Chapitre 6: Chapter 6 : Aurora
Ike looked at them and suddenly remembered what he had seen on the news last year:
The sky had displayed a beautiful dome of red and green, as if it had been dyed with ribbons.
Strong auroral currents can disrupt or even destroy modernpower grids and accelerate corrosion of oil and gas pipelines.
In 2031, widespread power outages in Europe directly resulted from the failure of the northern power grid, abnormal signals from spacecraft, high-frequency radio wave communications, and the global positioning system (GPS) satellite navigation system.
The direct disruption of transportation, communications, banking, financial systems, and public services resulted in economic losses that reached hundreds of billions of dollars, according to incomplete statistics. This massive superstorm damaged thousands of transformers and caused irreparable damage to all kinds of electronic hardware, such as power grids and electronic devices.
At that time, mobile phones were almost scrap metal. 3,500 innocent people died as a direct result of this disaster, most of whom starved or froze to death.
Aurora! How could there be an aurora here? Ike thought.
Last year's blackout in Europe only saw auroras on mountains 3,000 meters above sea level. How could a coastal city like Deep Blue see the aurora?
The high-energy charged particles produced by solar storms could cause magnetic storms that would damage or even destroy all electrical equipment. The grid failure in Los Angeles was caused by a solar storm. Wasn't it the hurricane?
Ike pulled out his phone, which could still turn on its screen, but there was no signal at all. How could that happen?
How did the aurora appear here?
Solar storms could indeed cause power grid failures, so would all of Los Angeles be without power for a long time?
Last year's blackout left European authorities scrambling for over a month to repair the power grid. The economic damage could last 30 years. What about this one?
How long would it take to recover? How much economic damage would it cause?
Under the dazzling aurora, many drivers who crowded the roads opened their doors and stepped outside to enjoy a spectacular view that may have been rare in the Eastern Kingdom for billions of years.
Ike noticed that one car after another had stalled and would not start again!
Because modern cars, except for some diesel, need electricity to start their engines.
Electricity may also be needed to fix the elevator.
Ike slowly lifted his head and looked up at the ceiling of the elevator.
He had heard that the blackout in Europe last year caused the most deaths due to the cold weather.
In Europe, which is far from the equator, cold weather and a mild spring are the worst blows for them!
But in that month, in addition to those who froze to death, many poor people starved to death.
Of course, that's not the worst part.
The scariest part is those who are trapped in elevators, offices, and various places. Due to the chaotic situation outside, they didn't get a timely rescue, and the power supply was restored more than a month later.
People opened the "closed" exclusion zone, only to find that the bodies of trapped people emitted a smell!
Will he get stuck here too? No chance! Calm down, calm down, calm down.
His mom knows he's in the office. If he doesn't return for a long time, his mother will come looking for him.
There are also electricians outside who know that four people are trapped there and have been contacted to come to the rescue.
It's only a matter of time before they are rescued.
It's impossible to be stuck here for a month and a half.
In the worst case, if no one comes to rescue him, he can still pry open the ceiling of the elevator and escape.
In Europe, due to the special nature of elevators, the few people trapped in elevators cannot escape, let alone take a sightseeing elevator.
As long as someone outside sees them trapped here. Help will come!
Yeah, he's not that bad.
Don't worry too much. He'll find a way out. He won't be stuck here forever.
Ike took a few deep breaths and checked his analysis again. Firstly, there was no doubt that his mother would come looking for him.
So he doesn't have to worry too much.
To understand this, the initial tension and fear caused by the aurora dissipated completely.
It was clear and bright again.
Ike looked at the elevator again.
It remained stable between the fourth and fifth floors, and there was a clean air outlet in the ceiling from which escape was not difficult.
At least it wasn't difficult for him.
Now neither the woman nor the two children understood what was happening, and the two children were even shouting with excitement. Innocent fairy tales sound so simple.
The ignorant young woman was happy to enjoy the changing colors of fantasy.
Ike was not in the mood to enjoy the "deadly" lights.
Ike figured out a safer way to get off the elevator, and after a brief inspection, he realized that the fastest and safest way was to open the doors.
At first, the reason he considered smallpox was entirely because he was nervous at the time, influenced by the woman's preconceived words.
This elevator door shouldn't be too hard to open.
Ike tried, with a little force, and the elevator door opened a tiny crack.
It's not hard. This path is doable.
Here, Ike was doing his best to open the door, and there were two children happily watching the aurora.
One of the kids saw Ike knocking on the door and complained, "Look, Mother, he is very naughty."
The young woman was taking pictures on her phone when she saw Ike's movements, frowned, and said, "Is this too dangerous? What if the elevator falls?"
Ike ignored her.
Although the view in the sky was very beautiful, the woman began to feel a little scared again.
She also knew that such an abnormality was a bit unusual, but she thought it was a weather anomaly caused by a typhoon.
So she didn't pay too much attention.
But Ike's behavior worried her. "Why don't we wait for the electrician? It's too dangerous. I read in the news that tampering with elevator doors can easily cause elevator accidents."
"Mom, I'm scared," said the little boy.
The two children held the woman's thighs with fear in their eyes.
"Mom, I'm scared."
"Don't be afraid. Look, the sky is so beautiful," the woman soothed.
The two children started crying, but the woman didn't stop them and soon started crying uncontrollably.
When the child cried, the atmosphere in the elevator became very tragic.
It was stuffy and lacking in oxygen inside, and the baby's cries reached deep into his heart and lungs. No matter how hard you tried, it couldn't be easily comforted.
Ike was so frustrated that he turned to the child and shouted, "Be quiet! Shut up!"
Perhaps his expression was fierce enough that the child finally stopped crying.
After half an hour... "I'm okay, Mom."
Finally, Ike escaped the elevator, sweating and trembling from the cold wind outside.
It was the elevator worker who saved him. Yingli embraced him with a pale face.
Ike patted Yingli on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. The hurricane is coming. Let's go home."
"Yes." Yingli fought back tears.
She had waited at home for a long time before Ike returned, but suddenly a strange light appeared in the sky. It wasn't until she overheard her downstairs neighbors discussing it that she realized it was an aurora.
It was the powerful electromagnetic currents that caused the auroras, and the sudden power outage in her home reminded her of last year's blackout in Europe.
Always composed and strong, she was so scared that she almost cried.
Yingli looked at Ike, who was in perfect condition, his short, dry hair and silver glasses giving him a delicate appearance.
Ike took her hand and reassured her. "It's okay."
"Never mind! You have to go back. It's going to rain harder later! I don't know what happened today. It was beautiful. It must be a once-in-a-century event," said the electrician who saved them.
Ike replied, "This is the aurora.""Ah?!" The electrician was surprised. "This is the aurora?"
"It's beautiful, isn't it? So this is the aurora. I have to get home, or it's worth it!" The electrician quickly packed up his tools and left.
Ike and Yingli never spoke to the woman again.
Yingli handed Ike a raincoat to wear. The two of them hurried home in the wind.
Due to the sudden arrival of the aurora, most shops in the area were without power.
Electricity poles nearby and far away were crackling and burning.
Fortunately, it was raining heavily at the time, and the glowing poles or transformers were quickly extinguished.
Although there were no lights on the road, it was covered with a pale green and reddish light under the aurora.
It felt like daytime.
Passing by a store, Ike said, "Let's get some more things and go home."
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