Chapter 104: Chinese History: Five Thousand Years of Fighting Against Heaven
It has to be said that Martha was once again impressed by the Chinese people's "weird thinking patterns".

Faced with an irresistible natural disaster, the first reaction of the entire Blue Planet is to give in, either to turn to their own beliefs, or to seek refuge elsewhere. Only the Chinese, this strange nation, had the first reaction of "whoever gives in is a grandson" and "if you don't accept it, you must confront it head-on."

You bastard God, if you want to kill me, have you asked my fists?
Even if the thief is stronger now and China has to admit defeat after a head-on confrontation, China has never been one to admit defeat. If we lose this time, we will practice more and fight back next time.

Planting trees, controlling sand dunes, alleviating poverty...they really want to conquer this desert known as the "forbidden zone of life".

Not only natural disasters, but also in all fields such as economy, science and technology, and culture, China has never succumbed to its fate. Even if it has to crawl on the ground and endure dormancy, it has never given up its ambition to soar into the sky!
This is the unique romance of China.

Honghou Building is called a building, but in fact it is just an ordinary office building with less than 20 floors. If it were in Shanghai, this kind of building would be more like a "small bungalow".

At this moment, Lin Yan and others are taking shelter in the underground parking lot of Honghou Building. This is a standard underground facility built in accordance with the standards of air-raid shelters during wartime. To put it bluntly, even a nuclear bomb might not be able to do anything, let alone a strong wind.

But Lin Yan didn't plan to stay in the underground parking lot.

"Natural disasters are calamities, but if you look at it from another angle, they are also rare wonders of nature, don't you think, Martha?"

On the top floor of the building, Martha was almost crying.

She looked at the sandstorm approaching the city in the distance. She felt her legs trembling. She said tremblingly: "Yan, I say, why don't we go back to the parking lot? I'm scared looking at this place..."

Of course I'm scared.

It was like a prehistoric beast opening its huge mouth to swallow you whole. Should you not lie down on the ground to hide, or stand up to let it eat you more easily?

But Lin Yan was much calmer.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

He knocked on the glass of the building. "Look, these glasses are all sand-proof and explosion-proof glass specially designed for desert environments. They are strong enough to protect against bullets. A mere sandstorm can't do anything to them. Not to mention the entire building, which is wind-proof and sand-proof. It can't be knocked down by an earthquake or blown down by a strong wind. Even this sandstorm monster would feel uncomfortable biting it."

After he said this, before Martha could say anything, the father and son in the Alian Chieftain became angry:

"I understand what you're saying, but aren't you afraid that the contractor of this building might do a shoddy job? If this building is really 100% safe, why would you Chinese officials urgently evacuate all the workers in the building to the parking lot? Why take such a meaningless risk? Go back to the underground parking lot!"

Just as they were excitedly talking in their live broadcast room, the storm that had been brewing for a long time finally arrived.

"Woo..."

An unimaginable low noise, that strange frequency makes one's nervous system feel uncomfortable just by listening to it, and one has to cover one's ears to make oneself feel more comfortable.

The flying yellow sand completely covered the entire city. It was like rain. The "raindrops" hit the awnings, glass, and vehicles parked on the roadside, making loud clanging sounds.

The scenery outside the window suddenly seemed to be in another dimension. From the height of the 17th floor, one could have a clear view of most of the city, but now one could not see the houses, the streets, or the lush green belts with trees. All one could see was endless stretches of sand.

The whole building was humming in the strong wind. The portraits in the corridor were moving left and right, and the vases and utensils were shaking constantly, as if they might fall to the ground at any time. Martha looked at everything around her stupidly.

She had experienced many sandstorms, but being directly in the center of a sandstorm like this was a new experience for her.

The moment the storm came, she was so scared that she squatted down with her head in her hands, fearing that the glass of the office building in front of her would be shattered by the sandstorm and drag her directly into the abyss of hell.

But gradually, the wind grew stronger, but the fear in her heart became less and less.

She even boldly put her palm against the glass in front of her, bold enough to want to "touch" the sand outside.

This was obviously not the case when she was in Chief Allen. She clearly remembered that every time a sandstorm came, she would hide in the underground windproof shelter and shiver, not daring to even look at the scenery on the ground!

"What is this? Is this really glass, Yan?"

Martha touched the glass in disbelief.

In the face of such strong winds, wouldn't the glass break at the first touch? How could it withstand such a long time without even the slightest sign of breaking?

In her mind, only the bulletproof glass on the royal car could have such strength! But bulletproof glass is the jewel in the crown of industry, with very low production and high price. How could it be possible to cover an entire office building with it?
Lin Yan sighed, this kid really has never eaten good food, he even makes such a fuss about a piece of glass.

But how could it be possible that what Martha really "made a fuss about" was just a piece of glass?
Looking at the yellow sand flying wildly in front of her eyes and the building standing firm as solid as a rock in the sandstorm, Martha felt as if sand was about to fill her eyes, making her want to wipe away her tears.

"Yan... I remember you mentioned Lao Wu, saying that when he was a child, he would eat..."

"Hurry up and clean it up while there's no sand. Otherwise, when the sand is mixed in, you'll only be able to eat the 'special flavor' of Ak City."

Was this what the city of Acre looked like in the past?
Do not!
The scenery in Ak City has always been like this! Ten years ago, twenty years ago, thirty years ago! No matter when, there will always be a sandstorm! Nature never gives face to anyone, it only follows its own laws, raising dust in the desert again and again! The natural conditions in Ak City have never changed!
But now?

There is a level 14 sandstorm outside right now, which can be called a typhoon, but Martha has no doubt that she can set up a table here with Lin Yan to eat, and eat as long as she wants, without having to worry about the "special flavor of Ak City"!
Nature has not bestowed any gifts on China, but the Chinese people have relied on their own hands to push back the desert step by step and build layers of firewalls to block disasters. Starting from the glass in front of us, windproof glass, windproof structure buildings, underground parking lots, suburban green belts, tree planting, special orchards...

Every step is the resounding voice of Ak City and even the whole of China in resisting its own destiny!

Suddenly, it was realized that this severe sandstorm could not even pose any threat to life in the city of Ak. The people were evacuated only "just in case" and to ensure "zero casualties"!
The earth-shaking changes in China are not limited to the prosperous international cities such as Jinghai and Modu, but also in the unknown small cities like Ak City that outsiders have never heard of!

They were forgotten by the world, struggling hard in the sea of ​​sand, living in torment every day. A comfortable life was naturally incompatible with them.

But their blood is thicker than water and they have not forgotten them.

Countless children like Linkley who have returned from studying, and countless people with lofty ideals who have responded to the official call and devoted themselves to this cause, have given up their peaceful and tranquil lives and rushed to this forbidden zone of life that no one knows about or has heard of.

Bit by bit, they reclaimed land suitable for human habitation, and told the people in the desert: You are also Chinese people, and like us, you naturally have the right to pursue a better life!
Martha knelt in front of the glass window and burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)