Chapter 10: Pray for help!
To prevent the spread of the virus, Li Zimu steeled himself and ordered the Human Race to discard the bodies of their companions.
"adfasfa! (The snow has stopped!)"
Suddenly, a commotion arose, and Li Zimu turned his head to look.
The Chief next to him his eyes lit up, and he stammered excitedly to Li Zimu, "The snow... the snow has stopped!"
"Let's go out and take a look!"
Li Zimu became excited. Had the disaster passed?
The Human Race quickly cleared a path for the two to walk out of the cave.
"Creak~"
Withered yellow heads emerged from the snow-white ground.
Li Zimu quickly took in the situation outside.
"Hahaha! The snow has stopped! The disaster is over!"
Climbing out of the cave, Li Zimu excitedly shouted on the snow.
Then, one by one, the Human Race members successively evacuated from the cave. They were also extremely excited. Five years, a full five years, because of this sudden disaster, half of their companions had died.
They cheered with joy, they shed tears of happiness. The disaster was over, and a new life was coming!
However, this joy lasted for less than two years before it was broken...
Earth Star, which was thought to have recovered some vitality in two years, suddenly saw a scorching sun hanging in the sky. The entire Earth Star suffered from unbearable heat, with scorched earth stretching for thousands of miles.
Many plants withered one after another, and most animals died from the high temperature. Rivers dried up under the baking of the scorching sun.
The Human Race began to face the fatal problem of a lack of the Water of Life.
They were confused. Why did the heavens treat them like this? The severe winter had just passed, and now they were facing scorching heat.
One by one, members of the Human Race knelt on the ground, praying for the heavens to send some rain.
Li Zimu looked at all this bitterly. Coming from the 21st century, he naturally did not believe in the idea of Gods.
Indeed, in the face of the great power of nature, humans appeared so fragile and vulnerable.
The Chief stood silently beside Li Zimu, glancing at Li Zimu. In his eyes, Li Zimu was an existence like a God.
He earnestly hoped that Li Zimu could lead them through this crisis again, just like last time.
Li Zimu also noticed his gaze. Usually, he was already used to such looks.
But whenever he encountered a problem he couldn't solve, this kind of gaze put immense pressure on him.
The fate of the entire Human Race rested on his shoulders, crushing him and making it hard to breathe.
"Alas, let's give it a try. Tomorrow, I'll take some people to find suitable locations to see if we can dig up groundwater..."
Li Zimu swallowed his saliva to moisten his dry throat.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.
Li Zimu led a group of the Human Race, equipped with tools, to continuously survey the nearby geography.
These members of the Human Race naturally didn't understand, so all the tasks fell upon him alone.
Holding a high position and possessing capability, he was determined to carve out a future for the Human Race!
After a day of surveying, Li Zimu roughly compared five locations suspected of having groundwater.
The next day, he led a group of the Human Race to start digging wells.
The atmospheric pressure in this World was not much different from the World Li Zimu was in before.
Therefore, digging to a depth of ten meters should yield water, but to be on the safe side, Li Zimu planned to dig two meters deeper.
As long as they dug down to the groundwater, they could use a two-meter vine with a bucket to draw water.
In the blink of an eye, another three days passed.
After expending significant manpower, the first location was dug, but unfortunately, there was no water source there.
Li Zimu did not lose heart; there were still four locations.
Maintaining the efficiency of digging one location every three days.
Second location, no water source...
Third location, no water source...
Fourth location, no water source...
Li Zimu's face became increasingly grim. Looking at the exhausted members of the Human Race, his hands trembled slightly.
Digging wells for over ten days, relying purely on human labor without machinery, was undoubtedly a massive project.
The Human Race was already severely short of water, and under such a large project, many members of the Human Race almost died of thirst.
To sustain them, the Chief even used the entire tribe's water resources to supply this well-digging team.
"We're at ten meters..."
Li Zimu's lips were cracked and dry. He had almost given up hope. It seemed the Human Race was about to perish...
Unwilling! So unwilling!
Why is this happening... I've already tried so hard... Why can't I save them...
If the heavens didn't send him here to save the Human Race, then why did they send him here!
He couldn't help but clench the stone hoe in his hand, swinging it down fiercely again and again, trying to vent his unwillingness... his incompetence... through this method.
The Human Race members also noticed Li Zimu's abnormality and exchanged glances.
The Chief shook his head at them, picked up a stone hoe, and joined Li Zimu's ranks.
Seeing this, the other Human Race members also stood up one after another and continued digging the well.
As the well depth increased, the surrounding soil began to change.
Li Zimu, who noticed the change, was stunned for a moment, then filled with joy.
"Water! There's water here! Dig!"
Li Zimu roared.
The other Human Race members were stunned for a moment, and after understanding Li Zimu's meaning, they were also extremely excited.
They swung their hoes and dug with all their might.
The soil layer below began to turn brown, which was due to the soil absorbing moisture. The deeper they dug, the more the soil's humidity increased.
Finally, when the well reached a depth of 11.5 meters, a stream of water gushed out.
Li Zimu signaled for the Human Race members above to quickly pull them up.
As everyone successively left, the water level in the well also began to rise continuously.
It stopped at a position 1.5 meters from the wellhead.
Li Zimu had people tie wooden buckets with vines to lower them and draw water, then organized the Human Race members one by one to start drinking water.
Soon, the first bucket of water was drawn up. The Human Race respectfully handed the water to Li Zimu, wanting him to be the first to taste this sweet dew.
Li Zimu cupped some water in his hands and drank it. Although it was full of earthy smell, he found it delicious.
"We're saved..."
Li Zimu smiled, the heavy burden in his heart lifted. As this responsibility was shed, his vision went black, and his body went limp.
The Chief, with quick eyes and hands, quickly supported Li Zimu, preventing him from falling heavily to the ground.
Working day and night, Li Zimu had collapsed...
Thanks to Li Zimu's contribution this time, the Human Race once again survived a crisis.
However, Li Zimu also fell seriously ill after this collapse.
After many days of care from the Human Race, Li Zimu woke up.
Noticing his condition, he looked at the Human Race members crowded by his bedside and smiled with relief, "I didn't fail your expectations... I did it..."
He knew he wouldn't live long, but what did it matter? I saved a race, I didn't shame myself, who received a higher education...
In the blink of an eye, another three years passed.
During these three years, the dry Earth Star gradually returned to its original state. After a heavy rain, life on the ground was rekindled.
And Li Zimu also passed away from illness in this year. Before leaving, he had a smile on his face. Although the heavens played a joke on him by sending him to this World, he did not regret it...
On the day Li Zimu passed away, the entire Human Race gave him a grand burial. At this time, the Human Race had slowly begun to shed their savagery, with rationality gradually taking precedence.
According to later records, the Human Race canonized him as the 'True Lord Who Overcame Calamity', symbolizing overcoming natural disasters and saving people from suffering and hardship!