Qin Yexuan walked out of the office and appeared in the library's laboratory.
Jun Mengyao and Li Tianxing followed.
With unspoken understanding, the senior and junior siblings respectively took positions by the window and the door.
After a thorough inspection, they bowed slightly to Qin Yexuan: "Sir, we've checked. This place is absolutely safe."
Qin Yexuan nodded and then said in a low voice, "Proceed with the plan as originally conceived!"
Jun Mengyao's delicate eyebrows quivered: "Sir? The special spatial passages are all closed. Can the plan still proceed?"
Qin Yexuan smiled: "I have a solution for transporting personnel to evacuate. You two split up and execute the original plan flawlessly."
Li Tianxing was excited: "I knew it, Sir. You're never one to wait for death. You will surely save all living beings."
Qin Yexuan replied calmly: "Zhu Xiaotian and those demons behind him can turn living humans into zombies, monsters, and ghosts. I am not a saint who must save all living beings."
"My painstaking efforts to evacuate them are not for any grand ideal."
"It's simply because if one more person remains in this city, even a dead one, they become another enemy for us!"
Jun Mengyao nodded gravely: "Then, Sir, when do we act?"
Qin Yexuan opened a drawer in the laboratory office and took out three mechanical watches with mainspring winders.
The three of them put on the watches and synchronized their time.
"The evacuation will begin the day after tomorrow, at exactly 10 AM."
Qin Yexuan pointed to his watch: "Everything will be carried out according to the time indicated on these. Be cautious of the enemy's temporal and spatial deception tactics."
Jun Mengyao was shocked: "What are temporal and spatial deception tactics?"
Qin Yexuan smiled faintly: "It's about confusing your perception of time and space. For example, creating some kind of black mist to turn day into night, or generating intense light in the dead of night to disrupt your circadian rhythm, leading to misjudgments."
"All electronic devices will become unreliable, including mobile phones."
Qin Yexuan's expression was calm, but his voice was serious: "I believe it won't be long before Zhu Xiaotian cuts off the city's power and water supply!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the lights in the brightly lit laboratory began to flicker out one by one.
The room was instantly plunged into darkness.
The sound of water in the cultivation room also ceased.
Then, a series of noisy buzzing sounds arose. The cultivation room, the cryogenic chamber, and several other key laboratories were dimly lit by energy-saving bulbs, emitting a faint hum.
Wang Jiaqian quickly arrived, her face filled with panic: "The water, electricity, and gas are all cut off. The laboratory's generator can only last for three days. We're temporarily using the residual gas from the pipelines."
Gas generators have many limitations and are merely a temporary fix. It was no wonder Wang Jiaqian was so uneasy.
Qin Yexuan remained silent, but his expression showed no panic.
Shortly after, Secretary Zhu also arrived, stuttering: "The water supply is completely cut off. The wells dug by our agricultural college in the past can still be used, but we'll need the generator to pump water."
"No, the generator must power the laboratory!"
Wang Jiaqian looked at the recently renovated laboratory: "When Sun Qinglu comes out, the Daoist magic he learns will require the new materials from the laboratory to be effective."
The current laboratory was their arsenal.
Secretary Zhu scratched his head: "There are still tens of thousands of people in the school!"
"Only ninety percent of the students have been evacuated. A large number of students have voluntarily stayed to face the crisis with us. We're even having trouble with food."
Secretary Zhu quickly regained his composure and looked at Li Tianxing: "Can the military's logistical support provide some to the college?"
Li Tianxing nodded: "We can allocate a portion, but water is still a problem. For food, our logistics can keep up!"
Water, the key was water!
As Secretary Zhu was still racking his brains for a solution, Zhu Xiaoqing arrived, her face pale: "There's a problem with the agricultural college's wells, Chairman Qin. Please come and take a look!"
Qin Yexuan and the others arrived at the agricultural college in a golf cart.
This was the largest college within Chaoge University, with vast fields for teaching.
The three wells were located near the experimental field, the dormitory, and the research building.
The teachers and students who remained at the agricultural college were extracting well water and testing its composition.
Looking at the clear, cool well water, they discovered four strange components.
A student from the agricultural college walked over and handed Zhu Xiaoqing a hastily filled report.
Zhu Xiaoqing's expression grew more somber as she read.
"That scoundrel Zhu Xiaotian. He knew our college had wells and found the source underground to poison them!"
Secretary Zhu, however, praised: "The children from our agricultural college are also impressive. They noticed something was wrong with the first bucket of water and tested it immediately."
The agricultural college teacher was humble: "We often collaborate with students from the biology and environmental departments. We've developed a habit of testing well water whenever it's drawn."
Zhu Xiaoqing wrung her hands: "The children are very capable and avoided a major casualty, but Zhu Xiaotian's counterattack was so swift and precise. What do we do about the lack of water now?"
Everyone looked at Qin Yexuan.
All possible solutions had been considered. If a miracle was to be created to solve this dilemma, it would only be from this student Qin.
Li Tianxing said in a low voice: "Shall I try to arrange for a few water trucks from the military?"
Qin Yexuan smiled: "How could that work? There are still over ten thousand students in the college. That kind of water supply would be insufficient. Besides, the water in your trucks tastes terrible. I still need to ensure students have water for bathing."
Li Tianxing was dumbfounded: "Sir, at this time, let alone bathing, we have to be stingy with washing our faces and hands. Ensuring drinking water for over ten thousand people is already a miracle."
Qin Yexuan continued to smile: "No, we must maintain a certain quality of life."
He looked at his subordinates: "You all, even now, haven't changed your way of thinking. Zhu Xiaotian is surrounded by demons, but we are not without our own powers!"
With that, he lightly stamped his foot: "Old Stone!"
The stone monster emerged from beneath the ground and stretched lazily: "Mr. Qin, I was sleeping. It's just too boring."
The teachers and students of the agricultural college were terrified. Secretary Zhu quickly led them away.
Qin Yexuan patted Old Stone on the shoulder: "Among your subordinate spirit creatures, which one can bring water? Remember, I want pure mountain spring water."
Old Stone chuckled: "Isn't Spring Immortal the one? I can get you any sweetness of mountain spring water you want. Wherever it is, there are mountain springs!"
"Have Spring Immortal come to the college. Hmm, and what about electricity?"
"Thunder monsters and lightning spirits are everywhere. I can get you a dozen or so at any time, but they're just little ones, and the electricity they release isn't much."
Old Stone gestured: "The electricity released by one little lightning spirit each time is enough for this city to use for three years. Any more than that, and it won't work..."
Everyone present was utterly stunned...