sensitive olfactory system.

A large amount of odor molecules rushed into his nose, making his mind momentarily dull.

After the comprehensive enhancement, his olfactory system was naturally more precise and easier to control.

But this precision, the conclusion drawn from the odor information, made Feng Yi momentarily bewildered.

Why was there such complex odor information in such a quiet environment?

It seemed like there were many people outside, many people...

Feng Yi quickly ran upstairs and stood on the balcony, looking towards the river.

There was no one on the riverbank path near the residential area.

On the other side of the river, in the ecological buffer zone, a quarantine line had been set up about a hundred meters from the riverbank.

On the other side of the quarantine line, there were densely packed people!

People with phones, professional photography equipment, not making loud noises, even moving quietly, afraid of disturbing the few white-feathered birds on the river.

Feng Yi withdrew his gaze and looked at the nearby building, where people were crowded on the balcony, setting up photography equipment. These people were not residents, and their faces were unfamiliar.

The person taking photos noticed Feng Yi, turned around, and said something to the people inside. The resident ran to the balcony and gestured to Feng Yi, indicating that he should look at his phone.

Feng Yi opened the chat application.

The homeowners' group was flooded with messages, and many people were privately messaging him.

[Are you there? Can we borrow your balcony upstairs?]

[Mr. Feng, are you at home? I'm also a homeowner in the residential area, but my house is far from the river. Can I borrow your balcony upstairs to take photos and videos? I'll come down after that. The window facing that side is also fine.]

[1000 yuan per hour to borrow the balcony! Urgent!]

...

Scrolling down, he saw a message from the property management, asking him to keep quiet at home and to restrain others if there were more people in the house.

Flap, flap, flap—

The sound of flapping wings came again.

Someone let out a cry of surprise, quickly stopping. Others would also help to stop them.

Feng Yi looked up.

More white figures flew from the sky and landed on the river.

His phone received another new message:

[2000 yuan per hour! Urgent to borrow the balcony!!!]